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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1930

Page

4

Newspaper Organizations and Wire Report Listings

A brief notice lists Members including the American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies and Inland Daily Press Association along with a descriptor for one full leased telegraph wire report from the United Press Associations.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association United Press Associations

A Thought for Today Reflections on Honesty and Duty

A brief devotional pairing scriptures and a Shakespearean maxim. It cites St Luke 3 13 about exactness and notes that no legacy is richer than honesty. The piece reads as a compact moral reminder.

Shakespeare

Changes in Ohio youth basketball and school bus safety gains

In Athens County and nearby areas basketball has grown with more teams, better coaching, larger crowds, and improved uniforms. State inspectors report safer school transportation and road improvements are needed to curb dangerous crossings and extend service to all rural regions.

Building Streets for Lasting Ocean Traffic Demand

The piece argues for permanent street design to reduce motor costs and avoid recurring repairs funded by general funds or motor taxes. It laments that many communities still build inadequate streets suited to horse and wagon days, despite visible lessons from nearby towns.

Ohio

Road paving priority to ease traffic and wear on vehicles

The text notes light loads and minor bumps but argues that permanent smooth pavements matter most. It cites wear on cars and costs to drivers, and explains traffic concentrates on well paved through streets while other routes stay quiet due to rough surfaces.

New Viewpoint on Food From Dr Frank McCoy

Dr Frank McCoy urges a new view of food focusing on health over taste. He compares dietary choices to business rules, promotes self preservation, and warns against slow poisons from poor food choices. A few minutes daily study promises increased health and vitality for life work.

Frank McCoy

Oxman Speech Sparks Red Hunt Calls in Indiana

Indiana reformatories and state officials are drawn into a controversy after G B Oxman president of De Pauw University urged prisoners to interpret America first as world service not theft of Mexican oil lands. Super patriots press Attorney General Ogden for a statewide red hunt citing the speech as subversive propaganda.

G. B. Oxman DePauw University Indiana State Reformatory America Indiana James M. Ogden Oxman

A Queer Sort of Souvenir Hunters

The piece recalls how Calvin Coolidge attracted crowds in Los Angeles and recounts a humorous episode where a cigar stub he discarded sparked a souvenir chase. A woman grabbed the stub and took it away, prompting reflection that some souvenirs are more curious than desirable.

Calvin Coolidge Los Angeles United States

Broadway Legend Ben Weid's Turbulent Curtain Call

The piece recalls Ben Weid a longtime Jewish comic who kept performing despite a failing sight. It contrasts him with Eva Tanguay now rumored near blindness yet still vaudeville active. The tale notes the orchestra crew’s unease about the star’s risky return to the footlights.

Margattan adopts scrip books and a murder themed play

The Margattan club issues scrip books with coupons priced at $8 $10 and $vv, allowing purchases without cash at the bar and with outside transactions. Separately a sensational Rothstein murder case inspires a planned stage piece titled Room 49, referencing the hotel room linked to the gambler's death.

Margattan New York

Plans for World Communist Demonstration on March 6

A group called ale' announces a world wide Communist demonstration planned for March 6. The message emphasizes unity and synchronized protests across multiple cities and countries.

Ale

Russians Fail to Arouse Crowd in New York Parade

The report suggests Russian funding of 1,250,000 produced little effect as parade participants faced violence and disorder. Police and a detective were briefly hurt while a protester vowed to attack the capital class. A seasoned American organizer could likely do better for less money.

New York City

Can a Country Live Without Religion in Russia

The article notes Russia continuing weddings funerals and baptisms despite lack of church state. Walter Duranty observes people appear not greatly grieved by omitted religious expression. The piece highlights secular shifts in daily rites and public sentiment toward faith.

Russia Walter Duranty

Meaning of an automatic heart inquiry answered

Mrs. W. M asks for the meaning of an automatic heart and if it is dangerous. The reply explains the heart always functions automatically and clarifies possible interpretations athletic heart or abdominal heart. The athletic heart refers to a specially trained heart.

W. M. Aske

Safe use of iodine for pyorrhea and wrinkle remedies discussed

A forum answers questions on internal iodine for pyorrhea with caution urging physician guidance and correct dosage. warns against overdoses. It also cautions against at home wrinkle removers, noting cosmetic use only by trained professionals, UV peels, massage, and possible facial surgery for large wrinkles, offering to send a detailed article.

