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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1932

Page

4

Sorrow Turned to Joy Promise in St John Verse

An exhortation mirrors the biblical line from St John 16 22 noting sorrow now but joy to come. The verse emphasizes divine consolation and reunion for followers.

St John

Athens County Tax Delays Prompt Budget Action Demands

Delays in completing the 153% county budget push tax collection into December. Officials blame slow budget prep and missing papers as Athens County Commissioners face legal steps for filing, public inspection, and setting tax rates. Residents fear continued delinquency hurts services and payrolls.

Athens County

Ohio Chief Justice Carrington T Marshall’s Record of Service

Chief Justice Carrington T Marshall has served Ohio for 14 years, elevating the Supreme Court to be prompt and respected. He reformed court operations, organized the common pleas judges, set higher ethics standards, and led national legal groups while earning broad bar support for reelection.

Carrington T. Marshall State of Ohio Supreme Court Marshall Common Pleas Plaix Racney Racney and Thurman McIlvaine Reading American Law Institute American Judicature Society American Law Association Institute of Law Johns Hopkins University Ohio Judicial Council

Keeping on a Keeping On Dorothy Dix Advice

A wife asks how to save her strained marriage amid work stress and money worries with two young children. Dorothy Dix urges patience, self control, and united home effort, noting hardship tests but can strengthen bonds and domestic happiness if both partners endure and support each other.

Miss DIX Becky Sharpe

Athens Police drive on double parkers sparks reader letter

A reader from Athens urges consistent patrols on West Union and West State Streets amid ongoing congestion. He notes numerous fines and curb parking issues while contrasting earlier arrests and firings with the current lax enforcement.

Iter Messenger Athens Athena

Thyroid Gland May Cause Fatigue

The thyroid gland affects body metabolism and energy levels. Under activity causes fatigue and slowed functions. overactivity raises heart rate and energy, with moist skin and rapid growth aspects. Dr. Timmeé notes constant activity of mind and body in such patients, seeking rest.

Walter Timmeé

Controversy and Press Duty in Public Decision Making

The text argues controversy can reveal truth and notes growing unanimity in decisions, with Chief Justice Marshall often in the majority. It warns electors to scrutinize officials' records and criticizes demagogic self advertizing, urging the press to honestly advise voters.

Marshall

Mandalay Tower Fulfills Ancient Prophecy In 1857

In Mandalay King Mindon founded the city and, on February 13 1857, a 90 foot watch tower was completed before sunset after an old Buddah prophecy urged swift action. Disobedience carried dire penalties and the tower now guards the old Fort entrance. Tomorrow tale teased: a remarkable wrestling record.

King Mindon Burma Mandalay Gautama Buddeh

Coal output cut in half by rail strike in Hocking Valley

The Hocking Valley coal output drops by 50 percent as railcars are scarce during a nationwide railroad strike. Only 5,547 of 9,144 ordered cars were secured for the stated period, signaling a broad industrial impact and rising costs.

Hocking Valley

Twenty Years Ago in Athens Area News Tidbits

A collection of brief items recalls Jay Withem’s daylight house ransack near Millfield and a disappearance. County Republican committee met privately at the Courthouse with Dr. J. M. Higgins elected secretary. Dr. H. T. Phillips sought Probate Judge.bean exhibit shows a 26 inch sample. K T McKinstry’s family plans move from Atlanta to Athens. A copperhead snake bite linked to an Ohio Pen convict at the Athens hospital. Chauncey rain kept crowds from a Bible School gathering at Wellingsgrove with Copeland singing. Robert A. Dean spoke against harsh judgments. Captain Baldwin and Red Devil Baldwin’s biplane visit the Athens County Fair. The Maine slogan resurges in local chatter. Sheriff Mulligan warned of seven jail escapees from Ross County.

Chauncey Wellingsgrove Copeland Robert A. Dean Nelsonville

Psychology talk on warm up fixes work performance

E B Skaggs of the College of the City of Detroit told the American Psychological Association that a poor day’s work stems from a worker not warming up. He noted some people take a full day to shed the chill. The article also mentions criminals shifting target from saloons to safety deposit boxes.

E. B. Skaggs The College of the City of Detroit American Psychological Association

Secretaries Back on Campaign Front

Hoover taps a larger staff for the campaign with three Hoover secretaries, three ex Coolidge aides, and two ex Hoover aides on call. Ted Clark, a relief secretary, works to substitute for vacationing aides while Joslin continues limited access to reporters and the President.

Washington White House Hoover Coolidge Edward T. Clark Cal Theodore Joslin Joslin Clark Lawrence Richey Walter Newton Ted Louis K. Liggett Massachusetts Republican National

Hoover campaign chiefs reshuffle boost Hoover re election push

Big George Akerson returns to service to head campaign publicity at eastern headquarters in New York while Everett Sanders, once Coolidge secretary, is Republican national chairman and campaign manager in Chicago. C Bascom Slemp pressures Virginia to back Hoover again amid mixed optimism.

George Akerson Hoover New York George Everett Sanders Coolidge Sanders Chicago Cal Virginia C. Bascom Slemp White House

Items of Interest Statistica Theorems and Birds

Statistica proves that for every three men aged between 75 and 8 there are four women. For every four men over 8 there are seven women. The hoatsin, a remarkable bird found in tropical America, has a pair of claws on its wings.

Statistica Tropical America

Muscle action raises hairs on animals and humans

The text notes that every hair on a person or animal is moved by a muscle. It explains hairs on a cat’s back bristling when angry or excited due to muscular action. It adds aluminum is the most abundant metal in the world and makes about eight percent of the earths crust.

Thin Po

The Light Side of a Losing Presidential Campaign

Editor Thomas Norman of the Messenger notes that Socialist candidate Thomas enjoys the campaign without the risk of losing. He explains the mental strain on major party hopefuls and the craving for a quiet mountain retreat after the exhausting race. Hoover and Roosevelt might envy such a pain free perch.

Messenger Norman Thomas Thomas Bryen Republic Mr. Thomas Messrs Hoover Roosevelt

Letter on supply and demand from Mrs. Elizabeth Gayton

The Messenger editor notes Mrs. Elizabeth Gayton’s Tuesday letter earns praise for temperate language and sincerity while critiquing her apparent disregard for the enduring law of supply and demand, a principle described as eternal and unrepeatable.

the Messenger Elizabeth Gayton Messenger

Statue of Lincoln Will Be Dedicated in South Bend Indiana

The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by the Hoggier Youth Life Foundation will be dedicated in South Bend Indiana Friday at 11:30 AM. Arthur M. H secretary of agriculture will deliver the principal address with educators and governors from Midwestern states attending. The program will be broadcast on NBC networks with KDKA WGAR and WLW as nearby stations.

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln HY Life Foundation Plac South Bend Ind Arthur M H Promi Sive National Broadcasting Company KDKA WGAR WLW

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