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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1926

Page

4

Evening Radio Recital Schedule Across Stations

A Thursday slate lists 4:30 recital, 4:45 grand organ, 7:30 dinner music, and 9 to 12 hours of orchestras and studio programs across stations like WEAF WEEI WGR WCCO KSD WSAI WTAG and more. Notable acts include the Smith Brothers, Vincent Lopez and orchestra, Frank Bubin, Pace Institute, and Elisabeth Lapetina with accompanists.

Woo WEAF Smith Brothers Larkin WGR WFI Ares WCCO Isd KSD WSAI WAG WC All Voyageurs WEEI WEE WCAE Clicquot Club Eskimos WSAT WTAG WOC Weco WAL Wijakr WEAR Isi Silvertown Cord Orchestra WJAR WLIB WHEEL WEI WOR Wwy Cash WADC Vincent Lopez Wmca Sit Frank “Bbin Jack Cohen Pace Institut Progres Sneddeg Weir Op Board S. Toviethen Jack Smith Orchestra Wral Wrice Iso Yale KDKA Woap WGY Orean Way Billy Hayes Mitchell Gondollet Elisabeth Lapetina Michael Fonticoli Temirginia Klein Tiarry O’moore The Parodians io&The Club Cadix Revue WEA Symphony Xsop Arpelian Corimer Hronces Zirkin Mabel A. Starbird

Radio Station Program Listings Show Evening Orchestra Lineups

A dense listing of radio stations and their scheduled evening acts including orchestras, vocalists, and instrumental ensembles. Notable names include Gordon MacMunn Dick Tobin Irene Beasley Harry Trailsford and Anton Taasto with multiple times across WRW WBBM WQJ and other markets.

WNYC witkEontertainers CRNY Tilo Opoulas Jack Smith Barie One WRW Dick Tobin Gordon MacMunn Anton Taasto Hawaiian Orchestra Gordon Maca Munn Anton Taasio Hawaiian Orchesstra

Psalms and Michelet Quote Hints On Virtue

A short reader note quotes Psalms 23 5 about prepared tables in the presence of enemies and Michelet on great hearts understanding the glory in being good. The piece blends biblical verse with a moral reflection.

Michelet

Rubber and Other Things Show Car Ownership Rising

The piece argues the rubber monopoly harms Americans and urges self reliance by growing rubber and buying cars. It notes workers driving to work in their own cars, citing cost, convenience, and freedom to live and work where they choose as a democratic advance.

The Used Cars Market and Its Growing Role

The article discusses the surplus of used and reconditioned cars as new model demand rises. It argues that a robust market will emerge for older vehicles, fueled by broad industry growth and shifting labor dynamics in America.

Russia Trade Record Shows Surprising Growth in 1925

The United States sold Russia 102 million dollars in exports and bought 11 million dollars in imports in 1925, far ahead of 1914 levels. The report notes continued heavy commerce despite political strains and mutual prejudice, arguing markets, not propaganda, will shape future relations with Soviet Russia.

Russia United States Moscow Soviet Russia New England

No More Primogeniture Changes In British Law

A new British Parliament law abolishes primogeniture, ending elder sons' hereditary advantage. The act replaces male superiority in inheritance with equality, applying to intestate estates and all children. England becomes the last western nation to adopt this reform, signaling a shift toward democratic property division.

England

Hoover predicts stronger 1926 with cautions for markets

Secretary Hoover foresees a favorable 1926 global outlook driven by higher U S production and efficiency. He cautions against reckless optimism, cites improved living standards and strong capital, while noting farmers’ debt, marketing problems, and higher transportation costs impacting agriculture and trade.

Department of Commerce O Ur United States Middle West Seaboard S&m

Capital’s two sides in Washington social split

Charles P. Stewart writes from Washington about the city’s social divide between Washington Northwest and the eastern half. He notes the Capitol area marks a boundary, with upscale life and expensive apartments forming the Northwest, while the east side remains less fashionable and housing poorer residents.

