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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1931
Page
4
A New York music figure laments dulling public appetite for hard driving jazz. He links calmer national mood after the war to slower, smoother dance tunes and predicts listeners may soon sit to hear rather than dance to jazz. The shift reflects changing optimism and thrift.
In Athens basketball is praised as a year round thrill with strong district interest. Coaches eye Stew art and Ohio University Buckeyes as the season nears, while fans favor night games, close action, and the warmth of the gym over football weather.
Athens County residents are urged to contribute to the Community Chest to fund welfare agencies the Red Cross Salvation Army school lunches and local mining towns. The appeal encourages small sacrifices and local support noting last year’s countywide participation and the impact of gifts on homes with limited luxuries.
During intermission at a Manhattan theater a pair of young women panhandled in the crowd outside the Sixth Avenue theater. The column argues this illustrates gender equality in rough terms and contrasts it with a tale from Konrad Bercovici about a hungry out‑of‑work woman who refuses charity with strings attached.
A retrospective look recalls Ohio leading in privately owned vehicles with most licenses in Cuyahoga County. Ohio University football fans pack the New York City game, while a memorial post is formed. Local school figures honor a deceased educator, and Red Cross seals aim for a holiday fund. Beef shortages, free admission appeals, and rabbit hunts round out a snapshot of early 20th century Athens life.
The article presents a Q and A feature with varied topics. It asks about treasury three dollar bills and cranberry health virtues while providing concise scientific answers. It notes helium production from natural gas and weather nuclei for rain, plus historical hospital founding and annual lollipop consumption estimates.
Two bouquets were sent to Mrs. D. J. Evans as a gesture of remembrance from the Sunday community.
Explanation of yesterday's Thunder Mountain cartoon describes a Michigan promontory near Van Buren County along US 31. The mountain allegedly emits thunder-like sounds on clear days, with locals asserting the noises travel miles away. Tomorrow features "A machine That Tastes Food."
Frederic J. Haskin reports on the January 1 1932 sale of George Washington bicentennial stamps in Washington with 12 designs from ½ to 10 cents in varied colors. First day covers will not be prepared in Washington due to limited facilities. collectors must arrange private cancellations.
The speaker recalls the thrill of Old Number Two Hundred as it rushes by on the railway. Trains, trolleys, and distant rail sounds stir vivid memories of youth, traveling to stations and watching the iron behemoth unleash its roar against mountain and shore.
A plea urges readers to donate to worthy causes, noting gifts aid hungry children and keep families together. It emphasizes that charitable giving brightens homes and comforts those in distress, urging people to look in closets and cellars for donations and to watch their impact.
A concise reflection cites Luke 5 38 about new wine needing new bottles, urging renewal and appropriate containers for fresh insight. The note frames a timeless wisdom linking spiritual renewal with suitable receptacles.
The Athens Messenger offers a compact booklet of candy recipes chosen for easy home preparation. Recipes are highly valued and vouched for by contributors. no special equipment or expert skill required. Send six cents with a coupon to receive the booklet.
Information Bureau in Washington requests six cents in coin or stamps for a copy of the Candy Recipes booklet. It asks for name street and state to be provided with the payment.
In a prison scrimmage before 2,000 inmates, two naval militiamen were carried from the field on stretchers. Warden Lawes urged football as a character builder despite cries of slug him and gang him from the crowd.
Ira A. King of Mansfield Ohio suffers a nine day attack of hiccoughs. An attempt to stop them with musk from the muskdeer failed. The note reflects on the body's complex functioning and gratitude for its resilience.
The text explains the kidney contains about one million tiny tubes to cleanse poisons from blood and describes capillaries, nerves, and the brain as a complex system. It emphasizes the vast reach of the body's vessels and the brain’s control over muscles enabling actions like running or fighting.
Ss F Beverage sold his 429 acre Waterloo Township farm to Mrs Lottie Young and an adjoining neighbor for 40 dollars per acre. The property had produced oil for several years.
Paul John Kvale, Minnesota Farmer-Labor member, becomes a pivotal balance of power in a shifting House. With three Republican seats vacant due to death, his leverage changes as Democrats or Republicans fill them. At 35, Kvale's career mirrors Shipstead and La Follette, but his rise stems from circumstance and timing rather than early prominence. His Benson, Minnesota district is deeply Scandinavian and agrarian.
The author argues for using emergency relief funds to send unemployed families to farm on unused land. Six months show health gains in undernourished children, with a 60 lb. boy reaching 90 lb. The plan envisions empty rural homes revived, twenty acre plots, and permanent money spent on housing, food, and a future school.
The Prince of Wales urged Britons to buy British products, noting pride in the country’s goods. He observed British manufacturers are undersold by German and Czecho Slovak competitors, but no one promotes foreign goods as better. Americans, take notice.
Genevieve Kemble presents a general daily astrological outlook with focus on career advancement and property gains for many, while personal matters and romance show rapid developments. The piece notes elder support and hints at a lively year for those born on the day, referencing Nancy Carroll.
Washington D C commentary on unemployment cures and political plans. The piece mocks panaceas and emphasizes too many plans hindering action while noting limited results and the undertaker profiting from disagreements.
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