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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1931
Page
4
A reflective piece argues that tax resistance grows from the public’s desire to take more from the treasury and criticizes spending excess after wartime. It urges taxpayers and renters to unite to pressure officials, dismissing politics from tax decisions and calling for restraint and common sense.
A nostalgic reflection on school and college brass bands shaping American youth culture. The piece notes bands marching at football games from September to November, their varied styles, and their role in expressing youthful spirit, anticipation, and even melancholy as youth passes.
The piece argues that government spending is exorbitant at 13 billion dollars annually with major shares by the federal and state levels. It notes a vast payroll and a fragmented system of tax agencies, highlighting a large public payroll relative to population.
In New York a writer reflects on Al Woods bankruptcy and Broadway lore while noting show business pivots. He recalls Woods past acts, stars like Mary Pickford and Claudette Colbert, and the Met Opera seat market as finances shift yet Broadway endures with new faces and fortunes.
Freely offered information service details from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Q A Miami flight by the DO X on arrival from South America. Q When will the US build a legation in Ottawa and cost 300000. Q Who holds the mile record Kepplestone or Jack High. Q How many U S banks closed 1931 and New England reopenings. Q How fast ducks and geese fly. Q What material is the Victoria Cross made from. Q What was the Appian Way paved with.
The Washington Letter reports Swiss approval for an International Agricultural Mortgage Bank with Geneva or Basle headquarters. Signatories including Britain and Scandinavia plan a world land bank modeled on the Bank for International Settlements to supply agricultural credit, potentially linking U S farm loan systems for crisis lending.
The verse contrasts bards praising laborers and warriors with those who wrote after the fact. It argues poets favored peaceful, domestic triumphs over frontline toil and battle, noting soldiers returned home and found no lens for heroic verses. The piece ends by praising the bards' practical common sense.
The speaker warns that a large share of national income goes to a small elite, threatening tax burdens and potential government salaries, urging drastic action to cut public wastes. He credits some gains from taxes but calls for axe to public expenditures while tackling the debris of the new era.
The Athens Messenger promotes CARE OF THE FEET a new booklet on preventing foot problems and proper foot care. It emphasizes warning signs, home treatment, and avoiding neglect with proper footwear. The booklet costs six cents plus postage and includes a coupon for ordering.
The Polish ambassador tells Senator Borah that he knows nothing about Europe. Borah retorts that Americans financed the victory with the allies and helped shape the Versailles Treaty, granting him a right to discuss it.
Polish Patriots in Europe announce Senator Borah is really a German by ancestry. They name Martin Luther and Catherine Van Borah as connections, noting Luther’s marriage after leaving the priesthood. The claim aims to counter the Polish ambassador’s corridor opinions and may surprise Borah.
A devotional line from Luke 18 33 invites readers to value sacrifice over self preservation. The message emphasizes spiritual perspective and timeless moral guidance for daily living.
A reader encloses six cents in coin or stamps and asks for a copy of the CARE OF THE FEET booklet. They provide only name, street, city and state with no additional contact details.
A well informed London observer says the National Party, including the Tories with Ramsay MacDonald among others, will secure about 400 of the roughly 600 parliamentary seats amid foggy London voting conditions described as pea soup.
All of America reports Otto H. Kahn resigns as president and chairman of the Metropolitan Opera Board after thirteen years of leadership. His successors, Paul D. Cravath, brings longboard service and a serious approach to the music institution.
The text criticizes well meaning calls for women to reduce personal spending and donate to an unemployed fund, arguing the approach is misguided. It notes the President and others have emphasized a different, more important solution.
Over 100 dollars was collected by the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution for the National Victory Memorial Building while Troop One Boy Scouts hiked to the Elder Farm east of Athens with a supper prepared by mothers. White Hall Oil and Gas sunk a well on the Moore farm showing 420 pound rock pressure and growing. Education director Vernon M. Reigel urged universal schooling at the Southeast Ohio School Teachers’ Association meeting in Athens. Twenty years ago Vets won Athens County in a local option election by 1,200 votes with dry votes in several townships.
A hard fought game ended 11 to 11 when officials stopped play at 4 o clock to allow Ohio University to catch a traction car. Austin Wood Don McVay and Orren Flesher visited Mr Flesher's parents in Gallipolis.
Mrs. George M. Merritt and her three children relocate to Tampa Florida to establish a home while daughter Kathleen Merritt remains in Ohio University to continue her college studies.
A column argues that mothers bear heavier moral responsibility for children's health and welfare than fathers. It cites guilt when a child is ill, examples of shifting blame, and a fatal case where a father's indecision led to tragedy. The piece contrasts daily business worries with personal family obligations.
Washington dispatch notes a contrast between Japan's military dominated cabinet and America's civilian led government. It cites Premier Wakatsuki and Foreign Minister Shidehara being overridden by the army, questions who governs in Tokyo, and discusses Kellogg pact and League of Nations responses. It mentions Hara's fate, Debuchi, and Shidehara's conciliatory stance toward China.
A statement argues that increasing purchases improves business and workers’ livelihoods. It challenges withholding bread from hungry children to aid others and warns that cutting spending harms manufacturers, closed factories, and layoffs.
Senator Capper’s weekly column mentions Senator Borah joking about Gandhi possibly staying in Wall Street due to mockery in America. It also notes Canada’s growing bison herd from Montana stock, now surpassing pasture limits by about 6 000, with 1 500 young bisons slated for slaughter this year.
Washington D C reporters surround every senator and representative as they prep for the new congressional session. Many vows to support executive policies hide political wrangling to come and the long public debates ahead. Expect loud orations as lawmakers align with duty and vote on key issues.
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