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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1926
Page
4
A 20 year old item notes plans for a city bandstand to be placed on Flatiron square in Athens. It also mentions local events such as the county WCTU convention in the Methodist church and paving work on West Mulberry street.
A short devotional note quotes Romans 12 15 and reflects that sharing joy with others eases one own lot and easing another sorrow lightens one own grief. The quotation attributed to T Edwards appears as a moral reflection on empathy and contentment.
The Baltimore and Ohio special train with pedigreed rams visited Athens County, prompting farmers to buy stock and agricultural leaders to pledge support. The Athens County Farm Bureau will help revive the sheep industry, aided by donated rams from local organizations. Officials view this as smart business driving farmer prosperity and broader national economic strength.
The Kiwanis club will sponsor supervised play for city children starting next Thursday for August and plan a city swimming pool. The program aims to teach good sportsmanship and social skills, arguing play helps child development as much as Sunday school or home. The club expects community support in Athens.
A Boston lawyer and financier named J Jeremiah Smith Jr is praised for aiding Hungary with its money. He reportedly declined about $60000 in compensation and chose to use his services to educate Hungary. The piece argues France needs similar guidance.
The piece notes a decade of motor passenger buses growing to 60,000 vehicles with 7,500 firms controlling routes. Railroads respond by adopting buses and trucks for long hauls, acknowledging fierce competition and multi‑million losses since 1920.
Brief aphorism stating credit belongs to deserving parties, while bills remain the responsibility of debtors.
Arthur Brisbane notes a wild stock day with nearly 3 million shares traded. General Motors hits a record high of 213.50 while United States Steel reaches 152.50. Miss Clarabelle Barrett, a New Rochelle teacher, swam 21 hours forty miles but missed the English Channel record by two miles, aided by fog that hid the guiding boat.
A speculative question warns of Calvin Coolidge's strong standing after three years as president. It asks readers to consider the likelihood of defeating him in the 1928 election if current conditions and prosperity persist.
Wages rise and taxes fall while government receipts grow and cost of living declines. The President deflects credit, saying no government can create prosperity and noting that rising prosperity continues without his sole intervention.
A writer praises Lady Astor as brilliant and progressive in parliament? while criticizing her contempt for “typical” people. The piece argues ordinary folk are the base substance of humanity, comparing them to rock and soil that make gold valuable and heightening her radiance.
The Reverend Mr. Noss preaching near Morgantown Kentucky toppled and died in his pulpit while Mrs Robertson in the front row was shot through a window and died within an hour. Reports cite jealousy or bootleggers anger at the evangelist, with the woman’s death described as accidental.
A Texas clergyman who attacked the city government shot and killed a man who urged restraint. In another piece, New York and New Jersey pursue an extraordinary murder case revived after four years, involving Rev Hall an Episcopal clergyman found shot under an old crabapple tree with Mrs Mills a choir member slain nearby.
Senator Simpson as special prosecutor criticizes the handling of a case as shamefully negligent and asserts the legal system’s attitude toward criminals would satisfy any murderer. He calls for scrutiny of prosecutorial conduct and judicial response to crime.
The Collier's Weekly account from Roosevelt's valet portrays the late president as a man who did not meet the line No man a hero to his valet. The valet claims Roosevelt's last words were Please put out the light, spoken alone with him at the moment of death.
The speaker recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s sorrow over his son Quentin’s death and Goethe’s last words more light. The message asks whether death merely extinguishes the light or spurs greater illumination for humanity.
A quirky column notes that women do cry and gossip acts like yeast, with a humorous line about an 82 year old man in Harper Kansas who recently recovered from whooping cough and now doesn't give a whoop.
An analysis notes that raising a family costs nearly as much as its perceived value, highlighting financially heavy burdens alongside lasting personal fulfillment for parents and households.
The Weather Bureau begins air navigation service with twenty two meteorological stations nationwide after July 1 1926 to support aviation. Omaha Chicago San Francisco lead early. other cities including Cleveland Boston New York St. Louis Oklahoma City Kansas City Los Angeles Detroit Portland Medford Eko Atlanta Jacksonville Miami join by autumn. wind and visibility data from upper air observations will guide pilots with forecasts and special data for flying fields.
In New York many hang-outs attract crowds from cafes and bookshops to parks and streets, drawing writers, musicians, actors, and bohemians. Joel’s cafe, Dinty Moore’s, Lambs Club, and hotspots near Broadway host Broadway folk, radio fans, and press agents as diverse crowds mingle amid lively, shifting neighborhoods. Gilbert Swan.
A reader asks how to fit an eight hour day on a farm when cows require milking every twelve hours. The exchange notes a scheduling dilemma and seeks practical timing ideas for farm labor.
Washington column analyzes how western farmers face brevity of free land, rising values, and required profits from products. It outlines contrasts with eastern farmers, tariff effects, immigration, and possible shifts to Haugen method or tariff reductions impacting city living costs.
Advertising in the newspaper lowers shopper prices and expands merchant income while boosting public understanding of services. The bank and thrift movement gained wider deposits, fueling industry and homebuilding, and public utilities illustrated how the press serves commerce, education, and goodwill.
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