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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1928
Page
4
A 1927 study urges affirmative legislation to curb reckless driving and prevent auto fatalities. It argues grade crossings are not the main cause and calls for driver licensing standards, arterial stops at key intersections, and tighter highway regulations to reduce about 95,000 yearly deaths.
A miscible health column presents Dr Frank McCoy, author of The Newest Way to Health, with weekly meal plans and Q A about epithelium in urine, infant feeding schedules, and a ranula cyst under the tongue. It includes daily menus for August and practical nutrition tips, plus a brief moral reflection on bravery by women.
A compact Q and A from Frederick J. Maskin covering Gettysburg points of interest, church denominations by membership, annual wooden product consumption by state, Virginia voting history, citizenship admissions in 1927, township size, and leading recreational state. Key facts include Gettysburg College as the leading Lutheran college, Tyohbin house still standing, Thaddeus Stevens home, 20 denominations with 100k+ members led by the Roman Catholic Church, New York state leading wood product consumption, Virginia voting for Grant in 1872, 144,804 aliens admitted to citizenship in 1927, a theoretical township size of six miles across, and California as the leading recreational state.
Messenger Special Writer recalls New York society tales and theatrical figures. He notes the behavior of critics, memories of actress Mande Adams and Richard Harding Davis, and glimpses of Mansfields widow in Connecticut. Other highlights include Mme Kumann-Heink, Earl Carroll, Rex Beach circles, and a quirky York popcorn stand venture.
Twenty years ago news recalls RS. R. Imes in a British sector assault bound for Arras while Americans push Hun lines south. The item lists local visits by Mrs. Margaret Vickers, Miss Alexander, and other residents including travel to Cincinnati and Berlin, plus a reader Q and A about US presidents on stamps, mountain peaks rarely climbed, and honors of war etiquette.
In Washington discussions center on Herbert Hoover as a probable successor to Coolidge. Officials view him as a capable executive with broad influence across departments. The district’s political dynamics favor continuity, though some fear changes in personnel and the absence of a formal campaign yet. Hoover’s long service and relations with official circles reinforce confidence in his potential, even as geographic and partisan tensions color expectations.
August 25 marks events from 718 French immigrants founded New Orleans to British forces under Howe entering Chesapeake Bay threatening Philadelphia. Also noted are the Baltimore and Ohio railroad opening and the birth anniversaries of Francis Bret Harte and an orphaned line about Wilson.
A scrambled crossword style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues about zodiac figures and related terms. It includes references to twins and a woman figure, celestial symbols, and assorted mispelled or fragmented clue prompts.
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