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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1934
Page
4
Our Constitution What You Should Know About the Constitution
This article introduces Constitution Week and the U S Constitution born September 17 1787 as the result of the failed Articles of Confederation. It notes leaders like Washington Franklin and Madison, key compromises three fifths clause and navigation acts, and the signing on September 17 1787 with ratification by nine states. Next: legislative provisions of the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Philadelphia
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Virginia
Senate
House of Representatives
New Hampshire
What You Should Know About the Constitution
A column urges readers to understand constitutional liberties and their protection. It argues democracies crumble without vigilance, notes the Constitution can change only after careful study, and warns against attacks on fundamental rights while stressing civic responsibility and education.
Progress and Costs in State Road Construction
The article notes vast expenditures in road building and learning from past errors such as cement-filled brick roads. It cites the Athens Nelsonville highway as a costly example and argues that newer car models require rebuilding main highways and creating new alignments due to increased traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Nelsonville
Courts as Arena in New Deal Constitutional Clash
Washington observes the constitutional dispute between Hoover Borah and New Dealers. The Supreme Court faces October rulings amid a split bench. Lower courts show mixed results for NRA codes AAA cases. Government wins total 60 of 76 hearings, private suits 16 losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon Washington
Messrs. Hoover, Borah
Philadelphia
AAA
Ickes Travel Comfort Prompts Rail Tire Rule Talk
Interior Secretary Ickes complains of rough train travel after a Titusville stop and presses railroads to add rubber tires or extra cushions. Officials react, arguing over passenger comfort as Japan’s Far East trade and Italian ambitions in Abyssinia raise regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Titusville
Duce
Africa
Abyssinia
Italy
Japan
Addis Ababa
Singapore
Britain
Far East
Europe
Italians react to Japan amid racial breed talk
Italian budget committee head declares Japan would invade China to fuel race hatred and plan next against whites. Labor Board chief Garrison plans to return to Wisconsin Law School next month, while the President may urge him to stay. The Justice Department faces questions beyond Dillinger as air mail contracts probe stalls. Attorney General Cummings cites special Assistant Ristine who redirects inquiries back to Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Garrison
Labor Relations Board
Wisconsin Law School
Justice Department
Dillinger
Air Mail
Cummings
Ristine
Ohio to widen its most important roads with progress
The article argues that road funding should not all go to relief programs and that Ohio will widen its key highways. It notes highway engineers make errors similar to other industries and that progress requires costly change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Golden Wedding Party for Stewarts Across Nelsonville
Seventy five friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Stewart in Carpenter to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. The event reflected local social life as neighbors recalled decades of community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stewart
Carpenter
Learn to concentrate starts in childhood quiet
Olive Roberts Barton argues that true concentration stems from early life training in peace and quiet. Parents must establish a distraction free environment so children focus on tasks, endure interruptions later, and maintain steady effort in any work setting.
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Olive Roberts Barton
History of This District in Athens County
Samuel Gillett built a tannery in Canaan Township and prepared skins for rugs and cloth ing. Abel Miller arrived in 1802 and farmed east of Athens. he served as county surveyor, helped survey two college townships, and was a trustee of Ohio University in 1808. Joshua Hoskinson settled in Canaan in 1810 and recalled hunting deer and bear. he volunteered in the War of 1812 under Captain Jehiel Gregory. His company wintered near the Scioto headwaters, pursued the British on the Maumee, and endured three days without food before returning. Hoskinson later served 12 years as county commissioner.
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Samuel Gillett
Canaan
Athens County
Abel Miller
Athens
College
Ohio University
Parker Carpenter
New England
Joshua Hoskinson
Peter Mansfield
William Burch
Hoskinson
Jehiel Gregory
Scioto River
Maumee
Public Forum Letters Rally Against Investment Banking Abuses
In Millfield Sept 13 W Kittle argues for stronger action after banking scandals. He cites suffering from bank closures and rising prices while criticizing President Roosevelt and the New Deal era. The letter rails at vested interests and predicts a spring influx of converts to reform.
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the Messenger
Herbie
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Simeon Fess
Mr. Scott
Pomeroy
Senate
Paul Mallon
Roosevelts
W. Kittle
Miss Harpold
Guaranty Trust Co
Will Rogers
Millfield
Health Hints And Diet Health Hints And Diet
A Harvard study finds nicotine as the key tobacco component and notes smokers absorb about 10 of nicotine. Blood sugar shows mixed responses after smoking, with nine of ten cases barely shifting plus a possible hunger relief link. Some evidence suggests increased oxygen use post smoking, varying by individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Harvard
Expert says five years until TV adoption here
An authority states television will not be commercially established in this country for at least five years. Great Britain’s navy is listed at 1,008,779 tons. Hampton Roads in Virginia witnessed the historic clash of the Monitor and the Merrimac, the first ironclad vessels.
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Hampton Roads
Monitor
Merrimac
Beach Club Girl Begins Here Today Boots Lund Elopes Then Waits
Boots Lund a 18 year old from Beach Club is snubbed by Sylvia Rivers and elopes with Russ Land before he dies in a motorboat accident. She later seeks work at a department store and meets writer Denis Fenway who aids her in visiting Masterson’s book shop where she confronts his staff in the hot city afternoon.
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Boots Raeburn
Sylvia Rivers
Boots
Russ Land
Russ
Miami
Denis Fenway
Kay Chillingford
Hhis
Easthampton
Kay
Denis
Lacy’s
Miss Houghton
Masterson
Mr. Bliss
Tim
Mrs. Lund
Mr. Masterson
Burton Masterson
Lacy
So They Life I Ran for My Engineer First Assistant
A fragmented line shows someone mentioning life and an apology for running or seeking an engineer assistant. The text is unclear and presents no verifiable events or identifiable people.
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Myngineer
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