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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger shows its 1825 founding, Bush as publisher, Gordon K. Bush as general manager, and Charles B. Harris as managing editor. It serves Athens and surrounding counties with weekday editions, obituary notices, and subscription rates.
A German flag hoisted two yards inside Germany reportedly blew over Polish soil near the Polish German frontier in upper Silesia. Polish residents protested as border patrol sought guidance, highlighting intense frontier strain and fears of renewed conflict.
The piece describes the so called Sunday Driver who slows traffic in heavy jams, watches scenery, and blocks progress. It argues for using side roads to keep main arteries clear, stressing road safety and respect for other motorists while noting ample highways exist for all purposes.
The Roosevelt economy measure shows the lobby system works best when the voiceless majority is represented. It argues the president must champion unorganized groups to prevent minority overreach and maintain a functional representative government. Roosevelt’s action is seen as a pivotal shift.
The author argues the United States has a worse crime ratio than many nations, attributing much to political control of law enforcement and to the influx of immigrants. He notes Canada and other countries with similar conditions have fewer gang and murder problems.
Dorothy Dix counsels that love and character matter more than money in marriage. A rich or poor spouse can both find happiness. money cannot buy understanding and tenderness, and shared effort strengthens ties more than luxury. The advice urges the reader to trust love over wealth and to pursue commitment.
A hospital scene follows a mother's guilt over past sacrifices as Polly recovers from fever. The dialogue hints at a changed girl in school a year later, prompting concern from Miss Sax and Miss Wister about Polly’s altered nature.
The excerpt argues that politics corrupts policing, especially in large cities. It asserts that true reform hinges on removing law administration from political control and reducing political influence over enforcement.
Scrap steel at United States Electric Steel Company in Connellsville Pennsylvania burned for six months after a January 1914 transfer to another plant. A cold start with a fire near the pile edge led to a widespread blaze despite days of efforts. The steel held about 40 to 6 carbon and burned until converted to base iron oxide. Tomorrow the Inimitable Baseball Record.
The piece notes smallpox vaccination effectiveness and outlines regional foci. It lists Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Danzig, Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Scotland, and Yugoslavia as without cases during 1931 to mid 1932, cites Russia England Spain Portugal and Mexico as active zones, and warns vaccination education and opposition affect US state rates especially California.
Congressman J M Foster came back to Washington after visiting relatives in this city. His daughter Frances was to graduate from George Washington University in June. At the Athens Commandery Knights Templar banquet at the Masonic Temple Eminent Commander Charlie Cornwell presided. Miss Angella Woods gave a reading with an encore. Fred Lee Tom sang a duet with a graphophone artist to much applause. Mrs Harvey Porter and daughter Margaret left for Piqua for Margaret’s school vacation. Mary Frances Lawhead a Putnam Hall student returned from Poughkeepsie to spend Easter with her mother.
A three year old, Elizabeth Edmundson, was badly cut when a glass display case toppled onto her head and shoulders, wounding her forehead. Easter visitors visited Parkersburg relatives while Bertha Bridgeman headed home for Easter vacation. Comments on child behavior reveal parental concern over illness and discipline in a public discussion.
Rodney Dutcher surveys Washington’s rumor mill on Hoover era intrigue and the Walsh death, noting hoax tales about Mellon gold, treasury heists, Congress jokes on alcohol limits, and labor department tensions with the AF of L.
The piece notes that the Pony Express used horses not ponies, beavers signal with tail slaps, and tails serve as swatters for cattle and steeds. It claims My Country Tis of Thee is the anthem of multiple nations and mentions twins as a rare festival event in Uganda. It adds rust removal tips from sour milk and fabric cleaning hints with turpentine and ammonia.
A challenging horizontal and vertical crossword lists many varied clues from bulk to decree. Several entries reference physics, anatomy, law, and sports while others blur ancient terms and modern usages, inviting careful crosschecking for a coherent grid solution.
The Messenger prints a reader letter from Leonard Tucker of Athens R.3 criticizing The Messenger for opposition to Christ's Kingdom. He warns that a restored old order would delay death’s elimination and warns of a dictatorship reviving imperial Rome, urging readers to choose sides with Christ over pro Roman leaders.
A letter from Mrs. T. A. Cop of Athens denounces the saloon as a home wrecker and nation’s burden, claiming it wrecks homes, brutalizes husbands and sons, and drains resources. She cites moral decay, court contempt, and social ruin, urging prayers for an end to alcohol’s harm.
The article explains the origin of the term Nazi from the National Socialist German Labor Party. It notes the party's full name Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and how the contraction derives from syllables in that name.
The Detroit plan to salvage banks under the new emergency banking bill would match government money dollar for dollar with local capital to form a new bank. It would assume liquid assets from two failing banks and allow depositors to recover at least 40 percent of their funds immediately.
Milwaukee residents celebrate as President Roosevelt signs the beer bill. Fire sirens blast and noise makers spread as demonstrations erupt in the city known for its beer. Preparations for a larger fiesta continue into April.
Community leaders unveil carnival night torchlight prospective events and a brewers ball at the venue. Brewers will be invited to donate beer to the unemployed as an estimated 2 500 men are expected to attend.
Daily Lenten devotional prepared by Rev Gaius Glenn sponsored by Thursday March. Read Psalm The Fountain of There is a central spring from which streams of life are fed. It is the current of life flowing through creation. The psalmist declares the world’s meaning shines beyond human knowledge. Prayer asks for foundation in the light of God and for restlessness to be quenched.
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