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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1932
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and addresses including Joan W. Oulien and locations in Chicago Detroit and Ohio with references to reports, motions, and representatives. The readable portion hints at a public notices page or legal listing but lacks coherent events or dates.
Census figures show 4,285,752 illiterates age 10 or older, 42 percent of the population, a historically high but steadily declining rate over four decades. Most illiterates are elderly, with only 20,536 under 21, indicating progress in fighting illiteracy despite the current total.
A commercial aircraft with two pilots and seven passengers endured a brutal hailstorm near Kansas City. Inspectors reported shattered glass, two inch dents, and wing corrugations flattened, yet the craft landed safely on schedule, proving aircraft construction and piloting skill have advanced substantially.
The author urges Meigs County and surrounding areas to leverage natural resources by creating tourist stops and rustic retreats. They note rising motor travel and the appeal of scenic lakes, cabins, and roadside eateries to attract visitors from Ohio and neighboring states, reviving old attractions like vapor baths at Pomeroy Bend salt works.
The piece notes that during the 1930s downturn, U S daily and Sunday newspaper circulations stayed near 1929 peaks, with daily losses of 1.92 percent and Sunday losses of 4.47. It argues newspapers are indispensable and details 1930 census families and six month circulations, showing 1.25 dailies per family and 85 percent Sunday readership.
A devotional line from Samuel 2 3 warns against pride and arrogance. The piece then critiques Massachusetts for controversy over a governor image and questions Hot Springs Arkansas prospects to rival Reno in divorces, noting its distance from Hollywood.
The piece notes Hattie Caraway could become the first woman elected to a full U.S. Senate term if she wins Arkansas Democratic primary amid six challengers. It highlights her independent voting record, support from Huey Long, and her unlikely path against male rivals who split the vote.
Judge Florence E Allen spoke to Ohio University on Responsibilities in Peace Time. The address stressed that laws are made by the people. The column notes local scenes including Nelsonville home ownership figures and Meige County cavalry deployment.
A brush fire burned 6000 acres at Mount Diablo's base in California. The blaze killed several hundred cattle, with flames visible for 20 miles and a fire line once 15 miles wide. John L. Lewis, UMW president, claims the union has won the strike and workers will return on their own terms.
The forecast signals showers may cool an ongoing heat spell. Wednesday reached 92 degrees and Thursday could become the hottest day in several weeks according to local weather outlook.
Gen and Mrs Grosvenor of University Terrace entertain Mr and Mrs Currier of Baltimore and Mr and Mrs Bond of Columbus as guests at an informal social gathering in the period tone of the community newspaper.
The Ohio Penitentiary abolished contract labor and now employs prisoners directly in state manufacturing efforts, shifting work programs from external vendors to in-house production.
Two of the largest wells in the Straiteville Shawnee field were struck and produced 560 and 400 barrels respectively. Monthly meeting of the Children’s Home trustees discussed staffing with Miss Bearden of Logan hired as a teacher. Will P Junod noted playing in a circus band in South America and recounting the Lima presidential election. A baggage car fire on a B&O train at Stewart delayed service by twenty minutes as crews fought the blaze atop the car.
The poem contrasts living among Bequimaux and Hottentots with the harsh realities of poverty and hunger. It notes cold, taxation, and risk of jail or death from starvation if one shirks work. The speaker contemplates migration but stays to earn bread and meat rather than face precarious exile.
Explanation of yesterday's cartoon notes the Boulderfield Chester hotel built on a glacier under glacial crust near Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. The 20 by 20 foot site at 12 700 feet hosts climbing parties and even camp girls overnight, run by the Park Service in Estes Park Colorado. Tomorrow the feature shifts to Golf Course Fish.
Contributors urge action to curb intimidation on highways to protect work and local business. A Logan resident argues for coal industry support and safer streets, while a sportsman from Athens promotes stocking streams and expanding game preserves in Athens Meigs Hocking and Vinton counties.
The Messenger editor cites Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research figures from 1930 showing Athens and Hocking County paid 7 214 525 in salaries and wages with coal mines accounting for 3 659 708 of that total. The note urges support for mine owners and operators who drive payrolls amid struggling business conditions.
