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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists various press associations and agencies. Mentions subscription rates and weekly carrier charges. Includes references to United Press and Inland Daily Press Association and pricing details for ten weeks.
The piece argues for leaders with foresight judgment courage and especially sincerity during economic hardship. It critiques a prominent manufacturer's wage stance noting he pays workers short weeks while urging wage maintenance elsewhere, challenging the integrity of his counsel and urging frank honest leadership to solve perplexing business problems.
The article argues the U S federal deficit has surged from 700 million in 1911 to about 4 5 billion in the current year driven by increased federal spending on state projects and National Guard support The piece contends the shift reflects evolving government roles and that cutting state-related federal outlays would be difficult despite criticism of raid on the treasury
Dickens would note the Cleveland bootlegger who hired a 35-year-old to hijack liquor from rivals at $5 a gallon. He obtained a car in the workhouse and a $500 fine after conviction, suggesting modern crime rivals fiction in its cynicism.
In a June dispatch from New York the shift of the urban tenderfoot toward western ranch life is noted. A dude ranch special from Chicago and airplane service will ferry city visitors to cattle country, while society folk buy their own ranches. The writer recalls Emerson Hough and his novel The Covered Wagon as the era fades into modern travel and luxury western experiences.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers free inquiry services via a large Washington organization. A question about the sugar cane expedition in New Guinea notes Richard K. Peck as pilot, marking the first use of air travel as the main scientific collecting vehicle. Another query explains corn popped by radio using short wave radio energy, with ice jars illustrating cold surrounding air.
The poem recalls a childhood moment behind a stable when a stern parent scolded for smoking. It contrasts a long enjoyed habit with modern claims that harmless pleasures, including nicotine, can be moderated. The speaker defends smoking for peace and happiness, noting a shift from secretive sneaking to open indulgence and ritual like cigar smoke.
A notorious Chicago gunman nicknamed the toughest, McErlane, appears to have gone insane after police arrested him for firing at empty space with two shotguns on a street corner. Friends say fear of rivals drove him over the edge, challenging the idea of the gangsters’ stoic nerve.
A short devotional line reads For the wrath of man workers pes the righteous Son of God. Jases 1 28. The note presents a religious reflection attributed to a biblical verse for daily contemplation.
The note discusses Sidi Bou Kassim, a Tunisian hermit in Sfax who reportedly swore to remain unclothed since 1881 as French troops seized the city. It also mentions Gharaia and Beningen in the M'zab where auctions govern sales, and hints at a feature on levitating steel balls tomorrow.
Frederic J. Haskin notes the push for weather observation stations near the Arctic and Antarctic to track the polar front. He discusses iceberg patterns, currents, and the potential for forecasts based on polar data, and mentions a Coast Guard plan to fly to the North Pole aboard the Graf Zeppelin for focused observations.
The Athens Messenger promotes Everybody's Stamp Book explaining stamp collecting, the right and wrong ways to choose and mount stamps, and how beginners can avoid costly mistakes. Send six cents with a coupon for the booklet including handling and return postage.
A speculative note discusses microbes lasting a century and a hypothetical future race living three times longer. It compares current bacterial endurance with imagined advances in longevity science spanning vast timescales.
The scientist Sir Oliver Lodge announces he will write his memoirs, saying he has waited eighty years for enough material. The world congratulates him on his birthday and Britain on possessing such a great scientist.
A young girl who sought endless thrills confided in her diary about planned exploits. She was found dead at the ocean’s edge with injuries indicating she was harmed by someone who aided her quest for thrills.
Ohto residents felt a great shock causing downed trees and damaged windows while the county commissioners refuse funding for an investigation, doubting a meteorite caused the event. References to historic meteorites include Siberia and a mountain-sized blast.
Alumni defeated 16 to 3 as pitcher Everett Starr Leo Schaeffler and Chapman played for the alumni with Finsterwald catching and Gus White securing a home run a triple and a double.. rain looms over berry prospects while Ohio University graduates 250 at June 16 commencement with four orations listed.
Washington report notes meat and health debates over summer eating. Public Health Service warnings on meat intake sparked protests from meat interests and a censure clash with Secretary Mellon. Reports on Mussolini Nye and Pinchot mix with White House policing, liquor raids, and reference to Hoover remarks on unemployment.
The piece argues that parental prejudices shape children more than school books. It warns that hostility to neighbors like the Smiths spreads through family dynamics, coloring children’s views of churches, friends, and groups. It urges readers to practice mental surgery to raise open minded, tolerant kids.
A fragmentary column by George Clark reflects on ambitions and identity with a boyish remark about acting and a future in stenography as a suggested path. The readable lines hint at aspirations shaping choices and self perception.
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