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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger reports weekday afternoon publication with a Sunday morning edition. Rates for mail subscriptions vary by duration and delivery method, with additional notices on obituaries and cards of thanks.
A religious reflection notes that enjoyment comes from labor and earthly sustenance, cited from Ecclesiastes 2 24 and Abel Stevens declaring labor is the law of happiness. The message links divine provision with daily work and personal satisfaction.
Chicago celebrates a 3,373,753 population rise in the 1930 census with paradelike display and ticker tape. Simultaneously police hunt for a newspaper reporter’s killer amid decades of gang warfare, linking urban growth and crime in one chaotic week.
Chicago embodies rapid growth and industrious vigor along with misgovernment and crime. The city is a focal point of American traits like self-confidence and untamed energy, producing a life that is quick and boisterous, yet never dull.
A mother of seven was arrested in New York City for operating a small still and a massive warehouse distillery, the largest since prohibition, burned accidentally after months of immunity. The piece argues this contrast reveals a core flaw in enforcing liquor laws and preserving supply.
Opinion contrasts boxing with other sports calling boxing a racket rather than a sport. It argues fights end unsatisfactorily and customers are left with no sympathy as boxing becomes a business proposition despite play remaining in college and professional sports.
In New York a literary luncheon recalls Chicago police reporter Jake Lingle and the writer Burton Rascoe. The story links Lingle to Maurine Watkins and the play Chicago, notes superstitions around deaths, and mentions Monte Bell’s health retreat as part of a wider show business lore.
Jeanne Engels has been dead for months, but legends persist as Ed die Daugherty writes a series reviving the brilliant actress from the gyn ¢ in Liberty magazine.
The fragment shows a newspaper note referencing American workers and American business interests. No clear event or person is identifiable from the readable text.
Report states three Arabs were hanged in Palestine for rioting last August. The text notes slow news spread, absence of telegraphs, and Arab communities reacting with anticipated funerals and black flags, while the Jewish Agency comments on the evolving situation.
In a mid forty theater a street mascot named Jus or a stray dot was run over by a truck after escaping a doorman. Four plays opened this season but all failed. Two cast members have died and the house has been dark for several weeks.
A historical remark reflects on preventing future executions for murdering Jews by Arabs. The article notes fear of repeating vendetta cycles and calls for restraint and peace, urging leaders to seek justice without renewed bloodshed.
The piece compares a distressed baby to Wall Street, noting calmer action by Mama High Finance as stocks rise. It claims stocks jumped from 1 to 8 dollars a share while wheat and cotton edged higher following the upbeat close.
If the baby has a mild stomach ache a light pat on the back and a hot water bottle may help. The note urges seeking a doctor if the condition is serious or does not improve.
Overeager finance fuels a flood of stocks, with tens of millions gambling and hundreds of millions in new shares. The market load weighs heavily on the system, yet the immense market remains a remarkable “baby” that may still pull through.
Washington date notes Britain’s rapid growth of chain shops led by Lipton’s model. By mid 20th century there are thousands of British grocery and meat chains, with 6017 grocers, 50900 meat outlets, 3600 shoe shops, and 24206 chemists, compared to large American totals.
A solemn German professor argues marriage is ancient noting Mohammedan and Jewish lore. He claims Mohammed borrowed the idea from heathen Arabs and cites the Talmud story of Rab seeking a wife for the duration of his stay during travels.
The text cites Jochanan in the Palestinian Talmud noting that a thirty day marriage seals a union for that period. It claims this idea exists long before Christ and even among ancient primate behavior, arguing it reflects what one ought to do rather than what was done.
Evan S. Dent of Athens Ohio requests publishing a correction to a June 17 article on the chain store tax debate. He notes a misstatement by a press representative and cites verified figures: A P Stores paid 122.12, Kroger Stores 46.76, totaling 168.88, while five independent grocery stores paid 459.70 in taxes. He omits individuals' names.
Washington dispatch discusses the Hawley Smoot tariff and its potential impact. It cites Senator Jim Watson predicting rapid growth if enacted and notes widespread opposition from economists, exporters, bankers, and farmers, with political stakes for Hoover Republicans and Democrats led by Jouett Shouse.
Lloyd George tells MacDonald he will cooperate with the Labour Party on legislation to ease unemployment. He questions how to balance supply and demand as hundreds of thousands are idle and goods remain scarce while raw materials are abundant. He critiques finance as a mysterious force with limited understanding among its manipulators.
A Westfield, New Jersey woman keeps a radio receiver on sixteen hours daily and writes about 1,000 letters yearly praising radio artists. The piece notes this helps counter rural isolation once felt by farmers without phones or rural delivery, where loneliness drove some to madness.
Ida M. Smith sues W Lloyd Wine a state prohibition agent for 10000 alleging unlawful trespass and invasion of her home as police raided for liquor and found none. She is wife of Carocer Smith who filed a similar suit earlier demanding 15000.
The president faced a cul de sac on tariff policy and chose to sign the bill rather than repudiating his party. He had offered no public comment on rates during the tariff debate, and veto would have repudiated over a year of his administration. The public will learn more at the November election.
A short poem follows Alora of the Atoll as she dreams of palm shade and a verdant life. A trader is slain by a shark after a landside suitor fails, and a New York apartment scene contrasts with the atoll fantasy. The wife blames the shark for her missing mate.
Report notes plan to alter the Stone Mountain statue to feature a heroic Bobby Jones. In a separate item the piece mentions taxicab dents now dominating New York City motor mishaps and hints at upcoming household speakies alongside radios, with children likely to find excuses to go out.
Laurence Stallings finishes dramatization of A Farewell to Arms and confirms a fall production. Readers also learn tips on flower cutting, Marshal Foch orders, longest road claim, and various Q and A items on contracts hops Hopi Bible translation candlepower and watt differ.
Crum Kaler dropped a game to Milwaukee as the Brewers rallied in the ninth inning. L. H. Whipple of Duluth arrived Saturday to visit relatives and stays with his brother and sister G. I. Putnam.
Mrs A T Lawhead and daughters Mary Frances and Theodora spent Saturday and Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs E C Curtis in Amesville.
Mr. T. N. Forbes and his son Frank are guests for a few days of Mr. Robert B. Gauley and family at Spencer Station.
Mrs. W. S. Murray praised a member as the Current Events Club gathered last night at Mrs. James E. Woodworth's home on Franklin Avenue. Mrs. S. N. Hobson returned today from a month’s visit in Marietta with her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Lovell.
Miss Helen Brandle, after a several week stay in Athens as the guest of Miss Grace Lawrence, returned Friday to her home in Chillicothe.
Dr. J. YD. Haskins departed yesterday evening for Akron to attend the Ohio Chiropractors Association convention spanning today and Sunday.
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