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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1922
Page
4
Philip S. Rose compares highway and railroad systems noting autos carry far more passengers than railroads and motorists already exceed trucks in ton-mile impact. He argues roads must expand with rising auto stock to avoid lag while paving costs per mile stay cheaper than railroad tracks.
In Ohio yards near Portsmouth 2000 to 3000 loaded coal cars are blocked as reports say sabotage is practiced. Journals and grease boxes are found filled with emery dust glass bolts and other foreign matter risking wrecks if moved. Officials condemn strikes but allege deliberate disruption worsens winter coal supply.
A traveling salesman laments the disappearance of barefoot boys as urban life grows hotter and shoes become universal. He recalls dusty country roads and muddy puddles, asking whether the barefoot boy will soon be a curiosity in big cities. The note contrasts past and present childhood freedoms with nostalgia.
The piece laments urban change erasing alleys yards and back fences, replaced by garages and lawns. It warns youth will lose outdoor play spaces as progress removes opportunities for exploration and communal street life. The author reflects on aging and urban congestion.
After the miners' story, Tom Sims notes we are left with what we lack. He observes drivers who pause to reflect tend to cease moving forward. The piece cautions that danger multiplies while exits are scarce.
Washington dispatch outlines global push to suppress narcotics traffic with focus on Vice Consul Walter A. Adams in China. It details his raids on Changsa opium dens, seizure of nearly a ton of morphia, and protection measures amid civil war, plus a history of opium's spread from Asia to the world.
In a humorous piece from the Athens Messenger Watch Dog column, a verse explores names mapped to odd objects and identities from classical and modern figures. The narrator plays with famous names and misattributions, ending with a note about a local church rally and a singer in Guysville.
A sensational historical item claims an ill wind at sea killed thirty thousand Chinamen and their cries are said to rise with the tide. The account notes a warning that another such wind would not be seen.
The message urges McArthur readers to try want ads, noting that the entire Hocking valley talks about them and that readers should mail in their ads today.
The poem-like item recalls a shooting contest at La Grange where Merrill Kerr aimed for a stove as a prize but failed to hit the range, leaving the outcome unclear and the joke on misfortune.
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A feature where readers submit questions to the Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin. Topics cover driving time in other states, engineers on the Twentieth Century Limited, breeding mosquitoes, public employment bureaus, horn prevention on cows, city smoke effects, cider ripeness, Jupiter habitation, and elemental spirits with concise expert answers.
Calcutta reports Captain Norman MacMillan and Captain Mailins, British round the world fliers, missing since leaving Rangoon last Friday, have been located and are safe.
McArthur residents welcome Kathryn Oldfield and guests from Columbus and Portsmounth while others plan reunions and visits. Notables include Hon. C. S. Welsh visiting Swan township, and religious services by Dr. C. B. Taylor and Dr. Park W. Taylor at the Presbyterian church.
Rev. Park W. Taylor of Clarksburg Tennessee and Rev. B Galord Taylor of Ohio held a reunion with their brother Dr C B Taylor at his McArthur residence. They are the surviving Taylor siblings with ages 60 to 77. The last reunion at their parental home was September 10 1876 at Wilkaville. Their parents were married April 24 1840 and a planned 1890 reunion was postponed by the father's death in 1890.
R W Goddard of Wellston underwent hernia surgery in Columbus on Friday and is reported in good condition. David Rose of the Hocking Valley yard crew in Wellston vacations with Herb Shriner in Logan. Mrs E J Lawlor of Columbus formerly of Minerton visits her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs N J Simon. A G and Charles Few arrived in Dundas from Bradenton Fla after a Friday August 11 motor trip. Mrs A G Few, visiting her father William Trimmer in Dundas, will return with him to Bradenton soon.
Miss Lucy Trimmer living southwest of town is in very poor wealth and her brother Paul, living with her, is also complaining of ill health according to the new report from the local area.
Rev W A Smith of Chicago spent a few days with his sisters Mrs Clara Miller and Mrs D B Ashbaugh. He works with the Methodist Episcopal educational board in Chicago and travels to manage its affairs. He recently completed a fifteen day motor trip into Canada and New England. Born in Hocking county he left twenty five years ago but returns often for visits.
Members of the Hocking county Fish and Game Protective Association are called to meet in the court room at 7 30 P M Friday September to arrange the first annual picnic. Officers seek a large turnout with plenty of activities to ensure a successful outing. If last winter's banquet is a gauge, the picnic should be a rousing affair.
George Fetheroll faced a reversal in Gallipolis last week as H. Danner, who had defeated him earlier, won five of eight games in a brisk barnyard pitching set. The pair averaged 29 ringers per game, with Danner tossing 24 ringers of 26 shoes to showcase his best form. Bert Funk accompanied.
Fetherolf has lost four straight games to Frank Bachus at that place. The local pitchers hope for a return match here with better success. Fetherolf plans to travel to Columbus next week to pitch in the tournament tied to the state fair.
Prof W S Brashares and his daughter Martha are spending a week visiting relatives and friends after leaving county school leadership. Helena and Mildred Mink le of Scio are in Logan as guests of Mrs Clinton Webb. Police officers Pierson and Smith testified in the Daniel Crane case over the Lewellyn killing allegation.
An unconfirmed report circulated in Basle on August 22 stating Major Max Oser and his 117 year old fiancée Miss Mathilde McCormick of Chicago granddaughter of John D Rockefeller may have eloped and married in either Austria or Italy.
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