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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Ohio residents, with yearly and shorter terms. It also notes advertising services and provides addresses for national representatives and office information.
A discussion on avoiding partisan economic control, urging long term employer and employee planning, and noting New Deal codes, wage changes, and the impact of labor on recovery. It warns that excessive wage demands and strikes hinder factories, urging sane expansion for lasting recovery.
Advisors narrowed 60 monetary plans to a few that avoid greenbacks as inflation tools. A break in farm prices delays a formal sound money pronouncement while officials study steps with foreign nations, aiming no inflation and possible return to a modified gold standard with the pound.
The piece argues for immediate consumer spending to spur prosperity and cites broader efforts from defense and exploration. It notes a UK survey ship mapping Labrador coast, a long-term chart project, and mentions Poland's Jewish population at about 2.62 million as context.
Dorothy Dix counsels a 55-year-old widower to marry for love despite his children's objections. She warns that offspring cling to control and fear change, insisting the parent should wed now to gain companionship, independence, and happiness in later life. The column argues mature adults deserve their own home and life.
A couple named Mr. and Mrs. Adams build a modest home and rent it when finances force a move. Years later their tenants damage pink and green tiles and wallpaper, raising costs and prompting plans to start over, yet the Adamses cling to cautious homeownership as higher rents entice new tenants with new houses.
A cyclone in May 1895 leveled a two story frame house 16 miles southwest of Sherman Texas owned by Josh Johnson. Ed Johnson then of Gunter Texas leaped from the porch landing on his feet 33 yards away and later lived in Keokuk Oklahoma.
Dr. Morris Fishbein reports on a study of 170 children over 347 nights measuring sleep disruption linked to movies and coffee. Films, especially certain genres, disturb the first sleep hour, with older children more affected. Coffee effects vary by child, and non caffeinated coffee can still disturb some. Some films may even have a restful side for select sensitive children.
Ten years ago a Halloween dance was hosted by Greeba Collins Josephine Kircher Lillian Rhodes Mary Breinig and Jean Rauch. Katherine McKee was elected president of the Standard Bearers as Elizabeth Horn Virginia Knecht and Jane Cooper reported on conditions in Japan. Homecoming guests included Mr and Mrs E C Woodworth and Mr and Mrs Neil Rumsey of Morgantown West Virginia.
Washington column argues the public works program has flopped despite money and effort. It notes 3,000 projects approved, night shifts at PWA, and hopes that a strong fall push could create jobs and restart recovery.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Merle Crooks and son Raymond returned from a week in Cleveland. The D A R met with Miss Anna Baker, Emma Carpenter led. Mrs Clara P D Thompson of the College of Music joined, transferring from Sun Dial Chapter Ames ia. WC T U met at Mrs W W McVay, East Union Street. Athens Needle Club gathered with Mrs H F Link. PR D Williams left for a short business trip to New York.
A mixed trivia item presents a horizontal clue list with terms like who is the pictured lady and a series of wordplay definitions. It includes references to ex presidents wives, various everyday objects, and scattered letters forming a crossword style puzzle. The puzzle enumerates across and down hints intertwined with names and common words.
A vivid life guidance from The Messenger notes a lively day shaped by lunar transits, urging industry and patience to overcome delays. It predicts gains from writing and publishing, plus negotiations with combines, and links a birthday to an adventurous year brimming with challenges and unusual opportunities.
East Side School defeated Mechanicsburg School 14 to 0 on the Rufus Putnam grounds. Jack Beasley scored and Ward Starling added a touchdown while Beasley had a near score on a 50 yard dash before being stopped at the two yard line. Mechanicsburg showed promise in its first game as Bernard Spalding halted Beasley near the goal.
Denver Stover of Athens faces a failure to support three minors charge and was fined in county jail after pleading not guilty. He claimed to have left home to seek work with a journey through Kentucky and West Virginia ending in Lancaster, Ohio. Constable Frank White arrested him on a tip from Marie Stover. Max Dye of Pomeroy and James Peoples of McArthur pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined ten dollars plus costs.
Akenbrand’s Ch over celebrated students embarrassed W. brand former Athens intendent now head of field schools after a story about Ashiandias. The victorious student charged threw tomatoes and fought on Parland school steps. A formal apology note was issued. Officers and senior students faced actions and votes.
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