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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1931

Page

4

We Should Build Our Own Lakes and Fire Politics from Games

A Ohio commentator urges sportsmen to fund and protect local lakes and streams. They argue for state lake development, game propagation, and a nonpolitical stance in fish and game policy, funded by license fees and local contributions, to keep fishing and hunting home.

Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Florida State of Meigs County Izaak Santa Claus

New South Bridge Over Hocking River At Athens Planned

The article urges the construction of a new south entrance bridge to Athens over the Hocking River to ease motorist access. It notes the highway crossings, improved street width, and anticipated civic benefits, predicting a striking change within a year.

Hocking Bexe Athens Citiz.ng

New York Tobacco Trail Explains Leaf and Filler Origins

In Water Street New York the tobacco trade is traced from Sumatra Java and Connecticut to U S growers. The piece notes cigars use Connecticut wrappers and regional farming roles with test smokers evaluating ash patterns and leaf quality for five cent to higher priced varieties. It highlights import sources and labor practices including Connecticut field workers and tobacco farming in the United States.

New York Water Street Manhattan Sumatra Java Connecticut Ohio Pennsylvania John Days Havana Wisconsin America

September events and local education plans in Athens County

Blaine Goldsberry and Baren Shields join the regiments team in target shooting at Cam P Perry with Company L 9 N G. Farmers in Courtroom organize an agricultural extension school for September 4 with James A. Palmer elected president. Ohio State University faculty plans include five instructors for Athens. Twenty five county youths seek a free trip to the Ohio State Fair with one winner. Ohio University Quartet sings at Coolville Camp Meeting before a large audience with Prof T N Hoover Bump Jones and Harry Ridenour also performing.

Blaine Goldsberry Baren Shields Cam P Perry James A. Palmer Athens Ohio State University Athens County

Explanations of Trebitsch Lincoln and a mighty three-women pulled locomotive

The clip profiles Ignatius Trebitsch Lincoln a peripatetic religious and political figure whose career spanned multiple faiths and nations. It also describes a Timken locomotive weighing 711500 pounds tested at Chicago Union Station where three Pennsylvania Railroad women moved it from a standstill. Tomorrow promises a feature on a city built entirely of salt.

Timken Roller Bearing Co Union Station Chicago Pennsylvania Railroad

Spellbinders and Luck in Campaign Lore

Brief Q A from Frederic J Saskin on how campaign orators earned the label spellbinders and a definition of luck. Spellbinders term linked to Republican National Committee officials noting speakers who always reported spell-bound audiences. Luck described as chance events affecting an individual's fortunes, with lucky implying good fortune.

Republican National Committee

Russia harnessing science for labor and state aims

The Soviet Union integrates science into daily work under the Five Year Plan. Publicly funded research centers spread from St Petersburg to new branches, with emphasis on practical applications, oil and iron prospects, and social programs such as deaf education and literacy. Notable figures include Ivan Michurin, honored with top decorations.

Washington, D. C Union of Socialist Soviet Republicc Russia St. Petersburg Neva Academy of Sciences Moscow Academy Union Russian Geological Survey United States Geological Survey Congress Pennsylvania Avenue Siberia Soviet Union United States Canada Soviet Geological Survey Washington Geological Survey Ivan Michurin Luther Burbank

Truth and Poetry on Year-Round Oyster Eating

A light verse reflects on oysters becoming safe to eat year round. The speaker mocks the oyster's fear of extinction while declaring science has proven oysters harmless and available beyond May to November. The poem imagines diners feasting as the oyster’s briny life ends in the shell.

We cannot view the USS Constitution on the Ohio River

The USS Constitution cannot navigate the Ohio and Upper Mississippi due to a 23 foot draft. The river now has a nine foot channel suitable for flatboats, so the exhibition ship remains out of reach despite its recent reconditioning and Atlantic Coast tours.

Ohio River Constitution Ohio Mississippi River Atlantic Pomeroy Bend

A Thought for Today From Isaiah 60 18

A brief verse excerpt from Isaiah 60 18 offers a message of peace and restoration. It proclaims that violence and destruction will cease and that walls will become salvation and gates praise.

Interior Decorating booklet offered by The Athens Messenger

The Athens Messenger presents a booklet titled INTERIOR DECORATING that guides readers on color roles in rooms. It discusses neutral backgrounds, rug and furniture color choices, wall-keyed schemes, lighting, drapery tones, and practical decorating tips, with a coupon to request a copy.

