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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1928

Page

4

Lostro Thrift Club Officers Named

Ten years ago officers of the Lostro Thrift club were Ura Butcher president Jesse Mansfield vice president and John JL Truipp chosen secretary treasurer New York women would soon have a chance to vote. Twenty years ago new 120 horsepower boilers were placed at the waterworks plant and Gerben and Theodore Rypman learned their brother was coming home from East Indies via the United States. Local creamerites noted demand for buttermilk as it was used for war breads. C Cameron Gullette and Clarence O Chapman sang at a university program with Prof A R Kresge on piano. The Priscilla Needle club hosted a fi course dinner at M George Whipple's home. Mrs John Dana Mrs J FE Smith and Mrs Frank Phillips joined the M W circle entertained at Mrs Morgan Richards's home. Mrs GR Walker hosted the Higley Study circle.

Lostro Thrift Club Ura Butcher Jesse Mansfield John JL. Truipp Gerben Theodore Rypman East Indies Holland United States John Dana J. FE. Smith Frank Phillips M. W Morgan Richards

Beings From the Sky by Bruce Catton

In Cleveland a mother killed her three week old son, jolting readers from complacency and prompting reflections on life’s limits and potentials. The piece argues people must face terror and ecstasy, rediscover human potential, and see ordinary life as a stopover for beings descended from the sky.

Bruce Catton Cleveland

New Southeast Ohio Motor Club Eyes Interstate Traffic

A newly formed Southeast Ohio Motor Club with members in Athens, Vinton and Meigs counties aims to boost motorists and local business. It plans to promote the Pomeroy Middleport bridge as a feeder route to Columbus and eastern Ohio, drawing visitors through Athens, Vinton and Meigs counties and increasing regional motor traffic.

Southeast Ohio Motor Club Athens Vinton Meigs Ohio Ohio River Pomeroy Columbus Pomeroy-Middleport Cleveland

Grangers Plan May Clean Up Athens County Homes

Athens County Grangers announce a week in May for a general cleanup of farm homes and yards. They push rural pride and plan to show the county as a model of enterprise and progress while highlighting strong member influence and a bid to improve local living conditions.

Athens County United States Grange

Full Dinner Pail Idea Draws Critique Of Bribery

A columnist contrasts American and British politics arguing that promising a full dinner pail appeals to workers but allies a cheap beer subsidy as a bribe. The piece cautions voters against being swayed by such tactics while noting the independence of the ballot.

Two Fine Frenchman Berlin's Flaming Youth

Emil Ludwig selects Edison Jane Adams Rockefeller Orville Wright as four great Americans and considers Henry Ford as a potential fifth. He praises Edison for light and Ford for distributing gasoline wagons to free the country from gravity and notes Rockefeller as possibly the most useful American.

Emil Ludwig Napoleon Bismarck Edison Jane Addams Rockefeller Orville Wright Henry Ford Ford

Formerly Lot's Wife Pillar of Salt Abolished by British Owners

The Dead Sea column once named Formerly Lot's Wife is slated for abolition by British owners amid a cession to work and discussion of historical belief. Irenaeus and Andrew D White are cited in relation to the pillar's genuineness and life like qualities.

Lot Dead Sea Irenaeus Andrew D. White Cornell, University Mecca Mohammed Adam

French fliers Costes and Lebrix praised for record flight

President Coolidge welcomed Costes and Lebrix for their 212 hours 57 minutes of air travel covering 22 843 miles. The French aviators averaged about 30 miles per hour, faster than Charles Lindbergh, highlighting French aircraft construction.

Costes Lebrix President Coolidge Lindbergh

Berlin Murder Trial Embraces Talk of Honor and Revenge

Lawyers from Japan France and Britain watch a Berlin murder trial involving Hans Krantz aged nineteen and his friend Scheller and Scheller's sister Hildegard sixteen. Hildegard arranged a guest Otto Stephan into her room. Hans urged her brother to kill Stephan. Stephan was killed and Hans then killed himself. The case questions whether Frantz murdered when urging revenge.

