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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1933
Page
4
Rates listed for Ohio deliveries include 15 cents per week by carrier. Mail prices: one year four dollars fifty cents, six months two dollars fifty six, ten weeks one dollar, four weeks fifty cents, one week fifteen cents.
The article argues the administration sought to curb price hikes while wage gains outpace living costs. It notes August’s 8 percent cost rise, 18 percent since April, and asserts payrolls up 55 percent since March with 2 million more employed. The piece stresses jobs over perfection in price-wage balance.
The piece argues that expanding motor roads threaten the country’s beauty and wildlife. It urges planning, conservation, and public support for clean countryside, enforceable game laws, and preserving landscapes as more places become accessible to motorists and sport seekers.
Buffington Island State Park site rededication scheduled next Sunday honors Morgan's men and Civil War memorials. Ohio's Meigs County preservation effort highlights ancient earthworks scattered across the hill country. Hundreds expected to participate in ceremonies featuring the mound beside the Civil War memorial.
C G Williams of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station argues against moving millions of unemployed to farms as a solution to surplus agricultural production. He notes it would not help rural areas and would shift urban burdens, while acknowledging some potential relief for urban populations.
A Dorothy Dix column argues vanity lies in both sexes. It contrasts men’s casual grooming with women’s intensified appearance efforts, then suggests women are humble while men display self adoration. The piece notes wives’ fears of losing affection and men's belief in lasting attraction, ending that vanity is roughly equal.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes a shift toward professional child care. Mothercraft schools train healthy practical women for infant care, from birth to age twelve, with diets first aid and hygiene. Trudy King cites New Zealand’s low infant mortality. Early years shape later physique mind and character.
Washington launches a statistician’s surge as the New Deal elevates data work and central boards. Economists, charting recovery, join federal agencies, with NRA and AAA programs tied to measurable living costs, wages, and employment. Mount Vernon visits fall as Roosevelt avoids local politics while Farley weighs political signals.
Obert L. Miles, finger print expert of the National Detective Agency, spoke at Kiwanis. Mrs 8. 8 Winters hosted a farewell dinner for Mrs E. E. Brown who is moving to Columbus. Lawrence Erwin Jr won a weekly photo prize in a Columbus store. The Mechems moved to a new home on Fort Street. Mrs W H Radford presided over the East Side PTA.
Twenty years ago Methodist Church classes led by Professor and Mrs C L Martzolff planned a farewell reception for Rev and Mrs F M Swineheart departing to Greenfield. Grange fair attendance noted in Albany. Mrs Thomas Littler visits Roseville with her son Herbert Littler. Ohio University German Club forms with Helen Phillips president. Virgene Henry visits Marietta for a day. Mrs James P Wood and Grace return from Zaleski visit to Mrs Wood's mother Mrs G D Read. Commentaries discuss subsistence farming and worker displacement, urging caution over government subsidized migration.
Mothers worry about children not eating but should seek the cause rather than the habit. Look for school troubles playmate issues or home tensions that depress appetite. Excitement can reduce weight even a week before the event. lack of outdoor exercise and monotonous meals also play a role.
Advice warns against coercion and sweets. If a child refuses food despite fresh air, sleep, and proper meals, check for metabolism issues, infections, or illness and seek a thorough medical exam if the loss of appetite persists. Avoid coaxing and overtalking about food.
Athens letter writer Charles E. notes that unsigned letters cannot be considered, then discusses the U S Constitution as the oldest federal framework with a Bill of Rights. He cites Magna Carta, due process, and limits on bail and fines, praising the document’s enduring authority and noting misuses by some.
Mrs C N France and family operate a constant weather service from Mill View Place near Mill Street Bridge. They answer calls at 3 am for cold or rain wagers and read the temperature each night plus rainfall at 8 am. They relay data to the U S Weather Bureau in Columbus and to Lock 20 operators. The crew, including six children and seven grandchildren, keeps the river gauge on the bridge and maintains weather instruments in the yard. The work started when they moved from Amesville succeeding Mr W A Casley and has continued for years with no sleep during floods.
The Ohio District Tobacco Warehouse Company sold five lots in the Barlow Addition in Gallipolis to John Morgan of Russellville. The warehouse site, burned out last winter, may not see a new warehouse built on the parcels.
Thirty-five new and 13 more young musicians join the Athens High School band under Mr Kenneth H Kay from Campbell. The group, in red and white, rehearses in the first period and after school with one full credit given. Drum major Joe Gill leads a lineup including clarinets saxophones and drums with most instruments provided by students.
The page shows a feature with a female player described as a ranking athlete in a visual puzzle. Across and down clues mix sports terms and descriptive hints, naming items like water, capes, vitamins, and animals while referencing a tennis setting and a native- goddess theme.
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