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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1926
Page
4
Messenger seeks oldest and largest families for Mother's Day feature
The Messenger asks readers to submit information on the oldest mother, the mother of the biggest family, and a typical looking mother for a Mother’s Day front page feature on Sunday May 9. Sample mail includes a mother of fifteen and a thirty four year old with eight living children.
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Messenger
Continue Your Education in Athens County Commencement Message
May brings school graduations and questions about the future for Athens County students. Eighth graders face ongoing schooling until sixteen, while high schoolers must weigh salaries against rising college prospects. The piece urges persistence in education, noting growing college attainment and local access to a respected university nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Hocking Valley
Bible infallibility questioned sparks church debate
The Rev. M. E. Chatley of Athens argues Sunday that the Bible is not infallible. He says discarding infallibility invites a philosophy from human experience. He contends ministers should rely on common sense and truth tested by experience to strengthen the church and its mission.
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M. E. Chatley
Athens
Rcbes
Children Drive Cars Illegally in Athens
Two under sixteen are using parents cars amid calls to enforce the law. The piece warns liable parents if accidents occur and notes driving by youths grows a problem even for mature drivers. It questions how long neglect can continue.
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Athens
Public safety urging parental cooperation and law enforcement
Authorities call on parents to keep steering wheels away from children and to comply with the law. Refusal to recognize the danger could lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law. Officials warn action is needed before a tragedy occurs.
Secretary Work Warns Big Power Men on Large Projects
Arthur Brisbane notes Secretary Work in Los Angeles arguing some projects exceed private capability and require federal leadership. He cites the Boulder Dam and Panama Canal as examples where government action is essential, beyond the reach of even major business interests.
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Work
Los Angeles
Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
America
Uncle Sam
Boulder Dam
Panama Canal
Colorado waters offer bids for irrigation and power
Mr Work urges bids at set prices to show Congress the Colorado dam scheme pays. The approach aims to supply proof like a gold mine, convincing even wary lawmakers that the Boulder Dam promises power, fertility, and wealth surpassing California mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Boulder Dam
New Orleans Plans Air Field To Welcome Post Office Airships
Citizens and the Young Men's Business Club of New Orleans celebrate an aeronautical week parade and promote a forthcoming air field with facilities for post office, army and civilian flyers. The drive urges Uncle Sam to station airships there with Postmaster New and the President ready to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Business Club
New Orleans
Sam
New
New Orleans Flying Field Key to Canal Defense
Raoul Jourdan writes editor’s note on New Orleans strategic location for a potential military air base. He argues an adequate field would be crucial for protection of the Panama Canal and highlights the city’s intense aviation interest.
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New Orleans
Panama Canal
Raoul Jourdan
Action
Soviet efficiency shocks American readers
The piece contrasts American high finance with Bolshevik Russia praising Soviet methods in rubber and production. It notes the British rubber trust inflating prices, and cites the Soviet government buying rubber trees in South America to test large scale planting. It casts Russia as capable of diverse climates and production under Peter the Great spirit.
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Russia
British Rubber Trust
Mr. Hoover
South America
Peter the Great
Publisher Haldeman-Julius allegedly beats stock market
The article notes Haldeman-Julius, famed for his book publishing, reportedly earned $485,000 in weeks by stock trading. It warns against rushing into stock gambling, predicts his remaining story will unfold, and suggests if he dies rich he will owe it to his many little books rather than the market.
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Mr. Haldeman
Julius
Ford's Letters and Collaboration Highlight Industrial Progress
Henry Ford's series "The great today and the greater tomorrow" elevates his legacy and public knowledge. Mr Crouther aided public service by securing Ford's collaboration. Ford notes linen production mirrors ancient methods, with manual labor once again, now aided by machinery replacing many hands.
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Henry Ford
Crouther
Ford
Ford links cheap production to high wages and efficiency
Ford argues that low production costs come from well paid labor and efficiency. He says brains drive productivity and cannot be hired in sweatshops. His service to universal prosperity benefits all, while shaming abusive employers who grind down wages.
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Ford
Substituting steel frames for bricks in modern buildings
The article argues that traditional brickwork is replaced by steel frames in Egyptain style construction. It notes bricks no longer bear weight as frames do and predicts substitutes will veneer steel buildings faster and cheaper. It adds that reduced labor means more machinery will replace workers in the United States.
