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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1933
Page
4
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A county prisoner wrongly convicted spent 22 months on death row after a second confession exonerated him. The Ohio county commissioners awarded $12,000 in compensation, prompting questions about fairness and the true cost of the lengthy confinement in the electric chair shadow.
Officials in Soviet Russia favor American machines and products despite closer options in Germany France England or Czecho-Slovakia. They anticipate placing heavy orders if diplomatic relations resume, praising American industry and workmanship as superior and reliable.
Ohio records show nearly equal deaths from falls and auto crashes in early 1983. 850 auto fatalities and 830 fall deaths reported by the State Bureau of Vital Statistics, with most falls occurring at home and many on stairs. A statewide safety drive by the Ohio State Automobile Association targets drivers and homes alike, using schools to spread lessons.
A Protestant minister a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi will tour the United States over three months to preside over interdenominational discussions of religious tolerance in 37 cities. The piece argues democracy requires freedom of worship and vigilance against intolerance.
Dorothy Dix counsels a reader on a pest neighbor who intrudes with constant visits and loud radio, suggesting blunt boundaries and polite restraint as the only workable remedy. A second letter from an older man questions his 30 year old preferences and is advised that youth favors peers, not older suitors.
Olive Roberts Barton argues for giving children time of their own away from constant rules. She warns rigid home school and social demands push youths toward rebellion or extreme behavior when they finally act on their own. She stresses that a child’s mind must have space to explore and be himself part of the time.
Yesterday's cartoon explains Cappadocia in Asia Minor where Mt Argaeus ash created pumice pinnacles used as caves. Inhabitants carved troglodyte homes, with fearsome access said to drive killing of the aged. Tomorrow: The Cradle Of The Deep.
Roosevelt’s flexible approach to the recovery program unsettles business and investors. The era sees varied moves such as gold purchases, foreign recognition, farm relief loans, and price aims to 1926 levels to secure full employment and stabilise the dollar. General Hugh Johnson contemplates retirement but may stay, while diamond imports rise as gold hoarders turn to gems.
The author argues children need unstructured time to develop inner discipline. Allowing a couple of hours daily plus weekend freedom helps shape impulses, fosters reasoning, and reduces parental pressure. A wise parent should supervise lightly and offer guidance tactfully.
The Women’s City Federation hosted a mixer dinner in the parlors of the Presbyterian Church. Misses Margaret Sprague Eleanor Bailey and Frances Pickering entertained with a mask dance at Daltom’s Academy.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that behavior issues in children can stem from physical or mental causes and should be treated by studying the child as a unit. Johns Hopkins findings show illness can alter a child’s nature, with cases where asthma, sleep disturbance, allergies, or vision problems caused behavior or learning changes that improved once underlying issues were addressed.
Mrs. P. H. McKinley hosted the Friendship Needle Club and Miss Georgia Warner presided over the M. I. W. Club Halloween party in Nelsonville. The Y. M. C. A. open house awarded prizes for costumes to Evelyn Pritts Verna Hand Fred Linscott Cheas Rosser Selma Weiss Faui Evans. Dr. C. E. Welch hosted a Halloween dinner for city doctors.
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Margaret A. Russell to Mr. Roy C. Shirley in Toledo. Guests include Rev. H. C. Bobilee of Columbus visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Dowler in Church Street. Miss Bertha McVay travels to Sidney to visit her brother KH. RB McVay for a few weeks.
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbered entries, partial phrases, and wordplay hints. Includes multiple short definitions for plants, measurements, time terms, legal and geographic terms, plus variants and abbreviations. The page presents a mixed puzzle grid readout rather than a narrative article.
Price changes listed for butter cheese milk eggs round steak leg of lamb flour bread lard potatoes macaroni and rice from February 15 to September 12 in four Consumers' Guide of October 12. Data show increases for most items reflecting retail pressures across neighborhoods downtown department and chain stores.
The Public Works Administration board reviews a $30 million loan request to build six floating landing fields on the Atlantic Ocean. Seadrome Ocean Dock Corp and engineers claim feasible, with fields buoyed 400 miles apart, anchored offshore, wave resistant, and offering hotel facilities for 200 people.
Keith Neville, ex governor of Nebraska and former NRA organizer, warns the farm strike will worsen distress rather than relieve it. He resigned his NRA role after opposing policies that exempt firms with fewer than ten employees from wage and hour provisions.
Community gathered for a miscellaneous shower at the Richara home on Hooper Ridge with neighbors and friends bringing gifts and light refreshments. A marriage party and social events with local families, church members, and school peers were noted in the area, including Halloween dancing and weekend gatherings.
A fragmentary weather style column predicts a challenging period with abrupt shifts and stirring events. It hints at changes in business and private life, urging caution and opportunity awareness amid nationwide impetuosity. Notable nativity mention appears as Masti in the text.
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