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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1932
Page
4
Established 1825 the Athens Gazette serves Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan and surrounding communities. Weekly edition with obituaries cards and financial rates. Publisher address Fifth Ave New York lists subscription prices by carrier and mail with five county distribution and executive reports.
A Beloit Wisconsin city councilman sued a church after placing a dollar in the collection plate and alleging a sermon critiquing city government amounted to a political speech. The incident highlights the tension between religious discourse and current affairs in pulpits.
The piece urges Americans to think about the nation’s uncertain path as federal loans to railroads and to states tempts nationalizing risk. It asks whether government lending could reshape governance and demands clear goals before far reaching changes take hold.
The Ottawa opening marks a turning point as dominions speak for themselves, shifting from London to their own officials. The empire moves toward stronger mutual interdependence, aiming to replace old political ties with commercial links and a miniature league of nations. What happens at Ottawa could guide global governments.
In Mitchellville Iowa a group of farmers and local business leaders launch a campaign to revive commerce by urging residents to spend money on needed goods farm machinery and vacations. They argue mass psychology slows purchases and claim higher crop prices can follow from increased spending nationwide.
Congress faces renewed scrutiny of petty grafts and costly practices as campaigns begin. Relatives on payrolls, mileage allowances, office frugality, and franking waste are cited while senators and representatives defend or explain actions. The debate touches printing political speeches in the Congressional Record and the value of recorded material mailed to constituents.
Rail unions approved staying out of the four week old railway shopmen strike while rail executives hire substitute workers. Canada and England will ease the coal shortage with imports as weather cools and a cold wave approaches. An upcoming transcontinental air service is planned with a backing company. Absent voters skew Republican in the local election. Lolly pops aid in the Charms Company rescue from receivership in Newark. Babson notes rural life appeals to city dwellers and urges move outward.
Lewellyn Evans moves into second position in The Messenger fly contest and predicts he will hold that spot until he reaches the top of the list. A variety of notes report snowbound motorists in the Swiss Alps, cherry crops from Salt Lake City, and public health cautions on well water and typhoid sources. Ohio University agricultural lectures cover rural education progress. A Morrow County man pays a $25 fine for selling eggs unfit to eat amid diligent dairy investigations.
The poem longs for the peaceful farm life with fields and cattle, hay and toil. It contrasts rural health and happiness with urban noise, ending in a humorous resolve that farms aren’t so hot after all.
A devotional line quotes Mark 4 10 asking why fear persists and faith falters. It reflects on trust in guidance and courage amid uncertainty, inviting contemplation of belief and resolve. The phrasing mirrors a sermon or church bulletin tone.
Explanation of yesterday's cartoon recounts a 1906 Troy Rag Shop blaze failing to stop for four days due to cotton waste and a surrounding ice wall. Firefighters faced ice formed by their own water hoses, and 15 water streams finally ended the fire after 78 days. Tomorrow previews a cartoon about a hotel built on a glacier.
The Messenger notes that Public Forum letters often arrive unsigned or without identifiable authors. Writers need not have their names printed, but The Messenger must know who they are. Opinions reflect contributors, not necessarily the newspaper.
Estimates show 1115 tons of coal loaded in 27 days at Chauncey mine No 26 with 70 ton, 50 ton, and 55 ton cars. Total production cost 1401.75 dollars. sale price 613.25 dollars, yielding an 808.50 dollar loss. Commentary questions budget balance and labor actions amid the 1932 Hocking Valley strike.
Editor Messenger notes a new sidewalk is needed near the Courthouse to create jobs and reduce long term costs. The issue highlights muddy crossings causing damaged stockings and mentions women muttering under their breath as mud and water splash up from the block. Stockings are costly and the sidewalk would save money yearly.
A letter from Logan dated July 20 criticizes miners’ leaders for double dealing as Eastern Ohio miners return to work under an operator plan while Hocking and Sunday Creek valley miners protest. It notes 1400 Cambridge Field workers and 2500 Eastern Ohio workers on the new terms, and Columbus’ 16000 ton contract. The writer, a “Seeker of the truth,” calls for fair treatment from leaders.
A Glouster effort to reopen the Glouster State Bank hinges on depositors signing relinquishments for 85 percent of their funds. So far only 5.5 percent have signed, risking liquidation and total losses. Public spirited citizens press for broad cooperation to free frozen deposits and save the bank.
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews early diagnosis as crucial to distinguish multiple sclerosis from mimicking conditions. New York Neurological Institute researchers report quinine effects in 16 MS cases, with modest symptom improvement but unclear overall value after four years. MS remains deadly with no known cure. research continues to explore diagnosis, causes, and control.
Mr. White, once a planing mill owner, believes sons must work hard and seek help to start. He creates a deluxe workshop for Hector, who loses interest, while another foreman's son builds a shanty and learns by earning. Ted grows into an architect and contractor and plans to ease his son’s path, but the moral remains: ignite self-reliance and perseverance by letting him strive through fire and water.
A Rhine cliff view notes oil ships on the Hudson and Britain using a new deep channel to move goods northward. American and British vessels push coastwise limits while Europe expands water transport. Ottawa talks tease a transnational trade shift as King George’s message is weighed and Ireland’s rep comments. The piece ends with a note on Interstate Commerce Commission approval of a merger.
The author argues for a single government run railroad system with fair compensation to private owners and cites the Post Office as a model. He notes potential costs of long distance mail and praises early airship ventures by France and Britain, contrasting with U S poverty and minimal air ministry.
In a talk to visiting British officials Premier Bennett signals that the new St. Lawrence waterway will be free to all Commonwealth ships. He contrasts this with past Panama Canal policy where Canadian vessels paid tolls equal to foreign ships.
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