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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1931
Page
4
American Views on the English Dole Bribing the Unemployed
A liberal business writer assesses England’s dole schemes in leading magazines. He notes widespread dependence and bribery of the unemployed, arguing Americans may prefer unemployment insurance over dole. He warns the system could undermine independence and create costly debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Funglendes
Dole. Andrede
Athing
Lngland
Simple Upgrades for Everyday Comforts
A speaker argues against living beyond means urging readers to acquire affordable comforts weekly. He cites shoes, tobacco, timepieces, beds, chairs, clothing, toiletries, magazines, books, maps, a dictionary, collars, ties, car, office, and home features as easily affordable improvements often postponed. He stresses happiness comes from steady small acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Marmum
New Wheat Hope From Soviet Rationing Rules
Pravda in Moscow reports new bread rationing regulations may aid American wheat farmers. The article notes previous price declines due to a surplus of rye and Alan wheat in world markets while Russians suffered shortages at home to fund imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
Pravda
Moscow
Fifth Avenue’s Farm Life Dream Echoes in Park
A humorous social sketch notes Caliph the hippo living in Central Park and nearby residents seeking a farm atmosphere. It recalls Mrs Murphy’s farmyard and the nearby private gardens where city dwellers yearn for barnyard sounds and garden animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Mippo
York
Caliph Anc
Ben
Central Park
Avenue
Caliph
Hippo
Fact Questions and Answers from a Historical Quiz
A reader's Q and A column covers topics from Washington and Red Cross to baseball hero Babe Ruth. It asks who started the Red Cross Christmas seal and notes Ruth’s peak year of 1910 with 46 homers, plus details on coffee sack weight, colonial descendants estimates, Great Lakes elevations, and the Houdon Washington bust modeled from life with the Mount Vernon original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christman
Misamilly
Bissell
Wilmington
Delaware
American Med Cross
Gabe Ruth
Ruth
Thie Field
New York
Donald L. Jacobua
New England
Lake Eirie
Muren
Lake Ontario
Erie
Niagara Valle
Niagara Gorge
Montreal Harbor
Houdon
Washington
Jean Antoine Moudon
Virginia Sepielature
Mount Vernon
Pugilism and Shakespearean Contrast in Street Theatre
A poem contrasts peaceful street scenes with observers drawn to loud belligerence. It notes how audiences crave fight displays while praising Shakespeare's tragedies for fame and money, suggesting a curious human fascination with conflict and spectacle.
Unclear excerpt hints at Russia wheat export impact
Fragmentary text suggests a discussion of how Russia's military or economic actions affect grain supply. It mentions a possible year long new demand or force raising world prices for wheat and how Russia may export less if he proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
A Thought for Today From The Word and Work
A brief devotional line reflects on the balance of righteous effort and duty. The message encourages steady work and moral reflection for daily living.
The Suppliant Badhu and the Bengal Mystic Turn
The text outlines a story of a French mystic in Bengal drawn to Hindu asceticism. It notes a 16 year period of intense martyrdom and questions cultural memory after immersion in another civilization. It mentions Jose Liera, a Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps from Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengal
Liera’s Marine Career and Arts Long Service Miner
Liera joined the U S Marines after completing two-year enlistment and later served three years before moving to Washington as an Spanish instructor at the Marine Barracks. Frederick Art of Scranton Pennsylvania worked underground for 75 years starting at age seven in the Sandy Banks fields and never cut coal. Tomorrow features The Most Pathetic Momento of the World War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Liera
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
United States Marines
United States
Marine Barracks
Washington
Fred Art
Frederick Art
Stafford Avenue
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Sandy Banks
End of bootleg call money reshapes New York banking
Frederic Haskin notes the New York Clearing House ban on banks using deposits to fund speculative call loans. He explains how bootleg money fueled inflation and market volatility, fueling the 1929 crash. Banks reallocate funds to productive lending as regulation tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D
New York
New York Clearing House Association
New York Block Exchange
Government
In & Word
Athens Messenger Catalog Promotes Games and Stunts Booklet
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet with more than 100 games and stunts for all ages and occasions. It offers delivery by mail for six cents plus handling, with other books priced from 2 cents to a dollar and more. The notice urges ordering using the coupon COUPOR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lets Play A Game booklet request from Athena Messenger
The Athena Messenger Information Bureau in Washington requests six cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet Lets Play A Game. Addressed to Blaze with name street city provided, enclosed herewith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Messenger Information Bureau
Frederico J. Haskin
Washington, B
Hoover Cuts Trim Budget Despite Unavoidable War Costs
The speaker notes that all government spending except wartime costs totals 1.148 billion dollars less than the war bill, and claims President Hoover has reduced the budget by more than 350 million dollars despite war expenses being fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Yale Professor Critiques Leadership Over Fed Slump
