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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger announces weekly and daily editions serving Athens and surrounding counties in Ohio. It lists publishers Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. B., with editors and staff, circulation coverage, associations, and mailing rates: carrier 15 cents a week. Ohio mail 2.50 per year, 1.00 for ten weeks, 50 cents for four weeks.
The text argues about work and leisure in modern society. It contrasts long hours for some with unemployment for others and notes machines reducing required work. It criticizes reliance on government aid and urges wiser use of leisure through education and cultural tastes.
The governor asks legislature to create a highway police force to guard roads and deter motor bandits. He argues the system is needed due to harsher traffic, protecting travelers and state property, with broad public support and opposition fading after a decade.
A narrator traverses the Midwest and beyond noting seas of corn and wheat, collapsing stock feeds, and changing demand. He observes farm towns prepped for winter, with fat hogs, stored wheat, and rising egg prices, amid speculation versus practical farming and a sense of returning to older times.
The report shows beef as the top preferred item with perks following in second place, reflecting consumer taste trends and expected product benefits.
A reader, 15, seeks happiness. Dorothy Dix urges selflessness, school life, and helping family to find meaning. A college graduate asks how to marry while repaying student debt. Dix advises delaying marriage until debt is paid and honoring the debt as a moral duty.
Olive Roberts Barton questions how many read a proclamation about babies not being marked before birth. The piece critiques prenatal superstition, cites Dr. Otis Caldwell and Gerhard Lundeen, notes birth marks arise from tissue factors, warns against pre birth fears, and urges sensible views and treatment for marks already present.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson said it will be hard for the government to agree to new negotiations on debt cancellation until debtor nations meet obligations or justify failure. He cited Britain’s sacrifice as meeting obligations and suggested the U S would be willing to discuss if Britain seeks talks. he argued France, in a strong financial position, did not pay and thus cannot press for revision or cancellation.
A brief note notes cosmopolitan souls with broad interests enjoying pumpkin pie now. The line hints at a festive mood and a mix of cosmopolitan tastes with a seasonal treat.
The piece notes Mumford New Yorks petrified church built from nearby petrified vegetation blocks with elm leaves and pine twigs visible on surfaces. It explains iodine as a greyish black solid and clarifies tincture of iodine as an alcoholic solution. Tomorrow teases The Most Remarkable Postman.
Medical article explains tetanus onset seven days after wound and the critical role of early antitoxin. It describes symptoms jaw stiffness spasms and convulsions, plus severe care needs, hospital isolation, and feeding via tube when needed. Early treatment and large doses improve survival chances.
Ten years ago today the newspaper notes that Mr. J. D. Brown traveled to Miami Florida to spend the rest of the winter. Also recorded is a bridal shower at the Munds home for Grace McKee hosted by Greta Lash and Mrs. William C Munds. Sam France uncovered relics from 70 years prior while rebuilding the East Bridge find including letters from DeWar Wright Company Logan to M. M. Green Company Athens.
Twenty years ago today Athens formed a juvenile band with Percy Fulwider directing a 15 instrument lineup. Viola Fouth hosted a chafing dish party for K.M.K. girls with Alma Moore Hazel Roach Faye Lash Dick Duckler Alice Henry Nina Bethel Lena Foutch William Logan Brewster Higley Earl Shively Russell Finsterwald Lloyd Dailey Edward Logan Mac Bethel present. Mrs Don Coultrap Charlotte Allom of Sidney returned home after visiting her father A. W. Uliom.
Washington reports a fierce federal jobs scramble as a flood of applicants seeks spoils from the Democratic majority. Senators and representatives face pressure from constituents while the Civil Service rule review aims to expose non civil service posts and salaries.
Democrats argue the party follows precedent as Republicans blocked Wilson era nominations after Harding’s election. A Civil Service Commission list dubbed the Sportsman’s Handbook may reveal about 15 000 postmasterships and 5 000 to 10 000 other white collar posts, with rows looming over removals and general civil service changes. Some 80 000 or more unskilled positions could be treated as plums amid new pressure for exams or order revocation.
The piece notes President-elect Roosevelt aims to cut one fourth of current government outlays. It also comments on technocracy and the impact of excavation work on unemployment. It cites per capita apple consumption at half an apple per person daily.
Readers debate the appeal of Lee Township and nearby towns. A letter-writer muses on idylls and poetry, jokes about rivers and terrain, and argues that a small town offers preferable living qualities to a large city. Athens, Jan. 9. CHAS. W. sty
Hon Clarence J. Brown resigns after six years as secretary of state and returns to Blanchester to manage The Brown Pit Company. George S. Myers inaugurated as secretary of state, first Democrat in post since 1916, with a background in law, teaching, and state service. Highway work continues with county labor hiring rules and large contractor employment. General Assembly returns from six day break. the old hopper is working.
The piece notes a historic incident where squirrels at House Park drew attention in 1880 with Isaac W. Tucker and Charles Foster involved. Squirrels were moved to the Capital City in pine boxes, dogs were banned from the park, and owners warned. The current text mentions a grey and red mix having inbred over time and ties to Governor White and state politics.
The report notes General Alfredo Coba overseeing operations as Colombia aims to retake Leticia, captured by Peruvians months earlier, escalating conflict along the Amazon frontier and heightening regional hostilities.
A list of clues and partial answers for a themed crossword with entries covering geography culture and wordplay regarding France and Japan and miscellaneous terms. Included are numbered hints for various directions and definitions such as dogma mercenary and cornet.
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