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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1930
Page
4
Subscription rates for the Athens post office show a one year plan at 4.50 dollars and ten week terms at 0.60 dollars. The notice details second class matter status and mailing handling.
A religious verse from I Peter 4 8 cites charity covering sins. An accompanying line from Lowell argues large charity never soils but whitens soft white hands.
An editorial argues Ohio lacks a state police system and lags behind states with trooper police. It warned that organized crime from bank robberies to highway violence threatens small towns and calls for intercounty coordination, radio, air support, and modern enforcement.
Secondhand thrills from Byrd’s polar missions appeal to average readers due to unexplored regions. Stories like this satisfy the secret longing to visit distant, mysterious places and feed nostalgia for adventure and discovery.
In midtown Manhattan a shop on Varisty Second Street near Broadway hosts a mix of millionaires and magicians. Patrons, pros and hobbyists trade tricks while Holden adds new ones and even invents stage devices, drawing attention from society figures and Columbia University psychologist Professor Mulholland, who performs coin palming and card disappearances for crowds.
The piece notes a longing to visit distant places and the appeal of adventure stories. It highlights Commander Byrd as a world figure whose forthcoming writings will let millions experience travel by land sea and air from the safety of home fires.
Former University of Michigan president Clarence Cook Little attacks “meddling women” as harmful to higher education. He labels older women executives and faculty wives as militants who push equal faculty sex representation and emotionally driven policies. The piece notes anticipated strong reactions to his remarks.
Southern District of Illinois rules that the truck owner must pay $10,000 to the Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati and St Louis Railroad after pulling in front of a freight train, causing the locomotive and five cars to overturn. The decision underscores motorist responsibility in grade crossing safety and notes many accidents result from cars hitting trains rather than trains hitting cars.
The London conference fell short of expectations yet spurred talk of peace. France unveils a major naval display in the Mediterranean marking North Africa’s conquest anniversary, while Italy approves 29 new warships including three cruisers four destroyers and 22 submarines. The overall effect sounds ominous.
A continued fragment describes a large black bull racing with Benjamin Stack who starts 30 days later driving a goat and a donkey. Stack bets he will act to New York first despite Sanders 30 days head start. The excerpt notes the era’s fascination with oddities and historic curiosities.
The piece notes a cruelty society ensuring animals remain shy, while warning stock investors to heed market conditions. It discusses Old Fafner the money dragon with undigested securities and reports on US Naval Pact talks, implying compromises and limitations in international naval questions.
Dr McCoy offers weekly menus and dietary guidance for health and blood pressure. The plan includes breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with meats fish vegetables and fruit noted, plus a Q&A section addressing acid fruit diets meat in the disorder and child punishment with laxatives.
The column notes Dwight W. Morrow as a Senate candidate in New Jersey who will be targeted by prohibitionists. They plan a dry independent challenge, arguing his victory on a wet platform would dishonor the cause, while praising his distinction but predicting electoral harm for any other stance.
A compact note focusing on English usage and pronunciation. It presents misused words such as many vs a lot, and mispronunciations, then defines the day's term dispel as to drive away by scattering and dispersing.
Secretary C H Bryson leads a Washington visit with Mine Workers and coal operators over fuel car assignments. Phi Kappa Tau buys Weiher house for a new chapter home. G F Morga hosts a Boy Scout Patrol dinner at Colonial for Tag Day playground fund. De T R Biddle heads to Washington for a business trip. Twenty years ago Ohio University tug of war drew near 2000 on hospital lake. sophomores beat freshmen. John V Wood departs for Nelsonville to become Peoples Bank cashier. Mrs H S Rose celebrates sixtieth birthday. Voter turnout lagged today with rain. hopefuls urge last polls.
Washington dispatch notes President Hoover quickly nominated Owen Josephus Roberts to the Supreme Court after Parker’s defeat. Roberts’ naval oil reserve prosecutions have boosted his standing, with observers likening him to Justice Stone and signaling possible 5 to 4 splits among justices including Holmes and Brandeis.
William Muldoon born May 25 1845 on a New York farm. Civil War veteran and Sixth Regiment NY fighter under Sheridan later pursued wrestling in NYC, founded the NYPD Athletic Association, held Greco Roman heavyweight title, toured as champion, mentored John L Sullivan before Kilrain bout, directed a large physical training institute educating thousands.
The text notes Roberts as a corporate lawyer respected for his independence and fervor in government oil case fights, including the Doheny Sinclair clash. Though capable of courting publicity as a national figure, he chose not to seize that opportunity.
A mixed height of horizontal and vertical clues lists terms for a crossword puzzle. Entries include luggage carrier, coin, citric fruit, deer, consoled actions, and body parts, guiding solvers through a breadth of definitions to complete the grid.
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