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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites I Corinthians 33 urging harmony between husband and wife. It reflects on benevolence elevating small acts and kindness within marriage, attributed to Thackeray’s maxim on feeling.
A broad meditation on crime, corruption, and youth in urban America. The author argues gang influence grows in slums, lawbreaking elites erode respect for laws, and only broad public sentiment and community action can curb organized crime and vice. It links urban decay to dispersed nationwide patterns and calls for enforcing laws and reforming environments.
The text argues that steady character is built in childhood through scouting playground and school activities not seen in juvenile courts. It warns that crime begins early amid national hysteria and emphasizes early formation of virtue.
The piece argues that global events ripple across borders. It notes the Indian boycott of British cloth reducing English cotton mills and creating a surplus in Europe, hurting German textile industry despite Germany's lack of stake in Anglo Indian issues. It emphasizes nations are intertwined in the modern era.
Treasury officials warn buyers of Liberty Bonds neglecting to redeem ceased to bear interest lose about 1 million dollars yearly. More than 37 million dollars in federal securities sit idle in safety boxes, forgotten by owners. Redeeming them would restore earning potential.
A Southampton New York travel vignette contrasts the town’s old colonial charm with the social whirl of Newport. It notes lavish estates near dunes, Fifth Avenue fashion, a Beach Club, and a Stinson-Detroiter roadster. Indians, Blue Book society, and famed guests shape the scene as legends explain the place names and welcome rooms.
In summer the mansions fill, gardens bloom, and luxury cars crowd the roads near Shinnecock. Beyond the airfield and the gleaming estates, the Shinnecock Indians live in a starkly different area while servants and poverty mingle with the wealthy scene.
Around the corner Colonel Rogers, famed from Standard Oil wealth and other enterprises, occasionally appears at his vast estate known as Port of Missing Men.
A fragment notes that union rackets of various kinds testify to the energy with which alleged Chicago invaders conduct their activities. The item highlights alleged labor influence in ongoing disturbances and frames the issue as a public concern.
Police report increased difficulties due to unwillingness among sources and witnesses, complicating investigations and crowding court timelines. Authorities urge cooperation to expedite cases and improve public safety outcomes.
The Count Mario de Zeppola, recently transplanted from his native land and married into society, has established a small housing colony by the beach near a gilded club. After a divorce he keeps up with his real estate dealings like local Angelenos and Hollywood residents.
Business leaders admit to racketeering pressure to avoid bombing. A New Yorker robbed of $4,000 refuses to identify his attackers, saying I never saw them, fearing retaliation from the men or their associates. The account notes the tense atmosphere and coercion.
Bobby Jones has won three of the four great golf championships in succession. Lloyds, known for taking various wagers, previously bet 50 to 1 that Jones would not complete the sweep. Now bettors seek to insure a bet against Jones winning the fourth, but Lloyds refuses, stating it would cost a thousand pounds to secure the wager.
A Washington opinion notes yes the job of leading a national party committee is constantly under fire on both sides. It recalls Marcus A. Hanna as a figure who faced extreme abuse during McKinley campaigns and later sought honor in other roles despite early backlash.
A report notes that bookmakers offer thousands of pounds in insurance against Jones winning, implying the outcome is treated as virtually certain by bettors and supporters.
William Gibbs McAdoo could reveal much about war, politics, railroads, finance, and the dollar a year patrioteers. His most notable achievement is building two tunnels linking Manhattan to the mainland, a legacy rivaled only by Theodore Roosevelt’s Panama Canal.
Mr. Tom Sawyer of the State Normal School accompanied Bud Hamiel in his Curtis plane back to Columbus on Sunday. Blackberries will soon be ready for picking with many people expected to go after them. Twenty years ago the Board of Education met to canvass bids for a Sunnyside School Building. Mr. and Mrs. George Coe and daughters visited Jerseyville with Mrs. Coe's parents.
President Hoover leaves wheat price support to the Farm Board. Senator Capper pushes for 100 million bushels more buys. Legge urges less planting for better prices, McKennie asks bakers to cut bread prices to boost demand. Members acknowledge the difficulty and note that any suggestion offsides someone.
Mrs. Carmen L. Church and Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels soprano soloists and Miss Margaret Merwin violinist, well known Athens artists, will perform at the Chautauqua program Sunday.
Mrs Lillian Fuller spends Sunday as guest of her brother George B Allen and family in Hebbardsville.
In the pastor’s absence from town the Rev. F M Swineheart, the pulpit of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will be filled next Sunday by the Rev. C L Strecker, pastor of Amesville M E Church.
Mrs. Eber McKinley and her two children arrived this morning from Alligardo New Mexico and are the guests for a few days of Mr. and Mrs. A L Johnson.
Professor Passey of Leeds University announces that mustard gas prevents cancer in mice, hailed as the first true anti carcinogenic agent. The breakthrough could save many human lives if confirmed.
Herr Holitscher reports to Germans that Colonel Lindbergh and Will Rogers embody American character. He cites the savings bank book as the crowning achievement of an American life and notes Americans’ amusement in evading prohibition. He warns of comparing a beer stein to German aims.
EDITOR MESSENGER argues for practical remedies to economic stress. It proposes a cash basis for all purchases to cut costs and allow fair profits, plus monthly sales from farmers, summer coal supplies, and stock raising on farms to stabilize prices and employment.
The dog Owney traveled the world attached to the Post Office Railway Mail Service in the 1880s and was later preserved for display at the Smithsonian. He appeared at the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia in 1927 as the sole canine to circumnavigate alone.
A poem in which the speaker views natural wonders as potential power sources. The narrator laments waste when nature’s forces could be harnessed by machines, imagining waterfalls, tides, storms, vapors, and volcanic lava converted into kilowatts and dynamos. The verse blends awe with a yearning to convert energy into industrial power.
The Boxing Commission upholds that foul blows are fair leaving undefeated pugilists agency to appeal. Lindbergh's father-in-law faces a grueling campaign after years in México. Farmers cheer as Congress nears adjournment, easing some pressures.
The excerpt presents questions and answers on etymology geography astronomy biology and memorials. It covers the phrase robbing Peter to pay Paul the heaviest jew fish the Giannini Foundation Antares size and distance doctors in New York City Filipino ethnography the largest testing machine the Louisiana Lottery the Gold Coast closest to no latitude and longitude the Chetoo kee Rose and wreaths at Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Rodney Dutcher reports Watson’s radio summary argues the Hoover administration upheld campaign pledges, citing farm relief, the tariff, and economic recovery. The piece lauds tariff science, wartime debt settlement, and prohibition enforcement while noting partisan opposition and ongoing commissions shaping policy.
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