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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
4
A quotation from John 15 13 speaks of greater love and laying down life for friends. B R Haydon notes that love and death are the two great hinges on which human sympathy turns.
The drive for a $4,000 Salvation Army fund has one objective to help those in adversity. The Army insists funds are used only where dire necessity demands, with a large percentage of each dollar going to the intended cause and not overhead.
A discussion of the community chest idea in Athens, its decline, and public sentiment toward impartial charity. The piece analyzes why a funded chest distribution collapsed and reflects on trust, distribution disputes, and shifting public support. It also notes dog wardens in Athens County reporting a sharp drop in sheep killed by dogs after extensive efforts.
New York insiders reveal a nomadic social map centered on the Algonquin Round Table and midtown powerhouses like Gardi’s on 44th Street. The scene includes writers Ogden, Parker, Woollcott and Stewart, actors, press agents, vaudeureans, and club luminaries frequenting the Astor, St Regis, Palace Theatre corridor, with Palaces and Rothsteins noted as symbols of upper crust nightlife.
A reflection on Florida’s resilience and national optimism, arguing that external real estate interests and a small protest crowd cannot permanently harm the state or the American spirit. The piece emphasizes Florida's character and broader progressive trend.
The writer praises Senator Reed of Missouri for blunt Senate discourse on a pledge described as a promise by the United States to never attack arbitrarily. The piece questions why the U S should sign a peace pledge when European nations are the ones at war and mocks temperance fables about pledges.
The Question Mark completed a long nonstop flight extending into the afternoon after hours of continuous airspeed. Researchers note the aircraft’s endurance potential as it refuels midair from smaller swifter planes, testing how long American airplane engines can operate.
In a Washington to Los Angeles cipher, F. Trubee Davidson, assistant secretary of war for aviation, says trim Elijah. The passage likens Elijah’s ascent to heaven to a wartime aviation effort. Davidson commends himself as the right man for his job, noting he flies constantly though badly damaged at the start of war-time flying.
Miami unveils Chapman Field airport with a ceremonial opening yesterday as 100 airplanes roared overhead. A city event featured prop displays and a competitive air show promising cash prizes for aviation demonstrations and prizes for participating crews.
Wall Street failed to cheer Hoover's return with strong enthusiasm as speculation costs rose seven percent. Investors wary, fearing an independent presidency. Hoover facing muted market reception amid doubts about his political stance.
Chinese authorities in Canton have forbidden the film Ben Hur labeling it Christian propaganda corrupting the people and promoting superstition. The critique frames the movie as a threat to public morality and religious sensibilities amid local censorship.
The speaker argues the film Ben Hur should not be labeled Christian propaganda but is better seen as Jewish propaganda highlighting a fine young Jew and his admired mother and sister, both Jewesses.
Henry Ford reportedly proposed building 155 miles of first class roads for the Egyptian government in exchange for removing duties on Ford cars. Egypt might accept, though no cars are made in Egypt and camel and donkey owners serving tourists near the pyramids would oppose the plan.
A religious tale describes Mohammed riding to heaven on a white horse and seeing Angela with eyes strangely far apart. The account calls the eye exaggeration and notes it as an implausible detail.
Modern astronomers travel farther than old tales, using a 200 inch diameter polished glass eye to reveal what Mohammed could not imagine, as they peer into the heavens with a giant lens.
A reader appeals to the editor about a public forum on birds in and around the area. The letter mentions sparrows and other small brown birds and questions whether any creatures can exist amid the cold and activity described, urging attention from parents and locals.
Dr Frank McCoy outlines how poor circulation worsens in winter and how to improve it with exercise deep breathing fasting and walking. He answers reader questions on snuff adhesions after appendicitis and the effects of salt pepper mustard and vinegar on digestion.
In a garbled query, W. P. asks about a saying or classification regarding birds and crises. The readable text mentions Candus Martzoid and a reference to a finer went our a ee 5 Griven Soie Sees Sea in time of trouble, but the meaning is unclear and no concrete event or names are verifiable.
A mixed Q and A feature covers royal marriage consent under the 1772 act and asks about Tutankhamun’s tomb discovery in 1922. It also queries Russian population, Robert E. Lee’s burial place, tanks in WWI, Rev John Straton’s age, and other general knowledge items with concise answers.
In Washington a peanut cart vendor named Steve Vasilakos has sold peanuts to five presidents and is earmarked to serve a sixth. He recalls Taft Wilson Harding Roosevelt Coolidge and Hoover and notes First Ladies sometimes bought his popcorn. He keeps tight lips on nation-shaping chatter.
The dental offices of Dr. J. B. Basom were burglarized late last week with considerable losses. The local high school boys lost to Nelsonville by 33 to 15. Mrs. P. G. Hibbard of Canaanville visited her parents in town today. Mrs. Arthur Wolfe visited her mother in Beebe Saturday. Revolution rumors threaten Germany with possible American troop involvement. Prof. S. K. Mardis of Ohio University is shaping rural education theories. Dr. A. Y. Wilcox and others left for Columbus for the New Era Conference of the Synod of Ohio January 9-10.
A collection of Q and A style explanations covers how mistletoe spreads via birds, which country leads in orange production with California dominating 67 percent, and why goats are kept with sheep to deter predators. It also notes estimated spending by the Democratic and Republican National Committees.
On this date in history Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution in 1788. In 1798 the first balloon ascent in America occurred in Philadelphia. In 1861 Mississippi seceded from the Union marking a pivotal Civil War era moment.
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