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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1932

Page

4

Newspaper Associations and National Representatives Listing

The text lists newspaper organizations including Newspaper Publishers Association and Associated Ohio Dailies with affiliations to Daily Press Association and United States News Wire. It provides national representative names such as John W. Cullen Sepeen and mentions addresses in Chicago New York and Detroit with postal classifications.

Jpresmican Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Daily Press Association United Ss Associations John W. Cullen Sepeen South Michigan Ave Chicago Fifth Ave New York General Moore Detroit

Reforestation urged for Southeast Ohio sights and soils

A state forester told Marietta club women that over 50 000 acres in Vinton and Lawrence counties burn annually, destroying undergrowth and laurel. Ohio forest reserves exceed 75 000 acres with forestry work in Athens and other counties. Planting young forests along highways could reclaim barren fields, cut floods, and boost tourism and wood supply.

Ohio Marietta Vinton Lawrence Athens County

Fort Gower tablet proposal sparks Ohio historical road plan

A columnist urges placing a large Fort Gower tablet on Coolville Road to mark the 1774 Dunmore connection with Virginia and the Treaty with Ohio Indians. They call for state ownership of the Dunmore camp site at Hockingport, a park, and a scenic Ohio River route from Reedsville to Little Hocking.

Coolville Road Fort Gower Lexington Lord Dunmore Pickaway Plains Virginia Ohio the Hocking Hocking River Hocking Hockingport W. E. Peters Athens Ohio Historical Society Ohio River Reedsville Little Hocking

Penalty to Fit the Crime in Detroit

A Detroit judge sentenced a man to thirty days in jail for stealing two papers from a newsboy. The case highlights a child’s perception of justice and the need to protect the boy’s business, underscoring a broader lesson in law and public trust.

Detroit Skunk Grand Detroit

A Thought for Today from I Kings on Dual Allegiances

A devotional note cites I Kings s 21 asking how long one must vacillate between two opinions. It urges steadfast faith and decisive choice, reflecting on spiritual integrity and commitment.

New York Society Dines Amid Low Mood Depressions Mocked

In a satirical look at Depression era New York, the city’s wealthy set stage a series of novelty parties from Automeets to hurdy gurdies. Elsa Maxwell remains apex of society wit while Minnie Fiske’s animal ethics and sharp retorts echo through rehearsals and biographical notes.

Bryant Hall Elsa Maxwell Swankdom Miss Maxwell Mrs. Vanderbilt

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Q&A Recap

A compendium from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau answers reader questions on baseball strategy, near beer, Arbor Day timing, the pompier term, Lord Calvert lineage, weekly bank clearings, care of screens, and the meaning of Pay through the nose. It explains returns to pitching, materials for near beer, climate-based Arbor Day dates, the fireman origin of pompier, Calvert versus Baltimore titles, weekly commerce totals, storage and care of screens, and cost implications of high prices.

Lord Calvert Calvert Baltimore Lord Baltimore America

Beavers and Bees Spun Into a Worker’s Lament

The poem contrasts beaver and bee labor with human life. It argues long hours and strenuous, joyless toil offer little recreation or satisfaction. The speaker rejects the praise of constant work and champions a freer, more balanced life.

Explaining Yesterday's Cartoon and Historical Notes

The piece covers a local 1930 election quirk in Black Hawk County Iowa where a single vote chose John Boeller for a short term Board of Supervisors seat from November 4 to December 31 1930. It also notes a Spanish conviction history shift and a steel industry fact about components in telephone instruments.

Black Hawk County Iowa Iol John Boeller Board of Supervisors Boeller

Athens county club hosts English birds at course

Golt fans at the Athens Country Club hope new English birds imitating the course chatter will avoid muttering during bad rounds. Registrar’s office mid semester slips total 398, with College of Education hardest hit at 213 delinquents. Thomas R. Archer, state boiler inspector, visits Athens and reconnects with longtime friend Ben Covert. Jail interior under renovation under Jason Pearl Thompson, aiming for better sanitation in both sexes’ departments.

