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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1933
Page
4
Classified notice from Athens listing newspaper associations and advertising offices in Chicago and Detroit. Details subscription rates by carrier and mail in Ohio with weekly, monthly, and yearly prices. Includes obituary and card rates and postal class information.
Tahiti residents charter a yacht from Papeete to sail among South Pacific islands for a contract bridge cruise. Passengers dedicate the voyage to bridge plays as they tour cannibal isles and palm-fringed coasts, signaling a modern union of leisure and competition.
The piece argues Ohio lacks strong tax leadership and fair system education for taxpayers. It notes many proposed taxes are defeated by powerful interests, with old levies continued or repurposed, adding burdens on already taxed residents. The author calls taxes nuisances but insists on fairness and necessity.
The article credits a strong national budget and rising federal revenues as the main driver of business recovery. It highlights 90 million dollars in short-term emergency spending covered by long term obligations, a beer tax earnings of 16 million dollars monthly, and renewed confidence in government securities as proof of solvency and economic revival.
The piece urges more sportsmen and farmers to safeguard wildlife in Ohio by reporting game law violations promptly. It notes the squirrel open season starting today with a four per day limit and warns that many will exceed limits and escape penalties. It calls for cooperation with game protectors to ensure fair hunting and better fishing and hunting conditions for law‑abiding sportsmen.
The veteran diplomat Viscount Grey of Fallodon dies at seventy one. He served as foreign secretary in 1914 guiding Britain into World War I and embodies pre war diplomacy based on secret understandings and great power maneuvers. His later years saw an eclipse as England nourished suspicion that the war caused most troubles.
Dorothy Dix urges husbands to share duties and sympathize with wives. She argues success hinges on mutual effort, praise, financial partnership, and shared domestic planning. A strong, wise husband drives a thriving home life.
Olive R Barton's essay argues that using moving pictures or stills in classroom work could strengthen memory and shorten grade years. She notes limits for certain subjects, the need to keep a textbook for fixed facts, and suggests reels for instruction could be reused rather than treated as mere recreation.
The text explains Viscount Grey and the British Foreign Office foresaw war and prepared with France for a united action against Germany. Once the storm broke, England could not remain neutral as diplomacy had already committed them, and the Belgian invasion spurred public support for war.
Bee stings inject poison from two acid glands into a skin sac. Most stings heal in a day, but about two percent cause severe reactions risking life. Severe cases may involve shock and breathing trouble, requiring careful monitoring and treatments including epinephrine and supportive care.
A compact column recalls travels and births including Dr and Mrs C L Jones in a western tour and the Hillis baby. It notes Mansfields from Michigan trip and Jennings motor trip east with a mix of local social items and a university kitchen equipment demo. The column closes with a call for coordinated educational action led by Doctor Finnegan.
The Buy Now campaign will use a careful, unemotional educational approach to explain price rises and promote prudent spending. It emphasizes interdependence of business, workers at work, and specific item justifications, with officials noting optimistic media display trends in August.
The puzzle lists a U S public official in a picture with clues spanning politics and everyday terms. Solvers must fill terms like a formal caption tying the official to a Recovery Program and related descriptors through cross letters.
COOLVILLE Sept 15 Word has been received that Ralph Basom a native of this place who had recently visited here died on his way home to California Basom had lived in California for several years and died in Wyoming while en route Florine Merritt daughter of Will Merritt once a Troy Schools teacher is employed as vocal teacher She is in Coolville Thursday and Torch and Hockingport Friday morning Three hundred ninety five pupils are enrolled in Troy Township schools this year One hundred twenty in the Senior High School An exhibit by Troy High School Home Economics girls won second prize at the Ohio State Fair including a $20 premium check and ribbon A public speaking and business English course is offered for the first time Mrs Harriet Ross Walker is instructor Dr S H Bing of Ohio University organized an extension class Twenty one enrolled for Sociology class First meeting Sept 18 at 7 o'clock Dr Taylor instructor Three hours college credit for first semester The Rev Strickland of Columbus will hold services at Congregational Church next Sunday at 10 30 a m The Dunfee siblings and Archie left for Middletown to visit sister Mrs Laura Hayes then to Indianapolis for the funeral of their sister in law Mrs Mark Dunfee Rev and Mrs Edward Kuehnel and two children of Mt Gardner visited Rev and Mrs R L Derrick last week Rev Kuehner preached at M E Church A M Morrison and son Alfred visited Delaware Ohio Friday and Saturday before returning The Ladies Aid of the M E Church also noted
The article warns that planetary configurations today bring ominous readings with dangerous events and aggressive comebacks. It notes potential physical danger, quarrels, and lawless impulses, especially for those with birthdays, with James Hill named as a notable nativity.
A. R. MacTeague will assist merchants in district offices on September 18 and Sept 25 to advise on filing Form 42 cotton processing tax returns. The Rural Adjustment Act requires retail traders to report weight and pay tax on Form 42 by September 30 1933.
A September notice from Carbondale lists enrollment in grades K through high school openings for fall. Names tied to students include Juanita Taft, Jean Dunlap, Virgene Car, Jessie Doolittle, and others. Local families and residents are mentioned with visits and social calls across Moonville, Detroit, and neighboring towns.
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