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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald, edition details and publishing leadership are listed. Publisher Gordon K Bush and Managing Editor Charles Harris oversee a weekly Athens Ohio paper serving Athens Nelsonville Glouster and nearby communities. Subscription rates are outlined including weekly and mail options.
A plea for thinking for oneself and limiting taxes and public spending. The author urges citizens to own land, avoid debt, and focus on permanent values like farms and homes, while scrutinizing schools roads and services for essential needs.
The Dearborn riot left four dead and many injured as agitators linked to communist leaders are blamed for mobilizing unemployed workers and provoking violence at the Ford plant. Detroit police restrained the mob with clubs and pistols while officials face criticism for not halting red demonstrations.
A government entomology survey finds last winter unusually mild, leaving more insect eggs and pupae ready to develop. Grasshoppers and coddling moths are among the pests expected to increase, threatening crops this season.
A Manhattan court estate matter outlines the New York manner with listed upmarket expenses for Marcus Daly Jr. including Park Avenue rent and governess, dental bills, gifts, dancing and riding lessons, and tutoring. The piece also notes Broadway and Hollywood movers like Lupe Velez, Dorothy Hall, Rogzika Dolly, Peggy Fears, Claudette Colbert, Zeppo Marx, and Howard Hughes returning to or departing from New York showbiz amid industry shifts.
A 1914 mystery patient Louis Dionne arrives at Denver General Hospital after an automobile crash leaving him paralyzed and mute. Little is known beyond his refined appearance and a missing past including a yearly visitor from seventeen years ago. Marshall N Damon retires after 52 years as ferryman chief engineer for Southern Pacific, claiming over 900000 miles on river boats yet never a voyage at sea.
A reader inquiry department offers brief factual notes on topics from penal history to geography. The guillotine’s Paris debut came in 1792, the English Pale referred to Ireland’s Dublin Cork and other counties in the 15th century, the bandbox origin is uncertain yet ancient, and Sad Palm Sunday marked the 1463 Battle of Towton with heavy losses.
An unsigned forum letter argues for a state guardian commission to oversee both operators and miners, condemns railroads and leaders, and urges a neutral arbitration board to resolve wage scales. It recalls United Mine Workers grievance procedures and notes recent wage and powder-price changes, urging community support and donations to Rev. Guss Graham in Chauncey, Ohio.
The speaker lies in bed at dawn hearing the tread and milk cans while remorse fills thoughts of cattle and sheep. He laments the costs of dairy and wool, notes the animals’ suffering, and recalls how humans profit from their lives. After a brief conscience sting he falls asleep again.
The Athens Messenger offers readers a government booklet detailing painting techniques for automobiles roofs and surfaces. It includes surface preparation, paint mixing, and several whitewash formulas with full application directions. Send for a copy today and use the coupon before spring cleanup.
Carl Fisher recalls flamingoes at Cocolobo Island and ships collecting casks of the birds for food. The heavy birds required a running start and were killed in large numbers with strings and clubs, then with guns for their feathers. Ernest F. Coe and others push to restore flamingoes and other wildlife in a southern Florida Everglades National Park.
The article notes an unusually mild winter with pleasant weather and predicts a later increase in cutworm moths. It suggests a sense of inevitable compensation for the early warmth as conditions shift.
Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin directs sending four cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the paint booklet. Include name street city state in the address.
Miner at Mine No. 25 Chauncey reports 1931 earnings of $387.35 from coal loading machine work and graves digging, with 561 tons from 251 cars at varying rates and machine runs, noting 1980 wages exceeded the 1931 earnings by more than double.
A white observer notes Pastor Jones, a wealthy island landowner with tropical fruits and fisheries. His son Jim Jones is aboard a boat on Cocolobo Island where he robs a crab by taking a single large claw from an enclosed reservoir catch. The crab is released to swim away.
City federation appeals Athens women to sew sheets and pillowcases at the High School Building. Amesville and Coolville high schools announce April commencements with six and sixteen graduates respectively. Wrecking of East Mill Dam completed. Reading Club meets. OSU agriculture lecturers speak to farmers amid low turnout.
Jim endures harsh words from his parents for not meeting manners and cleanliness. The father scolds, the mother echoes, Jim expresses frustration and hurt. The piece argues against nagging and notes many boys grow awkward as they age and need support rather than harsh correction.
In Washington March 31 the Capitol scene revels in the unfolding political clash over unemployment relief tax fights and wet-dry votes. The piece notes dramatic tellers votes, shifting leadership, and colorful moments from figures like Doughton and LaGuardia amid national distress and an election year.
The article recounts a twenty foot whale head found on Coco lobo Island and describes sharks attacking the carcass with brutal, rapid movements as they pull away with large chunks of flesh. It emphasizes the ocean's creatures and their ruthless behavior toward each other.
A Seminole elder tells a New Yorker that white men are scarce in the Everglades leaving a rifle in the open is safe. The afterstory mentions a white man buying two hundred rusty spaked roller skates soaked in salt water after a hurricane.
The text notes that the wheels could not be used and there is no place in the Everglades for roller skating. It mentions the Indians enjoyed making the wheels run up the sides of a palm tree after removing the rust.
The account describes Black Caesar’s island between Cocolobo and the sea with iron rings where a negro pirate fastened swift ships. It recalls Caesar’s lookout in palm trees, signaling merchant ships near West Indies routes, and Black Caesar’s raids and killings. It notes his execution and legends of buried gold still sought by whites.
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