An editor extols opportunities in hilly country for sport and summer homes. He notes vacant old farmsteads being revived, cheap properties for sale in Athens County, a 10 acre farm for 1300 dollars, and many log cabins along streams suitable for living or dammed lakes forming small recreational colonies.
Editor notes South Bridge traffic has seen more speeding violations than East State Street in a month. The letter warns of dangers to Richland Avenue children and calls on authorities to curb the nuisance. Athens July 25.
Mrs Mary E Lee a leading Republican organizer will host an estate lawn party in Westerville on August 4 inviting congressional and county Republican candidates to the event.
Public Utilities Commission issues emergency order allowing J D Mason receiver for Ohio Scenic Stages to suspend the Circleville Athens Parkersburg route. Line halted as emergency action taken in Columbus Ohio on July 27.
July 28 forecast notes luck in work and negotiations with superiors but warns of agitation and censorship that may affect health. Watch for trickery in deals or secret societies and expect a minor change or journey. Birthday impact includes favorable, profitable year but possible censure and deception risks. Notable nativity Barlington Booth.
Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association notes life expectancy rising but actual elderly longevity remains rare with only about 30 in 3,000,000 reaching extreme ages. Women predominate among the aged due to lower accident and infection risk and temperate living.
The author laments rising child snobbery amid prosperity. He recalls a boy拒issing a Ford, a teen demanding a fur coat, and families chasing luxury over thrift. He warns children must value bread and butter over luxuries to avoid a future fall.
H. C. Bywater asserts Italy is secretly building cruisers and destroyers of phenomenal speed. He criticizes the United States for 10,000 ton cruisers and accuses it of developing the largest electrically propelled torpedo with high explosive power for new attack methods.
The speaker doubts rumors of secret shipbuilding, noting Mussolini publicly asserts Italy’s business is its own and claims no external permission is sought. He emphasizes a firm attitude toward defense and sovereignty in Europe.
Rockefeller City development aims to attract tenants from England and France with government backing. A Hoover administration bill designates the area bounded by New York streets as a free port where objects sent for exhibition enter duty free unless sold.
The late Judge Gary of a major steel company described a free port in the South where Cuban ore and metals for alloys could enter duty free and be manufactured for global sale. He cited Copenhagen, Singapore and Hong Kong as examples of important free ports.
The Owens-Illinois Glass Company reorganizes its operating schedule to four six hour shifts per day, moving away from three eight hour shifts to increase labor utilization and production capacity.
Louis Hutner, grocer, was shot as three men robbed a Cleveland shop and escaped with about 25 dollars. Hutner, 4, dived for the robber as he fled. four shots were fired, one hitting Hutner in the arm, while women customers were terrorized during the incident.
Six days a week with six hours of work in the glass factory, eight hours for sleep, and ten hours for pursuits of choice. The arrangement aims to keep machinery running and leaves time for thinking and study.
A historical opinion argues industry should free workers from machine domination, noting a North Carolina stocking factory strike for 2.25 dollars for 100 dozen stockings, or about five stockings per cent, as evidence of workers being undervalued.
Wall Street maintained a cheerful tone as prices rose on Monday. Traders blamed sentiment on Senator Borah's suggestion that the United States not collect what Europe owes, a stance seen as boosting market confidence.
The report notes global cheap credit with Paris at five-eighths of a percent and New York at one percent with government securities as margin. It argues that excessively cheap money signals weak borrowing demand for new enterprises and employment, risking a shift to more liberal lending.
Germany's High Court of the Reich upholds von Hindenburg's appointment of a dictator to rule Prussia. In days Germany will hold another election between dictatorship and democracy. Three elections have occurred with no definite result, each costing five million dollars.
The obituary notes Santos-Dumont has died in Brazil, recalls the pace of flight progress from his era to modern feats. It mentions Bleriot winning Northcliffe's $50,000 Channel crossing prize and an American woman flying solo across the Atlantic for fun, with Lloyds insuring Northcliffe's payment.
France faces a wine surplus with vintages over ten thousand gallons to be stored by growers. In Italy heavy crops lead to red wine being fed to horses mixed with oats to strengthen them by iron in their blood.
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