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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1934

Page

4

Unclear OCR Note on Trade Association Officers

Fragmented text appears to reference an American News association, audit of circulation, and a list of attendees or officers. No coherent event or outcome is readable. Entities such as Ohio and Inland are present but details are incomplete.

American News Eee Ohio United Associations Federal Reserve Board American Iron and Steel Institute Tanners’ Council Census Bureau Treasury Bureau of Mines National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association American Paper and Pulp Associations

Drastic CWA cuts threaten future relief efforts

The report notes large scale federal aid through the CWA CCC and PWA has supported about one third of Americans via payments loans or boosted by CWA purchases. It cites five million in cash aid and eleven million in direct relief, warns relief lists may swell as projects shrink and new programs seek to absorb idle workers amid upcoming planting weather.

CWA United States CCC PWA

Senate Vote Records Amendment On Loans Bill

In the United States Senate an amendment to the Home Owners Loan Corporation Bill would ban political consideration in hiring for the corporation. The Senate approved the amendment by one vote while the House Banking Committee struck it out. The corporation can issue two billion dollars in bonds to homeowners, raising concerns about patronage and jobs.

United States Senate Home Owners Loan Corporation House Banking Committee

Turning Defeat Into Victory For State Liquor Revenue

A column notes shifts in public opinion as Michigan uses liquor sale profits to fund education. The state liquor control board sent half a million dollars to teachers and still has over a million to distribute to tax-spending agencies. The piece questions whether relying on alcohol profits is good.

Michigan Liquor Control Board Michigan John Barleycorn

Army Medical Officer Charged With Malpractice

World War I era report says an American medical officer in the Canal Zone faces court martial over alleged malpractice. A soldier with a foot injury received a large castor oil dose and was returned to duty, and another with appendicitis was treated similarly. The incident sparked charges as soldiers express anger at the officer’s conduct.

Canal Zone Penda

Law of nature seems to run Democratic in spring surge

Paul Mallon reports in Washington that business shows 10 to 20 percent better than normal for this season. Employment and payrolls rise as the economy nears 1931 average and continues upward despite concerns over New Deal policies and public mood.

Paul Mallon Washington

Labor Dept backs up surprising payroll surge explanation

Officials initially doubted the strong employment and payroll gains, sending figures for recheck. The review found no production growth to match the payroll rise, noting NRA codes began in October with a downturn until February, and only after spring production could firms expand both output and payroll.

Labor Department NRA

Pay roll gains linked to rising industrial production

Payrolls climbed in 59 manufacturing industries with 77 posting gains in February led by autos up 40 percent, steel 10 percent, rubber 13 percent, tobacco 14 percent, textiles 20 percent, leather 20 percent and machinery 10 percent.

Chevrolet Plymouth

Army nostrums in canal zone recall old tradition

The army pharmacopeia offered only two remedies castor oil and iodine. Soldiers could be dosed or swabbed regardless of illness, a practice resented by overworked medical staff and remembered by many ex soldiers in the Canal Zone case.

Canal Zone

High Producing Milk Cows Drink Gallons of Water Daily

Dairy farmers note that high producing milk cows require large water intake daily to maintain milk output. Observers cite cattle hydration as critical to optimal yields and herd health.

It Seems to Me A Mirror Moment on Fat and Image

The narrator dismisses initial vanity yet confronts a perceived weight gain and altered self image. He recalls a comical encounter with Lon Chaney in a mirrored moment and muses on the social emphasis on leanness versus fullness in both life and fiction.

Nobody Loves a Fat Man and Other Gym Narratives

A reflective piece on weight, fitness, and public perception. The author recalls gym memories with Professor Arthur McGovern, notes attitudes toward fat men, and critiques the notion that girth equates to laziness while dismissing fatalism about physical stature. He also references historic slogans and a Wall Street firm’s fate.

