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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1931

Page

4

Exploring Southeast Ohio By Road Through Autumn Scenery

The article urges Southeastern Ohio residents to plan autumn road trips to local countryside and river valleys. It highlights the Ohio River views, cave country, Muskingum River routes, and Athens County roads as affordable getaways. It encourages picnics, local chats, and learning regional history to boost community pride.

Ohio River Muskingum River Athens County Aes Dusk Falls Southeastern Ohio

Can Necessity Buying Revive Business

An early 20th century analysis argues prosperity hinges on consumer demand rather than producer output. It contends that a shift to buying everyday goods could spark a retail revival, forcing stock replenishment and renewed factory activity despite pessimistic forecasts. It notes the possibility that consumer purchases, not industrial growth, may drive recovery if households spend on necessities.

John Guern Washing- 2 Indus

Publishing leaders urge self censorship of salacious books

A large publishing house calls on fellow publishers to keep salacious works off the market. It urges self policing and proposes a potential delegation from the Association of Book Publishers and Booksellers to the SS for an appeal to correct abuses, aiming to curb wrongdoing without formal action.

Association of Book Publishers Ihe Ena

Seabury Open Hearings Promise NYC Corruption Revelations

The Seabury committee prepares for open hearings revealing deep New York City corruption ties. The focus centers on officials’ payoffs, the Doyle financial role in the Board of Standards and Appeals, and widespread political influence as investigators press for names and amounts.

William F. Doyle New York Doyle Chargers Fire Department Board of Standards and Appeals Board of Appeals

Kelvinator named after Lord Kelvin and other trivia Qs

Answers reveal Kelvinator and Lord Kelvin as namesake. It covers pleasant weather in Panama with breezes Jan–Apr, hot Apr–Jun, and rainy season April–November. Includes questions on grouse season August, colored sidewalks in Canal Street, a lich-gate at churchyards, Eddystone lighthouse towers, and direct trade between nations.

Frederic J. Askin Washington Com J. A F Lord Kelvin Panama Cc. H Great Britain Canal Street New Orleans Eddystone Plymouth Winstanley Rudyerd Smeaton J. N. Douglass

Tommy and Flossie Lament at Joyless Schooldays

Tommy looks distrait and sad worried and distressed and mopes about he avoids play and tears trickle from his eye Flossie wears a troubled brow no longer sings with silver laughter and the warm days feel cold as school begins next week despite fair skies and birds.

Tommy Flossie

Mysterious Note Sparks Local Speculation on Law Abides

Ambiguous message hints at city laws and actions by authorities. Text references harm and deals with enforcement uncertain, leaving residents uncertain about steps to take. No clear names or dates are readable.

Leviticus Guide Cites Fear of God Commandments

A biblical verse from Leviticus 25 17 emphasizes fearing God as the core instruction and refrains from a command to act unjustly toward others. The passage frames moral behavior under divine authority.

Ships Ride Over Mountains Through Oberlaendische Canal

An East Prussian canal system links lakes by a 125 mile route where ships traverse hills using heavy railroad trucks on wide gauge rails pulled by cables. The piece notes the canal’s beauty technical difficulty and uniqueness in German waterways.

East Prussia Germany East Prussian Harry C. Morse Mr. Morse Penn Yan

Young Morse Nearly Loses Nose in Lake Keuka Trout Bite

A seven year old boy on Lake Keuka escaped serious injury after a trout eight pounds leaped from the water and bit his nose during a celebratory rowboat ride with his mother. The fish clung to the wound as it was hauled into the boat. Tomorrow’s cartoon teases river and ship tales.

Deliberate Output Slowdown by U S Factory Workers

Frederic Haskin reports a Bureau of Labor Statistics study found many U S workers slow production to protect jobs. Investigators covered 105 plants in 42 localities across 25 industries and observed delays from foremen, material waits, and deliberate overelaboration. The aim is to keep jobs by keeping output down, a behavior explained by fear of unemployment and group dynamics. The practice, called making a bank, involves meeting wage quotas while hiding excess output for sick days or breakdowns, and remains uncoordinated across non union workplaces.

Washington, D. C United States United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Sll

The Athens Messenger Word Booklet Offers Guide to Clear Speech

The Athens Messenger provides a concise booklet on correct speech and writing in English. It covers mispronounced words misspelled terms and misused phrases with simple explanations anyone can understand. Send six cents for postage and handling to receive a copy.

Cuba Sugar Policy Sparks Tariff Debate

Today the article argues that the high tariff discriminates against Cuban sugar planters in favor of American producers and worsens Cuba’s economic condition, continuing the discussion from Page 1.

