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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1931
Page
4
Advice for safe pleasure driving on rural roads notes narrow road beds and limited berms. Drivers should yield to oncoming traffic, avoid speeding, and watch edges and sight lines, citing a Plains tragedy and stressing caution on secondary highways.
An article notes a convention speaker urging parents to avoid pressuring young talents into professional careers. It argues music for its own sake brings joy, offers relaxation, and enhances appreciation of professional performances, suggesting children need not perform publicly to benefit lifelong enjoyment.
The Marshall Stillman movement, aimed at rehabilitating criminals through honest work, collapsed as economic downturns and low mood eroded job availability and public support for reintegration programs.
New York July 1 reports praise for Dr. Kimball the weather expert who guides trans Atlantic fliers. Known as the pitron pilot of fliers he studies winds and atomized zones and keeps pilots informed from his office. A testimonial banquet drew Lindbergh Chamberlin Baltchen and others. Archie Hotaling operates Times Square paper stand supplying out of town papers to visitors and collecting a neat income.
A mixed pull of reader questions and answers covers topics from pipe organ care to slavery in Virginia and leap years. It includes a legal notice about information services, instructions for pipe finishing, historical notes on Acadiana, and brief architectural remarks on the Nebraska State Capitol with references to Bertram Goodhue.
A poet recalls craving treats thwarted by parents and a doctor, revealing stealthy indulgence and later health lessons. The piece links early mischief to moral questions and notes a shift from the Marshall Stillman movement to the Association for Better Citizenship as a response to crime, with a social critique of industrial systems. The Thought for Today cites Galatians 5 15 on avoiding infighting.
George Hamilton was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1700 by Queen Anne and held the post until his death in 1737, though he never set foot in the colony. A succession of lieutenant governors administered the province in his name, including Spottswood and Drysdale.
The Bureau of Aeronautics saves the Treasury by flying new planes from eastern factories to bases. twenty Baltimore factory planes bound for the Panama Canal Zone will be flown from Langley Field to Miami then south to the Isthmus in three days. Flights use three plane groups to ease airport use. crews include officers and specialists, with beacons and careful testing guiding the long delivery journeys.
Official government publication details simple inexpensive grape juice production at home. No special equipment needed if directions are followed, and results are satisfactory. Copy available for request via coupon, to be kept in every kitchen.
The piece critiques Hoover era politics, Liberia run by blacks, and Gene Tunney on Soviet youth and Bolshevism. It laments consolidation ending tiny rural schools, noting value in small classrooms and outdoor boxhouses, while praising bygone early schooling and recess.
Fragmented items mention marriages in June and May, Athens items, postal changes, payments and compensation for a WWI soldier, congressman notes, named individuals in Ohio and Athens, a store window incident, and a Civil War era reference.
Washington July 1 The Committee on the Cost of Medicine under Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur reports estimated annual costs for basic medical care reach hundreds of millions of dollars. The study highlights medicines, hospitals, nurses, and optometrists as major items while noting lost work days from colds and respiratory illness.
The article advises on infant feeding, bottle sterilization, and travel gear, detailing milk preparation, bottle handling, and transport methods. It also touches on historical notes about ancient games, naval five year plans, and divorce remarriage, reflecting varied topics in a single column.
New Asbury Paul and Dena Hinnen and Mr Mrs Arnold Bernard visited Raymond Niggemeyer on Sunday. Marion and Darrel Burson of Rutland stayed with grandparents Charles and Mrs Flanders. A surprise party honored Jim Whaley of Hebburnville on Sunday, with many community members present.
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