Japan France Britain Berlin Hans Krantz Scheller Hildegard Otto Stephan Hans Hildergard Stephan

Kaisers and Kaisers in Berlin Moving Picture

Berlin screens a moving picture featuring a former kaiser while public memory recalls past rulers. The article notes German officers’ harsh treatment of recruits and the term common citizens used to clear sidewalks during the army era.

Berlin

Constantinople Screens Abdul Hamid Film Circle Enjoys New Sultans

In Constantinople a moving picture titled Abdul Hamid the Red Sultan portrays the methods and crimes of the last Ottoman ruler. Modern Turks in derby hats enjoy the film as the Red Sultan's thirteen exiled children unsuccessfully sought seizure by a Paris court.

Constantinople Abdul Hamid Paris

Sandino Band Faces Backing of 150 in Peace Effort

Aguinaldo era reference to Sandino and his 150 followers is described as urged to abandon violent plans to overthrow a treaty between Nicaragua's government and the United States, with emphasis on persuading them peacefully.

Sandino Nicaragua United States

Winter squash and pumpkin pies featured in health guide

Dr Frank McCoy outlines benefits of winter squash and pumpkin in dieting, noting 55 varieties and starch content. He explains uses from pies to soups and a suggested serving size, and answers readers on bloodshot eyes and weight gain seeds while giving practical dietary tips.

Frank McCoy McCoy

Absentminded New Yorkers Hold Vast Hidden Fortunes

By the Way in New York notes that hotels lose and recover jewels, cash, and bonds yearly with near ninety percent recovered. Stories of absentminded Wall Street figures like Dwight Morrow illustrate the hectic city life that dominates memory and focus.

Gilbert Swan New York Manhattan Middle West Pennsylvania Eta

Answers to Questions by Frederick J Haskin

A reader asks about Will Rogers in New York fashion and other topics. The reply covers Dolly Varden dress circa 1870, army size comparisons, carpe diem meaning, distances by water, last Confederate capital, Benedict Arnold court marshall, Washington monument cost, world oyster crop, Costa Rica education system, and the Troy laundry origin tale.

Will Rogers New York Vaude Ville Hammerstein's Roof Garden New York City Dolly Varden P. A Dicken Barnaby Rudge EE. N. A British Empire France Italy Japan Russia Germany San Francisco San Diego Seattle C.T. A Richmond The Confederacy Danville Virginia Jefferson Davis Benedict Arnold Morristown New Jersey Dickerson Washington Monument Ft. G. A United States Costa Rica Minister of Public Instruction Troy

McWhorter Declares Candidacy for Presidency

Senator J Boomboom McWhorter announces his run for the presidency in a bold policy pledge. He vows reduced taxes balanced budget stronger defense farmer aid business growth and strict law enforcement while opposing federal overreach and church state entanglements.

Rodney Dutcher Washington J. Boomboom McWhorter Senator McWhorter

Poisoned industry drains Southern Ohio coal towns

A public forum laments the coal industry in Southern Ohio dying from past policies and Jacksonville scale. It argues miners face starvation wages, mine closures, and loss of work as the United Mine Workers and southern operators squeeze the region out. Corning resident A Donalson signs the letter dated February 10.

Public Forum Ohio Jacksonville Ohio River Committee Cy National Mves

Puzzle Fragments Hint At Clues And Wordplay

A scrambled crossword page offers scattered clues such as native metal and surgical incision. The text includes garbled phrases like toward the lee and last six nes of stanza, with hints of horizon and middle point, plus stray words like radiator covers and merrriage.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chaster Harris Tor Aya Ane Ayre Lee Chicago C. Cameron Gullette Clarence O. Chapman Prof A. R. Kresge Priscilla Needle Club M George Whipple Mrs. GR. Walker Higley Gen Publius Syrus Mrs. Lot Arthur Brisbane John D. Rockefeller America New England Orient Greece Egypt LL. H Times Square By the Way Dwight Morrow Mexico Wall Street Morgan Morrow Philadelphia Frederick J. Haskin McWhorter White House A. Donalson Corning Mas Oward the Lee Merriage
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