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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger serves Athens and surrounding counties with weekly daily editions and an obituary note. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail in Ohio, including annual, half year, and short-term options.
A December federal firearms debate seeks new laws to curb organized crime tied to politicians. Warden Lawes and Assistant Attorney General Keenan stress police and political links in racketeering. Sportsmen are urged to contact representatives to ensure laws protect sportsmen’s rights against gun control.
A Columbus article defends Ohio State coach Sam Willaman against downtown critics who demanded perfection in college athletics. It argues methods must be beyond reproach and rooted in university welfare, stressing good sportsmanship over scores and noting annual variability in talent.
An editorial warns that while public works relief creates jobs, racketeers and fixers seek illegal gains by leveraging influence with the Public Works Administration and Interior sector. It argues that lawyers lobbyists and politicians collect retainers, swindling gullible applicants and tainting legitimate municipal and state projects.
Dorothy Dix argues the forty hour week will test marriages. She warns husbands may idle at home while wives shoulder extra chores, urging NRA to require men to share housework and learn domestic skills to protect families from new strains.
Edward A. Ferguson, a noted actor, pursued marathon golf as an off season hobby. He played 158 hours after a prior 60 hour feat in 1928, averaging about 86 holes per 18, with night play aided by a flashlight and luminous ball. The effort ended when hand swelling forced him to stop. Tomorrow: The Largest Farm In The World.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes heredity largely governs baldness and graying. Hair restoration claims fail when heredity is the cause. Nervous shocks can trigger temporary hair loss, which often reverses with rest and proper care.
Washington reports intensified opposition to Rex Tugwell a Roosevelt brain trust member as conservatives merchants and partisan groups attack his farm food and monetary policies. Morgenthau battles stage fright amid probing on Wall Street and tax gaps while a missing 1920 candidate's Lenin photo prompts Soviet inquiry.
Olive Roberts Barton discusses how children aged three to six test willpower as they develop independence. Noting that will is vital but must be shaped through discipline, the piece uses a mother recounting Bobby’s ink well incident to illustrate the balance between obedience and nurturing initiative.
Clues mention a newly elected elvic leader in a pictured card game themed puzzle. The item lists diverse terms from Paradise to Vermont and indicates a broad wordplay grid. The overall entry resembles a cross puzzle update with scattered geographic and thematic hints.
Mrs J M Hyde chaired the illiteracy division of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs and spoke at a mass meeting in Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms. Rehearsals began for the Ellis Minstrel Show as the old Logan homestead at 24 West Washington Street was torn down for a new home by Mrs George Fenzel. E E Jacobs is erecting three new houses at the north end of Grosvenor Street.
News notes report Hokey Palmer elected captain of the Ohio University football squad for 1914. President and Mrs. Alston Ellis hosted their annual dinner for football men. Bee housing experiments by C. E. Newsom are noted. Mrs. W. E. Moser hosted the Social Literary Club. Laura Bailey spoke on the Modern Montessori Method. Mr and Mrs A G Mechem of Nelsonville hosted a noon dinner for their son Harold Mechem and his bride.
George J. Wetherholt 81 longtime Wellston and Gallia Funeral Director died at his Gallipolis home on Sunday after a heart attack. He led a 57 year career, first in Wellston, then Gallia, with his sons Frank and Paul now in the firm. He held several honors, was a Knight Templar and elder at First Presbyterian. Funeral plans not yet finished.
The angel delivers joyful news to shepherds describing the birth of a savior in Bethlehem. The message proclaims the promised Messiah, Christ the Lord, arriving in the city of David with profound gladness.
A garbled list shows numerous households celebrating Thanksgiving. Names include Mr and Mrs Frank Wolfe, Reverend Kittle, Mr and Mrs Hartman, Mr and Mrs Saddlfer, Mrs Lula Swain, Mrs Arthur Hartman, and others visiting family in Nelsonville and Leonard Ely.
The Messenger editorial praises President Roosevelt as guiding recovery from poverty and unemployment. It asserts better living conditions and wages under the Democratic administration and predicts improvement with new housing and work prospects for the public.
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