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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1934

Page

4

Regional Newspaper Agencies Cooperation Report

A summary of Ohio newspaper associations and wire services including Mem American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio eT Roast Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies and Daily Press Full Leseed Telegraph Wire Report he United Press Associations.

Mem American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Et Associated Ohio Dailies Biand Daily Press United Press Associations

New Silver Policy Sparks Congress Debate Over Prices

Congress debates a broad silver policy aimed at lifting farm prices by using silver as currency backing. The Dies Bill would sell surplus farm goods abroad and buy silver at a premium, backing new money and targeting a $1.29 per ounce world price. Proponents argue higher prices aid recovery. opponents warn of inflation and giveaways to silver producers. President Roosevelt is expected to seek a middle ground and oppose the Dies Bill.

Congress House Senate Roosevelt

New Deal for Smiths Aims to Save the Blacksmith

The article traces the plight and revival hopes of blacksmiths amid motorization. It notes few smiths survived, a national NRA code effort failed to attract many, but Ohio smiths push ahead. It argues a code could aid middle aged readers recalling gentler horse-and-buggy days.

Asia Europe Main Street NRA Ohio

What Price Underwriting The President Faces A Bank Deposit Bill

The piece argues the McLeod Bill requiring full Federal payment of all deposits in closed banks could boost votes for re election and ruin public finance. It names depositors as sympathetic victims in the banking crash and notes millions in lost deposits across communities.

Congress McLeod

Inside White House Debate Over NRA Policy

Washington May 9 Real plot to clip the wings of the Blue Eagle comes from loyal New Deal advisers. They favor reducing NRA policy to simple cooperative control of hours and ages, ending Johnson's price boosting code. White House decision remains uncertain as brakes ease on the program.

Washington Johnson New Deal White House NRA

Johnson exposes plan to make the Blue Eagle walk the plank

The article notes Johnson’s discovery that business aims to pressure the Blue Eagle and resist scrapping the NRA Code System. It argues convention sentiment favors keeping the NRA and using the code to weed out cheaters and adjust prices, with Johnson’s find serving as strong publicity to rally defenders of the NRA.

Johnson Blue Eagle United Stats Chamber of Commerce

Government codes blamed for unfairness and slow action

The piece notes codes rushed into place lack fairness and enforcement, with few prosecutions for code violators. It cites Mellon tax case weakness, IRS reports, and a push by Fahey and Pratt for government backing of first mortgage bonds, opposed by other agencies and likely to be blocked or altered.

Andrew Mellon Internal Revenue Bureau Pittsburgh Mellon Treasury Justice Department Roosevelt Fahey Home Loan Board Representative Pratt

Professors to study Soviet education in Moscow trip

A group of American college professors travels to Moscow on July 15 for a private study of the Red School System. The trip is promised to be free from Communist propaganda to allow focus on educational methods. Iowa figure Hanford McNider faces Republican chairmanship opposition over American Legion ties. Huey Long exits a three day blockade on the corporation bankruptcy bill, enabling related Louisiana claims to advance.

Moscow Iowa Hanford McNider American Legion Huey Long Huey Louisiana Senate

Government as Underwriter of Bank Losses Draws Line

The writer urges limiting federal relief for bank failures citing a century of losses. He argues only long term relief strains the public purse and calls for a clear cutoff to avoid endless congressional funding. He questions extending aid to 1931 32 33 and earlier bank collapses while addressing distressed investors.

Congress

It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun on Pulitzer Choices

The essay questions the Pulitzer selection by the Columbia committee and accuses it of political bias. It argues for Herbert Agar’s The People’s Choice and E P Chase’s Where Is Our Money as examples. The author criticizes leadership as concentrated among elites and critiques views on thrift and mass consumption.

Columbia Committee Herbert Agar E. P. Chase Mr. Agar Mr. Chase

Addressing Automobiles and Labor in Chase Essay

E P Chase argues against the view that consumer debt will collapse work. He contends many seek a mythical standard, asserting modern industry leaves vast unemployment even with full production. He notes installment buying drives debt as workers pledge future wages to cars and goods.

E. P. Chase Mr. Chase

The Thrift Message Amid Economic Warnings

A critical essay argues America’s ruin stems from worker extravagance and neglect of thrift. It stresses balancing personal budgets and hard work as path to prosperity. It recalls figures like Rockefeller and Inssull and likens blame to a wolf blaming the sheep.

