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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1930
Page
4
Ohio residents should burn locally produced coal to support coal mines, reduce unemployment, and bolster state finances. Lower freight costs and high quality fuel benefit Ohio communities and overall prosperity, with continued demand sustaining jobs and public revenue.
The piece urges caution in giving career advice to youth noting that even successful people have limits and should tailor guidance to the individual’s abilities. It argues physicians can discuss surgery while business leaders should avoid unrelated fields. It stresses avoiding overconfidence in predicting a youth’s future.
A Denver librarian’s survey shows Robinson Crusoe and The Last of the Mohicans top boys' books lists, with classics by Scott, Dickens, Twain, Verne and Dumas favored. It notes grown readers share many titles and that true boys’ literature often outlives adult fashions, though tastes shift.
The text urges directing young seekers to competent advisors who understand youth capabilities. It notes some successful businessmen discourage excessive schooling and suggests consulting professionals from various fields, like law, to guide youth toward appropriate futures. If unsure, help them find a qualified mentor.
Former ambassador James W. Gerard predicts Germany may repudiates its World War debts within eight months. The piece argues such a move would complicate international finance and strain U.S. loan recovery from allies. It urges premeditated plans if the scenario occurs.
Special writer Gilbert Swan examines New Yorks mayor James Walkers Tin Pan Alley past noting his dubbing of June with Moon and Hay with May and his hit I Like Your Way selling over a hundred thousand copies. He cites other Walker songs and traces ragtime and jazz etymology with notes on Whiteman Sousa and Creole patois.
The article notes Mr. Capone feeds 3,000 hungry men daily in Chicago providing soup coffee and bread three times a day seven days a week. It costs about $2,000 weekly and is described as genuine charity not bowing to public opinion.
The week closes on a buoyant note as stock prices rise with Morgan and Lamont executives signaling continued optimism. Investors push gains across major groups amid steady demand and upbeat economic signals.
Frederic J. Haskin notes that prohibition remains a live political issue after the recent election. Wet victories embolden anti prohibitionists while dry forces push for renewed enforcement funding and constitutional reform. The article discusses lame duck Congress tenure and prospects for a revised Volstead framework.
Europe faces a weekend of anxiety as Moscow raises war scare threats against France. Bankers warn global gold hoarding signals a world peril, and while no one seeks the return of sixteenth to one, governments and bankers acting to protect silver’s value could aid global prosperity.
The text warns that placing all solvent nations on a one-metal gold basis and outlawing silver would be dangerous due to an inadequate global gold supply. It notes silver’s long role in world finance and argues that ending silver’s monetary use poses a serious risk.
Britain's Labour government confronts a potential 650 000 coal miners strike unless wage cuts are halted. The note reflects postwar hardship in England despite victory in the great war.
Professor Einstein says the world is a riddle and science cannot tell how it began. He rejects the idea of an omnipotent being that created the earth and everything in it in a casual act of will.
The passage muses on Kropotkin's Ethics and the idea that great thinkers align with Socrates in recognizing ignorance. It contrasts two futile classes: those who describe God and His works in detail and those who try to prove there is no God.
The article notes annual Leonid meteor showers reaching Earth with rare heavy displays. It mentions expected activity at 11 36 p m and again at 11 36 tonight, urging observers not to miss the spectacle despite possible cloud cover.
The piece analyzes how dry majorities may not guarantee continued prohibition as wets gain strength in key states. It notes shifts in New York, Illinois, Ohio and Massachusetts, the impact on party platforms, and the likely pivot toward repeal or modification in 1932. It emphasizes electoral calculations over strict adherence to the Volstead Act.
A poem contrasts primitive predators with modern human intellect, praising superior brains while mocking corn borers. It remarks on dinosaurs and giant beasts, then critiques incompetence and the persistence of the pitiful. The piece ends with other poem titles: BY ANOTHER NAME, ECONOMIC MYSTERY, TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.
Delegations from Canaan and Rome Townships met Athens County road commissioners at the Courthouse to discuss eliminating two bad grade crossings between Athens and Canaanville as a road improvement measure. The event coincided with other local notes including a Pan-Hellenic dance and a courthouse wedding.
Charles A. Cornwell of Athens was shot in the arm by Thor Olson during a rabbit hunt on the season opener. The two men had sighted a rabbit when Olson fired, striking Cornwell rather than the animal.
E. H. Gallagher fills in as mail carrier on Court Street while Oscar Bingman and his bride Miss Faye Thomas spend their honeymoon at Bingman’s parents home near Latrobe.
A compilation of trivia and clarifications spans chemistry deliquescent substances and mercury repair, church history, sugar consumption by country, Michelangelo ceiling work, origin of fairs, and pivotal early steamboat service on the Mississippi. Names include St Patrick's Cathedral, Michelangelo, Elkanah Watson, Burns Mantle, and the New Orleans.
Public forum commends Mr and Mrs Lew Wood of Millfield Ohio for opening their home to relatives newsmen and National Guardsmen. They served coffee cared for workers and kept vigil through the disaster night until noon Thursday.
A letter from Athens Ohio on November 15 denies circulating reports of the writer's death. The author states they are alive and well, rejecting sensational claims and referencing a Twain-like quip about longevity to emphasize the hoax. The missive addresses public curiosity and underscores the desire to prevent false rumors.
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