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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists subscription rates and distribution notes including 15 cents a week in Ohio and annual mail options. It cites associations and offices in Chicago Newark Detroit with rates on application and mentions obituary and memorial card charges.
A speaker argues that neglect of youths over 16 fuels crime, noting many offenders are over 16 but under 25. He cites urban and rural upbringing, immigrant backgrounds, and lack of guidance, urging readers to study crime reports and welfare perspectives to draw conclusions. An officer with crime experience supports the point.
A Midwest reader's letter warns of growing bitterness among the unemployed and the risk of a new underclass in America. The author argues the nation must boost aid and protection to prevent social collapse and future regret.
Six British distilleries sue to stop a German distillery from using the word whisky asserting the term is strictly British. The case highlights enduring English provincialism and the idea that whisky should be a product of Britain.
In a New York column from February 17, notes touch on Daniel Vorhees Pike and Kokomo Indiana linked to William Hodge, plus a joke about The Man From Home. It mentions Duke Ellington returning to Harlem, a Central Park Casino brawl with Carroll, and remarks on Noel Coward, Eugene ONeill, Verdi operas, and Tate/Tibbett.##
Readers sent questions on subjects from presidents of Tammany Hall to world business empires and World War horse contributions. Answers cite early presidents, the Mitsui fortune, horse sources by state, and the first commemorative U S coins, with concise details.
The speaker recalls the old days of boisterous campaigning with loud crowds and riotous energy. He contrasts past clashes and drum echoes with the present quieter scene, predicting tame speeches and calmer political theater this year.
The text notes that much distilled liquor in the United States is informal called moonshine or corn whiskey rather than whisky. It reflects common naming among ordinary citizens for illicit or unaged spirits.
A brief devotional line reflects the Bible verse Genesis 9 6 about shedding blood and divine justice. The fragment presents archaic wording and a period style for a religious column.
Judge Hugh L. Nichols of Cincinnati, former Ohio chief justice, addresses the Presbyterian Church Brotherhood banquet. Mrs. Boyles serves dinner. James Ginnan chairs the Athens County Red Cross chapter as new headquarters open in the National Bank Building donated by the Athens Chamber of Commerce.
A tale describes Sringhiri in Mysore with its hill temple to Sarasvati and a 1150 year prayer lineage started by Sankar Acharya in 782. It also notes the Iron Crown of Lombardy, a gold crown with iron, said to contain a crucifixion nail, kept in Monga Cathedral. Tomorrow: Seven Irishmen in a Single Birth.
The Messenger notes unsigned Public Forum letters lack authorship and cannot publish them. Writers may contribute without appearing, but the letter must be known to the paper. Opinions expressed are those of the contributor, not necessarily The Messenger.
A letter from Grand ma Jones of Glouster Ohio dated February 15 1982 argues against starvation diets for thinness and promotes proper exercise and eating. She also urges good listening and cites President Coolidge as a model for restraint in conversation. The piece closes with a religious prayer invoking forgiveness and the Radiance of Thy Presence.
The Athens Messenger presents INTERIOR DECORATING a helpful booklet for home decorating. It teaches applying the decorator test to room size color style and user needs and argues good decoration can be affordable and enduring. Readers can obtain the illustrated publication via a coupon.
The writer to the Information Bureau under director Frederic J. Haskin encloses ten cents in coin or stamps and provides name street city state for a copy of the interior decorating booklet.
A mine fire burns under ground along the Hocking Valley Railroad between Kimberly and Floodwood. The blaze has broken out in multiple spots, sends smoke, and slows train traffic. The writer notes uncertainty about duration and damage while saying the Straitaville fire has burned for years.
A daily Lenten reflection for Wednesday February 17 interprets Acts 9 1 9 with focus on the road to Damascus as the path of persecution and intolerance. The devotional text emphasizes spiritual awakening through a dramatic encounter on that grim route and cautions against bigotry and violence.
Professor Einstein lectures in Rice Hall at the University of California Los Angeles on The Geometric Interpretation of the Gravitational and Electric Field. The university hall will hold his audience easily.
In Los Angeles an 18 year old Mexican prizefighter known as Baby Arizmendi thrilled experts by defeating a Philippine champion. If he demonstrates his claimed science this afternoon Rice Hall at the university would not hold his crowd.
A provocative note argues that future historians will learn more from a science talk on gravity and electricity than from watching a prize fighter or hearing a renowned physicist discuss the topic. The statement emphasizes the enduring value of foundational science in shaping civilization.
The text contends the seven hundred fifty million dollars will flow to banks and corporations rather than to families. It argues calling it a dole is mislabeling as it is "intelligent financing" rather than socialism or paternalism.
The passage critiques distributing funds to idle individuals and supports funding that creates work through labor. It condemns government run by organized money and contrasts it with Russia, arguing the United States should avoid that path and wishes Russia’s success in its approach.
Calvary Morris a Cleveland banker coal operator and former Athenian died leaving the bulk of his estate to four Cleveland hospitals. His daughter Mrs Homer Everett receives 25000 dollars a year with grandchildren to gain 5000 dollars a year on her death. A quote from Morris on life philosophy is noted. Dr Charles W Super presented a foreign coin collection and Mrs F M O Hara donated 47 birds to the Ohio University Museum. Athens citizens planned a Sunday visit to view the collection at the museum.
Mrs. A B Frame of Piqua visited her father, Charles Morris, on West Washington Street.
Bank of Athens founded four years ago reports constant growth with J. D. Brown as president and active manager and W. L. Golden serving as cashier.
A loon on a deserted sandbank is found oil covered and unable to fly. After a ride in a car and a vain bid from vets and a Humane Society, the bird is taken to a sunny cove with food and water and left to recover while the writer notes loons are strong divers and hopes for recovery with birds in mind.
A secret House session defeated a proposal to gift 40 million bushels of Farm Board wheat to the unemployed. Senators backed the gift, but the Agriculture Committee, citing cost and effectiveness concerns, blocked it from a floor vote. Red Cross and relief groups offered distribution plans if asked.
A brief line notes a temporary setback and hints at future developments. The comment suggests a counterfactual turn if failure occurs, implying a broader narrative beyond the current issue.
Vic Meyer, jazz orchestra leader seeking Seattle mayoral run, rolled in a beer wagon parade. A wheel failed and he fell from the wagon, kegs toppled onto him but no serious injuries occurred, observers called it providence.
Frank W Berkshire is named director of the U S Immigration Service border patrol. He plans to establish headquarters in Dewoik and reorganize the border enforcement effort on the Canada border.
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