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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
4
A daily thought reflecting on friendship and love. Quotation from St. John reminds that true greatness lies in laying down life for friends. George Eliot notes that love does not remove hardship but guides us to choose what is difficult.
Whiting Williams argues workers from ditch diggers to executives share a craving for meaningful, dignified work. He notes pride in craft and environment, citing tools, buildings, and the Chrysler Building as examples. Employers should foster self expression and pride to improve job fulfillment.
The weather has swung from near zero to record high temperatures this week, affecting both young and older residents in the area. Locals remark on the variability and its impact on daily life as warm days follow cold snaps, with fashion and routines shifting accordingly.
The passage notes how people forget past weather and rely on scattered memories when data is unavailable. It highlights Athens as a place where spring arrives as students shed coats and babies begin outings, while elders debate clothing changes and overshoes.
Governor Cooper cites Ohio statistics showing 261 900 injured workers and 12 million lost days last year. He urges broad public education and personal responsibility to cut accidents and their pain, urging citizens to support accident prevention campaigns.
The Insurance Department of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States notes that in 1928 policy holders paid nearly 92.2 million dollars in state insurance taxes while only about 3.96 million funded state departments. Fourteen percent funded direct services, the rest covered general public expenses, yielding a hidden tax on thrifty citizens.
A letter from a reader praising Springfield in connection with Vachel Lindsay. It recalls Abraham Lincoln as a guest at the Lindsay home and notes Lindsay’s lifelong ties to Springfield. The piece mentions Rachel Lindsay and the Lindsay family returning home to the once-desolate residence.
New York observers note a tobacco driven living sign display at Times Square disrupting traffic as a tall overstated mannequin and red jacketed sylphs parade above. The show emphasizes bright lights over substance while critics lament the loss of yesteryear flair and refer to broader billboard spectacle and talkie era changes.
A fragment notes Representative Michenar, a Republican, involved in a discussion about enforcing or interpreting the dry law with a suggestion of conclusions. The readable text indicates a political context without full detail.
Murphy questions Ford's stance as statesmen laugh. Ford scorns alcohol and discusses government operation. The dialogue hints at engineering challenges and the financial issue of shaping how much the people can be made.
Twenty-one acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission last year. In each case a bronze medal was given and pensions were arranged for seven dependents of those who lost their lives while trying to rescue others.
The piece outlines a weekly healthy eating schedule by Dr. Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. It lists daily meals with varied dishes from waffles and veal to lamb chops and mutton casseroles, plus a Q and A section on gall stones digestion and nail care advice.
The text praises President Hoover for his engineering leadership and highlights Muscle Shoals and Boulder Dam as testaments to the public's choice of a capable engineer president. It frames his projects as evidence of national wisdom and progress under his administration.
Conrad Hubert once Horowitts left 6 million to charities and 1 million to his brother Horowita, a court interpreter now turning to German opera and charity. The piece questions why the wealth was given only after death, echoing Nathan Straus’s proverb on giving.
Claude Udwin and two other convicts were sentenced to death for killing Henry Sullivan, leader of a prison riot. Udwin bowed and uttered Ok Judge as the electric chair loomed. A senator accuses officials of hiring thugs to aid prohibition enforcement amid graft allegations in New York.
In an Illinois Chicago incident the coast guard at Illinois Central Pier No 1 saved Mrs Etta Wiener 50 from drifting on Lake Michigan after she fell in. A rescue team pulled her from the water then rushed her to hospital as a skiff and trailer-transported rescue gear aided a rapid response. The piece also notes icebergs and proposed ideas to track or use them as targets while detailing berg lifespans and Gulf Stream melting.
W L Gordon explains common English mistakes and pronunciation guides. The note highlights omitting articles in phrases like What kind of man is he and emphasizes correct spellings Pallor and matrix. It defines endurance as bearing hardship and encourages daily vocabulary growth.
Athens County boards discussed the new school taxation levy and its application. Athens High School enrolls 312 students, with 72 seniors, per Principal Russell H. Rupp. Hugh K. Martin, state adjutant of the American Legion, will visit Athens Tuesday to address the local chapter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Wolfe and son Stacey returned from Florida.
The Barbarians of Ohio University held their sixth annual banquet Saturday at Campbell Hall with Dr. H. W. Elson as toastmaster. A farewell informal supper for Henry Lancaster, captain of the uniform rank, was hosted by the Athenian lodge K of P the previous evening. Mrs. W. H. McClean of Pittsburgh and her mother visited Mrs. Will Andrews while relatives visited in Wellston and Hebbardsville.
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