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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger established 1823 outlines publisher Bush and general manager Gordon KK with editor Charles H. Barraseeneenns. It serves Athens and surrounding counties, lists affiliations, and notes obituary and classified rates, while detailing subscription prices and distribution regions.
The piece argues Norris plans a constitutional amendment to end the electoral college, criticizing it as a relic of early history and a costly rubber stamp that overrides the popular vote. It notes the founders intended an independent body but in practice it merely rubber stamps a chosen president.
A Cleveland man convicted of arson had his verdict reversed by an appellate court noting the building burned was a factory not a dwelling. The court ordered a new trial, explaining the charge and law were misapplied under Ohio law. This item aims to illustrate the phrase law's technicalities.
An old critique of railroads as neglectful of passengers is contrasted with current efforts to improve service. The piece notes drivers and hotel staff now strive to please customers, urging better treatment for both passengers and shippers, and praising the shift away from a take it or leave it approach.
The piece argues after presidential threats radical activity surges, then prompts a crackdown on foreign born criminals. It claims many gunmen come from immigrant districts and blame lax U S law for crime, urging stricter enforcement and reduced immigrant influence.
The piece argues that prolonged idleness reveals limits of leisure readiness in Americans. It urges developing youth education for culture, stronger home life, and parental focus on future generations. It notes a shift toward less work, increased family time, and the need to train youth to use leisure wisely, with social and educational implications.
Dorothy Dix argues happiness or misery hinges on viewpoint. She contrasts rich and poor by attitude, then portrays two silk counter workers with differing outlooks. She recalls views on marriage, domestic life, and motherhood as choices shaping fulfillment and joy rather than fate.
Dr Morris Fishbein urges prompt action after dog bites to prevent rabies. Bite victims should receive immediate wound care with carbolic or fuming nitric acid and begin Pasteur treatment via local or state labs. He notes 100 plus annual U.S. deaths despite long standing awareness and stresses keeping biting animals confined for 10 days.
An essay argues Americans should document family origins to give children a sense of identity. It laments lost ancestral records, urges keeping honest, briefer family histories with birth and death dates, and notes modern Americans move often and forget the past. It stresses duty to posterity and pride in family unity.
Over 30 000 chimney swifts have been banded with no recaptures outside the United States. Scientists suspect they migrate to the Amazon forest during winter but the exact wintering ground remains unknown.
Washington reports ongoing unemployment relief remains inadequate. The Wagner Bill adds 300 million in RFC loans, while La Follette and Costigan push for direct 500 million relief. They argue private funds have fallen and millions face starvation, amid Senate chaos and public distress.
Miss Mildred Brewer Doris Sanders Vercoe Murphy Eddie Flynn and Lawrence Dupiler of Ohio University spent the weekend in Lo Gan as guests of Miss Esther Gabriel. Mrs H L Jones and Miss Louise Stahl attended Fritz Kreisler concert in Columbia. Mr and Mrs O F Rowland and sons Billy and Don planned a Florida visit. Mr A E Whaley of the Athens Storage Company visited Akron on business.
Twenty years ago the Sentinel notes Rowan of Guysville as a capable institute lecturer after addressing Ohio University Agricultural Department. Merrill R. Atkinson, son of Mrs. H. L. Atkinson, received an autographed Taft photograph for Republican campaign work. Sonny Atkinson drew attention from Harry M. Daugherty for distributing Republican literature in Athens.
A cryptic style puzzle listing across and down clues with missing letters and misprints. It references terms like base, decree, and various sport and language hints, ending with a partial instruction about an international process.
Edith Lynch Beverly from Harrisonville laments widespread low mood in society. She urges resilience, cites reliance on charity amid hardship, and calls for collective effort to improve times and support those in need. She references Red Cross shoe distribution and the burden on charity groups.
An incomplete transcript shows discussion of teacher salaries and school expenditures, noting teachers earn over half the monthly pay and the burden on the community to fund education. It highlights concerns about efficiency, quality, and the tax dollar’s role in supporting schools in Athens on February .
In The Messenger, editor William Boutwell argues education costs are like paying for a tutor. He cites fifty-one cents as the average daily cost of a public school day and urges readers to consider this when thinking about budgets and pay cuts. He notes schools provide books, classrooms, equipment, and teachers for this price.
The reading signals a lively mood and an urge for sagacity under lunar influences. It warns of imminent changes in private life, urges restraint, and notes a year of potential disruption for those with a birthday today and a notable nativity tied to Geral rar, an opera singer.
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