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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1931
Page
4
The Athens region editorial urges practical relief and better marketing to move surplus farm goods, noting waste without a nationwide plan. It stresses sensible spending, extended relief via local improvements, and the need to empower farmers amid a global downturn.
A historical blurb notes gang warfare and self harm at Michigan State Prison in Marquette after an attempted escape. It mentions three gangsters and a confederate dying by their own actions, a physician killed during the escape, and broader statements about societal ruin from crime.
The excerpted letter from a Canadian guide nicknamed Mac recalls city folk and backwoodsmen, trout talk, and a moose hunt tale. It includes vivid campfire chatter about waiting in dawn cold with whisky, horn calls, and a dangerous twist as a moose approaches the trysting place.
The questions note that one station (HVJ) broadcast the Pope's address at the Vatican opening while about 300 stations worldwide rebroadcast. Empress Eugenie, French empress and fashion leader, inspired hats with ostrich trim.
A verse lamenting labor shortages and rising food prices as farmers fear surplus and debt. It questions economic science and warns that extending debt may delay payment while supply and demand cycle. The piece contrasts scientific progress with unreliable economic theory and the fragility of prosperity.
Observers say criminals have access to same science as defenders. Michigan men, defeated and killed, illustrate the danger. Advocates claim a strong scare can protect the innocent even if it fails to reform desperadoes.
Fragmentary note cites a Bible verse. no clear event or person identified. The readable text references a verse 6 21 and a phrase about proving and a trust, resembling a religious or devotional snippet without concrete news facts or proper nouns.
The record notes Paul Lambert Priest son of A J G Priest of New York City was four months old in March 1931 when he was commissioned as a full member of Idaho Governor C Ben Ross's military staff. The infant officer is a grandson of a close friend of the governor from Boise. Earle Bailey, The Armless Artist, gains acclaim for art made without arms, exhibited in Halifax and Lunenburg Nova Scotia. Bailey's mother Mrs H E B Bailey submitted the piece that won first prize in a Halifax Chronicle Star Believe It Or Not contest. Tomorrow: The Mountains That Are Higher in Summer Than in Winter.
The Washington Letter notes Americans spend over one fifth of retail purchases on food with groceries and meat markets leading. Candy stores collect 658 million dollars yearly, delicatessens 169 million, fruit stands 815 million, while autos claim 19 percent of total spending totaling 9.55 billion dollars.
The Athens Messenger promotes a 48 page booklet titled Rel of the World answering Bible questions. It includes census figures on American churches and membership and is available for ten cents via coupon.
Frederic J. Haskin of Washington DC encloses ten cents in coins or stamps to obtain a copy of the booklet on Religions of the World. The notice requests payment for the publication and indicates the sender’s willingness to receive the booklet by mail.
The text notes that clothing ranks low among major expenditures, totaling 4,315,234,497 dollars or 6.2 percent of all retail outlays. It details women's higher spends in ready to wear and millinery, men’s clothing and furnishings, corsets, and furrier sales, with specific figures for each category amid broader retail totals.
A Newark Field inauguration signals a flight era as a capable young woman demonstrates aviation skill. The remark implies that busy men use airplanes, reflecting early air travel enthusiasm and accessible piloting given a balanced mind.
Walter Blumenthal of Hallgarten and Company piloted a single engine plane from the Adirondacks to Curtis Field in New York. An interesting load included Bernard Gimbe a department store owner and Max Steuer who recently helped convict a banker in New York. The pilot on duty was Russell Thaw age twenty son of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Harry Thaw.
The Whitney estate, valued at death with inheritance taxes of over seventeen million dollars, left more than two hundred million for distribution. Since then its value rose by more than fifty two million, and taxes are not levied on gains after death.
The Athens County Fair earned cash prizes while the Fair Board spent over $5,000 on grounds and buildings. Notable trips included councilman L. Johnson visiting Natrona, Wyoming to fish and hunt. County officials including M. P. Totman Henry Hatch Charles Creamer and commissioners began new terms. Heavily reported are past events, building repairs, and county treasurer notes.
The Infirmary Board reappointed Dr J M Higgins as physician at the county infirmary, confirming his post and duties. This comes amid routine administrative renewals by the board.
The McKinstry family described their tomato crop as growing from seeds they brought back from Florida. They note the plants thrived in their garden, producing fruit that reflects the warm climate origin.
Twenty members of the American Rifle and Revolver Club held a range shoot on Margarets Creek. Clarence Way won the prize a pocket knife for the best record.
Washington notes the egg tariff saga tied to Senator Charles Curtis and the term Egg Charley, with reflections on how Democrats press questions about eggs and tariffs. The piece weighs Curtis's future with Hoover, his age, and the quirky nickname tied to his campaign years.
The article outlines daily hard rules for raising a four year old, stressing tact and consistency. It warns against over demanding actions, unjust discipline, over criticism, and constant inconsistency, noting stubbornness is normal at age four and that parents should avoid wavering and empty promises.
The text notes the largest bequests of a donor, crediting him for grants of over twenty one million to the New York Hospital Society, more than seven million to the New York Public Library, and over three million each to Yale and Cornell.
The Payne Whitney estate is described as the biggest ever appraised in New York, though other fortunes surpassed it. examples include John D. Rockefeller who donated over five hundred million dollars to public causes, and J. Ogden Armour’s comparison implying Whitney would seem poor if all wealth were kept.
Automobile makers will learn that Mr Whitney departed with twenty nine automobiles valued above thirty five thousand dollars, a sum that exceeds their purchase price. The exact figures indicate substantial wealth tied to the collection and its potential market value for buyers and dealers.
The National and local governments explore new taxes on privately owned cars. Chicago reports forty six corporations operating cars valued at over eighty four million dollars. Tax proceeds would support school teachers.
President Hoover aims to borrow about one billion dollars to ease depression era strain. Treasury Secretary Mellon will issue bonds for twenty years at three percent to cover part of national expenses.
A fragment notes a traditional British reaction and recalls a time when consols sold cheaply at three per cent. The piece contrasts European sentiment with historic financial terms and mentions the basin measure.
A reader argues for a high protective tariff to shield infant industries and maintain jobs. The letter cites the McKinley era tariff, notes consumer costs borne by the poor, and warns that higher national tariffs could provoke retaliation and shrink international trade.
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