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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1928

Page

3

News Your Dad Read Long Ago Ten Years Ago

A recap of local happenings: service flag displayed near Court Street and club rooms. McVoy elected secretary of the barbers' union. marriages of Nita Robinson to Percy Fullwider and Mable Leifheit to Dana King I. Sgt B Drake visited from Sheridan Alabama for Christmas. Athens county officials seek state aid for brick road beyond the state hospital. Dr W F Mercer on a picture tour. J W Dryson begins duties as Glouster postmaster.

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Calling a Bluff on Disarmament and the League

A columnist ridicules the League of Nations and Bolshevik critics while praising disarmament as the path to peace. The essay notes the proposal for instant world disarmament and laments how major powers delay action, urging serious consideration of actual disarmament over treaties.

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New Line Ups and Economic Shifts Mark Hocking Valley 1927

The piece notes 1927's end and 1928's new lineups amid economic strain in the Hocking Valley. Many workers left homes for jobs elsewhere, while others remain to adjust as spring brings renewed activity in farming, workshops, roads, and other industries. It also cites American Bankers Association savings data and contrasts London weather with a Cockney refrain of whistling in the rain.

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Whispering Campaigns and Hoover Debate in 1920s Press

Arthur Brisbane notes a whispering campaign questioning Hoover s eligibility due to travel abroad. Hoover defends citizenship and argues overseas work informs practical U S projects. The column also covers Rockefeller golf, shifts in porters racial policy, Lindbergh s Central American flight, a proposed sea level canal, a fixation on prohibition, a killer trial, and light social quips.

Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy

Health and Diet advice by Dr Frank McCoy author of the fast way to health answers reader questions. Dietary plan samples and meal suggestions accompany Q A format on digestion perspiration and hair loss with medical guidance and lifestyle tips.

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Answers to Questions Be Frederick J ashi

Answers to questions cover foreign investments, tree identification, birds nesting in man made houses, relief efforts for Mississippi flood victims, and historical notes on exploration, weather terms, early Christians, and cockroach biology. The piece reads as a quiz with multiple Q&A items and partial source citations.

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New York Home Papers Draw City Outbursts and Local Legends

A reporter notes Times Square newspaper stands draw travelers and locals who seek hometown gossip and home-state news. Police report fugitives and runaways see home papers as a link to past lives, while residents idolize celebrities by having sandwiches named after them. The piece wryly observes how paper stands become social hubs.

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Heflin Takes Stand Before Senate on Plot Allegations

Senator J Thomas Heflin answered a Senate committee inquiry into an alleged plot involving himself and three other senators. The report notes Heflin's varied stance on Al Smith, Governor James B. Smith, and policy moves amid his recent public remarks.

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Word Puzzle Fragments From a Dated Cross-Word Page

A cryptic style crossword list presents fragmented clues and partial answers with many garbled terms. The jumbled lines mix horizontal and vertical hints such as frost bite and tentacles, implying a puzzle page with corrupted OCR text from a past issue.

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