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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1930

Page

4

Seed The Athens Messenger Publication Details

The notice lists publishing entities and personnel for The Athens Messenger including printing co owners publisher general manager and advertising contacts. It mentions associations, telegraph representation, and circulation notes with addresses in Chicago and New York. It states nominal obituary charges and requests publication as second class matter under the copyright act.

Neutersl John W Calen Company Michigan Ave Chicago New York General Motors Biog

A Thought for Today on Prayer and Blessings

A devotional note cites Numbers 21 7 where the people ask Moses to plead with the Lord to remove the serpents. It then urges prayers for spiritual blessings to be importunate perpetual and persevering while temporal prayers be general short conditional and modest.

Moses Jeremy Taylor

Farmers and Their Rewards and Recent Study in Hocking County

A study of Hocking County farm realities maps future agriculture and markets. It argues farmers must be rewarded for effort as conditions shift and emphasizes learning from other regions about crop choices and marketing challenges.

Hocking County The Messenger Wall Street Plains of Kansas

Where the fault lies creed of modern American youth

A Philadelphia rector laments the rise of atheism among the young, calling it both a reality and a fashionable stance. He argues the advance is alarming and notes the strong influence of secular attitudes on the younger generation.

Philadelphia

Census takers ask more questions to uncover hidden data

The article argues census workers will collect extensive personal details, from marriage length to eye color and incomes. It urges full cooperation, noting business interests drive deeper data gathering and that statistics will flow like flour from a mill once the counts begin.

Sam Census Department Uncle Sam

The Napoleon of Broadway Erlanger Dies

New York recalls the theater magnate Daniel Frohman era figure Elias Erlanger known as the theatrical Napoleon. Tales tell of his watchdogs Old Tom and Little Tom, their odd duties and the door timekeeper which controlled visitors with a precise stopwatch. Erlanger built a theater empire, worked solo without boards or agents, and refused Wall Street offers, keeping his chain valued in the hundreds of millions.

New York Napoleon Erlanger Broadway Tom Porme Zittell Zit Zitt’s Weekly Wall Street Cleveland Mark Hanna Hanna Tod Stanger Mark Klaw Manhattan

Unique Sky Described as St. Peter's Dome Like

A western country is described with a sky that stands apart, likened to the ceiling of St. Peter's Dome in Rome versus the ceiling of a bungalow, suggesting an extraordinary or symbolic atmospheric peculiarity.

St. Peter's Dome Rome

Pickere at Albuquerque Station Ends Brief Stay

H. F. Pickere at Albuquerque station brief appearance ends with a note of departure. Le is mentioned in passing as part of the transit context.

Albuquerque H._F. Pickere

Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy

Advice on nervous habits and energy management focuses on diet rest and exercise. It covers eliminating stimulants and irritants while emphasizing fresh vegetables proteins fruits and raw milk, plus mid day rest and regular outdoor activity.

Frank McCoy

Rio Grande Conservancy Project to Irrigate Land Near Albuquerque

The Rio Grande conservancy project will irrigate 120,905 acres of fertile land above and below Albuquerque, creating jobs and prosperity. A natural gas main bound for the city will help establish a glass factory in the area. Albuquerque, once said to be the healthiest place, grew from 17,900 to 46,000 and may double again.

T. M. Pepperday Albuquerque Journal Rio Grande Iimse

Question and Answers on Smoking Habit and Cessation

G L writes about being a habitual smoker for eight years and asks for guidance on quitting. The reply offers practical steps and resources for ending the habit and improving health.

G. L

Car Market Woes Highlight Industry Struggles

Analysts say the automotive sector faces prolonged demand and supply pressure pushing up costs. Consumers pivot to newer models as shortages ease, yet high prices persist for luxury segments and top trims.

This Nation Sees Great Potential in Surplus Population

A statement praising national abundance argues for increasing the population to 129,600,009 and suggests expanding domestic markets by adding 4,000,060 people to consume surplus, boosting home demand and reducing reliance on foreign markets.

