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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1934

Page

4

Newspaper Associations and Advertising Rates Notice

The notice lists memberships including the American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association and Associated Press national representatives John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Advertising rates available on application at home or foreign offices Obituary and card of thanks nominal entry.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association Associated Press John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit

PWA Faces Backlash Over Wage Scales and Costs

The article argues that PWA wage scales priced labor above local rates, deterring bids and delaying projects. It notes tax districts balking at higher bonds as costs rise, reducing both public and private construction. Consumers strike at inflated prices, delaying recovery efforts until prices align with what buyers can pay.

PWA Pwaa

No Terminal Facilities For Parking In Cities

The piece urges engineers to develop better motor terminal facilities as parking scarcity in urban centers worsens. It argues that planning and pricing now favor restrictive laws over space provision, noting high demand, traffic costs, and the need for cheaper, centralized parking to boost efficiency and trade.

Athens

Biting the Hand That Feeds Forecasts a New Congress Program

The piece describes a forthcoming Congress shaping its own distinct program with old age pensions unemployment insurance and expanded public works. It argues the plan rests on preserving or taxing existing capital and warns that without wealth to tax the government cannot sustain its relief efforts or experiments.

Congress Wall Street Brandeis Supreme Court Felix Frankfurter

Tugwell to Europe sparks Hyde Park talk on New Deal plan

Washington dispatch notes a planned European tour by Mr. Tugwell and its timing amid next year’s program planning. Speculation grows after a tense exchange with President Roosevelt over a prior suggestion to send General Johnson abroad.

Paul Mallon Washington Hyde Park Tugwell Europe AAA Roosevelt General Johnson

Tugwell May Move From Agriculture to Advisory Role

The piece argues President Roosevelt may shift Rexford Tugwell from the Agriculture Department to a broader advisory position after the congressional elections. Tugwell is described as an idea man and thinker more than an administrator, with conflicts in the department likely to push him toward high level advisory work.

Roosevelt Tugwell Agriculture Department Agriculture Smith Byrd

Capitalists Face Uncertainty Amid New Legislation Fears

The excerpt notes private business links the capitalist system to ongoing uncertainty and fear of radical laws, while executives seek to push their theories into practice and intensify pressure for change.

Nounce

High Cost of Strikes Highlighted by Minneapolis Truck Tie Up

The Minneapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce reports the truck strike cost drivers 575000 in wages while employers lost 20 in diminished business and taxpayers paid 450000 for national guard calls. The report notes deaths injuries property damage and long term losses, arguing peaceful settlement would have been cheaper.

Minneapolis

Ten Years Ago News Highlights From Athens Area

A 10 hour patrol note records a new Prisoner behind county jail bars. Miss Esther Harris visits relatives in Columbus. Kenneth Christy and Gladys Mabel Chapman receive the first September marriage license in Guysville. Esther Watkins returns from Akron to Athens. Over 10 000 gallons of tomatoes canned at Athens State Hospital per Superintendent John Berry.

Pete McKinley Kenneth Christy Gladys Mabel Chapman Guysville Athens State Hospital John Berry

When a Convalescent Child Returns to School

A mother asks if a girl not fully strong after illness should return to school. The piece urges recognizing health and rest as essential, noting doctors’ certificates, possible half days, and coordinated plans with doctors and school staff to prevent harm and support recovery.

Reform for fairs to blend livestock show with agri culture display

B C Skinner of Albany RD 2 urges a statewide consolidation of county fairs into a single regional livestock show. He argues pooling resources, higher cash prizes for top breeds, and shipping blue ribbon stock to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, to boost competition and fair finances.

Columbus B. C. Skinner Albany R. D

Notable Quotes From Historical Figures Highlight Independence

Frances Robinson claims General Johnson needs no counsel and has a strong mind. Edward H. Hayes asserts the American Legion stays out of politics to avoid misunderstood objectives. Gertrude Hoffman laments Isadora Duncan's death ended her artistic era.

Johnson Miss Frances Robinson American Legion Edward H. Hayes Isadora Duncan Gertrude Hoffman

Seven Wonders of Medical Science as Seen by Morris Fishbein

The article lists seven medical wonders such as immunity anesthesia antisepsis nutrition light and ventilation and glandular therapies. It emphasizes medicine advances over 50 years including vaccines diagnostics pain relief and surgical cleanliness. It notes psychology psychiatry and mental health advances as equally important beyond the listed wonders.

The Childless Army and the English Calendar Reform

The 1582 papal reform by Pope Gregory XIII cut 10 days from the calendar, but England and its colonies did not adopt it until 1752, when 11 days were dropped and September 14 followed September 2. Thus September 3 to 13 did not exist that year, meaning no births occurred in those locales. The River of Blood in Honduras near Virtud touches San Salvador and Guatemala, a cave yields a red liquid forming a river of blood said to be infusoria, later linked to bats and vampires. Tomorrow: A Lid hours.

Gregory XIII B. C England Virtud Dept. of Gracias Honduras San Salvador Guatemala Mary Boots Lacy’s

Boots and Gossip End Careers in New York Suburb

Boots Raeburn, an eighteen year old from Larchneck, resigns from the Juniors after Sylvia Rivers snubs her. Gossip drives her to marry Russ Land, moves to Greenwich Village, then faces accusation when a ten dollar bill goes missing at Lacy's. Boots endures humiliation while seeking work and tiny comforts in a cold city.

Boots Raeburn Sylvia Rivers Sylvia Boots Larchneck New York Russ Land Mel Raeburn Russ Miami Greenwich Village

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Hull M. Troyanovsky Virginia Hills Moore France Douglas J. M. Higgins Balsam Lake Wis Esther Harris Henrietta Watkins Akron Mrs Fred Finsterwald Hocking Valley Fairgrounds Berger Brothers Wright Brothers Charles A. Cornwell New York City Holiday Nelsonville J. G. Harner Grace Stickney Olive Roberts Barton Johnny Messenger Public Forum Messenger Realth DR. Morris Fishbein United States Germany Gus Hurst Cincinnati Joe Maot Beach Club Girls Mr. Bliss Miss Aprel Miss Apfel Miss Apse Lacy Lower Sixth Avenue
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