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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger presents its publishing scope with editions in Athens and surrounding communities. It notes headers, publisher, editors, affiliations, travel wire services, and subscription rates for Ohio readers.
A devotional line reflects on idols as silver and gold the work of human hands. It notes idolatry as the first-born of folly referencing Psalm 135 15 and the South column.
The Farm Board and Grain Stabilization Corporation could aid drought hit regions by forming local cooperative corps under state law to guarantee farmer notes for feed grain sold in car lots at market prices. The plan would provide easy payments over one or two years, ensure local distribution and collection, operate without profit, and replace grain sold while maintaining supply. It aims to relieve suffering, reduce grain surpluses, and avoid charity.
A reflective editorial contrasts modern aviation with old travel, praising progress from covered wagons to airplanes. It notes Captain Frank M Hawks visiting Los Angeles from New York, the speed of modern travel, and America’s forward look while contrasting Europe’s past with the United States’ future.
A column argues residents should resist excessive, dubious charity appeals. It defends prudent giving to genuine local causes and charged solicitations with taking advantage of generosity. The piece urges donors to verify requests and support recognized, organized charities instead.
Southampton writer notes that society pages hide money troubles among the rich. He observes sub-debs rustling for funds and affluent names tied to Wall Street, while fashion photos hint at expensive tastes funded by others.
The piece discusses how New York socialites and Hamptonites profit from spying and tip-offs to gossip journals. It notes the sub rosa exchange of information, the lack of libel concerns, and the moral ambivalence of those profiting from private leaks.
The piece describes how socialites are used as paid promotion advisers by upscale stores. It notes organizations employing young society women to appear at events and pose for advertising. It references payments to endorsers and the blurred line between work and social status.
The text argues against using airplanes in war against city inhabitants, noting it is benevolent yet ineffective. It claims the British are currently fighting savages from the air with effectiveness and asserts other nations would follow suit to win.
In a stark warning, a national leader declares that any nation attacking the country will be met with immediate, overwhelming force, framing the aggressor as savages and justifying rapid bombardment. The statement signals a hardline security posture and potential for urgent military response.
The passage urges the United States to build a comprehensive fighting air fleet with all weapons of destruction and to threaten other nations with the destruction of their principal cities if attacked. It argues strength and fear are necessary for safety in civilization.
Henry Ford shuts down his Spanish plant in response to Spain's tariff doubling on American cars. About 600 workers are laid off as Ford sells remaining stock at old prices. The action warns that excessive tariffs and retaliatory measures can be dangerous.
In the Catskills the Star and other local papers report on Ford’s strategy of advertising to lift spirits and boost morale as a regional effort. The note highlights media efforts in a mountainous area and the role of local news outlets.
A humorous meditation on aging and golf by James J. Montague. The speaker laments slow progress in mastering the game and imagines writing about it if time allowed. He compares himself to Zara Agha, contemplates a longer playing career, and toys with challenging Bobby Jones in a future note.
A compact column notes Walter Scott once fetched 6901 for a single volume and asks why his works are less read now. It jokes that Kurds infest Mr Ararat with a pun about whey. It comments Swedes on four hundred years of farm mortgages and a weary life.
The piece argues prices have fallen worldwide marking a twofold change with wholesale collapses and lagging retail costs. It notes British economist Philip Snowden blaming the price drop and outlines how unemployment and a buyers' strike could drive further retail declines, reshaping the economy after the war.
An ad invites readers to witness a Ford car sawed in half to demonstrate mechanics and to see a moving talkie about a factory turning out cars. The copy promises the right advertising will revive a drowning business and restore a gasping enterprise.
The piece argues that Russia, nominally run by workers, is effectively governed by a small leadership group whose orders are followed. It claims improvements in agriculture and industry and notes vast funds for development found through resourceful means.
Italy is described as a dictatorship with one man in control. The piece notes favorable conditions, claiming no unemployment because everyone must work.
The text argues that government by workers reduces prosperity, noting Britain led by a former coal miner as prime minister with organized labor in control, claims unemployment rose sharply after the Tories lost power.
Washington columnist notes Senator Hiram Johnson of California has endured decade of misfortune since the League of Nations fight. Public silence on Mooney-Billings case and weak front in 1924 28 campaigns heighten his decline, with clashes with Hoover and Cruise for renomination adding to his disillusionment. Johnson’s naval treaty stance fails to stir public interest as Senate seeks to close shop.
Novellus Torquatus of Mediolanum Milan could drink three congii of wine at one draught. Pliny records him as the "Trigenius" for this feat. Tomorrow: First Catch the Hare.
George C. Parks buys a lot on East State Street between the Townsend and E. B. Young homes. Work resumes at Mine No. 210 after a miners' dispute. Workers sought for apple picking and corn tasks. Mary Frances Lawhead undergoes appendicitis surgery. Dr W M McIntire visits Athens as new dean of the Ohio University Normal College. Pleasant Hill ex-residents hold a reunion at the Fair Grounds. Governor Harmon backs Ohio University heating plant and Science Hall. President Ellis learns. A petition circulates to move Athens County Agricultural Experiment Farm action to the County Commissioners. Charles O Blenness of the intensity Savings Bank departs for the Knights Templar triennial conclave.
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