Russian mother finds relief in Soviet wedding economics

A religious Russian mother lamented the lack of religious ceremonies after her daughter’s quick marriage at a Soviet marriage bureau. Her son-in-law reminded her that a religious wedding cost $15 whereas a Soviet wedding was 30 cents, and he spent the difference on food and vodka, lifting her spirits.

Washington hotels housing wartime women workers face closure

Washington government hotels housing 550 women from 43 states face closure as a Capitol Plaza project moves forward. Protests cite cheap rooms, medical care, and education facilities, while advocates warn of housing shortages for census staff and pending 1982 timelines.

Locust Plague Threatens Palestine and Transdardania

Locusts shift from quarrels to common danger as villages mobilize against a vast swarm. Flame throwers fight millions of insects while young locusts threaten 250000 acres near the Egyptian border, risking destruction of green across Palestine and Transdardania.

Palestine Eagyptian Dardania

Locusts Attack Jewish and Arab Crops Unevenly

Early remarks claim locusts punished Arabs for killing Jews, but the insects reportedly feed indiscriminately on both Jewish and Arab crops, suggesting no clear bias in their feeding patterns.

Radical squad planned to tackle rebels in prosperous era

New York's police force includes a radical squad chosen to handle rebellious radicals. Planning this unit occurred during a period of extraordinary prosperity. The commentary notes prosperity being more effective than poison to counter radicalism.

New York

Unemployed radicals clash with police in New York

Photographs depict women in violent clashes with police in New York as the unrest intensifies. The piece notes that women seem more animated than men during confrontations and emphasize how belief drives their actions.

New York

Former shah-Persia dies in Paris aged eighteen

A short and merry life ends for Ahmad Kajay once hailed as shah at eleven. He died in Paris from cirrhosis of the liver and kidney complications while serving in the stable of the British embassy. The late figure was known for his brief reign on the Peacock Throne before being ousted for various reasons.

Ahmad Kajay Shah - Persia Paris Shah

Pack Forestry Foundation funds at Michigan School of Forestry

R G A Charles Lathrop Pack recently donated 200000 dollars to the University of Michigan School of Forestry and Conservation. The gift establishes the George Willis Pack Forestry Foundation in memory of his father and supports practical forest land management initiatives.

University of Michigan R. G. A. Charles Lathrop Pack School of Forestry and Conservation George Willis Pack Michigan Pack Black River United States Coty Francis Spoturno Ajaccio Captain Spoturno Charles Bonaparte

Daily English Lesson on Common Misuses and Eloquence

A compact guide highlighting proper usage such as wrote vs written, mispronunciations like biography as see, and the value of vocabulary with the word eloquent. It emphasizes concise language, singular focus per sentence, and practical examples for readers seeking clearer expression.

NCLID

Groundbreaking Planned for New Postoffice Building

A ground breaking is planned for the new Postoffice Building next Monday or soon after with a force of workers to commence the job. The first of three annual indoor athletic meets will be held in the gymnasium Saturday at 2 30 p m under the auspices of the O U A A. Ten years ago Dean Chubb of Ohio University addressed Athens men at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Just What Athens Needs. FE R Raymond, a graduate of Ohio State University and former county farm agent assistant, has taken over the office as county farm agent for Athens County.

Bureau of Motor Vehicles Ohio Buckeye County Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Paul Whiteman Whiteman Los Angeles New York New York Stock Exchange J.C. A New Welland Canal Postoffice Andi Dean Chubb Ohio University Men of Athens Chamber of Commerce Athens FE. R. Raymond Ohio State University F. 8. de Lashmutt Athens County

Copelands Entertain Ohio University Senior Class

Dr and Mrs W F Copeland hosted the Ohio University senior class and guests at a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday at their Maplewood Drive home.

W. F. Copeland Ohio University Maplewood Drive

Umpire Billy Watkins Joins Ohio State League Staff

Billy Watkins traveled to Columbus yesterday to sign on as an umpire staff member for the Ohio State League this season.

Billy Watkins Columbus Ohio State League

William Ross Guests With Cousin In Zaleski Case

Mr. William Ross of Zaleski was the guest Saturday of his cousin Mrs. Charles Mitchell, according to local social notes.

William Ross Zaleski Charles Mitchell

Variety Bazaar Puzzle Clues and Answers

A scrambled crossword style page lists presidential candidacy, geography and science terms. Entries include Minnesota product, mammals, fluids, wing parts, metals, and various numeral clues with across and down directions. The grid hints at theme connections and populated answers across multiple lines.

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