Rain and meetings ease long dry spell for area
Lottridse ing and rain will do much good to the meadows. Mr and Mrs A L McBee moved from Glarksburg W Va and will stay with Mrs Le Roy Boggs. Miss Erma Ackley and Morris visited Autmer Ackley in Athens. Lorene Brandeberry visited Esmond Brandeberry in Frost. Mr and Mrs Ralph Allen visited Athens. Mrs Bentz ill with hemorrhage improving. Runion family attended Joppa picnic and quarterly meeting. Will Follrod visited Swartz. Rain welcomed Thursday after a long dry spell. farms nearly thru hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. McBee
Glarksburg
W. Va
Erma Ackley
Morris
Autmer Ackley
Athens
Lorene Brandeberry
Frost
Esmond Brandeberry
Ralph Allen
L.A. Townsend
Bentz
C. D. Swartz
Peace Or Power Clash Over Rail Board Repeal
The piece argues that railroad unions after accepting the Presidents peace plan threaten to repeal the Esch Cummins act and abolish the labor board. It warns that destroying the balanced three party tribunal undermines lasting peace and frames the struggle as power driven rather than peaceful. It then digresses into mosquito biology and public health as a separate musing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Labor Board
Alexander Bell a model of humble greatness in America
The tribute lauds Alexander Graham Bell for his simple, unadvertised dignity despite immense achievement. He is praised as a trailblazer, generous innovator, and a measured, egoless figure whose balance inspired and educated future generations in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
Trail Blazer
America
Mammalia
The Singing Demon Mosquitoes Bite Only as Last Resort
Dr. W. Rudolfs, a New Jersey scientist, declares mosquitoes bite only when no other prey is available. His investigation suggests that a mosquito will seek alternatives before biting humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. W. Rudolfs
New Jersey
Rudolf
Quoted Flapper Opinions Spark Terse Reforms Debate
TOM SIMS remarks accuse a shortage of reformers and critique popular behavior. The piece mocks talkers who never act, urges caution about reputations of girls, and quips on vanity and social trends. The flapper wit touches on boy wonders, schooling, relationships, and neighborly balance.
Navy readers aboard ship choose broad library catalog
The Navy maintains shipboard libraries funded by a $130,000 annual book appropriation. Each ship varies by size from 150 to 1,100 volumes, with annual weedings and a rotating catalogue. Fiction dominates, led by westerns and love stories, while non fiction topics range from etiquette to travel and engineering.
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Washington, D. C
American Library Association
Congress
Miltary
Naval
United States Navy
Jack
United States
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
New York
Amailer
Harold Bell Wright
Ethel M. Dell
Navy
Gene Stratton Porter
Blue Jackets
Plains
B. M. Bower
Zane Grey
Ohio
J. A. Altsheler
Ralph Henry Barbour
Uncle Sam
George Meredith
Conrad
Thomas Hardy
Scott
Hugo
Balzac
George Eliot
Robert W. Service
Salt Lake City marvels and legends spark travel prose
A travelogue voice paints Salt Lake City as a bewitching Mormon hub with grand temples and sacred sea gull monuments. It extols Saltair on the lake, the Utah capital buildings, and vivid scenes near Logan and Ironton while mixing in local anecdotes, poems, and oddities from a roadside column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Utah
Young
Saltah
Saltair
Venice
Questions and Answers for Readers
A reader information notice invites questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. It explains the service offers factual answers and cannot give legal medical or financial advice and requests a two cent return postage stamp with full name and address for replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Parachute Jump Set Record at 24200 Feet
Captain A W Stevens of Mc Cook Field jumped 24200 feet with a parachute, setting a new record. The item appears in a Q and A style page listing various trivia and questions with brief answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Stevens
McCook Field
Brain weights differ by nationality says study
A report states that Japanese men and women, on average, have greater brain weight than Americans and English. The finding highlights cross national differences in brain mass across sexes.
Local Folks Visit Relatives and Callers Spread Across Town
Pratts Fork Mrs Gene Campbell of Columbus visits relatives here. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Orr call on Dr Orr Tuesday evening. Fred Smith spends weekend with Mr and Mrs Elza Sapp in Athens. Mrs Sam Blackwood of Snowville visits daughter Mrs Miles Cain and son G H Williams. Mrs Lola Meeks and her young son stay with Mr and Mrs Walt Williams. Mr and Mrs A L Beal and son take a business trip to Albany Thursday.
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Gene Campbell
Columbus
Roscoe Orr
Orr
Fred Smith
Elza Sapp
Athens
Sam Blackwood
Snowville
Miles Cain
G. H. Williams
Lola Meeks
Walt Williams
A. L. Beal
Albany
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Lottridse
Rudolfs
Stefansson
Greenland
Alexander Bell
Tom Sims
Logan
Bob Davidson
Bob
Hollywood
Old Market Square
Ted Hartley
Riley McDaniel
Coolville Ridge
W. W
E. O. Dewey
McDaniel
Dewey
Riley
Congressman Foster
Ironton
Izzie
Rom Johnson
Rom
New York City
McDonald Clarke
Gresham
N. A. Sis Thomas
S. Court St
Brownie
The
Gillette Safety Razor CO
Boston, U. S. A
Dooce Brothers
Dodge Brothers
C. A. Daugherty
Athens, Ohio
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