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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1930
Page
4
The notice indicates the Athens post office records a shipment or publication as second class matter under postal regulations. It confirms filing status and archival handling for mail distribution.
Walter S. Gifford president of American Telephone and Telegraph urges Chicago Association of Commerce members to guide business and community life toward the fullest opportunity for all. He argues prosperity depends on national character, innovation, education, and responsible management, predicting rising living standards and cultural growth.
New enforcement surge in Athens County targets illegal alcohol trade as authorities step up patrols and raids. Community leaders urge vigilance while lawmen report increased drug and contraband interdictions tied to bootlegging networks.
The county courts levy large fines on bootleggers amid a rising jail population. Dry raiders are said to be tipped by outraged neighbors and jealous rivals, with many offenders supporting families on tight margins. As warm weather approaches, beer gardens may pop up and raids are anticipated.
The 1880 census added relationships to the head of household and birthplace of parents, improving tracing of family links and origins. Confidentiality limits access, with records opened to researchers two generations after collection for statistical use.
Pennsylvania murderer Rene Schroeder and associate Glen Dague are condemned to death. Schroeder’s 4-year-old son Donnie is adopted by Victor and wife in Wheeling West Virginia. The court aims to give Donnie a wholesome home and hopes he recovers from the tragedy.
In New York on April 21 a funeral drew East Side residents who recalled the boyhood of a criminal once dubbed Jack the giant killer. Neighbors, once playful with him, watched as the killer returned home to the tenement and past haunts amid mixed memories of fear and awe.
Residents gather for a lavish, debt financed funeral and wedding style display as Jack’s death marks a grim pageant. A misty rain falls while 25 private cars arrive and a $5000 silver casket is paraded, amid crowd curiosity.
Police arrive as Jack's gang and the grieving family confront in a tense, rain drenched funeral scene. The weary mother confronts the young men in stiff suits while siblings stay home, and a priest offers a quiet mercy as the crowd parts.
Vague recollection describes youths from rival groups leaving in a hired car after a dangerous gun incident. The East Side returns to its daily life of push carts, shops, and multilingual chatter as tensions fade from view.
A report notes Doctor Heylandt has invented valued industrial processes and believes he will succeed in a remarkable flight. The article highlights his confidence and the global impact of his work.
A reader letter notes a column miscredits a Bible line to Thomas Aquinas and sparks a path of corrections. Clergymen and others point out the error about how many angels can dance on the point of a needle without jostling.
Washington April 21 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports cyclical shifts in hog and cattle production point to higher pork prices and lower beef prices. Hog numbers fall while cattle rise, with dairy herds slower to adjust. forecast 1930 beef supply up while prices for cattle and dairy products edge downward.
The text notes that the Presbyterian Church doubts it ever preached infant damnation and says the fault lies with another church. Rev. Mr. Hill cites the original Presbyterian confession of faith. The theory is now abandoned by most Presbyterians and, if discussed, only unsettles worried mothers.
The note argues that a confession of faith does not determine eternal damnation for an infant whether baptized or not. It compares with Hindu beliefs that a daughter dying at age twelve without marriage is condemned, stating that such beliefs do not make it true.
A 6 to 2 vote imposes a heavy tax on schnapps as a highly alcoholic national drink, with expected revenue of five million annually. Half funds old age pensions. Swiss light wine and beer remain untaxed, echoing Thomas Jefferson’s advocacy for lighter domestic taxation.
In Buffalo a young Indian woman falls for a white artist. She tells an elder of her tribe that the artist’s wife uses witchcraft and caused the death of the elder’s husband. The spirit of the husband is said to have returned to confirm the claim.
The old woman killed the artist’s wife and now stands trial for murder. The text argues that executing an elderly Native woman would not enhance the dignity of the white government, noting she was misled by superstition into acting to avenge her husband.
In Massachusetts yesterday three riders staged a life-like recreation of Paul Revere's famous ride. The display spread alarm across Middlesex villages and farms, signaling that the immediate danger had passed though new risks may lie ahead.
Wichita reports about a hundred victims of jake a ginger liquor mix causing dangerous paralysis. Wichita chemists say the paralysis is caused by the concoction and its effects raise public health concerns in the dry state.
The incident affected the American cattle supply and pushed prices higher. Market observers said the price increase was the inevitable correction and urged cattlemen to resume breeding as Argentine stock could now export meat to the United States.
Hog production trends rise with strong corn prices as farmers plant larger crops and feed more to hogs. A large share of the corn grown is used on the farm rather than sold as grain, reinforcing demand for hogs when prices are favorable.
Washington observers discuss Pennsylvania's Republican primaries as a clash of machines and money. Joe Grundy and Puddler Jim Davis struggle with the Ware and Mellon networks while Gallant Gifford Pinchot seeks reform. Brown backs prohibition, raising factional stakes in a fight marked by old guards and party machines.
A long list of quiz questions and answers covers topics from the first Royal Navy ship Great Harry built in 1488 to who flew over the Alps, Trinidad discovery, and Mrs. Fiske in The Rivals. The entries mix historic naval facts, US presidents, gases in warfare, iris origins, and theatre notes.
A daily study notes common misuses and pronunciation tips. It covers misused phrases such as give me them books and those books, pronunciation like cater and cate, and misspellings like particula. It teaches synonyms animate enlive stimulate incite prompt and urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily insurmountable meaning not capable of being surmounted.
The county W C T A Institute opened yesterday afternoon with county president Mrs. A O Sloane presiding in the Presbyterian Church. The piece notes ten years ago Prof and Mrs Frederick Tru ley returned home after a nine months stay in California and the Souther States. Federal Creek near flood levels, roads reported with five feet of water, reminiscent of the great flood era.
The Athens County Agricultural Society prepares a Fourth of July race meet expected to draw thousands of visitors from across Athens County. Local organizers promote a day of races and festivities for residents and guests.
Miss Florence James a Cincinnati graduate nurse who spent the winter there in professional capacity is home for the summer.
Dr. H. W. Elson will depart Friday for Hillsboro to deliver an address before the Highland County Teachers Institute in that city.
President Alston Ellis outlined the new school revenue law during the Ath Chamber of Commerce weekly luncheon. Chain Knowles of Columbus attended the event.
Marie returns home for a visit with her daughter Clara at the residence of Mr and A C Roach on East State Street.
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