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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger dates back to 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher in 1896 and lists weekly afternoon editions with a large Sunday morning issue. It notes staff roles, affiliations, and office addresses, plus general rate info and obituary notices.
A daily religious snippet cites Psalm 106:8 praising righteous judgment and steadfast virtue. It also reflects St. Augustine on blessedness as aligning desires with virtue and maintaining regular desires.
The Columbus Dispatch notes the Millfield mine explosion as the region's greatest disaster and urges swift支aid for affected families. It emphasizes miners risk their lives daily and calls for generous community support from Columbus and the valley.
A leading economist urges public employment clinics in each community where out of work people register and are medically cleared. While jobless, adults attend education and trade schools, funded by idle employers, using plant space at night, to reduce crime and public costs and prepare workers for the future.
An economist argues the duties of peace are as crucial as those of war and likens the current economic downturn to a transient illness that will pass with proper care, restoring full health later.
Amarillo editor Gene Howe invited Mary Garden to tea with 40 local citizens in frock coats. None were available in the Panhandle, so coats had to be mailed from Chicago. The incident humorously signals Texas's stubborn traditional self-image and frontier spirit.
The piece notes American youths seek war game ambitions abroad amid Brazilian conflict, while recognizing enduring human longing for high adventure. It warns pacifists and statesmen to keep war danger in check, arguing World War lessons have not altered appetites for conflict. It highlights Brazil’s distance from the United States and global consequences.
In a New York studio, John Lewis Barkley a Holden Missouri farmer and war hero shares tales of gallantry and No Man's Land exploits. Another encounter centers on William Franklin Sands, once adviser to a Korean emperor, now a Georgetown University professor, illustrating two men with moments of high adventure and a quiet rural life.
This ancient Hamburgh grape vine at Hampton Court Palace Gardens dates to 1768 and yields 650 to 2000 bunches yearly, with individual bunches weighing one to two and a half pounds. Tomorrow features a sports item titled Scored All Points for Both Teams.
Frederic J. U Waskin notes Americans own more radio sets than the rest of the world combined and dominate motion picture theaters. He cites U S counts: 13.48 million radio sets and 614 broadcasting stations, with about 22.7 thousand theaters in American cities. He compares international totals across Britain, Germany, France, Japan, Spain, and Soviet Russia.
The text notes that absorbing one half to two thirds of idle labor could yield about one billion dollars in revenue for the government, while Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans are poised to contest the proposed amendment.
Roosevelt wins New York by an unheard of 756000 plurality shaping 1932 prospects. Al Smith lingers in the background watching the scene to gauge whether he would approve a Roosevelt nomination.
The defeat of Mrs Ruth McCormick by Colonel James Hamilton Lewis suggests the Senate will gain old-fashioned courtesy from Colonel Lewis, reputedly the most polite man, while losing the energetic approach Mrs McCormick embodies.
The Senate would have heard from Mrs. McCormick who faced defeat by nearly half a million votes as voters in a wet state tire of bootleg crime and conviction politics.
In New York Mrs. Pratt, a wet with a dry stance, triumphs in Congress as part of a broader surge of women entering politics. The piece notes her abstention and mocks male politicians, reflecting early 20th century temperance debates.
The columnist says Mr. Morrow’s Senate seat will benefit New Jersey as he pursues his goals vigorously. The piece argues it is rare for states to elect highly capable leaders and to harness their true abilities rather than falling for false reputations.
Gifford Pinchot's win in Pennsylvania disappoints some sincere men who believed his election would advance the state. Yet Pinchot's triumph also irks and dismays various political figures and other observers.
A Pennsylvania crook figure emerges as a focal point amid a split in the party as numerous Republican bosses desert to protest the nomination of an honest man. The scene highlights internal tensions and public distrust within the GOP leadership.
The renowned astronomer Sir James Jeans argues that the universe reveals a designing power akin to human minds. He notes this cosmic force lacks emotion or aesthetics and operates with a mathematical tendency.
The fragment argues that Jeans's finite mind defines the universe's reality, asserting only perceiving minds confer existence. It cites Bishop Berkeley's 18th century claim that heaven, earth, and all to form the world have no substance without mind. The piece frames a philosophical challenge to objectivity.
Sir James Jeans presents a compelling volume urging readers to digest and grasp essential truths about the cosmos. The work promises readers double the understanding of matters deemed truly important.
Polo players registered with the United States Polo Association total 2868 while the Indoor Polo Association lists about 1000 more. An estimated 200 or more play without registration. Injuries in polo are less prominent than claimed and the sport is healthful. Other queries cover Australian secret ballots origin and Robert E. Lee’s Naval Academy status, plus 1980 nurse graduations exceeding 18 000.
A poem fragment contrasts early graft by robber barons with modern schemes as civilization grows yet graft remains. It notes heirs to power use brains not clubs to amass wealth and mocks fame and an anti movement arguing that prohibition should be prohibited.
Reports from the Department of Commerce and other agencies describe a worldwide low mood. Exports for the first nine months of the year fell to 2.96 billion dollars while imports dropped to 2.40 billion, with declines across Britain, Canada, Germany, and Latin American economies.
The text reviews Bahaism origins in Persia 1844 with Ali Mohammed the Bab as prophet, Hosein Ali later Baha'u'llah, and Abdul Baha Abbas as guardian. It lists core principles including oneness of mankind, unity of religions, equality, universal education, and global peace, with Shoghi Effendi named guardian.
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