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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists publication details and telegraph wire reports from the Associated Press and other sources. It announces subscription rates, city circulation, and notices for carriers, with an editorial note and biblical quotes, reflecting early 20th century newspaper practices.
The piece discusses the impact of a new Congress tariff on butter and eggs in Ohio, noting 14 cent per pound butter tariffs and 10 cent per dozen eggs. It cites storage of frozen eggs, risks to domestic poultry, and the need to balance imports with local production while addressing theft and trespass issues on farms.
The writer recalls a chance NBC studio visit to hear Ira Sankey, gospel singer for Dwight Moody, and recounts other radio memories. He notes announcers, press of New York, and reflections on prohibition debates with NJ candidates and reform leaders.
The piece argues the president should form a commission to draft wealth and industry for war readiness. It urges funding five thousand air ships and five hundred long range submarines as a deterrent and profitable in peacetime, claiming losing lives is outweighed by securing dollars and national power.
A fragmented letter style note discusses a Public Farm Meeting and a Saturday Evening Post article about Cuba tariffs. It mentions a proposed tariff on sugar and questions Congress support, with references to the House and public inquiry into economic effects and duties.
A U Sureau of Labor Statistics survey shows workers quit jobs at rising rates across 1929 to 1931, with layoffs increasing but still beneath voluntary quits. January 1929 saw higher voluntary quits than later years, while late 1930s reveals layoff spikes and overall weaker employment conditions. Lord Thomson notes transport routes and industrial shifts affecting job stability.
Highlights from a local column feature questions and answers on varied topics. Items include Rhys Evans joining Harvard University, origins of showing the white feather, early English comedy Ralph Roister Doister, differences between character and reputation, cow water needs, Indianapolis Speedway brick paving, the DO-X transatlantic flight plans, a Chicago radio center project, Sidney Van Zandt’s death, and abbreviations ex and for.
The piece surveys how employers handle layoffs and the emergence of dismissal wages as a partial solution to unemployment. It notes growing but still limited adoption, with examples from U S Bureau of Labor Statistics findings and impacts on workers and productivity, plus discussion of broader policy implications.
A fragmentary poem notes the mismatch between mind and labor, critiquing wage fairness and the value of hard work versus intellectual effort. It rails at overconsumption and hints at topics such as labor, pay, and societal ranks, with references to explorers and a heavyweights boxing champ.
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