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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1931
Page
4
An editorial from the New York Evening World denounces pessimists and gossips among business people who spread baseless rumors. It urges courage, faith, and national unity, arguing that American grit and cooperation will restore prosperity despite past warnings in 1873 and 1893.
A traveling newspaper man recalls a Nogales Arizona visit showing U S Mexican harmony. Attendees included Governor Francisco Elias Sonora mayor A C Villasenor and consul F A Pesquiera with high school orchestra and performances by Mexican students.
Publication details for a Southeastern Ohio weekly newspaper serving Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomroy Middleport Coolville and nearby communities. Advert rates available. obituary notices accepted. second class matter at Athens Post Office under 1918 act.
A call urges Americans to banish pessimism as an economic force. It argues that negative psychology suffocates business, and only a rational, constructive view can revive growth and employment through public scrutiny of pessimistic rhetoric.
The article urges balancing weather scales as heavy spring rains are predicted. It notes the Hocking River needs sharp rises, streams require flushing after months of little change, and local water works have been rebuilt to guard against drought. It mentions variable regional rainfall across the country and Canada.
In New York Gilbert Swan profiles Jo Jo Lee a longtime city personality. The piece recounts Baker placing Jo Jo in a theater box after heckling during a Winter Garden act, leading to Jo Jo joining show business. It traces Baker from penniless youth to Broadway success and hints at Jo Jo’s later unknown status and a Bowery singing waiter past.
Frederic J. Haskin promotes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C offering free services for information requests. The column lists foreign investment figures ending 1929 totaling about 7.478 billion dollars with utilities dominating, plus brief Q and A items on coal bin sizes mirrors, locomotive coal and water use, forty to the dozen meaning, and boxing weight class thresholds.
The piece argues the French avoid selling bonds at current prices, preferring patience as a prudent national trait. It compares bond behavior to livestock pricing, noting only time may lift values and that personal investors would hold assets for future gains rather than accept losses.
The district notes low rainfall and scarce snow this winter. Rural areas still face a rainfall deficit, potentially triggering immediate drought relief measures in parts of the territory and elsewhere in Ohio.
Washington January 20 The Hon Wilh R Wood Indiana Republican Campaign chair and House Appropriations chair argues for old fashioned torchlight parades and revived political meetings to boost public interest. He opposes direct presidential primaries preferring a regional and state delegate system with primaries in counties and subdivisions. He warns mass participation is impractical and cites low voter turnout as a symptom of disengagement.
The article argues obedience stems from conditions not the child. It stresses parents must be friendly and trusted to foster real obedience. Fear is ineffective. true obedience comes from the child's belief in fairness and reason behind commands.
The mayor of Nogales Arizona and local officials urge Mexican friendship and cooperation. They advocate writing Mr Sisk for gateway to a friendly nation and support a North American league including Mexico Canada and the United States to defend and promote welfare.
The text describes an unusual community that offers no real estate bargains or health incentives despite a magnificent climate at 4,000 feet altitude. It contrasts expectations with the surprising absence of typical draws.
The piece touts Mexico's rising productive power in mines soil and water and highlights the Arizona port of entry. It notes Paul Shoup and his railroad investment of seventy five million dollars in the Southern Pacific de Mexico linking Guadalajara and Mexico's west coast with the United States Southern Pacific system.
Through the Nogales gate in the last fiscal year 10 936 car loads of Mexican products arrived, 2 501 more than 1929. Exports valued at 16 000 000 dollars and imports totaled 31 771 785 dollars. The port shows expanding commerce and rising activity.
The passage describes a journey from Nogales to Los Angeles aboard a Southern Pacific train. It notes the need for careful language about Yuma and emphasizes that residents would object to sugar on the local grapefruit as Arizona transitions into California.
In the Yuma sun at the railroad station, aging Yuma Indian ladies sell necklaces and beads. They point to their eldest sister described as "one hundred and twelve" as a cue to buy, noting her wrinkles and grooves show she is well past ninety, with gray hair as thick as years ago.
The train crosses the placid Salton Sea where E. H. Harriman once rushed one million dollars to address the Colorado River flood risk and save Imperial Valley from disaster. The note suggests he deserves several monuments at the site.
The piece predicts that the Hoover Dam at Boulder Canyon will manage water supply and electricity, driving prosperity for the western region. It credits leaders like Hiram Johnson and supportive outlets such as The Los Angeles Examiner for the push.
The Athens Messenger promotes LET'S PLAY A GAME a booklet with over 100 games and stunts. Readers can obtain a copy through the Washington Information Bureau by sending six cents for postage and handling.
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Information Bureau, Washington, enclose six cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet Let's Play a Game, State.
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