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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists delivery rates by carrier at 15 cents per week and by mail with options including One Year four dollars and fifty cents, Ten Weeks one dollar, and Four Weeks sixty cents. A monthly plan is noted as 8250? and a single week rate indicated as bc.
Ohio debates sale and regulation of legal liquor as legislators wrestle with temperance goals and tax needs. The piece predicts a stubborn fight, noting public appetite for regulated liquor, concerns about bootleg return, and the desire to avoid open saloons.
A speaker must break public placidity and forbearance in the United States. Eva Le Gallienne and Ethel Barrymore faced a Philadelphia audience and faced boos with calm defiance, illustrating how tame listeners allow harangue without challenge. The piece argues for a bold leader to awaken citizen speech and defend liberty against self-appointed authorities.
A historical overview tracing lynching in the United States from its brutal infancy to a broader era described as an American institution. The piece notes mob violence, the false motives often claimed, and the shift toward anti lynching campaigns while highlighting gaps in the historical record.
Dorothy Dix advises a reader struggling with nagging and tactlessness to view faults honestly. She argues intelligent people own their misdeeds, urges self discipline, and outlines steps to gain tact, curb temper, and treat others with equal rights, noting reform requires strong personal resolve.
The piece profiles Josef Stalin as Russia's silent ruler, notes his Georgian origins and revolutionary exiles, and comments on leadership claims. It adds legends from Armenia and Samarkand about sacred relics and prophecies, concluding with a tease about a future feature on a submarine rodent.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that low blood pressure affects many more people than high blood pressure. Factors include reduced exercise, strict diets, and influenza era statistics. Some may benefit from rest and better diet, or small thyroid doses under medical supervision. Individuals with slender builds are more prone, but life with health is possible and doctors may allow freer drinking and eating for relief.
Secretary Wallace faces a decision on how to shield Cuba from tax shifts that could spark unrest in the sugar market. The AAA corn tax remains at 5 cents to avert crisis, while a compensating sugar levy is under consideration. Ambassadors warn the Cuban sugar industry cannot bear changes without risk of revolt. The policy changes cost the government over 35 million dollars in planned revenue.
The writer notes Japan’s adoption of Christmas for cultural and economic reasons and argues Christmas remains a universal, uplifting season. It should be shared generously with children, despite hardship, avoiding negativity in front of them and preserving the season’s joy and relief.
The Social Literary Club held Ohio Day with hosts Mrs. Tom Cotton and Mrs. Frank B. Gullum. A reception at Mrs. Parks home drew 150 plus ladies. Kiwanians from Logan and Athens communities shared a banquet after a contest. Prof. Hoover welcomed attendees. Miss Hedden sang. Ohio University basketball cuts cited. smallpox epidemic risk discussed by the Athens County Med Society.
Last night the city council approved increasing the auditor's monthly pay from forty to sixty dollars. Ruth Corbin Tabler, over 90 and half Indian, visited General C. H. Grosvenor today amid a series of dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Hali day Cline.
The reader faces a puzzle grid with clues spanning across and down. Answers include first and last names, colors, objects, animals, and geometric terms, forming thematic cross references within the puzzle grid.
COOLVILLE Ohio December 17 The Coolville Board of Education hosted outgoing and incoming members with a two course dinner and short speeches. The Troy Grangers held their annual officer elections naming Master Myrtle Bunion Overseer R R Crislip Secretary Georgia Stout Lecturer Gertrude Barth and others for both the Grange and Juvenile Grange.
In Syracuse on December 7 the council and Daughters celebrated their thirty first anniversary with a ceremony on December 14. The meeting was presided by Deputy Clark, and the degree of Service was conferred on 100 officers.
The lunar transit reading notes Uranus as a swift but reckless influence this day and hints at malice and possible fraud. It predicts personal temperament surges and a year marked by sudden changes in interests and surroundings for those with December birthdays.
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