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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
4
Fragmented notice items describe postal and subscription matters, a brief thanks note, and carrier service details. Mentions Ohio mail delivery, weekly rates, and a few garbled phrases that hint at periodical distribution and a small list of prices.
A Wall Street Journal quote from a mill executive argues that mechanization raises a skilled worker’s value. The mill runs near capacity, losing $2,000 daily as Warren wage cuts worsen morale. The executive warns that a shutdown would erase the worker’s value, suggesting broader mechanization as salvation.
Travelers Insurance reports 1931 auto deaths at about 35,000 nationwide, roughly 2,000 more than 1930, averaging 95 lives lost daily. The piece urges recognition of the grave danger and calls for nationwide action to curb the growing toll.
The independence issue for the Philippines gains traction as senators and representatives prepare to press for favorable action on an independence bill in the upcoming Congress session. Public sentiment shows reluctance to withdraw the flag, but the pledge of independence made long ago weighs on national honor. It seems likely the Philippines will gain freedom eventually, possibly as soon as next winter.
The article notes a rising trend in U S motor boat ownership with registrations jumping from 91000 in 1919 to about 250000 last year and still increasing. It credits renewed water recreation as roads fill and discusses the fun and value offered by motor boats across affordable to luxury models.
An airship named the Mayflower was driven by a strong wind into high tension wires in Kansas City, caught fire, and burned. Four crew members were injured but survived, aided by helium, which does not burn or explode, preventing a larger catastrophe.
The Jackson Michigan state prison librarian notes convicts read far more than free citizens, drawing five times as many books as the general public and matching city averages. He argues prison libraries must stay well stocked despite the easy jest about idleness.
In New York a tale of book sleuthing unfolds as a scarce edition of Tamerlane surfaces in a Bowery secondhand shop. An unseen chain of collectors and tips drives the sale, ending with Owen Young acquiring the volume for a rumored fifty thousand dollars.
A printed Q and A feature answers varied queries from geography to music. It states the Glymple Stadium capacity about 4000 and lists Old Ironsides designer Joshua Humphreys, the earth round theory credited to Pythagoras via Aristotle, Helen Keller authored seven books, and basic treasury cash room role with millions daily.
A brief poem mix of gratitude for a robin's spring arrival and its orchard help, then a twist revealing the bird’s appetite for cherries. The speaker honors the robin's song while noting the creature’s self serving harvesting of fruit before concluding with a biblical thought from Daniel.
The item extols California Taylor, William Taylor, and an American Methodist Bishop later chosen Bishop of Africa described as the greatest missionary of modern times. It notes his globe spanning work, personal humility, and a beard nicknamed his shirt substitute. Tomorrow preview mentions a feature on a man who wore only a leather suit for two decades.
Frederic Haskin reports that gangsters and crooks are increasingly recruited from immigrants arriving in the United States. Despite a quota system and tough deportation figures, many seasoned criminals slip through. Inspectors face difficulty distinguishing peaceful newcomers from those with criminal intent as border controls at Canadian and Mexican lines tighten and many aliens are refused at seaports or borders.
The Athens Messenger promotes a 32 page booklet BEAUTY HINTS offering care from body to safe cosmetic aids. Readers may request a copy by mailing six cents. The piece then shifts to a discussion of immigration and allure of America, contrasting old opportunities with modern quick wealth in crime and bootlegging, noting the appeal to European youths.
Enclose herewith SIX CENTS in coin or stamp for a copy of the booklet on Beauty Hints Name Street City State.
The piece argues American farmers face competition from Russia and Germany with state-backed agriculture. It notes a Russian program planting thirty million wheat acres and criticizes American small tractors as ineffective against government tractors. It cites Western observers praising Russian labor conditions and leadership, and suggests sending a commission to Russia to learn benefits beyond U.S. methods.
Captain HT Crossen was killed at Chateau Thierry. By 1921 his body was buried at Hebbardaville. Flooring finished in the South bridge opened for traffic at noon. The Messenger Watch Dog notes Athens claims an oldest institution and locals in Park Place sell to W B Lawrence and E Rey Walker. The Public Utilities Commission hears New York Coal Co complaint on high freight rates. Bardin Brothers head a new manufacturing venture Inter-State Diet Company with 60 to 100 employees. Free Methodist camp meeting at Silvug Grove with tent village. Shirts and seaside resort attire judged lax by Ohio University speaker Prof. L Martgolff. Auditorium packed.
Washington notes review a wave of recent Hoover biographies and sketches that portray the former president as weak and vacillating. The pieces question his past as a mine promoter and spark debate over his legacy and electability amid renewed interest in his administration.
Summer brings energy and outings for children but also risks from heat and overexertion. Keep young ones shaded and dressed modestly, reduce winter rations to lighter foods, offer cooked fruits and soft vegetables, and avoid rapid cold drinks. Encourage quiet, cool rest in shade during peak afternoon heat.
Dr Abraham J Rongy, head of the Greater New York Committee on Health Examination, argues for broad access to legalized birth control information to deter illegal abortions, citing 1,000,000 yearly operations in the United States. George Bernard Shaw travels to Fuasia with Lady Astor, quipping about reporters. In Wall Street, Monday is the dullest day since 1926, with 0 shares traded and a stock exchange seat selling for 235000 dollars.
Three inmates escaped from Portage County Jail in Ravenna using improvised saws to remove a lock and bars on an inner door and exit through the sheriff's home area. Investigations underway.
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