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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
4
An Ohio commentary urges using work for relief programs across counties. It laments traditional handouts to able bodied unemployed and proposes township and city projects to provide paid labor on roads and public works. It notes Logan City already requires able bodied men to work for aid and predicts similar actions in neighboring towns.
A shift toward practical church buildings in New York City favors mixed use. The John Street Church, owned by the General Methodist Conference, will replace the ancient structure with a 19 story complex that includes rental office space while preserving sacred areas.
A columnist notes the arranged marriage tensions faced by royal offspring as King Carol II of Romania seeks Princess Maria Francesca of Italy, age 17, amid government denials and royal protocol. The piece contrasts royal limits with ordinary youth and hints at future nuptial politics among Europe’s monarchies.
In New York the blind street musicians have shifted to night clubs stages and taxicab arrivals. They perform in acts with two or more instruments by blind women and men, adopting stage wardrobe from white linen to double breasted coats. They rehearse constantly and tailor acts to audience taste spreading to speakeasies for tips.
A Washington Information Bureau offer explains free services for queries. It answers questions on racing seasons in England motion picture screens consular staff tax totals Eiffel Tower hair growth monkey grooming Coolidge era trivia ice weight and watermelon origins with concise explanations.
The poem describes a traveler facing hardship and disillusion with cheerful propaganda. The speaker resists forced optimism, noting personal struggles, stalled cars, and rough weather, and rejects hollow cheer that masks trouble. The tone is defiant and wary of hypocritical happiness.
A reflective piece notes that some royal matches arise from love rather than politics. It contrasts small princess life with restricted choices and chocolate, schoolboy crushes, and later canned romances. Cupid’s intervention can make princess and royal partners resemble ordinary couples.
A devotional line reflects on the scripture James 2 14 about temptation arising from one own desires and being drawn away by lust. The terse period tone frames a moral reminder for readers.
A quirky roundup lists common kitchen ingredients egg yolks coffee salt sugar and flour in a curious headline style. It hints at unusual uses or mixtures with a newspaper voice from the era.
Cartoon notes a Medina Ohio lumber yard fire spreading to an apiary revealing a charred hive whose wax honeycombs remained intact as bees fans kept interior temperatures below melting point. The entry cites Kinsey and A I Root Co. verification. Also mentions Texas gunman Bill Longley born 1851 in Austin County with a history of fatal gun battles and odd hanging outcomes. Tomorrow features a piece on a baseball player fined for a homer.
The Washington letter surveys rising specialization in federal and state law, noting old-fashioned lawyers with broad strokes are rare. It recalls colorful judges and anecdotes from the past, including Judge Black and Judge White, illustrating shifts in practice and ethics.
The Athens Messenger advertises a government booklet on moths. It notes moth activity peaks May to July and September to October, and lists 18 remedies with usage guidance. Housewives are urged to request a copy now via a coupon.
A brief note accompanies four cents sent for a copy of the Moth booklet. The writer provides name, street, city, and state for mailing.
T H Parks of Ohio State University Extension Department will visit Athens County next Thursday Sept 17 to review orchard spraying results. He will inspect trees near Coolville with accompanying Samuel Pailet Arthur Smith and Thomas H Johnson as local agents and teachers.
Ten years ago in the Hocking Field nearly all Ohio Collieries Company miners were to be called out if No 209 began. A Boston auction sold jobless men to bidders for room and board as a labor-securing scheme. L H Smith bought Carl Barth’s Moler Auto Sales interest and ran a Stewart store. Twenty years ago Chief Scout Wood hired Arthur Hinaman as Ohio University coach replacing Doc Freeman. Petition drives urged two through trains on Hocking Valley Railroad. Ohio University preparatory records showed 450 in fall registration with dormitories full and town rooms scarce. Agriculture and domestic science were new departments attracting interest.
The Swift Building near the K. and M. depot was taken over by Athens County farmers as a storage place for cooperative purchases. Board of directors included F. P. Linscott J. W. Lax J. A. Walsh J. C. McClannan and Henry Finsterwald.
Washington dispatch surveys a new Congress facing familiar battles and a looming 1932 political climate. Issues include Hoover veto power, farm relief, unemployment aids, taxation fights, veteran benefits, tariff policy, World Court debate, and the persistent wet or dry controversy.
A columnist reflects on a educator’s list of traits for the perfect student and argues that homes share the duty with schools. The piece contends schools cannot fix character alone amid heavy curricula and urges parents to uphold standards at home.
A German pilot Blankenberg airborned a mail catapulted from the German steamship Europa, delivering letters 1,275 miles from the ship in about thirty hours ahead of the vessel. The feat signals Europe to America mail in just over three days, a precursor to three hour deliveries.
The text states Mexico joins the League of Nations, noting pride in membership after being excluded initially. It suggests membership will not harm Mexico and brushes off demands for money or troops, asserting Mexico will fight only at home.
The author argues the United States should avoid League involvement amid a domestic crime wave prohibition challenges and funds flowing abroad into risky foreign loans, some frozen or worse. The piece contrasts foreign entanglements with pressing national concerns and economic strain.
Andreas Thaler the Tyrolean Minister of Agriculture urges hardy Tyrolean men to move with their families to South America for opportunity and prosperity, highlighting the push for overseas settlement.
The passage argues that the United States should welcome immigrant labor from Chile and Argentina to build up the economy. It laments past restrictions on "the right kind of emigration" and asserts that the country owes much of its strength and prosperity to such peoples and ideas.
Laws restricting clergy spread from Vera Cruz to Yucatan and Chiapas. Vera Cruz limits to 15 priests for 1,000,000 inhabitants while Yucatan caps at nine and Chiapas allows fourteen. Outbreaks of hostility, including violence against churches, rise abruptly with no clear cause.
The passage describes criminals growing bolder in a crime wave and targets Charles B. Cavanaugh, Bernardsville New Jersey police chief, for assassination after he raided speakeasies and disrupted bootleg profits. It warns such acts could escalate to attacks on higher officials and officials' ascent in ranks.
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