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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1934
Page
4
The piece argues Federal mortgage guarantees will not spur a building boom or prosperity. It contends lenders remain reluctant, incomes may not rise, and guarantees would shift debt from private to public hands, leaving taxpayers to bear the risk as Uncle Sam holds many “cats and dogs.”
An Ohio editorial notes that despite a failed Legislature, schools will stay open as leaders reassure a child from Alliance. It warns about education spending waste, bond payments, and shifting populations, urging new lawmakers after the fall election to confront the tax picture while assuring ongoing educational progress.
An obscure Mississippi man named Bob Jones, who shot and killed a police officer, is saved from death and granted a new trial. The case involves a controversial murder conviction and the outcome renews debate on justice.
Washington reports a disjointed session as lawmakers read the Congressional Record to recall actions. Senators misread inflation and farm mortgage measures, while Senator Bulkley of Ohio set back banking corrections, forcing delayed adjournment and chaotic week ending celebrations.
The piece notes Congress operated largely under President Roosevelt, achieving most goals including veterans pay reform. It highlights rising Republican leadership in Martin and Englebright and Nye's NRA clash, while Democrats Wagner Byrnes Rayburn and Jones gained national prominence.
With the Republican side unsettled by Snell’s college reunion absence, several members hinted at a possible leadership challenge. Observers say Snell’s performance against the Democratic program disappointed some Republicans, though there aren’t enough votes for a rebellion and he is expected to be re elected as leader next session.
The discussion centers on Bulkley Bank amendments drafted by Aldrich of Chase Bank and by the Federal Reserve Board. The plan extends time for divorcing security affiliates yet keeps safeguards against old affiliate practices. Supporters inside believe it is acceptable.
The passage describes Senator Carter Glass's sour face as Huey Long speaks while others grin. It notes the Norris Amendment aimed to fix adjournment dates but Roosevelt’s push to end Congress fast undermined that goal. It mentions delays in corn-hog checks reaching the Middle West.
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled the dead peace officer lacked rights to enter Jones' home without a warrant. It ordered a new trial, stating entry must be in strict accordance with the law. The decision frames home as a protected castle and emphasizes fair justice.
Heywood Broun muses on why the word planning provokes Republican senators and many Democrats. He recalls Joseph in Egypt and Robinson Crusoe as early planners and argues planning is a common human practice tied to anticipating needs and resources rather than political fear.
The piece questions the idea of planning within federal work, comparing industrial efficiency to market absorption, and noting the uproar when officials like Tugwell are labeled planners. The author avoids taking a firm stance, claiming uncertainty about the issue.
The piece argues that economic planning and coordinated production are essential to modern industry, citing Tugwell and Hoover as examples. It notes that Senate critics equate planning with socialism and regimentation, while defending planned production as a prudent approach to matching supply with demand.
A reflective op ed argues that planning, far from eroding liberty, reflects Washington and Jefferson’s cooperative spirit. The piece warns against anti planning rhetoric by Republicans and contemplates balancing entrepreneur rights with social welfare and national resilience.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains freckling rises from pigment deposits in sun exposed areas and varies with individual sun sensitivity. Freckles may fade in winter or reappear with sun. safe removal is limited and cosmetic peels risk infection and recurrence. Liver spots or chloasma relate to gland conditions and require whole body health and diet corrections.
A calm mother rebukes Martha Laura and Esther for snobbery laziness and mean gossip about Anne and her family. She highlights behind the back talk harms others and urges apologies to Anne and her mother, ending with the girls complying and learning a lifelong dread of gossip.
A curious Brookland tale explains the church spire lies on the ground beside the church due to soil marshiness delaying its height. The legend humorously links a wedding view to a vanished ascent, while the true reason notes simultaneous spire building. A fragment mentions Midsummer and a line from a play as if in a diary.
Sugar Grove writer Pete Dupler denounces the current mood as prosperity or a new deal, arguing primaries should be postponed and all offices elected in November to avoid empowering the laboring class, warning of government seizure of homes and farms and a public health style remedy.
Worthwhile Books critiques Louis Goldings Five Silver Daughters a tale of Sam Silver the London tailor who becomes wealthy after buying out his shop. His five daughters drive the plot from marriage to tragedy as wealth fails to satisfy him. The reviewer finds the tale engaging in spots but overlong and not fully satisfying.
The entry notes Belgium per capita beer use at 37 gallons and Great Salt Lake brine containing over 20 percent solids, mostly common salt. It also mentions the Byrd Little America stamps as the smallest sheets ever issued by the U S Post Office Department.
A decade mark at First Presbyterian Church Nel features Rev John Lloyd Evans tenure noted with a reception. A social listing shows guests including Mr and Mrs Harold Coe Albany and extended family visiting in Columbus amid a report of a hunger strike referenced in the era by Premier Asquith.
A single machine now used on farms can cut and thresh grain with only two men operating. The United States contains about 834,000 one family bourre.
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