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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger serves a population near 100000 across five counties in eastern Ohio. It notes affiliations with major newspaper associations and national press services and lists advertising rate inquiries and obituary notices.
A brief devotional note cites a biblical verse from II Timothy and cautions that ill deeds are doubled when evil words accompany them, invoking a Shakespearean echo to stress disciplined speech.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes overlapping efforts to pass driver license and financial responsibility laws in Ohio. The Ohio State Safety Council considers adding tests for guests liability and a higher licensing age, while risks of conflict with existing initiated acts loom. European tensions and the shadow of a potential war color the national mood as disarmament talks stall and distrust grows.
The piece argues that the truth of a capitalist nations war conspiracy against Soviet Russia matters less than the fact that Russian rulers expect a war to occur. It notes they are not alone in that mindset, highlighting shared apprehension among leaders.
A study notes that many western storms veer northeast or southeast and miss the Ohio Valley while some follow the great valley basin to strike central Ohio. Weather in the hills differs as routes toward Columbus bring light rain or snow but the central plateau often traps storms.
The Ohio Division of the Izaak Walton League announces a 14 project statewide program to boost outdoor recreation, curb stream pollution, restore drained lands, protect forests, codify fish and game laws, improve wardenship, create refuges and farms, train workers, curb wild game sales, enforce laws, educate, and promote anglers license laws in alignment with other sportsmen groups.
The piece surveys current impersonation fame with Chevalier as the focal point, notes imitators in night clubs and vaudeville, mentions Anna Held and Eddie Foy era comparatives, and highlights theatrical gossip from Greenwich Village to Broadway. It also touches on The Vinegar Tree, The Barn, and Eugenie Leontovich’s rising prominence.
The piece notes oil giants like Standard Oil United and Standard Oil of California facing fierce market predators. It compares these corporate behemoths to oversized dinosaurs, which cannot survive attacks from aggressive rivals. The metaphor suggests pressure from competition and market forces shaping industry leaders.
The item recalls Fanny Miles the so called Lady of the Big Feet and an 1880 Cincinnati Museum photo. It mentions Harold Newby of St Olaf College scoring four touchdowns on four first plays this season, with long runs totaling 58, 72, 45, and 35 yards across four games. Tomorrow preview notes The River That Ran Backwards.
Frederic J. Haskin explains how consumers' cooperatives function as large wholesale buyers, reducing costs for members. The piece outlines price advantages, savings from advertising, and the two main dividend methods: per share and per patronage, favoring the latter as fairer.
President Hoover names William N. Doak of Virginia to head the Labor Department, despite opposition from Mr. Green of the American Federation. The article argues against cabinet appointments limited to any single organization and stresses the need for national representation free from organizational control.
In London a drastic measure punished robbers with lashes to curb garroting, reportedly ending the epidemic. Winnipeg revived the lash for bandits, sentencing Joe Wyrorup to fifteen years and eighteen lashes, with Pawak and Gwynn receiving shorter terms. A drugstore gang drew twelve years with ten lashes each.
In England the lashing experiment showed that individuals willing to choke others are notably unwilling to endure pain, highlighting a reversal in tolerance during the study conducted abroad.
An Australian aviatrix Mrs Miller is lost at sea after a Havana to Miami flight with no instruments or radio. The piece contrasts her courage with looming British strikes where 360,000 workers walk out and coal mines idle, as miners seek longer hours while owners claim output cannot sustain seven and a half days.
The piece notes Professor Einstein complains that business lacks conscience offering him funds to write testimonials for questionable articles. It questions his knowledge of science and universe size, time origin, and the continuum, suggesting science 1000 years hence may reassess these concepts and ether.
The passage notes Britain faces a political dilemma as Prime Minister MacDonald and his government search for a workable plan. Downing Street weighs options amid opposition pressures and looming parliamentary hurdles.
A welfare worker from Athens Ohio calls for donating only wearable clothing and shoes to relief efforts. The writer notes many items require repair or are unusable, urging donors to give suitable garments to save time and expense for relief workers and help those in need.
A reflective verse piece contrasts the robin’s seasonal migration with bold resilience. It ponders whether courage means leaving for warmth or staying to endure winter, ending with a call to sing if one wishes to persist through snow and storm. The poem then shifts to anonymous aphorisms about success and a quip about Boston’s Athens claim.
The Athens Messenger presents a Washington Information Bureau Q and A with brief factual answers. Topics include international motion picture theaters by country, American trap shooting champion Alfred Rufus King Jr., number of architects in the United States, Abbe de la Tour, glucose content in candies, first Shakespeare edition editors, Peter Cooper presidential nomination, the phrase Who's looney man, Hepburn railroad bill debate length, and Virginia's division origins.
James D. Preston spins another Senate session as superintendent of the Senate Press Gallery. In 31 years he has mentored reporters, arranged committee schedules, and ensured fair access for 650 press seats, earning praise from editors and colleagues alike.
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