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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger established 1828 details its publishing prestige from 1896 to 1929 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher. It notes weekday editions with a large Sunday issue and lists staff, associations, and offices in Athens and major U.S. cities.
A Marietta Times column urges staying in current work this year despite restlessness among factory and farm workers. It notes scarce jobs, potential lean years, and the likelihood of better conditions next year, advising patience and careful evaluation before changing occupations. It also satirically analyzes detective fiction tropes about libraries, butlers, doctors, and heirs.
An article argues for farm to market roads as essential relief. It criticizes the Farm Board for wheat price stabilization failures and cites ex president Coolidge on past efforts. The piece urges building durable secondary roads to connect farmers to markets and boost agriculture.
A New York report recalls two authors who rose with a bestseller and film rights behind a tale about Hollywood life. It follows a former LA reporter known as Brown or Brownie, the show world party scene, and a chorus girl whose career fluctuates with marriages nerves and returns to the stage.
A New York morning paper writer starts an indignant piece about a hit-and-run that killed a child but collapses at his desk. The revelation strikes as the writer realizes the victim is his own child in the unfolding tragedy.
A fragment suggests controversy over distributing real beer, described as a move perceived as hit below the belt. The readable wording hints at a policy or tactic being debated, with commenters weighing fairness and implications.
Dwight W. Morrow sparked surprise among prohibitionists as he appeared on a wet platform during the New Jersey senatorial primary, signaling a political clash over temperance and reform.
The article notes Morrow carried every county in New Jersey by a large margin and predicts prohibitionists will be shocked in November by the substantial election majority he achieved.
In 1928 anti prohibition rhetoric targets the Democratic side as Mr Jones of the Jones Law pledges to support wet policy if his state votes yes. Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois would also support wet if her state goes wet and the Anti-Saloon League drafts another woman against her.
In New York Mrs Ruth Pratt a noted Republican woman dismisses talk of wetness as unnecessary stating there is no use even discussing it. The remark reflects partisan stance and public tone of the era.
Washington argues tariffs move with changing economies proving not static. Argentina shows 75 to 100 percent rates on tires and casings, stifling local industry while nearby Brazil-backed supplies and labor create a large tire market, yet no Argentine tire factory exists.
A fragmentary line shows candidates from the Democratic, Socialist, and Republican parties including a female contender in a district race. The text indicates a multi party contest with at least three named groupings.
The text notes Charles H. Tuttle as an aggressive federal district attorney in New York who has alleged sales of judgeships and Democratic peculiarities. It suggests a potential gubernatorial run on a wet flank, while rural areas remain dry and forecasts remain risky.
In Argentina the country sees few deaths but many wounded. Airplanes guard key points while former president Irigoyen is confined. Censorship and unemployment worsen streets. A serious situation may develop.
Last Saturday the Italian government carried out executions of four Jugo-Slavs convicted of terrorism. In Zagreb students attacked the Italian Consulate, displayed mourning flags, sang the Marseillaise before the French Consulate, cheered for Germany and Tyrol, dragged and burned an Italian flag, provoking Mussolini who vows patience is exhausted.
The term yard traces back to Anglo-Saxon usage and was established in England during King Henry I Beauclerc’s reign as a unit of measure. Henry I defined the yard as the distance from the point of the nose to the end of the thumb.
The former critic of the Monroe Doctrine signals possible shift in view urging caution about European or Asiatic powers in the Americas. He argues strong warnings would deter such actions but questions their effectiveness without U S backing.
The Maine vote shows small gains for the governor race while the senator’s candidate draws larger support. Politicians focus on Maine and outside the state, but the public remains wary of politics and expects a broader shift to come from events rather than any single figure.
Five year old star Baby Rose Marie tours the Middle West as a nationally known radio artist and vaudeville headliner. She has performed three years on stage and over two years on the air, memorizing 94 songs. Tomorrow she performs at The Freak Ice House.
Britain greets the French proposal with cordiality and says any federation of European states must stay within the League of Nations. London emphasizes the league would be a super government above the various United States of Europe settlements.
The speaker argues the nation was fortunate to avoid the League of Nations and a subordinate role in a broader European federation. He cites past ups and downs but credits providence and capable men for steering away from the League.
Mrs Henry Zenner aged about 60 died suddenly at her home on North College Street Friday afternoon. The estate lists personal property of $1,000 with no realty. Administrator H T Mulligan appointed for Joseph Brown, who was drowned in a cistern at Rock Riffle last Friday.
J C Haning of Pleasant Hill displays a tomato weighing three pounds grown on a Ponderosa variety plant. The impressive specimen highlights local horticulture and the garden crop.
During a Thursday electrical storm lightning struck a wire feeding the Rolling Mine tipple. A passerby extinguished the blaze. No miners were at work when the storm occurred.
A dog owned by John Allen of Alexander Township, believed mad, killed by a neighbor after striking two boys. In East State Street, N. K. Alderman, 47, suffered severe burns in a gas explosion at his residence, ripping the kitchen door from its hinges.
Governor Harmon appoints Co. L. Poston of Athens as a delegate to the National Good Roads Convention to be held in Oklahoma City Oklahoma on October 5 and 6.
In a meeting attended by 65 Democrats the Harmon Good Government Club organization was perfected above the Bethel Brothers store. D. A. Bardin was elected president.
A reflective verse piece contrasts early human life with modern woes detailing Adam and Eve’s simple days and Eve's digestion while noting today’s detours of radio golf courses and stock markets. The poem hints at public graft news affecting Mayor Walker’s reputation.
The Athens information service provides free responses via Frederic J. Haskin's bureau. It covers queries on printing bags, U.S. census figures 1790 to 3,929,214, Julius Rosenwald Fund conditions, Civil Service Commission chair Thomas Campbell, the diabolo game's origins, average postman routes about 12 miles, area 791 square miles and 385,000 population for Danzig, albatross wing span 17 feet, unknown British soldiers near Cord Bridge, and Troy's site at Hisarlik with historical dispute over its location.
Washington report notes 91-year-old James Ware and 87-year-old Jacob Frech among veterans leaving the Civil Service. Dozens more from the War and State Departments depart after 74 plus years in government roles, with Bartlett and Roche also highlighted for long tenure and late-life retirements.
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