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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger details its long history from 1896 to 1929 with publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris. It notes weekday afternoon publication except Saturday and a large Sunday edition, plus affiliations with press associations and circulation details.
A reprint discusses soaring tax valuations in Northwestern Ohio where land taxed at five cents an acre in 1879 now commands seven dollars per acre, a rate likely surpassing land value in 1854. The piece argues roads and public services expanded since then, raising the cost of local government while citizens resist higher levies, anticipating widespread tax protests.
The death of Montana prospector John E. Lee known as Golden Jack is touched on, celebrating his lifelong pursuit of gold across the western ranges. The piece contrasts the hunter’s restless quest with ordinary life, noting the lure of the hunt over eventual riches and the enduring mystique of chasing a vision.
An old time marshal was soaked in enforcing local quarrels but today police face complex duties. Traffic control demands wide highways and considerate driving. While they chase traffic knots and petty offenses, serious crime risks rise as budgets limit protection.
Report from New York on a long dance marathon where weary participants, including a mother and son, endure hunger and fatigue while onlookers bet and comment. The piece notes name changes among Jewish writers, a George Kaufman anecdote, and Bryant Park’s Federal Hall replica rising amid urban decay and crowds seeking meaning.
The Athens Messenger prints an onetime inquiry column where Frederic J. Haskin’s Information Bureau answers readers questions for two cents postage. Topics include physicians and hospitals in 1931, meanings of phrases, Marine losses in World War I, asbestos sources, colonial confirmation, and stock exchange terms.
A poem laments compulsory golf as punishment in a western penitentiary. The speaker questions forcing convicts to play daily, imagining griping, futile drill as cruel and dehumanizing. It argues right conduct should come without punitive bent toward such sport.
A brief devotional line reads as a thought for today from Geontais 4 13 urging endurance beyond burden. The wording emphasizes bearing hardships with faith and resolve in quiet reflection.
Arbor Day will be celebrated in Athens with a tree planting at the Armory to honor soldiers from Athens who gave their lives in World War I. The item also notes street resurfacing along Court Street and Union Street, Ohio’s vital statistics standing, and various local civic updates from the period.
The article recalls M Marcel celebrating his 70th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his Marcel Wave invention in 1922. It notes the hairstyle that made him famous and wealthy, inspired by his mother’s waved hair. It also mentions the Natural Mummy Chuquicamata, a copper district in Atacama, Chile, where a miner’s mummified body was found after a cave-in and natural preservation due to dry copper-salt saturated air. Tomorrow feature previews the Most Deadly American Pistoleer.
Readers discuss the coal strike and widespread hunger in 1932. Floyd Brown from Kimberly argues workers deserve wages and dignity, while William H Williams of Chauncey reflects on wartime shortages and charity versus self-help, urging action to ease suffering.
A letter contrasts debates over feeding Ohio’s hungry with the real need of hungry children. The writer notes Red Cross Salvation Army and public efforts, praises the home of the brave and land of the free, but warns that once funds and resources run out more must be done.
Reporter recalls Washington street battle as Communists clash with police near the Japanese embassy. officers seize banners, arrest demonstrators, and injuries occur among both sides. Several charged with assault, fines up to 300 dollars.
The Athens Messenger advertises an Official Road Map with a current U S map, touring information, state vehicle laws, shortest distance charts between major cities, a highways list, first aid instructions, forest travel directions, and rules for taking a car into Canada Mexico or Cuba. A coupon reply costs 15 cents.
Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin directs readers to enclose fifteen cents with a request for an Official Road Map. Include name street state for mailing.
A speaker argues mothers should not fear dirt. She recalls a southern family with four barefoot children playing in sunlit soil, praising ground to play and daily baths but warning against over sanitizing. She urges more parks and country life for urban children.
Several hundred Columbia students marched and chanted on Wednesday demanding free press as signs declared Strike For a Free Press and Think Out Loud while a campus demonstration unfolded with signs and noisy rhetoric. The piece also highlights bow and arrow shooting by Howard Hill and comparisons to historic archery.
The Stars Say day highlights unexpected private and business changes with travel and unusual associations. Strangers figure in the day, romance is prominent, birthdays may see radical, spectacular changes and travel. Literary work, inventions, occult interests pursued, but caution with strangers and women.
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