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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1930
Page
7
Senator Roy S. Copeland warns that preventable accidents rise as safety is ignored. He cites 20,000 under-15 deaths last year and 80,000 deaths in those over 15, with auto and home accidents common. Calls for more playgrounds, home safety, and pedestrians obeying traffic rules.
A 1936 medical Q and A lists causes of burning in the stomach from hyperacidity and poor diet, plus notes on fatigue, dizziness, and hair loss. It covers high blood pressure dietary advice, pyorrhea dental care, and teen weight guidance with a request for self addressed stamped envelopes for full details.
A major storm swept Northern Kentucky, moving through Louisville toward Lexington with an 80 mile per hour wind and lightning. The weather damaged crops and buildings, injured at least six Louisville residents, and cut communications with several towns. A barn near Lexington’s race track was struck by lightning, killing 14 horses valued at $55,000.
Fashion column previews fall 1936 dresses by Amos Parrish. Three key styles rise: contrast trimmed dresses with collar or sleeve accents, the bolero dress merging jacket and gown, and a new tunic-like peplum dress replacing the spring version. Executed in navy with light blue or black with pink highlights, these silhouettes emphasize longer straighter skirts and higher waistlines.
Amos Parrish reports on smart fall dresses designed for larger women highlighting style and fit for the season.
In a domestic melodrama, Adele Garrison explores Mary’s party plans as employer Philip Veritzen offers to supply flowers in matching colors. The narrator weighs accepting the generosity against Dicky’s potential disapproval and a history of gifts tied to a family debt.
In the Roseville and Crooksville field oil companies will curtail production about 40 percent. Daily output is about 1,500 barrels and will drop by over 600 barrels. The decision follows discussions on remedying over production blamed on Bradford producers and aligns with national policy.
The Bradford producers are implementing a five year curtailment program to remedy the situation as of now. They plan a gradual reduction in output aimed at stabilizing conditions and addressing market concerns through the period.
Columbus report quotes C. J. West, Ohio Farm Bureau research director, warning of a tight corn supply and poor hay crop this winter. He says farmers should not rush to sell livestock at low prices and expect feed prices to rise less than normal due to reduced demand.
The American Tree Association launches a nation wide appeal to plant trees as a memorial to George Washington ahead of the two hundredth anniversary of his birth.
Expecting new incidents, defending troops near Peshawar prepare to counter an anticipated advance by the forces of the notorious Haji of Turangzia after three days of Afridi tribal attacks.
At Lambert Field St Louis UPR Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson fly the monoplane Greater St Louis in hopeful rounds to beat the endurance record of 553 hours held by the Hunter Brothers. They reached 503 hours in the air by 11 a.m. as the attempt nears two days of flight.
Mrs Jeanette Bartley aged 65 made a quiet visit to the grave of her husband former Deputy U S Marshal Hugh J Bartley. She collapsed from heart disease beside the burial plot on Sunday nine years after his death.
A fragment notes a display or screening involving feld representatives of the Na. Details are limited. the text hints at a film or newsreel context and mentions possibly unnamed participants. Further specifics are unreadable in the surviving segment.
In a garden mischief tale Shadow children discover a brownish object in a spider web. Mistress Spider claims it is her family. When poked, the object splits into hundreds of tiny legged fragments, revealing dozens of little spiders clinging to the web as a warm, united brood.
A humorous, quizzical monologue about Johnny refusing to go downtown with his mother. He insists he wants independence, resents being treated like a child, and muses on future romance, while Aunt Mary overhears confessions of feeling stifled and longing for home.
The article notes the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce helping convert potential buyers into purchasers abroad. It highlights films demonstrating how to operate cars as part of the outreach and training efforts.
The Athens Messenger advertises pattern 2608 for a late Summer and early Fall dress with a soft collar and low skirt flare. It lists fabrics such as canton crepe and georgette, aims at sizes 16 to 42, requires yardage per size, and offers the pattern for 15 cents plus a book of patterns for 25 cents, with order details to New York City.
A new Minnesota law requires all highway rights of way to be free of bill boards. Missouri also enacts a rule forbidding any billboard or signboard within 600 feet of highway turns or railroad crossings.
The reading predicts a lively year with new undertakings and singular projects. It mentions negotiations with rings mergers or secret bodies via private agreements or sub rosa methods. It warns of anxiety in employment and personal associations while a birthday child may be brilliant and high earning though a parent’s support may falter.
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