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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
4
A short devotional comparing giving to blessings and noting wise minds delight in doing good. It cites Acts 26:55 and a line from Rowe about gratefulness and reciprocity in favors. The piece reflects on moral actions and virtue.
Announcement by the Post Office Department states workers will spend Christmas Day at home, signaling stricter handling of mail and a crackdown on late deliveries. Patrons who mail gifts late to the Pacific Coast risk delays, with undelivered Christmas items expected to diminish as holiday hours and worker time are protected.
Young reporters and older volunteers join the Messenger Toy Shop project and read letters from children forgotten by Santa. Families share stories of unemployment and absence, revealing how the toy drive brings warmth and renewed belief in the season.
Children write heartfelt notes to the Toy Shop Santa Claus asking for dolls and gifts for siblings and cousins. The letters reveal hopeful, earnest appeals as volunteers carry out a charitable project that promises to touch many lives this year.
A writer proposes that Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts plant pines on denuded hills around Athens to restore natural beauty. Pine saplings could be sourced from the state and the project would show visible results in a few years. The Muskingum River Valley near Lake Chute is cited as an example of dramatic hillside pine cover.
The article reviews General Ludendorff's prediction of a 1932 war with Germany allied to England Austria Hungary and Soviet Russia opposing France Poland Czechoslovakia and Romania. It argues the forecast is unlikely and would not cause much concern.
Dr Julius Klein assistant secretary of commerce criticizes firms that cut advertising for economy. He argues advertising is essential for national business and that cutting it during stress harms sales and delays recovery. He urges sound management with purposeful ads to help the economy climb back to prosperity.
Gilbert Swan writes from New York about Greenwich Village’s decline from artistic hub to tourist-friendly venue. He notes loss of old cafes and bohemian figures like Romany Marie and Viola Sherlock, while Fourth Street retains a nostalgic, crowded atmosphere with bars, stages, and writers drawing crowds.
The Mes senger discusses a regional coinage “shippersnagper” with questions about its origin in Southern Ohio. The piece links the term to a local eco system and hills area, noting a 50s era usage and possible poetic flourish tied to creek life and Huskies era.
The cartoon notes an 172¢ Fahrenheit experiment with pure water kept still freezing only when shaken, citing Metallography Notes. It profiles James Gethy, golf professional who has never owned a club, first teaching at a camp near Korteskill in 1928, and now based at the Hotel Calvin in San Francisco. Tomorrow: The sign of the times.
A poem contrasts the lure of wild adventure with the harsher risks of urban life and industry. It laments unemployment and social competition while recalling dangers from forests to the town, ending with market anxieties and a nod to figures like Paul and Bobby.
Ohio University listed two scheduled football conference games amid regional scheduling tensions as Northern Ohio teams refused more games. Local revival sermons featured Dr. Herbert Yeuell and campus discussions centered on student duties led by acting president Edwin W. Chubb. Previous items include a farmers institute address by FL A Hayne and a courtroom note on the Cline shooting case. The Poultry Show awarded best pen to E Eddy, and Athens High School opened with a game versus Junction City.
Frederic J. Haskin notes widespread unemployed apple selling from New York to major cities. He argues the practice aids farmers and jobless workers yet creates a surplus issue of how to use the excess crop, suggesting consumers become apple conscious and choose varieties for eating or cooking.
Washington notes reflect on the three month Senate term of Kentucky’s Ben Williamson known as Uncle Ben. The article highlights his charity work for crippled children, his hardware business, and cautious approach to politics while noting his support for relief during drought and his stance on railroad and welfare issues.
Because requests for room and board opportunities from Ohio University girls grew too numerous, the dean of women completely reorganized the employment system to manage placements.
Proceeds from the Thens high school football season were used to buy lumber for new bleachers. The manual training department will construct the seating on site.
Census returns reveal Japan's population at 64,557,000 with a four million increase in five years. Greater Tokyo reaches 4,968,000, making it the world's third city. Including colonies, Japan totals 90,060,000 amid questions about expansive potential.
Stix residents filed declarations of intention at the clerk of courts office and seven filed petitions for naturalization, signaling steps toward citizenship.
Marie Hunter became the bride of Johnston Calhoun in a ceremony at First Methodist Church Argyle New York. The couple tied the knot in a small local wedding with attendees from the community.
A collection of Q and A covering radio station XKED Reynosa details, tin foil tooth pain, black mamba, Cabinet seating in Congress, tea shipments to American colonies, New York City mounted police, John D. Rockefeller career, cloisonne, Detroit Windsor vehicular tunnel, and Palestine tribes at the time of Christ.
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