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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1927

Page

4

Ohio University Opens Season with Big Win Over Company H

Ohio University basketball defeated Company H of New Lexington 39 to 4 in the season opener. The summary notes a candy making party at University Terrace with guests, the farewell sermon of Rev. T L Lowe as he prepared to move to Union City Indiana, and a health officer Dr J M Higgins reporting Athens city death rate at about 71 3 per thousand. It also recalls a ten years ago tax plan debate, a cold wave headed for the Ohio valley, a coal shortage worry in Chicago, and Ohio University losing a conference game to Kenyan College 48 to 16.

T. L. Lowe Athens Christian Church Union City Indiana Athens J. M. Higgins

A Thought for Today: Pure Hearts and Ease

A brief devotional noting two quotes about purity and inner peace from Titus and Goethe. The lines emphasize that moral clarity comes from a clean heart and that true ease belongs to those without stain.

Goethe

Franklin the boy who became a great patriot and thinker

A compact profile recalling Benjamin Franklin born 921 years ago, his early drive to master electricity and communication, and how his work and wit shaped literature, diplomacy, and public virtue. It cites his sayings from Poor Richard and notes praise by Mirabeau and Lincoln for his humor, industry, and patriotism.

Benjamin Franklin Franklin John Hancock England France Mirabeau Thunderbolts Lincoln Richard Caesar

Twilight in Honeymoon Lane in Inkster

John Bailey aged eighty one and Margaret Wood aged seventy two, long-time spouses, were recently married in Inkster Michigan. The union ties to a romance of long standing as families gather, with Bailey a minister and Wood known for a life of helping and mothering.

Honeymoon Lane John Bailey Margaret Wood Mrs. Wood Inkster Mich John Margaret

Birmingham Gem-Setter Charged With Wife Misconduct

Herbert Howard Biddle of Hampstead deny charges of misconduct with co respondent Charles McIlroy of Hocking Birmingham. Hearing adjourned.

Herbert Howard Biddle

Camblings Probed as Illicit in Kansas Wheat Regions

Reports indicate Camblings are illegal in Kansas while the state farms plant substantial wheat crops. Officials monitor activities as rural areas maintain grain production amid prohibition concerns.

Kansas

Millikan rays and life energy, Pupin cited

Arthur Brisbane discusses Millikan rays and their claimed reach through six feet of lead. He notes Professor Pupin's belief that cellular energy derives from these rays, highlighting the purported power permeating the universe.

Pupin

Millikan rays and the unknown frontier of life

The piece questions who explains Millikan rays as a source of cellular energy and ponders the limits of science. It reports fifty two priests arrested in Mexico and cites Excelsior describing a terror reign with executions, including a youth whose tongue was cut out. It notes a rising religious civil conflict in Mexico.

Father Mexico Excelsior Mexico City

Senator Hefflin Blames Catholic Church For Mexico Tensions

In a Senate session, Hefflin of Alabama accuses the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Church of fomenting and funding Mexican rebellion. He opposes any church driving the nation into war and says Catholic papers have been tipped to attack him. Newsmen largely unaware such a chain exists.

Senate Hefflin Alabama Knights of Columbus Catholic Church South J. Heffin Heflin Congressional Senator Heflin

Rail combine eyed as Northern Pacific and Great Northern loom

The piece discusses a proposed rail consolidation uniting the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern with Chicago Burlington & Quincy and Colorado and Southern railways. It estimates a near two billion dollar value and argues bigger combinations reduce overhead and could eventually share savings with the public, while criticizing government efficiency.

Northern Pacific Great Northern Railways Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Colorado and Southern Post Office

Barbers urged to stay barring the term chirotonsor

The piece mocks proposals to rename barbers as chirotonsors claiming the word derives from Greek for hand while noting barbers dislike the shift and prefer their traditional title over pretentious new terms. It compares other trades like undertakers real estate agents and journalists who faced similar name changes.

Nature Reserve Set Aside in Yosemite Park Highlights Primitive State

In Yosemite National Park California seven square miles are designated as a perpetual reserve where flora and fauna will remain in a primitive state. Domestic animals camping and fishing are excluded with access limited to scientific study or administration. No roads or defined trails exist. The aim is to study natural succession and balance under undisturbed conditions. The area lies on the Sierra Crest with alpine peaks cirques and forested slopes dominated by lodge pole pine.

