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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1931
Page
4
National Representatives Listing in Athens Messenger
Entry lists national representatives and addresses in Chicago New York and Detroit. It notes subscription rates of 15 cents per week under postal class and includes a garbled line of names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Cullen Co
Oom
Ohio
Athens County Community Chest Drive Urges Local Aid
A countywide appeal urges Athens County residents to donate cash and canned goods to the Community Welfare Association. With no state or national funds, each community must help its own, ensure strict accounting, and support unemployed families through local welfare efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Community Welfare Association
Hoover
Community Chest
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street Crossroads Hit Record Traffic
New York reports nearly 500 000 people pass the Fifth Avenue Forty-Second Street intersection daily. A tobacco shop at the corner claims world’s largest retail sales, with 40 percent of buyers women and most purchases made between traffic lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Forty-Second Street
New York
Forty-Second
Inquiries and Q A in The Athens Messenger
A misc text offers free information services from a Washington organization and lists several Q A items. It covers opinions on football versus soccer, Judge Holmes ancestry, pronunciation of Il Duce, Pullman reading lights, ocean salinity, and the world’s fastest typist with contest details and speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Athens Messenger
Infer- Commons
Judge Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Justice Holmes
Pullman
Ocean
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
T. A
George Hossfield
Honsfield
War Clouds Gather As Asia Turbulence Looms
The piece highlights Japanese advances in Manchuria and a skirmish over a railroad bridge, with Japan denying war prospects and urging negotiations. It warns Russia to mind its business, criticizes League of Nations passivity, and notes looming global wheat hoarding and a potential World War era boom if Asia drags in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
China
League of Nations
United States
Communist Internationale
Soviet Republic
Japan
Mars
Orient
Asia
Poland
Romania
Soviets
Ohio University coaches praised for sustained success
The text lauds Ohio University athletic coaches and teams for years of numerous victories in football, basketball, and baseball. It notes the pressure on top teams from rivals and the public eye, urging appreciation of the sustained strain behind successful seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Athleticoaches
Bobcats
A Thought for Today Verse Reflection on Ointment
A devotional caption cites Job 12 3 asking why the ointment was not sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor. The line frames a moral prompt about charity and wealth in a church context.
The Materialist Speaks on Stars and Time
The speaker declares lack of scientific interest and detachment from cosmic fate. They dismiss concerns about Earth's future, molecules, and personal destiny, insisting that present meaning matters more than distant events. Future knowledge may exceed scientists, yet self-identity remains inconsequential now.
Speeding and Danger Studies by Ohio State Psychs
National Research Council projects show slow drivers incur more accidents than fast ones. Competent drivers travel faster and avoid hazards, while slow drivers may be equally or more dangerous. Speed alone does not determine danger. a skilled driver at 45 mph can be safer than a poor driver at 25 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
National Research Council
Deane
Weidman Home Dismantling for Standard Oil Station
Workmen tear down the about century old Weidman residence at State and Court Streets to make way for a Standard Oil filling station. The 75 year Weidman family ownership is noted as part of a dated city scene. Three hundred Athens County K of C members march to St. Paul’s for mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weidman
State
Court Streets
Athens Council Knights of Columbus
Pomeroy
Athens County
K. of C. Hall
Court Street
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Endurance golfer Leo De Korn sets distance feats in 1930s
The cartoon notes Leo De Korn of Purchase Country Club staged three endurance golf contests to set a world record. He played 144 holes in 712 hours covering 45 miles on June 27, 1930, then 200 holes in 15 hours covering 52 miles on July 29, 1930, and 246 holes in 21 hours totaling 70 miles on June 22, 1931, averaging 99 strokes per round over 590 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo de Korn
Purchase Country Club
Purchase
New York
de Korn
Earl Dudley
Himley
England
Welcome Stranger Nugget Unearthed in Victoria History
Frederic J. Haskin reports on Australia and the Victoria goldfields revealing the Welcome Stranger nugget weighs 2520 ounces valued at 50400 dollars. He notes large Australian gold formations, slugs with impurities, famous fields like Bendigo and Pallarat, and extensive reserves across Victoria and neighboring regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Victoria
Australia
Bobby Dazzler Touna
Shark’s Gully
Pilbarra
Western Australia
Pallarat
Bendigo
Garden Gully
Hustlers
New Moon
Stawell
Scotchman’s
St. Arraud
Lord Nelson
Maldon
Lauriston-Malmsbury
Queens Birthday
Doubtness
New Booklet on Window Curtaining From Government Expert
The Athens Messenger advertises a new illustrated booklet on window curtains. It explains why choices matter for privacy light control and decoration and how colors and textures link rooms. A four cent copy with coupon is offered for housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Window Curtaining Booklet Request Prompted by Information Bureau
Information Bureau director in Washington collects four cents in coin or stamps for a booklet on window curtaining. The request includes space for name street and state, indicating a mail-in information booklet program.
