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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
4
A compact daily reflection cites Ezekiel 33 18 about righteous turning to sin and adds Moliere on accountability for actions and inactions. The card frames moral conduct with two concise quotes.
A reflective piece discusses the habit of revisiting one's boyhood town. It notes towns shrink in memory, haunted by ghosts of past selves and unrealized dreams, yet insists such nostalgia offers a sober warning and a chance to aim high. It also explores misread signals on the road, where drivers’ hand gestures convey ambiguous meanings.
A once simple left arm signal used by motorists is becoming increasingly confusing as drivers interpret it differently. The evolving usage creates safety concerns at intersections and during turns.
The tale tells how Cy Caldwell and Allan Emerson aided by Captain Roy Burke and the Midland King rescued Mrs. Robert Little and others after a Cleveland Detroit airliner sank in Lake Erie. Jack Kasper was lost. Walter Joslin and Sam Wilkinson battled waves to save the exhausted woman and herself. The story honors seafaring courage.
New York Aug 23 crowds gather for street con tricks in midtown Manhattan. A showy parade of hustlers sells gimmicks and fake goods from polished brass tops to dirty postcards, while parkers and pocket thieves ply scams near Grand Central and busy office blocks. My grandfather bought one of the first gold bricks.
A dated comment questions expectations of close quarter combat on this continent. It queries whether any officer believes hand to hand fighting will occur among foot soldiers unless in rebellion or riot.
In Jerusalem clashes between Jews and Arabs rise as rights near the Wailing Wall fuel tensions. A Jewish youth, Abraham Mizrahi, died after a stabbing during a quarrel. his mother’s anguished cries drew crowds. Since last Saturday, twenty six wounded reflect growing hostility and demographic imbalance.
Weekly diet plan from Dr. Frank McCoy includes breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with meats, vegetables, and fruits. The page also features reader questions on varicose veins buttering Melba toast and a nasal growth with medical answers.
Henry Ford warns that restoring boone would end manufacturing as he touts European plants amid prohibition. The piece surveys aviation feats with the Golden Racer in Britain, Eckener delaying Pacific flight, and Japan’s order of Zeppelin-type airships as world speeds and efficiency loom.
The excerpt lists Carnegie Hero Fund Commission medal counts with the first 1965 award on May 22 in Pittsburgh. It includes a Q&A style set of science and trivia items about ice boats, the Philadelphia Orchestra broadcasts, the House of David team, Joliet's “asions,” pawpaws and persimmons, Helen Wills championships, Hawaii living costs, Elliott Woods, stuttering, English q usage, bugle and trumpet range, snakebite deaths in India, and related facts.
A jumble of crossword style clues and partial answers in two orientations. The puzzle lists numbered across and down hints such as insUrgent and chert with scattered, mis-typed words and stray letters, inviting solution of a themed grid.
The column reviews ongoing disarmament talks with England led by Hoover MacDonald and Dawes, potential talks in December, and the push toward reduced capital ships. It notes limited U S stance on reparations, Manchuk Russo-Chinese talks, extraterritorial rights in China, and a new tariff proposal with the State Department acting as a conduit.
A compact lesson on correct English usage and common mispronunciations. The page highlights words like abandon for desert and parliament for parlia ment, with notes on misspellings and a daily vocabulary goal. It defines compunction as uneasiness from guilt and shows its usage.
Traffic handling at the Athens County Fair drew praise as the best ever, with thousands of machines entering gates, vastly outnumbering buggies and wagons. The Athens County Teachers Institute adopted resolutions calling for a minimum $600 annual salary for eight months for teachers with no experience and one year of training.
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