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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1929
Page
5
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Professor George Starr Lasher head of journalism at Ohio University travels to Pennsboro West Virginia to open a three day teachers round table event. He also addresses the Pennsboro Kiwanis Club on The Newspaper of Today and proceeds to Washington DC for Theta Chi meetings.
Graham McNamee appeared at the Alumni Memorial auditorium for Ohio University’s Music Course, delivering five songs and two encores in a lighter program due to a sore throat. He shared anecdotes on radio history and evolution, accompanied by William Longstreet, and discussed broadcasting’s growth from home-made sets to major networks and high-cost programs.
Washington Feb 22. J F McElwain for the National Boot and Shoes Manufacturers Association asks 25 percent duty on boots and shoes if hides stay on the free list with extra protection if hides are taxed. He argues the duty only covers U S labor cost differences and notes Czech imports rising sharply.
President Coolidge is to deliver his final presidential remarks at George Washington University during a mid winter convocation. The event will award Doctors of Laws honorary degrees to Coolidge and the First Lady and will be broadcast across NBC’s 40 stations starting at 8 15 p m.
A Manchester Guardian dispatch from Hendaye claims the late Queen Mother Maria Cristina inspired Spain’s revolt by appealing for aid against the dictatorship. It states Jose Sanchez Guerra carried a letter from the queen mother to Florida to lead the uprising and later handed the letter to a special judge after Valencia garrison refused support.
Snow blankets the Midwest Northwest and Rocky Mountain area with record lows. Montana endures the worst storm of the year as highways close and towns isolate including Butte Helena and Silverton. Train accidents and marooned crews trigger emergency responses while Canadian provinces report 30 below zero conditions.
A nostalgic editorial urges readers to seize daily chances in The Messenger classified ads. It cites Cox Brothers furniture ad for an eight piece oak dining room suite sold after three days and invites readers to place their own opportunity notices via local contact numbers.
Dr Andrew Johnson the Kentucky cyclone evangelist spoke at Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church on the theme What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul He argued material things cannot satisfy an immaterial immortal soul and cited the immortality doctrine He would follow with a talk on George Washington and His Religion tonight at the service
Robert Crossin age 35 was injured perhaps fatally when his car skidded and crashed into a pole in Columbus last night.
Westport Connecticut February 22. William Lanier Washington says his ancestor George Washington was a typical early colonial country gentleman who drank swore smoked and enjoyed a risque story as he did a trim ankle. Wakefield is his home and a replica of the Virginia estate.
Seventy five members of the Improved Order of Red Men from zone tribes attended the meeting in the Red Men's Hall. Degree work was conducted by the Nelsonville team with tribesmen from Glouster Pomeroy Nelsonville New Lexington Hemlock Shawnee Marietta New Straitsville Murray City Mc Connelsville Crooksville Roseville and Athens. The next meeting will be in Glouster on March 23.
Washington C. H. Feb 22. Fayette County authorities search for Jean Toole 16 a ward of the Probate Court who vanished after leaving the Madison Mills grocer A M Sherman home Wednesday night with two men.
Virgil Sigler, 20, of Gallipolis Ohio, convicted for attempting to assault a Hunt High School girl during an automobile ride. A jury at Huntington WV returned the verdict and sentenced him to five years in prison.
Wilmington, February 22. Harry Jenee Patton aged 88 died from injuries after being struck by an automobile. Patton was reputedly wealthy but spent much of his time gathering paper which he baled and sold.
Four year old Fel Michaels died after pulling a scalding water stream onto himself at home in Milmington. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Michaels and relatives said the tragedy occurred as he played near the faucet. The incident is under local investigation.
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