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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
4
A brief devotional note contrasts John 3 16 on divine love with Plato on resisting evil urging readers to emulate God. The excerpt presents two quotes promoting self sacrifice and moral imitation as guidance for daily living.
This piece weighs the value of higher education for youth facing a choice between school and work. It cites that by age 25 educated workers earn about $900 more annually than those who left school early, and that a full high school education yields about $2,225 more in the first seven years after turning 18. It argues college trains the mind and rewards effort, warns against college solely for a good time, and stresses ongoing mind development supported by disciplined study. It also notes that despite unemployment concerns, Americans are spending more on necessities and luxuries, with construction activity and public works boosting circulation and outlook.
The text contrasts college education with high school training wages, portraying education as a costly investment facing resistance from those seeking immediate rewards. It suggests a broader cultural and economic debate over long term value versus short term earnings.
The piece argues that a small group buying low now will reap future fortunes as history shows brief readjustment periods, noting August 1929 as the start of a downturn. It explains why investors should act when industry conditions are weak and stresses that public behavior drives bull and bear markets.
The piece comments on rural life with rumors of trade shifts after the year, mentioning college fronts and the allure of money. It suggests young men and women face purse string pressures, with references to Atlantic City and local families.
The readable text suggests a dated page item describing a game or match involving the Nantattas and a team called Mackm. It hints at a poorly understood moment or foul play with referees and players, but the fragment is too garbled to identify names, places, dates, or outcomes.
A garbled excerpt discusses wages and propaganda in unclear political context. It mentions Lehman and references opposing communism with hostile tone. The text is incoherent and lacks concrete events or dates.
Fragmentary text outlines cuts to salaries and pens with unclear names and figures. No clear events or dates emerge.
The Census Bureau expects the center of U S population to move about 18 miles west, with a long term aim near 30 miles east of St Louis in fifty years. North Carolina posts the sharpest recent gain 283.9 percent driven by industry in tobacco textiles and furniture.
A remark asserts that prosperity stems from wages paid well above basic costs, noting that the amount exceeds twenty billion dollars yearly. The statement emphasizes the link between employee pay and economic well being.
A League committee denounces Britain for incompetence over last year’s Jerusalem riot as London sought to lecture others and police the League. The critique lands hard on Britain’s posture and ethics.
Britain replies it could not know murders were imminent or gauge the intensity of feeling about Jerusalem's wailing wall. The government says emigration to Jerusalem will be restricted to reduce further friction between Jews and Arabs.
A criminal plans extortion using a carrier pigeon to deliver a demand to the girl’s father. The scheme involves attaching a payment to the pigeon and assuming an airplane could shadow it, allowing conspirators to remain unaware of the girl’s status. Police suspect the extortionists fear unknown facts about the girl rather than true knowledge of her fate.
Ardent orys Cleave with regret that Mr Corumme Roosevelt Reottimees sister of President Roosevelt an earnest advocate of temperance denounces the prebbeties law. She says reform threatens graft and corruption. She will run as delegate to the Republican convention in New York state.
Aged views on marriage and immorality fade as courts lean toward privacy. A German high court states offences against marriage affect only those involved, not the public, signaling a lenient trend beyond old criminal labels.
Irish Free State bride patterns shift as rural marriages fall. Women who once saved to marry farmers abroad now stay and wed locally or return briefly to visit families, shifting husbanding trends and weakening Ireland’s rural ties. The trend reverses as the United States gains from traditional emigration.
Camstoowo Park, Grand Rapids resident L A Chippell claims an 18 year dent free road record. He drives a 1917 Oakland with original equipment except minor parts.
The Tri-County Press issue of June 1929 describes Emerson Nebraska split by street divisions across Thurston Dakota and Dixon Counties amid a unique municipal layout. The article previews a remarkable town transformation titled Tomorrow birth of a mountain.
The Athens Athletics travel to The Plains for the fifth game in a seven game series. Rain plans favored The Plains after they won two straight, while Athens took the first two. An Ohio University upperclassman with a year at Tennessee notes strong reputations at that school.
The Athens County Marching Club holds a 1 o clock meeting in the Athens County Courthouse to plan preparations for a campaign destined to end in November. The gathering focuses on outlining activities and organizational steps for the upcoming electoral effort.
Miles Cage, historian for the American Legion KT Cressen Poat No 11, announced today that months of work have culminated in the completion of the post records.
The Kiddies fund for outfits next week at gTOWing to Rice Proportions has reached a total of 33 dollars. This amount will help provide clothing for children in need ahead of the new school term.
President Alston Elis disclosed ten faculty resignations at OC University today. Details on names and departments were not fully released, but the moves involve a mix of tenured and non tenured staff and were presented as part of a broader institutional refresh.
A compact poem set includes a snake fable praising harmlessness and fear versus danger. It contrasts the snake with predators and notes public fear of snakes since Adam. It then shifts to brief satire about Gandhi, Will Rogers, and Coolidge with a nod to travel progress from Los Angeles to New York.
The Athens En Information Bureau provides free information service via a Washington organization. A statue by Noblé Burnham in Hollywood honors motion picture star Valentino, unveiled with Dolores Del Rio’s multilingual tribute. Readers ask about pre medical study lengths, snow to rainfall conversion, naturalization rules for wives, city address changes, baseball league rankings, and asbestos shingles over old roofs.
Washington Aug 28 John J Raskob becomes the fall campaign focal point as Republicans seek to tag him as the villain in their electoral strategy. The piece traces Democratic and Republican publicity chiefs Michelson and West, their campaigns, and the backers who shape messaging against Hoover era policies.
The article details accusations that West obtained an advance Shouse speech and helped craft and distribute a Tilson statement before delivery. It notes Michelson and West wrote many party statements, raising concerns over ethics and control of publicity. Ras Kod’s name and Bin are mentioned as ongoing worries.
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