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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists circulation data and classified notices including obituaries and cards of thanks. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail within Ohio with various weekly and yearly options.
The essay argues that government has become unaffordable as citizens resist cutting luxuries and bureaucratic waste. It urges reducing taxes by trimming nonessential bureaus and services from Washington to local levels, urging citizens to support fiscal restraint and limit government size.
The Athens County Surveyor notes extensive mud road improvements and a massive state highway buildout. The piece urges local residents to observe ongoing projects along the Ohio River Sunday Creek and Hocking River, praising progress and urging a fair share for all rural road users as 1932 approaches.
A Washington correspondent notes rising expectation that the Chicago convention will feature a fight over party principles besides the presidential nomination. The remark suggests principal debates are usually absent at nominating conventions, and its prominence hints that periodic principle-based struggles could improve political life.
A devotional line cites Ezekiel 11 21 promising recompense to those who pursue detestable things and abominations. The verse frames divine judgment as personal consequence borne by the wrongdoers.
In New York the Little Church Around the Corner operates as a bustling wedding hub with over 2000 ceremonies last year. It offers a business like setup with clear fees for office use chapel and trappings, and even a witness for hire, highlighting the blend of romance and commerce in urban nuptials.
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A style offer from its Information Bureau. Readers may mail questions to Frederick J. Haskin in Washington for free responses, excluding legal medical or financial guidance. Answers cover topics from vice presidents to ancient chariots and stamp flotation techniques.
An illustrated column describes the Imperial mummy of Shu Chi as the Eternal Human Statue at Omei Shan. It notes the first Manchu Emperor’s renunciation and death in 1661. It also reports on the Baby Tower where unwanted baby boys are deposited and adopted. Tomorrow, Working Beyond Life's Span.
Ohio University alumni in towns nationwide prepare to raise 300000 for an alumni memorial auditorium on the Athens campus. Other notes include Finch seeds shortage prompting armory shrubbery appeal and golf players gaining access to a new course at the Country Club after Thursday.
Twenty years ago F C Stedman challenged an assessor’s figures claiming an error in the tax report. The issue centered on a portion of non taxable or misclassified assets totaling seventy thousand five hundred dollars.
A speaker confesses fear and avoidance of sales pitches and debt buying. He resists new purchases while admitting a hypnotic pull toward a new car, fear of doorstep sales, and self deprecating humor about consumer habits. The piece blends self critique with social pressure to conform.
United Press notes Senate wild life committee seeks 10 000 more from the contingent fund to sustain a Minnesota lakes probe in 1980. It lists guides, boat hire, licenses and a 320 airplane bill, total cost 1 983 76 with officials from executive departments along for the trip.
Two key points: avoid exposure by recognizing poisonous ivy and sumac and treat victims promptly. Prevention matters most since most poisonings come from ignorance or carelessness. Send to our Washington service agency for a booklet on POISON IVY with illustrations and plant descriptions and guidance to remove plants from woods. Use the coupon to order.
The sender encloses four cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet on POISON, and provides name street city state for mailing.
Atlantic City May 18 The Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals declared war on parties that adopt a wet platform or nominate candidates who oppose dry laws Dr Clarence True Wilson general secretary told a large rally We are going to elect a President and Vice President for a Christian republic and for a prohibition nation. We are willing.
Eighteen officers sympathetic to the military supplant civilian rule by assassinating Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, 77, wounding six as they forced entry to his residence. Banks were also bombed in connection with the plot. the eight who carried out the plan surrendered after the act.
The author notes high officials’ awareness of violent societies in Japan after the Shanghai truce, recalls a murdered elder, and argues that while Japan’s actions are its business the writer criticizes America’s crime wave rooted in bootlegging and prohibition, implying harsher patriotism in Japan.
In Northern New York forty men were arrested at a cock fight. Police seized fifteen live game cocks seven dead birds and notes describe the brutal fighting methods. The article recalls English royal and public attitudes toward blood sports and cruelty.
An advertiser promotes a contest promising substantial prizes for the brightest smile in America. The promotion hints at a snapshot or photo entry and invites participation, suggesting a nationwide sweepstakes aimed at drawing attention with a striking image.
A mother seeks advice on balancing housework and child care. The adviser favors hiring a practical maid to assist and urges the mother to stay with her own baby. She emphasizes a mother's role and warns against relying on overworked staff, recommending a nurse only as a temporary aid.
Washington observers split on Hoover's chances for re election as five months of political realignments reshape expectations. Democrats shift toward populist plans including bank deposit guarantees and unemployment relief while Republicans emphasize economy. The outcome hinges on how voters respond to Democratic messaging and administration policies before November.
Joseph P. Day of New York, famed real estate figure, is praised for smiling despite high property values. The note says cheerful coping with current market conditions is commendable and highlights Day's character in facing 1982.
The eighty eight year old Captain Dollar an American shipbuilder dies along with William H Todd. Dollar born in Scotland and Todd son of an Irish immigrant. Both contributed to American labor and built ships on different coasts but would be excluded under current immigration laws.
Historians note that Kreuger the Swedish match magnate secured fifty million dollars from American financiers. The funds were lent despite financiers having no real chance of profit, as described in early accounts juxtaposing accountants Klein Hinds and Finke’s records.
Gullible American high finance overvalued a U S match company stock so it could not turn a profit. The nation, intoxicated by money, chased dreams beyond reality with 102 percent enthusiasm. The wake up call seems timely as the bubble collapses.
New York May 18. Explorer Ellsworth chooses a Northrop all metal monoplane capable of 230 miles per hour for an Antarctic expedition next year. The 2,000 mile flight will be completed without alighting. Brent Balchen, veteran polar flier, will accompany Ellsworth.
Classified notices advertise sweet potato plants for sale at 800 for 900, 80 Chester White pigs for sale described as good, a neatly furnished four room apartment with private bath for rent, and a five acre property with three rooms and garage on The Plains available to rent for 3 dollars per month.
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