Obituary and Classified Notices From Local Papers
Fragmentary clippings reference obituary notices and card of thanks with mentions of agencies and offices including General Motors and press associations. No coherent event or person details are readable for a full summary.
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Motional
Soba W Cullen Company
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Ave
Newark
General Motors Gidg
Pera Tine Retex
Minal
A Thought for Today Faith Lifts Hearts Over Earthly Worries
A devotional line quotes J C Giekie urging an undivided heart devoted to God to rise above anxiety about earthly needs and trust in divine provision.
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God
J. C. Giekie
Hoover Plan Shows Decentralized Drought Relief Strategy
The New York Times lauds President Hoover's approach to disaster response, noting his decentralized plan preserves local authority while coordinating through state and county levels. Red Cross offers 5 million dollars in aid, signaling cautious, well directed relief efforts to address immediate distress and long term recovery.
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Hoover
New York Times
Mississippi
Red Cross
Agency of Mercy
Not So Good For Older Orphans In Ohio Reunions
The article notes Southeastern Ohio as a lonesome spot for orphans during family reunion season of 1930. It contrasts perceived growth in reunions from those who have families to those who have none, describing the din of gatherings highlighting social separation.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Neck of
Reunions Draw People Back to Ohio Valley
The article reflects on family reunions and dinners that attract distant relatives, noting older generations relish reminiscence while younger folks may find them dull without music or dancing. It observes several recent district gatherings in the Wockinge Valley and notes the broader reach of such reunions beyond Ohio, suggesting orphans seek connection through reunion.
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Wockinge
Ohio
A Miracle on the Sea and the Wireless Romance
A long meditation on the Tahiti disaster shows how wireless telegraphy transformed a deadly open-boat drama into a swift rescue. American and Norwegian ships converged to save all 317 aboard, redefining seafaring glamour with modern technology.
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Tahiti
Notes from Sag Harbor Vacation Log on Historic Harbor Scene
A Messenger dispatch by Gilbert Swan on Sag Harbor L I describes a nomadic vacationer’s reflections. He contrasts preserved whaling era memories with modern yachts and affluent estates, noting monuments, graveyards, and scenes of old towns that linger in the landscape. The piece praises local athletic heroes likening them to ancient Olympians and mentions Mad Anthony Wayne.
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Sag Harbor
L. I
Shelter Island
Anthony” Wayne
Echoes of a Quainter Era Amid Moving Streets
The passage paints a coastal town resisting modern bungalow expansion, with old wooden houses encircled by ancient willows and oaks. A house shelled in the War of 1812 stands among others aged a century or more as lanes wind into ragged semi circles and quiet paths.
Sag Harbor Whaling Heritage Highlighted by Local Archives
The Sag Harbor area pioneered whaling and prospered, with New York state echoing its growth as crews sailed from New Bedford to Nantucket and along New England shores. Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is cited as a favorite American work reflecting the era, with town records preserving photos and notes from that tumultuous period.
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Sag Harbor
New York State
New Bedford
Nantucket
New England
Herman Melville
Timeworn Seas and Old Sails Hearken to Reminiscence
The passage recalls seafaring days when Sandwich Islanders and Fijians roamed streets and Captain Howell fought the British at Long Island. It mentions Captain Eliphalet Halsey aboard the Argonaut returning with 1700 barrels of sperm oil, tavern candles and overflowing mugs framing a fragrant, distant past.
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Sandwich Islands
Fijis
Howell
Long Island
Eliphalet Halsey
Mystery House of Santa Clara Valley Catalogued
Ripley’s proof describes the Santa Clara Valley Mystery House built by a wealthy woman. The estate features hidden entrances, doors opening to blank walls, trapdoors, and stairways to nowhere, with lavish gold and silver fixtures and stained glass valued around five thousand dollars each. The owner pursued endless additions believing she would outlive the project.
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Santa Clara Valley
California
Drought Hurts U S Inland Fish Hatcheries
The Bureau of Fisheries reports a record year of fish hatching followed by a severe drought that destroyed millions of fish. It details government efforts to stock streams and lakes and rescue 15 million fingerlings, aided by Hoover era fishing interests.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Fisheries
United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Arkansas
Izaak Walton
Bureau
Hoover
Izaak Walton League
White House
Rapidan
Virginia Hills
National Capital
Two Hearts Man Giuseppe de Mai Sold For Dissection
Naples resident Giuseppe de Mai who had two distinct hearts received 15000 dollars from the London Academy of Medicine for consent to dissect his body after death. The 1894 contract barred emigration beyond the sea. Tomorrow: Commanded the entire U. S. Navy at 20.
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Giuseppe DE Mai
Naples
London Academy of Medicine
de Mai
Cananes
le Sixieme Sens
U. S. Navy
If blindness were hereditary
The statement argues that blindness cannot excuse brutality on hereditary grounds, noting that such brutality is not inherited and would lack a genetic basis for moral failing.
France Plans Big Family Premiums Across Nation
France will spend 45 million dollars on incentives for larger families to boost birth rates. Parents receive 20 dollars for the second child and 20 dollars for each additional child, plus a pension at sixty. Last year France recorded 12 000 more deaths than births.
