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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1932
Page
4
A brief religious reflection quotes Jesus saying I am the light of the world. The text presents a devotional line about following the light and overcoming darkness. Language appears archaic or phonetic, resembling a sermonette or bulletin item. The transmission preserves a spiritual exhortation without contemporary context.
The article warns American wheat farmers face a precarious, disorganized market. It notes potential crops from Soviet Bloc and Argentina may affect prices, with large buyers ready to enter the market and hopes for better returns hinging on global conditions.
A distressed editorial urges preserving local memory through memorial markers in West Athens and Athens County. It praises patriotic groups, urges lodges and organizations to fund signposts, and highlights pioneers whose sacrifices shaped the town.
A Middleport Literary Club report praises club women for intensive research on home and world topics. It argues husbands and men should share in club studies to understand current events beyond headlines.
The writer argues the Orient will keep disturbing world peace for generations. Manchuria’s crisis is before the League of Nations as Japan’s military actions draw rebuke of China. He warns open world commerce and Pacific duties bind nations, urging expanded study and people-to-people dialogue to curb warfare.
Dean Carl W Ackerman of Columbia University School of Journalism says American newspapers kept high standards of service despite a year of hardship. Newspapers cannot halt or cut back. their primary role is to inform the public about ongoing world events regardless of economic conditions.
Dorothy Dix discusses parental control and youth independence, arguing strict guardianship risks rebellion while urging guidance and inner strength. The column weighs dangers of temptations, including dating and social pressures, and stresses teaching restraint over prohibition.
The text argues that at eighteen a girl is more worldly than her mother and that age has sped up with early child development. It claims the old childrearing approach is replaced by guiding youths to understand life, noting today’s young women are sophisticated and capable of self care.
A reminiscence recalls a youth at age sixteen craving companionship of peers and the urge to dance. The speaker describes the ache of missing a party as the world ending in darkness and despair.
The text argues that youths should enjoy play now as it prepares them for responsible life. It claims a free youth creates wiser spouses and better men and women by allowing healthy exposure to romance and the opposite sex.
A writer argues that a father's control over his daughter's dating life erodes family life and protection. He claims girls seek honest times and may act covertly if parents push them, contrasting meetings at home with encounters at drug stores and other venues. He urges considering the safer, home-centered approach.
The New York Giants and New York Yankees battled to a 2 2 draw in the opening game of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Over 38 000 fans attended as the event kicked off the series.
Twenty years ago today White and Davis, owners of Herrold's Atiji, which burned to the ground last Wednesday, are seeking a site for a new four-story fireproof mill.
Miss Charlotte Devoe Allom and Mr Don Cameron Coultrap wed at the Methodist Church last evening with 500 guests. The Rev F M Swinehart officiated. U C D Club met yesterday with Mrs Clint Carr at her Second Street home led by Mrs P G Dowler.
Mrs. C. L. Harrell returns to her Nelsonville home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCoy. Fat Shively will lead cheers at the Ohio University Kenyon game here tomorrow afternoon with Nelson Rodgers assisting.
Dean Ackerman praises high reporting standards and mobilized resources, noting sustained public service by newspapers. He argues an alert, accurate press is essential for democracy and that journalism has remained energetic and competent through the crisis.
Mr HR A Morrisorm began a coffin burial at Beach Lake Pa with two blankets an electric light speaking tubes and excelcior. He entered a 6 by 11 inch coffin and was interred alive on July 21 1632 remaining buried for 37 days. Tomorrow features A Young Father At 102.
Dr Moris Fishbein notes pellagra, prevalent in the South, links it to diet deficiencies especially a lack of milk and fresh vegetables. He cites J Goldberger studies in South Carolina and Florida families showing lower milk and succulent vegetable intake in Pellagra households, with cereals like wheat and corn dominant, while fats meats and fish remain similar.
A parent guides a boy through a setback at football. The superintendent’s calm perseverance under workplace change is used as a real life example, urging resilience, patience, and steady effort to earn captaincy and respect.
Washington report describes Governor Roosevelt visiting Senator Norris in Nebraska. Norris is praised as fearless and principled, contrasting with Roosevelt’s need to balance concessions for broad support. Norris’s career is outlined, including fights over tariff, war, and party loyalty, and his recent endorsement of Roosevelt.
Messenger forum editor calls for a focused historical society to mark sites and keep Greek history alive. Citizens like Attorney W. E. Peters are praised for their work, and many locals express interest in preserving records and dates from Athens area history.
Hunter writers in Nelsonville ask why Ohio squirrel numbers were exceptionally high this season. They cite a heavy fall mast, migration from other districts, shorter seasons with smaller daily limits, and even movement from West Virginia. Readers are invited to share views in the Public Forum.
Twenty seven inmates in the Athens County Jail handed a public letter to a Mes senger representative. The statement asserts the prisoners wrote it themselves without outside influence.
A letter from union miners held in the Athens County Jail dated October 3 1982 expresses gratitude to the Scale Committee and officials for assistance during the strike. They praise attorneys bonds secured and Governor White s 10 point plan urging return to work.
The hometown paper reports political jitters as Democrats are few but active. Congressman Jenkins draws Meigs County interest with a delegation headed to Pomeroy to hear him. Townsfolk observe modest signals of improved mood while local events include the Bolin homecoming near Albany and visits from Clint Shafter and his wife.
A health and grooming column discusses how hard water roughens skin and hair and offers remedies. It recommends facial creams, water softening, rainwater for shampoo, and frequent use of lotions for hands, noting hard water requires extra care and that softening options help maintain cleanliness and appearance.
Steve Sheline 40 World War veteran dies at Branmeller Heights home after six weeks of paralysis illness. He leaves a wife and two children. Funeral arrangements announced for tomorrow in Gallipolis.
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