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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1931
Page
4
The article explains gold standard concepts, currency value, inflation, and how England abandoned convertibility to gold. It notes England’s trade deficits, war debts to the United States, and the need to stabilize the pound or set a new monetary level while continuing debt payments.
An Austrian living in Switzerland, Ludwig Bauer, argues in War Again Tomorrow that fear of war and weak business mood drive each other. He criticizes nations including the United States and England for aiding Soviet Russia and notes Germany bears blame, while he proposes a world super-state with a five year plan to guarantee peace.
New York reports Maude Adams, aged 60, plans a Portia role in a Merchant of Venice barnstorming tour with southern winter dates for health. She aims to avoid press, travel privately, and release photos later from a studio. Timeframe mid October launch. public reaction uncertain as a new generation appears.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau answers readers questions on topics from public road workers to San Francisco records and mottoes. It cites numbers like about 300 000 and offers details on naturalization rules and the Capone tax case penalties.
The piece argues the gunman’s lack of culture and discipline contrasts with civilians who avoid danger. It warns that one mistake can be fatal for the gunman, while societal complacency allows us to live with fewer fears. It calls for vigilance and study of one’s calling to prevent violence.
The author argues for a five year period to avert war, seeking to protect vast European investments and proposing a German moratorium as a key step. He emphasizes planting fear of conflict in men to sustain peace.
A devotional line cites Ezekiel 33 15 urging the wicked to restore what he has stolen and to walk in life’s statutes to surely live without committing iniquity.
Yesterday’s cartoon notes a horse jump record at Leamington in 1847 and 1866 at Warwick with riders Captain Bradley and Captain Roberts. It also recalls a Centralia Washington beard law July 8 to August 12 and a Pioneer Picnic with a pioneer focus. The German word gift is explained as poison and a teaser about a church built of tin cans tomorrow.
Frederic J. Haskin describes an Institute of Plant Industry experiment in Indore that cut Indian factory hours and paid workers directly, ending foremen extractions. The 6 hour day in peak heat and 10 hour during monsoon boosted output, with workers earning up to 30 cents a day and receiving care, housing, and pay during harvest breaks.
The Athens Messenger advertises a 48 page booklet about George Washington. The U S Bicentennial Commission plans a national essay contest for schoolchildren with prizes. The booklet, illustrated and containing anecdotes utterances and tributes, costs ten cents from The Athens Messenger Washington Bureau.
A reader encloses ten cents in corner stamps and provides name address details to receive a copy of the George Washington Bicentennial booklet.
A critic argues that rising Britain off the gold standard is a boon for the United States and capitalism. The piece features Wall Street operators switching from bear to bull as England’s shift is framed as relief for world markets.
The passage discusses whether the United States should heed a financial writer allied with Cyrus H. K. Curtis and loosen monetary policy. It argues for expanding currency supply to counteract an estimated five to eight hundred million dollars believed hidden in personal possessions.
The speaker argues the government should keep the gold reserves, insisting no gold shall leave the United States. They claim limited knowledge of the exact amount but insist it is essential and non negotiable, warning that other nations may decline U.S. currency if they dislike it.
Chief Engineer Kettering of General Motors discusses aviation safety aboard the Bremen. He argues that humans should fly only under clear conditions, noting birds fly only when they can land safely and stop flying, warning against night, fog, or heavy wind conditions.
W S Knudsen of General Motors and Chevrolet Company travels to Denmark birthplace and inspects GM plants abroad. He had just visited the Swit Brothers in Chicago, noting the world’s cheerful mood.
The Athens Board of Education discussed school capacity and compulsory physical training as the 1921 22 enrollment strained facilities. Other items note visits by Dr and Mrs J T Merwin to their daughter, and the first Salvation Army Harvest Festival in the City Building with donations of fruits vegetables grains groceries clothing and more.
Ohio University yearlings caused a loud fall disruption with property damage. City police were called but could not quiet the numerous students who overwhelmed the area.
Secretary of State Harry L. Stimson is expected to head the American delegation to the Geneva disarmament conference in February. His recent overseas talks and London naval conference experience position him as the most effective choice among possible envoys.
A historical excerpt urges mothers to learn first aid for children injuries. It covers immediate wound care with iodine, avoiding washing the wound to prevent germ spread, keeping the area clean and exposed, and using sterile dressings. It also details sterilizing hands, boiled instruments, and boiling materials if sterile dressings are unavailable, plus burn care and cooling methods.
The speaker thanks the buyer for a large order and notes the plant visit. He observes that during low mood periods people eat as much meat as before, choosing the costliest cuts because they feel unable to do without meat.
A group of movie industry figures including Roxy will tour Berlin on a special Moscow train to study Russian advances in theater lighting and film production. Rockefeller City plans call for motion picture houses costing about 250 million dollars.
The piece portrays Japan’s politeness while asserting that wartime power rests with the emperor and top military chiefs who bypass the League of Nations. It suggests American observers like Brigadier General Reilly view the Japanese system as centralized and unyielding, directing policy through the Mikado and war and navy secretaries.
Washington columnist mocks New York stock fixation and Wall Street panic of 1929. He notes Washington cannot save anyone from market crimes or their consequences, and argues the crash revealed folly in overvalued stocks and blind faith in ticker reports.
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