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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger printers publish weekday afternoons with a Sunday edition. It covers Athens and surrounding Ohio counties and lists staff roles and affiliations. Advertising rates and obituary charges are noted with office locations and postal details.
A brief wisdom note cites Proverbs 12 18 and Thomas Fuller on listening to counsel as a sign of wisdom and grace. The piece presents a moral reflection suitable for daily reader guidance.
The Millfield Mine disaster on November 5 1930 devastates the Hocking coal field. Hundreds mourn as rescue crews and miners’ families face the grim toll. Leaders and workers from Sunday Creek Coal Company are among the victims, and the community shares a deep collective grief.
Athens civic leaders approve a business like Community Chest to coordinate charity. It will replace duplicate drives with one solicitation and a unified distribution system. Donors may give to the Chest or designate portions to listed charities, spreading burden beyond business interests.
Readers are urged to place the Salvation Army prominently in Athens community giving. The article lauds its deep, practical aid to the needy, noting workers share life’s storms, provide compassionate help, spiritual comfort, and financial relief without self promotion.
A business man explains that charity should cover overhead to pay trained social workers who can remove people from chronic trouble. Spontaneous giving to the poor is praised but lacks lasting relief. trained workers offer sympathy with efficiency by addressing the root problems.
New Yorker Harry Hershfield, famed cartoonist and after dinner wit, has written Super City revealing his Manhattan persona. His life includes a Chanin Building gallery, a Lincoln bust, and a dog health concern while his circle attends auctions and auctions fuel his social orbit.
The tabernacle is among the world's largest auditoriums measuring 250 feet by 150 feet by 80 feet high. Built mostly of wood with lattice-truss stone buttresses, it used no nails and relied on pegs cowhide and glue for joinery. Acoustics are noted as superb with rear seating able to hear a pin drop on the speaker's table.
Magnesium sulfate loses weight and volume through water evaporation but retains strength and action. This is explained as water efflorescence. Tomorrow feature asks How Long Is A Straight Line.
Frederic J. Haskin explains how the Naval Reserve offers opportunities for youth from Kansas farms and Hoboken factories to gain training, service, and potential civic and career benefits, outlining pathways for enlistment and development.
The article describes the Naval Reserve as the shadow navy of the United States. It explains enlistment, four year terms, weekly drills, 15 day annual cruise, and pay rates. It notes centralization under the Navy, units nationwide, and rigorous training with ship deck simulations.
The piece argues crime dominates some cities and suggests officials hire criminals to police them. It notes Capone could profit from his beer business while suppressing rivals, but asserts he would not accept bribes from authorities on the criminals’ payroll.
The piece argues crime costs the nation about sixteen thousand million dollars annually and mentions about one million professional criminals. It proposes pension schemes for the criminals, suggesting $16,000 per year per individual to break even, or premium pensions of $1,000,000 for top bosses with funds left for lesser offenders.
The speaker criticizes United States spending, noting 16 billion dollars to handle 1 million criminals and five billion for 50 million children in parks and welfare, calling it a stark portrait of American civilization.
The article notes Representative Garner of Texas acts as Democratic leader and would be speaker if Republicans drop their majority. It mentions he has ordered new clothes resembling Speaker Longworth and compares him to a woman awaiting higher pay from another church, praying for guidance while her husband prays.
France asserts disagreement with England on armament questions while both nations seek diplomatic avenues. Observers note divergent positions on defense spending and military commitments amid rising security concerns.
Dr Lillian Moller Gilbreth heads a push on employment for women, aiming to mobilize housewives to support the emergency commission and home front work. She stresses practical tasks from shipbuilding needs to upkeep and repairs, urging women to contribute within their means and communities. Her remarks touch on international tensions as France and Italy mingle diplomacy amid wartime labor efforts.
The writer condemns U S meddling in Italy and France and warns that intrusion could provoke denouncements and demands for cash indemnity from those nations toward Mr Gibson and his administration.
A stream of verse notes the robin and snowbird surviving winter’s grip in warm imagery. It contrasts nature’s endurance with human predicaments and ends with a political quip about noise campaigns after election day and a bleak South American revolutions line.
Athens Messenger describes a Washington information bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin offering free help on a wide range of questions. The piece quotes Q&A on topics from ancient games to Joyce Kilmer and submarine torpedo handling, highlighting the program’s aim to connect readers with knowledge through direct replies.
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