Cuba

Russia Life Rewards Workers With Shoes Suits and Food

Doctor McCash of Phillips University reports from Russia where cler gymen and educators from the Midwest and South observe workers laboring late into the night to put out a fire like effort. The government provides a sense of security promising two pairs of shoes two new suits and food annually.

Russia Doctor McCash Phillips University Middle West South

President MecCASH Seeks Soviet Ties Amid Education Debate

MecCASH praises public schools in Russia as a model to liquidate illiteracy and urges recognizing the Soviet government. He notes the financial figures who lent to the czars and Kerensky hold influence and may face repayment issues.

Meccash Russia Kerensky

Lord Beaverbrook Seeks to Console Reporters in New York

Canadian born press magnate Lord Beaverbrook, famed for founding newspapers and amassing wealth in England, meets reporters in New York to offer comfort and reassurance amid ongoing coverage. His remarks aim to steady press and public curiosity about his ventures.

Lord Beaverbrook Canada England New York

Tributes for pioneers and locals mark Athens event notes

Tributes to Dr and Mrs Frederick Treadley were read at a First Christian Church reception before their departure fromAthens. Other items note an oil well on Sid Riley farm in Hebbardsville and burials, town moves, property purchases, and a preserved five pound tooth found in Rome Township.

Frederick Treadley First Christian Church Athens N. K. Alderman A. ¥. Wilcox EB. J. Jones E. G. Pedigo Sid Riley Hebbardsville John Dunfee Guysville Rome Township Butts Run

Roosevelt and Tammany on the 1930s New York stage

The column argues that if Governor Roosevelt is nominated for president his opponents will attack him as linked to Tammany. It notes Roosevelt's actions against Tammany, potential choices like placing Judge Seabury on the ticket, and the political risks and benefits of breaking with Tammany to win New York’s electoral votes.

Doyle Seabury Committee Seabury Rodney Dutcher Washington Roosevelt New York Herbert Hoover Tammany Hall Tammany New York State John F. Curry Judge Seabury Assu

About Your Children At Funeral Reflections

A childhood memory of attending a funeral shows the author’s view that funerals dramatize death and frighten children. He notes a subconscious fear of death in kids and argues for minimal ceremony and honest, cheap explanations to ease a child’s morbid terror.

Beaverbrook mocks League of Nations in US leadership plea

The text portrays Beaverbrook arguing the United States should stay out of the League of Nations, calling it a branch of the French foreign office, while urging America to take a leading global role. It references the Coxey army and places Beaverbrook near France and Switzerland.

Coxey Army Beaverbrook France Switzerland United States League of Nations French Foreign Office

Uncertain leadership question echoed in plan heavy rhetoric

The speaker challenges leaders who lack direction, arguing guiding the world without a clear plan is impossible. He suggests spending millions, feeding the hungry, forming commissions to raise more funds, and asks where is the plan or destination.

Spain Sends Vatican Ultimatum Over Church Property Confiscation

The Republican government of Spain demands the Vatican respond within five days on whether Cardinal Segura ordered Spanish bishops and religious orders to secretly sell church property and move the funds out of Spain.

Spain Vatican Cardinal Segura

Spain Bars Sale or Removal of Church Property Decree

Spain issues a decree forbidding sale or removal of church property, tying up millions in banks and blocking church real estate and securities sales. The suggestion is to relocate property to England or Switzerland for safekeeping amid recent Spain Italy and Mexico events.

Spain Italy Mexico England Switzerland

Crime and Prohibition Debate on National Crime Bill

The piece notes two discoveries about the country’s costs from prohibition era crime. It cites the Wickersham committee estimating the annual crime bill above one thousand million dollars and argues crime would tell the commission they don’t know the full cost.

Wickersham Committee

Quotes on Crime Industry and Racketeers

The passage argues that bootleggers and racketeers absorb billions, alongside respectable get-rich-quick schemers profiting from worthless securities. It claims crime as a huge industry with income surpassing that of the U S government.

United States

New York City Street Battle Ends in Casualties

A Friday street battle in New York City between police and criminals left three criminals dead and two police officers killed. Thirteen citizens were wounded, including a four year old girl who was killed.

New York City

Mass Meeting Protests Crime and Legal Order in New York

A commentary notes today’s mass protest planned in New York against age crime conditions and criminal rule. It compares to San Francisco vigilance efforts, warning that modern crime networks are far more financed and powerful, risking rapid criminal relocation and unresolved issues.

New York Arreftcan San Francisco

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