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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1935
Page
4
Dr. Arthur Morgan argues high taxes wasteful, noting wealth distribution should focus on helping ordinary people. He cites Henry Ford as an example of wealth funding jobs and argues property ownership reflects American ideals, while warning against taxing to fix wealth maladjustment.
The Ohio Junior Fair showcases the growth of 4 H club work and youth education through farm and town youngsters. It highlights the value of hands on earth based learning, honesty and hard work, and the need to maintain old fashioned virtues while embracing modern educational features.
In a speech to the Associated Press, Interior Secretary Ickes argues that any curb on freedom of the press speech or assembly is dangerous. He warns that restraint invites censorship and highlights the link between free press and democracy, contrasting with dictatorial regimes.
Paul Mallon notes the Roosevelt administration signals casual endorsement of buying the Federal Reserve System. Morgenthau testifies with approval as a bank bill advances. The author suggests hidden depth behind the seemingly spontaneous shift in policy stance.
The piece notes Roosevelt and Morgenthau may not push a policy because others, like Father Coughlin, see it as important. It states the government could purchase all 12 Federal Reserve bank capital for 146 million, small relative to four billion in relief spending. The banks hold the stock, worth 3 percent of their capital, paying dividends but scarcely affecting the banking structure.
The piece argues that government experts avoided buying stock in banks because they already run them through the Federal Reserve System. It contends the structure preserves private ownership while strict regulation remains strong, boosted by emergency acts since the New Deal. The new bill would extend the board’s reach to all Federal Reserve bankers.
The passage argues reformers seek to extend control over the Federal Reserve through a new bank bill. It warns that adoptive ownership would erase private ownership, signaling a final constitutional delusion. It predicts action within two years if Father Coughlin’s influence grows.
The passage notes Roosevelt and Morgenthau may support a minor measure to blunt Father Coughlin and his followers. It portrays the policy as a political tool to appease critics and counter bankers opposing broader governmental authority in the bank bill.
The text notes four democracies Sweden Finland New Zealand and Australia own their central banks. It contrasts with Russia Italy and Germany as dictatorships and observes France and England maintain a fiction of independence similar to the United States but with limited true autonomy.
Inside the Rayburn sub committee the holding companies bill stirs concern as a 3 to 3 split persists with no Democrat breaking ranks. Strategists push a top heavy Senate committee version, while leaders hint the Midwest Illinois focus aims to dodge candidacies ahead of a Kansas showdown.
A Columbia University professor comments that President Roosevelt's mouth is well suited for sound analysis prompting speculation about the nasal and ear potentials of Durate and Gable.
The noted vegetarian playwright George Bernard Shaw is described as receiving audience donations for his meals when a play fails, highlighting his public appeal and the quirky dining customs of critics.
District Tales of Long Ago by C. H. Harris describes Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River opposite Belpre as a fertile 300 acre site famed for a now vanished estate of Mr Blennerhassett. It notes the 1810 house fire and garden loss, with lingering mystery in 1826. It lists Cheshire Chester-A and Coolville and details early Ohio place names and the 1795 French Grant lands in Scioto County.
F. E. Bolton of Albany questions income and inheritance taxes aimed at sharing wealth. He views such taxes as ex post facto and compares broad redistribution to communism, urging removing business burdens and favoring tax fairness tied to benefits received.
Health Hints by Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses how modern parents and doctors debate how much psychology informs parenting. It warns that excessive worry and reliance on psychoanalysis can lead to parental hypochondriasis and overly difficult childrearing.
A collection of brief quotations from figures like Dr. George Crile Peter Bogdanoff Ted Shawn Billy Sunday and Dr Garry Myers on medicine progress American problem solving the role of women in dance and views on corporal punishment.
Katharine Strykhurst, a restless 20 year old, is sheltered by Violet Meiser after a riding accident. Violet reveals Katharine’s discontent and hints at a troubled family history. Victor Strykhurst visits, discussing plans and permissions for access as Katharine’s future looms.
Incomplete readable lines reference a daughter passing and a former’s parents. Mentions Hast An Aus, and a 0,000 figure. No clear names, dates, or full events are identifiable from the fragment.
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