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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1934

Page

4

Obituary Card and Advertising Rates Notice

Nominal obituary and card of thanks note appears with reference to advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Mentions associations and national representatives including Jonn W Cullen Company in Chicago New York Detroit.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Associated “Ohio Inland Daily Press Association Iated Press Jonn W Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit

The Strenuous Life Echoes Across a Quiet Nation

Merle Thorpe argues America must embrace individual enterprise and risk to sustain national vitality. He cites Roosevelt, the Dionne quintuplets, drought plains, and San Francisco resilience as proof that effort and responsibility are essential to progress, despite comfort-seeking trends.

Chicago Theodore Roosevelt Hamilton Club United States of America Dionne Associated Press FERA San Franciscan America Merle Thorpe

Women Run Gardens, Grangers Say They Grow Best

Mary reports a Grangers debate at New Marshfield about whether husbands or wives should manage gardens. The consensus favors women, noting that many standout flower and vegetable plots are supervised by women who bring patience, health, and a talent for arranging shrubs and blooms.

Grangers New Marshfield

Resorts Boast Record Patronage Amid Bright Outlook

The present trend of travel and sightseeing by millions suggests potential growth in other spending forms. The U.S. economy could lift sooner if this upbeat mood translates to broader spending, as summer resorts report unprecedented patronage this year.

Inside Roosevelt circle shifts and quiet resignations

In Washington on September 3, insiders note a widening gap between President Roosevelt and some New Deal aides including ex-budget chief Douglas. The drift centers on budget principles and political concessions, with Morganthau and Bell appointments signaling a harder line, while Germany’s economic relapse adds tension to trade negotiations.

Paul Mallon Washington Douglas President Roosevelt Mr. Douglas Roosevelt Mr. Morgenthau Mr. Woodin Mr. Bell Louis Howe Howe

Travel boom Drives renewed luxury spending

The piece notes a rapid rebound in travel and luxury consumption with heavy highway traffic to fairs, lakes, and visits, strong train and bus business, rising summer wiring lists for cottages, and a thriving used car market, while people invest in homes and comfort. It concludes lasting values rarely leave a constant impression on Americans.

Vitamins and Deficiency Signs From Dr Morris Fishbein

A health column outlines four tests to determine if a disease is due to vitamin deficiency. It explains that symptoms must improve with vitamin intake, that preventing disease is a sign, that substances must not alone account for benefits, and that early tissue signs predate severe disease.

Sally’s skipped grade harms school progress and health

A mother recounts Sally who skipped to 6B but struggled with arithmetic, losing marks, sleep, color, and appetite. Despite early pride, the child fell behind, faced a half year setback, and the overall math foundation suffered, foreshadowing lifelong difficulty.

Sally

Ed Howe debate sparks Messenger public forum letter

Carl E. Parker of Athens defends Ed Howe while criticizing his country home philosophy. He questions the notion that the rich are inherently good and argues opportunity has waned in America. He cites concerns over wealth, credit, and social mobility.

Ed Howe the Messenger America Ea Howe Carl E. Parker Athens R. D The Messenger Parker

Spartan civic duty and labor in ancient law notes

Fragment mentions Sparta and Helots, claiming citizens should avoid labor as unworthy. Describes the Spartans as ruling class with leisure, in a historical note about civic duties and subjugation by the rulers. References to tomorrow and blood appear as fragmentary hints.

Sparta

Boots Surrenders To A Hasty Marriage In New York

Boots, 18, rebuffed by Sylvia Rivers after gossip, resigns from the Juniors in Larchneck. She marries Russ Land, a swimming instructor with little ambition, moves in with his brother and wife, and faces a bleak, dependent future as she searches for work and grapples with her mother’s disapproval. Boots meets old friend Isabel Hathway for lunch and hints at pale prospects while her life grows lonelier in a shabby flat.

Boots Baeburn Sylvia Rivers Sylvia Boots Larchneck New York Russ Land Raeburn Russ Isabel Hathway Isabel Florida Long Island Astoria Lacy’s South Gloria Larcneck Lou Apa Miami

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