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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
4
The Athens Messenger, founded 1836, shows Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Charles E. Barris as managing editor. It serves Athens and surrounding communities in Southeastern Ohio with weekday issues and a Sunday edition, listing subscription rates and offices.
A discussion on how not all business men and residents have equal chances to participate in community projects. It argues that many smaller groups limit access, sidelining Side Street and suburban participants and leaving wives and children behind.
The good roads movement aims to cut waste and graft by using informed county road plans. Normen M. Blaney of the American Farm Bureau Federation urges road committees of fair minded citizens to prioritize roads serving the most people, leveraging modern materials for year round, economical construction and regional progress.
J Quincy Ward of Kentucky fisheries notes bass and other game fish have gathered in the Ohio River near dams and river mouths during drought. Once water returns to normal, they will move back upstream to former habitats. Purified dry stream beds may better sustain life when rewatered.
The report traces a string of charges and counter-charges among unnamed figures, with a flurry of replies between Mr. Smith, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Reskob, and Mr. Kent as the air in Washington grows tense.
New York gossip sketches an elderly man guided home by a nurse after late nights, noting his doctor orders and the nurse's insistence on safe return. It also follows Roger Wolfe Kahn, son of Otto Kahn, from jazz prominence to a glamorous but troubled nightlife venture and later aviation pursuits amid racketeering rumors.
Readers can obtain free information services from a Washington based organization via a request to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. The note lists inquiries about John Knox and his pen name, a Custer battle misnomer, Paderewski’s height and weight, California Chinese immigration, General Pershing’s fraternal orders, and the Trinity Church tract history including ownership and incorporation details.
A reflective piece contrasts teachers who promise to map fate with those who dismiss striving. The speaker notes many admired writers advocate calm content or applause seeking glory, yet real achievers often begin from nothing and seem to arrive by unseen forces rather than planned steps.
The writer notes growing political awareness among the public and hopes for a realignment of the two major parties. Public apathy has plagued American life for over a decade, but renewed voter engagement could lead to a more responsive government.
Twenty years ago Sam Staneart of near Flora in Meigs County died after a stroke. A Knights of Pythias and I O O F banquet honored Grand Master Isaac Huffman and Grand Secretary C H Laylin. Ten years ago the Birney evangelistic services were held and two couples were announced married. Athens officials discussed street parking and a legislative inspection tour visited Ohio University and Athens State Hospital ahead of appropriations.
Mrs E. C. Logan spoke on Labor Unions in the United States and Mrs S. M. Johnson spoke on Socialism in the United States at the Hirley Stacy Circle meeting held at Mrs FE Hedges home on State Street. Mrs J. L. Carpenter led the discussion with vocal selections by Mrs Logan and Miss Nellie Copeland.
The piece argues Captain Kidd sailed for Britain against France and fought piracy, notes his Trial in London, claims charges were political. It mentions Kidd dying twice in a hanging mishap and cites Dalton and Rev Paul Laraine. Also records M Pope serving four Memphis mayors in two hours on Feb 22 1916 and cites his current DC engineering job. Tomorrow: The Animal That Can Run But Not Walk.
The Washington Letter reports sharp regional gaps in job seekers per 100 jobs since 1929. National figures show up to 231 applicants per 100 jobs in midwinter, with the South and Central states hardest hit while the West has sufficient work. The piece links industrial growth in the South to higher competition for scarce positions.
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet detailing all U.S. Presidents and First Ladies with biographical data, election returns, and key events. It includes official portraits of Washington through Taft and First Lady photos, mailed for ten cents to cover cost and handling.
A visitor from Washington D C encloses ten cents for a copy of the bookset Presidents and Their Wives and provides name street and state for mailing. The note is from Frederic J Haskin Director Information Bureau.
The article notes a growing crowd in Los Angeles as streets widen to handle the influx and future traffic. It mentions the Cajon Pass Road improvement removing 57 curves to ease eastbound routes toward Victorville Barstow and beyond.
The article reflects on Niagara's cliff receding as it travels upstream over millions of years. It envisions humans harnessing tides, Earth's internal heat, and solar power, possibly unlocking atomic energy, before the cliff vanishes.
A fragmentary line recalls days when men drew power from water falls and early agricul turists trained wives to plow while the younger wife guided sharpened sticks heated in fire.
The Sunkist Organisation and 12,000 citrus farmers originally formed a $500,000 fund to buy and destroy surplus crop to support prices. They later decided to add this to advertising funds, planning to spend over two and a half million dollars in 1931 campaign efforts.
After Saturday night darkness and Sunday dawn, thousands of tons of rock tumbled from the thp of Niagara Falls.
Dr Blaisdell warns handshakes spread germs more than kissing or sneezing. He cites President Hoover shaking 5 000 people on New Year's Day and collecting about 6 000 900 germs, arguing authorities must improve hygiene to protect children from transferring germs to faces and mucous membranes.
Samuel Unterrayer of New York waits on his veranda in Palm Springs for Professor Einstein who does not come due to a bad cold. Protos-
Senate talks on alien representation stir dispute between farmers and factory regions. Capper urges constitutional amendment to base House seats on citizens not population, warning aliens skew voting. The plan could shift seats among New York, California, Ohio, and others depending on census figures.
A psychologist warns that excessive home rules can confuse children and breed disobedience. He cites a chaotic single mother and her four year old son as a cautionary example, arguing consistency and clear expectations are essential for steady conduct and self control.
Einstein has been meeting and greeting people since landing in the United States, continuing a wave of handshakes as he travels. He greets students, officials, and citizens, signaling a welcoming reception during his visit.
In Japan about 50 people die daily from the Spanish influenza as war fatigue lingers. The disease is virulent in Spain and impacting China’s Shensi Province amid hunger and cold. The piece urges gratitude for resilience and discourages complaint as hardships ease.
A lone traveler, James Fiden Willian of Albany California, died of exposure after crossing Hay River. Guides found his skeleton with a farewell letter to his mother saying he had not eaten for forty days and feared God would forgive his sins after freezing alone.
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