Florida Port At Port Everglades And Copper Market Outlook
A look at a new port facility at Port Everglades enabling ships up to 30 000 tons and the potential Florida canal from Stuart through Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf. Copper market tensions persist as Belgians resist African mine agreements, with silver prices rising over 20 percent and potential sharp gains ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Everglades
Morida
Miami
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
New York
New Orleans
United States
Stuart
St. Lucie Canal
Lake Okechobee
Gulf
Birth Notice and Campus Lighting Upgrades Noted
Notice records the birth of K. T. McKinstry Jr. to Mrs. T. McKinstry and D. A. R. McKinstry on November 14 1911. It also mentions Ohio University student Nan Gabber, campus lighting projects, a plan to extend lights toward Court Street, and a state agriculture surplus of 20000 dollars with past losses from a streetcar strike. A tea at Mrs. W. R. Phillips home on South Court Street is listed with attendees from Middleport Columbus and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. R. McKinstry
K. T. McKinstry Jr
T. McKinstry
Nan Gabber
Ohio University
W. R. Phillips
Frank Murphey
Helen Ullom
Phillips
South Court Street
D. B. Hartinger
Middleport
Floyd Crooks
Columbus
Frank Logan
Charlotte Ullom
Minnis Dean
Hoover and Gardiner clash over abysmal ignorance saga
Washington dispatch notes the Hoover Administration faced criticism after appointing a five member committee to rebuke Gardiner on charges of misstatements. The incident sparked controversy among national press, mocked Hoover, and raised questions about the Navy League’s credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Herbert Hoover
William Howard Gardiner
Navy League
Hoover ‘‘Commission
Gardiner
Hoover
National Press Club
White House
League
Your Children and the Edison Lesson
The piece argues that not all successful people are top class leaders and that encouragement at home or school sustains self worth. It cites Edison as an example and urges changing curricula to nurture diverse talents rather than clinging to grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Gardiner
Hoovers
Edison
Mary
Young Man Donaldson Admits Guilt in Shooting Case
A 24 year old Donaldson wooed a girl from age 17. her father and brother say he admitted guilt in connection with the girl whom he did not marry. The father reports Donaldson, a strong athlete, assaulted the father and brother, knocking out teeth. The court will hear the rest of the story. juries and human nature may affect potential punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donaldson
The Washington Wash by Strickland Gillilan
In Washington the column dismisses rumors about Bruening's visit to President Hoover and alleged German debt cancellation schemes. It mocks rumor mills and declares no agreement against American interests exists, urging readers not to be misled by sensational talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bruening
Hoover
Mare
Laval
Ram- Say MacDonald
Rapidan
America
Department of State
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles HK. Harris
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Glouster Logan-Pomeroy
Coolville
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obie Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Obie Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
United Associations
Gilbert Swan
Rockefeller
Radio City
New York Public Library
Congress
Henry Boone Downs
Bath, NY
Ripley
Rley Rogers
Anna May Fenzel
Henry Garrett
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Breinig
W. E. Moler
A. F. Holmes
Pasadena
Calif
Grand Canyon
Mexico
Texas
New Mexico
Sonora
Chihuahua
Duncan
AL Rampart
Alaska
Frederic Haskin Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
Golden Mile
Kalgurli
Perseverance Lode
Ivanhoe
Golden Horseshoe
Great Boulder
New South Wales
Broken Hill
Central
Queensland
Charters Towers
Mount Morgan
Ney
New Zealand
Austral
Tasmania
Southern Rhodesia
Globe and Phoenix
Que Que
Bulawayo
Southern
Rhodesia
Cam and Motor
Golden Valley
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Eric J. Haskin
Washington, D. Cc
Africa
East
State Board of Agriculture
Sta
Committee of Five
Mhoover
Navy
Thomas A. Edison
Washington Wash
Strickland Gillilan
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