Athens County News Briefs From March and May Plans
Ten years ago a war time drive for prohibition was underway in Congress. Residents criticized proposed courthouse painting as in poor taste prompting commissioners to drop the project. Mexico towns suffered severe earthquake damage and Sugar Creek mines 209 and 210 paused for Lake trade. The Athens gas company announced it would supply gas. Red Cross work intensified after the war declaration. Hagenback-Wallace circus set to visit Athens on May 4. County commissioners appointed Frank S. Roach as food and war commissioner.
Don’t Overlook Subtle World-Changing Moments
A British clergyman Reverend Walter Wynn warns that a dire event prophesied from Giza inscriptions may occur on the eleventh day of the coming month of July. He cautions that momentous events are often unrecognized at the time and only understood in hindsight, citing Archduke Ferdinand’s 1914 assassination and ancient Rome’s collapse as examples.
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Walter Wynn
Giza
Wynn
Archduke Ferdinand of
Austria
Sarajevo
Earth
Palestine
Eles
Flame
Trees and Forest Conservation Urged by Lathrop
Harles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Tree Association, urges growth of trees to combat rising population and land strain. He warns that idle land is scarce and America has over 61 million acres planted with young trees, stressing the need to take forest conservation seriously for future generations.
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Harles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
America
Perfection of the television apparatus noted
The author reflects on video calling and its rapid integration into daily life. He argues that even spectacular advances become routine, as people grow desensitized and blame the phone company for any blurring images. The piece laments a softened reaction to miracles of science.
New York Passes Strict Clean Stage Law For Theaters
Governor Smith signs a hard line statute allowing padlocking theaters for a year if a play is deemed immoral. Critics warn of potential injustice while noting theater owners have long pushed boundaries. The piece argues sympathy is minimal despite harshness.
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FW York
New
Smith
New York
Debtor LYDIG Faces 90 000 Debt Spotlight
The NY socialite LYDIG is said to be $90 000 in debt as bankruptcy suits surface. The piece notes how large-scale borrowing catches lenders’ attention while average consumers worry about small overdue accounts.
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Lydig
New York
Ito
Chinese killings amid Bolshevist scare spark fear in Shanghai
The dispatch reports Chinese forces executing those suspected of being Red in Shanghai Hangchow Nanking Amoy and other cities. It notes widespread searches for Red literature, with executions for found material, while major powers demand punishment and reparations without territorial changes.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
Nanking
Amoy
China
Uncle Sam
Brady Memorial Award Revived To Promote Street Car Safety
The Brady Memorial Award, begun for street railway accident prevention, is being revived after a three year lapse. The American Electric Railway Association and Nicholas F. Brady back the program with three medals awarded to railways meeting safety goals.
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Washington, D. C
Anthony N. Brady
Brady
American Electric Railway Association
Nicholas F. Brady
American Museum of Safety
United States
Lic
Lewis Guntry
Bank of Savings of
New York City
A. B. Barber
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Lucius S. Storrs
James H. McGraw
McGraw- Hill Publishing Company
Broadway's Everchanging Scandals Fade Into Theater Turnover
Gilbert Swan notes Broadway quickly moves past censor scandals as new shows rise, few remember faded figures like Earl Carroll or the bathtub girl. Legendary names echo while patrons chase fresh productions, and old reputations endure as part myth and part fact. The New York Telephone Co plans bathroom phones amid film era influences.
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Broadway
Gilbert Swan
New York
Earl Carroll
Breadway
John Drew
Sothern
Marlowe
Mantel
Joe Jefferson
Maude Adams
Viola Allen
David Warfield
Yesteryear
Lamb's Club
Easter crowds jam DC church as Coolidge attends services
Washington Easter crowd pressures ease as the First Congregational Church, long swamped by visitors drawn by President Coolidge, secures the City Auditorium for Easter Sunday with help from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The article notes plans for a new church and discusses social life around Congress and the Henderson residence gift offer.
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Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pierce
District of Columbia
Congressional Club
Mrs. Henderson
Congress
Old Folks Benefit From Gentle Syrup Pepsin
A promotional notice urges adults over fifty to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for natural bowel regularity. It claims the remedy never gripes or harms the system and offers a free sample bottle by writing to Monticello Illinois.
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Monticello
Illinois
Buckeye Savings Invites Columbus Readers to Join
A Columbus promotion invites residents to join Buckeye Savings, highlighting its status as a strong local institution with over 73,000 customers and comparable service to distant locations.
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Columbus
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Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
F. W. Bush
Publ
Chas. H. Harris
Court House
Mexico
Sugar Creek
Athens Gas Company
Red Cross
Athens
Hagenback-Wallace
Frank 8S. Roach
Athens County
Tony
Horace
Robert E Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Arthur Brisbane
Ruth
Bert Acosta
Clarence D. Chamberlain
Paris
Lord Northcliffe
English Channel
United States Supreme Court
Brandeis
Holmes
Zamboni
Mussolini
Boston College
White House
OF Christ
Doteph
Arimathea
Jesus
Pilate
G Greal
Mary Magdalene
Mary
James
Salome
By Frederic J. Haskin
Museum of Safety
The
Electric Association
By the Way
Texas Guinan
Mons
Buckner
McAlpin
New York Telephone Company
WM. B. Gilroy
D. Dd
Kroesen
seaWick
Coolidge
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Spain
Sixteenth Street
Dence
John B. Henderson
Young Dave Bruce
Young Dave
William Cabell Bruce
Maryland
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Ailsa Mellon
Bruce
Andy Mellon
Miss Alisa
Bayer
SAY
Caldwell
PEPS
W. B. Caldwell
Buckeye
Buckeye State Building and Loan
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