Athens News Past Echoes of 10 and 20 Years Ago
Ten years ago workmen began building a new M. E. church as students from Athens high school prepared for commencement in caps and gowns. Fred Baker finished a motor boat named Elk and launched it on the river. The chamber of commerce supported turning clocks ahead one hour. The Eleventh Ohio district of Macabees City held a Red Cross class, and a Bell and Independent telephone merger was under consideration. Ohio Univ women’s triennial convention organized for Red Cross work. Athens high school students planned the operetta Priscilla.
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4Toric Stewart
Athens High School
Fred Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Elk
Women Students of
Ohio Univer
Ohio
Macabees City
Athens
Red Cross
A Thought For Today And An Honor Roll Note
A column blends moral aphorisms with a reflection on editors and readers. It discusses Do unto others as they would have you do, comic pages in newspapers, reformers versus public taste, and ends with a National Automobile Chamber of Commerce honor roll listing American cities that had a month with no traffic fatalities.
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Allen Upward
Charlie Chaplin
Robert Burns
Dickens
Mark Twain
National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce
Hetonal Advertising partners with Ward and firms in New York Chicago
Advertising notice lists Robert E Ward of Fifth Avenue New York and six South Wabasha Avenue Chicago as parties involved in a local promotional arrangement.
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Robert E. Ward
New York
South
Wabasha Avenue
Chicago
Patriot in Need Seeks Congressional Pay for Elk Hills Loss
The piece reports plans to seek special legislation in Congress to reimburse E. L. Doheny with about 12 million dollars from the public treasury for Elk Hills oil losses after the Supreme Court annulled his rights. It suggests adding 100000 dollars to cover a satchel of banknotes Doheny thought was a loan.
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Congress
E. L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Doheny
Supreme Court
Mr. Doheny
Old Fashioned Americana In Eyewitness Columns
A Mayoral era style column riffs on aging railroaders in Los Angeles, a Christian driver with a bold gospel message on his car, and stock market chatter. It recounts Paul Kelly facing murder charges linked to a movie star image, and notes Saratoga battles amid talk of a two cent stamp.
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Los Angeles
Jesus
Paul Kelly
Snyder
Kelly
California Dreamin on a Summer Breeze and Societal Satire
The passage cites Schopenhauer’s pessimistic view of women and contrasts it with Abelard and Damon Runyon’s impartial stance. It notes summer weather with a Pacific breeze, potato plants two feet high in front of bungalows, widespread building, and fruit trees heavy with fruit as California boasts that it has only begun.
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Schoepenhauer
Abelard
Damon Runyon
Pacific Ocean
California
Women Gainfully Employed in Japan Then and Now
A historical survey notes Japan's shift toward professional roles for women. It traces early limits on female work from traditional trades to rising numbers of actresses and doctors, with figures on women physicians and dentists and mentions cultural changes during and after major wars.
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Jane
Immerial Direater
Tokyo
Uiuse
Ritsuke Mori
Japan
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God
Tekso
Kinnosuke
Medical College For
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Wemael College
Rough musings on dance halls and Coney Island memories in New York
The piece wanders through mid century New York scenes, noting dance trends and popular bands like Vincent Lopez. It describes a chaotic carnival mood at Bowery venues, mentions international interest, and riffs on hot dogs and global amusement traditions tied to Coney Island.
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Exich Penny Resorts
Craek
Linnards
Coney
Coney Island
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Entertaining radio near misses reveal hidden mic depictions
Washington April 23. A Messenger special considers pay for listening to confidential talks in government offices. The piece lists imagined conversations among Kellogg Coolidge Borah and Knox plus others, and recalls a tense Mexico US diplomacy moment involving Knox and the Mexican ambassador.
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Rodney Dutcher
Ashington
Senator Borah
Coollge
Kellogg
Tellez
Commerce
Boover
Coolidge
J. Boomboom
Wayne Beler
W. G. McAdoo
Dave Reed
Washingston
Aoie
Teem
Answers and Questions from a Civil War Era Quiz
The text presents a set of Q A items covering acreages wells dates and reasons behind Decoration Day and other trivia. It notes 1400 acres off field and 26 wells drilled with a misdated year and hints Mayne and May 30. It questions why Decoration Day was chosen and explains a nickname tied to rain and pressure of four strings on a violin. It also mentions the Woodrow Wilson Foundation first award in 1924 to Viscount Cecil of Chelwood for meritorious peace service.
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Signal BL
California
Mayne
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Lon
Viscount Cecil of
Chelwood
Justic
Torn ten dollar bill redemption and carrier members
The Treasury says a torn note can be redeemed if three-fifths remains for full value, or more than two-fifths but less than three-fifths for half value. The National Association of Letter Carriers now has 000 members.
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Treasury Department
National Association of Letter Carriers
Were Whips Pugilist Cardivy Mrs Yowell James Meet
Mrs Yowell James confronted her husband a pugilist on the street and struck him for not sending home money. The report notes the domestic dispute and resulting scolding rather than a formal arrest or court action.
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Cardivy
Yowell James
Sunday Radio Schedule Highlights for WSL and National Broadcasts
Radio listings show former Premios J and Rameau MacDonald addressing WSL audience at 2am Eastern Sunday April 24 along with WAL and WEAF programs. Highlights include Baltimore Symphony, dance orchestras, WX and WEAF hour slots, and a President Coolidge address at the United Press anniversary dinner broadcast by NBC networks.
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Little Symphony Orchestra
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Central Thane
Autty Club
New York
Coolidge
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Opera
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Harvesters
United Press Associations
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President Coolidge
Friedman
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