Professor Fischer of Yale says lack of leadership caused the slump and would be far milder if the late Mr. Strong still led the Federal Reserve Board. The remark prompts cautious debate among economists and policymakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer
Yale
Strong
Federal Reserve Board
Mr Strong Advised, Yet Slump Persists Amid Gold Monopoly
The text critiques Mr Strong and advisers, arguing they cannot slash the economic slump by ninety percent. It notes the impossibility of turning gold monopolized by France and the United States into sufficient money to fund global business, and references a Professor Wisther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Strong
Elks Charity Belt Tickets Sell Fast at Armory
A charity belt event drew over 500 ticket buyers for Elks members and guests at the Armory. Thor Olson’s money class for the early morning gym was paused until January 1 for a vacation, while local merchants noted shifts in stock movements as Athens observed market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Eiks
Thor Olson
Ward-Belmont Student Earns Special Piano Mention
Mise Rachael Hopkins, a Ward-Belmont student, received special mention for her piano work in a school recital. Her interpretive touch and poetic reading of the piece were highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Rachael Hopkins
Ward-Belmont
W. C. A. Christmas Carnival and Doll Show
The YY W. C. A held a Christmas carnival and doll show in the gymnasium on December 17 featuring a fish pond grab bag and a Santa Claus post office for visitors.
Huge Trucks From Columbus Roar Through Supply Route
Heavy trucks from Columbus and other supply centers rumbled along a major route, signals of ongoing logistics activity. Local observers reported sustained traffic as fleets moved goods, with workers noting steady flows and no major delays at key checkpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Poultry Show and Rural Schools Reported in Southern Ohio
The county suite and road issues traced to the Athens Thouncey and Garysville routes. George E Whipple secretary of the Southern Ohio Poultry Association and S M Johnson won exhibits at Jackson poultry door with a silver cup. State school commissioner audit found deplorable rural conditions in Meigs Pike Lawrence Vinton counties and a Butler County school housed in a sheep barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Whipple
Secretar
Southern Ohio Poultry Association
S. M. Johnson
Jackson Poultry Door
Whipple
Ohio
Butler County
Meigs
Pike
Lawrence - Vinton
Handel Messiah ends Athens Music Festival at Ohio University
The Choral Society of Ohio University closed the Music Festival with Handel's Messiah. Four prior Athens renditions existed, but the latest was the finest yet. Participants included Harry Ridenour Miss Hughes and Miss Stewart with Professor Hizey conducting the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choral Society of
Ohio University
Athens
Harry Ridenour
Miss Hughes
Miss Stewart
Professor Hizey
Democratic nominating race shifts to January tighten stakes
Washington reports the 1932 Democratic battle looms large with Roosevelt and Baker as leading possibilities. Key January 9 committee meeting and February primaries will reveal strength, with Ohio the gatekeeper as Baker backs White’s favorite son bid while Roosevelt weighs filing plans amid delegate hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
New York
Newton D. Baker
John J. Raskob
al Smith
Ohio
Hammer
Baker
O'E
Fit
Governor White
Democrats
White
About Your Children Loyalty and faith from the young
A reflection on child loyalty to family and friends. The piece contrasts unwavering devotion with parental flaws, recounting examples of a boy defending his mother despite faults and another defending his father’s harsh language, highlighting the endurance of faith and the burden on children.
Henry Ford Rockerfeller Quoted on Gold Standard Limits
The passage notes Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller among others saying improvements are possible yet cannot empower a billion people to buy from a gold standard country without gold. It appears as a quotation reflecting economic critique and the global monetary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Mr. Rockefeller
Economic tensions over gold and trade with Britain
A expatriate writer in Canada reports that Canadian importers will reduce purchases from the United States and shift toward Britain as U S money remains costly. The piece warns the vast non-gold holding population cannot afford U S goods, while U S export access tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Britain
Picture Distributors Sued by Exhibitors
The Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association filed a federal suit in Cleveland accusing Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc of New York of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. The petition claims the defendants control 98 percent of U S film production and distribution and use concerted, discriminatory practices to suppress competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dec. B
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc
New York
Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Assn
U. S
Film exhibitors sue over uniform contracts
Plaintiffs allege compulsory film rental and block buying force independent exhibitors to sign uniform contracts, harming their ability to operate in a free open market and injuring their business.
Stars Say for Wednesday December 16 by Gen. Kemble
The planetary configurations favor events of an unexpected nature including employment changes and travel or new payment. Mindful, well directed effort yields rewards, especially in dealings with elderly persons or institutions. A child born today may be quick witted and industrious with social talents.
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