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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
4
A short devotional line notes Satan as a master of mischief, condemning his sea bidding and wages as the worst. The concise reflection cites terms like UllER as a fragment, presenting a cautionary moral.
A state committee appointed by Governor Cooper studies tax changes to halt Ohio capital from flowing to other states. Supporters argue a lower tax rate with complete returns over a high rate partial return. experts estimate ten billion dollars in investments could be taxed better at home. Opinions clash on intangibles and how to keep loans affordable.
Alexander Legge, chair of the Federal Farm Board, states farmers have gained government recognition and the board can function. The pivotal issue is how far producers will unite to act and use cooperative processing or marketing to gain benefits, marking agriculture's ongoing challenge.
The piece praises farmers for gaining federal recognition as an industry after years of struggle. It notes six million independent producers act by personal horizons and may miss demand signals. The metaphor compares the system to a bridge where a broken plank can be repaired, implying the core structure remains sound.
The article argues against tax-free status for municipally owned utilities. It states no business can be tax free and such arrangements shift taxes to others, creating discriminatory taxation. Laws enabling this are class legislation and undermine democratic principles. Municipal ventures should self-support and compete fairly.
The Welfare Council of New York City warns young women planning to move to New York that living independently there costs at least $25 a week. The bulletin says new arrivists overestimate work availability and cheap living, noting room registries prove the need for higher income.
A predicted 50 000 residents will live in a new city along the River Ural designed around collective living. Apartments house two thousand each with a common dining hall and a single large kitchen. Nurseries will keep children until age 16 while women enter industry alongside men.
New York observers say Fifth Avenue Easter festivities no longer reflect gentility as crowds and publicity drive the scene. Distinctive attendees hurry to limousines while flashily dressed workers rent cars to masquerade as the upper ten, with Broadway and Fifth Avenue fashions now used for promotion and advertising rather than social display.
During a safari trip Mr. Dempsey considers selecting a strong colored heavyweight who could have a future in Madison Square Garden. The challenge lies in ensuring they endure the shift from hardship to prosperity when they arrive.
A Broadway press agent once staged a chorus parade from 42nd Street to 59th in show costumes. The anticlimactic reception led to the downfall of the parade stunt, ending a trend that had peaked about five years earlier.
The grotesque demonstration by Mr Zero staged an annual travesty on wealth by gathering bums from his tub, dressing them in crushed silk toppers and ragged coats, and marching them down the avenue to juxtapose extreme elegance with extreme poverty.
A rugged comparison notes Dempsey would be stunned by a giant eight foot tall red haired gorilla of Gaboon country. The speaker imagines such a heavyweight could drag Dempsey with one hand and Carnera with the other.
Mrs Archibald Roosevelt the widow Theodore Roosevelt's daughter in law says legislators drink regardless of vote, notes rising drinking across classes since the Volstead Law, and observes changing attitudes among women toward prohibition.
Frederic J. Haskin reviews 1925 to 1927 man hour productivity across 11 key industries. He notes increases in most sectors, with cement leading at 12 percent and rubber tires at 292 percent since 1914, reflecting mass production advances and machinery innovations.
The Bureau notes wall types vary with brick brick and tile and frame construction and that complete wall descriptions let tests compare warmth. It adds roofs doors and windows lessen wall effects and standard houses show little heating difference.
Professor Shapley of the Harvard Observatory reports from Canada that another planet orbiting the sun beyond Pluto has been discovered. The note probes how many planets form our celestial family and how far space extends, reflecting the era's early astronomical curiosity.
Stalin orders nine British automobiles at thirteen to fifteen thousand dollars each to celebrate a commercial treaty. In America, publisher Paul Black plans nine Rolls Royces to shuttle key advertisers, signaling business interest in the deal.
The column argues that Russian elite buying a $15,000 car signals growing wealth and potential social change, warning wealth undermines communism. It critiques Wall Street funders urging aid to Russia to "make them men" and hopes money will shift ideas toward Western norms.
A brief reading on usage and pronunciation tips with today’s word VOLUNTARILY defined as in an intentional manner. The note shows common misuses such as brother’s tense, mispronunciations like hasten, and misspellings with tips to expand vocabulary one word at a time.
Washington notes the second World Power Conference in Berlin opening June 13 with about 3,600 delegates and 400 papers. The United States will send major representation including federal bureaus and commissions. Edison and Owen D Young will be connected by land wires and radio. An official translation system will allow English German and French to be heard in real time.
Fragmented listing shows a full day of radio programming across stations like WJZ WLW WGY WHAM and network segments from WLW KDKA and more. It outlines 6:45 a m to 2:00 a m fare with concerts talks weather and sign offs.
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