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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1931

Page

4

Kaveins Less Associations Report Highlights

Wire report outlines Ohio publishers and circulation bodies including the Newspaper Publishers Association of Ohio and the Bureau of Circulations. Mentions Associated Ohio Association and Athens Slessenger as referenced entities. The item emphasizes association activity and industry context in Ohio.

Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Association Kaveins Less Associations

Athens Needs More Affordable Homes and Apartments

The article argues for a rapid expansion of modest modern homes and rental units in Athens. It notes steady new residents, vacant lots, abundant building materials, low prices, available capital, and unemployment relief, urging investment to attract and retain citizens and support university growth.

Athens

Folly, fear, and echoes of 1930s economy in Nation's Business

Merle Thorpe laments national mood as rumors about banks and companies swirl. He recalls 1930 economic activity showing high production, employment, and consumption despite today’s gloom. He notes continued functioning of stores, trains, and services amid pessimism.

Stowaway Captivates Shipboard Crowd and Artist Deckhand

On the sea voyage to Tenerife, a New York lad named Joe Nelson stowed away in the tourist class for two foodless days before revealing a fraudulent tale of a $25 Mediterranean cruise. He was jailed after a suspected suicide attempt and the ship’s deck artist Bozz gained attention for his talent.

France Joe Nelson New York Battery Nelson Bozz Lafayette

Information Bureau Answers From The Athens Messenger

Frederic J. Haskin heads a Washington information service offering free guidance. Questions cover topics from airplane noise to suffrage, air mail priority, and ancient Irish dress, with answers citing sources and officials.

Frederic 3. Haskin Washington Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C The Washington, Db. c

More Truth Than Poetry About Enjoying Extinct Beasts

A reflective poem questions the zeal of scientists chasing ancient creatures like dinosaurs ichthyosaurs and cave bears. It contrasts their search for revived beasts with the narrator’s relief that such predatory eras are over, imagining a world filled with danger if they still roamed.

Ireland

Men at Work Warning Signals Hidden Instability

In the piece the author notes routine professions like doctors dentists and lawyers planning ahead. Under spring’s approach buds promise renewal while the message Danger Men at Work warns of broader national instability behind familiar seasonal signs.

A Thought for Today Psalm Verse

A brief devotional note quotes Psalm 23 verse 4 about comfort from a shepherd’s rod and staff to offer reassurance and reflection.

Planes Cross the Continental Divide Twice in One Direction

Yesterday's cartoon explains trans continental air routes from Cheyenne to Salt Lake City in which mail passenger planes cross the Great Divide Basin twice in about twenty minutes while flying straight east or west.

Cheyenne Wyoming Salt Lake City Utah Rawlins Rock Springs

Listening to Radio Abroad by Frederic J. Haskin

European radio listeners enjoy greater program variety due to distance and national networks. The British Broadcasting Company known as BBC dominates in Europe, while American stations reach broad areas here. European stations such as Radio Roma and Milan, Barcelona, Lyon, and Budapest broadcast in multiple languages with female announcers, creating a polyglot radio landscape across nations.

Frederic J. Haskin Washington D. C United States Europe New York Cincinnati New Orleans Los Angeles Denver San Francisco British Broadcasting Company Defense of the Realm Act Cleveland Chicago Atlanta England London la Scala Opera House Milan Vienna Budapest Paris Rome Milano Barcelona Lyons France Ici Poste Lyon la Doua Mittel Furopa Prague Czechoslovakia Tower of Babel

Russia plans giant nurseries to care for babies

The article notes Russia's plan to open large government nurseries as mothers work in mills and fields due to a labor shortage. It questions the feasibility and cites a harsh separation of mother and child as a dangerous experiment even under Stalin. The piece contrasts Ireland's economic prosperity with British landlord payments and self-government.

Russia Stalin

Population trends and prohibition critique in New York

The piece notes a 30 percent drop in New York birth rates over 16 years while death rates reach record lows. It highlights rising cancer and diabetes, declining tuberculosis, and warns drunkenness has increased in dry states. The Moderation League reports prohibition brewing trouble and youth drinking rising, even as Prohibition is described as a noble, but imperfect, experiment.

New York Moderation League, Inc Washington

Modernizing Old Houses booklet from The Athens Messenger

The Athens Messenger promotes an exclusive booklet MODERNIZING OLD HOUSES showing before and after remodeling photographs from across the country. Readers can obtain the publication only through the Athens Messenger Washington Bureau by sending in an order with the coupon.

