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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1935
Page
4
A columnist warns against government ownership of property and industry as it erodes local tax bases in Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee. He argues tax-exempt projects reduce municipal revenue and threaten savings funded by taxation, urging readers to oppose public ownership and defend taxed private enterprise.
Amid Hauptmann trial coverage new light emerges on Condon's grand jury testimony and identification of the ransom taker. As witnesses and experts recount events, observers shift from calling the evidence circumstantial to acknowledging a stronger link to Hauptmann. The case angles are debated across papers and magazines.
A discussion on dime chain craze variations shows people using the idea for nonfinancial purposes and humor. A rough college student recalls his farmer father’s tale of hustling sons trading among themselves for pretend profits. Florida’s land trends are noted as recovering as floodlan ds recede.
The measure, backed by the White House and business leaders, would place buses and trucks on an equitable footing with rails under Interstate Commerce Commission oversight. It would regulate rates, service, hours, safety rules, and broker supervision, with broad acceptance from responsible operators and support from rail interests seeking fair competition.
In Washington the Conference of Mayors opens offices near the White House to press for relief funds and home-state projects. The piece notes rising lobbying power, critiques inflationist figures, and discusses Supreme Court limits on new congressional acts and railroad pension proposals.
The Cranston family journeys from New York to Athens endure a drenching rain and fatigue. They are helped by Mr Gregory and family in a warm Ohio home where a hearty supper and shelter prevail before continuing toward Athens.
Editor George Kittle from Pomeroy May 8 urges organized labor to unite and fight evictions dole and hunger as eighteen million hungry people demand change. He calls to ditch old parties and back a solid front to curb hoaxes and win the battle for working families.
A collection of quotes highlights views on music's importance in national life, women's well being, humane outreach over coercion, and party sacrifice. Roosevelt praises music's role, Anna M. Kross stresses care for women, and Patrick J. Hurley discusses Republican sacrifice and leadership.
This retrospective lists new teachers Alfred B. Hughes John F. Newcomb and Constance Leete at Athens High School. It mentions repaving East State Street, the Ohio Women Federation president denying cigarette adduction claims, and Merril Kerr taking charge of Kerr Hardware Store in Athens. George Failoon funeral services were conducted with Rev. H. M. Thurlow officiating.
The Phantom General cartoon recalls the 1853 1854 Crimean War as poorly run with Turkey France and England lacking Crimea maps and commissariat setup. It notes disease toll due to no sanitation, and mentions French court spiritualism and Napoleon I’s invoked experience amid Saint Arnaud harassed by telegraph commands.
Katharine Strykhurst, daughter of Victor Strykhurst, grows discontented as her aristocratic father and stepmother bar her from work. She rides with Michael Heatheroe while rival Sally Moon attracts attention, stirring Katharine’s curiosity about love and social maneuvering.
Health notes discuss a Boston study finding a tight ligament between the pelvis and leg bones causing back pain and sometimes hip snapping. Tests and treatment ideas are described, noting not all back pain stems from this cause.
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