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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1930

Page

4

Members and associations referenced in a press roundup

A list of organizational names appears, including American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association and Fallannes Tele eprash Wire Report of the United Press Associations.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association Fallannes United Press Associations

Thought for Today Verse and Quote

A devotional line from Deuteronomy 14 28 urges bringing tithe after three years and storing within gates A second line from Addison extols charity as the perfection and ornament of religion

Addison

AAA Delegates Gather in Athens for Safer Roads Drive

Officials from the Ohio State Automobile Association and AAA met in Athens to promote better automobiling, highways, traffic safety, and national programs. The South East Ohio Motor Club hosted, highlighting AAA’s reach with 1 000 clubs and over a million members across the United States and Canada.

Ohio State Automobile Association American Automobile Association Athens Ohio Motor Club AAA United States Canada Ohio Memore South East Ohio Motor Club

Courteous treatment of students highlighted in Athens report

Athens emphasizes courteous conduct toward students as good business and civic attitude. The piece notes the town hosts four year citizens from top homes in the state and neighboring regions, reflecting pride in local education.

Athens

Athens Kindness to Ohio University Students Reflects Community

Local residents value the effort of students and the parents who support them. Courtesy toward young people helps them become future business and professional leaders. Most students work hard, though a few disappoint, while the steady student endures four years.

Athens Ohio University

New County Roads Open Up Rural Areas This Fall

County road builders expand all year access with new gravel routes branching from main highways. The effort improves isolation by connecting tiny hamlets and districts, aiding doctors, farmers, and travelers as autumn weather allows road work to proceed.

State Highway Department

Spittoons Remain Odd Degreasers in New York Hotels

In a retrospective note on hotel culture, the piece recalls cuspidors long kept in select New York hotels. The St Regis reportedly maintains a dozen for certain guests who demand them, reflecting old traditions. It mentions the American House and the Waldorf, pre Empire State era, as earlier homes for cuspidors.

New York St Regis Old Waldorf Empire State Building

St Regis Dinner Set Shown For Splendid Occasions

The St. Regis displays a 4 piece $35 dinner set used only on grand occasions. It contains many pieces an expert must identify. Last hosted for a visiting queen, the lavish dinner accompanying this advertisement promises exceptional ceremony.

St. Regis

Hotel valet losses and guest cash left in suits

A New Yorker Hotel employee reports visitors frequently leave money in sent-out suits with $20,000 recovered for guests in the past year. Most recoveries are small sums of five to ten dollars. He notes the issue attracts out-of-towners and requires advance planning for proper service.

New Yorker

Kyne Seeks Quiet Ranch Life Amid City Gripes

Novelist Peter B. Kyne, on his annual junket, jokes about a hotel phone girl asking about gold in crime tales. He owns two California ranches, prefers ranch solitude to New York’s carbon dioxide air, and criticizes skyscrapers as cracker boxes. He aims to write entertaining fiction with five serials in progress and dreams of poetry.

Peter B. Kyne Kyne California Manhattan

Unclear News Brief From The King Features Page

Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear event or names. The snippet mentions copyright note, possible personnel, and generic statements without verifiable details.

Miami man abducted and punished for Communist views

David Weinberg, 44, allegedly discussed Communism with neighbors in Miami. Police say he was kidnapped from his home, beaten, tarred and feathered, stripped naked, handcuffed, wrapped in a white hooded cloak, and dumped in his neighborhood after being taken in a car.

Miami

Gold distribution plan warned to avert world business crisis

The League of Nations gold delegation reports the world gold supply will be inadequate by 1933 to sustain business unless gold is distributed more evenly. They propose moving two billion in gold held by France and the large U S hoard, with George E. Roberts of National City Bank cited as a delegate.

League of Nations League Financial Committee France United States George E. Roberts The National City Bank League

Chemistry of Love and Modern Matchmaking

The poem argues that romantic compatibility hinges on scientific, atomic affinity rather than looks. It mocks idealized marriages and suggests readers seek books on chemical selves to choose partners, claiming science can identify mating compatibility. It also includes brief humorous items about parking for golf courses, roadside cameras, and a golfer’s improvement.

Two Men Injured in Bridge Construction Near Hope

Milton Cooper of Athens and Charles D. Cole of Bloomingburg were hurt when a jack failed during bridge work east of Hope. Also six scarlet fever cases at Henderson School near Amesville led to closure and public health concern.

Milton Cooper Athens Charles D. Cole Bloomingburg Hope Henderson School Amésville

Safety engineers and safety measures lift U S workplace safety

Washington Letter notes mass production spurs safety work, with safety engineers and insurers driving accident reduction. Examples include Pullman eye protection rules, Clark Thread’s 8,000,000 hours no accidents in 268 days, and grain dust and coal mine safety studies.

Bureau of Mines Pullman Company Clark Thread Company

Arrangements Mentioned for Gold Care in Weeks Ahead

A brief note indicates that someone says it can be arranged to take care of the gold for the next ten weeks. The statement implies ongoing handling or custody for the gold during the period. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.

Wheat Surplus Seen As New Challenge By 1932

The passage notes Crookes warned of famine by 1932 if no new foods appeared. Since then seed wheat has been created to grow in northern regions where it never did. Advances in fertilization and cultivation shift concern from scarcity to surplus.

