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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger page shows mixed notices and classified items for the Athens and surrounding communities. It lists subscription rates, delivery offers, and postal service notices along with business and public notices, including local ads and announcements for circulation and services.
An editorial discusses adversity as potentially beneficial, noting a Midwest man who, after weeks on bread and skim milk, gained weight and recovered from a stomach ailment. It argues such outcomes are rare and cautions against assuming misery always brings gains for most people.
An article notes art from Europe returns to Paris as American demand wanes. A French syndicate led by Educard Jomar plans to purchase European paintings furniture and sculpture for return to France amid shifting markets and debts.
The 1933 federal deficit tops 1.25 billion with six months left in the fiscal year. Treasury figures show 876.7 million receipts against 2.019 billion expenditures, while November nuisance taxes yield far less than projections. The piece argues economies and curbing waste are essential to balance budgets amid reduced revenues and weak growth.
A Cleveland machine tools and astronomical instruments maker keeps no stock on hand and builds new items only after orders arrive. By shipping orders to the shop for fresh manufacture, the firm sustains employment during a demand lull, though the scheme is described as temporary and dependent on future demand.
The article notes a growing farm population despite a broad economic downturn. It cites a near record 32.6 million on farms, driven by urban workers returning to rural life and the farm’s food-supply advantage. It tells of a boy and friend, a family lesson on sharing, and a New York businessman who proved a farm can fund itself by producing for home use.
Dorothy Dix quips about women hiding men’s true nature before marriage, noting misfit unions arise from camouflaged spouses. After vows, wives reveal traits once unseen, while husbands fail to see flaws until confronted by reality. A string of wives' complaints follows.
A feature recalls Saint Nicholas bones in Bari Italy and Mussolini’s early police encounters. It notes a 15th century Dutch ship figurehead and the first Walloon settlers in New York, linking Santa Claus to Christmas and the Eve of the Festival of Peace. Tomorrow: A Mountain Underground.
Rodney Dutcher analyzes the coming influence of the South in the Roosevelt era. He notes southern leaders likely to hold key House and Senate chairs, including Garner successors Burns and McDuffie, and predicts presidents and cabinet picks may tilt toward Dixie. He cites leaders Robinson, Sheppard, Pittman, and Reed as potential party chiefs.
The article reviews discoveries from 1932 on poisons including thallium and cyanide antidotes such as methylene blue. It highlights Northwestern University Medical School work on mucin for stomach ulcers and notes liver and mineral studies, suggesting infant iron and copper deficiencies cause early anemia and new remedies.
Ten years ago today many families traveled to Cincinnati to visit relatives while others enjoyed Christmas gatherings in University Terrace and nearby towns. Twenty years ago a local Christmas dance and holiday visits reflected community ties as prisoners in Athens County Jail sent thanks for a festive jail dinner.
A dense list of across and down clues with varied word lengths, partial phrases, and scattered references likely from a newspaper puzzle page. Clues include terms for colors, measurements, celestial names, and everyday objects, though several phrases appear garbled or misprinted.
The piece lauds Gov. Harry Moore for denying Burns extradition to Georgia, calling the move a rebuke of prisoner abuse. It credits Paul Burns for exposing harsh jail practices and predicts future museum interest in the era’s chains while urging end to brutal chain gang methods. Athens, Ohio reports the discussion December 23, 1932.
MARIETTA Der %-Zeri E Meek aged 39 years died at his mother's home in Vincent after a long illness. born March 25 1895 in Fairfield Township he served in World War I with Company A 3th Regiment Camp Sherman and saw action in France including Meuse Argonne St Mihiel and the Aisne. Survived by mother and several siblings. member of Presbyterian Church Vincent and Marietta Post No 4 American Legion. Funeral Monday at Decatur Presbyterian Church 1 30 pm with American Legion military honors. interment in Decatur cemetery.
The passage praises excellent testimonials of success and advancement tied to planetary configurations. It forecasts promotion, recognition for diligence, cooperation from large organizations, and rising fortunes. May birthdays are linked to steady growth and honors, with Marlene Dietrich noted as a May-born example.
Advice for women to start the year with a beauty routine. Encourages purchasing cosmetics or skincare, and suggests a noon mini-facial: remove hat and clothing, wash face, massage scalp, rinse, apply toner and vanishing cream, style hair, and finish with makeup.
Norman E. Mack aged 79 former publisher of The Buffalo Times and honorary life member of the Democratic National Committee died in Buffalo after a week confined to bed. The death occurred in the early hours of the morning.
Berlin reports a broad Christmas amnesty granting clemency to 4,800 political prisoners across Germany. The move is described as a welcome humanitarian gesture amid postwar policy shifts. Local officials anticipate cuts in repressive regulations as the prisoner releases proceed.
Pope Pius XI celebrated three Christmas Eve midnight masses in Vatican City as part of Christmas celebrations. The service drew clergy and worshipers from Rome and abroad to mark the holiday with traditional rites.
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