Washington bi centennial draw for Ohio river country
The piece highlights how George Washington explored Southeastern Ohio traveling down the Ohio River in his early years. It notes his surveying at sixteen, commanding Virginia Militia by twenty, and a journey along the Ohio River through Meigs and Athens counties toward Fort Pitt, with ties to Marietta and Washington Bottoms. The article urges local attention to the bi centennial next year.
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Ohio
Ohio River
George Washington
Ashby’s Gap
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Sind
Stans
Marietta
Athens County
Ghia River
Meigs County
Kanawha River
Point Pleasant
Fort Pitt
Pittsburgh
Washington
Crawford
Great Bend
Washington Bottoms
Overalls and cotton dresses chosen for Sunday wear in Georgia church
In V Trion Georgia the 1St Methodist Church voted to wear overalls and printed cotton dresses for services to aid poorer members. The decision reflects humility and fellowship, likening the move to spiritual dress rather than material display. The pastor notes the widow’s story and urges warmth over opulence.
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1St Methodist Church
V Trion
Georgia
University study finds little gender gap in learning ability
UC scientists tested about 400 adults using motion pictures to measure learning and memory. They concluded there is little difference between sexes in overall cognitive capacity, with women able to learn and recall nearly as well as men.
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University of California
Mystery of Broadway Hoofer Solved by River Shoes
In a New York morgue mystery a prominent Broadway hoofer named Jack Thompson reappears as an unidentified body. Detectives note his costly dancer shoes, valued at around forty dollars, reveal his identity and fate after days of missed work and rumors of despair.
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New York
Dev
Palace Theater
Bellevue Morgue
Bowery
North River
Jack Thompson
Ohio National Guard team forms in Armory game
Harold Wise and peers form the Ohio National Guard team to face Nelsonville M. A. squad in the Armory. Charles Creamer on Richland Avenue handled five high water calls in a single day. A Christmas consigner served by Russell Dorr to friends at his Canaan home, prepared by his mother in his den.
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Harold Wise
Raymond Devis
Sim Barigk
Twink Starr
Hokey Falmer
Ohio National Guard
Nelsonville, M. A
Irs
Charles Creamer
Richland Avenue
Russell Dorr To & Nefer
Canaansie
Explaining Yesterday's Cartoon Xetas Leche Shumway
The note describes Texas Zeke Shumway, a Dallas performer who since 19 years has driven a car on a circular wall motor arena, circling inside a cup shaped track and staying within 26 feet of the center as the car speeds around a 40 foot diameter wall. He has traveled more than 50 000 miles without leaving the center area and has performed two years in Minnesota, Germany, at fairs. Tomorrow he promises a feature titled A Fire That Has Burned for 20 Years.
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Xetas Leche
Shumway
Texas
Zeke
Shumv
Dallas
Minnchen
Germany
Questions and Answers from The Athens Messenger
The paper lists queries about women drivers in auto accidents in 1930 figures from the A A A and notes 24.3 percent of drivers are women. It says only one place prints currency, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. It states the British were defeated at Spion Kop. It explains first day covers in stamp collecting and notes powder horn usage in the Army until 1847.
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V. DS
United States
J. D A
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, DC
Spion Kop
W. A.C
P.O. A
George Washington
Washington
Coffee as nerves’ balm in a dated verse piece
A light verse laments coffee’s calming effect on nerves amid noisy street life and wartime alarms. The poem, attributed to Truth ’n Poetry XO Nepenthe, extols caffeine’s grip while noting that loud sounds still rattle the author. A brief moral line concludes with a misquoted biblical injunction.
Two Isolated Twins Learn Self Care At Day Nursery Miracle
A story from a public nursery shows two two year olds, a faster sister and a slower one, learning to do things for themselves. With patient guidance the slower child struggles but gradually masters dressing and daily tasks, proving that slow development can improve with time and supportive care.
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Dom
Patronage and Politics in McFadden Era Capitol Row
Washington dispatch describes how patronage drives federal appointments in Pennsylvania and beyond, detailing how congressmen and senators control postmasters and other offices, the patronage bargains with the White House, and the political fate of McFadden as opposed by Reed Davis and party leaders. Norris Blaine LaFollette warn against a system demanding political dependence for patronage.
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Ropney Dutcher Meakeuver
Washington
Cangrisaman
Loum T Melfadden
Pennsylvania
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Internal Revenue
Customs and Immigration
Cly
Republian
Wall
McFadden
Dave Reed
Jim Davis
Wilte House
Brown
Reed
Iike
Fattien
National Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Blaine and LaFollette
Wisconsin
Johnsoh
California
Joe Cannon
Blaine
LaFollette
Laoilette
Paliticians
Senate
Blaite
Consreas
Famous Love Affairs booklet offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled Famous Love Affairs, promising stories of real men and women from kings to writers and artists. It highlights ten diverse reactions to love, from tragedy to happiness, and invites readers to mail ten cents for a copy.
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Athens
Athena Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Tenclone
New Year's Day Lengths From Athens Almanac
An Athens almanac predicts New Year’s Day will last nine hours and 22 minutes in Athens and Philadelphia with sunrise at 7:22 and sunset at 4:44. It notes a gradually lengthening daylight through January and describes almanacs and their historic use by farmers and the Zodiac’s lunar lore.
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Philadelphia
Athens
Parry Usery
Earth
Dead Possum Came to Life
An Athens hunter recounts a night tale of a supposedly dead possum that later revives and attacks a coon, after a staged test with a live predator. The item also includes an old Ohio State Journal ad seeking wheat payments to settle debts.
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NYE
Athens
Ohio State Journal
Charles Scott
Irregulars Feared Most In Civil War Reminiscence
A veteran recounts encounters with irregulars and bushwhackers in the Civil War era. He recalls ambush at a road thicket, a colonel's fury, and a brutal purge of guerrillas. The piece shifts to G R Vets reunions and a Columbus train incident ending with a startled stop.
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Wolfe Moses Mantz
Trimble
Mr Mantz
Western Plainy
Grant
Stars Say for Wednesday December 30
Cenevieve Kemble forecasts a lively day with Taurus influence, urging caution in signing papers. Industry and personal initiative may bring progress and prosperity, possibly linked to a major organization. A birthday year promises financial gains through effort, while personal affairs may require care and prudence. A clever, energetic child may be practical and entrepreneurial.
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Cenevieve Kemble
Skotel
Sten Ap
Japanese air power and a death-divide ace headline
A fragmented page reports Japanese air strength and a unit nicknamed the Division of Death with pilots sworn to die for national efficiency. It also covers a murder case, a guillotine scene, a New York tuberculosis committee for children, and a warning about infant infection and kiss transmission.
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Japan
Wynne
New York City
Increases in Auto Production Expected
Cleveland December 20. The Union Trust Company Cleveland reports in its trade publication that auto production may reach about 2,000,000 cars in 1942, a 20 percent rise from the indicated output. The bank cites factors such as production retooling, efficiency gains, lower prices, dealer reorganizations, replacement demand, and model changes as drivers of improved industry activity despite prior low levels.
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Cleveland
Union Trust Company
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