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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1928
Page
4
Town Man Awakening Spurs Valley Prosperity
An in-town shift toward supporting dairy cattle, sheep, poultry, beef, and produce aims to boost incomes for all valley farmers. The Grange and farmer groups illustrate rising interest outside town limits, signaling a lasting move away from coal dependence toward diversified local resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Valley Unity to Solve Local Troubles
The speaker argues that intelligence is not tied to location and that Hocking valley residents can match any city in talent. He urges unity to discard failed approaches, embrace new standards for the common good, and take decisive action to address their troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hocking Valley
College students benefit from earning expenses, says Wisconsin dean
Dean Scott H. Goodnight of the University of Wisconsin notes that about half of Wisconsin's honor freshmen support themselves. He adds that many youths with ample allowances squander time and learn little, and he believes the average college student is better off earning part of the expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Scott H. Goodnight
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Dean Goodnight
Wisconsin Marriage and Divorce Rates Show Stability in 1926–27
The Department of Commerce reports Wisconsin marriages rose 1 percent and divorces 2.3 percent in 1926 and 1927. A second table reveals the marriages and divorces per 1000 people remained nearly the same, making the overall ratios stationary despite the apparent increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Wisconsin
Hopeful Sign Delivers Labor Health Welfare Improvement
A Department of Labor bulletin compares 1916 and 1927 health and welfare work figures, noting large gains in plant health facilities. Of 375 plants in 1916, 110 had only paid equipment, while in 1927, 373 offered regular or hospital facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Health Industry Emphasizes Guarding Employee Health
The article notes 171 plants employed doctors and 181 employed nurses last year, compared with 311 doctors and 332 nurses previously. It argues the industry recognizes safeguarding worker health as essential and sees this as an encouraging sign.
Tunney Quotes Shakespeare as Punching Mentor at Yale
World boxing champion Gene Tunney told Yale students about Shakespeare and boxing, noting a hypothetical boxing fan in Shakespeare and praising fighting intensity. He cited Julius Caesar style lines and compared to Jack Dempsey. Flood waters threaten five Arkansas counties as White River overflows. Mississippi rivers Tom Bigbee and Loxapilla near danger stage with more rain expected before May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Tunney
Yale
Shakespeare
Phelps
Tunney
Dempsey
White River
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tom Bigbee
Loxapailla
Government flood control cost compared with Mississippi valley stakes
A columnist argues spending 750 million dollars on flood control could prevent future floods. It notes W S Gifford of American Telegraph and Telephone would invest 2000 million dollars in construction over five years, and suggests Uncle Sam could spend one third of that to protect crops and lives in the Mississippi valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Gifford
American Telegraph & Telephone Company
Sam
Mississippi Valley
Catholics aided Coolidge in 1924 election says Heflin
Senator Heflin claims Calvin Coolidge was elected by Catholics and that Coolidge agreed to intervene in Mexico and Nicaragua to aid the Roman church. He suggests Americans, including Protestants, owe thanks to Catholic voters for a successful election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heflin
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Mexico
Nicaragua
Speed Championship Records Fall at Ocean Racing Event
Ray Keech drives a record 207.55 mph to surpass Captain Campbell of Britain. Frank Lockhart, famed for his “Black Hawk” Stutz crash, aims to outpace Keech. Moskovics notes high speeds spur better car design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Keech
Captain Campbell
Frank Lockhart
Stutz
Keech
Mussolini Fences In Birthday Celebration With Military Display
On Rome's second day of birthday celebrations this week Mussolini performed a sabre fencing exhibition with an army officer. His health appeared sound as he sustained the savage fencing for a quarter of an hour. Three thousand five hundred musicians led by Mascagni played the war hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Piva
Forgetful Woman Aims to Recall Name and Address
A fiftyish woman cannot remember her name or address. Doctors will investigate. The piece notes that people now living may not recall names or addresses in the distant future and even the planet's name may be forgotten.
