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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
11
A collage of local ads covers moving services, violin repair, poultry supplies, seed sales, room rentals, furnished apartments, and house trades in Athens. Notable listings include Parker Brothers violin work, Athens Chick Hatchery poultry stock, Higgins & Son feed equipment, and Buck & Van Meter real estate exchanges.
Corning births include a daughter born February 15 to Mr and Mrs Lester Quinn and a girl born February 15 to Mr and Mrs Melvin Hamman formerly Miss Clyo Clark. Knights of Pythias anniversary program features dinner, musical numbers, speeches, and greetings from visitors from Newark New Lexington Crooksville New Straitsville Mt. Vernon Shawnee Columbus and Corning.
The report details produce and livestock prices across multiple markets including Cleveland and Cincinnati. Butter eggs cheese and milk products show steady to firm quoters while livestock receipts in Cincinnati reflect softer hog prices and steady beef values. Wool prices remain scarce with domestic and foreign markets trading below 7s.
Two prominent speakers will headline the Kiwanis program next Monday at 5 30 PM in Hotel Berry. Cyrus Locher Ohio state superintendent of commerce and Democratic candidate for U S Senate will be the principal speaker. J W Tannehill state superintendent of building and loans will also speak. he is a former steward of the Athens state hospital and well known locally.
Honolulu reports James R. Coxen, director of vocational education, says Hawaii uses early elementary schooling to prepare youths for livelihoods. He notes 15 agricultural classes exist, limited manufacturing, scarce white collar jobs, and rising unemployment if youth migrate or avoid farming.
Paris February 16. In the Chamber of Deputies debate on army allowances for injured workers, lawyer Morc Giaffert argued unmarried soldiers companions should qualify. Deputy Duval Arnoux quipped that easier marriage and divorce make the issue moot, and the motion was defeated.
Reports from Old Berne show Geneva fashion memory as Genevese women wear skirts above the knee for a royal wedding era reenactment, echoing a saying there is nothing new under the sun in attire.
Dr. Lucille Howe predicts human eye transfers within 20 years after completing animal eye transplants. She reports success in transplanting eyes between animals of the same species, marking a milestone in medical science and raising prospects for future research.
Athens high school principal F E Harshman told Greens Run parents last night that the school and home must work as one. He urged parents to support children’s social adjustments, noting teachers must consider home conditions and individual responses as the school molds citizenship. Superintendent Porter and John Fy comb echoed the call.
Local business leaders led by City Manager William R Hopkins oppose a proposed downtown no parking plan. Colonel Joseph H of a Chicago firm backs the ban while merchants claim the move would devastate traffic and revenue. A group reportedly ready to raise funds if the ordinance passes.
In Lancaster on February 16, Mrs Rose Caves a 100 pound female constable has earned praise from Squire Charles G Busby who supervises her work She is said to beat any man and was appointed two years ago by her father She was re elected in November without a dissenting vote
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