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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1931
Page
4
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The piece lists twelve benefits of owner occupancy including financial independence security cash equity and credit advantages. It notes peace of mind social stability play space for children responsibility and civic interest plus room for personal expression permanent environment thrift healthful exercise character development independence and potential income from property features like a garage.
William N. Brenner former Philadelphia County prisons chaplain argues reformatories and houses of correction are misnamed dens of contamination and stepping stones to prison. He claims ex convicts return quickly and likens prison methods to animal trainers who use intelligence to reform. He invites critics of reform spending to consider his view.
President Nicholas Murray Butler urges abolishing gate receipts and running all college athletics by endowment. He argues the current system is impractical yet worth serious consideration, noting the large sums drawn from paid admissions and calling for a shift in emphasis away from gate revenue.
In Casablanca the narrator and a Britisher professor dine at Cheyenne Charlie's bar before visiting a souk and an Advocates court. After giving a franc to a beggar girl, a huge mob converges. the professor uses a whistle to disperse the crowd and the narrator vows to curb charity.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers free answers to readers questions with two cents for reply. Sample queries include child labor permits in California in 1928 and 1929, historic East River ice crossings, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier designer, liming soil, and the Roosevelt family’s arrival in America in 1649.
The piece laments the vanished horse thief from Western myth and contrasts old heroic tales with modern college sports. It argues removing the commercialization around football could reduce hype and public attention, suggesting a better state if the troublesome economic side faded.
A brief aphorism reflects on folly and wisdom with a nod to a biblical reference. It suggests that fools mock at sin while the prudent consider justice and guidance from scripture. The meditation invites readers to ponder right action over rash humor.
Explanation of yesterday's cartoon notes the Royal Gorge bridge as the loftiest in the world after its 1929 completion. It stood 1063 feet above the Arkansas River, nearly double the height of the Lee's Ferry Bridge in Arizona. Tomorrow advertises a feature titled The Most Pathetic Event in Irish History.
The Division of Domestic Commerce reports how sales staff spend a typical day. Selling time averages 42 percent, stock care 20 percent, interviews 9 percent, service time, and idle waiting make up the rest. City differences show Chicago faster selling and lower idle time than New York or Philadelphia.
The Athens Messenger offers a new aviation booklet compiled for general readers. It covers legendary flights, early attempts, famous journeys, and aviation records with halftones and drawings. Available only through The Athens Messenger Bureau. send ten cents with coupon to obtain a copy.
The piece recalls Uncle Sam spending twenty million for relief while wartime totals dwarfed that, urges rat and crocodile control to combat disease, mocks Turkey’s leg fashion contest, and comments on Russia’s fur trade and oil market moves as a broader portrait of global issues and American views. It ends noting a Sherman Act concern across states.
News mentions George Kaler visiting before South training with the Cleveland team, a Miss Bond birthday surprise, and 13 teachers earning certificates in the county exams. Also notes Ohio University speakers, local Mine Workers Union tensions, ten-year-ago bond figures, good roads meeting, and school statistics plus club meetings and costumes.
Treasury official says a wife should have at least 75 percent say in deciding whether a veteran husband cashes adjusted compensation certificates or takes a loan. The question arises amid a proposal to lend more money on certificates. Other notes touch on anti Fascist concerns and a tax group letter from Gil lam Grissom praising North Carolina taxpayers.
A reader shares a childhood memory of fathers reading stories and discussing them with children. The letter argues that close family talk builds confidence, questions, and sense of companionship, contrasting past and present home life and urging parents to treat children as real people at home.
A public forum notes alfalfa enhances soil fertility and provides high protein feed. It asserts alfalfa yields more feed per acre than other crops in Ohio and boosts milk production, growth, and profits for farmers. Charles E. Miller of Athens Ohio endorses soil prep and seed quality for successful alfalfa cultivation.
Editor’s column laments an eleven month drought, calls for moral renewal and economic rebuilding. It notes rain spreading from east to west, optimism returning for agriculture, industry, and commerce as the nation eyes a rebound.
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