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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1926
Page
1
Private interests plan massive investment in rubber planting in tropical regions aiming to break a monopoly. Core figures include unnamed investors and corporate backers seeking market influence and long term supply control. The move signals a shift in global rubber dynamics and potential price effects.
Athens residents witnessed a rapid temperature plunge of about 20 degrees in four hours bringing midnight readings near 5 below zero. By morning the mercury climbed to 10 above, with frozen water pipes and crippled long distance lines reported. Amesville also logged sharp swings from 27 degrees above to 13 below, reflecting a brief but notable cold snap.
Private interests move to spend over 60 million dollars to build rubber plants in Sumatra the Philippines and South America as a step toward U S independence from a British monopoly. Two groups form to protect the public and the rubber industry with Hoover present at a behind closed doors meeting. Details on plans are awaited as American groups prepare to enter production and manufacturing of rubber.
A young New Englander defends a so called free love farm as a social science experiment. The piece argues such experiments fail because they are not truly free or loving and highlights how marriage, though imperfect, remains far superior to any substitute.
A leading Berlin fashion authority predicts women will adopt knickerbockers as skirts disappear. She argues women can afford such attire now and need not rely on voluminous dresses to hide imperfect figures.
A Berlin lady notes few ugly legs and slimmer waists, while recalling an old saying about whisky from before prohibition that some whisky was much better than others, yet no bad whisky. The remark implies continued debates over quality and social standards in the era.
A fragment notes that women may move between skirt styles and hair lengths with abrupt shifts, contrasting gradual changes and urging readers to turn to Page Four for more details.
The Zukoski family of Athens county lost their four room home and all belongings in a Sunday fire. The mother and five children are hospitalized and without work for months. Red Cross aid is being organized with donations already raised in Glouster, while volunteers urge clothing, bedding, food, and money to help relocate to a smaller shack-like home as the mother contends with a hard winter and worry.
In Gallia County Ohio Mrs Blanch Mink 35 leaves a note of despair at a doctor’s office saying she will be found in the Ohio river and is later missing. Carl Nickles 40 a Sunday School superintendent and oil promoter vanishes after mortgaging his farm to 3600 and taking all personal effects leaving six children destitute. Reports indicate a couple matching their descriptions bought trains to Oklahoma on the day of the note and Mrs Nickles suspects a elopement between her husband and Mrs Mink.
In San Quentin on January 13 John C. Redding admitted a new identity as Robert RB. Scott and asked the state prison board for immediate parole to Chicago authorities for the murder of Joseph Maurer a drug clerk.
Firestone announced in October a $100,000,600 investment to establish rubber plantations in Liberia. The plan foresaw capacity to produce about 260,000 tons annually, roughly half of the world’s current supply. Secretary Hoover praised the chamber’s plan to form a rubber production corporation. He urged industries to seek self help to solve economic problems.
Columbus police seek Ora Keifer believed to have arrived from Mansfield five months ago with a man said to have adopted her. Her brother Roy T. Smith of Richmond Virginia requested the investigation.
On January 13 Coolville prepares for the award of the $75,000 Troy township high school contract. The domestic science class will serve a chicken dinner at noon for bidders, boards members and families. About twenty eight sets of plans have been taken by bidders from Athens Portsmouth Zanesville Barnesville and others. Between forty and fifty people expected for the dinner.
In Cincinnati on January 13 Leo F. Steible a new loan company manager knelt before a Virgin stage in the Church of the Sacred Heart and ended his life by cutting his wrists and throat with a razor He left a farewell note to his wife and the tragedy is reported as a personal crisis incident in church records
Gov. Gifford Pinchot presses for legislation to declare anthracite coal a public utility and to regulate the industry. Two bills will be submitted in a Pennsylvania special session to classify production as a public service and to regulate retail trade. Families in Scranton face growing soup and bread lines as the strike persists and talks in New York collapse.
Allentown reports disinterment ordered by District Attorney Orren Boyle for the infant allegedly born at April farm founded by Charles Garland. Bettina Hovey admits maternity and Garland paternity as investigation reviews the farm’s secrecy and hunger reports rise. Miners say they will not return to work without union orders.
Three men William Falin Clyde Tyree and Jesse Munsey were indicted on burglary and illegal possession of dynamite. They filed an affidavit seeking a venue change to an adjoining county claiming unfair trial prospects. Bond issues and attorney actions continued as bond hearings and rulings were anticipated.
State Mine Inspector Ed Boyle announced by long distance call from Wilburton that 105 miners entombed at the Dee Connell mine No 21 were all safe. The report came as Oklahoma faced a two year lockout in mines and details of the incident were provided by the Oklahoma bureau of mines in Oklahoma City.
One hundred five miners were entombed after an explosion at the Dengan McConnell Coal Company Mine No 21 in Wilburton Oklahoma. Rescue efforts began immediately with electric fans and gas masks, while authorities warned of possible delays and noted a history of wage dispute-related labor unrest in the region.
Albany January 13 The Walker law to unmask the Ku Klux Klan in New York was upheld by the Court of Appeals. The law requires the Klan to file with the secretary of state its member list constitution by laws and meeting minutes.
Rome wakes to a four inch snow cover with Naples reporting snowfall and Vesuvius capped in white. Officials note no comparable Italy-wide snowfall since 1892.
Reports from London claim counterfeit plots aimed at Europe’s foundations have operated for months. Following Hungary’s monarchy restoration scheme, news now links a Lisbon bust to broader, extended ramifications beyond initial expectations.
Seventeen of twenty six applicants appeared for naturalization papers this morning in Common Pleas court. Federal Examiner Warner of Pittsburgh attended the session for the first time to conduct the examination.
Morning exams showed many applicants repeating the citizenship test up to five or six times without answering basic questions about government. Judge Worstell urged applicants to seek help to study and understand the questions. Witnesses questioned applicants’ character and attitudes, with suspensions pending fuller record checks for liquor offenses. Names of examinees listed include Valenty Buelanda, Joe Palla, Joe Spisak, Frank Croton, and others.
Erma Betts and Marie Bechdelt, injured in coasting incidents early this week, are reported much improved. Betts, hurt at State and Congress, rests at her parents’ home with head and back bruises. Bechdelt, with a broken jaw, is in University Hospital showing slight improvement. Safety Director Frans Woodworth warns coast on unguarded streets at personal risk.
NOGALES Ariz Jan 13 Two thousand people are homeless as floods sweep Nayarit and surrounding areas. Authorities warn the number may rise with extensive property damage exceeding 2 million dollars. Food is scarce and medical relief limited as rivers overflow and farms are destroyed. The Southern Pacific of Mexico reports about 300000 in railroad damage and disrupted service for days.
H. L. Goodwin, a clerk at the local post office, has accepted a position at the Palm Beach post office and will depart soon. Officials note Florida post offices are congested and temporary vacancies are being filled. his assignment ends April 30 and he will return to the local office.
A Washington Bureau promotion offers a free illustrated booklet about Yellowstone Park aimed at school children. The brochure highlights geysers mud volcanoes petrified forests canyons blue lakes and notable wildlife. Readers are asked to send two stamps and a form to receive the booklet.
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