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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1932
Page
4
Publication details announce weekly afternoon issues with a large Sunday edition by THE ATHENS MESSENGER & HERALD PRINTING CO Gordon K Bush publisher and general manager Charles W Harris editor. Rates listed. obituary notices and similar items charged. postal matter noted. Reed nationwide news per United Press.
The article argues that reparations and war debts, Sino-Japanese tensions, and the armaments conference form a linked, perilous web. It questions whether nations should seek reduced armaments, pursue isolationism, or risk one final effort at international understanding before summer.
Air dropping food and clothing to Navajo Indians in Arizona prompts two points. Old uprisings might have lasted longer with planes, while modern bombing planes aid Indians rather than attack. Army relations with tribes have shifted to relief missions over conflict.
A New York court recently ruled a driver can be under the influence of liquor without being intoxicated. The decision upholds that impairment, not full intoxication, may justify license revocation, though experts warn any alcohol dulls a driver’s faculties and risks disaster.
The article revival calls for more attention to Raccoon Creek from its headwaters through Vinton and Gallia Counties to the Ohio River as a premier fishing spot. Once famed for anglers, a coal washery damaged the stream but its removal has restored much of the fishing appeal near Route 50 west of Albany.
In New York Tom Noonan known as the bishop of Chinatown runs a mission offering soup and hot coffee before gospel messages. The piece portrays his humane effort to shelter derelicts, noting the cold streets, the busy Chinatown, and residents’ varied responses as tourists observe and locals seek warmth and sustenance.
The Athens Messenger reports a public information column offering free answers by mail. Questions on any subject receive responses for two cents postage, excluding legal medical or financial advice. Sample topics include camel history in Arizona law school bar passage rates Ethiopia's official name and lost hunter signals.
A poem contrasts cosmic speeds and potential destruction with Earth's fragility yet asserts current finances are minor worries. It imagines economists counting vast speeds, space peril, and the Earth remaining in good condition despite upheaval. The speaker treats space dangers and wealth as secondary to planetary stability.
The piece argues roads into back country for travel and fishing camps if streams are stocked and protected from night seine and dynamite damage. It urges coordinated sportsmen efforts with wardens to keep violators away, creating a safe paradise for Racoon area fishermen.
A brief devotional note cites Proverb 24 5 stating a wise man is strong and a man of knowledge increases strength.
Explanation of yesterday's cartoon describes the first pear tree planted in 1630 by Governor John Endicott in Danvers Massachusetts. The 301 year old tree remains at its original site and is visited by many each year. A drawing based on an original photograph is shown. Tomorrow features The Giant's Causeway.
Editor notes letters lack signatures but urges cutting government duplication to save millions. Advocates merging counties and reducing township offices while defending voter rights. Also discusses traffic ordinance deemed unconstitutional in Ohio and calls for removing pointless statutes.
The Athens Messenger releases a booklet on George Washington's life and achievements to mark the 200th anniversary. Prepared with United States Bicentennial Commission cooperation, it includes numerous rare illustrations and is offered to readers for 10 cents or stamps via a coupon.
Encloses ten cents for a booklet copy on the George Washington Bi Centenniel. Please send to Name, Street, City and indicate payment preferred as coin or stamps.
An Athens writer laments the city ordinance fining pedestrians for crossing on red lights and recalls sporadic enforcement. He argues crossing on red feels safer when streets are empty and blue-green signals create risky right turns unseen from behind.
Western powers rush troops and ships to Shanghai to shield nationals as Japan pursues League of Nations backed protections for foreigners in China. The move mirrors European actions and follows Japan’s approach when in China to arrange those safeguards.
Observers note Italy’s show of force in China is linked to Mussolini's family. His married daughter and her infant, with a husband in the Italian diplomatic service, are present in China. If harm comes to them, repercussions are expected and feared.
All the way from New York arrives word praising this year’s American beauty as a perfect thirty four with blonde hair and brown eyes. The brief notes the standard of beauty and hints at a broader competition.
National Zoological Park director William Mann escorts visitors through the zoo and tells tales of Surinam toads. A Guiana shipment brought 92 live toads to Washington, while a miscount of bees in the Smithsonian report prompts Mann to reconsider his tally.
A look back at 1921 reports shows marriage and divorce declines amid the depression with Charl Ormond Williams elected national education chief and coal strikes shaping sections. The 1901 items note a Boxwell exam rule, Athens Humane Society actions, fruit growers meeting, and Alpha Xi Delta chapter events.
A Florida Open Forum talk by Dr. Ernest Groves argues marriage and family life endure. the author counters that men too desire orthodox marriage and family, citing letters and personal observation of traveling men who care for their wives and children.
Athens attorney W E Peters added items to the Ohio University Museum collection including a coal lands map of Athens County, Who's Who in Athens, and the Athens Homecoming 1904. Donations from E R Lash Jr a duraluminum shard like Shenandoah wreckage and marble slabs from Farragut Quarries. Albert J Jones of San Diego donated walrus ivory and a garnet slab from Wrangel Alaska.
Miss Glora Wysner of the Class of 1923 visited campus and donated a flowery crystal in stone titled Flower of the Desert she acquired during travels in the Sahara Desert.
A beauty contest selects a winner from five hundred entrants. The piece notes that the typical “blonde with brown eyes” is often a brunette who has dyed hair yellow, a mix of hair color and eye color. The author remarks that yellow hair naturally pairs with blue eyes.
Renowned author Anita Loos tells Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks that the red headed woman is the current craze. She is drafting a scenario about a red headed lady for Louis B Mayer Irving Thalberg and other Hollywood stars.
A claim by Miss Loos that a German machine can reduce weight by five pounds daily is described. The device is a cabinet you sit in while covered with suds. The piece questions how such weight loss would affect life expectancy and urges medical evaluation.
During recent storms and heavy mountain snow several air mail flights failed with crashes and fire. Authorities urge fireproof mail containers using asbestos and aluminum to protect future mail shipments and honor fallen pilots.
Ex Secretary Fall's appeal for clemency is rejected. He must serve one year and a day and pay a $100,000 fine or take the pauper's oath and add thirty days in jail. Critics note bribe givers escaped punishment, while Fall's age and health influence sentiment.
Dr. R. S. Copeland argues bran rich in vitamin B and iron aids digestion and blood health. He cites bran as a bulk enhancer and constipation remedy, noting copper aids iron absorption and touting wheat as essential for well being and national efficiency.
Reader asks about small water blisters on hands and severe underweight. Expert suggests eczema from hidden infection, dietary watchfulness, and regular bowel function. recommends medical examination and general health improvement, plus sending a stamped self addressed envelope for full details.
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