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Tut-Ank-Hamen
United States
Senate Campaign Chaos Looms in 1926 Nominee Battle
A wide uncontested slate of issues marks the 1926 Senate race with 34 seats up, as Republicans and Democrats diverge on Prohibition World Court and farm policies. Key figures include Illinois Col Frank Smith and Boston backed Boss Brennan, with southern Democrats likely to seek reelection. Party lines blur as insurgent and regular wings clash and vote splits reflect fragile control of the Senate.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Illinois
Col
Frank Smith
Brennan
Wadsworth
New York
Coolidge
Smith
McKinley
James E. Watson
Indiana
Willis
Ohio
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
South
Broussard
Louisiana
Caraway
Arkansaw
Fletcher
Florida
George
Georgia
Overman
North Carolina
South Carolina
Underwood
Alabama
World Court
Walsh
Massachussetts
Butler
Solid South
Trans
Farmer-Labor Party
Shipstead
Minnesota
Nye
Frazier
LaFollette
Couzens
Norris
Howell
Johnson
Norbeck
Borah
McNary
Bruce
Steck
Iowa
Brookhart
Answers and Questions from a Knowledge Column
A series of Q and A items cover Civil Service salary garnishment, origins of Mah Jong, why air holds vapor, pyramid era plains, Sabines as an Umbro-Sabellian people, large silver nuggets, and the barn owl as a farmer’s ally. Each entry offers concise explanations and historical or scientific context.
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Civil Service Commission
Mah Jong
Mah
Jong
Ningpo
Egyptian Plains
L. A
Hotel Library Quiet Haven Amid Busy New York
In New York hotels, large libraries house foreign language volumes for visitors, offering total quiet despite bustling lobbies. The writer notes harried businessmen seek noon refuge there to relax rather than read, contrasting the city’s famed noise with tranquil retreats.
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New York
Voices Rise in Senate Over Coolidge Polity
Special writer Charles P. Stewart reports from Washington that even regular Republicans grow cool toward President Coolidge. The Old Guard shows growing disdain as McKinley of Illinois signals a tougher stance on foreign policy, reshaping intra party dynamics in the wake of the world court vote.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Congress
Old Guard
White House
Mrs Julia Rice Fights Quiet Zones Across New York
The piece profiles Julia Rice, a civic advocate in Manhattan who campaigned to curb noisy river ferries, hospitals, and schools. It notes her health costs, the push for corrective legislation, and hopes for a monument to her efforts. It also discusses political maneuvers surrounding Coolidge era Senate races and party splits.
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Julia Rice
Manhattan
Hudson River
Radio Listings Reflect Wide Range of Stations and Programs
A dense OCR list catalogs radio stations across the United States with their cities and program types. Entries include New York orchestras, Detroit concerts, Chicago musical varieties, Philadelphia songs, and many others covering concerts, vocal and instrumental performances, talk shows, and travel segments.
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WRNY
New York—Variety
WREO
Lansing—Orchestra
WWJ
Detroit
WGY
Schenectady
N. Y
WTAM
Cleveland—Orchestra
WEAF
New York—Orchestra
To Woo
WCAE
WGR
WTAG
WOC
Wcap Wex
Detroit—Orchestra
WHAL
Baltimore—Orchestra
New York—opera
WGHB
Clearwater
Fla
Mucal
WCAU
Philadelphia
KDEA
Pittsburgh
Richmond Hill
Springfield
Mass
WIZ
New York
See
Orchestra Win
WI i
Baltimore
WJJD
Mooseheart
Detroit—Musical
WFAA
Dallas—Orchestra
WTIC
Hartford
Conn
R. K. Morton
Madeline Southworth
Wm Detlef
WCX
St. Louis
WER
Chicago—Orchestra
WBAL
WMBB
KDKA
Pittsburch
WLIT
Mus
Louisville
Wod
WCCO
Wwa
KSD
Wtam Eee
WGN
WDAF
May Singh
Breen
Peter de Rose
WJR
WNYC
New York—Musical
KYW
Chicago—Musical
News
Chicago
WJAZ
WEBH
KTHS
Hot Springs
Arke
Davenport—Orchestra
Ben Bernie
WOAW
Omaha
WSM
Nashville—Orchestra
KSL
Salt Lake City
WLIB
Correll
A Gosden
WJAR
Providence
R. J
KOA
Denver
WIT
Los Angeles
KPO
San Franciacogy Wbap
Fort Worth
Cothe Kgw
Portland
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Athens Messenger
American Newsnaner Publishers Association
Unio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Wire Report International News Service
Sce
Robert EB Wardine
Fifth Ave
Southabaeh Avenue
F. W. Bush
Truor
Chas
H. Harris
MR. Work
New Orleans Flying Field
MR. H. Julius
Arthur Brisbane
Frederic J. Haskin
Pire
Arkansas
Moses
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Bingham
Connecticut
Cameron
Arizona
Cummins
Curtis
Kansas
Dale
Vermont
Ernst
Kentucky
Gooding
Idaho
Harrold
Oklahoma
Jones
Lemoot
Ilinois
Means
Shortridge
Smoot
Utah
Stanfield
Oregon
Watson and Robinson
Weller
Maryland
Williams
Missouri
Harding
Memphis
Nile
Weredant Valley
Libyan Desert
G. OO
Rome
Mons Fiscellus
Picenum
Anio
Fidenae
Tiber
Kreate
Rieti
M. Cirius Dentatus
Peru
Mexico
Gillett
Massachusetts
Green
Senator Cummins
GON
KFWA
Ogden
Musical
Learwater
WENR
WIAZ
KNX
Los Angeles—Orchestra
KGW
Ore
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co. Wholesale Distributors
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