Education and housing growth in Athens and region
The Athens Messenger discusses adult education benefits noted by Prof. Leon J. Richardson and the spread of extension courses across the United States, highlighting growth from 75 to 443 colleges. It also surveys Athens housing needs, saying many large homes host students and urging more modest rental properties to accommodate a growing population drawn by Ohio University and local schools.
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University of California
United States
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Europe
Athens
Ohio University
Elysian Spring
Mos
University Greek Jeromes
Ohio
Athens County
Meigs County
May Stewart the heart of Broadway cafe memory
A long nostalgic profile of May Stewart a legendary Broadway waitress at a vaudeville era cafe near the Palace Theater New York. The piece recalls how she supported penniless actors paying their meals from future earnings, her close ties with stars like McIntyre Heath Eddie Foy and Elddie Leonard, and how the cafe’s closing ends her era with life still reminding us that life is so like that.
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Regis
Palace Theater
Ciger
May Stewart
New Yorke
May
Maybelle
Stewart
Muay
McIntyre
Heath
Eddie Foy
Elddie Leonard
Public Information Service Offers Free Help to Readers
Freasi J Haskin directs Washington information services offering free aid to readers. The service invites inquiries with two cents postage to The Athens Passenger Information Burton Washington D C. The National Recreation Association notes baseball dominance with 241766 players in the last season across municipal leagues.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Athens I
Burton
Washington, D. C
National Recreation Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Maplehurst
Hezeihurst
Hurst
Lord Heaverbrook
Lord Beaverbrook
William Maxwell Aitken
William ‘Aitken
Newcastle
New Brunswick
Canada
Win
Truth n Poetry by James J Montague The Easiest Way
A tribal verse sequence contrasts hunting thrills with peaceful countryside reverie. It questions hunting bravado against deadly encounters with wild boar bear and elephant, then shifts to a calm inland mood free of danger, favoring serene rivers and birds over feral beasts. The piece ends with an editorial note on road planning and funding shifting rural isolation.
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James J. Montague
A Thought For Today From Deuteronomy Teachings
A brief devotional line cites Deuteronomy 21:4 and urges readers to study statutes and judgments to guide future possession and action, framing the biblical instruction as a moral compass for daily conduct.
Farmers face another lean year despite bumper crops
Washington's Nature notes that while the 1930-31 season volume rose, crop values fell sharply and farmers remain burdened by debt and taxes. Prices fail to cover costs of gathering, packing, shipping, and selling, keeping farmers from cashing in on abundance.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Debaters Ask for Ready References Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a twenty four page booklet titled READY REFERENCES FOR DEBATERS. It answers requests for desirable debate topics and references. The pamphlet covers subjects commonly discussed in gatherings and provides a fruitful list of references for school or forum use. Postage and cost are six cents. readers are urged to mail the coupon.
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Athens Messenger
Ready References for Debaters booklet request
The message from the Athena Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C encloses six cents in stamps for a copy of a booklet titled Ready References for Debaters. It bears the directive with the name Frederic J Haskin as director and includes a request for address details.
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Athena Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Russia seen as a major buyer and ally in trade relations
The piece notes Russia as a top buyer of agricultural and industrial goods and hints at potential friendship from economic ties. It also discusses railroads under government influence, contrasting farmer earnings, and cites Edward H. Clark on Western mood, drought effects, and aCalifornia gold country example of self‑reliance and modest living.
Athens County Fall Festival updates and historical notes
Athens County visitors at the Fall Festival greeted at Nat Bank Building and Chamber of Commerce rooms. Miss Rachael Hopmna travels to Nashville to enter Ward-Belmont College for Women. Rauch couple motor to Washington DC and eastern cities. Barn owned by L Kuhns near Amesville destroyed by fire after lightning strike. farm known as the old Cutler place.
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Chamber of Commerce
Women's Federated Clubs
Sharge
Rachael Hopmna
Nashville, Tenn
Ward-Belmont College For Women
L. Kuhns
Amesville
Cutler Place
Redheaded lobbyist James Welch wins bid for Venezuelan child
Washington and Louisiana figures spotlight James B. Welch of Shreveport as he lobbied 22 months for custody of Irma Francisca Welch from Venezuela. He campaigned against the Gomez regime, pressed congressional probes, and staged White House protests to secure the child, amid lengthy legal and international dispute.
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Washington
James B. Welch
Shreveport
Welch
Venezuela
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State Department
Congress
Gomez
Huey Long
Louisiana
Josef B. Ransdell
U. S
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White House
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Colombia
Standard Qi
Heuanita Salazar
Marecay
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Acas
Purio
Anita
Baby
Shila
Ian Legation
Caracas
Pilent
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About Your Children and the Burden of Perceived Wickedness
The piece argues that children absorb harsh judgments about natural impulses, equating discipline with wickedness. It warns overemphasizing danger and fault, noting long-term effects on self-worth, ambition, and respect when blame is overapplied. It cites Diesel engines, public figures, and a Wall Street critique as broader examples of misjudgment.
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Pepe
Tommy
World speed record flyer sets new top mark in laps
A pilot nicknamed Flient Lieutenant G. 3 smashed records in a Schneider Cup flight. He reportedly reached about 404 miles per hour on a four lap 3 kilometer course in England, claiming a new world speed record.
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G. 3Forth
England
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