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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1928
Page
9
A dense page warns readers of services from MeQUNE Motor Car Co to Athens Trucking Co and McFarland's Garage. It lists car sales, moving and storage, painting, repair, and various trades with phone numbers and local business names. Also includes real estate rental notices and a mix of laundry, heating, and hardware offerings.
An old Athens County page lists delivery routes from Glouster and Logan with times to leave Athens and McConnelsville. Automotive ads promote Chevrolet tires and farm machinery, plus general junk and classifieds from Midway.
Reports from Pittsburgh Columbus and New York show mixed livestock prices with hogs steady to firmer and cattle feeding demand cautious. Lambs and calves rise modestly while vegetables and butter markets in Columbus and New York carry varied declines and gains. wool markets in Boston show a warming tone with potential value gains.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover lauded party organization as essential to democracy in a Lincoln Day dinner letter read to the National Republican Club in New York. The message, Hoover's first public statement since signaling candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, praised Lincoln as the founder of the party and urged upholding that legacy.
About 70 members of the League of Women Voters heard a report on the American Association of University Women convention in Washington, D C. Dr Edith Wray explained the study’s aims and the yearlong program. Delegates emphasized U S global influence through money, trade, and preparedness, and urged dialogue to foster peace over war.
Mrs. E. G. Pedigo notes 142 peace organizations exist in the United States. Members object to the navy bill, citing a five year period, restrictions on Congress, armanent competition, and that larger navies mainly protect vast overseas investments.
Milwaukee official RE A Lalk predicts railways will add aerial passenger and express services as air travel grows. He cites air freight competition, cites Standard Oil plane fleets and notes executives and salesmen will use planes to save time. calls aerial navigation safe and cost effective for long distances.
Archbishop Duhig of Brisbane rebukes evolution as a threat to religious belief. He argues origins of life and man cannot be explained by evolution and warns against theories debasing human dignity to ape-like ancestry. The article cites his stance amid Australian Catholic leadership.
F Lee of Athens Ohio reports enrollment plans for this year's Citizens Training camp. State officials will appoint a county by county corps to enroll men ages 17 to 26 who meet moral and educational criteria. Camps run June 20 to July 4 at Fort Thomas near Indianapolis. Government provides meals uniforms dental care and transportation.
Authorities chase two escapees Samuel , 19, and Jein, from a Lafayette area state reformatory after a weeklong manhunt. No trace found. possible murder linked by marks on an automobile. High water in the valley hampers searches for bodies of McClure and the other escapee.
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