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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Our Own Problems First and Individual Effort urged
The essay argues people should focus on personal finances before global issues. It warns against remote problem fixation while surpluses and wage debates persist. Individuals should balance income and outgo, improve their own businesses, and not wait for governments to act.
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Russia
England
Germany
Japanese Encroachment Ends North Chinese Independence
The article argues that North China is being reorganized under Japanese influence similar to Manchuria and Korea. Chinese officials and military leaders are being replaced, press censorship is in force, and anti-Japanese elements are controlled as China drifts toward broader Japanese domination without armed conflict.
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China
Japan
North China
Manchuria
Korea
Manchukuo
Tokio
Too flexible government risks instability like French system
The speaker argues the U S should avoid France style changeable governance. They claim frequent government turnover in France shows how rapid shifts can topple leaders and veto power differs from presidential terms. They warn flexibility can be worse than rigidity.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Search Them Out A Survey Of Foreign Born In The U S
A proposed survey aims to employ white collar workers under the New Deal spending spree to identify foreigners deemed ineligible to remain. The plan seeks work and counts those who should be removed, asserting the findings will alarm the public and justify repatriation.
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United States
The Mitchell Charges Stir Little Aftermath Amid Quiet Capitol
Washington records reveal the retirement of Ewing Mitchell as assistant commerce secretary sparked limited headlines. Republican and Democratic voices remained muted, with White House notably unconcerned and no formal defense offered.
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Washington
Mitchell
Ewing Mitchell
Commerce
Vincent Astor
Kermit Roosevelt
Astor-Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Astor
White
Maine
Grass Roots Drive Tests Republican Publicity Sense
A New Deal assessment notes the White House ignores Grass Roots efforts by Republicans in hopes of a business recovery. Farley breaks silence while Charles Michelson doubts payoff. the plan hinges on industrial growth and public calm as Supreme Court NRA questions fade if production hits 100.
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White House
New Deal
Farley
Democratic
Herbert Hoover
Charles Michelson
New Deal High Command
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Morgenthau’s Paris Deal Keeps Dollar Exchange Quiet
Morgenthau sold dollars to France during the Paris gold crisis but did not give away currency. He received gold and deposited it in Paris, avoiding an attack on the franc. The French gratitude reflected Britain's restraint, as London could not match the move due to high British balances in Paris.
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France
Treasury
Morgenthau
Paris
Britain
Roosevelt skips Garfield wreath over private list
The article states Roosevelt did not send a Memorial Day wreath to President Garfield because Garfield is not on his personal list of ex presidents for wreath laying. The list includes Lincoln Washington Cleveland Jefferson Coolidge Taft T. R. Harding and Wilson. Andrew Jackson is noted as the significant absentee.
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Roosevelt
Garfield
Lincoln
Washington
Cleveland
Jefferson
Coolidge
Taft
T. R
Harding
Wilson
Andrew Jackson
New Deal Procurement Sparks Coordination Debate
Opponents complain the New Deal lacks coordination as CCC purchases reveal 750000 woolen trousers bought but only 146875 belts obtained, highlighting mismatched equipment and supply gaps.
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Chac Ue CCC
Atlantic City Hotel Advertises $6 Rooms for Relief Boys
A banner in the CCC boys magazine Happy Days promotes rooms at six dollars per day at a well known Atlantic City hotel. The ad signals growing confidence in postwar prosperity and offers accommodations to relief workers.
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CCC
Atlantic City
Citizens and borders in Southeastern Ohio debate
The piece argues many people in the region stay without proving citizenship and urges stricter enforcement. It claims generations have entered illegally by night or via small boats, and returning them would ease the relief burden and create local jobs. It calls for ending refugee refuges for European drifters and prioritizing native residents.
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Ohio
Uncle Sam
Europe
District Tales of Long Ago in Athens County Leaders
John Welch, future Ohio Supreme Court justice, settled in Rome Township in 1824 and built the Beebe Mill with his brother Thomas. He studied law under Joseph Dana, was admitted in 1838, served as prosecuting attorney, state senator, congressman, common pleas judge, and was elected to the supreme court in 1867. Also noted are early Athens physicians, editor Nelson Van Vorhes who led The Athens Messenger, Civil War officer and congressman Charlies H. Grosvenor, and other prominent county figures from 1800s Athens County.
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H. Harris
John Welch
Ohio Supreme Court
Rome Township
Thomas
Beebe
Athens
Joseph Dana
Welch
Ohio Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Eben G Carpenter
Athens County
Neew Hampshire
Carpenter
Chester
Meigs County
William V. Blackstone
Perkins
Jewett
Bierce
Nelson van Vorhes
Abraham van Vorhes
Alexander Township
Western Spectator
Athens Messenger
92Nd
Ohio Infantry
Charlies H. Grosvenor
Connecticut
Daniel Stewart
Grass Rooters Convention Sparks Local Debate
A letter to the editor from Athens signed by Daniel Bate Jordan attacks the Grass Rooters as lacking a program and criticizes reactions by newspapers. The writer predicts a grasshoppers convention in Ohio and urges readiness to counter what he calls political insects at the border.
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the Messenger
West
The
Grass Routers
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Cleveland
Daniel Bate Jordan
Athens
Windows and light in health and daily life
Health guidance by Dr. Morris Fishbein explains how natural daylight aids sanitation and reading, while discusses the history of glass windows from Italy to England, glare control with shades, and planning for adequate artificial lighting in schools, offices, and factories.
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Italy
France
England
Quotations From Leaders On Charity And Progress
A collection of remarks from political and labor figures praising charitable effort, reform, and collective progress. Notable voices include Alfred E. Smith and William Allen White, urging public action, New Deal ideals, and youth opportunity amid industrial change.
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William Allen White
Kansas
The God of Rome Cartoon Explains Domitian
Yesterday's cartoon reviews Domitian 52 born and Ves Pasianus son who ruled Rome 81 to 96. It describes his boundless ambition and vanity and notes the last three years as one of history's frightful periods with his declaration of godhood and demand for sacrifices.
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Rome
Domitian
Vespasianus
God
Summer Sweet or Beginning Here Today
Katharine Strykhurst marries Michael Heatheroe a rich rider with a snobbish stepmother and a plan for annulment unfolds as memory loss after a traffic accident leaves Michael unaware of the marriage Sally Moon schemes to secure a wedding while Katharine seeks calm in New Mexico and doctor John Kaye declares his love.
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Katharine Strykhurst
Michael Heatheroe
Katharine
Michael
New Mexico
Violet Merser
John Kaye
Sally Moon
County Fair program announced amid city notes
Frank Biddle unveiled the County Fair schedule as Athens residents prepared for summer trends with skirts inching toward the knee. Miss Nelle Pickering left for Ann Arbor to study at Michigan, and Charley Webb returned from a week in Cincinnati. The Athens Messenger moved departments to a new West Union Street building.
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Nelle Pickering
Ann Arbor
The
University of Michigan
Athens Messenger
West Union Street
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