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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1931
Page
4
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A reader muses on the scarcity of fine old homes in Athens County and nearby areas. He cites streams guiding early settlement, hard hillside living, and scarce building stone or brick making. The piece contrasts local housing with richer structures found in Marietta, Lancaster, and the South and East where slave labor and earlier settlement produced more enduring colonial architecture.
Claremore Oklahoma launches bid to name Will Rogers United States Good Will Ambassador At Large. Senator Elmer Thomas backs the plan and seeks State Department action while Oklahoma figures Wesley Disney and F B Swank push the national campaign. The effort cites Rogers Rope in Europe and his relief work in Mexico and Nicaragua and his book Letters of a Self Made Diplomat as supporting factors.
A wealthy New Yorker proposed a 500 foot wide across the United States toll highway with ten lanes each way and up to 100 mph speed, flanked by 300 hotels and camps. Critics warn that such vast construction risks diminishing returns and would erase the pleasures of scenic, backroad travel.
A New York commentary explores birth and baby care contrasts between crowded tenements and luxury hospitals. It notes social workers aiding new mothers, costly maternity wards, lavish layettes, and famous patrons like Ethel Barrymore and Billie Burke, illustrating urban class divides.
A compact Q A feature lists questions about Christmas trees in England the living wives of Presidents and treasury check dating. It answers that the Christmas tree custom arrived after Queen Victoria’s marriage soldiers buried at Little Big Horn include General Custer and others in one grave with Custer later moved to West Point. It notes Yone Noguchi wrote Story of Yone Noguchi and gives his birth year 1875.
A verse essay argues that great poets pen their best work after penitence or hunger, not while drunk. It cites Byron Burns and Omar Khayyam, claiming enduring lines arise from restraint and reflection rather than tipsy excess. The piece notes historic poets often produced later, post indulgence, shaping lasting literature.
The era of rapid travel is fading as the novelty of the automobile wears off. People are discovering that real pleasure in a cross-country drive comes from taking time and enjoying the open country rather than racing like a train. A hurried trip from New York to San Francisco misses the point.
A devotional line cites Acts 17 26 noting God made of one blood all nations and set the times and bounds of their habitation. The verse emphasizes divine providence in human diversity and geography.
A note explains that chloral is a liquid and mixing it with water yields a solid crystalline compound chloral hydrate. It mentions gum camphor as a dehydrated substance.
A brief note previews tomorrow's feature about a man renowned for his prolific patent portfolio, claiming possession of 1800 patents. The item hints at a detailed profile to follow in the next installment.
Frederic J. Haskin celebrates New York City horses and the 875 mounted officers. He describes a Brooklyn School of Equitation for horses, the polished tack, and the disciplined riders, noting the calm efficiency of cavalry veterans in the force.
A reader argues against public guns in parks as grim reminders of war and advocates memorials like trees, fountains, and gardens. She recalls being a pacifist, cites H G Wells on future chaos, and urges removing weapons from public view to teach children peace.
Katherine Kramer of the American Nautical Academy in Washington describes the perfect private secretary and urges women to seek high posts, marriage, and large families, arguing against unmarried secretaries. She laments losses of good children and notes wartime economic tensions and fears of Japan and China.
A fragment discusses China yielding Manchuria to Japan and Russia accepting a Japanese empire along its frontier, implying a broader strategic settlement among major powers in Asia. The passage signals potential peace if major players concede territorial ambitions and borders.
Ohio University management faced complaints over a $1.50 charge for the Ohio Marietta game. The price was raised to $2 per ticket after insistence by Keatta, with Marietta agreeing to travel to Athens to start a seasonal series again. Russ Finsterwald coached and Nobby Snyder wrote sports. The era's government allowed the governor to inform Athens Chamber of Commerce that state institutions would use mined coal. Athens Fire Department was in top condition with full personnel and equipment ready for winter.
Hocking Valley Railroad officials were guests at a Wednesday Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Athens was praised for its home building program that year by W. H. Fisher, general passenger agent.
Dr and Mrs J T Merwin enjoyed Thanksgiving with their daughter Margaret a student at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Ohio.
If 300 rooters could be obtained for the Thanksgiving game between Marietta and Ohio at Marietta a special train was to be secured. A special convocation at Ohio University heard Dr T D Bancroft of Portland Oregon on the martyred President Lincoln. Six hundred listened to School of Oratory pupils. A Dramatic Club play is planned for December. Arthur Wolfe and Everett Burchfield hunted in Carthage Township. A quail conservation campaign followed hunting season ending December 4. Ohio districts with no quail were restocked by the Fish and Game Commission.
Washington reports that the Hoover commission favored creating a Department of Education by a 38 to 11 vote. The majority cites education as a national responsibility with need for a research and information service and better coordination among states.
The author argues for avoiding war to protect a five year plan and suggests Japan take charge of China and its hundred of millions, suppress banditry, organize industries and banks, and drive demand for Western goods. Russia is cited as a model for state-led industry.
An Associated Press dispatch describes Japanese planes annihilating a Chinese force of about 3,000 soldiers without any loss to the Japanese. The item underscores Washington's interest in developments of modern warfare as Japan uses China as a testing ground.
The text foresees airpowered invasion from Asia to North America or Europe, noting slow ground advances by Mongols and Tartars contrast with future air attacks. It predicts planes crossing oceans within twenty four hours and warns of high explosives and poisonous gases carried by airborne invaders.
A health survey notes rising diabetes but fewer deaths than a decade ago. Insulin and diet control enable children to grow normally, with early education reducing long term complications. Early signs are often missed. careful supervision and physician guided diet are essential.
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