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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1930
Page
4
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A brief devotional note contrasts a Bible verse from Isaiah 48 22 with a Latin phrase from Pope warning the wicked refrain. The two sayings offer moral guidance in compact form.
Massawa in Eritrea is cited as the hottest place on earth with a mean yearly temperature near 86 Fahrenheit and summer highs around 105. The piece notes official and unofficial high temperatures elsewhere, then shifts to highway mileage and fuel tax logic driving road improvement and car usage trends.
The National Municipal League committee unveils a model county manager law to guide states in adopting a county government reform. It mirrors the city manager plan with a small elected board, a hired manager, and an outside auditor for financial checks.
The article argues that durable base layers allow strong roads with minimal top surfacing, reducing the unit cost of travel. With rising yearly mileage from five thousand to nine thousand miles, it contends permanent pavements save motorists one to two and a half cents per mile compared with cheaper foundations and surfaces.
The August feature notes backgammon’s rise among fashionable New York circles. Tutors charge up to 25 dollars an hour as sets appear in Fifth Avenue salons and luxury spots. The piece traces its Welsh roots and historic names such as tables, and mentions popular instruction books and prominent authors.
Twent y five to fifty years ago backgammon rose as a fashionable pastime in the United States. Elders taught younger generations while religious prejudice against cards boosted dice games. Even today some homes retain backgammon and New York clubs maintain a backgammon room with players and kibitzers.
The fragment references employers opposing communism and archism while labeling class hatred as a by-product of idleness, signaling a debate over political economy and social views within a historical context.
Washington dispatch notes sweeping 1920 to 1930 population moves driven by restlessness after World War I. Real estate booms and migration uplift spurred by job growth, rail and road expansion, and widespread car ownership, with Florida alone rising 51.4 percent from 1920 to 1930.
The piece urges securing weekly incomes during a two month vacation to avoid risky idle thoughts. It argues that people think only when forced and suggests pursuits like Tom Thumb golf motoring swimming and radio to keep busy. It notes that the average person lacks sustained plans without income and cites the sons of rich men as examples.
A pilot in Chicago took two young women on a perilous joy ride during a storm. The plane struck a massive steel gas tank roof and plunged into a forty foot water-filled well. Authorities call for strict regulation and severe punishment for reckless aviation.
Doctor Thomas, president of Rutgers University, urges 200,000 young men and women about to enter American colleges to leave their conceit at home. He calls conceit half developed ambition and says the advice is sound if understood properly.
A doctor says young men must avoid letting conceit drive them yet acknowledge self belief keeps moving. He argues conceit harms campus popularity and that campus clout matters little in later life.
The figure described rose from a French military school disliked for his Corsican accent. He later became emperor and promoted some former rivals to marshals while ordering others executed, revealing a brutal consolidation of power.
The passage attributes to Goethe the idea that conceit is a form of mental courage and criticizes public displays of it. It suggests the wise decline parade of self-importance and warns that cold reality and failure erase such vanity.
A Cuban fighter known as Kid Chocolate lost to his white British rival Kid Berg in a controversial match in New York City. Thirty-five thousand Americans paid $150,000 to watch and sparked further debates and planned rematch betting, with accusations of cheating and ongoing public interest.
Ripley’s Proof notes Marig St. Hillaire, the blind French monk who never saw the sea, but is widely cited as an authority on navigation for establishing a ship’s position by computation. The Saint Hillaire method remains one of several credited to him and used by mariners today.
Josef Puetz and O. Mainzer arrived in Berlin after rolling a 1,000-litre wine barrel from Bernkastel over about 500 miles in seventy days. They received a silver wine cup from Berlin wine merchants to spotlight Rhineland patriotism under foreign troops. Tomorrow: The Siamese Pansies.
Mr and Mrs Roy L Dupler have returned from a week with relatives in Logan. Athens County farmers rejoice as rain falls steadily since daylight. A quarrel over moonshine whisky led to the killing of a former soldier at Doanville.
Mrs. H. T. Wise and her sons Harold and Edward departed for Niagara Falls and other eastern points, taking a cross country trip itinerary.
Secretary Auditor N M Foster authorized by President Ellis to buy the athletic field on Richland Street from the Methodist Episcopal Church for 4522.50 dollars. Crum Kaler, Athens pitcher, sold to the Cleveland Americans earning 2000 dollars more than an Ohio University professor's salary.
City Editor and Mrs Charles H Harris announce the birth of a daughter named Esther Wilson. The family celebrates this new arrival at their home in the city.
Government statistics show the average man is $2.52 poorer this year than last. The speaker claims prudent spending, no stocks, no liquor, no extravagant clothes, yet his wealth declines by two dollars and fifty-two cents annually as he recalls a modest motor trip and simple living. He laments unspent ambition and looming financial decline.
A brief opinion piece notes that beach pajamas on modern girls seem overgrossed though the style remains a talking point. The column hints at fashion etiquette and social norms without endorsing a stance.
A compilation of readers questions with concise expert answers. Topics include why tennis uses multiple balls during play, why war widows can survive long after a veteran, the historical use of antiseptics and anesthetics, pollen risk from hot summers to corn crops, whether altered paintings can be original, and the presence of colored missionaries in Africa along with the Morgan yacht price.
Washington dispatch argues Franklin D Roosevelt of New York will be the wet Democratic candidate for president in 1932. It notes his likely re election as governor, his Protestant faith, and perceived strengths over Hoover era issues. It also cites Tammany scandal context and party balance in key states.
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