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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
4
Obituary notice for Estadtishea 1 Frederick Woetener 1866 to 1979 and a rate card summary for subscriptions in Athens Ohio area. Includes weekly delivery, mail rates, and policy notes. Mentions Athens-Nelsonville-Glouster etc and presses details.
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt criticizes Congress for delay and faction in tax and budget actions. It argues the U S is rich yet shows weakness, warns against pork barrel politics, and condemns minority influence over national interests amid a time of crisis.
The piece argues Hoover and Roosevelt may lessen coast to coast speaking tours, favoring fewer public appearances amid perilous times. It notes Roosevelt’s stronger public presence, possible more travel than Hoover, and the rising role of radio in campaigns, with historic cautions from past candidate fiascoes.
The speaker blasts Congress for pork barrel spending and policies harming minorities. They warn that lawmakers care only about political survival and urge the public to register disgust in November.
Amid low morale, revival news and rising Bible School enrollment reach the Hocking Valley. Millfield Church of Christ reports six at Bible School last Sunday as communities seek peace in worship and guidance.
Report describes a fifth fiery cross seen on a hill southeast of Athens beyond Stella Avenue. The incident follows a wave of unrest as national tensions and reaction to debt and labor disputes ripple across the country.
A century ago Frederic Chopin and George Sand sheltered at Validemosa Monastery near Miramar Mallorca. The cartoon notes Chopin wrote his Thirteenth Nocturne in exile and Sand penned Spiridion there, with the couple’s famed sojourn marked by a garden once known for oranges and lemons.
A Calasima village in Corsica on Monte Cinto's slope is called the Village of the Giants. Every male is at least seven feet tall with an average of seven two, descended from Goth settlers around 1600 years ago, kept isolated from outsiders. Tomorrow's feature is The Ghastly Horseman.
The Messenger publishes a humorous, unsigned forum note from Athens Ohio dated August 1 1932. It jokes about tax ideas including taxing radio usage late at night and talkative callers while lampooning public policy with light satire on social habits and entertainments.
Editor quotes Bris bane on a German president decree that imposes death and confiscation of property for treason, incendiarism, rail damage, and explosions. The writer argues such a law, if rigidly enforced by the Federal Government, would eradicate certain persons in this country.
Twenty years ago a fire marshal reports property losses totaling 5 718 120 dollars from 4930 fires in the year. In Athens County Boxwell commencement is scheduled for Saturday at the High School Building in Athens.
Nearly two thousand people heard the band on the Warren veranda opposite the City Building, a larger audience than at the campus entrance. At the High School Building, all 75 August teachers examination applicants failed to seek a high school certificate.
Mrs C L Martzolff addressed the C M Cope land class at the First Methodist Church on woman suffrage as men soon decide on the Ohio Constitution. Company L to camp at Marietta is the largest unit in the Seventh Regiment. Don Mee-Vay is the newest recruit in the local organization.
A letter to the editor argues for increased tax burden, urging higher taxes as a remedy for fiscal needs. It cites family-level examples and claims public finances require stronger taxation.
A gardener tilling soil fights pests that devour his cantaloupes as swarms of insects threaten every season. He mirrors a modern David facing a powerful unseen foe, recognizing human limits against stubborn nature and ongoing toil.
A brief devotional line echoes a verse from Matthew 10 about denying Jesus before men and being denied before the Father in heaven. The wording suggests a religious reflection note for daily readers.
Pearl Miller of Athens asks city officials to consider placing an iron grate in the public alley west of the sidewalk between Carpenter Hardware and Householder Grocery to divert surface water into Court Street storm sewers. She notes repeated flooding and damaged shoes from storms and urges practical action.
Thirteen year old Donald Bowers apparently takes his life by hanging in a barn at his home near here last night. Police report indicates intoxication and mental distress as contributing factors. The tragedy follows concerns about his schooling and family welfare.
Dr Morris Pishbein notes indigestion or dyspepsia is a label for digestive trouble. Digestive organs resist heat and pressure but can signal distress via adjacent organs. Habitual hurried meals and incomplete chewing commonly cause post meal discomfort, sometimes signaling underlying stomach or intestinal disease.
Describes how hurried eating and rapid fluid intake can swell the stomach and cause regurgitation. Notes symptoms like heartburn, belching, and excess saliva, worsened by cold weather, worry, and constipation. Diagnosis relies on physical exams and X-ray views during digestion, with treatment via diet and medication once causes identified.
A columnist recalls past local leaders who spoke to students about success through honesty and fidelity. He contrasts old ideals with modern views on wealth earned by questionable means, urging parents to teach virtue and counter the bribery climate affecting youth.
Idaho Senator Borah has chosen a presidential candidate but will not reveal the name. He dismisses Hoover Roosevelt Upshaw and Thomas as options, critiques Republican platform planks, and urges voters to guess his likely choice based on his remarks.
Mr Knudsen of Detroit head of Chevrolet and Aylesworth of National Broadcasting, dining at New York's Ritz Carlton, forecast improving times. W R Hearst agrees, saying 1933 will be a good year. The writer shares cautious optimism, noting the news is more hopeful than in two years.
A traveler urges attendance at the Los Angeles Games this summer, describing American athletes' high spirits and record smashes while noting opportunities for real estate investment along a cross country trip via Chicago Oakland and San Francisco.
John H. Perry remarks on how politics hinge on what candidates do or do not say. He notes a candidate can ruin a long shot in three months and mentions Jacksonville’s publicly owned light and power plant and other natural monopolies as potential political talking points.
President Hoover prepares a plan for a five day working week called the flexible week. It aims to put three million idle men to work. Initially workers would earn five days pay, transitioning to a week just as well paid as the former six day week once established.
In July the federal shortfall reached 263,290,620 dollars below target, with a deficit 62,000,000 dollars larger than July last year. The piece argues US government spending is high at all government levels and calls for greater citizen attention to governance. It notes Germany, with half the US population, casts as many votes.
Victor A. Miller of Denver asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to authorize taking a 185 mile line costing 3 million dollars that the Burlington Road gives him without charge. He plans light automobiles and 100000 pound passenger cars over the route, signaling a future with duraluminum cars at high speeds. Railroads may profit from such shifts.
Calvin Coolidge argues against heavy taxation on large incomes and warns such policy risks leaving government in wealthy hands. He contrasts the current boom with the wealth concentrated among the few and recalls biblical imagery to describe their perceived power.
A writer argues the wealthy have melted away under pressure and that labor needs a new crop of rich men to fund labor‑employing enterprises. They claim high taxes on profits deter investment, and that government takings discourage both gains and losses.
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