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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
4
John W. Cullen Company lists advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices with nominal charges for obituary and card of thanks. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under the 1938 act.
A customer writes praising the president for recognizing subordinates. The letter argues that telling the boss about good work benefits many employees more than personal praise. It urges outsiders to recognize competence to boost morale and rewards.
The President calls for tightening the parole system following a major kidnapping. He cites repeat paroles of the two suspects and argues for less abuse, public scrutiny, and accountability. Paroles should face public justification to curb underworld influence and star chamber practices surrounding releases.
Federal agents praised nine year old George Weyerhaeuser for his calm during a kidnapping ordeal. He was chained in a trunk and transported to unknown places, yet he described events clearly and survived. The article notes how modern newspaper strips educate children about crime and justice.
At the Atlantic City session doctors hailed breakthroughs including a so called brainwash cure for paralysis and a potent antiseptic far stronger than current solutions. They cautioned patience as techniques must be integrated into standard practice before widespread use.
The article laments recurring Hocking River tragedies and pollution. It notes towns lack adequate life-saving gear, warns youths about river dangers, and stresses the river’s true, deep, and polluted nature.
The article argues that President Roosevelt’s NRA reorganization centers on the new leaders rather than the dismantling plan. The appointees are more conservative than prior supporters, signaling a moderated approach to business cooperation and policy.
The article notes Chairman O Neill, Prentiss Coonley, Leon Marshall and Major George Berry as key figures on the new NRA review board. It cites liberal names on the advisory committee and highlights Roosevelts omission of Leon Henderson, signaling a shift toward less left wing viewpoints in the post mortem.
An air of vacation mood grips Congress as members rush to finish work and head home despite heated debates on key bills. The Wagner-Connery labor board and Guffey-Snyder measures see little enthusiasm, while the White House program remains on track to enact most items, including utility and bank legislation and social security.
A confidential NRA prepared report declared the Guffey coal bill unconstitutional and warned against a nine man price fixing board. It argued the board would be controlled by industry and labor, with inadequate consumer representation and favored maximum price limits only. The administration was said to have requested the review, but publishing it would not aid the bill push.
Cloakroom authorities accuse Vice-President John Garner of awakening new Democratic Senators Schnellenbach Minton and Guffey during the early Long NRA filibuster. They say Garner cited an obscure Senate rule to stall Long with constant objections, eventually defeating him. The Young Turks may curb Long if they persist.
A witty social observation notes that fathers with limited means push for daughters to wed wealth, arguing marriage should bring financial security and status, while contrasting meager beginnings with lavish matches.
A wry remark on criminals who pass bad checks, suggesting their cunning would elevate them to leading citizens if resourcefulness were valued as an asset.
The article notes the Hocking River poses many holes and snags making it unsafe for swimmers. It argues life saving equipment would rarely help as youths drown after long delays and bodies are hard to recover from snags.
The piece recounts early Marietta history with the Warth family members who hunted and served as rangers for Fort Harmar. It notes Robert Warth, killed by Indians, and his son Robert later becoming a Gallipolis merchant. It covers George and John Warth’s mail route, Clara Worth’s burial, Felix Benedict’s Rutland Township lineage, and Jabez Benedict’s son John who rose to colonel after serving in the 18th Ohio Infantry.
The passage cites Henry Ford criticizing government interference as causing unemployment while Roger W Babson warns property owners and businessmen to prepare to profit from inflation. It also notes administration figure President Hogan of Fordham University as an example of modern pirates in authority.
The Public Forum welcomes reader comments on current events. Submissions must be signed by the writer and the signature appears with the contribution. Letters should be brief to allow multiple items daily.
A Athens County unemployment letter criticizes the state Senate investigation into relief administration. It argues relief funds and medical care neglect caused deaths, questions a claimed raise from eight to eighteen dollars monthly, and points to reduced wages for work relief while direct relief shifts to cash but with misrepresentations. The writer calls for public disclosure and accountability.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes onions, cabbage and apples top the list as common food sensitivities. In a study of 500 cases onions cause 27 percent of reactions, milk 26, raw apples 26, cooked cabbage 25. Chocolate affects 18.8 percent and many items show lower rates.
Yesterday's cartoon explains G C Hardesty of Centerville Maryland has four honorable discharges from U S forces in World War I. He left the Marines in 1917 for an Army commission but was discharged for disability after a few months. He then served as Chief Master at Arms in the Navy before a warrant position discharge, and finally his last service ended in June.
Katharine, 20, marries Michael Heatheroe then learns he is memory impaired after a traffic accident. She seeks a quiet retreat at Evelyn Herbert s desert inn Silencia in New Mexico, finding peace from turmoil as she contemplates her past and future with love and independence.
A scattered Eighth District update notes fugitives linked to a patrolman incident in Mariét and a national campaign totaling 750 000. Social items include a lawn party hosted by Mrs Peat on Mulberry Street and a July birthday celebration for Miss Olive Lose La Charlie Chepii at the Majestic.
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