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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1930
Page
4
The American Newspaper Association and related bodies list new subscription tariffs. Rates show 15 cents a week, 94.80 per year, 2.80 for six months, and 1.00 for ten weeks amid wire service pricing details.
A brief devotional note cites Acts 20 35 about giving and a Syrus maxim on quick generosity, offering a concise moral reminder.
The article argues drainage is a critical, costly factor in road construction across Southeastern Ohio hills. It notes roads follow waterways, require adequate water protection, and that poor drainage leads to costly repairs after spring thaws and frost. Robust drainage plans justify later expenses.
The piece notes that 18 percent of the population is under eighteen and marks National Child Health Day on May 1. It credits President Hoover as founder of the idea through the American Child Health Association and quotes his view on tackling child health within one generation to improve public health.
The text argues that economic efficiency and moral character advance through both local and national action. It stresses parents’ role in child development and calls for public conscience to wake in every community, with state action in local and national phases.
The article cites objections to the London naval treaty and quotes President Hoover. It argues peace requires sustained action over slogans, warning against invective and defense abandonment. It suggests caution that progress may demand sacrificing some battleships.
A mass meeting by Communist protesters drew a large crowd and a police guard to protect a sizable collection for their cause. The scene, with officers guarding the money bags, sparked satire about police intelligence and tactic.
Gilbert Swan notes air as a scarce commodity in the city as tall towers bid up space for light and air. He cites Julius Nelson’s 41 story Nelson tower paid for 2.8 million cubic feet of air, costing about two and a half million dollars, plus 6000 square feet reserved for future circulation. He then jests on Tom Hoey’s yearly Central Park sheep shearing near Fifth Avenue, drawing crowds to a rustic city spectacle.
A piglet at Mrs Murphy's farm near Central Park is not thriving. The report notes concern for the animal's health and ongoing attention from caretakers.
Readable lines describe children of Fifth Avenue with nursemaids who let them view pigs cows and geese through iron cage bars. The fragment suggests a social vignette of wealth and confinement in an urban setting.
The Associated Press recounts a Greek Orthodox celebration at the holy sepulchre in Jerusalem. A wild sword dance by peasants precedes the arrival of the patriarch followed by ornate clergy and processions around the tomb with ceremonial lighting.
An odd note from a McClure Newspaper Syndicate fragment requests readers to write to the author for proof and to send a stamped return envelope. The terse item provides no dates or locations and reads as a stray archival snippet.
Article notes a 194 percent gain in natural gas revenues over ten years and a 105 percent rise in production from 1922 to 1928. It highlights vast pipeline growth totaling 86,600 miles, extending from Monroe field in Louisiana to St. Louis and feeding Memphis Atlanta New Orleans Denver and other cities. It also mentions California reliance on local gas and West Virginia deliveries to Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
A crowd presses toward a tomb where two figures, a patriarch and an Armenian, reach through holes each bearing a blazing brand. The crowd believes the fire descends from Heaven and rushes to be the first to light a candle for eternal salvation.
Mr C M Woolley, builder and head of the American Radiator Company, frames a Bacon extract in his office. The note urges youth to invent and act decisively, criticizing aged hesitation and mediocrity, and remarks on Woolley’s evident energy in starting new ventures.
The writer argues that if young and old grasp two simple truths, the world would work more efficiently. The text contrasts generations to emphasize practical understanding and mutual learning.
The article notes Carnéra's remarkable body proportions with a 38 inch waist and 58 inch expanded chest. It mocks middle aged Americans who struggle with simple tasks and contrasts his figure with a hypothetical friend whose measurements are reversed.
The discussion centers on a Sears Roebuck Ward merger creating a vast mail order operation with near billion dollar annual sales. Proponents say big business, run efficiently, lowers prices, while critics worry about oversight and consumer impact.
This passage covers possessive usage with two owners and plural forms, mispronunciations of garage, common misspellings of business and buss, synonyms for ferocious and brutal, and a daily vocabulary goal. It defines persistency as perseverance with a quote attributed to Emerson.
Washington reports April unemployment likely declined but government figures show a continuing rise from January to March. The piece notes no ready machinery to measure or address unemployment and critiques administrations and Congress for neglect, while citing index comparisons with 1929. It references Wagner bills and pending remedies.
The page compiles Q and A items on cameramen in Hollywood, Christian grave crosses, Chicago rail routes, Pluto predictions, roulette origin, Andean tunnels, Palmyra Island, Ford education methods, antique furniture, Tennyson as Poet Laureate, African flesh eating ants, water density, and time zones between New York and Buenos Aires.
News from Athens shows the Old Clothes Club organized at Athens High School on a Wednesday afternoon by students. Harold Wise named president and Joe Eddleman secretary-treasurer. Athens population listed at 6,418 with Nelsonville larger by 22 residents per 1920 census figures released in Washington.
The Hocking River declined slowly today from its highest level since the 1913 flood as bridges and roads were being repaired and train and bus service resumed.
Division Engineer Graham and Bridge Engineer Alwell of the Ohio State Highway Department surveyed state aid road needs in Athens County during a site visit.
Mrs. John White from Logan attended the Pittsburgh Orchestra concert as a guest of Mrs. George DeCamp and returned home this morning.
A. T. Moore of the Hocking Mining Company came home Thursday evening after attending the joint conference of operators and miners of the Hocking District in Chillicothe.
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