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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1932
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists names and addresses for Athens area papers and staff. Mentions managing editor Govers and John W Cullen Com with Post Office details, subscription rates, and circulating offices across Ohio and Illinois.
A devotional line quotes St. Matthew 10 32 urging confession before men so it may be acknowledged before the Father in heaven.
Colonel Leonard P. Ayres forecasts that a long awaited corner in business has been passed. He notes a normal seasonal upturn beginning this fall, unlike 1981 and 1930 falls, offering crumb of comfort. Recovery may be slow but hope rises as more people lose hope for collapse.
Ohio teachers continue teaching in public schools despite no guaranteed pay, driven by duty and the belief that teaching is a soul business. Voters in November face funding decisions that will determine if scarce funds are restored and classrooms stay staffed.
Local writers urge pedestrians to walk on the left side of rural roads facing traffic and to wear white at night. They argue walkers share blame for crashes and advocate heightened vigilance as motorists speed along busy routes.
The article argues that pre 1929 bond issues grew freely, mortgaging the future with debt. Today tax revenue often fails to cover bonds and interest, sometimes without taxpayer consent. It urges tighter approval for taxing districts and wary voting on bonds to avoid undermining police, health, and local services.
A reflection on old newspaper clippings showing that humor and filler material persist across eras. The piece notes how past columns reveal wit, wisecracks, and dissertations, with taste changing little while context shifts.
Dorothy Dix answers a reader who asks if a separated middle aged wife should take back a wayward husband and discusses whether a man should seek a father's permission before proposing. She advises against reunion and notes duty rests with the wife to decide. The second query explores who should approve a marriage proposal with conditional guidance.
The article notes a bridge afternoon hosted by Mrs. Ralph P. Jennings and Mrs. J. B. Sherrard with out of town guests from McKeesport Buffalo Columbus and Murray City. County high school teachers organized under County Superintendent Guy Dinsmore. W E Day property on Mill Street sold to W E Moler. Delegates to a Marietta convention were named by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society: Mrs. C T Moore Mrs. L G Bean Mrs. M M Kerr Mrs. P B Lawrence and Miss Helen Ullum.
City officials plan to roundup all tramps and send them to the county jail for labor on county roads. Concurrently, national politics frame the era as Taft seeks a second term against Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson. Social notes mention visits and travel of local residents and relatives.
A brief Friedrichshafen dispatch states the Graf Zeppelin began its ninth flight to South America led by Dr Hugo Eckener with nine passengers and 150 kilograms of mail. The calm notice underscores dirigible progress as transoceanic travel becomes routine rather than news.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses malnutrition in children at the White House Conference noting inadequate nourishment from insufficient or unsuitable food, secondary diseases, and fatigue. He urges rest, individualized school and play programs, early medical care, and warning that untreated child illness costs society later in life.
A small town shows how mothers pool lunches for needy children. Mothers offer meals at home to two extra kids daily, easing hunger and avoiding charity stigma. As unemployment lasts into winter, community care remains vital and schools face breakfast gaps.
Washington. Dolly Gann, Vice President Charles Curtis's sister and hostess, emerges as a outspoken figure in Republican politics. She claims all her speeches are prepared for her, illustrating candor in campaign rhetoric. The piece notes Hoover and Roosevelt also rely on aides for speechwriting.
The note surveys fruits and minerals from across history and commerce. It cites ancient Egyptians and Romans consuming bananas, cranberries as a health juice, and a tour of stones from quartz family. It also mentions deep ocean locations and Romania salt mining figures. A New York woman sues a bridge expert for breach of promise asking 35000 after a 15 year wait. A bread and custard tip is included.
A speaker urges adults to repeatedly provide nourishment to children including eggs oats and fruit to start the day. The speaker stresses not growing weary in giving and views helping children stay well strong and happy as the most worthwhile work. Attention is given to school age and younger children alike.
The Messenger notes coal loading reached 19 510 cars, up about 2 000 from the previous week and the year's best. Reminder No 1378 of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to Athens warns that if cars cannot be moved to mines, foreign cars may be used. A political/prosperity discussion follows with calls for public ownership of production and distribution and endorsement of the Socialist Party. Clarence A Hubbell signs off from Amesville.
A discontented citizen in Athens questions who bears responsibility for poor housing conditions and high rents. The letter urges public spirited citizens to address competition or monopoly by offering modern homes for rent at reasonable prices in Athens.
A minister argues salvation spans the whole life not just the afterlife. He laments no salvation for education seeking youth and the unemployed while linking economic moral and spiritual life. He cites Jesus rebuking evil to expand earthly Godly work and fears Christ would be ashamed.
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