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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1931
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929 with established 1825 origins. It notes memberships in press associations, wire service partnerships, advertising rates, and subscription pricing including carrier 15 cents weekly and one year postal rates in Ohio.
The writer notes a shift away from long travels and hotel stays toward renewed interest in cottage summers and quiet resort life in Athens County. He cites Hockingport’s charm, new roads along the Ohio River, and projected routes to Reedsville as signs of a coming comeback for the region’s summer spots.
As winter nears, motorists face skids from slippery leaves and darkness. beyond physical hazards, the main risk is psychological, with hurried behavior and reduced alertness. The piece urges extra caution, even if it means arriving home later, to avoid severe harm.
The oil trade reflects on previous lows and credits Governor intervention in Oklahoma and Texas for curbing overproduction. Officials note higher prices as a sign of recovery and warn past greed and waste harmed the industry, calling for continued effective management.
In New York a London newcomer Raymond Massey stars as Hamlet while his wife Adrienne Allen plays Cynera on Broadway. They attend each other’s shows thanks to a Thanksgiving matinee off, revealing a rare backstage glimpse into actors who are also spouses. The article also recalls Dreiser’s early hunger story with Chauncey Depew and the evolving dining habits at the St. Regis catering scene.
The paper advertises free information services from a Washington organization via The Athens Messenger. It answers reader questions on fishing numbers, initials in Owen D Young, Percival Christopher Wren publications, federal court counts since Prohibition, and a biology fact comparing human size to other living things.
The piece contrasts Shakespeare’s art with Bill’s commercially minded theatre. It notes Bill wrote for pay, not heart, aiming for popular thrill and royal audience. It laments the fading of Bill’s style while praising enduring Shakespearean era works.
The article notes ongoing shut-in production and questions if rising prices will draw excess oil to market. It contrasts copper's attempts at production control with oil, arguing that organized regulation remains small against the vast forces of supply and demand.
A devotional line quotes Hebrews 2 18 about Jesus who suffered for temptation and aids those who are tested.
Explains Norway and Sweden switchback highways making six miles of travel for one mile of progress. Notes similar roads in United States in the Alleghenies Rockies and Sierra Nevadas. Also features J Emil Huttnan balancing stunt photographed by Mrs Taylor Wood. Tomorrow: The Fish That Wore a Wristwatch.
Frederic J. Haskin notes how nicknames shaped public figures from Lincoln to Taft. He traces how era and personality sparked labels like Railsplitter Uncle Abe Captain My Captain and Gum shoe Bill, showing nicknames emerged from small incidents and stuck through history.
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled Presidents and their Wives detailing biographical data election returns and key events for all presidents from Washington to Taft with photos of each president and first lady. Send ten cents in coin or stamps to cover cost and handling.
A brief notice from the Information Bureau invites readers to send TEN CENTS for a copy of the booklet PRESI DENTS AND THEIR WIVES. Include name street city and state. Coin or stamps accepted, coin preferred.
The article says Clark Gable will invite rivals like Carnera Campolo and the Argentinian to appear and be knocked out in a single scene on the lot. Estelle Taylor calls Gable the ideal man, a claim sharpened by her marriage to Jack Dempsey.
Governor Larson appoints W Warren Barbour to fill the U S Senate seat from New Jersey after Dwight W Morrow's death. Barbour, an able American businessman with extensive manufacturing ties, was urged by Morrow to help with Republican finances in the state.
Western coast communities face a surge of travelers moving on foot or by freight cars without tickets. Governors consider drastic measures, including labor camps, to protect residents and wandering newcomers.
P G Spilsbury of Phoenix Arizona an assistant to Walter 8 Gifford in an unemployment relief campaign has been examining migration patterns from the cold east and middle west to the warmer south west region as part of the effort.
Statistics drawn from Ohio University records show women failed in one or more subjects at half the rate of men among 1300 students. The note recounts campus events including concerts, births, arrests, road work progress, local farm fruit, and community updates from Athens and surrounding areas.
Dr Joseph Irwin France launches a national campaign to win the Republican nomination claiming strong delegate potential in North Dakota and beyond. He brands himself organization candidate and cites his Maryland background and Connecticut Avenue headquarters as base.
A parent urges sharing age appropriate family plans with children while stressing thrift and avoiding burdening youths with adult troubles. The letter warns against discussing debts and job loss in front of children, noting their sensitivity to parental tension and the harm of dramatic outbursts.
The wanderers state they will not freeze to death, while Mr. Spilsbury notes the number of travelers on freight trains is so large that railroads cannot cope with the situation.
A majority of wanderers are very young men with an average age of 19. Thousands are high school graduates with no work and many have homes broken by paternal unemployment. Spilsbury warns hundreds of thousands of youths could form an armed wanderer army harming society.
A proposal to have the army oversee needy boys, clothing and feeding them, using existing camps, and issuing training certificates to aid future industrial employment. The suggestion will receive careful attention from Mr. Gif ford and the president.
A brief note reports a recent proposal related to money from a British source. The text hints at ongoing discussions and possible policy implications without detailing specifics.
The text argues that E. S. Simmons describes a financial League of Nations and an international bank aiming to control all global gold. It claims England lost its gold reserve and the world’s gold is badly distributed, likening Uncle Sam and France to hold most of it and refusing to devalue the tally to appease Britain.
The article argues that gold alone cannot support world commerce and criticizes the Monopoly by France and the United States. It likens gold limits to the impossibility of running the US Post Office with few carriers and suggests Britain switch to silver to solve the money problem. It notes the United States annual income and implies a 20 to 1 silver to gold exchange.
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