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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
4
The item lists industry groups including American Newspaper Association, Audit Bureau of Circulations, Inland Daily Press Association and United Press as part of a telegraph wire report on press affiliations and memberships.
A brief devotional note quotes Proverbs 29:23 and a Plate saying the proud man is forsaken by God, offering caution about pride and divine favor.
A speech urging young men to be realistic about talent and progress. It advises choosing a strong boss, pursuing self improvement after formal education, cultivating reading in business and economics, networking with skilled peers, saving money, investing wisely, and maintaining health and responsibility. It warns against overestimating oneself and stresses disciplined effort and integrity.
The passage urges leaders to step back from daily work to view the larger purpose of their company. It emphasizes understanding what drives success, how to serve the community, and strategic development to remain viable a decade ahead. It advocates thoughtful planning, patient growth, and timing to secure a first-class career by age forty.
A book on Andree's diary provides a window into polar exploration through the eyes of a scientist explorer. It portrays his courage, detachment from death, and the inner drive that drives ventures into the unknown, despite fatal risks and limited explanations of motivation.
A German applicant for Detroit citizenship was refused by Federal Judge A. J. Tuttle after records showed yearly traffic arrests for five years. The piece questions whether driving skill should determine who may become an American citizen and laments the heavy motorization of society.
New York music scene notes a shift toward mournful ballads and sentimental tunes. Freddie Coots rises after early struggles with hits like That Precious Little Thing Called Love, while DeSylva Henderson and Brown prosper with catchy songs and a Broadway Hollywood presence.
The piece argues taxes financed the Muscle Shoals power plant and contends the state should own the facility rather than transfer it to private power companies.
Senator Nye reports that the Republican National Committee guaranteed a bank loan by Lucas to fund a literary campaign against Senator Nortis. Senator Cutting of New Mexico denounces the move as political thuggery, calling it a treacherous slush fund.
The New York Zoo reports a festive Christmas with a 25 foot python that eats roosters once a month and swallows their feathers. Chimpanzees orangutans and other big monkeys receive two extra oranges. Caribou and elk enjoy their preferred foods.
Wednesday's cartoon explains the electron universe ratio and the vast comparison to space. It mentions Kit Carson as a frontier hero who reportedly fought a mountain lion after losing his rifle, with reference to Buffalo Bill's Story of the Wild West. Tomorrow features A Miracle Spring.
Washington Letter notes a surge in credit unions across the United States. From 1925 to 1929 membership rises from about 108 thousand to 265 thousand with savings nearing 9 million dollars and loans totaling 60 million, driven by non profit cooperative models and lower lending costs.
Prisoners awaiting execution are asked to draft their death morning menu. They may choose anything but typically opt for simple staples. experts note murderers often show little creativity in these final requests.
Federal agents arrested a colored man rowing toward the 12 mile limit seeking gin. He confessed to going out for gin not trusted in New York. Recent alcoholic deaths cited as proof of his judgment, but he remained jailed despite claims that want of a good gun causes crime and prison crowding.
Calvin Coolidge recalls Pilgrim Fathers landing and warns that the weak rely on an irresistible government. He urges faith as circumstances demand humility, noting Americans’ lack of humility and linking it to cotton copper wheat oil coal and stock markets.
A Vatican telegram notes construction of a small air field for helicopter use and deep wells to supply the Pope's territory. Pope Pius is said to be greatly interested, hoping to ease his heavy burdens with these improvements.
Bobby Jones, famed Georgia golfer who won four major championships in 1936, signs a contract to teach golf via broadcasting. The piece contrasts education by mail with the new ether based Continuum method and notes millions will listen, preferring golf instruction over Einstein.
Washington observers note rising public expense tied to wealth and power as millionaires assume more government roles. The piece cites Dwight W. Morrow and Ones D. Young as potential 1982 presidential contenders, discusses Hoover’s wealth, and highlights the influx of millionaires among new senators and senior officials.
The piece lists U S leaders and cabinet members as millionaires, notes the Gutenberg Bible purchase, and answers questions on topics from Norse sagas to the Ford plant in Edgewater New Jersey, plus a Booth Tarkington bio. It also explains city status rules and an expresso blood reference.
A speaker laments ignorance of Milton Spenser Chaucer and Dickens while noting limited time to study. The poem weaves in brief notes on Mars rumors, Andean disturbances, and social progress as a judge’s fate hangs in the balance.
The Athens Messenger notes the first Ohio suit claiming unequal access to storm water sewers was filed against the village of Athens. The piece ties in local civic promises and holiday events as it recalls a 1911 stance and ongoing development aims for Greater Athens and Athens County.
President Alston Bilis of Ohio University spoke to the Ohio College Association convention on the topic Is the Present Attitude of the Professional and Technical Schools to the Literary College Satisfactory.
The Athens County Common Pleas Court reports 53 family disputes on record with 26 cases still pending per the clerk of courts.
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