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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1934
Page
4
Listing of press associations and names with office addresses in Chicago Detroit and New York styled amid notices on advertising rates subscriptions and obituary charges. Mentions second class matter status at Athens Post Office under 1018 act.
Col L P Ayers of The Cleveland Trust notes six months of uninterrupted industrial and trade gains in 1934, yet stock markets remain hesitant. He cites unequal distribution of production gains, heavy federal spending, rising automobile output, and public works funding as key drivers, with England's budget balancing and Canada improving. The piece sees 1934 as a critical test of the recovery program.
A city opinion piece urges professional reform in Athans County to replace unfit health education police and county leaders without wild charges or public brawling. It argues voters should judge leaders by capability, not appearances or rhetoric, to restore public confidence in vital services.
A jokester in East Aurora New York played a late prank on newly married couples. Friends began reacting as the incident unfolded, highlighting the risks of such practical jokes.
In Washington on May 15 Paul Mahon notes Senator Borah of Idaho uses sharp political tactics to shape the remonetization compromise. His effort aims to influence leaders Roosevelt and Morgenthau and is seen as an important though not sole factor in the evolving policy.
Borah attended the White House silver conference with a skeptical stance on administration support for silver. Persuaded by allies to join, he asked Roosevelt if remonetization of silver would be a fixed policy. The President hesitated then affirmed, igniting a political controversy.
The President said he would allow Congress to fix the policy by law and grant freedom to implement it as he chose. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau floated an Administration bill claiming to declare Congress's sense on silver, angering silver advocates who feared deception and that Roosevelt would not be bound by that sense yet would be by any enacted law.
Morgenthau testified he did not recall the president making a promise. Senator Borah slammed the administration bill and warned of a six month public discussion on silver, signaling a potential silver campaign if the issue stalls.
The article notes Borah repeatedly seeking public speeches after negotiations stalled. Administrators urge unity, cautioning against split talks while Borah and allies push for a broad silver policy. Treasury staff worry the pledge could complicate later positions.
The silver Republicans in Congress fault Morgenthau for blocking the policy, claiming the President wished to proceed while Morgenthau opposed it. Inside sources insist Morgenthau merely carries out Roosevelt’s wishes, as a treasury secretary must take the blame.
At a White House silver conference, President Roosevelt asked the attendees to step into the next room to allow him a haircut. He quipped that he had not had it cut in four weeks and joked that lingering with the silver boys would make people think he is William Jennings Bryan.
A man who staged a fake car theft as a honeymoon gag notified state police. The joke fell flat when the couple learned the truth, and the joker was charged in court and fined 50 dollars for being a nuisance. The incident reflects the fallout of pranks.
Heywood Broun humorously recounts a New Haven visit at the Hotel Taft where a stamp clerk explains three cent Mother stamps featuring Whistler's Mother. The piece contrasts stamps with patriotic imagery, Yale, and Nutmeg State quips, ending on Connecticut traditions and pompous postal talk.
A reflective note on Mr Whistler and his mother depicted in a portrait. The observer muses on the sitters mood and the imagined bridge hand, noting the mother's quiet pose and a tense bidding sequence ending in four spades. He laments misread signals and admires the painting's captured emotion.
A New York newspaper man reflects on duty to his paper and his mother as he travels by rail, while a clerk escorts his baggage back to the limousine and a Yale student echoes a mother’s influence. Wilbur Glenn Voliva allows cigaret smoking among Zion followers, signaling further relaxations. A German doctor promotes cod liver oil for healing wounds, noting children knew internal use was wrong.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how physicians use blood flow speed tests to detect disease. Tests compare normal flow times of 18 to 22 seconds with slower flows in heart weakness or faster flow in hyperthyroidism and anemia. New methods track capillary changes and monitor disease progression for treatment guidance.
The piece contrasts Thomas Bruddie Norbert and Benny as siblings showing different temperaments. It argues families overemphasize the first child while neglecting later ones and asks for equal affection across children regardless of birth order.
A 3 year old child in Fort Worth Texas hits a flawless bulls eye at 44 feet unaided in a remarkable Believe It or Not moment.
Explanation of Joest Lips, known as Justus Lipsius, a Belgian philologist famed for Tacitus editions and commentaries. Legend recounts a dramatic 2909-word Tacitus recital before Don Juan of Austria that impressed a siege leader and aided Lipsius. Lipsius later chaired history at Louvain for 14 years. Tomorrow: The Famous Rogue.
The writer condemns racial injustice in trials and landlord oppression, cites Scottsboro and other cases, and praises a Philadelphia judge defending free speech. He questions Bankhead cotton policy and hopes for living Elizas and fair treatment for tenants, laborers, and colored folk.
Fragmentary note from Millfield dated May 12 suggests a discussion on approval of nonviolent treason and related safety concerns. The fragment references a person or group Mellon and a phrase not fully clear. Further context is needed to clarify the intent and participants.
In Other Years William Longstreet gave his graduation piano recital at Ewing Hall. Mrs. EB Lash Jr. was elected Central School Parent-Teacher Association president. Mrs. C. BE Atkinson was vice-president, Mrs Linton secretary, and Mrs C. C. Kerr completed officers.
Little Tom Craig son of Mr and Mrs W Craig injured his finger while playing a clothes ringer.
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