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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1934

Page

4

Publication affiliations and subscription rates notice

The Athens Messenger lists newspaper associations and rights to AP news, with publisher contact details and ad rates. It details subscription prices: by mail in Ohio four weeks 60 cents, six months four dollars fifty, weekly 15 cents, and single copies 15 cents.

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Brain Trust in Government Ends Up in Washington

A Yale alumni address critiques the Roosevelt Brain Trust term and the push for trained, impartial governance. The writer argues politicians resist nonpolitical expertise, urges replacing the Brain Trust with more intelligent self-effacing officials, and notes the administration lacks enough capable figures to push through promised economy plans.

Yale Washington Congress Roosevelt

Safe Sewage Disposal Urgency Amid Drought

The article warns that severe Middle West droughts heighten the risk from underground and surface water contamination due to inadequate sewage disposal. It cites federal funding of 133 million dollars for essential projects, laments public apathy, and urges communities to adopt modern sewerage systems to prevent waterborne diseases.

Middle West

Banking Shakeout After Crash Reshapes U S Lenders

After the 1933 crash bank numbers plummet from about 31 000 to under half that figure as more than four thousand banks exit in a year and a half. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has absorbed more than a billion in troubled institutions.

United States Reconstruction Finance Corporation

New Deal cooks up steel strike saga in cooling period

Washington reports a shift in control of the steel strike as high tension leaders are sidelined by federal negotiator General Johnson. Labor leader Mike Tighe and Labor Secretary Frances Perkins assume the steadier path, easing pressure on the stalled talks.

Paul Mallon Washington General Johnson Mike Tighe Frances Perkins Roosevelt

Labor calm returns after convention clash and leadership shift

The piece describes a negotiated change led by Mr Roosevelt and Mr Tighe as they win over rank and file agitators. Madame Perkins garners more trust than General Johnson while Tighe guides a calmer plan for upcoming labor union elections. The strike issue remains unresolved, postponed for two to three months.

Roosevelt Tighe Labor Madame Perkins Johnson

Two Views on National Labor Mood Split Between Expert and Admin

A congressional labor expert warns of a potential nationwide labor uprising tied to strikes in the Pacific Coast and steel and auto sectors. An Administration labor spokesman downplays risk, saying current strikes lack coordination and will be resolved gradually over the coming year.

Congressional Roosevelt Hawaii Pacific Labor

Secret open shop meeting eyed in Chicago hotel

Report says certain industrial leaders plan an open shop meeting at a Chicago hotel within days to organize opposition to the administration labor program. The call stresses confidentiality and bans uninvited guests. the administration is already aware of the gathering.

Chicago

Confidential plan discussed at Hot Springs NRA meeting

Business leaders debated a concealed substitute for the NRA program to soften labor reforms and shift the movement toward a cooperative model. The idea was shelved to avoid a huge controversy, and the meeting proceeded in a pro NRA tone as Washington news grows more tangled for congressmen.

Hot Springs NRA

Government in Banking Up to the Neck Says Survey

A survey shows the United States holds stakes in about half of the nation’s banks, with the postal savings system thriving and private funding shrinking drastically. Private finance receded after 1931, leaving the government to finance through insured deposits and tighter separation of banking functions.

Federal Deposit Insurance

It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun

The essay compares F D R s New Haven victory to Grant s Richmond conquest noting Harvard Yale frictions he recalls a 1905 Bellport summer encounter with a Harvard freshman aiding a Yale senior The humor centers on misused words and a playful Cambridge New Haven dynamic

Heywood Broun New Haven Grant Richmond Yale Harvard Cambridge United States Eli Long Island Bellport New York Tribune Chauncey Butch

Ambivalent Mindset Sparks Yale Harvard Banter

Chauncey explains mollify and ambivalent to Butch as the love hate relation between college and university. The scene shows Yale man Butch reacting with humor and affection, praising Chauncey while Harvard humor and student study hall banter play out.

Chauncey Butch

Yale Victory Sparks Flagging Yale Spirit

The narrative recalls a Yale football rout at New Haven where the author praises Yale’s pluck despite a 41 to 0 deficit. The scene includes Butch Rafferty, a Yale man, and a postgame exchange near the Bowl as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s triumph at New Haven is noted.

Butch Yale Fordham Holy Cross New Haven Cambridge Franklin D. Roosevelt Yale University Sons of Ellig

Health Tips for Safe Public Pool Use

Dr Morris Fishbein outlines sanitation rules for public pools to prevent infections. Proper chlorination and filtration are essential, as is washing the body before swimming and thoroughly cleaning bathing suits. Avoid swimming when ill and learn safe diving techniques to prevent water inhalation.

Morris Fishbein

Summer tips for busy mothers in the home

Olive Roberts Barton offers practical summer advice for mothers managing households and children. Suggestions include dismantling clutter, using disposable paper products, reducing chores, conserving fuel, keeping rooms cool, avoiding heavy snacks, promoting hydration, and enforcing daily routines and hygiene to prevent heat related illness. The piece emphasizes rest periods, indoor activity, and shared chores with children.

Yesterday's Cartoon and The Blomometer Invention

The excerpt explains Langley’s bolo meter a delicate heat detector sensitive to 1 in 100 000 000 of a degree and able to sense candle heat five miles away. It notes a distant heat ray moves current to gauge intensity. Clifford L Thorne of Detroit saved over 1000 lives over 12 years often by swimming to rescue and received a cigar as reward. Tomorrow features The Man Who Lives Life.

Samuel P. Langley Clifford L. Thorne Detroit

Memories of Perry County and colored people in the South

The author recalls the first colored man seen in Perry County William Jones a respected shoemaker who moved to Harrisburg and stored tools in a barn He reflects on Carlisle encounters with colored residents and school access compares views on race and intellect noting Booker T Washington and General Robert E Lee and mentions Liberia Firestone plantations and white management Athens June 19 Co W Super

Eliza Davidson Perry County William Jones Harrisburg Carlisle Maryland Virginia Booker T. Washington Robert E. Lee Friends of the Liberia Firestone Harvey Athens

Worthwhile Books A Barnum Of First God s Pocket

A review of Rachel Field's God s Pocket recounts a Maine island diary by Samuel Hadiock a ship captain who brought back two Eskimos and curiosities to Europe In 1822 he toured England Germany Austria and France earning fame until the Eskimos died and he married a German wife His death followed an Arctic storm near Greenland after another expedition.

Miss Field Samuel Hadiock Maine Europe England Germany Austria France Greenland Curios

Ten Years Ago Honors and Local Celebrations Across Ohio

The notice lists award recipients in Red Cross and county clubs, including Irma Stanfield, Janice aa Sluts, and Eloise Trimble. It notes the County Automobile Club secretary C H Bryson at the Dover annual meeting in Cleveland and lists teachers hired for Dover. It mentions birthdays, parties, visitors in Columbus and Cleveland, and proceeds from a local Asbury exercises with several veterans present.

Irma C. H. Bryson County Automobile Club Ohio Generation Cleveland

Fragmentary 1930s quotes on leaders and the New Deal

Disjointed OCR passage cites economists and leaders including Stamp Mussolini Ford and Hitler in disjoint statements. Mentions maps of the world and the New Deal with a sense of political tension and struggle reflected in incomplete phrases.

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