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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1933
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald, established 1828, published weekday afternoons with a Sunday edition. It serves Athens and surrounding counties in Ohio with 100000 population reach and varies subscription rates including carrier and mail options.
The piece notes how Americans form quick consensus on major issues like prohibition. It argues state actions and presidential elections show a trend of broad, near unanimous support and large landslides rather than close contests. It cites wet and dry states moving together as evidence of this habit.
A commentary argues against strikes as the nation recovers from economic hardship. It defends government directed code formation to balance wage increases with sustaining business and coal industry output. It warns that unrest harms miners, producers, and overall recovery.
An editorial contrasts Cuba's unstable youth with Italy's blackshirts and Russia's postwar young, noting undisciplined enthusiasm fuels revolts. It argues unemployed youth seek action, praising Roosevelt's Citizens Conservation Corps as a controlled outlet providing work, food, and amusement while preventing unrest.
Dorothy Dix argues parents lose memory of their youth turning them into liars about their past. She says this amnesia erodes trust, making it hard for teens to confide in parents who can not recall temptations or missteps from their own youth.
A gun collection owned by Clyde Mansfield was shown at Wheaton's Hardware. Mrs. P. G. Hibbard presented "Athens In the Past Fifty Years" for the Higley Study Circle. Thelma Phillips and James Wolfe of Nelsonville wed. Dr. W. G. Danford moved his office from Glouster to Athens. Mrs. Fred White returned from a Pentecostal convention in Indianapolis.
Ancient legend recounts St Gennaro, Bishop of Beneventum martyred in 305, with his preserved blood kept in a glass phial. Each September 19, during the Feast, the phial is displayed before the saint’s silver bust in Naples, amid longstanding ceremonial reverence.
Terrible report describes blood detaching from a phial and bubbling after liquefaction. Priests declare a miracle Il Miracolo FE Fatto while chemists admit mystery though doubt a trick would have lasted 544 years since 1389. Tomorrow: The Most Mustached King.
Scarlet fever often causes ear or mastoid infection, with 10 percent of cases showing internal ear inflammation. Transmission from throat via the eustachian tube can trigger rapid pus discharge or slower onset with fever, ear pain, and ringing. Prompt bed rest, throat antiseptics, ice, and allowing ear drainage by opening the membrane aid recovery according to Dr. Morris Fishbein.
OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON argues that specialization in higher grades works well but questions applying it to first and second grades. A veteran teacher warns that frequent room changes and fragmented instruction leave young children feeling lost and uncared for.
The NRA debate pits open shop interests against labor gains in the Industrial and Labor Advisory Boards. Labor wins a tense stalemate as critics threaten resignations while Roosevelt delays action citing court guidance. Cuban policy and broader foreign affairs loom as the Administration weighs intervention risks. Airplane output and cotton road-use notes are touched on amid broad economic shifts and schooling changes.
Puzzle fills a themed grid with clues for male and female names and phrases. It lists numbered across and down hints like ulcer sharpen beverage company wander mend deity queer and other entries, culminating in a challenging wordplay on a well known woman.
A Mayberry style community event at Fred Elliott’s home featured a birthday surprise with refreshments and music by Roy Gravas of Athens and others. Attendees included numerous local families. subsequent visits and a funeral service for Silas Moore were noted, with church services planned by Rev. H Vian in Glouster.
The Lowthers hosted relatives including Woodworths of Niles and South Bend visitors en route to Washington. Laura Longworth wed Rev. Franklin Norris at the U B parsonage Flat Woods on Sept 16 with Rev L T Norris officiating. The couple plans Greenfield home as Norris takes parish duty.
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Obituaries note the funeral of Thomas at Syracuse Press Church with Rev. services and interment in Hill Cemetery. Public school enrollment stands at 150 with teachers listed for grades 1 to 8. Community notices include PTA officers, a talk by Carl Weese on cooperation, and plans for a church reception Friday evening. Local residents travel to Circleville and Parkersburg for family visits and studies.
Albany Mrs. Golda Scott announces no program for Saturday night while Booster Night is set for Sept 30. Inspection runs weekly from this week to early October. Albany Chapter of the Farmers of America names officers Otho Castle Dana Cheadle Lee Enlow Elmo McReporter and C N Jones adviser. Next regular meeting is the first Wednesday in October with initiations planned.
A Chauncey coal update lists fourteen mines on the working roster. Names include Poston No. 6, Lick Run White Ash No. 69 No. 255 No. 219 No. 9 No. 68 No. 107 No. 28 and No. 4 among others.
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