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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger established 1825 and The Athens Ger publish weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. The paper serves Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomero y Middleport Coolville Gallipolis and surrounding counties with affiliations and circulation notes.
Farmers in the district face short crops as heavy rains persist despite some pasture improvements. Ground remains waterlogged with fields delayed, plowing stalled, and planting unfinished across Ohio, though underground water reserves rise and pasture quality remains strong. Weather optimism hinges on a quick return to sunny, warm conditions.
The piece argues debt burdens rise with school costs and bond charges. It notes cuts to teachers and expenses, high upkeep for centralized schools, and claims long term national debts near half wealth with a fifth of national income needed for debt charges, nearly double from ten years ago.
An affectionate piece about Mothers Day highlighting a mother’s central role in the family. It describes her as consoler, homemaker, referee, and arbiter, who endures long hours and lean days to keep the home together. The article emphasizes a child’s return to her in times of need.
The joint taxation committee rejects Governor White's revenue plan delaying action another session. Opponents fear higher taxes while supporters push to fund government programs. The piece notes past tax defeats and urges taxpayer shared sacrifice to win a new system, citing historical gender and death stats from 1915 to 1930.
Dorothy Dix argues every girl should learn to earn a living, manage money, invest wisely, cook and sew, care for children, handle household mechanics, swim drive a car and play games. She stresses self sufficiency helps poise and protects from hardship or abuse, with a focus on practical trades and manners.
Banks in Athens begin summer closures, with the Athens Merchants Association delaying start until June 7 for half-holidays through June July and August. Mother's Day services planned at the Christian Church May 4 aiming for 800 in Sunday School. D Zenner Company shows a seventy first anniversary display depicting Court Street from 71 years ago. Athens School Board meeting notes teachers' involvement.
The old Boyd residence on North Congress Street, long occupied by the family, was sold by W. B. Lawrence as executor of Kate Boyd’s estate to Wilbur Secoy of the Athens Foundry for 3500 dollars. Nine Athens State Hospital nurses received diplomas at commencement exercises led by T. E. Davey. The Esther Class of the Christian Church planned a June 7 Dollar Social at Miss Nellie Koons’ Franklin Avenue home. Albany residents J P Coe et al were summoned to Common Pleas Court to testify in a civil case.
Weather note explains rainbows may appear throughout the day in Siberia when sunlight reflects off fine snow particles in the air, producing a vivid arc.
The cartoon explains solar time versus mean time and notes the sun’s irregularity as a timekeeper. It describes creating an artificial sun to regulate time and states mean time only coincides with solar time briefly each year. Tomorrow’s feature is The Path That Hath No Turning.
A mixed list of crossword style clues covers horizontal and vertical entries such as current reversing device, complex phrases for situations and categories like races, kettledrums, and ivy. The page includes a long set of numbered hints and a few clues referencing a statesmen meeting in Washington.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains that heel pain may stem from tendon inflammation infections teeth or tonsils and from spur formation on the heel bone. Rest cooling, heat, padding, and massage help, with X rays used to detect spurs and surgery possible to remove them.
A cautionary tale urges careful use of medical books by lay readers. It recounts a mother misreading symptoms from a doctor book, mistaking a rash for multiple diseases, suspecting poison, and discovering her own hypertension and anxiety.
A sweeping campaign against sweatshops draws national attention with figures like President Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt and Secretary Perkins joining the effort. In Pennsylvania the push for wage hour and old age pension laws centers on the Pennsylvania Security League which mobilizes 30 000 members to pressure lawmakers. Report notes low wages in northern factories and widespread back wages with fear of retaliation deterring lawsuits.
A digest of varied notes and tips cites global life, labor, and science items. It mentions England’s female agricultural workers, cleaning enamel with salt and vinegar, baking tips with water in the oven, Turkish ships’ bells, Bank of England vaults, Baltimore sunlight, housefly control, blood loss myths, lemon stain removal, and a local narrative about someone starting a surprise with a book.
An old advertisement warns that thousands have kidney trouble without knowing it and lists symptoms such as nocturnal urination, burning passage, backache, puffy eyes, leg cramps, and nervousness. It promotes Du-Mint from Cline's Drug as a home remedy with a money back guarantee if not helped.
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