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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1927
Page
4
Washington reports show Congress turning combative with fist and chair threats. Representative Blanton leads brawling incidents, while Bloom defends a minister amid hostile exchanges. Blanton’s past censure and fights mark a volatile tenure.
A brief devotional note cites James 4 7 urging resistance to the devil and temptation. It adds that God is best served by resisting evil rather than relying on many formal prayers and references William Penn.
Women’s clubs in the Hocking valley are observing Good English week this week. The aim is to strengthen language by restricting word meanings and focusing on careful word choice in daily use.
The New York Edison Co reports churches increasingly use electric signs from illuminated crosses to announcements. Once seen as irreligious, electric church signs are now accepted as a dignified aid to service.
An Ohio youth pleads not guilty by reason of insanity after killing a woman and her baby. The editorial urges establishing state mental-expert boards to assess defendants before trial to save costs and avoid repeated insanity pleas.
Westbound on the Union Pacific a monument to pioneer railroading and E F Harriman who killed himself while rebuilding the line is noted. In Omaha N B Updike Ballard Dunn and Jay M Hackler of the Omaha Bee preside as the paper absorbs the Omaha Daily News. A newsroom scene features a Bee reporter girl in a fur coat and schoolgirls asking if a girl can become a great reporter citing Nellie Bly and Dorothy Dix.
The Bee reports cheap Omaha bootleg whisky at four fifty a gallon while wine sells for six. New York whisky costs twenty five for a gallon. Government chemists in Omaha find wood alcohol in Gordon Gin, with three percent wood alcohol, posing fatal risk if two quarts are consumed.
A Fort Omaha soldier, detained on drunkenness, attempted a tight wire walk from the Pullman hotel toward the Burlington station. He fell but is expected to recover. Investigators found wood alcohol in his Gordon Gin.
The piece contrasts wild pasts with modern urban hype. It notes New York wine fans and holdups, Chicago gun squads and tear bombs, and a mayoralty primary that excites officials more than voters. It claims graft drives politics and election stakes.
The speaker notes Washington's deep self conquest when siding with the colonists and common people, opposing his own class and the crown he once respected, highlighting a broader measure of his leadership beyond military victory.
Washington viewed as superior by attitude and status, keeping hands behind his back during visits and owning land and slaves. Many average men fled rather than fight, challenging the notion that all 1776 participants were fearless heroes.
A brief caution expresses that self harm is unwise and urges seeking help and support instead, highlighting the importance of reaching out to trusted individuals or professional services during distress.
A Sky Pilot was involved in an airplane crash with initial reports describing the mishap and ongoing investigation. Authorities urged caution as details are scarce and no official fatalities or injuries are confirmed.
The Department of Agriculture outlines a plan to curtail cotton acres by about 30 percent to restore balance between supply and demand. It notes generally favorable livestock prospects, potential wage drops near industrial centers, and lower fertilizer prices. Farmers face mixed views on government estimates and market volatility.
New York theatrical censorship debate centers on plays depicting sensational nightlife and real life vice. Critics argue treatments vary in taste and social value while noting flamboyant hotel lobby scenes with dowager patrons and gigolo companions near Broadway.
Gilbert Swan argues that stage shows reveal only part of society's rotting moral core. He critiques spectatorship at dances and clubs where older men court younger companionship, highlighting wealth, vanity, and social cruising as pervasive themes.
A Q and A piece lists Kansas as the top wheat producer with 1926 output of 150,084,000 bushels. It notes New York City assessed value in 1926 at 13,256,568,810 dollars and London at 105,485,994 pounds, about 527,229,970 dollars. It also covers silkworm farming as a curiosity and references Miss Kilmansegg and her Golden Leg by Thomas Hood as a noted poem.
Columbus February 22 The seventh general assembly set a new record for introduced measures in a single day with 280 bills in just over two hours totaling 777 for the session. The House alone saw 176 new bills amid the frantic legislative push before the two thirds vote requirement.
One day measure tallies 180 for the body in 1925, while the senate reports 104 new bills, up from seventy-nine two years ago, indicating a surge in legislative activity.
Washington reports a brick plant will be built at the U S reformatory in Chillicothe to supply bricks for government construction needs. The project aims to produce building bricks for federal use, with development tied to the reformatory facilities.
Defense begins presenting testimony after state rests in the murder case of Leo Halterman charged with killing his half brother Charles Halterman and Charles wife. The proceedings continue in Washington D. C. on February 22.
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