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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1934
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists advertising rates and obituary card options. It notes subscription prices by carrier and mail within Ohio, with annual and half-year terms, and details about office insertion of notices and editorial associations.
The national movement to renovate homes and modernize follows the National Housing Act. It aims to finance repairs and improve living standards, stimulating economic recovery and durable goods demand. Campaigns educate communities about the credit terms and encourage owners to spend cash, potentially creating billions in business and reducing future costs.
The piece argues Ohio taxpayers shoulder most public costs while many residents, lacking property, pay nothing directly. It notes loan taxes rise far faster than population, urges economy, and says new tax limits help but do not solve tax and school issues. The legislature must find real solutions.
Harvard professor Dr. William Ernest Hocking warned teachers that public schools now carry the duty of shaping character and guiding youth, replacing parental discipline. He notes the shift from home to school has raised concerns about a generation dulled by rote and lacking real sense of value.
In Washington, President Roosevelt signaled wage restoration for government workers, tying it to an expected spring upswing in prices and values. The piece notes insiders view the move as a broader business forecast, not a simple budgetary gesture, and recalls past forecasting by New Dealers amid economic uncertainty.
The article reports tension around NIRB chairman Williams amid an AFL report criticizing his labor views. It notes a tobacco industry code issued by Williams’s NRA division, plus ongoing coordination by Richberg. It also mentions Johnson’s kept influence, Hillman handling bankers' code, and a TVA joke about residence length sidestepping job criteria.
Huey Long's guards enter Tennessee under misused pretext to guard wildlife. A Massachusetts man endures a year without sleep. A Philadelphia Sunday avoided by customers at the Century of Progress. The expo’s summer hot dog tally reaches 2,000,000, prompting questions about quantity.
Athens County observed October as a historic month with under a fifth inch of rain and 26 consecutive dry days. Local activities included Halloween parties by Mrs. Will A. Lewis and Mrs. James Bilazier, a golden wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sheldon, and Beta Theta Pi's eighth annual Halloween dinner at the Masonic Temple. Notable guests attended from Wellston Circleville Columbus and Marting Ferry. The Fa gan family hosted a masked party for Charles and Walter Fagan with many local youths in attendance. Teachers passing examinations include IL Dinsmoor Ray Moore Elsie Braley Alma Langdon Joanna Dye Elizabeth Burgeass Mary Williams A Z Penrose Mary Withgott Hazel Lee Wilson J A Hines Leah Griffin and A Z Penrose.
Boris Nikola jewsky profiles Aseft a master double agent for the Ochrana at the start of the century. The spymaster infiltrates revolutionaries rising to head the terrorist wing of the Social Revolutionary Party and orchestrates high profile assassinations while feeding both sides. He betrays allies, avoids exposure, and flees to Germany where he dies during World War I. The book portrays a tale of intricate plotting and double crossing.
A 1811 sea ship Enter prise was built by Captain Caleb Barstow on the Hocking River south bank and launched to New Orleans in 1812. Early Rome Settlement began 1808 with Selby Thompson Simmons. pioneer Christopher Herrold moved from Ames to Dover. A 1804 double log barn raised by Daniel Stewart drew 50 men with rye whiskey, chicken pie, and a dance that night. no profanity, lively but boisterous labor and merriment.
The writer expresses confusion over supporting Donahey due to party actions and money politics. He recalls historical figures, criticizes Muscle Shoals and land expansion, cites Harpers and Angell, mentions Pennsylvanian leadership under Governor Pinchot, and hints at continuing discussion on Page 7.
Olive Roberts Barton explores how praise affects children in home and school. She argues praise should be honest and aimed at effort as well as result, urging a balance to avoid fostering sham or discouragement.
A collection of remarks by Simeon D. Fess Richard E. Byrd Harold Ickes Roger Babson Benito Mussolini and others highlighting views on currency war politics fortune and fascism as the era's stances. The statements reflect a tense mix of economic and ideological positions from the period.
Major Campbell Russell of London rode nine races at the Ahaines meeting in March 1919 winning eight. This capped a remarkable week with Russell achieving no fewer than seventeen wins in total across events.
Dan Bleeker and criminologist Sidney Griff untangle a murky case involving Charles Morden’s death and Frank Cathay’s alleged poisoning. Suspects include Alice Lorton Esther Ordway and Kenneth Boone as Robert Chelton, with a shadowy link to power, impersonation, and a pivotal new angle right under their noses.
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