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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1931
Page
4
The Athens Messenger is published every weekday afternoon except Sunday with a large Sunday morning edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager, Charles H. Barris is managing editor. Subscription rates listed include one year for 4.50 and ten weeks for 1.00, among others.
The Messenger Cooking School offers expert advice and modern home making methods with guidance from distant experts and local merchants. Classes begin tomorrow Tuesday at 2 PM in the Athens Senior High School Auditorium, inviting housekeepers to attend and benefit from current food products and equipment.
The essay warns that a massive monthly outflow of gold and currency hoarding exceed safe limits, driven by fear rather than profit. It highlights France as a key source of stress and calls for coordinated action by the United States and France to curb the trend and stabilize the world economy.
A newspaper recounts an early 20th century road incident where a car slid into a ditch drawing a driver’s attention away from the road and caused a second vehicle to crash. The piece underscores caution while driving and the dangers of distraction on the highway.
New York tonight features a lion taming troupe near Ninth Avenue a block from a subway as impresario Joe Zelli plans The Royal Box nightclub in the White Light belt bringing Paris style to Manhattan. N T G’s floor show also draws in out of town patrons with scanty attire and no cover charge helping endure tough seasons.
A page presents questions and concise answers on topics from shipping history to diplomacy and notable figures. It explains terms such as durbar and analyzes early U S civic events, card history, and Edison’s inventions with numbered Q A pairs. It cites Lebanon’s republic origins and party delegate counts, reflecting a reader quiz in a 1920s newspaper.
A rural verse laments modern farming ease yet contrasts it with the hardship of congressional intervention. The speaker admires machines and bucolic life but warns of politics complicating bread production and farmer burdens.
The writer warns motorists to keep their eyes on the road and avoid distractions. Looking at accidents or parked cars delays safe driving and risks causing another crash and harming innocent drivers. Park before inspecting a vehicle in the ditch to prevent further incidents.
A Thought for Today reflects a verse noting people sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their drag as their portion grows fat and meat becomes plentiful. The item presents a reflective biblical citation emphasizing material abundance and ritual.
The cartoon explains the misdated All Saints Eve as May 12 and notes Halloween was celebrated on that date for centuries. It cites November 1 as a major heathen festival and suggests Roman Church policy moved dates to replace heathen observances. Tomorrow: The Reversing Waterfall.
A Messenger reader argues against the Missouri Scale grading system used in Albany school reports. The writer claims the curve assigns only small percentages of top grades despite individual merit, harming students and demoralizing teachers, and questions the need for a paid Grade Supervisor. The letter cites broader fiscal concerns and calls for reduced government payrolls. Columbus, Oct. 26.
Editor urges economy as Albany Consolidated School District grapples with rising operating costs. Voters face a large bond issue, extra three mill tax, and state aid while water and sanitation needs go unmet. He questions graft and maladminstration while seeking a prudent, sustainable re adjustment.
The Athens Messenger offers an illustrated booklet on fish and seafood with facts about annual catch and health benefits. Copies can be requested by filling a coupon and sending six cents to cover cost and postage.
A reader encloses six cents by coin or stamps and asks for a copy of the booklet titled Fish and Sea Foods, providing name and address as street city state for mailing.
A narrator notes a passenger’s query to a train conductor about sudden wealth and loss. Albert H. Wiggin of Chase National Bank links the mood cycle to economic cycles, while German proverb echoes the valley before a mountain. He predicts a boom may follow.
The piece questions potential outcomes in Manchuria and how Japan and Russia might settle their dispute. It notes fears of possible war and suggests East tensions could impact domestic life, while US wheat crops improve and Americans might benefit from foreign buyers.
The late Senator Morrow predicts prosperity returning sixty days before notice. President Hoover reports improving conditions and a drastic reduction in bank failures. A shopper notes money flowing back into banks as foreign shipping wanes and consumption stabilizes.
The piece notes President Hoover’s special commission raising funds for unemployed relief and job placement while the administration discharges five thousand sailors and puts thousands of shipbuilders out of work amid wave weasels funded by Congress. The author highlights the inconsistency in destroying jobs during recovery efforts.
The Associated Press reports Pope Pius will soon receive Mussolini with honors nearly identical to those given to sovereigns. The Pope, noted as highly intelligent, recognizes power without the title king, noting that few true kings remain: Mussolini, Kemal Pasha, Stalin, and Sava of France, none bearing the title majesty.
The Rev. Dr. Russell Bowie, head of a Protestant Episcopal Church, calls on the public to show moral indignation against political corruption as he urges reform and accountability.
J Halliday Cline and J J Schmidt attended the Ice Cream Manufacturers Association Convention in Buffalo New York. Dr D Scott Allen and Ad Allen traveled to Ross County near Chillicothe to the farm home of Dr Allen. Ad Allen praised local farms as worth living to 200 years for. Friendship Circle at Athens High School with 104 members cooperated with University YWCA under Angela Woods. Ells Lodge Halloween masked dance funds to fill Thanksgiving baskets for the worthy poor of Athens. Conference on the Limitation of Armaments in Washington.
Eight hundred milk drivers and their subsidiary workers walked out, halting nonhospital supplies in Cleveland. The strike restricts deliveries to hospitals and infant care only as labor actions affect the regional dairy operation. William Jennings Bryan authored a daily interpretative dispatch for The Athens Messenger on the unfolding events.
Twenty years ago Miss Mildred Hickman former Nelsonville H school teacher featured at the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association in Cleveland. Her paper The Value of German Periodicals to pupil and Teacher earned her a rising educator rating in Ohio. Ohio University students from Athens and surrounding county advancing as teachers per Ohio Teacher. An Ohio University graduate once served as principal of Girard Hill School earning $8 a month. S. H. Hibbard, former county surveyor, led state highway work from Nelsonville to Greenlawn Cemetery, delayed by bad weather.
Des Antie of Glouster led the Athens County bid for delegate to the constitutional convention. D. Webb withdrew from the race. Remaining candidates were Dr Elson and Joseph Evans, in the contest to represent the county.
Messenger special writer notes influx of senators and representatives to Washington for December activities. Borah holds daily press conferences drawing diverse reporters while Capitol renovations include new rubber flooring and a fire pump.
An essay argues whether delaying religious instruction until children are older is wise. It recalls H. G. Wells on letting youths form beliefs, contrasts with Russian irreligious schooling, and defends early instruction in the faith of a father for children.
A reverend asserts that public sentiment reflects the government it deserves while noting people’s anger at stock prices and the 1929 crash. The remark frames political consequence in moral terms and emphasizes accountability.
The speaker argues governments cannot succeed in business, citing lack of ability and honesty. They note New York has built model tenements that are all rented, with excellent returns to fund more construction despite low rents.
A voice argues that communities should mobilize collective power to build libraries, hospitals, and thrift advice rather than rely on individual philanthropy and charity. The author imagines a shift from waiting for donors to self‑organized public projects.
Washington column about Laval Pierre misidentified as the vaunted father of the dairy separator. The piece jokes that Laval came to foster friendship yet faces ridicule and mistaken identity as a milk separator inventor. It notes the confusion over names and aims to unite nations rather than sell devices.
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