Crookes

Wall Street Headlines Highlight Russia Fear and Lending Shifts

The column notes a rough Wall Street day with widespread losses and a feature on no interest money lending on call. It contrasts November and fall rates of twelve to twenty percent and mocks U S financiers who once dismissed Russia while fearing its influence on markets.

Wall Street Russia America

Too Much Money and Commodities Dominate Late 20th Century Vision

A reflective note on surplus capital and goods in the 1980s. The author mentions a glut of money, wheat, oil, coal, industrial output, and sugar, arguing that abundance shapes Wall Street pricing and public anxiety. The piece questions the fear of excess versus scarcity.

Wall Street

New York Prohibition Split Over Governor Nominee Tuttle

The Anti Saloon League would back Mr Tuttle for governor if he runs as a veteran candidate and avoids pushing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Tuttle, former Federal district attorney who has experience with prohibition, is expected to demand full repeal rather than any alternative.

New York Anti-Saloon League

Back to Bread drives sweep Washington campaigns

In Washington efforts surge to steer national appetite through ads radio lectures and skywriting. Industrial sponsors aim to curb prejudices against foods and push plain white bread arguing it is cheapest nutritious and mops up gravy. Restoration of prewar wheat intake would expand the market by 130 million bushels.

Rodney Dutcher Messenger Washington

White bread debate sparks diet controversy at Atlantic City

President Henry Stude of the American Bakers Association rails against diet claims as half the population follows a four diet while doctors plead white bread's health value. Latin American coffee nations back a campaign to boost world consumption and Russia and China are noted as potential markets. The National Canners Association funds a major push to prove canned foods’ value with a three year campaign including radio science talks and health themes.

Henry Stude American Bakers’ Association Atlantic City Stude Decio Machado Russia National Canners’ Association

Farm Improvement Program Adopted in Rome Township Meeting

An extensive farm improvement program was adopted at a Rome Township meeting at Stewart led by County Agent Raymond.

Rome Township Stewart Raymond

Illness Strikes Emma Mariner at Lancaster Street Home

Six year old Emma Mariner daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Mariner of 20 Lancaster Street is seriously ill with pneumonia.

Leroy S. Stover W C. Loos Fenzel Emma Mariner Edgar Mariner Lancaster Street

Berry couple attend Gallipolis home-coming

Mr and Mrs Ed Berry returned from Gallipolis where they attended a local home-coming event and gathered with friends and neighbors.

Ed ¢. Berry Gallipolis

Memorial service of Athens Eastern Star held at Masonic Temple

A memorial service for members of the Athens Order of Eastern Star was conducted at the Masonic Temple, honoring departed peers and reflecting on the group's fellowship and service.

Athens Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Mr and Mrs Walker Guests of Graves in Stimson Avenue

Mr and Mrs Herbert Walker of Middleport were guests of Mr and Mrs J W Graves on Stimson Avenue, sharing an informal visit and social time.

Herbert Walker Middleport J. W. Graves Stimson Avenue

Information Bureau answers curiosities from history and art

The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers free inquiries answered by a Washington organization led by Frederic J. Haskin. Questions cover Chippendale claw foot furniture Chinese influence, Playground and Recreation Association origins, Richard Strauss US visits, posthumous birth rates, Lon Chaney filmography, Birmingham population growth, and the ornithopter.

Frederic J. Haskin Washington Athens Messenger Information Bureau DBD. C England Francis Drake Playground and Recreation Association Theodore Roosevelt Luther Halsey Gulick Jacob Riis Jane Adams

Vitamin claims and fish oils spark food campaign chatter

The text cites campaigns by India tea dealers praising Vitamin C in tea, South Carolina canners claiming iodine in all products from farm salt breezes, the Maine Sardine Association funding a national drive then cutting back, U S Fisheries push for more fish to combat goitre, a Brazilian coffee push, and canners of ink salmon trying to change the belief that salmon should be bright red.

India South Carolina Maine Sardine Association

Ripley’s Proof CY Young Retired 63 Batters in Succession

The early 1900s baseball note recalls CY Young’s pitching feats with the Boston Red Sox in 1904. It states he faced 63 batters in 21 consecutive innings without allowing a hit, then retired 21 batters in relief against Washington on April 30. It mentions a May 5 game versus Philadelphia with a perfect 27-batter stretch and a May 1 outing against Detroit retiring 15 batters in five innings.

CY Young Young Boston Red Sox Washington Philadelphia Detroit

Saba Island: A Rugged Dutch Atlantic Outpost

Saba in the Lesser Antilles is a volcanic island rising 2,800 feet, with an active crater. Its chief industry is shipbuilding and sock knitting, practiced mainly by Dutch inhabitants, with men more skilled than women. English is the official language despite Dutch ownership.

Saba Lesser Antilles Holland

Pi to 25 places surpasses globe sized accuracy

The article notes pi's calculation to 25 decimal places yields an astronomically precise value that could be tested on a globe sized circle with no detectable error. It mentions the book My Believe It or Not and an extreme extension to 107 decimal places, and hints at a future feature Tomorrow: Where It Always Rains.

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