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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
4
Obituary notices and card charges noted for Athens area with publication details. Includes ad rates, foreign post office classifications, and distribution across Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy and surrounding communities. Subscription pricing listed for various durations and locations.
A devotional excerpt cites Leviticus 30 22 about inheriting land and receiving mercy. The passage emphasizes the Lord as God who has separated his people from others.
The article notes a political shift with a future president likely to rise from comfortable beginnings rather than poverty. It praises a trend from presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and others who did not start life in hardship, suggesting a hopeful omen for the nation.
The fall hunting season begins with many accidental shootings reported as a hazard of hunting. The piece notes that casualties rise from poor gun handling and urges hunters to be familiar with firearms or stay home and read to avoid tragedy.
A national program seeks to build farm to market feeder roads for rail trunk lines. Officials note current trunk highways parallel railroads and harvest low efficiency traffic. Future plans emphasize cooperative transport and renewed focus on connecting producers to rail and highway networks.
The forthcoming lame duck session of Congress is described as historic and potentially chaotic with power evenly split between parties. Issues looming include budget balance, economy, taxation, war debts, the Volstead Act, and veteran relief, amid pressure from wets, farmers, and defeated lawmakers seeking new jobs or influence.
The article discusses post Prohibition debates on legalizing alcoholic beverages and the need for a credible retail outlet as a substitute for the saloon. It notes shifting public opinion among 1992 voters and the lack of a unifying economic or social argument beyond tax revenue and temperance history.
A column lampoons idealized wives and the social gaze on female beauty and virtue. It questions who truly captivates men, contrasts domestic myths with modern behavior, and warns that public admiration may drive jealousy and marital strain.
A writer urges families to keep Christmas spirit despite shortage and debt, suggesting creative gifts and shared generosity. The piece links holiday kindness to broader social debates about prohibition and national policy, urging practical compassion over despair.
A garbled cartoon note discusses a grape fruit plant at General Electric in Schenectady that allegedly grew leaves rapidly after exposure to 20 M volt X rays. It references a seed trial and claims a plant oddly displayed all leaves at once. The item ends with a teaser about tomorrow's feature Poisonous Pete.
Meigs farmer from Tuppers Plains asks for state or rural police to curb fast careless driving on new county roads. He cites near-misses, ditches, and dangers from trucks and young drivers, proposing a vigilance committee to deter reckless youths.
A distribution of names for chickenpox reflects public and medical confusion while noting the disease laments its unknown cause. The article explains infection spreads before visible blisters and that contact with infected individuals or inhaled material can transmit the illness.
Ohio University defeated Marietta College 3 to 6 in Marietta on Thanksgiving Day. Harold Wise was highlighted for the OU passing game. Miss Leia Walker stayed with Mrs. Leonard Smith at Stewart while Miss Marie Jewett visited her parents on West State Street. Attorney M D Hughes named justice of the peace in Athens Township.
The column notes a spelling change for Manchukuo provoking casual use of Manchuria. It also mentions Huey Long’s unexplained political rise and reflects on aging, football’s role, and the sun’s fading prominence in sports culture.
Washington reports show Republican progressives losing influence as Roosevelt faces a Democratic majority in the Senate after the upcoming session. Rumors swirl about cabinet placements, but no clear reshuffle is likely. Norris and other GOP progressives may retain chairmanships, while Democrats project new leadership but accept limited cooperation in a tighter chamber.
This appears to be a crossword style clue list with multiple numbered items and definitions. The fragment references Karolyi as premier of a country and includes other dictionary style clues for foods actions and objects, suggesting a puzzle page.
A letter from Troy Farmer in Ceoleitte Ohio denounces hunger marchers en route to Washington as irresponsible intruders who exploit welfare resources. The author claims Toledo officials already expelled them after protests over food and hospital beds and warns future marches will pressure towns and grocers.
Ex soldiers accuse the National Economy League of looting the treasury pan handling and pressuring Congress to obtain undeserving legislation. The league is said to favor interest charged against veterans bonus certificates and to eat the certificate value before it matures in 1945.
In Glouster Ohio on November 1, 1987, a writer notes a shift in American eating habits with more people favoring plant based breakfasts and lighter meals. He suggests this change reduces demand for pork beef and cod. The piece contrasts past hearty meals with current eating patterns among students and adults.
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