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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1935
Page
6
A reflective critique argues that public debt grows when people prefer spending others’ money to their own. It warns that tax burdens will fall on the Forgotten Man as deficits mount, urging saving, productive work, and restraint from government spending to sustain prosperity.
Louis J. Alber of the Federal Housing Administration argues that widespread home repairs would mobilize 6,000,000 workers for a year and inject about $6 billion into trade. He says intelligent selfishness—owners, bankers, builders, and workers acting in self interest—could drive the program and lift the economy.
The article argues headlights alone fail and warns of fatigue and glare from oncoming traffic. It calls for highway illumination as the practical solution, noting night driving in Southeastern Ohio remains perilous and costly to improve.
Washington reports reveal President Roosevelt’s private anger at published secret testimony and the rift between McSwain, the War Department, and General Staff. The piece notes leaks exposing attack targets and the Canada frontier as a diplomatic headache, and recalls tariff politics amid drought relief chatter.
Analysts note renewed faith in tariffs and protective policies under the New Deal as Hull and Peek explore restoring world trade. A national pool idea is discussed, but experts say real action awaits currency stabilization before any major move.
A Cleveland physician notes that while motorist speed rises, reaction time does not, suggesting extended vision and highway lighting for danger points. The piece also jokes that modern eating habits influence crime and quips about assault on a soup soloist.
The piece notes a drop in infant deaths in rich countries from early decades, contrasts rising birth rates with falling birth rates, and discusses factors in infant mortality. It cites Australia, New Zealand, and the US, and covers gender, maternal age, illegitimacy, and the impact of prenatal care and welfare work on deaths within the first year.
The critique lauds Walter Millis's Road to War as possibly the best analysis of why the U S entered World War I. It highlights Millis’s portrayal of missed chances to stay out, Wilson’s tragic leadership, and the drift toward pro British sentiment that shaped policy and public opinion.
The writer recalls Lincoln's assassination from his Dickinson College room long ago. He describes roommate Charles Rohland, friend Sam Strickler, and mixed student political views. Rebels once occupied the campus, tethered horses, fed them corn, and gun cannon balls were left behind. students later rolled balls to drive dull care away.
Meigs County history highlights include Stephen Strong a Salem Township leader who helped establish the county in Columbus and served in the Legislature. The Williams abolitionist family and Thomas Fogg active on the Underground Railroad. Grimes and Grimes burial pioneer Mrs Grimes. Salem Township sent 2024 men to the Union Army with 35 deaths. Early volunteers listed: Cecil Fogg George Williams Henry Hoyd Jasper Gorby Eli Edmonson T Harkins and S P Gorby.
A cartoon explanation describes Kafrala Island near Sandusky Ohio as a man made landmass built from a sandbar by Louis Wagner. Over about 25 years the island expanded with plank, chips, and shavings to support a house and 12 buildings amid trees. It is a curious feature in Lake Erie. The piece also notes a past idea to travel New York to Chicago by trolley and a three day 1,143 mile journey with a total fare of $19.67. Tomorrow’s feature: The soap.
Millicent hides in a doorway as Vera Duchene and Bob Caise pass, planning to turn in Norman Happ’s case. She uses a hotel message and a cab to reach safety, then learns investigators probe apartment 300 after a disturbance. She investigates a nearby garage for clues.
A ragged OCR line shows a speaker saying I don’t think transient fits, noting regular calls and unsure about many items. The text is garbled and incomplete, with stray phrases about stuff and a transient impression.
The readable portions describe a sweeping country operation and a large number of people. The fragment references a time reference and mentions a father figure in unclear context with likely historical civic language.
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