Athens News In 191? War Bond Push and School Song
Lieutenant Harley Moler of Camp Sheridan visited Athens for several days as war bond and thrift stamp ads filled the town. Twenty years ago the Athens high school song The Crimson and the Black was sung while pennants waved. Mrs J T Merwin and daughter Margaret visited Terre Haute Indiana. Prizes at the Ohio State fair were in thrift stamps. A list of locals and a Parkersburg trip to see Ben Hur are noted alongside fashion of a lace princess robe for an afternoon party.
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Athens High
Kinship of Daring AHE Radio and Transatlantic Flight
The piece argues that shared human telepathy connects people across nations during the 1930s era transatlantic flight attempts. It celebrates global sympathy for aviators, notes common pride in daring deeds, and envisions a future of universal peace through unity beyond national differences.
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Ireland
Atlantic
America
Europe
New York
Berlin
Paris
London
City Health Board and Council Move on Athens Dump Cleanup
The Athens city health board and city council discuss improving sanitation and sightliness at the Herrold Place garbage dump inside city limits. Plans to relocate were dropped due to cost, with the owner promising cleanup, refilling, and turning the site into a profitable operation through hog feeding and junk disposal.
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Athens City Board of Health
Herrold Place
Health Board
Athens
New British Smelting Process Seen Cutting Iron Costs
A Bankers Trust Company bulletin reports a British discovery of a new smelting process claimed to halve iron and steel production costs. If real, England could halt imports and become self sufficient in steel in a few years. Potential flaws are possible, but the claim marks a major potential shift.
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Bankers Trust Company
Newark
Great Britain
England
Balkans turmoil call and artist allegory in era reflections
Arthur Brisbane and Professor Coryllos urge U S to help end Balkans turmoil only when locals demand it. An artist shows a farmer and calf in a single yoke preventing downhill ruin. Warnings rise as war and faith phrases surface amid sea fog and peril.
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Professor Coryllos
United States
Balkans
America
Coryllos
Frost
Norway Returns to Gold Basis in Finance Move
Norway has shifted back to a gold basis becoming the seventeenth country to do so. Experts call the basis a financial fiction due to insufficient global gold reserves to support such currency.
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Norway
Gold supply hints at art demand and de monetization risk
The passage notes the country produced far less gold last year than used in art and industry, excluding currency use. It contemplates artificial, commercial gold production making someone rich if the secret stayed hidden, but warns of de monetization if disclosed.
Earthquakes Hit Southern Mexico Causes Towns to Crumble
Severe earthquakes rocked Oaxaca and surrounding areas this week with many towns reported destroyed. A cannon-like blast was heard atop Texepec hill just before the tremors began.
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Mexico
Oaxaca
Texepec
Earthquake Shakes Mexico and Sparks Religious Debate
Tremors reached Mexico City and arouse linkage to recent religious troubles in Mexico. The piece notes the quake’s indiscriminate impact, harming both the pious and the impious, and views it as a test of faith rather than a targeted act.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Secretary Mellon to retire as Treasury Secretary
The article notes Secretary Mellon plans retirement from the Treasury after long service. It calls for a vote of thanks from every American eligible to vote, praising his public spirit, dedication, and contributions of his financial expertise to the nation.
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Mellon
the Treasury
Republic
Governor Al Smith Skips National Democratic Convention
Governor Al Smith will not attend the national Democratic convention in Houston citing better taste and his friends say the nomination is effectively secured, reducing the need for his presence at the event.
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al Smith
Houston
Countess Bets and Wins Big at Monte Carlo Table
The Countess de La Rochefoucauld won 375000 francs after betting zero and 17 at Monte Carlo. Early morning she invested the winnings in a villa and spoke of gambling wisdom. The piece warns of mimicry by the poor and critiques croupiers and gamblers alike.
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Stanislaus de la
Senators decry high book prices and access to knowledge
Tennessee Senator McKellar criticizes the rising cost of novels as insufficiently priced at two dollars while warning that the real danger lies in costly books that contain knowledge enabling education for uneducated millions, including graduates.
