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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1933
Page
4
Publication details for the Athens Messenger and Herald include publication schedule, staff roles, and coverage area in Southeastern Ohio. It lists affiliations, representation, and advertising information with subscription rates for carrier and mail options.
The author argues that Americans misuse leisure time and neglect play that sustains health and happiness. He warns that continuous hurry, excessive wealth, and empty pastimes erode future resources, leaving many middle aged people irritable and unable to enjoy retirement.
Opinion piece critiques public blame during Chicago tax woes, noting unpaid teachers and local servants, widespread discontent, and the tendency to scapegoat leaders while urging focus on root causes and reform. It cites farmers mistreated by an Iowa judge and a looming farm strike, as well as nationwide frustration with incompetence and dishonesty among leaders.
The Brooklyn navy yard hosts the launch of the U S cruiser New Orleans drawing both pacifist and militarist awe. The piece argues great ships deter conflict and act as national insurance even if they seldom sail into battle.
The piece highlights the London conference on international finance and disarmament as pivotal. A Paris cable notes a prewar spy scare gripping France, Germany, and Italy with arrests heightening fear. A Paris dispatch says the US and major European powers have lost hope for quick disarmament progress amid rising tension.
Dorothy Dix argues that true thrift should save happiness, not life. She cites nagging wives and grouchy husbands who waste joy despite material abundance, urging readers to embrace today, cherish relationships, and value freedom and family over perpetual complaint.
The piece critiques child safety amid busy streets likened to railroads, urges practical precautions, notes parental responsibility, and comments on global turmoil with a hopeful reference to a London conference. It ends with a note about the President receiving a twice monthly salary from a treasury rep.
A medical note by Dr Morris Fishbein explains flat feet respond poorly to surgery. It details home exercises to stretch the Achilles tendon and improve circulation, with steps using walking on heels, squats, wall falls, wall block apparatus, and chair balances for gradual heel drops.
In a weekend action Athens High School traveled to Logan to contest a field meet against Logan High School and came up short after a strong showing by Athens. Prosecutor R W Finsterwald discussed Safety First rules urging drivers to sound horns before passing while noting the law.
A 20 year old report notes J L Beckley & Son installs an electric sign on Court Street and Mrs H T Lee hosts sister Mrs Hiram Wilson from Groveport. First county assessor F S Smith files with the county auditor. A talking machine is bought for East Side School as a public safety essay urges guarding children near streets, citing 500 monthly hospital emergencies.
Washington argues that much of Roosevelt emergency legislation seeks to empower the president with broad powers in inflation, labor, farm relief, and other areas. Legal experts note Hampton v United States as a controlling precedent, warning that Congress cannot surrender legislative power to the executive.
Items of interest report an American oyster crop valued at 12 million dollars. Factoids note plants like rafflesia arnoldii, a stemless parasite, plus tidbits on butter with cheese, serge care, bicycle licensing in Phoenix, and various natural oddities.
A mixed puzzle item listing many clues for horizontal and vertical words. It includes questions about a pictured lady, deserts, languages, and common terms, with scattered cross reference phrases and partial answers.
A reader from Athens protests a local minister’s use of scripture in a letter to The Messenger. The writer accuses the clergyman of deception and misrepresentation and warns readers against trusting pulpit rhetoric. The letter critiques religious rhetoric surrounding eternal punishment and Satanic lies.
Vocational supervisors reported to State Director of Education B. O. Skinner that 344545 adults had received instruction in public school vocational education courses in trades industries agriculture and home economics since 1918 when Ohio's state wide program began. Trades and industries attracted 222861 students while vocational home economics courses were taken by 82016 homemakers.
A fragment discusses eating eggs as a nutritious choice for health. It notes fat content and minerals like phosphorus, plus vitamin A, and mentions diet recommendations for infants and young children. The text is incomplete and unclear in details.
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