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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
4
An Ohio reader argues that spending on relief should fund wages for actual work rather than dole. He cites welfare workers and several towns using paid employment to relieve hardship, reduce crime, and maintain dignity, noting millions will be spent this season to support distressed households.
A compact meditation on the value of listening over talking. It notes Cal Coolidge’s reputation for listening, warns against interrupting, and urges younger and older generations to share views with patience and tolerance, avoiding self-centered stage hogging.
Frank Hawks and Gran Copters claim faster schedule times as railroad passenger business struggles. The article highlights a swift test run over the Chicago route with improved speed and multiple cities referenced.
In Manhattan a noon hour spectacle crowds 36th Street as thousands of garment workers are funneled into a closed block guarded by mounted police. The scene resembles rush hour or a Coney Island crowd with languages and chatter while officials keep sidewalks clear for workers and onlookers.
A compiled Q A from Frederic Gaskin covers information services terms sent to Washington and answers about golf championship holes and strokes. It includes a 1915 timeline of German Republic formation and US government employment estimates near two million.
James J. Montague’s verse chronicles the pervasive menace of flies across ages and settings. The speaker notes their small size yet large impact, urging awareness of disease risk and human vulnerability in huts and palaces alike.
The fragment notes a future when companies offer regular four hour rates and higher railroad fares. It hints at a looming, extraordinary problem for railroad men as competition and pricing shift. The text appears garbled but suggests tension between transport costs and workers’ livelihoods.
A quiet word from the wise speaks louder than the clamor of fools, teaching patience and reflection. The verse notes contemplation over noisy dispute and invites steady judgment.
Ten years ago a new $1000 hog barn opened at the Athens County Fairgrounds ahead of the August fair. The Red Cross relief room met in the red building near the main. A mild week supported crop and pasture growth across Ohio. County residents held a joint picnic in Athens and Nelsonville at Judge Wood’s bungalow.
Arch Knowlton of Albany received the 18 bellots needed to send a county boy to an athletics event, marking a notable local achievement from twenty years ago.
Explains Tripoli’s Mosque of the Camel dedicated to Anan el Hteb Hanam the Prophet’s mother in law. Seventeen domes symbolize the camel’s humps and reflect the honored position of the saintly lady. Tomorrow’s cartoon previews a hat long hung on a tree for fifty years.
Frederic J. Haskin argues record bank deposits amounting to about 58.0 billion dollars sit idle while prices for goods fall. He notes wages are high but many save, missing chances to buy cars, furniture, and household items cheaply. The piece warns that as prices rise, the opportunity to buy at today’s levels will vanish and savings will buy less.
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet titled Careers for Women to help readers explore new fields and gain economic independence. The pamphlet answers many common questions and requests a mailed reply with six cents for a copy.
The Athens Information Bureau offered a booklet on careers for Name. J Haskin, director in Washington DC, encloses six cents in coin or stamps for a copy.
In 1932 a split erupts within the Democratic camp as Roosevelt faces Tammany Hall protests after he calls a special legislature to empower Judge Seabury investigating New York conditions. Some papers say Tammany will backstab Roosevelt with a perfunctory vote, others note he may avoid running under Tammany’s label.
The New York party rails against calls for investigating a city where magistrates dine with thugs and hints at broad probes into Republicans upstate. The piece mentions possible inquiries even into New Jersey, noting a young New Jersey senator tied to a New York staffer and free railroad passes as a legislature employee.
A distressful shooting described by a young woman who cannot explain the incident occurred early after they had drunk gin. Police report four or five bottles involved, suggesting prohibition may not be absolute for state legislators.
The text states Frank L. Smith of Illinois was ousted by the Senate amid allegations that In sull, a powerful figure, helped fund Smith’s campaign. It adds that Julius Rosenwald of Illinois offered Sears Roebuck stock worth 750000 dollars to withdraw from the race to ensure his preferred opponent’s victory.
Washington column notes Alabama's Bankhead family dominance in Congress. William B. Bankhead serves his eighth House term while John H. Bankhead, elected senator, defeated Tom Heflin by 50,000 votes. The Bankheads are described as solid, conservative figures with deep Alabama roots and long political careers.
A reader recalls a nurse who threatened a three year old with harm and confinement, prompting a broader critique of how cruel words, not actions, frighten children. The piece urges parents to avoid threats in any form and to prevent nurses or others from using such discipline.
Some papers claim Smith’s scoop resulted from hostility between Insull and Rosenwald, though such reports strain credibility. The note adds that Rosenwald’s approach differs from Senate purchase, contrasting buying a seat with persuading an unfit candidate to withdraw from the race.
The Lindberghs pursue foreign routes with purpose, first to Tokio and then around the world. An early Japanese reporter found them in Petropavlovsk at the center of Russian rule, where red banners bore Lenin and Stalin. Lindbergh stays focused on flying, withholding political opinions.
Wall Street faced sadness as four Toledo banks failed and twelve Ohio building loan associations suspended payments. Police patrolled the banking district and talk of calling the Ohio National Guard arose as depositors, losing their money, remained nonviolent. The piece laments bank failures and urges accountability for those responsible.
Washington humorist Strickland Gillilan ridicules pretentious “conscious” fashions in Washington. The piece jokes about wool consciousness and fashion follies, noting quips about a New Jersey woman who shot a state senator and bounties only for United States senators.
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