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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1933
Page
4
Fragmentary text from The Athens Messenger dated 1929 lists an obituary notice and card of thanks. Mentions managing editor Frederick W. Puilaos and Charles Hartis, with references to newspaper staff, carriers, and subscription pricing.
Samuel Insull applies for Greek citizenship while avoiding return to the United States over securities manipulation. He expresses gratitude to Greece and plans to make his haven there. Public reaction in the United States appears largely indifferent to his potential citizenship change.
Economists warn that currency inflation damages value and stability. They advocate credit expansion as a safer path, noting most business operates on checks and bank deposits rather than physical currency. Credit can grow substantially without increasing printed money if circulation remains efficient.
In Bartlett last week District 11 held a public speaking contest for eleven high school boys from Gal lipolis Marietta Amesville Waterloo Racine and Coolville. Teachers accompanied them as they argued that modern farming, environmental awareness and fair taxation will modernize local farms.
The piece argues for more shacks and small country retreats near Muskingum Ohio and Hocking rivers, noting grown families use them for solitude and that a Walton farm dam project could offer outdoor recreation at low cost. It laments lack of funding and stresses need for a state lake in Southeastern Ohio to benefit many outdoor lovers.
Ohio motorists argue gasoline taxes exceed road needs and divert funds for relief. They claim 3 to 40 percent of each dollar goes to taxes, alleging highway robbery as funds are shifted from roads to other uses.
Dorothy Dix advises Anxious that there is no duty to sacrifice youth or future marriage for a man who loves his mother more than her. She warns the waiting woman that a man delaying marriage for his mother may never wed. The spectator should choose a path offering personal stability and the chance to marry and have a family.
Dorothy Dix advises a reader to trust her husband despite anonymous letters claiming infidelity. She urges recognizing personal temperament, warns anonymity as cowardly slander, and says fidelity stems from love and honor, not constant scrutiny.
Olive Roberts Barton summarizes Infant Care guidance on safe night temps for infants and older children. She notes newborns need 65–70 F, with night drops 10–16 F. older babies 68–70 F by day and 15–30 F cooler by night, plus blankets and screens.
Organized motor car owners argue gasoline tax acts as a toll on roads and burdens those who use cars. They warn poor relief and school relief are being unloaded on motorists, noting a 10 percent drop in registrations and an estimated 350 000 fewer cars on Ohio roads this year. They urge broader, fairer taxes with a wider base to support relief costs.
A damaged OCR shows a mixed list of crossword style clues and a question about a famed ex president who died last month. It preserves scattered entries like materials, vegetables, and body parts, with a trailing note “Exclai” suggesting incomplete word.
James Veazey of New Albany Indiana born blind in infancy is a two year old prodigy who started piano at age three. He plays folding organs and Louisville pipe organs after hearing a piece once and memorizes over 700 selections plus the complete Standard Hymnal. His memory draws comparisons to Blind Tom a famous sightless musician from decades past. Tomorrow: The Road of Many Turns.
The text advises keeping water bowls around to supply moisture baked out by heat. It notes central heating and banked fires help control bedroom temperature at night. Opening windows chills rooms and requires fresh air, but windows should be screened away from beds.
Doctor Morris Fishbein outlines a multi facet approach to recurrent sick headaches. He urges evaluation by eye specialists for vision and illumination, sinus X rays, skull imaging, and eye pressure checks to rule out intracranial issues. He links migraines with hay fever eczema and asthma and suggests tests for food sensitivities and elimination diets. Digestive function and GI tract examination are advised to rule out constipation or putrefactive residue. Glandular function assessment is recommended to ensure hormonal balance.
The Welsh Concert Company performance at First Methodist Church netted forty dollars for Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Thomas Littler and Miss Mina Barstow visited Logan to see Mr and Mrs Robert Davidson. At the Pallas Club meeting Miss Laura Bailey hosted and William Longstreet spoke with a piano piece. Two photographers shot a motion picture of Athens County for The Messenger with proceeds also to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
At a Retail Clerks Association meeting, Mrs. Fred Bougher, Mr. Harry Burns, and Mr. Guy Brown were elected to the finance committee. Several local residents were noted in Columbus on various activities and remarks on health and leisure follow alongside brief social mentions.
Washington notes that Congress resists cuts to defense and veterans funding. The piece details failed efforts to trim army officers, abolish Citizens' Military Training Camps, and concerns over preparedness vs. economy, highlighting lawmakers like Collins and McFadden.
A string of brief reflections covers hospital ordeals and Congress discord, jobless holdouts demanding 25000, Mrs. Roosevelt's hat complaint, and President-elect faces cabinet issues as snakes and hogs are mentioned in eradication notes.
The Messenger discusses state efforts to bar risque books from newsstands and the mail, noting public editors question restrictive laws. The piece cites Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms title, jokes about reception among youth, and hints at social tensions and censorship debates.
In Pedro on January 30 a large revival at Etna M B Church draws huge crowds. Preacher Rev N O Warren of the Pedro Circuit fills the house nightly with overflow crowds and many families attend with parents and youth participating.
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