Loew's bars the picture Dawn amid French election notes
Nicholas M. Schenck bars Dawn from Loew's theaters, arguing it would revive international hatreds. Prime Minister Poincare's French election gains a majority in the Chamber, easing plans for financial rehabilitation. Jeremiah Milbank donates 250000 to infantile paralysis research, with Rockefeller funds noted. King Amanullah of Afghanistan visits Paris and London, and war debt payments lessen outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas M. Schenck
Loew's Theaters
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Rival Chicago Politician Labels Thompson With Rhinoceros Hide
A rival Chicago politician says Big Bill Thompson has rhinoceros hide and baboon brains and notes the city campaign was marked by sharp personalities beyond the bombing issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
Health and Salt Misconceptions From Dr McCoy Advice Column
Dr Frank McCoy answers readers on health diet and salt. He argues salt is not essential, warns of excess salt harming kidneys and liver, and offers food preparation tips and sun exposure notes. Question topics include vitamins in foods and floating kidney cures via exercises and knee chest positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Bright
J. K. le
W. H. PD
Skin tanning tips for very fair skin
Gradual sun exposure helps tan. Fair skin may never reach the depth of a brunette tan. Begin with短短短
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Longevity in New York City A quixotic yarn on age and city life
Gilbert Swan dispatches from New York pondering why many octogenarians thrive amid pollution and bustle. He cites life insurance figures, East Side pushcart sages, and Chauncey Depew's desk routine as examples of urban vitality, then profiles 72 year old Robert Sherwood as a playful fixture entertaining children near Flatbush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Manhattan
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Gotham
Chauncey Depew
Grand Central Annex
East Side
Answers to Questions From Frederick J Haskin
The Q and A covers topics from criminal history in Ohio to music difficulty and art education. Notable items include the claim that no Ohio woman has ever been electrocuted, notes on Hungarian Liszt compositions as difficult pieces, and details on Corcoran School of Art tuition. It also addresses whether fish have ears and the establishment of agricultural colleges in 1562. Kansas leads wheat, Texas leads cotton in 1927 with 111,283,000 (units).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilson Corcoran
A.C
Texas
Kansas
Higley Study Circle Leads Quiet Meeting
Mrs N K Alderman presided at the Higley Study circle meeting. Social Literary club listed Mrs C L Jones Mrs B M Covert Mrs W E Peters and Mrs H Hatch on the program while College Club featured Mrs W L Slutz Mrs L G Worstell Mrs Edwin Chubb and Miss Constance McLeod. John Preston traveled to Columbus on business. A large national delegation met in New York with a platform on women in the kitchen near a stove and near a baby carriage and a Sunday closing for meat shops after May 3. Mr and Mrs J L Pickering hosted Amesville guests. Pi Beta Phi members gave a surprise for the Delta Tau Delta chapter with a Pi Phi cushion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Jones
B. M. Covert
W. E. Peters
H. &. Hatch
W. L. Slutz
L. G. Worstell
Edwin Chubb
Constance McLeod
College Club
New York
Cry of Radical Not So Alarming Now
Washington April 25 The piece notes the waning impact of the charge bolshevik against prominent Americans including Senators Borah Shipstead Wheeler and Norris and leaders like Rankin Green and Johnston. It highlights anti Bolshevik campaigns by labor and business groups and cites government probes into municipal power and wartime wartime propaganda as evidence of shifting attitudes toward radicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Shipstead
Minnesota
Wheeler
Montana
LaVollette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Frazier
North Dakota
W Brookhart
Iowa
Grace Abbott
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Moscow
Hee Jeanette Rankin
American Civil Liberties Union
William Green
American Federation of Labor
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
A. F. of L
America
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Los Angeles
Cleveland
War Department
Army and Navy Register
Communistic Innternational
National Council For Prevention of War
Submarine Deutschland Sunk After Armistice and Census Occupations
The Deutschland was not sunk by the United States and was later sunk by French gunfire during target practice on June 18, 1921 after returning to Germany and surrendering to France. The Census lists 578 occupations with leading roles for women and men in manufacturing, agriculture, clerical, domestic service, and professional fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutschland
United States
Germany
France
Bureau of the Census
Landmark 1682 Penn proposes colonist laws
On April 25 William Penn suggested his settlers govern themselves with local laws. In 1851 President Fillmore issued a proclamation against filibusters. In 1862 Confederate forces evacuated New Orleans. In 1910 Charles E. Hughes, then New York governor, was appointed to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
President Fillmore
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
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Tunney ON Shakespeare
Speed Championship
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Jeremiah Milbank
Rockefeller Men
Amanullah
Afistan
Paris
London
McCoy
By the Way
Robert Sherwood
Flatbush
Marceline
Sherwood
Frederick J. Haskin
Wrang Liszt
Saint Paul
Christ
Belgium
Els. A
American Red Cross
M. G
Corcoran School of Art
Washington, D. C
H. A
Onsce Mation
Manufacturea A T. Aary
Ode Stats
Ark Og
Alfie
John Preston
J. L
Pickering
Amesville
Pi Beta Phi
Delta Tau Delta
Pi Phi
Daugherty
Lucila R. Maxwell
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Amos Fries
Socialist-Pacific Movement
Good Old
General Federation of Women's Clubs
National League of War Voters
Abe
Secretary of War
Fries
United States Navy
G. M.Z
New Orleans
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