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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1930
Page
4
An OCR fragment lists advertising rate schedules and circulation data from various associations and newspapers. It references United Press and the Associated Ohio Inland Daily Press Association, with addresses in Chicago New York Detroit and Athens post offices. It includes subscription prices for mail in Ohio and general ad rates.
A brief note presents two quotes: Blessed is the man that endureth temptation and that he shall receive the crown of life from James 1 12, and God is better served in resisting temptation than in many prayers attributed to William Penn.
At a Cincinnati convention under the American Mining Congress the move toward mechanized coal production is outlined. It calls for trained operators who can run underground machinery, notes that machines require hybrid miner operator teams and will reduce hazards, while stressing year around production and strong market competition.
The passage urges readers to follow global events for informed understanding rather than scattered excerpts. It stresses that most people lack a cohesive view of world conditions and major national changes, noting maps and summaries fail to convey real significance.
The passage argues for regular, concise world history summaries to keep the public informed. It notes the rapid pace of changes in nations and borders and urges consistent, readable overviews yearly to aid education and understanding.
A renowned child educator argues adolescents lack responsibility because parents avoid giving them manual labor or jobs. The piece urges dads to work in overalls, moms to do housework, and daughters to help, warning that servants at home foster lasting bad habits.
Ohio farm children increasingly migrate to urban areas causing higher mobility and later marriages. The stable home farm population produces fewer children, accelerating farm land transfers to new groups. In Northeastern Ohio industrial counties low birth rates, emigration, and cheap land bring more foreign-born farmers and a race shift similar to New England.
In New York April 15 Gilbert Swan notes plans for a "Sky Club" perched about 1.06 percent above ground atop the Chrysler Building. The exclusive club will cap membership at 360 with $20 000 shares, limited to corporate chiefs and bankers as the city’s skyline is redefined.
A city observes many transit delivery windows for transient theatrical folk who change dwellings daily. The piece notes actors’ unstable addresses due to wandering lodgings and unreliable fortunes, causing them to rely on private businesses as mail distributors.
A feature on The Billboard magazine forwarding department reveals its size and skill. Clerks locate performers worldwide from Broadway tents to Australia and India. Families search for missing mothers fathers and spouses whose relatives joined show business.
Chicago andIllinois residents watch the anticipated senatorial contest between Ruth Hanna McCormick and Hamilton Lewis. McCormick, having defeated Deneen, is expected to draw strong Republican and prohibition support in Southern Illinois, while Chicago’s stance remains uncertain.
Report notes gunmen accused of racketeering and hijacking tied to bootlegging during prohibition era. Authorities allege bootlegging operations drive organized crime and violence, with lawmen pursuing suspected leaders and networks.
The article notes Queen Victoria of Sweden being laid to rest in the royal vault beside former monarchs. It recalls the ceremony and the crowd’s restrained mourning, then reflects on how time reduces any royal to a skeleton, naming Charles XII, Gustavus Adolphus, and Bernadotte successors as examples.
The piece notes French patience and swift action against Chinese Communist forces near Tongking. It mentions France’s strong response with troops and firing machines after clashes that killed about five hundred Chinese, amid tensions with Russia and the region’s upheaval.
In a historical exchange, Mrs. Bache’s letter to Benjamin Franklin dated January 1776 reveals Washington and Martha’s wedding occurred on January 6, twenty years prior. The old versus new calendar discrepancy of eleven days fixes the date.
Dr Frank McCoy outlines a fasting and diet regimen for diabetes and toxin elimination. He prescribes olive oil and grapefruit juice initially, grapefruit juice every three hours, and large water intake, then a milk based diet with specified fruits and vegetables. The plan includes daily enemas, rest, mental health care, skin elimination, and a structured breakfast lunch and dinner with limited proteins and vegetables, followed by tests to check sugar.
NEXT THE FRENCH reporters recount a grim scene where five Russians accused of aiding rebels were executed by machine gun fire after being lined up against a wall. The report notes pacifism is sentimental but irrelevant to France when decisive action is required.
E U asks what causes belching. Potential factors include swallowed air from eating or drinking rapidly, carbonated beverages, chewing gum, and talking while eating. Medical conditions like acid reflux, gastritis, or ulcers can also contribute. persistent belching warrants evaluation.
A compact note explains sanit ary versus sanatory usage and common mispronunciations. It invites daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word, today Impressive, defined as making an impression and holding attention with examples.
United States Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota urges abolishing the Army and Navy and inserting a constitutional clause outlawing war for any purpose. He says such a move would amuse the French and some Americans who recall the constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol above one half one percent.
In Berlin a cocktail making contest is won by film star Lillian Harvey with a recipe of one third lemon juice one third gin and one third cointreau. The second prize goes to a blend of port wine brandy and cordial medoc. All but the lemon juice is described as poison and the piece criticizes American and European tastes.
A London conference among foreign naval leaders decides the US should discard the battleships Utah and Florida as outmoded targets for air attack. The decision prompts questions about which ships Britain or Japan might also scrap.
A reader recalls 19th century Athens Fourth of July festivities with farm families traveling by wagon for fried chicken and cake. A highlight was a Southern Plantation float pulled by 15 yoke of oxen with a 159 foot long team along West State and Court streets while heat and perspiration added comic color. The Athens Messenger praised the Malvey oxen and driver handling in a feature story.
For the third consecutive year Athens schools plan a tag day next Saturday to raise funds for the City Playground. Governor Cox appoints Henry W. W. Conner, Athens druggist and Democratic figure, to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
Prof. D. J. Evans arrived home last evening from Gallipolis where he served as a delegate from the First Presbyterian Church to the Presbytery meeting.
Superintendent Morgan with Raymond Connett's orchestra and the Baird and Hawkins comedy team performed to a packed audience in Guysville last evening.
Dr. E W Chubb of Ohio University to deliver the annual commencement address for Glouster High School. In other news the YWCA banquet honored both YW basketball teams and Mary Chapplear at Home Restaurant after a gym season showing.
Pr Alston Ellis returns from a several days visit in the central and southwestern state regions and speaks to the Senate Finance Committee at Columbus on Wednesday.
Miss Maude Lewis Coe of Parkersburg West Virginia visited today with her aunt Mrs W. and others. The brief call is noted in local social columns as a cordial family gathering in the city.
In Washington on April 15 Republican critics tally Senator John Benjamin Kendrick of Wyoming for voting 68 times to raise tariff rates. Kendrick, 72, a longtime cattleman, defends his pro protectionist stance, cites local industry gains, and argues tariff policy should be nonpartisan and based on economic need rather than politics.
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