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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger weekly edition details printing by Bernal Printing Co and publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charles B. Berris. It notes association memberships and circulation audits by recognized press organizations.
The quotation emphasizes workers as worthy of reward and life as a divine force guiding labor. It presents a moral reflection on labor’s sacred value sourced to a biblical verse and a Carlyle attribution.
The article argues traffic is a real, nationwide concern affecting business, economics, and daily life. It notes 31,000 lives lost and three billion dollars in annual costs, with per person taxes of about 24 dollars, urging local action to solve congestion impacting both large cities and small towns.
Delegates from many nations attending the International Road Congress in Washington are touring the United States to learn how American road construction has advanced. They inspect diverse road types and observe practices deemed best for U S travel needs.
Engineers tour American road networks showing how highways meet daytime and nighttime traffic growth. The plan routes them from industrial districts to farming Southeast regions then to the Midwest to demonstrate how roads and cars drive progress and the common good with broader global impact.
A study of a northern Ohio village with 270 wealthy residents shows the elected officials are rich business men. A state examiner found slovenly governance with infrequent meetings, unsigned documents, and funds spent without authority, though no graft. The piece argues reforms hinge on citizen involvement, not replacing officials with business leaders.
The piece critiques Chicago political and official leaders for taking money from gangster Jack Zuta. It argues public trust is eroded when officials accept funds from organized crime, making convincing explanations unlikely and fueling suspicion. The tone exposes priggish defenses and implies accountability concerns for those in power.
A portrait of Ignace Paderewski and Met opera life. The pianist's 12 hour daily practice from youth to maintain memory and performance marks, plus the gatekeeper role of Met doormen like Tom Bull and Hugh Brown, and a tour of songs, edits, and a new hit by Hupfield.
Tom Bull will not be at the Metropolitan Opera House door this season. Hugh Brown steps in as the new ticket taker, replacing Bull after years as runner-up to the established star. Brown previously served at Bull's left in a secondary post and now assumes the principal role in the ticket desk.
The passage notes Moss Hart warned anonymity would persist due to his collaboration with George Kaufman on the play Once in a Lifetime. It states Kaufman has been credited, at least by this department, with the work, implying Hart’s involvement remains underrecognized.
Bloomington Indiana October 14 shocked by sights at football games the Monroe County Women’s Christian Temperance Union appealed to Indiana University students to keep drink out of the game. Citing Michigan State College and University of Oregon games as examples the appeal appeared in The Indiana Daily Student.
Washington Letter notes Brazil’s three calamities cold rubber and coffee each redirected national wealth to a single commodity, stalling broader development. Gold mining in Minas Gerais drew focus away from other industries and left Brazil dependent on a volatile era that rich-miner strikes sent abroad.
The article recounts Brazil's rubber boom driven by the Amazon supply and port growth at Iquitos Manaos and Para, followed by collapse as rubber diversified and coffee booms then crashes. It argues Brazil should diversify its economy to avoid reliance on a single commodity and notes ongoing unrest and future prospects.
The passage portrays Stalin as a decisive ruler who maintains control through force and exile. It notes that challengers must take the job from him, while Russians abroad speak boldly yet stay out, implying a wary stance toward potential change within the country.
The Reverend Dr. Stanley High of The Christian Herald claims wets plot to derail President Hoover. He alleges the nomination of wets such as Mr. Tuttle for New York governor aims to replace Hoover with Dwight Morrow in 1932.
The speaker notes that Dwight W. Morrow, Mr Tuttle, and President Hoover doubt the vision. He states the 1932 convention will renominate Hoover, calling the vision otherwise favorable. The tone reflects a political dream or warning evaluated by notable figures.
The candidates Roosevelt Democrat and Tuttle Republican gain support as voters show interest in state government. With a sudden shift in public opinion both parties run as wets, while an independent bone-dry candidate could influence prohibition's fate in the state’s largest city and economy.
The article notes rising efficiency in bootlegging during the era, contrasting past methods with varnish and wood extract usage. It claims whiskey could kill slowly in earlier times and suggests current production times range from five minutes to five years.
In Newark New Jersey twenty people died after drinking bootleg whisky. Authorities fear more deaths may follow as the dangerous liquor circulates widely. The piece notes adults without alcoholism still drink the poisonous mix and gainst more casualties loom.
Glasgow reports blame religious bias and parental neglect for Scotch gang warfare with girls singled out. Economic hardship and lack of control cited as core causes while whisky racketeering is dismissed as a factor.
Protestants oppose Catholics in a football clash while Scotch girls are described as uncertain, coy and hard to please. When a girl hops between gangs, fighting erupts among very young members with little work experience, using fighting as an outlet for energy.
The Harding Memorial in Marion Ohio stalls on a formal dedication by a living president amid political tensions. Hoover and Coolidge face pressure over who should inaugurate the marble tomb for Warren G Harding as the nation weighs politics and memory.
A satirical poem contrasts ant life with human toil and longing. The speaker questions what constitutes happiness, noting the ant endures ceaseless labor for its sovereign, while humans seek joy and comfort amid hard work and limited leisure. The piece ends by valuing moments of fun during life’s journey.
A fragmented OCR passage contrasts youth alcohol myths with market difficulties and notes pee wee golf popularity due to less bending to replace divots. No clear event or entities. reads as miscellaneous quotes and phrases.
Southeast corner porch addition at the Court house is recorded along with government fish consignments for nearby waters. Nel sonville receives bass crappies sunfish in several cans.
Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati addressed a Republican gathering in Ewing Auditorium. Longworth criticized the Democratic government’s war posture and urged opposition to current policy.
The descendants of George P. Wolfe who arrived in Ohio in 1796 gathered at Mary Wolfe Howard's home near Oregon Ridge. Eighty nine relatives attended the reunion.
W P Hoisington of Amesville narrowly escaped injury when his wagon struck approaching cars on railroad tracks. He leaped free just in time. his horse suffered minor injuries while the wagon was wrecked.
Frederick J Haskin presents queries and answers from the Athens Information Bureau. The column covers travel by car in Canada, Mel Gibson, Ma gellan, Coca Cola, Lake Arrowhead, Dorando Pietri, and cat care tips. It relays concise responses and historical notes in a Q and A format.
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