Golt Athens Country Club College of Education Thomas R. Archer Athens Ben Covert Jason’ Pearl Thompson

Unwritten Law Staff Ties WWII to Murder Trials

The article argues postwar moral decline explains jurors who acquit killers by saying they would have acted similarly. It links World War II’s impact to changes in public ethics and juror behavior amid high profile cases.

Dean Chubb Found Alumni Student Loan Fund In 1907

In the winter of 1907 1908 Dean Chubb organized an alumni loan fund to aid needy students. Alumni contributions reached $2 800 with a notable gift of $1 000 from Mrs Brown supporting the effort.

Dean Chubb Alumni Brown

Suffrage Topic Discussed in New Lexington

Mrs. Martzolff and Mrs. Richards spoke on suffrage in New Lexington. There has been no organization or agitation of the question there but men and women are awake to their opportunity.

New York Goulds Fifth Avenue

Stars Say for Saturday April 16 Horoscope

The planetary motions predict unusual developments in employment with possible advancement and new alignments. A life change or far-reaching travel is forecast, yet turmoil and misunderstandings may arise especially around writings. Birthday individuals face a year of notable influence with risks of haste and conflict.

Funeral customs and mourning across cultures described

The piece contrasts savage and civilized mourning, noting slaves buried with chiefs and ritual lamentation by primitive women. It mentions hired mourners in the East, compares funeral practices to hiring black plumed hearses, and Florence Rogge’s advocacy for decorous funeral ballet over tears.

Florence Rogge

Buds and blooms signal early spring warmth

Trees show buds while hyacinths and tulips bloom after several warm days. The mild spell has accelerated spring color across gardens and streets.

Perry Township Hailstorm Impacts Wood County Crops

A terrific hailstorm swept Perry Township in Wood County today affecting local fruit growers. The report notes damage and possible crop losses as Athens County fruit growers assess impact.

Perry Township Wood County

The Athens Messenger Offers Candies Recipes Book

The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet titled Mandy Recipes sent by the Washington Information Bureau for six cents. It lists 17 fudge varieties including angel and divinity fudge plus butter milk and popcorn fudge. The booklet contains more than 125 other candy and sweet recipes. Send for your copy via the coupon.

Athens Messenger Washington Information Bureau

Request for Candy Recipes booklet

A reader in Washington DC encloses six cents for a copy of the Candy Recipes booklet with preferred payment in coin or stamps and provides name street and state.

Calles of Mexico Promises Change in Wealth

The speech excoriates the rich and pledges to level wealth, noting applause but no relief for Mexico’s finances. It contrasts Mexico’s plan with the United States strategy, likening the eagle to a passive hunter relying on others to provide prey.

Calles Mexico Anaele Sam

Prohibition Party Idea Faces Political Climate Shifts

Washington report notes wets push to form a single anti Dry banner if both major parties go wet in 1932. Dry leaders fear losing leverage and ponder a new party, though past Prohibition candidates never won big. The piece weighs feasibility and historical risk for reformers.

Washington Wets Anti-Saloon League Prohibition Party White House

Regular Rising Is a Habit for Well Rested Children

The article argues that children wake easily with a firm routine and early bedtimes. It notes sleep is essential for growth and health, and that rising at a fixed hour stabilizes wake times. Parents should settle children early, keep a quiet house, and allow nine to twelve hours of sleep depending on age.

Lincoln's

Andes Volcano Eruptions Prompt Pan American Flights Reports

South American neighbors face burning mountains as lava threatens Andean cities. Planes from the Pan American Company survey the erupting peaks while scientists seek causes amidst a backdrop of earthquakes and growing public unease.

South America Andes Pan-American Company

Kansas City's One Pound Baby Thrives on Milk Diet

The newborn boy named Charles B. St. John, Kansas City's so called one pound baby, is alive and thriving after eight days. He reportedly eats twelve meals daily, each a tablespoon of milk, and shows weight gain.

Kansas City Charles B. St. John

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