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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. operated with Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Charles H. Harris as managing editor. The paper served Athens and surrounding Ohio counties with editions in weekly and Sunday formats.
A devotional line from St. John 18 17 contrasts with a Metastasio quip about traitors. The excerpt presents two brief sayings on loyalty and danger, reflecting moral reflection and literary symmetry.
The speaker urges preserving and developing small towns along the Ohio and Muskingum rivers to attract summer tourists. Clean villages, active communities, and welcoming towns are key to drawing visitors who seek rest and local engagement, not grand resort districts. Community effort can unlock undeveloped potential.
The piece reflects on the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Kings Mountain battle in South Carolina. It compares the small scale clash to larger wars, notes British and American forces, casualty counts, and the vivid old fashioned pageantry. It suggests such moments shape modern national identity.
New York October 3 obituary recalls John Leisler a famed Broadway barber known for gadgets and stagey parlor shows. Once connected to boxing ambitions with Jack Dempsey his career soured after a clash with the boxing commission. His family faced legal woes and Sing Sing time for a son resolved with innocence claimed.
The speaker argues visitors should feel part of local social life to help towns progress. Repeats that towns can grow, land values rise, and community happiness improves if visitors become family-like, returning yearly and building a custom. Emphasizes making the most of local material in one life.
The scene centers on John a pinochie shark famed in the back room lore. He boasted a standings challenge to all of Frroadway and was rarely defeated at game. At his cigar counter he tossed dice for pay and was considered unlucky to lose.
The text sketches John as a well known Broadway figure whose business thrived and gambling helped his fortune. It notes he became a millionaire, had two sons, and earlier pursued prize fighting before his first million, implying a self-made rise amid background atmosphere.
Ralph Bunes the herdsman led a convoy of 200 picture actors directors and helpers over a snowy Sierra highway. They drove 4,000 sheep to clear a path for the actors imprisoned along the road.
The text recalls how early roads formed by wandering animals predate moving pictures by a million years. Mammoths, mountain goats, sheep, and wild asses are credited with original trail creation through jungles and mountains. Tibetan women haul loads along these ancient paths at extreme altitudes, highlighting humanity’s debt to nature’s smaller creatures.
The passage notes that sheep and horses enabled a settled life over nomadic living. It contrasts humans killing friends the animals rapidly as a display of gratitude. It suggests their spirits may return in a higher form.
The piece notes Yom Kippur began with Kol Nidre as 400000 Jewish children and 10000 Gentile children were reported missing from New York City public schools to observe the holiday. It frames the absences as a holiday observance affecting attendance and schooling.
A quirky historical note recalls how a small group sold Manhattan for 24 dollars, while NYC’s real estate value soars to about 19.75 billion, implying a broader worth near 30 billion. The contrast highlights surprising urban growth and enduring curiosity about land value.
A poem contrasts a pernicious germ with enemy forces, describing a hidden, parasitic foe that thrives in dark, stagnant places and defeats health. The speaker laments being worn down by illness, noting the germ’s stealth, persistence, and overwhelming numbers versus direct open combat.
A quirky collection of brief headlines notes odd occurrences and humorous prompts. Mention of motor collisions with buses and a critique of crime as a fishing metaphor appears alongside a plan for a pee wee golf course on a truck for rural boys.
The Athens County Board of Elections created 18 new voting precincts to accommodate a flood of voters, most of them women. Community events included a Pearl Street Cottage theater party hosted by Mrs. Anna White and a League of Nations Study Club meeting at the courthouse led by Mrs. C L Martzolff. Yorty sisters were chosen for the Ohio University Women’s Glee Club by leader Mrs. A Thompson.
The piece traces Howard University as the Nation's leading negro institution founded by General Howard in Washington. It notes the 128 acre campus, congressional incorporation in 1867, initial funding gaps, later annual appropriations, and federal oversight through the Interior Secretary and trustees. It frames race dynamics in the capital and the school's role in educating African Americans.
Washington report analyzes ages of senators across parties. It notes only about 15 of 96 are under 50, with Democrats and progressives fielding younger leaders like LaFollette and Nye while regular Republicans remain older. Average ages hover near 60, and veterans are poised to retire, reshaping leadership.
The Harding-Coolidge Club of Richland Avenue gathered at Mrs. Clarence Roach’s home to hear a speech by Representative H. A. Hatch.
The text describes Howard University as a monument to black enlightenment. It notes General Oliver O. Howard as a Civil War general and Mississippi planter who owned slaves and land near Washington. After emancipation he faced concerns for freedmen and their welfare, with Washington seen as a mecca for the newly freed.
The piece notes that had the Indians invested $24 at 6 percent compound interest they could have bought Manhattan Island several times over. It argues such compound interest investments are impractical, while owning real estate can be managed and eventually sustain wealth.
A violent incident south of Kansu sees bandits seize a town and kill every inhabitant except some young girls carried away as captives. The attack reportedly involves a ransom or shipping of captives valued at six hundred dollars per person.
Marine Private Laurence L. Culbreth died in Managua Hospital from wounds suffered when a Marine patrol of ten was attacked by bandits six miles north of Condesa on September 29. Culbreth's father, Lite L. Culbreth, lives in Roseboro, North Carolina.
Mr. Orland Roberts and Miss Ruth Robinson of near Amesville married by Mayor Slaughter. They are described as the first newlyweds of the Fair season.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau by Frederic J. Haskin provides a Q and A style inquiry scan. It covers the transfer of a triangular piece of territory from Massachusetts to New York near Boston Corner Mount Washington Berkshire County, details its cession dates, and explains historical law enforcement issues. It also touches on topics from paper use in China to Palestine area size and Gulf Stream directions with concise factual notes.
Harald Bragg a U S Lieutenant of Artillery at Fort Sutter was convicted of a treasonable act in 1859. Lincoln modified the court martial sentence in 1861 ordering Bragg to be left ignorant of the nation's fate. Bragg was placed aboard ships outside U S waters and died in 1894 never knowing the war's outcome.
Glenister crawled on his knees from Oporto to Paris in 1900, covering about 1400 miles. He joined a large throng of visitors traveling to the Great Exhibition of 1900 by a highly unusual method, highlighting the era’s curiosity and endurance.
A commentator flags the phrase more perfect in the U S Constitution preamble arguing logically it should read more nearly perfect. The piece calls for linguistic precision and reflects ongoing debates in scholarly circles.
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