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France
Men with larger necks than beaded lope armbands
A fragmented line notes men with thicker necks than the loop of their beads. The text contrasts ornate beadwork with the neck size, implying a comparison of decorative collars or neckwear to physical measurements.
Atlantic City woman dives to save drowning children
Mrs H J Little spoke to the Women's Civic Club in Atlantic City last Thursday when two children fell from a rowboat and drowned. She rushed from the platform, jumped into the water in full dress, and saved a 7 year old girl and an 8 year old boy without removing her glasses.
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H. J. Little
Women's Civic Club
Atlantic City
Hindenburg Returns to Duty in Wartime Rise
The elderly German statesman Von Hindenburg left retirement to join the army at the war’s start and proved an exceptional leader. Germany later named him President of the republic, trusting his honor over loyalty to the Kaiser.
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von Hindenburg
Republic
Germany
Bavarian hunter von Hinderburg pursues chamois at dawn
In his eighty third year, Von Hinderburg rises at sunrise for chamois hunting in the Bavarian mountains and returns each night with a fine buck. He sleeps soundly and resumes the hunt each day. his blood pressure does not bother him.
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von Hinderburg
Bavaria
Arab Proclamations Ban Sparks Palestine Tension
Jerusalem authorities confiscate Arab strike proclamations tied to last year’s riots. An Arab newspaper is suspended for printing the proclamation, highlighting ongoing friction over Jewish enterprise in Palestine.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
The Arabs Claim Rights Over Jerusalem
The Arabs assert seven centuries of rule and permanent rights in Jerusalem, arguing that they built and lived there long before Christianity. The issue requires England to persuade them otherwise, a task described as hard work.
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Jerusalem
England
Hoover Seeks Retention of Tax Cut Despite Federal Revenue Dip
President Hoover expresses hope that despite reduced federal income, the income tax cut will be kept for the time being. No further details provided in the source excerpt.
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Hoover
Illinois Dry Voter Dilemma A Wet Plank Split
Mrs Ruth McCormick sought the senatorial nomination as a dry but would accept a wet plank for the Republican platform if elected. She pledged to follow Illinois voters, while drys face a two candidate choice pledged to wetness, an unexpected turn from a year ago.
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Ruth McCormick
Illinois
Public Forum Editor Messenger Discusses U S Money Supply
On June 30 1930 total U S money was 68306564074 including coins bullion and all paper money. The remaining circulating amount after subtracting Treasury and Fed totals is 4521987972. Per capita cash in 1930 was 37.31 while 1914 34.92 and 1920 53.01. Miller Athens August 23 1030.
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Messenger
United States
U. S. Treasury
France
Germany
Treasury
Charles E. Miller
Athens
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A humorous verse piece contrasts the average man’s fear of real danger with his fascination for prizefighting and crime on stage. The speaker prefers watching criminals in a show to facing danger in everyday life, yet eagerly attends boxing bouts, staying near the ring.
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James J. Montague
Capone reportedly drops press agent amid flaring tensions
A pungent note claims Al Capone has dismissed his press agent and argues authorities fail to pursue crooners with justice. The piece reflects on a changing world as a columnist recalls how generations once traveled to school and now travel to road houses.
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al Capone
Liberty
Information Bureau Answers on Wide Range of Questions
Frederic J. Haskin outlines free inquiry service from The Athens Information Bureau in Washington with two cents required per inquiry. Q&A covers mooring mast at St Hubert, statue to unmarried mothers in Lille, miniature golf space, Isle of Pines investments, Canterbury trot, San Francisco Bay depth, No Man's Land near Texas, pectin uses and fruit preparation, plus major and minor prophets distinctions.
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Frederic J, Haskin
Washington
Athens
Sere Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washingon
D. C
Canada
St. Hubert Airdrome
Montreal
H. G. Scott
Lille
France
Isle c of Pines
Cuba
Thomas A Becket
Canterbury
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Bay
San Francisco
No Man's Land
Texas
N. Sh. C
United States
Oklahoma
Caterpillar Club grows as parachute jumps mount
The Caterpillar Club membership rises with 253 living members and 265 jumps recorded. Miss Mary Fahrney survived a premeditated jump after her chute tangled, while Bruno Schustek died attempting to rescue her. Other flyers like Lt. John R. Glascock and Robert G. Chew recount perilous descents and near misses during spins and crashes.
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Rodd Dutcher Messenger
Washington
Mary Fahrney
Joliet
Ill
Irene McFarland
Caterpillar Club
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Nelsonville
Gloustes Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio List
Associated Ohio Flies
Taland Daily Prear Association
United Press Associations
Lord
Cook Islands
Pacific
Seven Seas
L. A
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Davey Jones
Mystery House OF
Ripley
A.crum
Langendorf Bakeries
Garthwray
Scotland
Chile
Wilson
Molly Hoban
Aspin Hill
Maryland
Mian
Florida
By Frederic J. Haskin
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Uld
Abraham
Moses
Samuel
Elijah
Elisha
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonas
Zephaniah
Zacharias
Habakkuk
Cephanas
Haggai
Nehum
Malachi
John R. Glascock
Army Air Corps
Stephen Yazza
Glascock
March Field
Yazza
Glas
Th Field
Robert G. Chew
Valley Stream
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