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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
4
A downtown newspaper description lists publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris and notes the Athens Messenger serves Athens and surrounding counties with UP wire reports and advertising rates. Subscription details show mail rates for Ohio and nearby options.
A daily reflection echoes James 4 10 urging humility before the Lord and notes La Rochefoucauld credit for a separate quote about humility as the altar for offering sacrifice to God.
A critique of traffic lights as vanity and misplacement, noting many are unnecessary or poorly timed, with calls to remove surplus signals. The piece contrasts Fleagle, an overt outlaw hunted by police, with Diamond and Rothstein, insiders who navigated and mocked the system, highlighting a shift in urban crime and policing.
A comparison of Jake Fleagle and Jack Diamond portrays the old time outlaw versus the modern urban mob figure. Fleagle, a long hunted Colorado bank robber, died from wounds after a Missouri chase. three accomplices were hanged. Diamond, known as Legs, was shot in a New York hotel suite and held a vast police record as a kingpin of the underworld.
The piece argues that advertising has replaced caveat emptor as buyers seek reliable brands. It warns of wild cat food brands that lure with low prices or larger packages, noting they harm future sales and consumer trust while stressing that buyers must still stay alert and favor manufacturers with earned reputations.
The piece notes George Kaufman keeps a New York Times cubbyhole, returning to journalism during slow seasons while working on Once in a Lifetime. It also profiles Charley Driscoll’s pirate library and George Gershwin’sTin Pan Alley start, quirky habits, purchases, and dress habits in early fame stages.
The report notes that Maila will carry passengers and must have sufficient passenger equipment. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The Luddington Line runs planes hourly between New York and Washington. Flight time is listed as one hour and sixty minutes, with service details for travelers and schedules.
Frederic J. Haskin notes that despite ample gold reserves and bank funds, low business mood stalls credit. Central banks cannot spur currency use without business demand, though postwar changes shift policy toward paper money and checks replacing coin.
A railway line claims it carries about 1,500 passengers daily and, using regular gasoline at 10 percent of a cent per gallon, moves ten passengers to Washington at 105 miles per hour for $3.25 worth of fuel. The notice suggests this efficiency should concern railroad presidents.
Larry Hogan a colored light heavyweight fought Carl Baldus a white opponent to earn money for himself and for corrupt figures profiting from prize fighting. Hogan left the ring in sorrow after Baldus was carried out dead from the bout.
The fighter collapsed and died in the third round and promoter Hogan was released next day on a technical manslaughter charge. The piece argues prize fighting serves gangsters and corrupt politicians, mocking assault laws, and questions why similar violence in streets would be treated differently.
British MP Doctor Burgin visits and denounces American thrift and social policy. He says no country is as hard on the unfortunate as America and contrasts it with Prussian style poor laws. He notes America has twenty five million autos and many more bathtubs than Britain.
A League of Nations report reveals the vast world illicit drug market centers on the United States, funded here by millions and rising since prohibition. It argues cocaine or morphine hidden in small amounts surpass the harm of carrying large beer kegs.
Investigations by Mr. Kresel for the High Court reveal a vast vice network operating in New York City courts. The group uses fear and blackmail against women, expanding from past rackets in the red light district to broad targeting of individuals.
Washington reports extended suspense over Hoover's Labor Department head as James J. Davis lingers amid Senate bid. Rumors say Davis may resign to take Senate seat in March, with bureau chiefs and workers fearing policy shifts and partisan changes.
A verse piece contrasts rural pleasures with urban poverty. The speaker longs for country life but laments lack of food and shelter, preferring rest and simple needs over strenuous work. The mood blends nostalgia with practical hunger and a wry self awareness.
In a regional reflection, writers note that ambitious figures often carry cautionary safeguards. The piece contrasts past boxing frictions with current political tensions and laments a tightening climate that may upend seasonal cheer and belief in Santa Claus.
The Women's Council for Welfare Work assumed full responsibility for the Athens City Red Cross roll call. A committee studied adding cars for coal mines. A truck, license 13, derailed an embankment injuring four. Transylvania College canceled a football game with Ohio University after a player’s death. Freeman T. Eagleston, Ohio House speaker, spoke twice in Athens. Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 7 2 to win the World Series in five games. Eleven bids were received for a new water works and hydrotherapeutic plant at Athens State Hospital.
Ten Athens women attended the twenty-fifth annual convention of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs in Columbus. The gathering highlighted club activities and community service programs across the state.
County Commissioners John P. Coe John W. Bennett and W. A. Brammer released a detailed report of their financial transactions for the fiscal year 1909 to 1910. The document outlines expenditures receipts and balances tied to county services and operations.
Athens County Common Pleas Court began its October term with Judge Wood presiding and a docket of 12 cases scheduled for review.
A reader query column from The Athens Messenger offers brief Q and A items. Topics include Richard Barthelmess's descent and film successes, early aviation passenger figures by country for 1928, causes of windshield specks in summer, Beony Leonard coaching boxing at City College of New York, geyser distribution in national parks, sugar sweetness, Confederate burials in Arlington, sausage history, Jewish population in Argentina, Silver Spring discharge rate, Benedictine liqueur origins, and related facts.
Mrs R J McCutcheon of Pueblo Colorado now living at 8018 Dobson Ave Chicago called the World’s Greatest Woman Bowler for three years of record making feats Her three 800 scores on tour last year exceed any in bowling history She defeated Jimmy Smith in a three game series 704 to 687 in Denver December 18, 1927.
Reading notes recount a belief in tobacco as a medicinal agent in 17th century Harrow England. The practice of compulsory smoking arose during the Great Plague, as discussed in Werner's Tobacco and Its Use. Tomorrow: The Little Doe Laughed to Hear The Sport.
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