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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger established 1835 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher with Gordon K. Bush and Charlet H. Harris as editor team. It notes a weekday afternoon edition with a large Sunday morning issue and credits Daily Press Association and United Press for news.
A brief daily line citing Matthew 7 1 urging humility and restraint in judgment as counsel for readers to refrain from judging others
President Hoover and Secretary Wilbur unveil a government teachers’ manual to train adults out of illiteracy. The guide emphasizes writing names, grooved letters, and a 24 lesson beginner course to read the news and manage simple accounts, aiming to expand literacy nationwide.
A persuasive call urges immediate spending and investing to stimulate industry and secure dividends. It argues delaying purchases harms national prosperity and encourages readers to act, including paying bills and prioritizing productive use of money.
A list of domestic tasks and ideas for upgrading the home includes overhauling an old car, rebuilding a chimney, adding a fireplace, painting, decorating, plumbing, furnace, carpet, and porch. It also urges discussing with a spouse and paying or starting bills to manage cash.
Chief Justice Hughes in Washington says reconciling community needs with individual liberty is the era’s toughest issue. The rise of industrial power and urban life has increased regulation and complexity, making personal freedoms harder to attain while laws grow in scope and necessity across nations, railroads, utilities, and local ordinances.
The article declares Sin clair Lewis the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature. It credits his novels with high quality and substantial influence on Americans, fostering discontent that drives reform. It notes the lasting impact of his work on American culture and progress.
A stark portrait of urban misery in mid November New York. Desperate men shelter in makeshift box homes near the water front and under bridges. others gather around fires in Bowery smoke parlors as city shelters overflow. The piece traces hunger, exposure, and rare warmth amid a city of neglect.
Miss Edith Thompson an eccentric American living in Edinburgh had her horse shod with solid gold horseshoes. The tale appears in Geraes El Caballo on Los Siglos. Also note Tomorrow the Longest forward Pass.
Daniel Foss of Elkton Maryland was the sole survivor from the ship Negoeciator of Philadelphia which sank in the Pacific on November 26 1811 en route to the Friendly Islands. He washed ashore on a desert island and endured five years living on seal meat and rain water.
Frederic J. Haskin notes rising air industry employment as flight lines grow. Air photography surveying and crop dusting offer roles alongside passenger and mail service with salaries from pilots averaging $550 monthly plus mileage pay. Training and asset costs deter unprepared applicants.
Fragmentary line notes a division within India with 246,000,000 Hindus referenced and a claim that no one dares reveal the truth or deter the rational feeling seen as a people's salvation. The fragment hints at social and political strife without specifics.
Readers sent a protest letter asking Queen Mary to curtail her old fashioned style and cigaret use, noting propriety. The piece suggests even a virtuous American audience questions royal frivolity and the queen’s enjoyment remains limited by public standards.
A 2 year old princess rumored to smoke a cheap cigarette stirs questions among readers about virtue and propriety. The dialogue questions how a royal child could survive under such scrutiny and comments on public morality.
The article notes humanity’s long shift from chasing large game with hands and tools to pursuing tiny, unseen targets. It traces hunting from mastodon drives with pits to modern efforts against microscopic or barely visible creatures, illustrating evolution of the occupation.
Worms fed on manuscripts and carved wood were halted after 18 hours of cyanide vapor exposure. all worms died and artifacts were saved. In Yaul e's lab Doctor D Herelle developed bacteriophage to destroy harmful germs causing blood poisoning and bone destruction. applied to boils it kills bacteria and then dies.
Scientists note that inducing bacteriophages to fight cancer would solve a major problem, but currently no evidence shows cancer is caused by a germ and many tumors are linked to body cells malfunction rather than infection.
Washington notes the unusual bipartisan push to cooperate on measures aiding the country though party hostilities remain. Democrats and Republicans still clash over the Hawley Smoot tariff, farm relief, and unemployment legislation, with efforts likely to reveal lingering party rifts.
The Prince of Wales yesterday flew the giant DO-X airship, taking the controls during the flight. The trans Atlantic voyage is described as the most significant such flight yet, with its powerful engines, large passenger capacity, and a captain directing the engineers like a ship captain.
The piece mocks fears of unemployment among gangs and portrays a crowd of a hundred million citizens ready to advise Hoover on governance. It notes motion pictures will come to homes soon, while predicting youths will invent new excuses to go out.
A nostalgic verse contrasts aging gear with modern upgrades. The speaker laments frugal limits on golf clubs a car radio and a larger television set while noting neighbors and relatives highlight superior new items.
A Kindergarten Club meeting at Ellis Hall featured Mrs. W. B. Cable and Mrs. Moorhead presenting festive topics while chairmen led booth duties. Heidelberg defeated Ohio University 7-0 at Tiffin with Fuller and Jefferson starring for Athens. Ten years ago, Eastern Star elected new officers and Knights of Pythias enjoyed a tour of their new lodge rooms with praise for the oak furnishings and ice cream.
Rural mail carriers recorded temperatures near 14 degrees while Court Street thermometers showed 17 and 18. Coal demand spiked and gas pressure remained low as the first touch of cold weather hit the area.
Walter Porter will oversee the eighth grade physical education classes at the Athens Armory. Parents are asked to permit students to attend regularly.
The Marietta Register praises Ohio University students for spirited support while criticizing Marietta students for not backing their team. It notes Ohio has the stronger student fervor, yet acknowledges Marietta's team had won.
The BF L Preston Co has moved to an elegant new Court Street location in Athens. The store presents a resplendent space and a remarkably large show window, marking a notable upgrade and showcase for the business.
A collection of old Q A entries covers formation signal methods by hand head and wing motions, unit signaling practices, wage decline estimates, Big Bertha shelling of Paris dates and shell counts, gas heater monoxide risks, origins of doubling in backgammon, beryllium value and properties, Geraldine Farrar debut year, Sweden shipbuilding totals, Precieux movement critique, and a quote about the human knee as an entertainment.
The statement signed by Chairman Raskohle and leaders from both parties aims to reassure the nation that improvement in economic conditions will not be delayed by harassing the administration. Republicans quickly welcomed the move, while Democrats acknowledge uncertainty about conditions a year ahead and defer outlining a program until the Seventy-Second Congress.
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