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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1931

Page

4

Athens Messenger formal masthead and rates

The Athens Messenger announces publication details including publisher names Gordon Bush and Charles Harris, operation as a daily weekday paper with a Sunday edition, and subscription rates for various periods. It notes circulation coverage across Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Biddleport Coolville and surrounding communities and lists affiliations and office locations.

Broderick W. Bush Lure Athens Messenger & Teraud Punting CO Gordon& Bush Charles H. Harris Maungiung Chile Athens-Nelsonville Glouster

Whose Radio Commission Is It The People Or The Trust

An editorial argues that the Federal Radio Commission protected RCA and partners by renewing 1408 licenses while denying Wisconsin a power increase for a state station. It contends Congress sought to curb monopoly but the commission favored the Radio Trust due to its vast operations.

Federal Radio Commission the People Or A Radio Trust State of Wisconsin State University State Department of Markets Congress Radio Commission Radio Trust Radio Corporation of America Combine National Broadcasting Company RCA Communications Radio Corporation Corporation People’s Or the Trust Ventura Free Press

Business recovery signs from White Motor orders rise

A White Motor Company report shows increased truck orders in recent months with 16 new orders in the first 10 days of the month. The busy factory indicates renewed confidence and expectations of higher future business.

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Traffic Fatalities Rise in Travel Insurance Study

An ARD Times summary notes traffic death figures in the United States, referencing a Travel Insurance study. The piece suggests the fatality count sits around twenty four thousand, framing the trend within broader transportation safety discussion.

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Stage Trickery and Machines Glam Up Broadway Acts

New York theater scene showcases elaborate tricks and mechanical wonders. Katgzenjumower Lamour dominates campaigns of stage effects with shadow figures, trapdoors, moving dinosaurs, and animatronic animals. Productions rent animals and stages to tour cities, with profits from touring and local theater engagements.

Harry Laumure Handini Broadway New York Lamore Batance Ney Anie Hilde King

Building program leaders named for Capitol projects

The text lists David Lyon as in charge of the House Office Building and Senate Office Building additions, Albert Mariiry as chief architect for the District of Columbia construction, and the U.S. Treasury architects overseeing various government buildings. It notes three separate departments handle related work and asks about postwar international towns. It includes scattered remarks on bonds, silver values, and distribution of resources.

Athona Metenger Rocky Mountain Washington B.C. A David Lyon House Officy Senate Albert Marriy Mannichpal Archtect Taistriet of Columbia Archites Unitedtates Traasery Q. Wascur Gover Whlows Europe AL Tiowna Psyreeratics Sivlimitch Colmare Wight

Truth and Poetry in a Canary’s Ill Fated Song

An eccentric test with a canary involved electrical stimulation to induce singing. The bird grew frenzied and exhausted, then died after a fortnight of relentless vocal effort. The tale frames science as a misguided push toward artificial artistic output.

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The Pintteat Glass and Spectroscopes Note Explains Production

A fragmented excerpt references optiuon glass from Camden Towns, with imprecise details about its use in spectroscopic apparatus and a note on precision. It mentions a 1902 Bancroft work The Book of Wealth in a rare Tea Swan edition priced at 2500 dollars and a teaser about Tomorrow: The One-Armed man Who Builds Houses Alone.

Camden BH. HH. Bancroft Bien Houser

Russia's Technicum System Shapes Tech Education

The piece surveys Soviet technical education from the technicum to university level, highlighting rapid, practical training over classical classics. It notes three year technicum courses, strong state supervision, and close classroom workshop ties, with gender equalization and an emphasis on patriotism and rapid skill development.

Bopeas Technicum Massachusetts Georn Sime Russia Commissariat For Education State Scientific Council Soviet Union Thosa Riassia Soviet Asill

How to Get a Job booklet promising help to seekers

An anxious notice promotes a small booklet titled How to Get a Job. It claims the guide aids workers in qualifying for job hunting, offers practical steps, and charges six cents or stamps via coupon for ordering.

Enclose Herewith SLX Cents for Copy of WOW TO GET Job

Brief notice states to enclose SLX cents in coin or stamps to obtain a copy of the booklet WOW TO GET A JOB. It provides a name and a street address for sending the payment and request.

De Valera pleads for internal peace amid coercion law doubts

The report notes De Valera urging quiet amid political tensions as the coercion law faces unpalatable aspects. Cardinal MacRory and the Pope call for peace with Spain’s clergy joining in, while the Pope schedules October 25 for prayers at Saint Peter's. Germany’s Bruening to stay on as chancellor for six more months. labor unrest disrupts Chicago theaters with fifteen bombings causing no major damage.

de Valera MacRory Saint Peter's Sharen Spain

Exhibition game draws crowd and local events noted

The page notes an exhibition game drawing a larger crowd, a 25 to 26 cent fuel price shift at Logan Gayani Fuel Co, meeting of Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a double wedding in Parkersburg, and references to Masons of Ohio with numbers of members. It also recalls ten years ago recalling presidential inaugurations and local officials, plus World War veterans and education actions in Athens County.

Capitol Happenings Spur New Local Business Experiments

Reports from the Department of Commerce show hotels promoting roll locals and sightseeing shows to draw guests. Fisheries officials note miniature trout fishing may rise in popularity. pools and raceways stocked with legal-size trout are being developed. Grocery chains extend hours, living billboards appear, and hat promotions plus specialty booksellers and promotional events illustrate consumer-driven activity at the Capitol area.

Rodney Dutcher Shingyon Department of Commerce Sueaigee Gorse Henry O'Malley Oearby Meir New York Ooth

Guidance on handling children quarrels and parental restraint

The piece argues mothers should stay out of children’s disputes to teach self reliance. It warns against overprotecting sons in sports and stresses encouraging effort, self-advocacy, and not abandoning responsibility to resolve conflicts. It cautions against anger and urges calm, respectful guidance aligned with individual development.

Ehich Kade

Crime and Prohibition Debates Highlight NY Budget Figures

A fragmented column notes indictments in Washington on corruption tied to a presidential race, cites New York crime statistics and rising theft losses, then wades into Britain’s beer tax and a New York budget breakdown for schools police and hospitals.

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