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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1930
Page
4
The Athens Messenger dates back to 1896 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager. The paper was published every weekday afternoon and had a large Sunday edition, under Charles B. Harris as managing editor.
A brief contemplation cites 1 Kings 10 8 praising loyal servants who heed wisdom and Pascal’s view that happiness arises from union with God. The note presents two short religious aphorisms on faith and inner peace.
The piece argues a steel industry history would reveal America's industrial development from 1810 onward, highlighting early mills, regional growth, and the roles of financiers and promoters. It notes Pittsburgh Gary the Mahoning Valley and Birmingham as key sites and links steel use to autos and skyscrapers shaping the nation. It then shifts to shipbuilding gains, noting the US rising to second in world output, aided by the Jones White Shipping Bill and government loans.
The census reports 122,729,615 people in the United States, up 17,018,999 since 1920. New York and California lead in gains, with Michigan Texas and Illinois each adding over a million. Montana shows a decline, while the Pacific states surge, and urban centers expand.
Gilbert Swan recalls Frances White once a Broadway star who fell on hard times after a lavish life. Once tied to rich husbands and big headlines, she later faced civil actions and dwindling fame, ending with an inability to pay a $3.50 taxi bill though she claimed three days would cover it.
The narrator recalls adolescent summers digging social items at beach resorts near Los Angeles and Nat Goodwin, whose career waned as he ran a cafe on his own pier near Santa Monica canyon, a precursor to the area’s movie mansion fame.
In California and Broadway circles a performer known as the Splash me Girl rose from local variety stages to starred roles in Follies of 1916 and The Midnight Frolics. She later earned headlines for reaching a $3,000 weekly salary and for a sensational alienation suit involving vaudeville star Frank Fay.
The article asserts Russia aims to divert global trade from American canneries by cutting prices below cost, but the plan is stated as doomed to fail.
A critique of business leaders who call for wage cuts to match lower material costs. The author argues wages must stay high to protect prosperity, asserting US wages total about sixty billion dollars annually and that cutting them by 30 percent would erase much spending power, undermining prosperity.
Washington D C Sept 15 The article argues that the US gains wealth from three main sources agriculture mining and manufacturing. It highlights each sector's contributions totaling over 48 billion dollars with manufacturing leading, and notes Pennsylvania as a standout in both minerals and overall output.
Discussion centers on a proposed 20 percent wage cut in woolen mills as wool costs drop to 1914 levels. A representative of the American Woolen Company argues this would cut suit prices by 30 cents, but critics warn such savings won’t reach consumers and would harm prosperity.
Professor Allea tells the Americanist Congress in Hamburg that Columbus did not first sail west in 1492. He argues the navigator traveled earlier under Queen Isabella, using a northern route via Ireland Greenland Labrador Newfoundland and reached Florida with a Danish pirate crew.
The passage contrasts Columbus as a bold Catalonian corsair with common myths about Nero Louis XI William Tell and Cleopatra. It questions accepted historical facts and highlights how legends can mislead about personalities and events.
In 1915 the franc traded at about 20 cents and French bonds issued in francs attracted British buyers totaling around 160 million pounds in gold. Since then France has stabilized the currency, now around 4 cents, as the finance minister issues a new announcement.
The bonds will be repaid in francs, so Britain will lose one fifth of lent funds and British holders face about 115 million dollars. France holds two billion in gold, more than double Britain's reserves, souring British views as they side with the United States which sent large sums to Europe with no repayment.
Governor Charlies H. Brough claims Governor Roosevelt of New York voiced presidential hopes for 1932. Roosevelt denies ever indicating trouble with Tammany over appointive matters. Wording attributed to Mr. Raskob about 1932.
The passage notes Governor Smith may not run again and his possible endorsement could shape the Democratic nomination. It also describes the yacht race where Enterprise leads Shamrock by half a mile with Lipton favored by public sympathy, hoping for a fifth attempt to win.
Edward Seiple 25 of Mechanicsburg was seriously hurt when accidentally shot by Clyde Mansfield of Athens in a woods near Jerseyville marking the season’s first mishap.
Twenty years ago Captain Josiah B. Allen left for the G. A. R. National Encampment to be held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was to attend as a veteran delegate and represent local posts in a national gathering of Civil War veterans.
Ohio highway officials supervise the application of a tar binder over the new macadam road extending north from the mouth of Sugar Creek to beyond No. 210 mine.
In Athens the Cox-Roosevelt Club of Athens held a meeting to discuss important business for the upcoming campaign. Speaker M. A. Daugherty of Lancaster presented remarks as the gathering addressed campaign strategy and organizational matters.
Mrs Samuel Danes of Race Street hosted a picnic party for about 50 people mainly from the Christian Church in Carmen Oklahoma in honor of her sister Mrs Samuel Kirkendall. Mrs Abe Halsey assisted with the event.
Charles and Teddy Fox of New York spent the night in Athens while attempting to lower the world long distance walking record from New York to the Pacific Coast.
Charles Dailey narrowly escaped death after being whirled around twenty times on a gas engine hay baler at the William Austin farm in Baker Settlement. His head and abdomen suffered severe lacerations.
Miss Clara Bancroft of Wellston accepts a vocal instructor role at Columbia College for Women in Columbia City. She previously taught music at Ohio University.
Edward Briggs of Berkley California is visiting Mr and Mrs D Cornwell and relatives, according to local social notes.
A poem by James J. Montague discusses coal mining via science, city soot, and atmospheric pollution. It critiques fuel science while noting December grime and power in the air. The piece also includes satirical lines about Mexico training grounds and Gandhi, plus a quip about George Bernard Shaw and razor blades.
Frederic J. Haskin presents a Washington information service offering free answers for two cents. Topics include Panama Canal transit capacity, Depew bequest to George Washington University, National Safety Council address and publications, Alaska commercial aviation since 1922, and Salvation Army periodical circulation.
Addis Ababa will host a grand coronation in November with Ras Tafari the new emperor. Delegations from Britain France Italy Germany Japan and America join a weekslong spectacle as Ethiopia poised for revival and foreign interests press for concessions amid historic pageantry and reforms.
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