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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger notes subscription rates for carriers and mail in Ohio. Rates include 158 cents weekly, $4.50 yearly, $2.50 six months, $1.00 ten weeks, 50 cents four weeks, and 10 cents weekly. Publication lists various newspaper association memberships and post office details.
An editorial urges motorists to demand sound planning over politics in road building. It argues highway funds have been diverted, plants shut, and workers kept idle, advocating data driven surveys and traffic based road types to maximize public benefit and potential tax savings.
The piece argues against federalizing crime prevention, warning it would erode local self government and risk Mussolini like centralization. It urges strengthening local police and governance to handle crime without expanding federal power. It stresses independence, accountability, and resistance to Uncle Sam overreach.
A tense portrait recalls Verne Miller once a feared sheriff and feared gangster. He earned a notorious reputation as a quick draw and machine gun wielder, including the Kansas City massacre where four peace officers fell. He faced prison for stolen funds before a violent Detroit death ended his rampage.
The piece notes a Chicago operating table murder that resembles a Mary Roberts Rinehart or S. S. Van Dine trope. It describes a decayed neighborhood house and a somber mystery with a nude corpse in a basement, evoking Philo Vance entering a crime scene.
Dorothy Dix notes that there is no single method to attract a husband. She outlines approaches from coy pursuit to clinging dependents, stressing the need to tailor tactics to the man's character and to avoid overt hostility or indifference. The old idea of flouting a man is less effective today.
Olive Roberts Barton urges early planning for kids to earn and save for Christmas. She advises giving children small earnings to buy their own presents, praising their choices and avoiding overparenting. Emphasize personal effort, explain the exchange as value, and praise sensible selections.
A jumble of crossword style clues appears to form a theme about a woman in a picture. Entries include terms like region canters Romanian coin Great fear intention written communication and forms of be. The scattered letters hint at a long running word game.
David 8 Wilder began delivering mail in May 1890 and has stayed on the Myers and Tate block in Toledo Ohio for 43 years. Two gold stripes on his sleeve show 40 years of service on the original block.
Dr Morris Fishbein urges parents to protect children from colds in winter by hygiene and sensible routines. He stresses limiting school exposure, bed rest when ill, balanced calories, outdoor air, and avoiding swimming for those with frequent colds or sinus infections.
Roosevelt liberals in the AAA press the food industry codes for quick approval amid fears of eroding safeguards. The clash pits social control aims against industry self regulation, with resignations and sharp exchanges among administration factions.
Dressed by Y. W. C. A. girls, dolls reflecting charity for poor children were on exhibit at Cutler Hall. The second annual Girls' and Men's Glee Club concert at Ohio University featured Miss Sara Long, Miss Irene Witham, and Miss Colene Norviel. Plans for merging Athens High and John Hancock High were announced as the Senior High School Building neared completion. Dr. Thomas C. McCracken of Ohio University published Occupational Education in the Elementary School. The Athens High football banquet was held at the Presbyterian Church.
The daily outlook notes a routine day overshadowed by a negative lunar effect that may trigger secretive moves and peculiar emotional reactions. Birthday individuals could show restless, romantic, or altruistic inclinations, while a child born today may lean toward occult or conspiratorial interests and unique attachments.
Dr H Bing director of the Ohio University Extension Department shows steady improvement at Holzer Hospital as of December 8 in Gallipolis.
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