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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1926

Page

4

Radio Listings By City And Time Across Major Markets

A dense digest of radio station schedules across the United States and Canada. Entries list station call letters, cities, and program blocks from early evening into late night including orchestra and vocal programs, concerts, variety shows, and studio presentations.

Estra Staten Tsland N. Y NTRA Chicago Cane Louisville Lincoln Kyw Orbe Musica Eort Danes Mig Ha Shenandoah Ial Ill WQJ Conce Ginger Wsm Nashville WORD Zion Kansas City Mo. S Hot Springs Ark Hesa WKRC Cincinnati Ohio Woc Davenport WDAF Denver Colo CFAC Calgary Canada

Thought for Today Passages and Quotation Pair

A devotional note cites Proverbs 31 verses about a wife doing good all her life and a claim by Washington Irving of a woman's heavenly fire that beams and shines in adversity during dark hours.

Washington Irving

Patriotism and history teaching in wartime era debate

A Chicago educator urged stressing peaceful years in history texts while opponents warned it would dampen patriotism. The piece argues for a fuller story of America, from pioneers like Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark to wartime heroes, to inspire citizenship and pride. The article also notes family and community dynamics affecting patriotic upbringing and suggests thoughtful, strong homes shape better communities.

Chicago Prc Anthony Wayne Bunker Hill Lookout Mountain Manila Bay Chateau Thierry Daniel Boone Lewis and Clark Ve Prairie California Iloh San Juan Hill America

Seat at Geneva Signals U S Interest in League Council

The article notes the imminent admission of Brazil to the League of Nations on March 8 and its impact on the Council. It discusses competition for the vacant American seat and the expectation that the United States may claim it in time, with Brazil urged as a suitable Latin American representative.

League of Nations Eves Hie League Council France Italy Japan United States Brazil

Wild youngsters' parents letter in Kansas paper cries for discipline

A Kansas newspaper laments new generation woes and calls for measures to curb youth misbehavior, arguing that today’s children require stronger parental and societal controls to restore order.

Italy Lottery Sparks Debate On Public Tax Burden

The Italian government runs a lottery with a five million dollar profit from the latest draw while Naples residents spent fifteen million lire on tickets. The article notes gambling as a tax on fools and compares it to U S betting losses, claiming races and bookmaking taxes extract vast sums from the public, especially women, totaling about a thousand million dollars.

Naples Italy

Enduring Hard Work Over Wealth Schemers Sparing Economy

A blunt editorial frames the public as drained by gamblers and get rich quick schemes. It argues the nation needs sustained effort and savings discipline rather than idle income, praising hard work as the remedy.

Prosaic oil talk on Arctic Rockefeller reserve

The text references the Rockefeller oil venture in the Arctic Circle. It notes a potential fifty million cost to build a pipeline and asserts the Rockefellers recognize an Arctic oil reserve exists.

Rockefeller Arctic Circle Rockefellers Arctic

Docks washed away Ventura coast Shell tankers stranded

On the Ventura Pacific coast Shell docks were washed away preventing tanker loading. Associated Oil invites tank ships to come for loading, while its sea floor pipeline and surface anchored line feed fuel. Submarine wealth and diving prospecting are noted, with Mexicali-Tia Juana resort excitement and a tragic family murder-suicide near San Diego.

Ventura Pacific Shell Oil Company Associated Oil Associated

Tia Juana Dives Shut as U S Citizens Seek Border Flights

The closure of fifty two Tia Juana drinking dives alarms observers as Secretary Kellogg may curb cross border migration. U S newspapers label the Tia Juana disgrace a United States burden, noting American patrons keep the dives and race track open.

Kellogg United States

Bar label contrasts with cantina note in a troubled tale

A grim fragment describes a man who killed his family and himself after taking his wife and daughters to a Tia Juana drinking dive where the word BAR, not CANTINA, appeared in big letters, implying a trigger for the tragedy.

Tia Juana California Peteet San Diego

Earl of Craven Faces Moral Charge in Immigration Clash

A British nobleman, the Earl of Craven, is described as the most oman Briton near alive and faces a possible moral turpitude charge from the immigration department. The plan allegedly includes detention at Ellis Island and repatriation to the House of Lords. The text mocks banning women from entering if they fail moral tests, calling it a sharp joke at times.

Craven Immigration Department Ellis Island House of Lords

Professor Rees predicts long term civil progress and kinder religion

The Wisconsin professor Rees foresees a century of continued civilization gains. He notes longer life expectancy and a focus on child welfare over doctrinal disputes, while asserting religions remain less violent than their potential.

Rees University of Wisconsin Trinity

Motion Picture Organists Show Business Or Shown Showmanship

A column on how Ctesibius pioneered the organ and how motion picture theaters have expanded organists careers. It stresses showmanship, experience, and adapting to dramatic scenes, noting top organists earn eminence and good pay as cinema organs flourish.

Ctesibius

Wrangle Over Bank Taxes Sparks Senate Debate

Washington notes a clash between Senators Norris and Reed over Mellon banks in Pittsburgh. The three banks filed a consolidated income tax return, saving $91,472.37, sparking calls for transparency amid legal citations and revelations from retired treasury staff.

The Value of Patience and Common Sense

A reflective piece urges steady work, prudent judgment, and calm living over frenzied activity. It contrasts rushing with doing well, notes the danger of excessive thrill, and jokes about social missteps and miscommunications while praising measured effort and kindness.

Senator Reed and the consolidated return issue revealed

The Internal Revenue Bureau delayed action allowing a consolidated return and returned $91,472.37. Senator Reed was unaware of these developments and would not have argued for a consolidated return if he had known the banks finally did not pursue that method.

Charles P. Stewart Washington Norris Reed Mellon Banks Senator Reed Pennsylvania Nebraska Mellon Pittsburgh Mellon National Union Savings Union Trust Company Internal Revenue Bureau

Lumber needed for a ton of newsprint

The article explains wood measures and pulp yields. Using spruce at 24 pounds per cubic foot, a ton of newsprint equals 1500 pounds mechanical and 500 pounds sulphite, requiring about 113.7 cubic feet of wood or 2728.5 pounds oven dry spruce. Richmond, Va., was founded by William Byrd.

Richmond William Byrd

Broadway playwright keeps spare trade in kitchen work

In New York a writer like William Hurlbut blends theatre and food service. When plays fail he can return to kitchen duties at hotels or cafes on West Forty-eighth Street. His recent trail of mixed success includes Chivalry and a restaurant venture with a rumored wicked menu.

Washington Otto F. Beck East Middle West Mr. Beck Montreal Rialto New York Atlantic City Broadway William Hurlbut Hurlbut West

Broadway Flops and Famous Authors in Wartime Gig Notes

The note recalls Broadway playwrights and composers like Dorothy Donnelly and Sigmund Romberg earning about 6000 dollars weekly from The Student Prince. Sampson Raphaelson, once a reporter, now earns up to 1500 weekly from The Jazz Singer while spending winters in Naples. It also reports the death of William Cahill Davies, author of The Mick That Threw the Brick.

Dorothy Donnelly Sigmund Romberg Prince Sampson Raphaelson Naples William Cahill Davies Mick

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