Santa Claus

What Mr Chase Means By Hard Work And The Unemployed

The speaker questions Mr Chase on how to beat the depression with more wheat copper or cotton and asks what the unemployed have practiced during the last years. He contends balancing the budget by spending money and asserts the cure is capitalism.

Mr. Chase

Farley Praises Former Post Office Employee Now Treasury Official

Postmaster General Farley congratulated a Republican employee who left the Post Office for a Treasury job. He expressed no hard feelings and wished him well, noting a cordial view of Republicans who find success elsewhere.

Farley Post Office Treasury

Healthful mental hygiene for children in the depression era

Dr Morris Fishbein notes the low mood's impact on youth in Cleveland clinics. He links increased stealing by adolescents from 13 to 20 to economic strain, discusses truancy shifts, and cites homelessness and younger vice arrests. Emphasizes mental health as foundation for future citizenship.

United States Cleveland H. C. Schumacher Child Guidance Clinic Schumacher

Instinctively Cultured Children Defy Harsh Stereotypes

Two mothers share stories showing children who speak properly, notice cleanliness, and value good manners despite rough environments. A seven or eight year old corrects loud talk and grammar while a three year old prefers clean dishes and spoons after curious observations. Environmental factors not breeding crankiness.

Editorial Briefs Report Counterfeiting Boost by Bootleggers

Secret Service chief warns bootleggers have shifted to counterfeiting to keep profits alive. A lighthearted note mentions Mrs. Jean Precardio and her husband planning a stratosphere balloon trip. A London man laughed for 16 months after a joke. A Midwestern paper lists cemeteries in classified ads under the heading Resorts last resorts.

Jean Precard Io London

Public Forum on New Deal Definitions

Henry S. Harriman of the United States Chamber of Commerce urges constructive criticism of the New Deal while warning that rejection of reforms risks national decay or revolution. He notes agreement on terms is difficult, but a universal message can be sent if terms are shared.

Henry S. Harriman United States Chamber of Commerce

Framing criticism and reform in a post crash era

The passage debates when criticism becomes destructive and how to agree on reforms after the 1929 crash. It notes broad consensus on avoiding repeated troubles and outlines the challenge of balancing differing views on NRA actions and anti trust changes to craft a widely supported program.

NRA

Earliest Ohio University Graduate Controversy Revisited

The piece recounts how Giles Samuel Booth Hempstead completed the course in 1813 but was not awarded a degree until a dated 1816 diploma. It notes Thomas Ewing and John Hunter are often named as OU’s first grads, while Hempstead’s claim remains despite a trustee misdating and his 1861 testimony.

Ohio University Thomas Ewing John Hunter Hunter Ewing Treasury Interior State of Ohio Giles Samuel Booth Hempstead Giles Hempstead Tom” (Ewing Hempstead Connecticut

Early settler's long overland voyage to New Marietta

A narrative fragment recalls families traveling by wagon from New Marietta in 64 days. It notes their rugged overland journey, initial study in Marietta, and a youth who at 17 entered University in 1811 as a junior, completing a medical course and becoming a physician.

New Marietta Marietta

Long 4 Mr and Mrs W B Cable announce birth of son

Mr and Mrs W B Cable announce the birth of a son named Charles David. Mr and Mrs John Moore of Martin hosted guests at their daughter Mrs Roger’s home. Mrs Peden’s sister entertained with Peg and Coach. Keota Iowa Mrs 8 E G Pedigo presided over the Christian Church missionary society. Cline, back from the East, spoke on Ellis Island at Albany Wet meeting.

Mrs. W. B. Cable Charles David John Moore Martin's Mrs Roger Peden Peg Pon C Peden Keota, Iowa Ellis Island Cline Albany

Higleys Hold Last Meeting at Mrs J Richeson Home

The last Higley meeting was held at the residence of Mrs J with Mrs J Richeson presiding. Clarence Horn sang and Chick-a-det gram was directed by Mrs Wald.

Higleys J. J. Richeson Clarence Horn Chick-a-det Gram Wald

Opinion on case restoration tied to new legislation

Silas Strawn, former P Chamber of Commerce resident, questions whether a case should be restored before experimental legislation is enacted. He argues for awaiting formal legal changes before proceeding.

Perimental Silas Strawn P Chamber of Commerce

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