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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger reports a community work program to clear debris, cart waste, and remove fire hazards. Town crews mobilize to clean streets, alleys, and public spaces with help from volunteers and local officials.
A reflective piece contrasts April dawns with daily delusions and celebrates spring’s fresh light. It then shifts to warning drivers about roadside signs in rural Ohio, noting vandalism, detours, and the need for sign maintenance for highway safety.
Readers are urged to organize drives to aid seasonal workers and promote beauty, safety, health as good weather returns. The article discusses rising health concerns, changing diets, and the impact of concentrated foods on energy and future human traits. It cites social clubs, churches, and schools as potential organizers.
A garbled text urges business leaders to honor the Constitution and liquor law amid a discussion of sensitive wartime conditions and unspecified actions. The fragment mentions trenches and a named Gowen, but clarity and specifics are limited.
A column presents Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health giving guidance on air quality and breathing, the dangers of city living, and the importance of proper diet and hydration. It includes questions and answers on vitamin C related scurvy like symptoms, food combinations for workers, and foot care remedies for toe joint pain.
A collage of questions and answers covers topics from animal behavior and dentistry to theater, military history, nails, and power projects. It includes references to Mark Hopkins, Caesar, Brutus, and Egyptian pyramids, with dates and figures noted alongside, reflecting a student study sheet dialogue.
The author muses that if ordinary tees could sense whisky stills and guide prohibition agents to them it would be intriguing but insufficient to end bootlegging. The remark highlights ongoing illicit distilling and persistence of bootlegging despite detection aids.
A French financier leaves ten thousand frames to Hethechid heirs as money flows up the line. The Fox Company wins a fierce battle and passes to Halsey. AT and T emerges as a dominant force with four billion dollars in real property, rivaling a Mount Everest of finance. William Fox disputes face a Wall Street smash from rivals.
Entire families of Durango hunt scorpions to earn pay from the Mexican Health Department. The scheme offers two and a half cents for each live male scorpion and five cents for each female, with the note that the female is more poisonous than the male.
Washington reports Postmaster General Brown and Walter Brown propose raising first class mail by 2 1/2 cents to close the department’s deficit. They argue the postal service should be self supporting like a public utility and paid for by users rather than taxpayers. The plan follows a long study of mail costs and class rates, with emphasis on efficiency and rate revision.
A compact guide illustrating common mispronunciations and misspellings with examples. It defines terms like edification and stresses accurate usage, suggesting practice to improve speaking and writing. The text emphasizes phonetic awareness and orderly vocabulary growth.
The week’s top social moment was a Thursday afternoon party hosted by Mrs. Robert Wood and Mrs. A Bruce Wells in Music Hall. Guests included Mrs. F Dix Preston and Mrs. Willem Blackbern with Miss Elisabeth Carber and Miss Estella Allen among the hostesses. Robert S Cook left for an extended stay in San Diego California.
Athens County assessors gathered at the Courthouse after receiving supplies to begin work in their districts Monday. Mrs. J. Frank Smith, the scientific temperance instruction supervisor, will speak at the county institute. Miss Nima Butta, a teacher at the Glouster schools, was a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Botts.
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