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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger outlines its publisher and staff, service area across five counties in eastern Ohio, union with The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co, and national press affiliations. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including weekly and yearly prices, plus contact and filing details.
Editorial urges more realism in schooling to prepare youth for real life. It emphasizes facing harsh realities, recognizing limitations, and the value of hard work over wishful thinking. It criticizes endless frills and seeks a demanding, disciplined approach to education.
Sunday's rain breaks a dry spell easing fears of a drought. Farmers note improved soil moisture and wheat growth though no major yield gains expected. Gardens gain life as pastures revive and a bright May sun follows the rain.
County health officials commend efforts to curb roadside dumping along Harmony Road east of town. The editorial urges communities to treat waste disposal as a shared problem and to locate proper dumpsites away from public view, noting rural roads now extend into formerly inaccessible areas.
Mrs. Aida de Acosta Breckinridge of the American Child Health Association urged leaders in child development to foster faith in a decent world for boys and girls. She warned that cynical remarks and witnessed meanness can imprint lasting scars on a child’s mind and blur their outlook during the formative years. Childhood’s magic is brief and must be protected from early world weariness.
A devotional verse echoes Paul’s claim to adapt to others to reach the weak. The reflection invites humility and flexible bearing in service, urging readers to seek opportunity for spiritual outreach through thoughtful civility and selflessness.
Notes from New York share glimpses of Glens Falls figures, June Collyer visits, and Minnie the flea dancer. The flea circus endures with a long Broadway run, while Newport elites and local figures like Stitch McCarty garnished headlines. Prices for midget clothes and shoes are noted, with cultural curiosities from Park Avenue to Broadway.
A readers inquiry column summarizes topics from transportation costs of Congress to the origin of the persimmon. It notes Governor Roosevelt’s relation to Theodore Roosevelt, explains why cups are called mugs, cites Washington baptism date, Sibylline Books fate, and the share of imported perfumes and cosmetics versus domestic production.
A reader starts against Bilkins but shifts after hearing Markinson then Murkinson. Early impressions – vapid speeches and a mean look – give way to hopeful visions of revival and prosperity. The piece ends with a tentative plan to vote for Silkins if possible.
A new building is under construction for Parker Medicine Company on West Union Street led by E. E. Jacobs. City relief fund events include a Masonic Temple card party. Ohio University coeds plan Friday and Saturday skit shows. Russia and Japan headlines mix with Far East tensions. Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction lays final track into Chauncey and near Gaston Coe's farm. Labor trains run for Nelsonville. Athens miners petition. Louise Higgins gives a graduation recital at the Auditorium to an attentive audience. John E. Roberts and partners take over the McAllister Mohler furniture store in Columbus.
A 1802 French landing in what is now Victoria sparked Napoleonland claims and Josephine Bay naming. The English later arrived, claiming West Port, and the butterfly cost France 87 000 square miles, shaping today’s Victoria. Tomorrow features Modern Stone Age Men.
A long reader letter from M. H. Doolittle, superintendent of mines in Carbondale, Ohio, argues for compromise between miners and employers amid wage concerns and winter working comfort. He defends company conduct, notes price levels since 1912–16 and urges stable relations without blame on the Eighteenth Amendment. The piece ends with a rural birds note from Athens, Ohio in 1952.
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet on slip covers highlighting seasonal color blends. Readers are urged to mail four cents for service and postage using the provided coupon.
The Messenger notes many cats kill birds and urges owners to curb cats. It argues bird protection is now valued as yards and shrubs are planted to attract birds and feeding them grows importance of humane pet care.
In Washington a Senate clash pits Republican Norris of Nebraska against the party line. He plans to join Huey Long to vote for Governor Roosevelt, a Democrat, while Nebraska voters remain torn between endorsing Norris and supporting President Hoover.
The President sends a message to Congress that delights Republicans and angers Democrats who claim they have not exercised real power. Senator Robinson leads Democratic opposition in the Senate while noting no concrete action by his side, only upset plans and growing fear and alarm in the country.
Senator Reed and others discuss Mussolini as a model for decisive leadership while critiquing American leaders and a proposed Goldsborough Bill. The bill’s passage is framed as undermining sound banking ideas, boosting dollars and raising consumer prices, amid a wary public mood.
The bill would require the Federal Reserve to restore prices to the 1921 1929 average. Eugene Meyer Jr head of the Fed resists sudden drastic action. Proponents shout that you only know speed when the house is on fire and warn of market fear. MUROPE reacts anxiously to the bill.
A new sliding board sparks a clash as four boys invade Irene's yard. She defends her space and dress, endures mud and taunts, and earns acceptance by standing her ground. Irene's mother watches quietly, trusting social growth through peer interaction.
Washington discussion on merging bureaus and departments grows as advocates claim potential savings but critics warn of disruption and uncertain benefits. Past efforts show mixed results with personnel shifts and questionable economies.
A broad coalition including veterans business farmers labor and religious groups argues to preserve existing government services while debates on reorganizing agencies intensify. Experts publish studies sparking contention as Congress and bureaucrats clash over how to fix or overhaul the system.
The text describes a move away from the dollar toward gold and sending the metal to Europe. It notes British irritation as selling dollars for pounds could raise sterling, complicating exchange and finance, a field deemed enigmatic and requiring classic financial guidance.
The author argues that doubling dollars without preserving value harms prices and employment. They question inflationary remedies and urge retaining gold reserves to avoid leaving the gold standard, warning that misvalued currency hurts the economy while gold remains a stronger asset.
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