Washington, D. C United States High Sierra Yosemite National Park California The Nork Sierra Nevada Range Cathedral Range Sierra Nevadas March of Progress John (. Merriam Carnegie Institution of Washington Stephen J. Mather Washington Sierra Country

Broadway seesaw returns of Berlin and crowd pullers

New York reports Irving Berlin and spouse returning to bright lights amid cameras reporters and attention. The piece notes how Berlin Thaw and others drift from front pages to cafes as tourists arrive. It mentions Beryl Halley and Gertrude Ederle briefly among fading spotlight figures.

New York Broadway Irving Berlin Berlin Harry Thaw Beryl Halley

See-sawing Nights and Broadway Gossip

A lively collage of Broadway nightlife notes features Alice Brady with a lorgnette, Paul Whiteman rumored to open a club, Count Salm dancing after divorce, and Belle Baker entertaining reporters. A subway-ride Russian musician and a quip about Pacific coast boosterism add flavor to the scene.

Alice Brady Paul Whiteman Count Salm Ritz Brooklyn

Questions and Answers in the Public Forum

A compilation of Q A items covers Death Valley heat causes Pan American fuel needs Thousand Islands maple wood and toe dancer training. Topics include climate by geography aviation fuel amounts for amphibian planes birdseye maple origins and longevity of dancers training starting ages and regional maple occurrences.

Death Valley California Panamint Mountains Pacific South America Newfoundland Georgia Great Lakes Nebraska Kansas Forest Service Sci. GG. A

Barricades by Foreigners Stir Tense China Scene

Foreigner groups in China erect barricades to shield themselves from mobs as flood tides of Chinese population rise. Writers argue the best protection lies in departure and warn that foreign control of Cina cannot be easily expelled.

China Cina

Wall Street Prices Rise as Speculation Money Holds Boom

Prices in Wall Street rose on Saturday to steady markets and calm nerves as speculation money stayed active. Pennsylvania crude oil gained twenty five cents a barrel while Lehigh Valley railroad stock jumped from 107.50 to 118.50 a share in five hours, signaling that the boom may continue for those who bought the right goods.

Wall Street Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Railroad

Beauty claim prompts price tag for self improvement

New York doctors urge spending 79 dollars per treatment to achieve beauty. The piece contrasts this with a preference for intelligence over aesthetic changes.

New York

Southern Governors Show Wealth Of Fathering Feats

Washington notes Southern legislators boast of prolific fathers with Georgia’s Leander Gentle hailed at 29 children and North Carolina’s Reuben Bland at 34. Upshaw predicts Gentle’s rise continues as a “champion father” while Alabama’s J Hefflin shares a bawdy tale about the 1924 convention, suggesting political theatre mixes with humor.

Rodney Dutcher Washington Georgia North Carolina South William D. Upshaw Leander Gentle Atlanta Lindsay Warren Reuben Bland Upshaw Leander

Tuesday's five best radio features lineup listed

The schedule shows WEAF hook up at 8 p m with Tolleson Trio and soprano Margaret Olsen plus 18 stations 9 p m Eastern Time Bugs Baer and artists. WTIC Hartford airs University Glee Club 8:15 p m Eastern. WLW Cincinnati features American Composers program 7 22 p m Eastern. KDKA Pittsburgh presents KDKA Little Symphony 8 15 p m Eastern.

WEAF Tolleson Margaret Olsen Bugs” Baer WTIC Hartford University Glee Club WLW Cincinnati American Composers KDKA Pittsburgh Kdka Little Symphony

Keep Youthful Vitality with Olive Tablets Remedy

A health note promotes Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel aid to prevent sallow skin dark circles pimples and dull eyes. The Ohio physician’s vegetable compound replaces calomel and is sold in olive color tablets priced at 60 cents.

Edwards Ohio R. Edward

Former police chief Patrick Kelley dies at 76

Patrick Kelley, 76, retired chief of the Columbus police department, died at his home here last night after a yearlong illness from heart trouble.

Dles Columbus Patrick Kelley Columbus Police Department

English Miner James Frae Sey Bags Monte Carlo Win

James Frae sey, a former English miner, broke the bank at Monte Carlo by securing a win of 150000 dollars in a high stakes gambling showing.

Monte Carlo James Fraesey

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