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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1930

Page

4

The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co Ad Rates Note

The Athens Messenger details weekday publication with Sunday edition, offices in Athens Ohio, and advertising rates by carrier and mail. Subscription prices list weekly and yearly options and mailing terms for Obio. The notice lists publishers Gordon K Bush Charles H Harris and several associations and offices in Cincinnati Chicago New York Detroit.

Frederick W. Bush Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris National John W. Cullen Company South Ave Chicago Fifth Ave New York General Midh. Motors Detroit

A Thought For Today Quote Reflections

A daily devotional note cites St. Mark verse about watchfulness and prayer. It adds a George Eliot quip about temptation and opportunity, linking spiritual readiness with human weakness for readers.

Home life blamed for college student conduct and leadership skills

Executives at major universities say many student problems stem from home upbringing. They note grown children mirror parental habits of courtesy, independence, thrift, and snobbery, stressing the need for leadership training beyond the student years to address college life challenges.

Better Parents Bulletin Aims for School Home Cooperation

The Ohio State Department of Education issues two bulletins, the Better Schools Bulletin and the Better Parents Bulletin. Both emphasize that schools and homes are key in shaping future citizens. Parents should stay informed about school methods and changes, and only criticize after understanding the reasons.

Ohio State Department of Education Better Parents

When Home and School Work Together for Child Care

The passage urges immediate teacher parent dialogue about a child’s behavior. It notes home emotional reactions can transfer to school and vice versa, and encourages mutual learning between parents and teachers to correct attitudes and methods. Schools and homes share the goal of raising useful, happy members of society.

Election Travel Echoes Across Southeast Ohio

The piece reflects on long standing political campaigning in Southeast Ohio with motor cars replacing slow travel. It notes primaries in August and general elections in November for county, state, and district offices, highlighting citizen control and resistance to centralized government.

Ohio Athens County

Irony as Soviet Orders Save Midwestern Factory Hub

In late 1929 a large midwestern manufacturing city faced a lean period as auto industry purchases fell. A surprising boost came from Soviet Russia placing orders for millions of dollars worth factory equipment, keeping local industries from shutting down.

Russia Middle West Ders Soviet Russia

Acidosis and Body Alkalinity Advice From Dr Fran

Dr Fran writes on acidosis not as a disease but as lowered blood alkalinity. He describes how buffers, kidneys, lungs, and skin regulate acidity and explains sodium bicarbonate use, urine reaction, and ammonia changes, noting complications with kidney disorders. The column ends with reader questions on child speech delay, plastic surgery risks, and bedtime milk for insomnia.

H. R

Spanish Flavor In Manhattan Arts Scene Draws Crowds

New York reports a wave of Spanish themed entertainment this winter with L Argentina Segovia Iturbi Aguilar Lute Quartet Madrid and Raquel Meller drawing swanky crowds at concert rooms and Carnegie Hall as box offices show strong receipts. The writer notes such tastes rise and fall and recalls a previous wave of Russian acts that year.

New York Manhattan L’argentina Segovia Iturbi Carnegie Hall Madrid Tine Meller Raquel Chauve Souris

Modest Star Laye Quietly Graces Broadway Scene

Condon born star Gal Laye has energized Broadway since winter with restrained glamour. She avoids public fanfare, delaying kerbside promotion of her name while performing in Bitter Sweet. She rents an upper Fifth Avenue apartment and walks in Central Park, keeping a low profile.

Gal Condon Laye Manhattan Upper Fifth Avenue Central Park

Northrop Aircraft Division of United Aircraft

Northrop Aircraft Division of United Aircraft is described in the clipping as a key unit within the larger company, detailing its role, activities, and industry standing in aviation history.

Northrop Air Corporation Division United Aircraft

Notable socialite seen at morning park routines

A columnist notes a social figure frequenting breakfast hours at the park reservoir wearing a leather sport coat. She attends a few late-night events and declines many social invitations from an exuberant circle.

Park Reservoir

Swallow-tail Coats Return. Jazz Fades at Dinner

Albert Stevens Crockett notes a fashion shift as swallow-tail coats reappear and tuxedos wane in informal settings. He observes calmer dining atmospheres with guests conversing rather than loud jazz, signaling a change in social dress and ambiance.

Albert Stevens Crockett St. Regis

Northrop All-Wing Plane Promises Speed Gain

Engineers describe the Northrop All-Wing as a flying metal wing free from parasite wind resistance of struts. They estimate that with similar horsepower the speed could increase by about 25 percent.

Northrop

Young MacDonald Leaves LA for Washington by Air

The son of the British prime minister departs Los Angeles tomorrow for Washington, D. C., traveling by airplane to set a example. He notes American conditions and modestly says he is only somebody's son, contrasting with those who claim to be the son of SOMEBODY.

MR. MacDonald Los Angeles Washington, D. C MacDonald

Ogden L Mills Advocates U S Treasury Prosperity

The text presents Ogden L Mills as assistant secretary of the United States Treasury who argues that the nation enjoys genuine prosperity by achieving more of life’s good things for its people than any other. It reflects a promotional, optimistic view of economic success.

