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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1933
Page
4
Publication profile for The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co with editors and publishers listed. Includes circulation figures, associations, and pricing. ends with a reader joke about the NRA and business fixes.
Editorial warns the November 7 ballot in Ohio includes three constitutional amendments. It argues replacing real estate taxes with replacement taxes could devastate local governments and schools, cites Taft’s critique of past limits, and questions a large old age pension plan. The piece backs the County Home Rule Amendment as a democratic, county-tailored reform to cut waste and improve efficiency.
Notes report Mount Waislesie in Hawaii averages 476 inches of rain annually while 14 miles away the figure sits at 22 inches. The 42 story L. C. Smith building in Seattle is claimed the tallest west of the Mississippi. Wage comparisons from 1930 show Belgium Italy Germany England and the United States with daily earnings ranging from 1.56 to 10.16 dollars. Rabbits stamp ground signals when frightened to warn others. Ginerva, an Italian bride, hid in a chest during her wedding and was found only as a skeleton when discovered.
Dorothy Dix counsels parents on a 12 year old misbehaving daughter advising against institutionalizing the child. She urges exploring home methods with praise and tact, suggests avoiding harsh control, and even recommends a summer camp and treating the girl as grown up upon return.
The author notes Halloween has shifted from a holy festival to a festive riot and urges sensible behavior. She warns against destructiveness and urges parents to curb frightening costumes for babies, stressing masks can imprint fear and linger.
Readable clues list includes references to a pictured novelist and a successful actress ending with an instruction to start writing for a -ess plural. Other entries span definitions such as misrepresented departed by boat and various short words across the grid.
A cartoon feature profiles Josephine Callahan who, despite losing both arms, pilots a plane with arm bands, rides horses, and drives a car. She flies to Palo Alto for a horse show where her blooded horses compete and win a high jumping event.
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys health safeguards for air travel noting need for rapid sanitary controls at departure and arrival ports. He urges strict laws and surveillance for passengers from infection areas, fumigation of planes from tropical regions, vaccination practices, and safe sewage disposal systems aboard aircraft.
The National Labor Board acts as a growing mediatory network to settle labor disputes. Wagner pushes for quick consensus with employers, as seen in the Westinghouse strike resolution that aided broader union organization. Litvinov’s wary caution on Russia contrasts with impending discussions with Roosevelt. Production cost guarantees face variability and farmer cost disputes amid broader farm policy debates. Twenty years ago, Jackson visits and Ohio University football score noted.
Dr C L Jones was chosen director of the United States Independent Telephone Association at a national meeting in Chicago. Thieves broke into the store of Johnson and Bever in Sugar Creek. The Social Science Club met at Professor Hoover's home. Mrs FT Rove hosted Miss Nelle Scott from Columbus. Kings Heralds and Light Spheres planned a Halloween event.
Effie Middleport recounts a visit to the Akron Air Port in Ohio highlighting the Goodyear Blimp and other airships. She notes viewing hangars, the blimp’s wings and ladder, cabin details, colors, and the pilot’s landing, ending with praise for the experience.
Athens County high school students, guided by teachers and PTAs, travel Friday to Jackson for the All Southeastern Ohio chorus of 600 voices. Representatives from The Plains, Hollister, Greens Run, Troy, Jacksonville Trimble, and Stewart include named students, with listed supervising teachers.
Dorothy Gish arrives in New York aboard the Berengaria ending her European visit. She is photographed showing a bright smile as she registers upon returning to the city.
A fragmented notice speaks of an auspicious day for change tied to social or personal activity. Caution is urged against misrepresentation and risky social contact, with advice to be wary, prepared, or protective, especially for those with artistic or literary interests.
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