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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists its subscription options with rates by carrier and mail. Ohio residents may choose one year for 4.50, ten weeks for 1.00, four weeks for 80 cents, and other durations.
The piece urges civic cooperation to beautify Athens through home and landscape improvements. It cites organizing a beautification committee, using a Five-Year Plan model, and improving yards, walks, and houses to raise property values and curb dirt and disorder this spring.
The author denounces Congress 40 million bushels of Farm Board wheat as wasteful and harmful. The piece calls the hoarded wheat a costly public dole that depresses prices and harms world markets. It urges rapid disposal to ease suffering and reduce government folly.
Discussion on how highway programs across township, county, and state levels may aid relief efforts and unemployment this summer. Legislature may allow funds from motorists to be diverted to relief for needy workers, affecting total road activity. Open winter enabled many projects to start and maintenance to continue, with plans for more grading as temperatures rise.
In New York on March 23, Mrs. Clark Gable visits to place her children in a eastern school amid rumors of a split from her husband. The piece notes Respighi’s nightlife, society roller skating, and gossip-heavy hangouts from Ciro’s to Tony’s, with writers and publishers circling the city’s gossip circuit.
The Athens inquiry column offers free personal replies on any subject excluding legal medical or financial advice. Readers send questions by mail to Frederic J. Haskin. sample topics cover Europe’s Cockpit, Atlantic depths, Chinese life, Bahia elevators, and Arlington Memorial Bridge dimensions.
The speaker recalls geese in the marsh and trout rising as spring nears yet notes the cold air and shrinking willingness to wander. Once eager for spring’s display, they now delay outdoor ventures until May, acknowledging aging and a slower pace of life.
The text notes acceleration of bridge and road work to handle expected heavy travel on secondary roads in coming years and that preparations for increased traffic are underway.
A devotional line quotes Proverbs 7 4 urging readers to call wisdom sister and understanding kinswoman in a gracious daily reflection.
The cartoon contrasts aircraft speed with firearm velocities referencing M Jacques Schneider donor of the Schneider Trophy and Lt Stainforth’s 404 mph record in 1931. It notes pistol .38 Long Colt initial velocity at 554 ft/s and Remington .22 BB at 600 ft/s, with 582 ft/s used for comparison. Tomorrow: The Umpire of 4544 Games.
Dr. Royal S. Copeland urges good posture for health in a 1952 King Features piece. He notes slouching causes headaches nausea and digestive issues and offers simple rules for standing and sitting. Posture education should start in childhood with school classes and home reinforcement and rewards.
Doctor advises mucus coughing signals catarrhal condition not tonsil disease. Reassure throat care and nasal drainage. Patient asked about Epsom salts for weight. answer is negative.
A reader urges rebuilding the United Mine Workers of America to counter corporate ownership and poor conditions. The Plains Ohio writer argues unions stabilized coal mining pre 1890s and warns against annihilation. potential membership target cited. Another editor-letter analyzes Athens County rocks and local limestone suitability for road work and construction, advocating use of local materials to boost employment and keep money in the community.
The writer from the coal region of the Hocking Valley argues the Ohio feeding of the public and rising cost of living threaten workers. He cites United States Mine Bureau figures: five tons per day at 38 cents equals 1.90 dollars daily and 342 dollars yearly, with 82 dollars left after expenses.
The Athens Messenger advertises a pocket booklet titled Modern Manners that provides ready reference on etiquette. It claims you need only six cents to obtain a copy by sending the coupon and coin or stamps.
Local boys launch a flour campaign to raise funds for the American Legion with a percentage of sales donated by flour manufacturers. Your grocer handles deliveries as orders are placed by Legion representatives.
The note from the Information Bureau requests four or six cents in coin or stamps to cover a booklet on Modern Manners. It includes a space for name street and city to accompany the request.
Australian state owned mines plan to enter competition with private American mines for dominance of the Pacific Coast coal trade. Cheaper freight rates for Australia enable successful competition with America.
Miss Rachel Silvus wed John William Armstrong Jr at the Silvus parental home 160 Lost State Street. Rev. Dr. A. G. Wilcum officiated in a simple ceremony.
Mester Don Millikan returns from a vigil spent with his uncle and aunt Rev and Mrs Wright of Columbus.
An old saying links March to a healthy year and urges attention to spring risks. Emphasizes fresh air, diet, and baths. notes winter health decline, dust and wind spread germs, and the need to protect babies and children from colds, with practical tips on air, carts, diet, hygiene, and sun exposure.
Washington observers debate Roosevelt's path to the Democratic nomination with predictions swinging between success and defeat. The key question is whether he can command a majority of the 1 154 delegates, about 578, to influence the convention and win two thirds. Estimates place his strength between five hundred and six hundred, with favorite sons potentially shifting to aid him.
Charles J. Miller calls for Southeastern Ohio counties, led by Athens, to revive limestone brick and tile industries. He argues this, with more Ohio coal, would ease coal mining and labor issues in Ohio in a 1932 statement dated March 21.
A Lenten devotion for Wednesday March 28 urges believers to trust the Radiance and remain steadfast as the cosmic Christ is revealed. It speaks of confidence amid doubt, enhanced observation, and preparation for the Son of Man in glory with a concluding prayer requesting guidance and devotion.
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