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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1930
Page
4
A brief devotional note quotes For the poor always ye have with you from Jonn 1278, urging ongoing charity and awareness of neighbors. The line frames daily life with a call to generosity and neighborly support.
A leading statistician argues taxation harms the economy and proposes a taxless city funded by user fees like parking meters to curb chaos on Main Streets. He urges efficient public spending, auditing, standardization, and public debt education to avoid bankruptcy and build lasting prosperity.
An essay on the enduring spirit of neighborliness in hill country communities. It celebrates visiting, family ties, school and church socials, and mutual aid while noting how modern life and cars have changed social habits yet maintained a core sense of shared welfare.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Lines Magazine quotes President J. J. Bennet noting the arrival of new locomotives and cars. He argues the investment proves faith in future business, will improve public service, and boost employment by supporting steady demand for transport and manufacturing.
The article cites federal court action against Jack Guzik linked to Al Capone, alleging a three year net income of 1 044 000 dollars from 1927 to 1929. It argues gangster wealth fuels defiance and corruption in police, politics and courts.
The piece surveys quirky city happenings from late November. It notes a New York sidewalk trend toward hay rides and horseshoes in Seventh and Eighth Avenues, plus a playful jab at Broadway openings by Ziggy and David Belasco. The tone is humorous and gossiping about social scenes and urban ventures.
The article notes that money and labor saving devices from one field can be applied to milk production and suggests support for this transfer. It also claims the fountain pen in your pocket may be made mostly of milk except the metal component.
Senator Norris pushes for a fair hearing on his plan to let the public own the Muscle Shoals enterprise after paying for it. He threatens an extra session if his ideas are not considered.
A fragment notes the OPFHERs group arguing for conservative policy that sees the people as responsible for funding public needs. It suggests payer responsibility vs government funding debates, reflecting fiscal caution.
The cartoon contrasts daily and weekly pay increases. It shows a $10 daily rise by $1 each day earning $375 in week one and arithmetic weekly totals beginning at $60 with a $35 weekly rise, yielding $60, $95, and $130 in successive weeks.
Reporter profiles Mike McLaughlin who claims to identify voices and instruments by waveform impressions. He has recorded over 10 000 voices and instruments in sixteen years and now records for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios in Culver City California.
The article notes Captain Cook sighted a kangaroo along the Queensland coast in 1770 and cites a native term meaning We don’t understand you. An Aboriginal person reportedly carried the animal and answered Cook’s question with the phrase Kangaroo. Tomorrow: The Bird With the Wrong Name.
The Department of Agriculture under the Motion Picture Extension Service produced a lion hunt film in Salina Canyon Utah. Raymond Evans and George Holman led the expedition with hunters and a cameraman capturing two mountain lion kills. Also showcased are prune production and time lapse seed germination films demonstrating agricultural science for farmers and horticulturists.
The text argues for public ownership of utilities with private individuals selling power and fertilizer at high prices. It notes Canada’s government owned power companies profitably supply Niagara to Canadians at about half the price Americans pay to private firms, influencing the Norris argument.
Sergius P. Grace of Bell Telephone Laboratories demonstrates that silent electrical vibrations can be perceived by the brain as music, effectively making the brain hear sounds the ears do not. The finding challenges evolutionists.
When J Pierpont Morgan recalled Thomas F F Ryan in his prime he predicted vast wealth if Ryan pursued it. Ryan did well and left New York state an inheritance tax exceeding 21 million dollars. He amassed diamond mines in Africa and moved diamonds home by flying machines to reduce transit risk.
At London Round Table talks Hindu and Muslim leaders advocate home rule while a 43 million strong untouchable in India endures caste hatred. In India he would be shunned and contaminated yet in London he earns unlikely applause for preferring Hindu rule over British, a paradox the piece frames as slavery.
Washington report analyzes time youths spend in school home work and leisure. It cites 47,847,206 Americans under 18 and details roles of churches motion pictures radio libraries and farms in youth life. It urges better family programs libraries and film regulation to aid youth adjustment.
The speaker yearns for a hill-top farm with sheep and cows, old colonial charm, and an old-time house with white columns. They envision verandas, flowering vines, and lilacs, hoping to restore the property and receive a decent offer. The poem shifts to grand estates seen along country roads, noting second-hand sales for profit amid political spin and a looming special congressional session.
Ten years ago arrangements named Pat Sandles principal speaker at the Sharpsburg Farmers Institute. Athens County truancy officer Jacob Glenn announced strict enforcement of truancy laws for children under 16 not in school or employed. A V Howell of Pomeroy attended a Poster Advertising Association meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Coalville Farmers Institute elected FE A Gaskins as president C E Barrows as vice president W F Kampf as secretary and Mr and Mrs C E Brandeberry Mr and Mrs C O Richardson and E A Dutton to the executive committee.
The Athens City Federation of Women’s Clubs met at Mrs. S. M. Hobson’s home to discuss dis continuing activity as interest waned. The federation, formed in 1912, aimed to entertain the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Prof and Mrs Harry R Pierce entertained their pupils with a casual gathering featuring headgear made of tissue paper and a Virginia Reel as guests wore the hats during the lively event.
A local Ohio census reveals the average age of a graduating class near 20 years with the eldest about 40 and the youngest just under 20. Three graduates came from first class schools. Some students attended school and taught alternately.
A collection of Q and A items about Gavin Gordon actor Rabindranath Tagore Shantiniketan iron founding dates and the Antisaloon League, with brief biographical notes on Gavin Gordon and a Washington information bureau offer. The text includes historical trivia prompts and example inquiries.
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