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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1931
Page
4
The article urges readers to study global trends in world industrialization and debt. It warns that competition from abroad, wartime production, and Russia’s mobilized labor threaten American jobs and prices. It stresses the need to understand world events shaping U S industrial life and employment prospects.
Attorney General Mitchell urges that federal example in Capone case should spur local authorities to go after organized crime. He says where there is a will there is a way and that police can act more effectively with public support. He argues public sentiment must demand real city government service to curb gangs and corruption. Organizing the coal industry. Senator James J. Davis promotes large scale consolidation to revive the soft coal sector, contending many small firms weaken the industry and miners suffer low pay and long unemployment.
New York discusses how the Bowery shaped American drama and urban life. The Bowery’s image, once lampooned by Hoyts song, influenced business, theater beginnings, and later renewal plans. The piece traces cultural echoes from the Bowery to Chatham Square and beyond.
A clippings page notes the Athens Messenger Information Bureau under Frederick Haan in Washington D. C. offering services for inquiries for two cents. It lists trivia on water polo rules, hay fever heredity, perfume origin districts in France, and Latin time designations ante meridiem and post meridiem.
A mixed verse piece laments modern discontent and seeks thrill seeking at home over far flung quests. It contrasts dangerous expeditions with safer neighborhood dangers and includes a reflective note on societal issues and a biblical quote from Mark 10:16.
The Hedgehog Cactus or Echinocactus grandis from Mexico is described as storing pleats that hold water for five years. A cartoon notes a T1 converter turning its atom into rounded barrels that absorb rainwater and guard stores with sharp thorns. A Sunday piece mentions a man who can repeat an oration after hearing it once.
In a July Washington letter, discussion grows over pension laws as 15 states and Alaska adopt or consider old age pension programs. Opinions split into support, economic concern, and indifference. Montana reports seven years of experience with high county adoption, while local officials weigh social impacts and the stigma of poorhouses.
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet on frozen desserts with ice and salt techniques and affordable molds. It also discusses old age pensions, arguing they help veterans and the elderly, while raising concerns about pauperism and incentives to rely on state aid, with comparisons across states and policy proposals for reform.
An article discusses a new analysis of the Versailles Treaty examining the power of nations and the viability of making them pay. It notes Wall Street’s subdued day with steel down and cotton weak, and argues steel prices reflect demand from new building activity. The piece condemns bootleg cruelty, cites Wickersham Commission concerns, and recalls the Old Scout Old Stuy automobile journey 26 years ago to highlight road needs.
A transfer of notices details a licensing boom with 30 dog licenses in Williams and 690 dog sales reported. crop prices rise with potatoes up 300 percent and coffee 69 percent amid heat. The census notes 59 court decisions in Athens County including adultery absence and neglect cruelty and miscellaneous charges. Captain K T Cros is reported killed in overseas service with burial in Hebbardsville. Frank R Murphey and others were cited for a fish pond project at Second and Third Streets.
Rodney Dutcher reports on June 21 letter from Republican National Committee official urging attacks on Democrats and Internationalists. The piece notes the pamphlet praises Hoover era achievements while questions the timing and usefulness of a new eight to 18 page booklet.
An essay discusses early childhood social play, arguing group activity builds shared habits and generosity. It contrasts solitary and social types, noting benefits and risks, and emphasizes balanced supervision. It cites progress in transportation and mentions figures like Old Scout, Lindbergh, and Einstein in passing.
The Putnam Messenger, a two page student produced paper from Putnam School, is edited by Marthe Jones and Beverly Jones. It features news by multiple students including Hollie Woodruf and Covert, with pieces by Jack Robinson, LT Riley, Robert Inacho, Marilyn Helen Metcalf, Maya Mitchell, and others. Fifth and Sixth Grade writers include Fred Van Dyke and Ford Bean with a story titled Thimble. The mimeographed issue is produced by the Service Bureau at Ohio Univ and entirely by pupils.
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