Athens Messenger Washington

Modernizing Old Houses booklet request

Information Bureau notes request for a copy of the booklet on Modernizing Old Houses. The requester encloses ten cents in coin or stamps and provides name street city state for mailing.

Pope Pius Radio Broadcast Reaches Global Listeners

Today listeners between 10 a m and noon EST heard Pope Pius speak in Latin with English translation by the announcer. Marconi praised as Father of Wireless. A Vatican ceremony address to follow, illustrating the Pope’s ability to reach the world via radio.

Pope Pius Marconi Vatican

Guiller mina Guerrero and Maximino Aceval Murder Tale

A dramatic tale set in Mexico City describes Guillermina Guerrero dressing as a boy to pursue Maximino Aceval who betrays her. She follows him to a cabaret and shoots him and another girl in a passion described as Latin temperament. The passage likens the intensity to Cavalleria or Pagliacci.

Guillermina Guerrero Maximino Aceval Mexico City Guillermina Maximino

Guysville Church Holds Series of Special Meetings

Special meetings began Tuesday night at the Guysville M. E. Church and continue through the week and into next week. The program features the Rev. Linton Mattox and visiting ministers. Salvation Army Adjutant Bernard Stone led last night’s service with more preachers listed for each night through Feb. 22.

Guysville M. E Linton Mattox Salvation Army Bernard Stone Heys Athens Church of God I. P. Day First M. E. Church C. E. Knight Tuesaday Wade Radford Central Avenue M. E. Church of Athens Thompson Coolville M. E

New Club Found In Cleveland Knife Blade Link

Police Chief John Polly of Willowick Village reports another piece of the knife blade used in the stabbing death of 29 year old Nellie Jump last Thursday night. The discovery follows the earlier case and advances the murder investigation.

Cleveland U.P John Polly Willowick Village Nellie Jump

News Your Dad Read Twenty Years Ago

Assistant Postmaster Harry Mc Kinstry was confined to his home ill of pneumonia for several days A Child Welfare worker in New York spoke that six children could be dressed on 36 a year The budget listed many clothing items for each child The Grand Jury opened with a plea for a new jail The old jail was condemned as a back number Post office staff prepared for busier mail delivery Stamps sales boosted TEN YEARS AGO Mrs Edward Cooley hosted Sewing Circle Traffic changes on Court Street Athens High School debating open shops teams coaches and a Public Forum letter calling for bread price reductions

Army Air Corps Roosevelt Schofield Grover Cleveland Cleveland United States Post Office Department Ireland England Henry VIII Continent Black Hills Harry McKinstry New York

Cashing soldier bonus loans eyed as half face value plan

Washington report outlines a proposed government loan program for veterans using adjusted compensation certificates. The plan would extend up to 50 percent of face value, potentially providing $350 million in new lending, with total exposure likely between $400 and $600 million depending on demand and policy limits.

Rodney Dutcher Washington Treasury Congress Owen D. Young Federal Reserve Bank Reserve Bank Veterans’ Bureau New York U. S. Government Insurance Fund Bureau Frank T. Hines Veterans’ Affairs

Nursery Supper Aims at Lighter Early Meals for Children

The piece advocates a five o'clock nursery supper for young children with a light evening meal. It notes fathers often resist, but urges gradual adoption from infancy and planning to avoid conflicts. It argues lighter meals prevent children from demanding rich adult fare and helps families establish sensible routines.

Dad

Also Mentioned on This Page

Che Athens Slessenger Frederick W. Bush Big Sun Gordon KE. Bush Mer Charies H. Harris Nelsonville Glouster Logan-Pomeroy Middleport Coolville John W. Cullen Company Fifth Ave Detroit Athens Postoffice Merle Thorpe Nation's Doe Roe Company Voice of America Ron Amos Andy Gilbert Swan Swan Tenerife Canary Islands James J. Montague Jonnie Lewis Goperhil, Tenn Jack Frost King Festures Syndigate Mary Layne Isysvald Florence, Tex Ripley Liverpoo IBSO Congresshie Ernest R. Ackermay Frederic Haskin Washington Radio Roma Guysville Church Edward Cooley Court Street Rafael Johnson Tom Roush Lou Graham Security Bank Athens High School Cambridge Marietta Abbot Wilcox Robert Keenan Holmes Stewart Joseph Farley Angela Woods Lawrence Worstell Baker Young Ross Gandy Supt. C. E. Stailey Mackie Olive Roberts Barton Victor Bruce Glenn Curtis Airport Tokio Japan Pacific Vancouver B. C
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