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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger serving Athens Ohio and surrounding communities lists editors and managers, regional coverage across five counties, and advertising rates. It notes circulation, union memberships, and post office classification with subscription pricing including weekly carrier and annual mail options.
Michigan approved the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in a surprising spring vote. The result showed broad cross state support from rural counties to urban centers, with dry majorities collapsing across nearly all districts. The state had previously maintained prohibition before the amendment took effect.
Captain Anton F Heinan, builder of Zeppelins and a trainer of naval dirigible crews, says the Akron wreck resembles the Shenandoah before a whitewash charge. Heinan calls for a thorough investigation to reveal all facts without fear or favor, even if powerful opponents are affected.
The eleventh Earl of Egmont relinquishes his English earldom to live as a rancher in Pridis Alberta. Raised on a western Canadian ranch, he found nobility life unsatisfying and chose to return to the open country, marrying a Calgary dental assistant in the process. His estates in England are now offered for sale.
A broad push presses President Roosevelt to act on inflation to counter deflation from bank deposit freezes and reduced government spending. Proposals include a five billion dollar public works fund and reducing the dollar’s value to spur spending, with debate over gold orders and monetary policy amid mixed views in government and business circles.
Dorothy Dix advises a self confessed spoiled girl to stop blaming parents and take action. She urges self discipline, daily good deeds, work, and consideration for others, warning that selfishness leads to unhappiness while unselfish service brings joy and lasting rewards.
A Berlin report links a mannequin shortage to wartime hardship and Allied blockade. Hardship in childhood left Germans with weak physiques, suggesting war's brutal legacy extends beyond battlefields and into consumer life and future labor. Inflation fears and calls for price relief add to a tense postwar economy.
Polar bears possess a keen sense of smell to locate prey up to 20 miles away. The osprey shows prowess in catching fish with its claws. Bermuda onions are also widely grown in Texas and Florida, not limited to Bermuda.
Editor Barker outlines elder care in JAMA: adults over 60 should rest more and avoid mental strain, take up gradual gentle exercise like gardening, retire slowly, and limit tobacco and alcohol to prudent amounts. Eat lighter, digestible meals with less meat and fats, chew well, and consider five small meals if suitable.
Advice on supervised infant sun exposure with a doctor’s guidance. It notes variability by climate, season, age, and prior sun exposure, and emphasizes caution against overexposure and cold risks. Early stages use minimal exposure, indoors with warmth and wind protection, then outdoors later in spring before 3 PM.
Washington reports on the failed push for a 30 hour work week in federal service echoing past moves such as the five day week. The piece notes limited leave, the end of furloughs, refunds of salary cuts, and objections to a merged army navy plan while detailing a popular but short lived Washington speakeasy in the National Press Club Building.
The Kiwanis Club forms a committee to organize a minstrel show to raise funds for Athens street markets. Members include Prof. T. N. Hoover as chairman J. J. Schmidt and Principal Russell Rupp. The Child Conservation League met at Mrs. Charles DeMolet Jr. s Grosvenor Street home with Mrs. Fred H. McCoy assisting.
Twenty years ago the Ohio University planned an inter-society literary contest featuring readings essays poems and short stories. Judge committee members included Prof. Raymond Slutz and Mrs E D Sayre. Frank Falloon conducted the Governor Cox train during a flood inspection tour in Athens.
Long list of crossword style clues with numerical indices across and down references. Contains items like wonders of the world, various definitions, and missing letters, requiring solution of terms such as places, objects, and descriptors.
The Messenger letter criticizes government handling of the economic crisis, arguing Washington misrepresented the plight and used a disguised dole via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It cites distribution of RFc loans, noting heavy lending to a few banks and large cities, with broader claims of misallocation and political manipulation.
Prepared by Reverend Gaius Glenn at a sponsored gathering on Tuesday April. The message centers on Matthew 25 and the call to compassion toward the needy, depicting Christ among the suffering and urging believers to touch the hand of Jesus through acts of help and service. The closing prayer seeks vision to see and aid all who are in need.
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