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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
4
Europe Backs Hoover Plan Amid Mixed French Response
European reactions favor Hoover's war debt proposal with Germany and Italy praising its potential to revive trade and ease global tensions. France objects to reopening reparations while a world economic conference and disarmament talks loom as pivotal next steps at Geneva.
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Europe
Hoover
France
Germany
Italy
United States
Geneva
Wilson
Versailles
America
The Plight of Courtesy in American Driving
The essay argues that drivers transform from courteous pedestrians to urgent, aggressive motorists. It notes the lethality of traffic and questions why safety depends on courtesy and common sense. It highlights the contradiction between general American civility and driving behavior.
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Weather Bureau Ends Doubts On Forecast Accuracy
A historical note discusses public skepticism of weather predictions and the shift when the Weather Bureau verifies its forecast accounts, signaling increased public trust in official weather information.
Night resorts prey on visitors in midtown New York
New York reports warn against dangerous night dance halls and cab tricks aimed at visitors. A pattern shows taxi drivers steering fares to secluded venues where patrons are assaulted, robbed, and coerced into paying large sums before being released in a dazed, damaged condition.
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Vitor
Manhattan
New York
Atrangera
New
Kuchapota
Questions and Answers From Washington Information Bureau
A Washington information service reply column answers readers with brief factual notes. It covers veterans daughters count, Strangers Hotel in New Orleans, fractional currency, Tommy Atkins origin, Crazy Schmidt’s notebook, grass growth on tennis courts, and the U.S. Rabbit Experiment Station in Fontana California.
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New Orleans
Coleman
Marty
Dr. A
Treasury
Tommy Atkins
War Office
Thomas Atkins
Crazy Schmidt
J.B. A
Fontana
Cailf
Truth n Poetry by Montague Emphasizes Youth in Nation’s Future
A verse piece questions graduating classes who want to shape the nation and regulate society. It contrasts elders’ pity with youths’ zeal and hints at a weather forecast analogy stating the odds favor the weatherman, suggesting skepticism about prophecy.
Athens Alumni Rally and Local Festival Notes
Fragmentary clipped items recount a Camp Perry firearms event with notable names, a Rey-Giologique firm start, and Ohio University material influx due to coaches Julie Finsterwald and B Grover. Athens business leaders plan a fall pumpkin show to boost agriculture education and commerce.
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Ohio University
Julie Finsterwald
B Grover
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Cartoon explainer recalls memory feat by GIN and 1886 fishes debate
Column surveys yesterday’s cartoon showing Prof. Theodore Nicholas Gill and his memory stunt during the 1886 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Buffalo. It also recaps Braun losing three fights in one night at a Huron arena, with Demery prevailing.
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Theodore Nicholas Gin
Theodore Nicholas Gill
Buffalo
American Association For the Advancement of Saence
George Washington University
Tsmoua
Gull
Braun
Dick Demery
Huron
Demery
Youth and Apprenticeship in Modern Nations
Frederic J. Haskin compares American youth benefits with the new French tax on apprenticeships. He notes broad free schooling, jobs, and civic support in the United States while France aims to subsidize technical instruction and labs for underage workers. He recalls Andrew Johnson’s early notoriety from an apprenticeship escape and summarizes the medieval origin and evolution of apprenticeship in Europe and America.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Paris
United States
Great Britain
District of Columbia
Congress
Wisconsin
Wies
Carefres
Young Men's Christian Association
Crantors
Andrew Johnson
Ed Johnson
Andrew
Europe
Athens Messenger Publishes Grape Juice Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers an official government bulletin on making grape juice at home. It describes pasteurizing and preserving the juice for drinks and culinary products and explains methods, asking readers to send a coupon with four cents to obtain a copy.
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Peor
Washington
Athens Messenger
Frederick Haskin
Washington DG
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Prohibition Debates and Catholic Church Priests Limitation
The article discusses government noninterference with home beer making and non alcoholic extracts that may become wine. It notes Mabel Willebrandt’s stance on non alcoholic extracts and hints at religious concerns with a Veracruz law limiting priests to one per 100000 population, affecting Catholic church presence.
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Mabel Willebrandt
Vera Cruz
Verh Crus
Monngnor
Summers headlines stir readers with political jabs
Washington summer chatter runs hot as Republicans and Democrats trade barbs over party leadership and public spending. Rodney Dutch er notes Shouse labeled a robot remark and cites concerns over Bureau of Commerce expenditures and bureaucratic growth.
Caring for Babies in Warm Weather Clothing Guidance
The passage advises dressing infants according to climate and condition, noting over dressing in hot weather risks overheating. It discusses minimal clothing for hot days, caution about wool layers, and emphasizes mother’s judgment on appropriate layers, fabrics, and changes with weather.
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Public Forum Opposed To Wage Reduction In Industry
Letters and opinions discuss wage cuts as a cure for postwar excess. Contributors urge maintaining living standards to support farmers and manufacturers, warn against price and tax shifts, and criticize employment reductions as excessive postwar readjustment. Sailor resistance and political misgivings are noted, alongside broader economic concerns and planning.
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