Daily Study in Correct English Word List and Usage

A compact guide defining common misuses and mispronunciations. It covers phrases like I shall consider your proposition, reflects on what you have said, and notes mispronunciation of foundry. It introduces recurrent as today’s word with example of repeated sympathy waves.

Foundry

Energetic Local Editor Seen Through Advertising Lure

A reflective editorial voice notes the undervalued impact of local editorials and ads on a community. It contrasts readers purchasing a range of goods with an Indian drummer selling a novelty pipe to illustrate varied receptiveness and value judgments.

Hoya

Prison execution set after alleged killing at San Quentin

In the dining car scene the report notes that at about dawn keepers and witnesses at San Quentin will escort 22 year old Phonse Reilly from his death cell to a room adjoining for execution. He is to be put to death for killing a man.

San Quentin Tak

Window view of vast tableland and crime hope in sun

A car window reveals a mile long tableland with white clouds above. The narrator believes future civilization may reduce crime and disease as sunshine eliminates germs.

Canaan Coal Office Moves. Manager to Relocate

General offices of the Canaan Coal Company will be moved from Canaanville to this city soon and manager L. V. Grown will make his home here. Prof. C. L. Martzolff of Ohio University will lecture in Nelsonville this evening to high school pupils.

Canaan Coal Company Canaanville L. V. Grown C. L. Martzolff Ohio University Nelsonville

Too Much of Everything as Chief Worry

A brief meditation notes a nation burdened by abundance. It warns excessive wheat, fertile land, water for irrigation, and wealth as its central farm and national problems, arguing the issue is misdealing with people.

Gojf

Wheat, Gas, and Cars Urge Conservation Message

A public appeal laments limited intelligence to mobilize mass support for conserving wheat conserving gasoline and buying second hand cars. The note urges practical action rather than rhetoric, urging citizens to act for national needs.

Grosvenor Named Guest of Honor by Steubenville Board

Jen C. H. Grosvenor has received an invitation to be a guest of honor at a banquet hosted by the Steubenville Board of Trade in Steubenville.

Jen. C. H. Grosvenor Board of Trade of

Miss Ullom to Visit Marietta for Week with Thomas Family

Miss Helen Ullom leaves at noon to visit Marietta where she will stay with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Thomas for a week.

Helen Ullom Marietta D. H. Thomas

Athene Council of Women Welfare Workers Adopts Constitution

At a called Tuesday meeting of the Child's Conservation League held at Mrs. Fred Jenzel's home, the Ath ens Council of Women Welfare Workers constitution was adopted. Mrs. W W Bryson traveled to Columbus to attend an St Marys of the Springs School entertainment where her daughter Miss Bernadine studies. The Ohio University O Association decided to petition the Athletic Committee for teams to elect their own captains. Cephas Wagner of Newark visited here several days with Mr and Mrs W R Baldjerson and relatives.

Child's Conservation League Fred Jenzel Athens Council of Women Welfare Workers W. W. Bryson Columbus St. Marys of the Springs Bernadine Ohio University “O" Association Athletic Comeny Cephas Wagner Newark W. R. Baldjersom

United States Marine Band broadcasts and related Q A

The Marine Band usually broadcasts twice weekly, once over WRC and once over WMAL. The text covers animal ecology its aims and methods, a Provincetown memorial date and purpose, origins of city streets planning, casinghead gasoline, and New York City as the clothing industry hub with census cited figures.

United States Marine Band J. LW. A WRC WMAL H. D. Kh Provincetown Provincetown Harbor United States New York City New York

Campaign to teach illiterates before 1930 census

National drive proposed to remove illiteracy in weeks prior to the 1930 census. Plans praised and protested, with educators doubting rapid literacy, while Wilbur and the Hoover committee pursue a nationwide effort involving states, counties, and local schools.

Rodney Dutcher Washington Ford Europe United States England Germany Switzerland Sorway Denmark Japan National Advisory Committee Hoover Commission Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur

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