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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
4
Fragmentary text notes Athens Messenger and Herald Printing details 1835 era edition history. Mentions publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charles B. Barris along with office status and postal classifications.
The piece warns against price hysteria and misused statistics that misrepresent living costs. It notes food and clothing are cheaper, while shelter, fuel, furniture costs have risen or stayed the same. It urges prudent spending and warns against wage cuts justified by lower prices, citing McKinley and commerce figures.
An FAQ style page lists various questions on topics from Mark Twain characters to communism, goose feathers, royal visits, stamps, Mayflower descendants, Concord Bridge soldiers, and Hawaiian holidays. Answers provide concise explanations and historical notes.
A poem laments Scotland’s shrinking population and the lure of emigration to America. The speaker recalls Dundee connections, notes wealth from clubs overseas, and longs to visit Inverness and Moray Firth while fearing a future with few inhabitants.
A critical line argues deflationists harm the public by pursuing self benefit and dragging the nation back to past poverty, despite America’s hard-won gains and high costs to reach current levels.
A short devotional line cites Isaiah 5 20 about woe to those who call evil good and good evil, reversing darkness and light and bitterness and sweetness. The entry titled A Thought for Today appears with a biblical reference.
Percy Tetlow directs an inspection of wage and hour violations by highway contractors amid low pay pushing overtime. Redpath Chautauqua receipts total 2010 dollars per W W Coe. Paul Parks, baritone, entertained sixty listeners at the Rauch home. Birth of Elizabeth Wood on August 1 1921. Prof Columbus oversees agricultural extension work in Texas Ohio notes.
Four men were appointed by the State School Commissioner at a formal ceremony marking the start of a new term. The event highlighted ongoing educational reforms and community expectations for improved school leadership.
The article previews a cartoon feature about the Sancy diamond legend with its European provenance and the autopsy discovery in a murdered envoy. It also highlights the Ainu of Hokkaido with bearded men and moustached women noted as cultural charm, and teases tomorrow's piece on a six year old golfer.
The Washington Letter notes zoning growth from 1916 to today, with 1000 municipalities now regulating use of land. It highlights New York leadership, state adoptions, and DC's early planning, detailing residential, commercial, and industrial zones and enforcement gaps in early schemes.
The Athens Messenger describes a 40 page illustrated booklet on interior decorating. It covers room analysis plans color schemes window treatment rugs lighting and furnishing ideas for six room homes and apartments with a coupon requirement and a ten cent handling charge.
Information Bureau notice requests ten cents for a booklet on interior decorating. Sender provides name and city state but no address. Source notes Washington D. C. and Frederic J. Haskin as director.
The piece asserts that without Lloyd George and Clemenceau Germany might have won the war. It credits Lloyd George as chancellor of the exchequer funding the war, as minister of munitions supplying munitions, and as Prime Minister who won the war.
Tom May led a Los Angeles store celebration of its fiftieth anniversary and reported the largest single day business in the shop’s fifty year history. He emphasizes strong advertising to attract customers and boost sales.
President Hoover rails against wage cuts affecting laborers mechanics and industrial workers, arguing payroll declines threaten national prosperity amid economic strain and continuing unemployment.
Two trains collided and blocked tracks for 12 hours in a freight wreck above Rock Bridge. No fatalities were reported. Rail officials called it the worst wreck seen in the region, with local crews working to clear the line. Mr and Mrs L G Lawrence and E Twiss were noted in the region near the Great Lakes, details unclear.
D. J. Evans signed a public forum piece urging residents to order Saturday groceries for delivery by 7 p m to give delivery horses and drivers a rest. He argued that closing all business early on Saturday would signal Athens is a lively city to visitors.
Washington reports the United States has not ratified the 1925 Geneva poison gas protocol. The Army Chemical Warfare Service is said to be testing airplane spraying of mustard gas, a move criticized as troublingly humane yet potentially ineffective against cities. Experts warn of the dangers, while veterans groups like the American Legion defend the use of any weapon if survival is at stake.
The article urges keeping weight charts and logs for children, noting weekly weight marks, illness dates, food changes, and recovery progress. It suggests home made or store bought baby charts, plus a "family book" for sentimental events, to help doctors and future reminiscence.
United States Steel reduces clerical salaries while cutting dividends and wages in mills. Company respects President Hoover's labor stance yet trims staff pay to meet economic strain.
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad becomes the first major line to implement wage reductions across all ranks. Salaries are reduced by ten percent from the president, Mr Loree, to division superintendents, something not done since 1877.
In Rome yesterday two Italian children, Anna aged 2 and her brother Romano, reportedly tweaked Mussolini’s ears forty eight times, a birthday custom said to mark each year of his life. The father is Mussolini, celebrating his 48th birthday.
In the wake of a great war leaders seek control over state power. Mussolini’s career in Italy shows how a strong will can override organized government for a time, similar to Stalin in Russia and Kemal in Turkey.
Rumors claim the Bank of England seeks 100 million dollars from Banque de France, seen as an attack on Britain’s world standing. The piece notes during war Britain lent billions to France and the Allies, making a 100 million loan seem plausible but unlikely.
Ottawa July 31 U P reports 500 targets businessmen and residents from Pitt and Putnam counties gathered to demand tax cuts and fewer county employees. A resolution urged eliminating the dog warden, halting Farm Bureau funds, barring road machinery purchases, and curbing infirmary expenses. County schools superintendent Kennath must drop his office assistant. The truancy officer to resign and bids for a county physician to be made.
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