Is big business a crime or a policy issue
The essay argues against treating bigness as criminal and opposes a national tax on large firms. It cites stockholder dispersal in General Motors and AT&T, notes growth in small firms 1914–1929, and warns inheritance taxes push ownership to bankers, creating large consolidated corporations and potential unemployment if small businesses are forced out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
General Motors
American Telephone & Telegraph
England
Wilderness Passing Deplores Rural Road Building
Nationally known naturalists condemn expanding roads that erase remaining American wilderness. Sportsmen and others share concern but lack articulation. Few realize the values at stake as landscapes vanish.
Roosevelt Holds Intimate Hyde Park News Conferences
An eight man and one woman public contact delegation joins President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a cramped 12 by 10 cubbyhole office. The scene offers a close-up view of his method of public contact as reporters enter through a driveway doorway.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Tony LaRocco
Ivy
Larry
Buddy
Roosevelt on Hyde Park quake calls and fish on desk
The president speaks to callers after an earthquake near Hyde Park, says about 15 seconds of movement woke him, notes no damage, and recalls a childhood quake. He directed army Red Cross relief aid and matches with reporters about Panama trip and a sailfish on his desk.
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President Roosevelt
Hudson
Mr. Roosevelt
Secret Service
Hyde Park
Montana
Army
Red Cross and Relief Administration
Gus
Musketeers
Panama
New York
President's Halloween at End of Day
Reporters note the President went to bed after Halloween and plans a family picnic after church on Sunday. No Europe updates from the State Department. the big shock is Steve Early losing $3 in golf to a newspaper man, who claimed a 125 handicap then shot 21 under.
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Europe
State Department
Steve Early
Early
Jack
Jill
Dollar praised as the handsomest ever by Morgenthau
A secretary Morgenthau hails the new dollar as the most handsome yet while skepticism remains about its appearance compared to earlier issues. A Seattle evangelist argues religion can lift mood and aid personal expression, noting potential usefulness even if mood improvement is not achieved. The piece mocks Nazi fundraising by selling Dr. Hitler’s Famous Blood Purge.
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Morgenthau
Wilderness Loss From Roads Threatens Isolated Realms
An opinion laments road building eroding wilderness in pursuit of scenic drives. It warns that roads invite tourists and sport seekers who deplete fish and game, leaving wildlife sparse and areas open only to lone fishermen and hunters. Calls for keeping parts of the wilderness impenetrable to motor traffic.
Lookout and Albany Tales Spark Local History Talk
A public forum column features reminiscences of Albany near Athens with Lookout church picnics and a staged horse scene. It includes personal anecdotes about courting, stepping-blocks, and rival suitors, plus brief quotes from Ludendorff Wright and Borah on war and trust.
District Tales of Long Ago: Early Ewing Pioneer Life
George Ewing known as Lieutenant Ewing, first white man in what is now Ames Township, recounts crossing the Ohio frontier. The family moved from New Jersey to Waterford in 1793, then to Ames in 1798, later to Indiana where he died in 1830. His son Thomas, born 1789, grew up along the Muskingum River.
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the Messenger
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Atheny
Albany
Lookout
Siddie
George Ewing
Athens County
Ewing
New Jersey
Ohio County
West Virginia
Waterford
Muskingum
Ames Township
Thomas Gardiner
Indiana
Thomas Ewing
Muskingum River
Ewings
Athens City
Federal Creek
West Liberty
W. Va
Ohio River
Little Hocking River
Halloween Party for Frances Reading and Local Club News
Frances Reading hosted a Halloween party at her Jerseyville Road home. Maude Skidmore was elected president of the Girls Mission Circle with Velma Staneart as vice president Iris Fierce as secretary and Neise Robinson as treasurer at the district meeting of the Athens Presby terial. Esther Class Halloween party was hosted by Mrs Gloyd Warner with Tessa Mitchell Maggie Betts Sylvia Devol assisting at Mrs Warner’s Nelsonville home.
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Frances Reading
Jerseyville Road
Maude Skidmore
Girls Mission Circle
Women’s Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Velma Staneart
Iris Fierce
Neise Robinson
Gloyd Warner
Tessa Mitchell
Maggie Betts
Sylvia Devol
Warner
Nelsonville
Gone for visits and school as international events unfold
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs J F Oldfield planned a trip to relatives in Baltimore. Miss Kathleen Brown headed to Wellston for winter schooling with sister Mrs Reed Aleshire. In Harpath Turkey four American College professors were tortured and killed. Students were killed or abducted and girls sold into harems. France admitted executing two German women. Miss Edith Elder hosted a Halloween party with guests Mary Poston Frances Foster Margaret Rowland Margaret Merwin Frances Hatch Dorothy Slutz Florence Carr Blanch Wyatt Frances McCormick.
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Kathleen Brown
Wellston
Mrs. Reed Aleshire
Welleton
Harpath
Turkey
France
Edith Elder
J. R. Elder
Mary Poston
Frances Foster
Margaret Rowland
Margaret Merwin
Frances Hatch
Dorothy Slutz
Florence Carr
Blanch Wyatt
Frances McCormick
Robbery Case Ties Bond Scheme to Moonlit Night Club
Federal agent Larry Glenn probes a bank robbery connected to stolen bonds sold to Donald Montague by Bobby Wallace. Jean Dunn, secretary to adjourned attorney, faces a secret engagement as witnesses detail a tear gas incident and a shootout near a window during the holdup. Buddy McGinnis, a Legionnaire, describes confronting a gunman and the escape as the story continues.
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Jean Dunn
Donald Montague
Bobby Wallace
Jean
Golden Feather
Sandy Harkins
Sandy
Bobby
Lewis
Larry Glenn
Wingy Lewis
Larry
Mr. Dunn
Tony LaRocco
Buddy McGinnis
Buddy
Legion
Criminals in Maplehurst Bank Robbery Questioned
Federal agents led by Larry Glenn interview bank staff and view photos of two suspects in the Maplehurst robbery. Dunn identifies one as Red Jackson with uncertainty and confirms the other as the gunman, noting their close-up circumstances during the incident.
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Larry Glenn
Maplehurst
Mr. Dunn
Larry
When the Night Winds Sigh Poem by LedA Sams
A short poem about recalling a lover as night winds sigh through maples and a stream. The speaker hears the beloved’s voice in the breeze and feels a kiss in the touch of air, described with gentle imagery and flowers.
Health Hints and Diet From Dr Morris Fishbein
Health column warns toys can shape a child's future and urges safe durable toys. It notes sleds bicycles and gym toys aid development, but hazards like sharp edges and weak parts cause injuries. babies should have clean wash toys and avoid noisy agitators.
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Morris Fishbein
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Will C. Merritt
Garfield Ave
Columbus
Erich Ludendorff
Germany
Frank Lloyd Wright
Senator Borah
J. M. Hyde
C. H. Bartlett
Evans
Athens
J. F. Oldfield
Baltimore
George Clark
Signats
Two Guy
Nemupe
Mes. T.capweis
Toronto
Ada
Umental Marvel
Italy
V/RGH
Dante
Tasso Ariost
Thomas
John Elam
Allene
Wizard OF the Switchboard
Kitty McKeever
King Features Syndicate
Miss McKeever
Rizal
NEA Service, Inc
Poets’ Corner
Leda Sams
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