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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
4
Rates listed for Ohio subscriptions. One year costs 4.60 dollars, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks 0.50, one week 0.15. By carrier rate is 15 cents weekly.
The District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Daniel O'Donoghue upholds the act as constitutional a decision described as potentially redefining property and contract rights. The ruling asserts government authority can override absolute vested rights for public welfare and deem production of necessities subject to public interest. It signals a landmark shift in American legal history.
The National Industrial Conference reports over 10 percent July job gain from June, the largest in 14 years, marking a fourth straight monthly rise and longer hours for those employed. The overall mood improves as the economy shows steady gains and rising tides.
Figures from the United States Immigration Office show under eight thousand immigrants entered legally in the first eleven months of the fiscal year ended June 30. Visas were issued to 3,879 preference quota and 3,361 non preference immigrants by May 31, highlighting the small share of the 158,831 allowed that year. The data underscore the impact of postwar immigration laws on entry rates.
The piece argues high wages boost domestic demand and asserts tariffs protect living standards by blocking cheap labor imports. It cites international wage comparisons showing the United States far ahead of England Sweden Germany France Japan Hungary and China and notes India reports 1927 wildlife and snakebite deaths.
A reader asks when a woman is happiest. Dorothy Dix presents a lifecycle view from girlhood through the 30s to 70s, arguing happiness shifts with marriage, children, and independence. She concludes the ideal period varies by woman and era.
Captain Monty Campbell, commanding officer of the local National Guard battery, departs for three months of training at the U. S. Artillery School in Fort Sill Oklahoma. The Walter L. Main Circus makes its forty fourth annual showing in town. Charles E Cameron and party travel to Northern Ohio by auto with Ruth McCormick. P E Hixon family returns from Lake Erie vacation. Rev M E Chatley and wife return from Chautauqua New York vacation.
Miss Anna Louise Higgins daughter of Dr and Mrs J M Higgins wed Frederick C Lang enburg at the First Presbyterian Church. Miss Anna Pickering served as maid of honor. Mrs N Hobson and daughter Mrs E R Lash returned from Amesville. Leo Schaeffler, who spent the summer in Baltimore, returns to college. Edith Jones leaves for Twin Falls Idaho to teach. Elizabeth Bohn head of Home Economics at the university returns from vacation.
The Twentieth Century Limited runs 961 miles New York to Chicago in 18 hours at 53.4 mph. General Wolfe was 32 at Quebec capture. Wellington was 46 at Waterloo and Blucher 73 at Waterloo. Delaware passes a night lighting law requiring pedestrians on state highways to carry a light.
A cartoon explains Rhode Island’s first governor Samuel Cranston, born 1659 in Newport, elected 1698 and re elected 29 times, dying in office in 1727. It highlights Chicago lifeguard Frank Siler saving 400 swimmers in nine seasons, starting at age 14, and aunt Mary C. Davidson sharing a $500 prize for a Believe It or Not contest entry. Tomorrow’s feature is The Strange Fate Of Libby Prison.
Dr. Donald R. Armstrong notes early detection remains key but now targets children. Surveys show high tuberculin positivity among schoolchildren with varying lung damage. portable rapid X ray and inexpensive chest screenings enable mass, free examinations for the indigent.
The piece argues children should learn the meaning of work even in luxury. It recounts a summer cottage scene where a tidy girl resists reusing towels, highlighting parental insistence on responsibility and daily chores to avoid waste.
Washington column notes dog days slow most federal offices while emergency agencies run at full speed. The NRA and Commerce Department face slowdowns. Public Works and Interior nestle in doldrums. 9 to 4:30 hours prevail in many old offices. postal workers protest pay cuts amid furloughs. Four NRA advisory board members resign. Mary Hughes oversees Blue Eagle youth買 signups.
The narrator contrasts a daughter who guards cleanliness with a broader note that extreme neatness can become a vice. The piece links the child’s orderly habits to her father’s virtues, then warns against rigid scruples that ignore others.
Coolville and surrounding communities held multiple family reunions across the weekend. Gatherings included the Daugherty and Davis descendants at The Plains and Coolville Camp Grounds with dozens attending from Athens, Marietta, Columbus, Steubenville, and beyond. An upcoming reunion was planned for Coolville before Labor Day.
In Columbus on September 6 military veterans from the A E F gathered for a division reunion with Dickey of Toledo acting as the seat or host, reflecting postwar veteran activities.
A crossword style puzzle lists clues across and down for a famous lady, sun god, MP, capuchin monkey, and various terms. It interleaves definitions such as to free, to place in line, and glossy fabrics with references to debut, grave intent, and a home for pli.
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