Athens Messenger publication and printing details
The Athens Messenger announces publisher Gordon K. Bwah and general manager Charles Harris with editorial and circulation notes. It lists office locations, addresses, and notices about obituary and card of thanks handling, along with post office status.
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Athens Messenger
Uebrald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bwah
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Charles
Harris
Thought for Today Quotation on Sin and Judgment
A short devotional note cites Job 10 14 and John Webster urging guilt faced by those who sin. It frames conscience and accountability with moral reflection.
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Job
Census Takers Face Unusual Hurdles in Ohio Hills
In Athens Meigs Gallia Jackson Lawrence and Vinton counties census enumerators negotiate rough terrain and isolated homes. Tales include moonshine, a hen in a row with a baby, and a pig pen interview while cooperation from residents helps complete the count.
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Athens County
Meigs
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Vinton
Uncle Sam
Vinton County
Meigs County
Lawrence County
Jackson County
Nelsonville
One Room Pupils Trail Village Schoolmates in Exam Scores
County eighth grade tests show 186 one room students averaging 26 in arithmetic while 331 village and consolidated central pupils average 60 percent. History results show smaller gaps though geography and other subjects reflect poorer one room performances.
Naval conference in London yields cautious success
The London naval conference did not fully meet all hopes but is considered worthwhile. Secretary Stimson notes a growing habit of mutual agreement and a strengthened principle of limitation. The treaty may fall short of desires, yet the conference halted arms competition and achieved a real check.
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London
Stimson
Midget boarding house tales from Manhattan carnival season
A humorous portrait of a West Forties midget boarding house in Manhattan during carnival season. The piece recalls a host of antics and rumors about the tiny residents, their lodging, scarce bread crumbs, and trickster landlords, with jokes about their earnings, escapades, and movements between venues.
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New York
Manhattan
West Forties
Modernized schools show superior test results
The text compares one room and centralized schools, noting lower pass rates for one room pupils and higher top scores in centralized schools. It argues uniform tests prove better progress in modern schools, while acknowledging student motivation matters and citing roads and cars as factors in educational change.
Ohio Night School to Broadcast Government Talks
The Ohio Department of Education launches a Wednesday and Friday night radio series from 7 00 to 7 15, titled Ohio Department of Education Night School. Uncle Ben and Oliver Hartley will host and discuss state government from the Secretary of State to the Governor with plans to continue through the summer.
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Ohio
Ohio State Department of Education
Ohio School of the Air
Secretary of State
Ohio Department of Education
B. H. Darrow
Ohio Board of the Air
Uncle Ben
Oliver Hartley
Pomeroy
Department of Agriculture
Trans Atlantic air service may become regular travel soon
Washington announces Germany will build a new airship to join the Graf Zeppelin while America plans two more, forming a fleet of four. Eastbound trips coast two days and westbound three, with passenger fares about double steamship rates. The new service could reshape long distance travel and challenge fast passenger liners.
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Trans-Atlantic Air Service
Atlantic
Washington
Germany
America
Unclear fragment about show world children and Lilliput
Fragment notes that children of Lilliput are better paid than larger show world siblings. It mentions rare unemployment and constant work through carnival and advertising stunts. Ends mid thought with reference to Tom Thumbs.
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Lilliput
Thy
Public Forum on Starling Nuisance and District Impact
Editor Messenger notes frequent press dispatches about the English Starling pest. The speaker observes starlings arrive for three years with multiple broods and nest like sparrows yet dominate nesting as a cock of the walk. The note considers competition with Yellowhammers Redheaded Woodpeckers and a potential displacement in affected districts.
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Messenger
Propaganda Drive Extends Deep Into Rural Russia
Washington April 28 The Soviet regime pushes to educate and propagandize the peasantry amid heavy taxes and nationalization. Mail telephone and telegraph networks expanded from 9827 post offices under the Czar to about 30000 by 1924 as Moscow authorities intensify communications to win peasant support.
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Washington, D. C
Moscow
London
China
Russia
Starling Observations and Feeding Habits From Ohio
A. A. Campbell of Guysville describes starlings as friendly to agriculturists, noting they do not eat grain and feed in fields and gardens where cutworms are common. He praises the male’s beauty on close view, mentions two nesting pairs near his home, and invites others to study their diet and keep them on the songbird list.
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Germany
Siberian
Scar College
A. A. Campbell
Guysville
Ohio
Fragmentary quote hints at hidden knowledge guiding leaders
A partial line suggests a leader must store in memory the knowledge that guides actions. The phrase implies mental preparation and strategic foresight without detailing who speaks or the context on page.
Two Interesting Men in New York Visit Europe Figure
In New York last week two notable figures attracted attention. French writer Pertinax is praised for his listening and memory, speaking little. Sir Henri W. A. Deffing, head of the Shelon Company, travels oceans and trains, challenging oil industry power and declaring origin from Kettleman Hill Oil Field in California.
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New York
Pertinax
Europe
France
Letens
Henri W. A
K. BC
KK. B.C
Shelon
Oil field rival visits vast California reserve
A knowledgeable visitor from Standard Oil of California surveys a remarkable field dubbed the world’s most extraordinary. Deterding praises Ket tleman Hill pumping oil nearly pure gasoline and predicts the supply may be immense, warranting high value if geology proves correct.
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Standard Oil of
California
Deterding
Kettleman Hill
Oil man plans to import gas to boost aging fields
Deferding seeks surplus gas from the Kettleman Hills field to injection into his own wells. He plans to pipe the gas to mature oil fields, push oil production, and use the gas to force additional yields from existing wells.
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Deferding
Kettleman Hills
Kettleman Hill
Oil pusher urges new products over expanding supply
The unnamed oil men are urged by Deterding to seek fresh products rather than increase output as supply is already ample. He promotes a new heating and lighting oil that evaporates quickly and can burn when touched. Two small tanks store this product enough to heat and light a typical home for two months.
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Deterding
Jealousy motive in double tragedy ends lives of two women
A 50 year old former actress killed her best friend aged around 30 then took her own life. Police cite jealousy as the motive noting the younger woman was invited to a social function while the older was not.
Impediment Obstruction In Path To Success
A daily study note defines impediment as an obstruction in the way. It cites correct usage for the phrase and gives example: It was an impediment in his pathway to success, guiding readers to strengthen vocabulary.
Census Effort in Athens Faces Gaps and Delays
The Athens census effort shows poor completion with several of the five enumerators sending reports late. Ohio University wins a new Science Hall and an additional 40000 in special state funds, a first for the university. Local updates include Mr and Mrs Sam Sommer returning from Cincinnati and Mrs Otto Barth visiting relatives in Coolville for the high school commencement. Ten years ago Prof C M Copeland resigns from the City Board of Education and Prof J Addicott is chosen. The Columbus Charleston Highway topic featured at the Athens Chamber lunch. Mrs Fred Hoyt McCoy and daughters visit Glouster, while Miss Edna Copeland sails for Europe on the Mauritania with five companions.
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City Board of Education
C. M. Copeland
J. Addicott
Boulevard from Washington to Mount Vernon planned at fourteen miles
The proposed highway from Washington D C to Mount Vernon will run about fourteen miles along the Potomac River with completion targeted for 1932.
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Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Maritime Provinces
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
G. S
Happenings About the Capital
Washington notes survey of prohibition straw votes by Pathfinder Yale Daily News Harvard Crimson and Literary Digest Scripps-Howard polls showing wet votes leading dry by over 10 to 1 and regional splits with dry states persisting undercut by national referenda figures and critics from the Methodist Board of Temperance.
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Texas
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