Charles P. Stewart Messenger Washington Jan Tony Washington Northwest Washington Southwest Capitol Building

New York Dance Hall Aids Actors In Need And More

A New York dance hall run by Miss Margaret Allen offers work for fifty actresses out of work by serving as waitresses and dancers while providing a woman's exchange for selling needlework. The piece also notes Mme Francoise Levapreste’s 104th birthday on Staten Island and a tale of a couple obtaining a marriage license with help from patient clerks.

New York Margaret Allen Mme Francoise Levapreste Staten Island

Ancient Russian Wives and Naval Scandals Stir Controversy

The piece condemns harsh Eastern religious instruction on women and cites strict marital control in Russia. It critiques the Shenandoah report as a shameless whitewash and accuses officials and cowardly actions that risked lives of others.

Russia East Waliszewski Shenandoah Navy

Contempt for Women Echoes Through History

The quote argues that long-standing bias against women appeared in the Christian church's medieval teachings and cites Solomon expressing masculine pride, claiming wisdom in being male rather than female. The passage frames gender inequality as a deep historical current.

Old Russia Solomon

Turkish Harem Abolition Triggers Bitter Reactions

In Turkey, where the harem is officially abolished, men are urged to live with one wife. Some Turks react with bitterness, including an old Turk who killed himself and his many wives rather than move from an oriental harem to a modern home.

Turkey

Exoneration Debate Over Commander Lansdowne Death

A heated whitewash report claims Commander Lansdowne is exonerated of blame in the Shenandoah disaster. Critics say the public deserves to know which Washington leaders bore responsibility for his death.

Shenandoah Lansdowne Washington

Lansdowne’s warnings ignored before fatal trip

The report confirms Lansdowne was confused about the trip yet shows his warnings and protests were overruled. Records indicate he advised against the itinerary and his wife corroborates the opposition, with an endorsement fixing fair dates that forced the decision.

Lansdowne

Banker George F. Baker Reports 16 Million Year Profits

George F. Baker, dean of American bankers and head of New York's First National Bank, announces profits exceeding sixteen million dollars for the year with dividends at one hundred percent.

George F. Baker New York First National Bank

Bank fortunes rise as liquidity expands across cities

The era of limited credit is fading as a bank previously unable to join the clearing house now wields about five hundred million in resources. The National City Bank dwarfs the First National with roughly double its assets, signaling a shift in financial opinion from church doctrine against interest to modern banking practices.

Mr. Mitchell National City Bank First National Christian Church

January birth lists and postal stamp trivia in Q and A column

A compiled reader Q A column covers topics from atheistic Soviet claims and frozen raindrop shapes to caffeine extraction from green coffee beans. It lists notable births in January including Burke Wolfe Cicero Franklin Paine Mozart Burns and others, and notes that the special delivery stamp has always cost ten cents.

Russia M. J. McH. A Weather Bureau BE. C. A Edmund Burke American General Wolfe Cicero B. C Benjamin Franklin Swedenberg Thomas Paine Mozart Robert Burns Frrederick the Great Prussia Francis Bacon Byron

Destitute Youths Once Seen Half Naked in Winter

In Youngs town the Vindicator recalls a time a few years ago when people on the streets appeared destitute and half naked during winter, highlighting harsh conditions and street hardship.

Youngstown

The Very Idea by Hal Cochran

A humorous contrast of male and female shopping tastes and comforts. It notes women's gadgets and fashion obsessions versus men's desire for simple, comforting objects like a worn book and a pipe. The piece playfully suggests a proverb about delaying small vices for tomorrow.

Parents Welcome Tip for Bedtime Routine

A friendly tip suggests that letting a youngster stay up a bit longer is the best way to ease bedtime. The advice appears in a family guidance style aimed at parents seeking simple routines.

Conductor Loses Job After Fresh Hire Altercation

A transfer request led to a confrontation when a new conductor mocked the veteran about conductors in general. The veteran struck the man in the face and was fired. A replacement conductor was hired and service continued.

Colon Conny

Buckeye Building and Loan Association Profile

NE of America's largest Building and Loan Associations. It has resources of over $30,500,000 and more than 68,000 members. It has paid-in capital of $5,000,000 and Reserve and Surplus of $1,100,000. The Buckeye carries at its own expense bond and all known insurance for $5,000,000 as protection for members on Certificates of Deposit. Interest mailed or paid in cash every six months.

NE of America Buckeye

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