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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger notes its 1825 origin and 1894 to 1924 publication span with weekday editions and a Sunday afternoon issue. It lists Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Charles H. Harris as managing editor and outlines its five county Southeastern Ohio coverage.
The piece discusses a New Deal federal project in East Tennessee creating a model town for about two thousand mountain families. It outlines planned housing, schools, trades training, and social changes, noting both potential benefits and possible tensions as the old ways fade.
Kenneth M. Goode argues that ten thousand small corporations may outperform United States Steel in efficiency. He warns the mania for growth hurts American business as profits divert to unprofitable sidelines and overexpansion, while well managed small firms often earn high returns on modest capital.
The piece argues for an income tax or general sales tax if fairly administered and paired with lighter class taxes. It notes tax distrust among payers, emphasizes the duty of all who benefit from government to contribute, and warns that essential services would suffer if taxes are dodged. A detailed call for study before adoption.
Lightning cost is heavy only insurance men realize the extent of damage in Southeastern Ohio each year. Cattle and horses die under trees where they seek shelter, and many homes and barns are struck, though details are incomplete.
Dorothy Dix counsels puzzled man about a girlfriend whose mother lavishes praise, turning the daughter into a showpiece. The columnist argues excessive motherly extolling harms the girl's appeal and misleads suitors, urging restraint and letting others judge the daughter’s true merits.
A summer safety guide for families stressing weather awareness and sun protection for babies. It advises cooling infant sunbaths in early morning and cool nights, proper bottle hygiene, boiling feeding gear, controlled formula storage, and consulting doctors about cod liver oil and diets for all children. It warns against keeping sick children with healthy siblings and urges regular meals and sleep alongside cautious water intake. It also notes recent local weather events and lightning damage, plus the need for rural fire protection with better roads and fire departments.
Never swim after meals and limit swim time to one hour on hot days. avoid unfamiliar pools or rivers. Always have an adult swimmer nearby, and treat cuts with boiled water and iodine or doctor recommended antiseptic. Keep bandages ready and teach children to avoid touching their mouths to prevent illness.
Dr Morris Fishbein urges complete bed rest and gentle nursing for infantile paralysis. He notes blood serum therapy, potential animal-derived substitutes, and the rise of artificial respirators to support breathing. Emphasizes careful activity, gradual reeducation, braces for weak legs, and water exercise under expert guidance for recovery.
Birds maintain body temperatures between 100 and 112 degrees while mammals run 95 to 100 and reptiles around 40. Deep-set hatchet fish bear telescopic eyes for dusky depths. Phoenicians linked tides to the moon, and Dodgson used Lewis Carroll as a pen name.
Labor movement emerges as a potent factor under the National Recovery Act. Unions gain government roles, shaping industrial control, with efforts to include collective bargaining rights, child labor limits, and scrutiny of company unions. Leaders like John L. Lewis mobilize thousands, while industries push for company unions as a counterbalance.
Mrs. J. A. Moore of Martins Ferry visits her daughter Mrs. Roger J. Jones. Professor George H. Crow at Ohio University is offered the Jackson schools super intendent post. Murray State Bank opens as Murray City’s first bank with W. H. Park as president.
A fire broke out early morning threatening the dry goods store of John W. Malone on Dean Avenue. Firefighters responding to the blaze prevented major damage and contained the flames to the premises. No injuries were reported.
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters receive no consideration. Full name and address must appear with each submission as evidence of good faith. The notice is signed by The Editor.
The Messenger editorials praise B O Skinner for urging high school students to graduate when they can read intelligently write a fair letter and solve arithmetic problems. The piece laments lost reading and spelling arts, questions rising education costs and teacher wages, and notes a case where an indictment was dismissed by a prosecutor in Gallia County.
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