Ogden L. Mills United States Treasury

United States Consumes Large Share Of World Resources

The speaker notes that the United States, with 7 percent of world population, consumes large share of coffee tin rubber sugar silk coal pig iron copper and petroleum. He cites auto ownership numbers around 1929 reaching over 24 million in the United States and questions whether the World Court may deem this excessive.

United States Mr. Mills World Court

Missionaries Visit Batavia Red Man Chief Red Jacket Speaks

The text recounts long ago Christian missionaries arriving in Batavia New York to convert the Red Men. Chief Red Jacket, revered at Buffalo park bronze statue, listens to the tale of the Crucifixion and questions collective guilt. He remarks if the God had come to them they would have offered a wigwam and kindness, and to not blame Indigenous people for white actions.

Batavia N. Y Red Jacket Buffalo Park

Chief Big Spring Remembered for Generous Deeds

The obituary notes Chief Big Spring of Glacier National Park Reservation as a once wealthy and kind Indian who during the 1919 20 harsh winters killed his cattle and shared beef with starving tribal members and gave horses to the needy. He died poor and is praised for his generosity with a hopeful afterlife.

Chief Big Spring Glacier National Park Reservation Big Spring Angel Gabriel

Mississippi Builds 60 Mile Double Barbed Fence

Mississippi constructs a double row barbed wire barrier spanning 60 miles with two parallel fences set fifteen feet apart, highlighting a public works effort amid debate over fencing policies and land use.

Texas Mississippi

Philosophical fable on ticks and human striving

A reflective anecdote contrasts a slow eight legged tick with a human life. The tick cannot cross a fence to reach cattle as it crawls at a pace so slow it would take a year to move ten feet. The imagined man lives about eighty years yet progresses only a few inches intellectually and dies wondering.

Mississippi

Chinese Famine Crisis Report Warns of Mass Death

A stark China famine forecast predicts thousands dying daily from cold and starvation with millions facing certain death unless aid arrives. The report labels famine as dire and urges international intervention to prevent total collapse of sustenance and basic living conditions.

China

L I E F Fund Support Highlighted

A Western China news tone contrasts with distant Mars like coverage, noting generous contributions to a relief effort in a reflection on media perception and importance.

Lief Fund China Mars

Daily study in correct English teaches precise word use

A period lesson highlights common errors in usage and pronunciation. It urges mastering one word daily, here the term perilous meaning dangerous and risky through example of a perilous situation.

Snow disrupts travel across Athens County and state

Heavy snowfall causes travel hardship statewide with effects felt beyond Athens County. Mrs. O M Lovell of Amesville visits family and returns home. A Knightly weekend double header at Hancock is noted with Logan. Chamber of Commerce luncheon features Dr. E R Shaffer of the state health department.

Athens County Hancock Logan Athens High Chamber of Commerce E. R. Shaffer Columbus State Health Department

Worsteds and related questions from library schooling to rings

A quiz style page covers worsted wool, dry versus wet snow, library school standards, origin of a quotation, early U.S. shoemakers, presidential pistols, cock fighting legality, and ring order in engagements and weddings.

P. T J. OS Oliver Wendell Holmes Thomas Beard Isaac Rickman Salem Mass Philip Kertland Lynn

Filipinos Push for Independence Amid Mixed U S Support

In a Washington column, Dr Hilario Moncado, head of the Filipino Federation of America, argues for Philippine independence. He cites high Filipino immigration to the U S, labor tensions, sugar and tobacco interests, and the Ku Klux Klan’s unusual backing as factors shaping the push toward self rule.

Hilario Camino Moncado Los Angeles Filipino Federation of America United States Moncado Hoover California Islands Rawaili Far West American Federation of Labor Philippines Ku Kluys Klan Bacco

Independence Debate Divides Filipinos at Convention

The speaker notes that immediate independence is widely desired among Filipinos in wartime. In Congress two bills, the King bill and the Vandenberg bill, split support. Dr. Moneaé backs the King bill for immediate independence, while the Vandenberg proposal would gradually grant freedom and raise tariffs over a decade.

Congress Moneaé

Word Puzzle Clues and an Evening of Brain Teasers

Yesterday’s grid clues weave a complex crossword with horizontal and vertical entries. The list includes weights and actions, animal names, colors, and common words, with scattered garbled remnants and partial solutions from a framed puzzle page.

Miss Crippen Heads to Columbus for Week With Aunt

Miss Helen Crippen travels to Columbus to stay a week with her aunt Mrs Harry Elliott and visit relatives.

Helen Crippen Columbus Mra Harry Elliott

Woman's Equal Suffrage Club Meets Monday

The Woman's Equal Suffrage Club will meet with Mrs. H. N. Hobson Monday afternoon at three o'clock.

Woman's Equal Suffrage Club 8. N. Hobson Three Levlock

McVays Return From Columbus Visit

Dr and Mrs F P McVay arrived home last evening after a several days visit in Columbus with their son and daughter in law attorney and Mrs Don McVay.

F. P. McVay Columbus Don McVay

Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Meeting Tonight

The alumnae of Pi Beta Phi sorority will meet this evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Roe Zenner on West State Street.

Pi Beta Phi Sorority Roe Zenner West State Street

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