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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1928

Page

4

Ohio Elks fund to loan students for higher education

Faith in education is urged as the Ohio Elks plan a large fund to loan money at interest to worthy young men for college study anywhere in the country. Mayor Alex Moore of Athens helps organize the drive, sharing a strong belief in lifting youths through higher learning and the Athens community’s long ties to students.

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Moving pictures cross Atlantic divide reshapes world view

Arthur Brisbane reflects on prison violence and Red Moran, then pivots to 1920s progress. He imagines early film transmission across the Atlantic and envisions future sight of life on other planets. Kellogg and U S Britain wealth and power are praised as mutual allies in a world of honor and patience.

Red Moran Atlantic Ocean

Health and Diet Guidance from Dr Frank McCoy

Dr Frank McCoy presents health and diet guidance with menus for a weekly cycle. The piece covers breakfast lunches and dinners with varied protein, vegetables, and fruit ideas, plus a note on employment conditions and public works. It includes questions on aneurysm management and gelatin benefits with practical dietary advice.

Frank McCoy

Night life and racket wars plague Broadway and Manhattan

Special writer Gilbert Swan reports a tangled underworld in New York where thugs and bootleggers operate from prestigious offices in the Times Square area. He describes strike breaking, jewel heists, and political influence fueling gang profits, with police and club life implicated in a web of sinister schemes and sensational incidents.

Gilbert Swan Messenger York Kill N Gs Manhattan Blackjack Brigade Duceiors Acors

Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin

A compact Q and A column covers topics from horse racing earnings on American tracks to the cost of new high powered 8 inch naval guns, Leonard Wood’s Cuba governorship, the origin of Peoria’s name, linen imports from Ireland, the burial place of John Howard Payne, and methods of harvesting watercress.

Monsieur Brancusi Paris New York Jimmy Ashe City of Bia James Winening Crusader Navy Department Leonard Wood Cuba A. Feonard Ward Juou TCR Icului Republic United States Peoria Hitinois Ireland

Puzzle list hints and clues crowd a chaotic crossword

A fragmented crossword page mix of clues and stray phrases mentions a birthday, mythic figures, Norse gods, authors, adjectives, and odd spellings. It reads like a scanned puzzle page with garbled OCR including names, places, and partial definitions, offering little cohesive narrative beyond a shared theme of wordplay.

War road benefit concert reservations noted

Ten years ago Thens hosted a Red Cross war benefit concert with patrons listed including Mrs T N Hoover Mrs Fred McKay Mrs W R Phillipe Mrs J Maurice Hyde and others. Twenty years ago Rev W E D Robinson led Hooper Ridge services while A J Laverty joined Nelsonville trip to inspect the Masonic lodge.

Red Cross T. N. Hoover Fred McKay W. R. Phillipe J. Maurice Hyde W. EB. Moler R. Biddle W.E. Peters Elizabeth Garber Helena Ullom W. 8. Lawrence W. ED. Ribinson Hooper Ridge A. J. Laverty Nelsonville Masonic Lodge

How Bills Become Laws In Congress Explained

Rodney Dutcher explains the legislative process from bill introduction through passage to the president. The article outlines committee hearings, subcommittees, floor debates, voting methods, and possible vetoes or pocket vetoes, noting how a bill travels between House and Senate and onto the White House for signature.

Rodney Dutcher Messenger Abhington Feb. L Congress Government Printing Office House Senate Pho Conmimittes Renate White House State Department State

Lendy Backer Praised by House Over Lindbergh Flight

The House applauded Representative MacClintic Democrat Ohl today when he challenged statements attributed to Rear Admiral Philip Andrews Boston commandant that Lindberghs trans Atlantic flight was 25 or 8 percent luck.

Washington House MacClintic Philip Andrews Boston Charles A. Lindbergh

House approves War Dept funding for reserve officer training

Washington February 10 The House rode roughshod over President Coolidge economy pitch today by adding 541000 dollars to the War Department appropriation for training reserve officers. The vote was 268 to 95.

Washington Housa Coolidge Siam War Department

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