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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger publishes weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. The paper serves Athens and surrounding communities in southeastern Ohio with telegraph wire reports and national coverage. Subscriptions are listed for carrier and mail delivery, with various weekly and yearly rates.
Herbert Hoover ends a long span of public service spanning World War I wartime work in Belgium and later roles in the cabinet and presidency. The nation should acknowledge his decades of service as he resumes private citizenship after two decades away from the White House.
The National Safety Council uses a fir tree metaphor to show motor vehicle fatality trends from 1915 to 1952. It notes rising deaths through 1931, then a smaller 1952 branch as fuel use fell and people pushed for action, urging broader trimming to reach the trunk.
The piece argues farm surplus will shrink as farmers reduce planting due to debt and high costs. It notes many lenders urged loans during boom times, now pressing farmers to sell less and raise prices as supply tightens. It predicts price rises may occur from economic forces, not policy alone.
The legislature has approved beer stirring talk of local option battles across taxing districts. Citizens may clash over open beer sales while other Sunday activities rapidly expand. The piece notes a looming shift ahead of repeal debates and questions how society will handle the new image with education and calm discussion.
Dorothy Dix argues that age no longer defines women’s worth or marriage prospects. She notes that women age openly to their families while pursuing travel and culture, insisting maturity and character now outweigh youth and beauty in attracting partners.
The article discusses whether children should eat sugar and sweets, advising that simple, pure treats are acceptable. It cites Dr. E. V. McCollum and the Agnews on tooth health, emphasizes brushing after eating, and warns against sweets before meals.
An illustrated note recalls Napoleon I marrying Marie Louise on April 1 1810 at St Cloud and her later desertion on April 1 1814 after Allied pressure. It also mentions a medieval case of a cat hanged for murder in Longueville in 1476 and mocks legal trials for animals. Tomorrow a Telephone Dog.
Diagnostic overview by Morris Fishbein explains that frequent or severe nose bleeds can indicate diseases such as hemophilia purpura scurvy severe anemia or hypertension with vascular rupture. Most nose bleeds stop when the patient is laid flat cooled and treated with gauze packing vessel pinching or cauterization.
Oscar Fulton and family slept as a basement entry left their home at 8 North High Street ransacked with only small change stolen. Ohio National Guard Company L members enjoyed a large meal at the Armory, sixty men in attendance. Major B M Johnson honored the unit for a second place in the One Hundred and Sixty Sixth Ohio Infantry tournament. Presbyterian Church annual meeting opened with a cafeteria supper and elected officers. High school students were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J I Van Dyke for Frances Forsayth's fourteenth birthday with many attendees.
Twenty years ago B G Dorsey of Alexander returned from Columbus where he investigated safety for families of his son and daughter. He described destruction of life and property in the flood as almost indescribable. Company L guarded flood stricken Marietta under Capt G M Johnson. Part of the company patrolled Pom eroy Bend where martial law prevailed with Lieut Francis Frebault in command. County Treasurer Totman published in The Messen.
Washington reports Miss Perkins has launched a monthly press conference and classroom for reporters at the Labor Department. She explains employment and payroll indexes, base years, and trends, arguing for clear, honest presentation of February data and noting declines relative to long-term averages.
A liner on the Red Sea was boarded by migrating swallows seeking safety from pursuing hawks, one of which attacked a ship officer. The Severn Valley toll bridge in England, cast in 1779, remains in use as the first cast iron bridge. An aviator two miles up can see 150 miles on a clear day. Train service on the B and O Railroad resumed through Athens to Parkersburg after high water disrupted travel.
Washington notes reveal President Roosevelt moved to revive the World Court resolution before adjournment. The move drew mixed reactions as party platform pledges were cited and Foreign Relations Committee channeled action. Frances Perkins highlighted labor data amid broader political maneuvering.
The article explains the paradox of the earth being both strong and weak with 9000 earthquakes yearly, most causing little damage. It describes molten rock eruptions, deep-sea pressures, and rapid crustal movements as quake causes, plus how seismographs measure waves and reveal ongoing crustal changes.
April 3 at their home in Millfield, a son named Marshal Cl, grandson of Mr and Mrs Smith of near Chauncey and Mrs Grant Peyatt, formerly of Millfield.
A crossword style list presents clues and answers across many entries including politics and everyday terms. It references Germany election results from March 5 and includes various clues for words ranging from political roles to everyday objects.
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