Escape From Reality in Autumn Drives and Hunger Revolts
An essay contrasts Sunday car trips as a harmless escape from urban life with a broader view of hunger and revolt. It argues many Americans seek open country as respite, while hunger must meet despair before sparking revolutions. Gandhi is cited on nonresistance, pondering why people endure privation while hoping for stability.
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United States
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Gandhi
Mr. Green
Hazardous Driving Age Shown By Insurance Study
An insurance analysis of 4,000,000 licensed drivers finds youth before age 20 as the most hazardous period. The study shows drivers under 20 have injury accident involvement about 40 percent above the overall average, indicating that the risk remains elevated for younger drivers.
ONeill’s Masterpiece Electra Draws New York’s Rapt Praise
Eugene Gladstone O’Neill, son of James O’Neill, is hailed as a master playwright as Electra moves through Broadway critics. The article traces his stormy life from Broadway beginnings, Princeton fallout, and wanderings across oceans to arrive at a defining moment for his career.
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New York
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
Broadway
Hla
Heigits
New Yorks
O'Neill
Eugene Gladstons O’'Weils
James O'Meil
Ella Quiflan
Mid-West
Booth
Monta Cristo
Eugene O'Neill
Princeton
Pone
O'Neith
Marriane
Kathleen Jenkins
Thire
Eugene, Jr
O'Neal
Honduras
Anne Christy
East Cor Cardiff
Carribees
Bez
Viola Alien
Ong
South America
Cuttia Bolla
Buenos
South Africa
Ant
Jimmy the Priest
Histori
New Yorke
Theater Guild
Onelll
Strane
Rail rails from Scrantons help build early American railroad
History notes in 1841 G W Scranton of Oxford NJ started ironwork in Luzerne Valley to supply rails for the Erie Railroad. Dodge and others funded gear. 12 000 tons of rails were contracted at $460 a ton, aiming to cut English rail costs. Spring 1847 rails ready for delivery.
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G W Bcranton
Oxford NJ
Luzerne Valley
Pennsylvania
S& T Scranton
W DB Bodge
Erie Ruailrond Company
Strantons
Scrantons
Drie
England
Treasury
United States
H. H
Post Office Department
Truth n Poetry and the restless driver in Europe and beyond
The piece reflects on a summer in Europe and a swift car trip, then shifts to a jailed hedonistic past of gambling, excess, and late hours. It notes the shift to plain living, health, and restraint while recalling youth and a driver age study showing safety improves with age.
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Europe
Mater
Thought for Today Verse on Judging Righteous and Wicked
A devotional excerpt cites Deuteronomy 25 4 urging judges to be fair when resolving disputes. It emphasizes rewarding the righteous and condemning the wicked, reflecting a moral stance on justice.
Ohio School Closures Patched by State Education Director
The Ohio state director of education ordered towns in Meigs Gat ja and Vinton counties to keep schools open despite a lack of funds. Red Cross Day was observed at Athens County schools with teacher led roll calls. Congressman I M Foster spoke on veterans’ adjusted compensation from the Courthouse steps.
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Meigs
Gat Ja
Vinton Countie
Ohio State Director of Education
Athens County
I. M Foster
Namesake at Welsh Funeral Sparks Odd Coincidence
Thomas Iver Prosser from Porthcnu Wales visits a funeral in Porthowl and wanders the graveyard reading stones. He finds a headstone sharing his name and is warned as a namesake to follow the departed. A second odd link notes a Prosser died on the other’s birthdate. The living Mr Prosser retires to ponder the strange scene.
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Thomas Iver Prosser
Porthcuu
Wales
Porthowl
Terday
Prosser
Americans Pause Overseas Money Flows Amid Tightening Capital
Washington letter notes a sharp drop in U S funding abroad with only 25.5 million sent outside the United States in the last quarter and Canada the sole major recipient. It cites a historic low for foreign lending this year, refunds rising from Canada and Puerto Rico, and compares nine month totals to 1920 and 1927, warning of a possible further slow year.
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HOMFV
Lindericht
Washington
D. C
United States
Federal Revenue Bank of
New York
Hay
Canada
Homag Sciicely
Wanitoba
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Porto Rico
Furness
Toro Negrin
Europe
International Match Company
Par East
Amercan
Bank of England
Canadien
New 1931 32 Game Laws Issued for Hunters
The Athens Messenger reports changes to migratory birds and other game laws for the 1931 32 season. It notes President Hoover's proclamation urging protection of game birds and a shortened open season. A copy of GAME LAWS 1931 32 can be obtained by mail for four cents postage with a service coupon.
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Hoover
Game Laws 1031 32 Chinnecnnenenee State Details
Information Bureau announces a copy of the Game Laws for 1031 32 Chinnecnnenenee State can be obtained by sending four cents in stamps to Broderic J. Haskin Director Washington DC.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Broderic J. Haskin
Washington, DC
Prom England weighs staying off gold standard and Akron airship
The column argues Britain may keep the pound off gold as France once did, noting the impact on debts and trade. It lauds the Akron airship and Goodyear’s Litchfield, praising the five million dollar venture and Admiral Moffatt for advancing the US air program with the airship capable of carrying bombing planes and defense nests.
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England
France
Aha
Frances
Akron
Navy
Mr. Litchfield
Goodyear Company
United States
Admiral Moffatt
Happenings at the Capitol: Peace groups press Geneva plan
Washington uses a skeptical lens on the Geneva disarmament push as peace organizations vow intensified propaganda, petitions, and a push for major budget cuts. They argue for a 25 percent arms reduction and a broad public show of support, despite uncertain European conditions and weak treaty outcomes.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Geneva
Drins
Europe
Auch
Bunitor Bath
Womens Internaional League For Peace and Freedom
America
Faroor
Agia
When Punishment Is Needed in Child Management
The author argues against harsh punishment for children, noting that harm can exceed the offense. Punishment should be avoided if it worsens behavior, with emphasis on avoiding humiliation and prolonged threats. Whipping is seen as harsher than private corrective actions and scolding, and deprivation should be limited to avoid resentment and rebellion.
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Childen
Chad
Across the Ocean Peace Time Vision and War News
A fragmented column surveys topics from space and matter to world leaders and wheat prices. It notes Hubble’s cosmic scale, Jeans and the universe, French Premier Laval, Japan’s war drive, and railways trimming white collar wages amid postwar prosperity concerns.
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Athenean Restaurant
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