Wilson George M. Cohan Hudson Albany Arthur McGovern Wall Street Orient

Notion of Duty vs Leisure Among Men

The speaker contrasts lean, frank men who spend time on golf, hunting, and fishing with stern duty, admitting personal admiration but noting limited time for serious work. The remark questions the primacy of strict application to duty over leisurely pursuits.

Lean Franky

Health beliefs and self care debunked

This piece explains that the body self regulates and warns against common health myths. It challenges ideas like daily internal washing, morning naked deep breathing, and autointoxication, noting that kidney disease is usually shown by swelling and lab changes while breathing and digestion follow automatic body processes.

When a mother interferes or stays out of child battles

Olive Roberts Barton argues mothers can harm by staying completely out of conflicts and urges quiet, strategic help. She warns against crushing friendships and suggests guiding children to new interests to dilute harmful attachments, citing social dynamics and the example of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart Putnam.

Shadow

Yesterday's Cartoon Explains Poison Gas History

The cartoon explains ancient and medieval use of irritant and poisonous substances in warfare. It cites Thucydides on sulfur and pitch in sieges and notes later methods for delivering fumes to enemy ranks.

Theucydides

Public Forum Editor Responds To CWA Wage Critique

The Messenger prints a reader letter criticizing CWA wages and hours while noting government and employer dynamics. A March 24 signature from M Andrews expresses frustration over pay cuts and rent while others claim government food programs favor working households. The editor counters with a view that the administration cannot endlessly fund high wages and shorter hours, urging understanding of fiscal limits.

Chauncey M. Andrews CWA Andrews

Knowledge of money fixes economic woes in public schools

The author argues the public should learn money and banking truths to end poverty in a land of plenty. He cites Economic Liberty from Associated Groups for Economic Liberty in Oakland and references Venice's long era without money panic to illustrate a point about banking disorders.

the Messenger Groups For Economic Liberty Sixteenth Street Oakland

Jefferson and Lincoln warned of money power perils

A letter from Middleport dated March 24 cites Jefferson and Jackson on the dangers of a money aristocracy and banks dominating government. It recalls Lincoln’s crisis prophecy that corporations would enthrone wealth and corrupt the republic, urging readers to study Economic Liberty and request a copy. Charles F. Davia confirms availability.

Bank Bank of Venice Thomas Jefferson India Jefferson Jackson Lincoln Mystry Middleport Charles F. Davia

Ten Years Ago in The Messenger Highlights

Ten years ago Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty resigned from the President's Cabinet. Judge B. D. Sayre spoke at a mass meeting. Women planned by the Pallas Club to urge women to vote in the coming presidential campaign. Mrs Verna Marquis elected president of the West Side Community Club. Rev F Brow vice president and G W Cooley secretary. The nominating committee included Mrs G Porter Clarence Ray G Hall E W Davies Mrs F Stauffer A L Antle Jack Sweeney and Red Hamilton led the Carnival Dance march at the Country Club. Eileen Rauch led the truter’s dance. The Country Club porch decor featured wheels and a ring toss game. Mrs I P Tucker severely burned pulling a vessel of hot grease. Marie, the two year old daughter of Ted...

B. D. Sayre Pallas Club Verna Marquis West Side Community Club Rev F. Brow G. W. Cooley M Lucy Wolfe G. Porter Clarence Ray G. Hall E. W. Davies F. Stauffer A. L. Antle Jack Sweeney Red’ Hamilton Eileen Rauch Truter M Fature

Athens County Boosters Day Opens With Rural Life Talk

In Ewing Hall Auditorium Vern Cox addressed Rural Life Problems during Athens County Boosters Day. Miss Pauline Shepherd of Boyd Hall attended with Miss Grant of Cleveland who later joined the Phi Delta Theta dance. Miss Cora Woodyard visited Marshfield while K. T. McKinstry served as overseer for the McKinstrys.

Athens County Boosters Ewing Hall Vern Cox Pauline Shepherd Boyd Hall Lad &S Grant Cleveland Phi Delta Theta Dance Cora Woodyard Marshfield

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