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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1931
Page
4
The Athens Messenger Herald, published in Athens Ohio, prints weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. It lists offices, staff roles, associations, and advertising rates. Subscriptions cost 4.50 yearly by mail in Ohio, with shorter terms priced accordingly.
Co operation between Nelsonville business leaders and York Township farmers expands after York Grange dedicated a new home. The piece praises unity, notes Athens Grangers’ meeting place, and urges broader town farming cooperation to sustain civic progress.
The piece notes spring arrives as professional players depart for spring training camps. It argues the sight of athletes at workouts in photographs confirms the season’s approach, even amid heavy snow. The author ties spring to baseball and the southward camp movement as a modern American harbinger.
In Athens County and nearby areas farmers gather to discuss problems and adopt a flexible, self-reliant approach. An authority notes farmers lead the way to better times, embracing the old time religion idea and working toward their own prosperity with largest meeting crowds yet in Ohio.
In Rabat the French governor Lyautey rules with Moorish gardens and Spahi guards. The city blends Arab and Moorish art as Fez, Meknes, and repute echo through corridors. The Rift remains quiet as caravans and itinerant tribes pass without trouble.
A Washington based information service answers queries on topics from geography to history. From Ecuador’s area and population to the Peace Conference nations and the truth about Graustark the column compiles brief factual replies and clarifications for readers.
A short poem contrasts the butterfly with predator animals like the alligator and mule, framing a moral about life and death. It notes swift butterfly life and long surviving beasts, ending with a self-admitted failure to find a clear moral.
Farmers in the district show greater willingness to organize and learn why production and marketing trouble them. There is renewed interest in church revivals and self analysis, with people introspecting during these times and seeking to improve daily life.
A brief devotional note quotes Proverbs 22 declaring that a good name is better than great riches. It offers a concise moral urging virtue over wealth and invites reflection on character and reputation.
The article recalls Harry Greb born Berg, starting in 1913, later losing sight in his right eye from ring injuries. On August 31, 1923, he won the World's Middleweight Championship in a 15 round bout with Johnny Wilson, despite blindness since about 1920. Also notes palm sap as a delicacy and previews a future feature on a celebrated pocket billiard player.
Frederic Haskin notes drought of 1930 will continue and worsen into 1931. Even with spring rains many regions face short crops or crop failures due to winter drought, with New England the lone bright spot. Snow patterns and subsoil moisture determine spring water supplies and irrigation viability across the nation.
The Athens Messenger promotes a recipe booklet with over two hundred canned food dishes. It adds sample entries such as Pigs in Blankets using oysters and bacon, and invites readers to send six cents with a coupon to obtain the booklet.
Baron Frederic J. Haskin, Director Washington Db, encloses six cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet on Reciviss for Canned Four Name Street City State. The misspelling suggests a postal or promotional notice from a historical newspaper page.
The excerpt contrasts female rule in Japan with the male Mikado lineage, noting a son would be direct heir and stressing a 3,750 year ancestry. It also mentions Voltaire on European nobility and Venice's founding, framing ancient civilizational timelines against the Mikado line. It then shifts to U.S. politics about a bonus veto and veteran groups uniting to push action for farmers and eligible recipients.
Yesterday six black inmates were executed by electric chair at the South Carolina State Prison for the killings of two white men. Awakening at 4 am they slept through the night as their death marches stretched two hours. The piece notes baptisms performed for four before execution and ponders the fate of the deceased in a vast universe.
Veterans gathered on the Capitol steps and in the galleries sent messages to Congress to urge lawmakers to vote correctly. The piece suggests a future bloc of twenty five million automobile owners could unite to protect their interests, including tax exemptions from erratic levies.
The Varsity reports that Toronto University undergraduates are described as practical atheists and emotionally excited, with critics saying the enthusiasm is unnecessary and students are overvaluing their own ideas.
The text argues that after passage the government would pay about 400 million dollars for the bonus. It suggests selling 3 percent bonds to run 40 to 50 years at a premium as a more sensible approach than immediate repayment, avoiding calls for tax increases or Treasury drains.
The passage suggests distributing four hundred million dollars to veterans. It notes some service members may invest or build on their payments for future independence while predicting that a majority will spend the money and not improve their situation.
The young student’s case reflects Bacon’s view that even a bit of philosophy can incline the mind toward atheism while deeper inquiry may alter beliefs. The fragment hints at tension between reason and faith in early modern thought.
President Hoover cites courage in vetoing the bonus bill and warns it would threaten national self-reliance. The veto reflects a stance against expediency in favor of fiscal prudence and independence.
Athens Chamber of Commerce officials joined with Hocking and Morgan County commissioners to accelerate road construction. A special Athens High School chapel honored the basketball team after a 18 to 16 loss to Lancaster. Local figures Sheriff Parker and other officials departed for Columbus to testify in the Slim Cooper murder trial.
Nora Eddy won the paper's circulation contest and travels to Europe as a guest. Other winners include Margaret Allen of Hebbardsville and Mrs. John R. Sprague who chose cash prizes over trips. George Mansfield of Elis Hall Ohio University is noted in the report. Capt John Dana returns to his duties after illness.
A profile of the Democratic National Committee with mentions of key members and leaders. Notable names include Major John S. Cohen, Colonel Robert Ewing, Norman Mack, Frank Hague, Michael Igoe, Charles A. Greathouse, J. Bruce Kremer, Arthur F. Mullen, Harry Tr vy Byrd, Scott Ferris, Edward W. Quinn, W. A. Julian, J. Sedgwick Kistler, Jed C. Adams, and Senator Cameron Morrison. The piece outlines roles, influence, and how the committee operates between campaigns.
A columnist urges daily hygiene as winter brings sniffles and sneezes. He links clean handkerchief use to gentlemanly behavior, recounts watching recruits washing handkerchiefs by a river, and argues cleanliness shapes character and future self-respect.
During the war several money making concerns including a city railroad system drew government funds, raising questions about whether such aid undermined the movement toward self reliance and financial independence.
The author urges the Church to be sowers of words, noting words take root where ground is fertile and that some seeds will fail. Prayer asks God to guide speech, guard tongues, and grant diligence and generosity in sowing beside all waters.
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