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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1931
Page
4
The piece notes widespread property work this spring in Athens as city officials push sidewalk repairs and street improvements funded by gasoline tax receipts. It highlights employment for local workers, pride in homes, and the need to maintain safe passable paths for pedestrians.
In New York City a columnist recalls the costly chase for soil to plant a window box garden. He finds earth scarce and expensive, learns of two Long Island youths selling buckets of soil, and laments the impracticality of starting a garden in a concrete metropolis.
The note offers two cent reply requests to Frederic J. Raskin in Athens Messenger format. It includes questions and answers on topics like Sherman Anti Trust Law origins locomotive costs Pope abdications and European rulers current residences, with historical dates and terms.
A verse recalling a pessimist who sees doom in skies, rivers, and world affairs. The narrator laments hopeful moods while the pessimist predicts perpetual trouble and conflict. A closing biblical thought adds a moral frame.
A quirky clipping reports a trade involving the Seaotte Baseball Club and a Turkish player cited in a mix of names and phrases including Eloi and Wanaiskakum. The text blends humor with exaggerated regional language and unclear identifiers.
A composite snippet outlines a March 1 1982 Superior Court judgment by Judge Welch involving a hypothetical debt far beyond real funds. It mentions a January 18 1597 note by George Jones, a grain dealer Henry BK. Stuart, and an interest figure of 522 912 685 16, noting ten percent monthly compound interest. Also described is a steel quench experiment by Eugene Stirnkorb for S F Bowser Co with samples in Purdue University hands, and a teaser for Tomorrow The Murderer Who Waited 87 Years.
Frederic J. Waskin reports on a Treasury plan to tax wartime profits to zero, subsidizing peace. The War Policies Commission weighs constitutionality, feasibility, and the aim to remove profit incentives from conflict. It argues higher wartime taxes would curb munition profits and dampen readiness for future wars.
The Athens Messenger offers a new official road map from the American Automobile Association. It details highways with numbers, pavement types, major resort areas, and national touring objectives. Includes a state motoring laws digest and mileage chart. Procured through The Athens Messenger Washington Bureau for fifteen cents postpaid.
The report outlines a large sweepstakes with 4 000 prizes totaling millions of dollars and a 1 000 to one chance against any win. It notes five million tickets sold and quotes John Swadling about his aged dog Teddy and a quip on aging humans. General von Ludendorff predicts another brutal European war in July with England and Italy as key players.
Washington reports Nye and Hastings committees have uncovered widespread Alabama election violations. The preliminary findings cite illegal ballots, unregistered and deceased voters, double voting, poll tax abuses, and ballot tampering. Observers note potential impact on Heflin Bankhead contest and party reactions vary with the disclosures.
An article urges ongoing safety awareness for children, noting drills, posters, and lessons on street crossing. It criticizes forgetfulness and stresses driver attention, parental responsibility, and proper caution to prevent accidents near homes and schools.
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