Athens Messenger Readers brief audit details
The Athens Messenger notes membership in the American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List and the Audit Bureau of Circulation. It references Associated Ohio Dailies and Daily Press Association with a report of representatives including John W Neath at Michigan Avenue and General Motors Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Nnand Daily Prese Association
Economic rebound under way aided by auto, construction and public works
Col L P Ayers of the Cleveland Trust notes daily business activity near 30 million and a February production 27 percent below normal, up from 66 percent in November. Growth driven by autos, public works spending, and harsher winter boosting coal, electricity use, clothing and footwear. Public construction funds total 3.3 billion with only about one tenth spent. farmer bonuses run about 100 million monthly through April. Treasury disbursements at 30 million daily sustain the stimulus as the nation tests if public spending can revive private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. L. P. Ayers
Cleveland Trust Company
Jacor
Treasury
Defending liberty against creeping European dictats
A column warns rights are easily lost as democracy faces insidious attacks at home and abroad. It cautions against sophists selling iron-clad dictatorship and urges scrutiny of every step to preserve free press, speech, education, religion, and political thought before it vanishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Europe
England
British Isles
Germany
Austria
Eighth graders learn practical home repair in Ohio school
Real world skill program teaches girls nine weeks of home maintenance. Students are instructed in repairing leaky faucets, replacing fuses, putting in putty for windows, fixing window parts, and attending to other practical tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Last of the Mohicans Republicans unite for midterm push
A group of about a dozen affluent Republican senators form a secret fund-raising circle named the Last of the Mohicans. They aim to re elect Mohican Republicans and hire Warren Wheaton as national publicity chief after the November elections. Target states include Ohio Maryland West Virginia New Jersey Connecticut Pennsylvania and Indiana with Democrats favored to gain seats.
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Washington
Warren Wheaton
National Committee
Ohio
Maryland
West Virginia
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Senate
South
Democrats Expect House Losses Amid GOP Hopes
The report notes Democrats foresee about 40 House seats lost while Republicans remain cautious, not projecting more than 70 gains. Republicans are expected to win in Kentucky and Missouri, with anticipated picks in Virginia and California. Despite gains, Democrats likely keep control unless a broad anti New Deal movement arises, which is not evident.
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Kentucky
Missouri
Virginia
California
Congress
Insull Escape and Greek Political Tension
Officials believe Slippery Sam Insull received covert aid from a Greek political faction, not the government, as tensions rise over the interior minister who resigned. State Department expects Insull’s return to Chicago, with authorities confident the pursuit continues.
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Sam Insull
Greece
State Department
Insull
Chicago
Mussolini’s Rise Seen Shaping European Power Balance
State Department leaders reportedly welcome Mussolini’s expansion as a potential check on French dominance in Europe. They cite Italy’s new treaties as shifting influence away from France, while Italy’s aim to dominate Europe within six decades looms as a warning that regional power dynamics are changing.
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State Department
Mussolini
Europe
Hitler
Farley Faces Rough Times as Air Mail Reform Unfolds
The air mail policy fight deepens inside the government as the House committee presses Farley’s plans. Public life veteran Smiling Jim shows strain while contracts for airlines are set to return but negotiations over terms may drag on.
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Jim Farley
House
Farley
Air Lines
Power lobby blamed for failing St. Lawrence treaty
The defeat of the St. Lawrence treaty is attributed to sectional interests of Eastern Democrats rather than the power companies. The once robust power lobby weakened as its chief lobbyist reportedly closed his office on January 1 and seeks new employment.
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St. Lawrence
Senate
Household cooking and maintenance courses for women and boys
The article argues that neglected household duties can be improved by teaching women meal planning, table setting, and machinery lubrication while boys learn food choice. It contends such lessons reduce delays, aid equipment upkeep, and promote happier homes.
Air mail controversy pits Big Business against New Deal
The passage portrays air mail as a battleground for political attack on the New Deal, arguing the drive aims to curb government role in key industries. It dismisses claims of air mail as vital to recovery and notes dangers and romanticism in aviation politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Nicaragua
An Eagle Quits His Perch on Private Air Power
Col Lindbergh argues against military use of air space and warns subsidies for air mail contracts. He says private capital seeks government funds without proper oversight, while Senator O Mahoney questions ongoing subsidies and Lindbergh predicts a transitional path to private passenger and express aviation.
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Lindbergh
Wall Street
O'Mahoney
Lindbergh criticized for favoring aviation subsidy views
The passage argues Colonel Lindbergh lacks knowledge of U S subsidies and tariff history. It questions the prospect of private capital replacing government aid, noting infant industries and subsidized firms rely on Uncle Sam before becoming self supporting.