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McKellar
Tennessee
Profit and pricing in American business
A viewpoint argues that selling books for four to five times production cost harms publishers authors and readers, and asks when American business will recognize that small profits can yield long term gains as seen in the automobile industry.
Theatre tickets sold in London on installment plan
The piece notes that London theater seats are being offered on installments and warns that rising prices may force buyers to use a mortgage on time as a down payment.
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London
Chicago Judge Rules High Seas Marriage Valid If Both Agree
A Chicago judge held a captain led marriage at sea to be valid and binding if the couple wished it to endure. The decision treats the ceremony as a legitimate form of union when both parties consent and maintain it.
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Chicago
High Seas
Pineapple use and health tips from Dr McCoy reads
Health and diet Q and A from Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health describes pineapple as a multi section fruit and medicinal aid for digestion. It covers Hawaiian canned pineapple, sugarless brands, ripeness clues, preparation methods, and fasting uses. It also includes reader questions on thickened gravy and weakness remedies with emphasis on exercise over food.
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Frank McCoy
Hawaii
Three Questions For Experts On 1932 Hoovers Nomination
Rodney Dutcher surveys political chatter in April 1932 about Hoover versus Smith. He lists three key questions: whether Hoover can be blocked from the Republican nomination, whether Smith can win in November, and whether Smith will be nominated at Houston. He notes the evolving delegation arithmetic and the impact of regional blocs and party factions.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hoover
Smith
Houston
Lowden
Coolidge
South
Hoave
Coney Island
Modern cotton dresses quick make in half an hour
A recent Cotton Textile Institute bulletin states dressmaking from cotton fabrics takes about 30 minutes and costs 75 cents to 1.50. The note implies that the time may seem lengthy for today’s gown standards.
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The
Cotton Textile Institute
Morning choking spells awaken Mary 8B
Mary 8B asks why she wakes at night with choking spells as if she cannot swallow. The answer suggests reflux, night-time symptoms, or related causes such as gas, lace, or overeating at night.
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Mary
Broadway Chors and Wall Street Craze in April Flurry
In New York a chorus girl life blends daily toil with publicity stunts as cameras chase stars from flower shows to auto displays. The piece notes relentless rehearsals and discipline behind famed limelight, while Wall Street’s surge spurs job moves, bigger bets, and high stakes in theaters and boardwalks alike.
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New York
Charine
Manhattan
Broadway
Charines
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A compiled set of trivia including details about the Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia with 5 manuals and 17 954 pipes, the value of American property in Mexico, loss of voice called aphasia, hog immunity to snake venom, and the electric power industry’s vast 1927 value and capacity growth. Also explains why stars are called fixed though moving.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
Nursery rhyme themed crossword snippet
A playful note on a crossword puzzle parody featuring familiar lines about the cow jumping over the moon and the dish running away with the spoon. The cadence echoes classic nursery rhymes in a lighthearted, whimsical tone.
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Diddie Diddle
Letter Golf Puzzle Sparks Late Season Fire
A puzzle column outlines letter golf rules and a sample chain from cow to hen in three steps. It explains one letter changes at a time, preserving word length and common usage, with par as the limit and a solution hint that appears tomorrow.
Jockey Bourassa Dies After Training Fall at Havre de Grace
Jockey Ovila Bourassa fell head first from his mount Julia H during an early workout at Havre de Grace track. He suffered a fractured skull, was taken to Havre de Grace hospital, and died about an hour after admission.
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Havre DE Grace
Mad
Julia H
Ovila Bourassa
Havre de Grace Hospital
This Date in American History Highlights
Events noted include the 1775 Battle of Lexington Massachusetts and the 1865 Lincoln funeral in Washington DC. Also mentioned are Holland recognizing US dependence in 1782 and the 1912 Senate inquiry into the Titanic disaster.
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Lexington
Mass
Holland
Lincoln
Capitol
United States Senate
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