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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger served Athens area 1896 to 1929 with weekly issues excluding Saturday and holiday gaps. It boasted a population reach across multiple counties in Southeastern Ohio and carried advertising, obituaries, and subscription options.
Illinois courts rule that gasoline tax revenue must fund road improvements only and ban diverting funds to unemployment relief or other government needs. The decision follows Minnesota’s similar stance and reflects a broader trend away from using motor vehicle taxes for non road purposes.
The article warns that coal stocks have dwindled after two years of slow demand. Mines are idled, reserves are down, and a rapid economic upturn could strain supplies. Prices are low now, but are expected to rise, urging business and households to stockpile fuel.
The article discusses broad government reach under emergency relief legislation, arguing private citizens and industries face uncertain effects and departments lack full power clarity. It warns that many could become public funds beneficiaries and public servants, risking permanent tax exemptions and burdens on taxpayers as wartime measures persist. It urges scrutiny of future government growth and costs.
France fears the Nazi rise and Teutonic threat as disarmament efforts weaken. French legislators mirror public concern for security against Germany while opposing wartime debt payments and insisting on national currency stability. Roosevelt's policies gain American backing, signaling Europe’s stance near the Atlantic divide.
Dorothy Dix argues that a wife’s skill in cooking and housekeeping is essential to marital happiness and lasting love. She warns that neglecting domestic duties leads to dinners burned and quarrels, noting that a husband’s health and success depend on a clean home and well cooked meals.
A cartoon notes Cambridge Wisconsin houses the oldest Scandinavian Methodist church once the First Norwegian Church. It highlights Doctor Mahlon Wm Locke of Williamsburgh Ontario treating 800 foot trouble patients daily from 2 am, charging only one dollar per patient and reportedly returning ten thousand dollars by a single mail. Tomorrow: A Self Entered Bovine.
In Nelsonville work has started on a new swimming pool at the Grotto Country Club grounds. J J Woolley and wife announce the birth of a daughter Jo Ann at 187 North Congress Street. County Agent Ralph Pavey reports a threatened hog glut on the markets. Professor Raymond Coon of Ohio University spoke to the Athens County Ministerial Association. Dr Charles McDougal testified in the James E Miller trial over the death of Edward Reynolds in Pomeroy.
N W Baker, former head of the county infirmary, was knocked from a hayload in the hayfield of W S Phillips near New Marshfield. Blaine Goldsberry posted the top rifle range score in the Seventh Regiment with Company L at Camp Perry, 224 of 250. Dr Dana Starr of Athens has passed the state dental exams and joined the State Hospital staff at Gallipolis. Professor Herbert Dillinger of Athens was re-elected superintendent of the Buchtel schools. Mr and Mrs L V Brown hosted Miss Frances Jones of Jackson. Dr Charles B Taylor of McArthur spoke at the Guysville District annual Sunday School convention.
Adelina Patti was among the era’s highest paid singers with a lifetime earnings of 5 million dollars. A portrait of Benjamin Franklin traveled from his home to the White House via Major Andre to General Grey then to Earl Grey and finally to President Theodore Roosevelt. Frederick the Great’s body was not embalmed due to his wish, two regimental surgeons prepared it for burial. England reportedly has about 40 million beds. A shad roe typically contains 30 000 to 40 000 eggs. Dinner etiquette favors separating married couples but permits an engaged man to seat his fiancée.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses insecticides used on produce and the health risks from nicotine paris green lead and arsenic. He urges thorough washing and removal of outer leaves on lettuce and cabbage and stripping outer layers to reduce residue. He notes ongoing chemist work to develop safer insecticides and removal methods.
Vera two and Neighbor Child two clash over toys in a park scene. Neighbor Child pushes Vera from a chair and takes a doll and bucket while Vera watches. Vera’s mother reflects that her daughter will be soft and passive in future social power struggles.
Secretary Henry Wallace savors a triumph as the AAA gauges progress in enlisting farmers to remove 3,000,000 bales from cotton output. Cully Cobb hails the campaign as the keystone of the recovery while thousands of workers and millions of contracts move toward pledged reductions and compensation. The effort faces ongoing checks and administration challenges.
Vera shields her pillow from her mother while another child protests. The piece questions how to balance Will and obedience, suggesting a need to train children to both resist and yield. It argues for a middle ground between passivity and defiance in parenting.
In New York on July 19 Dry organizations vow to resist repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment while preparing to re launch a push for national prohibition. Mrs. Ella A Boole retires as WCTU president and warns that repeal may gain, especially in the South where party patronage weighs. She predicts a continued dry campaign and a renewed effort for nationwide prohibition.
NEW CASTLE Pa July 19 HeLe Morgan famed for Blues songs on Broadway and film has secretly married Maurice Maschke Jr two months ago with the record filed at the Lawrence County prothonotary office today.
A fragmented clipping notes evasive phrases about professions and identity in a spirit publication. It also mentions Catholic Columbus Ohio and the John A. Rev. Fr. in connection with a general science college and the Ohio Penitentiary. The piece references currency in London with a pound at 4.84, up three cents.
A cryptic crossword style item lists clues about a well known Western woman and a station owner, with cross references to answer previous puzzle, with notes on positions and descriptors for several rows and verticals.
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