The Athens Messenger

Interior Decorating booklet offer enclosure

Information Bureau in Washington D C offers a booklet on interior decorating for ten cents in coins or stamps. The enclosure notes include the address and mentions Street State.

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C

York lawyers urged to defend only the guilty

A column quotes New York lawyers arguing they should not defend criminals they know to be guilty. The piece contrasts defendants with money to the poor innocent accused and criticizes a Kansas judge for pressuring defense. It recalls a corp lawyer who favored benefiting from a layperson’s harm in damage suits.

General store sold at The Plains after fourteen years

Ten years ago C. E. Starr sold his general store at The Plains to Herman Luckoff a Chauncey merchant who took charge. Detour peril increased between Logan and Nelsonville over the weekend as a storm Saturday night created Hazenville like conditions.

C. E. Starr the Plains Herman Luckoff Chauncey Logan Nelsonville Haydenville

Grace McKee and Sister Enjoy Buckeye Lake Motoring Outing

Grace McKee and her sister Katherly ine joined Nelle Don ally of New Lexington for a Buckeye Lake outing as members of a motoring party.

Grace McKee Katherlyine Nelle Donally New Lexington Buckeye Lake

Man Kept in Athens Jail Over Mortgage Fraud Charge

A man in Athens was locked up by the chief of police on a charge of attempting to procure a third mortgage on his automobile. He appeared before the grand jury and was placed in the City Jail after he refused to plead guilty.

Athens

Roche Pioneers High Wages and Union Ties in Colorado Mines

Miss Josephine Roche, Colorado coal magnate and Rocky Mountain Fuel Co. president, defends high wages and pro-union policy amid a 20 percent wage cut proposal by Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Her approach, with basic pay of seven dollars daily and extra incentives, boosted miner production and reduced labor waste. She contrasts this with industry greed and harsh practices, noting union support and public interest.

Washington Josephine Roche John D. Rockefeller, Jr Colorado Rockefeller Colorado Fuel & Iron Co Miss Roche Rocky Mountain Fuel Co Vassar Denver Ben Lindsay Rocky Mountain Roche

About Your Children and Mealtime Psychology

Dr. D A Thom notes digestion links to emotion in children and says anger jealousy joy or sorrow affect appetite. He describes a common mealtime scene where coercion and bribery provoke resistance and urges keeping a calm mood at meals for better eating.

D. A. Thom Dr. Thom

Captain Patterson Flies On After Roosevelt Field Crash

Captain Joseph Medill Patterson, veteran newspaper man, survived a Tuesday amphibian plane crash at Roosevelt Field L I after he cut the switch to prevent a fire. He and two friends were unhurt. Patterson then flew a second biplane home.

Joseph Medill Patterson Roosevelt Field L. I Patterson Huson River

Patterson the war correspondent who loves danger

The piece describes Patterson as a man over fifty who seeks risk. It notes his wartime style in Belgium where he enjoyed extreme fear and danger. It states he served as a gunner at the front when war began and continued to pursue frontline experiences.

Patterson Belgium

Governor Roosevelt Demands Federal Firearms Control

The New York governor denounces a bootleg gun feud that left five children dead and calls for federal limits on firearms. He warns smugglers who bring whisky may also bring automatics, urging national government action to close the loophole.

Roosevelt York United States

Gangster Weapons Debate and Concealed Carry Language

The text discusses easily bringing in several thousand pistols and notes price shifts from $5 to $25 would not deter gangsters. It mentions machine guns and sawed off shotguns as not concealed weapons under the constitution, implying broad possession by any man.

Evictions in Chicago Quiet After Police Action

Police with riot guns and tear gas bombs kept around the Negro Belt, but Red eviction riots have ended for now. Some lily white gentlemen not Red would be annoyed if forced from their homes.

Chicago

Pound Sterling Drops as Bank Clash Sparks Alarm

Britain frets over a sharp pound decline as the Bank of England and Banque de France clash. Reports claim France demands removal of Governor Montagu Norman, signaling a dramatic power struggle. The exchange tension highlights France holding gold while England faces weakness.

Britain Bank of England Banque de France Montagu Norman Threadneedle Street England France

Russia’s Arctic dirigible plan baffles observers

The piece questions Russia’s aim in building two large dirigibles after studying German balloon mail operations to Arctic icebreakers. It implies the move targets intelligence or strategic capacity and invites reader speculation on Russia’s motive.

Russia Weppelin Arctic Circle

Also Mentioned on This Page

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