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Lindbergh
United States
Uncle Sam
Time of War Debate and Lindbergh Critique
The piece argues the nation misjudged the season for military aviation shifts and criticizes reliance on Wall Street interests. It references Lindbergh’s Paris flight and questions his role as a spokesman for liberty versus his ties to reactionary forces.
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Wall Street
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Singapore
Ruth confirms power at bat in bold Yankee showdown
The quote from Babe Ruth declares intent to avoid harming the Yankees when at bat. The second line presents James J. Walker, ex-mayor, claiming every act of his political career served his office, followed by Dr. Serge Voronoff boasting over 2,400 rejuvenating operations and readiness to learn more.
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James J. Walker
New York
Serge Voronoff
Your Health Diet By Dr Morris Fishbein
The article questions whether regular exercise benefits health and notes no conclusive proof that training protects against disease. It contrasts mountaineers with sun sleepers, cites many confounding factors, and calls for more scientific study on exercise effects on blood lungs and disease resistance.
About the Children By Olive Roberts Barton
The piece argues six year olds should learn moral courage and generosity beyond mere obedience. It urges parents to model virtuous acts, have boys help others, and foster sympathy, kindness, and fairness as a lifelong striving, not just early behavior.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Jimmy
Jean
Mc Keesport Guest of Taylor Family Relations
Mrs. Leo Schaeffler Marguerite Taylor of Mc Keesport Pa visited her parents Dr and Mrs H M Taylor on South College Street. Plans advanced for the dedication of West State Street Cemetery with a governor issued deed via the University for the city. City Federation led efforts. Nelsonville teachers Miss Deer Mrs Gilbert and Miss Griffin were named delegates to the PTA District meeting in Athens. Moose Hall Glouster housed a 300 volume book loan project with no time limit and no fee.
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Leo Schaeffler
Marguerite Taylor
McKeesport
H. M. Taylor
South College Street
West State Street
Nelsonville
Miss Deer
Gilbert
Miss Griffin
Parent-Teacher Association
Athens
Belpre Social Notes Twenty Years Ago Highlights
Twenty years ago Mrs. W. E. Moler Mrs. Len Smith Mrs. Leeper and Mrs. Will Coe visited Mrs. A. W. Watson in Belpre Edith Ford left for a Columbus visit Art and Thimble Club hosted husbands at E. C. Woodworth home Mrs. Webster Bethel hosted a card party for Mr Bethel and guests including Mr and Mrs Frank Murphy and others.
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W. E. Moler
Len Smith
Leeper
Will Coe
A. W. Watson
Belpre
Edith Ford
Columbus
Art and Thimble Club
E. C. Woodworth
The Newman Homestead History and a Curious Melanosis Case
Yesterday's cartoon discusses The Newman Homestead near Hollis Oklahoma with a long history under multiple nations and jurisdictions. It also recounts a striking case of a man named Robinson who darkened dramatically due to melanosis after eye trouble, leading to his death.
Butler and allies critique war profits and big business
The Public Forum Editor notes General Smedley D. Butler’s claim that the army serves capitalists and a history of antiwar sentiment. It highlights Botany Consolidated Mille’s 1924 profits and a 2,000,000 loan to European textile firms, plus postwar naval and munition industry critiques and remarks on figures like Borah Nye and Morgan as they relate to policy and propaganda.
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the Messenger
Smedley D. Butler
Haiti
Nicaragua
Botany Consolidated Mille
Botany
Kammgarnspinnerei
Mueller
Stoehr and Company
Elberfelder Textile Works
Europe
Germany
Latvia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Holland
England
France
Senator Bone
Morgan Interests
Roosevelt
Archie
U Sam
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North
Lea
Hitler
Dupont 4 der
Machado
Hans Luther
United States
Coin
Springfield
Abe Lincoln
Bill Rogers
Dolfuss
J. P. Morgan
Britain
Morgan
Liberty
Millfield
March
Stals
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Butereo
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By Heywood Broun
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Spain
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Indian Territory
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Greer County
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H. R. Greenville
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the Public Forum
Carl Stickney
W. B. Bentley
L. V. Brown
Edward Black
L. L. Deissie
H. M. Wood
Otto Barth
Charles Bethel
Guy Brown
A. 8. Bethel
Frank Grones
Dean Stickney
Blanch Woodgerd
R. D
Allie G. Porter
Chauncey
Mary Nida
the Plains
Lizzie Shafer
Maysie Wharton
Clara Kain
New Marshfield
Hazel Llewellyn
Reed Warren
Carbondale
T. B. Vore
Anice Davis
Pratts Fork
Maude
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