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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1934
Page
4
The Athens Messenger established 1825 provides regional news for Athens and surrounding counties in Ohio. The paper notes its publisher, editing staff, and affiliations with major news associations while detailing circulation and postal classifications.
A reflective editorial argues memory and violence in labor disputes reveal a long recovery path. It condemns strikes and property destruction while weighing workers and employers views under NRA codes and government recovery aims. The piece calls for a better decision method beyond confrontation.
Washington May 27. Altruists Nos 2 and 3 Tom Corcoran and Ben Cohen attended every congressional conference committee meeting on the Stock Market Bill and Securities Act changes. Altruist No 1 Jim Landis joined only when amendments were under review. Ben Cohen reported the results to the press each day, explaining the proceedings.
Roosevelt era allegory amid stock regulation debate. Congress invited the Hoodsmen as experts. Corcoran Cohen and Landis credited with key bills, stirring dispute over bias and public service. The piece hints at self authored legislation as a remedy.
The phase of the Hoodsmen's effort to modify the Securities Act shifts burden of proof. A claimant need only state he relied on an untruthful corporation official to sue, restoring teeth to the act. Leaders include Representative Rayburn Senator Byrnes and Senator Fletcher guiding Democratic and some Republican support with Roosevelt aid.
The administration quietly presses for the Wagner Labor Board Bill joining Senator Wagner and Miss Perkins. Strikes across the country push a reluctant Senate committee to report the bill. The same pattern as the Stock Bill emerges, with passage anticipated despite manufacturers' objections. The opposition was misled by Roosevelt's statements.
A farmer in Italy let a pig wander onto a road and a motorist swerved to avoid it, sustaining damage. The supreme court ruled that the pig’s behavior, though not fault or force majeure, creates an uninterrupted causal chain making the owner responsible for the damages.
Business conditions have improved allowing many firms to repay RFC loans and freeing them to criticize the government for delaying prosperity.
Toledo May 26. Broun reports a violent strike scene with killings and injuries. He calls for authority led negotiation before the plant reopens and notes the open shop outcome as dangerous and warlike. A naked strikebreaker was beaten through business streets.
A bystander account describes John Viskupski guiding a protester away from about 250 people near the interurban station. The scene features tearful reporters, chlorine fears, and brick-throwing by youths amid the Toledo strike, with mixed motives and unintended property damage.
A speaker condemns mobs and war while defending workers and guards. He contrasts a small town underclass with rioting youths, noting how civilians become symbols of capitalism when armed. He argues for sympathy with the thin line of National Guardsmen amid class conflict.
The passage discusses President Roosevelt weighing a 30 hour week and a six day week for rail workers while Congress debates sending social legislation to a committee for summer review. Byrnes reports concern over inflation bills and bank bill payoffs as Wagner Bull remains on the agenda.
Health notes explain barber's itch can be from pus germs staphylococcus ringworm or mild tuberculosis. Treatment varies by germ, with remedies from ointments to antiseptics and even X rays. Stopping shaving during infection and good hygiene, plus a simple diet, help prevent spread and aid healing.
Yesterday's cartoon describes a cement house in a swamped Tunis harbor area whose foundations slipped. It leans about 10 degrees, less than the Leaning Tower of Pisa at 4 12 degrees, yet the structure shows no cracks. The building now serves as a flow mill and has become a notable local feature. Tomorrow asks Where Did The Start And End.
Billy earns a passing report card after months of effort while his father scolds the imperfect scores and laments missed praise. His mother defends the hard work, arguing pride should rise from achievement, not fear of failure. The piece questions parental praise as motive and its impact on motivation.
Public forum letter from M R Merritt of Columbus, Ohio, correcting details of C A Spriggs History of Columbia Chapel. He recalls Pointrock Meigs County post office history from 1886, describes a dilapidated front building and a small round hut, notes no church meetings there since before 1850, mentions the Green School nearby, and details old classroom furniture and conditions. Continued tomorrow.
A desolate mood follows violence as students clamor with police amid missiles and a closed plant. The speaker mourns blood for blood while reaffirming pacifist beliefs and urging better resolve.
The article notes a Supreme Court ruling awarding damages to a farmer amid pollution of Raccoon Creek by coal companies. It laments pollution in the west north and east branches of Little Raccoon, threatening fish, minnows, frogs, and cattle relying on the water and calls for purification measures.
In Nelsonville on May 24 CE landowners and sportsmen clash with stock raisers over pollution of streams. A court in Ohio will rule on who is responsible for damages totaling 7000 dollars as parties wake to a potential suit and seek a prompt decision.
The document lists members of a graduating class including Harley Emerson and Marie Beal among others. It notes a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Homer Shields and their family. A separate item reports the incubator house at the Gerald Chicken farm in Logan was destroyed.
The Loyal Womens Clas of the Christ Sunday School at New Marsh held a banquet to close an attendance contest with the Women’s class winning. Lectures or talks were given by Boden Robert A Dean and Miss Fry as teachers of the Men's class. The passage mentions admiration for a German figure and shipping director Hitler in a fragmentary context.
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