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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1931
Page
4
The Messenger notes a Pomeroy District youth honored at Ohio University as proof of a claim that concentration and clear thinking lead to richer lives. It argues teachers and parents must cultivate thinking, warning trivial talk wastes time and funds.
J. J. Pelley of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad told the Interstate Commerce Commission that a 15 percent freight rate rise is needed. He cited widespread revenue slumps and about 500000 railroad workers laid off, warning relief is needed as freight traffic recovers.
Governor Wilbur Cross argues leadership alone cannot solve national woes. In The Yale Review he urges citizens to reclaim elementary rights and duties and not outsource authority to experts. He criticizes passive faith in leaders and warns against neglecting political engagement amid adversity.
The Astor Theater on Broadway bears mourning for founder Lincoln Wagenhals who died recently. The piece recounts Wagenhals and Colin Kemper meeting in Ohio, forming a partnership, surviving a gunpoint robbery, and launching a theater empire that grew into a ten million dollar fortune.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers free informational services from Washington with a two cent reply request. Questions cover aviation models, dogs in the U S, Civil Service exam top scores, Fort Washington site history, and world war preparedness costs.
The poem contrasts weeds with cultivated plants, noting weeds thrive without care and endure heat blight and pests. It reflects on persistence of certain men who seem out of place yet endure, concluding that weeds are not simply ground bound.
The passage argues that voters sought direction but now face corruption in city affairs, inefficiency in state capitals, a growing federal deficit, industrial stagnation, and unemployment. It stresses that good leadership is not enough and that the rank and file must think for themselves, echoing Governor Cross's point on citizen responsibility.
A brief devotional line cites Exodus 23 8 warning against gifts that blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous drawing a note of moral caution in daily readings.
A Carnegie Institution study shows a fast walker expends more energy walking a mile than a slightly faster runner, saving about 15 percent for the runner. The note cites Benedict Energy Transformation. Tomorrow’s cartoon asks about a town where shaving is illegal.
The Washington Letter notes the Hudson Bay Railway connects The Pas to Churchill, creating a modern Northwest Passage for trade. Trains now run to Churchill with port facilities enabling trans shipment to ships, reducing inland haul and tapping Canada’s vast grain and mineral wealth.
The Athens Messenger advertises READY REFERENCES FOR DEBATERS a six cent booklet useful for students, mothers, and fathers alike for school compositions debates club talks and society programs. Copies sent to any address upon coupon payment and postage.
Information Bureau requests six cents to obtain a copy of the booklet on ready references for debaters. Include name street city state for mailing. Direct inquiry to Frederic J. Haskin, Washington D C.
The Northwest Fur Company union with independents and Hudson's Bay Company in 1821 ended pelts unrest and boosted regulation and profits. The HBC long dominated trade, opened posts that became towns, built ships and stores, and claimed access to nearly every commodity.
Britain moves to suspend the gold standard without dropping it, effectively reviving 1924 conditions and repealing the Gold Standard Act of 1925 that required the Bank of England to convert banknotes to gold at fixed prices. The move reflects overestimation of economic strength and impacts on silver value and global livelihoods.
A critical remark questions the impact of Britain's actions on itself and other nations. The speaker brands leading financiers as voluble and ignorant about world finance and gold, implying limited insight into economic consequences.
Experienced financiers, avoiding guesses, say Britain's move could lift silver by signaling danger in destroying both metals long used as money. They note gold or dollar obligations will be paid as contracted, with no suggestion of repudiation.
Mr J P Morgan in London comments briefly on the British gold move, calling it hopeful rather than discouraging. He says the government has taken the second step after balancing the budget and predicts England’s trade will recover.
The New York Stock Exchange and Americans responded with optimism as British developments lifted prices. United States Steel rose by over four points amid a broad market lift and rising investor confidence.
University Ter race home of J. P. Wood hosted by Baltimore visitor Dr Albertus Cotton as 1300 Ohio University students joined by the K P Cros sen Post American Legion Band in a pregame parade for the season opener against Morris Harvey. A field worker urged forming a Athens League of Women Voters, delaying due to time constraints. Council set Oct 1 deadline for removal of signs on poles.
Soy beans were urged as life savers for Ohio farmers to break the traditional corn wheat grass rotation and boost farm livelihoods. The piece champions soy cultivation as a new staple for regional agriculture and soil health.
Fred Beckler's payment task on West Union Street was only half completed as the Athens County Fair looms next week, causing delays and a hurried workload for the project.
Henry Roe Cloud, full-blooded Winnebago, becomes the first Indian Bureau field representative from the tribes. He will interpret Indian views to the bureau and reservation superintendents, advocating a scientific approach to education health and living conditions, as tribal identity evolves.
Advice for parents on keeping Tommy and siblings clean and healthy. Emphasizes daily baths at bedtime, weekly head washing, oiling dry scalp, proper laundry care, boiled handkerchiefs and towels, personal hygiene habits, and avoiding cross contamination. Recommends salt on toothbrushes and regular nail scrubbing to reduce germ spread.
Officials moved quickly to discourage short selling, taking decisive steps to curb the practice and stabilize markets. The reforms aim to strengthen oversight and restore investor confidence amid volatility.
The article notes the pound’s decline as Britain reimposes a gold standard and contemplates its impact on India, while France fixes its franc and accumulates gold. It recalls wartime dollar discounts in Spain and China, arguing the U.S. kept value despite global shifts.
Prime Minister Bennet declares Canada will uphold the gold standard. A French official urges Franco American support for the pound sterling. The article notes over four and five billion in gold in France and the U S, totaling more than sixty percent of world gold. It argues large stockpiles may push others to forgo gold if possible.
President Hoover urged the American Legion to refrain from seeking more government borrowing on bonus certificates. He delivered a simple, brave address that confronted unpopularity with direct candor as Britain briefly moves off the gold standard.
The London Times says Britain's troubles stem from the United States and France not using the gold standard properly. It claims London has the gold, but wealth flows to York and Paris.
The article notes that Japan accuses China of wicked acts and warns Mukden locals that interference with Japanese troop movements will be shot. It suggests the League of Nations may be unable to effect change as China presses for real action on the crisis.
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