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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1931

Page

4

Surplus Wheat Solution Promoted To Help Hungry Americans

An editorial urges rapid action to tackle the nations surplus of food especially wheat. It advocates distributing surplus wheat domestically through agencies like the Red Cross and Salvation Army rather than exporting on long term credits. The piece notes high storage costs, wasted crops, and widespread hunger, proposing flour production and local distribution to needy families.

Sam Red Cross Salvation Army Dayton Miami Valley Coutry

Taxpayers Strike Warned By Detroit Real Estate Leader

Arthur J. Lacy, chairman of the Property Owners Division, warns of a growing taxpayers strike across America as government costs rise. He cites high tax rates driving foreclosures and discouraging property owners, urging reductions in public costs to prevent further tax resistance and fiscal strain.

Arthur J. Lacy Detroit National Association of Realite Boards America Judge Lacy

Fishing Fame and Private Clubs In New York's Waters

New York and nearby streams attract trout fans with private clubs and exclusive preserves. Wealthy members pay high fees for access while guides and distinct personalities like Frank Griswold and Irvin Cobb lens contribute tales of big ones and private trout farms.

Smallest US tree and largest denomination bills queried

A Q and A set covers topics from the smallest Alpine willow tree to the purpose of ten thousand dollar notes. It notes the Royal Gorge suspension bridge at 1053 feet above the Arkansas River and identifies Amsterdam as the Northern Venice built on pilings.

Fredesic Washington Frex Gand Athens J. A Barra L. K Venice Amsterdam United States New York County T. A Royal Gorge Arkansas River

Willis Law Shines As Golf Pro At Lakeside Hollywood

Willis Willie Law, now a professional at Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood, California, is famed as a powerful hitter despite a light 140 pounds. Four years after a 285 yard hole in one at Rancho, he carded another ace on Lakeside's tough 16th hole on October 29, 1927. He has repeatedly driven the first hole at Hollywood Country Club from an elevated tee about 410 yards, aided by a 259 yard carry. Monday features The Dead Man Who Won a Fight.

Willie Law Lakesite Golf Club Hollywood Calif Rancho Lakeside Los Angeles Hollywood Country Club Lee

National Museum of Aeronautica exhibit in Stuttgart and U S air history

Frederic Haskin notes a Stuttgart national museum planned to trace aircraft development. He recounts America’s exhibit at the Washington museum including the Bremen, Spirit of St Louis, Langley glider, Wright plane, NC-4 hull, and other aviation relics. He highlights U S aviation leadership and milestones across World War I and early flight.

Aircrat Frederic 7. Haskin Wastington DT. C Germany National Museum of Aeronautica Stuttgart Ger-mhany American Air Museum Bremen Atlantic Ocean Junkers Baron von Huenefeld Koeht Col. Fitzmaurice North Atlantic St. Louie Inc Charles Lindbergh Paris National Museum Muses Langley Potomac Airpland Wright Kitty Dayton Ronnery United States Army Air Armiadas Abyssinia Zanzibar Wright Brothers Stuttgart Museum United States Navy St. Clair Street Mitchell Field Long Island Nante Army L. H. Smith Navy

A SINGING STREAM Forever Remains My Dream Home

James 3 presents a pastoral longing for a hidden streamside cottage. The speaker prefers a shaded vale with aspens to a stormy sea and envisions a quiet life beside a singing stream, hearing water and birds as days drift from dusk to daybreak.

James 3 Montague

The Athens Messenger Offers a Word Booklet

The Athens Messenger promotes a language booklet for readers. It outlines topics Words We Mispronounce Words We Misspell and Words We Misuse and invites readers to request a copy for 10 cents in coin or stamps for return postage and handling.

The Athens Messenger Willeip Ut Thais Bureau

Odd Bits From A Pageant Of Wealth And History

The column surveys wealth and notable figures, noting Rothschild the eighth sixteenth birthday and a Paris house tied to Soviet activity, contrasts a five billion gold reserve with a Russian five year plan, recalls Blucher and Nelson’s era, and sketches Doctor Tyler at Teachers College Columbia.

Bahon Dee Rothschild Amschel Rothschild House of Rothschild Paris Federsl Reserve Bank Doctor Tyler Teachers’ College Colwmbia Anya

People and places in a county news roundup

News items include the September 13 wedding of Miss Helen Mauck and Mr Jobe Witmer Galbreath at Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis, D J Deans birthday celebration and recovery, peach tree borer control by FE Biawessee, Des Moines streetcar return debate, Athens County bridge repair, Chang coy church dedication, Alberta crop yields, Nelsonville Sunday outing, and Hocking Valley Railroad ticket sales totaling over 1300.

Helen Mauck Jobe Witmer Galbreath Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis Ohio University RJ. Mauck Nelsonville Indianola Park Columbus Hocking Valley Railroad

Senator McWhorter says overproduction, misdirected thanks must change

Washington notes Senator J Boomboom McWhorter calls for sweeping shifts in policy and attitudes noting Thanksgiving has lost meaning amid abundant crops. He suggests cutting production across agriculture and industry by one third and urges proclamations acknowledging sparse rather than plentiful crops to curb overproduction and create jobs.

Wey Nyvecux Dutcher Messenger Washington J. Boomboom McWhorter McWhorter Federal Farm Board Benator McWhorter Ationa

Understanding Child Desires and Conduct

A text discusses deep rooted child desires shaping behavior from birth and urges parents to guide rather than suppress them. It cites a government bulletin on five core desires and emphasizes sympathy and individualized discipline to nurture a happy, well adjusted child.

Chilius

Air Race Favoring Pity-One In Santa Monica Derby

In Santa Monica Cal Aug a mixed field of 51 pilots from across the nation gathers for the Santa Monica Claveland air derby of the National Air Races. Army fliers test ships to set handicaps as 17 women and 44 men tune engines for the 198 mile leg to Calexico Cal with an overnight stop. The race starts at 2 31 p m with planes departing at minute intervals from Eliever field.

Santa Monica Cal Eléver Field Calexico

Waste not, want rot in Washington’s thrift sermon

In Washington, D. C. Strickland Gillilan critiques 1920s thrift culture and consumer excess. He argues prosperity bred waste via installment buying and planned obsolescence, noting plans to burn part of a cotton crop to raise prices while lamenting loss of frugality.

Washington, D. C Scera Franklin Washington

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