News Your Dad Read Long Ago Twenty Years Ago
Item notes Miss Merle Danford of Trimble visiting aunt Mrs J E Chapman. Mentions gains on the western front and village taken by French forces. References Thomas Hoover candidate, Athens county, Republican primary August 13. Also mentions Mr W W McVay and Mrs McVay's winter in Salt Lake City and California trip.
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Merle Danford
Trimble
J. E. ,Chapman
W. W. McVay
Salt Lake City
Mrs. McVay
California
Thomas N. Hoover
Athens County
Athens
John Spicer
Columbus
Gove Sunday
Ralph Dalton
University
Thought for Today and Proverbs Echo on Punishment
A devotional line cites Genesis 4 13 about punishment weighing heavy and adds a sirach quotation praising hard discipline. The brief pairing contrasts biblical warning with a harsher admonition on beating as a form of correction.
Tax system in Ohio faces heavy strain and calls for economy
Ohio taxes rise with local government spending and bond payoffs. Congressman Begg warns more tax revenue escapes tax. Small property owners bear heavy levies while improvements and luxuries drive costs. Experts urge government economies to curb spending and bond debt, especially amid coal region shifts.
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Ohio
National Capital
Jim Begg
Athens
Hocking Valley
Athens Wins 1929 Ohio Spanish War Veterans Convention
A dedicated Athens committee secured the 1929 Ohio Spanish War Veterans convention by organized effort with city welfare groups and Ohio University support. An observer praised the team for selling Athens as a convention city and urged similar backing for future success.
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Ohio
Spanish War Veterans’ Association
Athens
Ohio University
Chillicothe
Elders boast of youth misdeeds while youth listen
An elderly speaker notes elders brag about their own mischief in youth while condemning today’s young. He observes both sides in heated exchanges as adults defend past antics and youths absorb the lessons, shaping future attitudes amid calls for accountability. The piece reflects on generational memory and the evolving view of wrongdoing.
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Perdition
Ctill
Today Neutral Movies and The Biggest Magnet
A compact note highlights Today Neutral Movies alongside The Biggest Magnet with mention of Some Best People and Oxygen Baptism in a brief, period voice.
Mayor Walker Warns Film Industry On Election Plays
Arthur Brisbane reports New York Mayor Walker visiting Hollywood warns against using publicity to influence the presidential race. He backs Sunday film showings and cites a Fox talking picture of Governor Smith at his daughter’s wedding as a powerful example, emphasizing personal faces over long speeches.
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Walker
New York
Hollywood
Moving Picture
William Fox
Smith
Magnet power and Aurora Borealis spark debate
A description praises a massive French magnet for atomic research and industrial uses. It notes electric power as earth’s vast resource and references an Aurora Borealis across northern regions. The piece also covers New York reformers targeting night clubs as vice dens and Miss Texas Guinan defending her venue’s practices.
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North
New York
Reform Committee
Texas Guinan
Best People Reject Memory of New York Amid Zeppelin Toast
A historical column reflects on New York's bright elite being ousted for self-forgetfulness while praising a new German Zeppelin. It notes the airship’s world voyage baptism with liquid oxygen and Beethoven’s The Heavens Proclaim the Glory of God. The piece ponders human hubris and progress.
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Beethoven
Silence and Strife Across Front Lines and Rail Carriers
In the Nankow Pass 20000 Chinese soldiers died and dignitaries gathered to honor them as 3000 soldiers stood at attention while a ceremonial letter was read. The Pullman porters threaten a $150 monthly strike demanding abolition of tips, arguing earnings volumes.
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Nankow
China
Pullman
Mysterious Flight Death of Alfred Loewenstein
The Belgian financier Alfred Loewenstein reportedly died after a flight ordeal. He reportedly withdrew $500000 before the voyage. A seaman saw a parachute and police note a mysterious man at a London dock. The case may leave his estate tied up for decades if suicide is unproven.
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Alfred Loewenstein
London
Loewenstein
Health and diet advice by Dr. Frank McCoy
Dr. Frank McCoy answers reader questions on cramps, diet, and remedies. He explains occupational and circulatory cramps, home care like hot compresses, massage, diet, and cleansing fasts, and advises consulting a local doctor for diagnosis. He discusses drink with meals, artificial teeth, and a milk based diet with vegetables for an elderly patient.
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Frank McCoy
Psoriasis Advice From Reader Seeks Cure Guidance
H E D asks about long standing psoriasis on the left tee with facial spots. The response claims all psoriasis can be cured by dieting, rarely by skin remedies, and asks for a stamped self addressed envelope for more details.
Manhattan underground raids reveal leakproof ties across night world
By the Way in New York details a raid on about 20 Manhattan night spots where investigators rely on an underground network to suppress evidence. Observers describe mop ups and lookouts, with word passing quickly from Harlem to Greenwich Village via coded signals and phone ties.
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New York
Manhattan
Harlem
Greenwich Village
Seventh Avenue
Broadway Belt
Cafe Table
Athens County Homecoming Editorial Response and Sentencing News
A reader praises a Sun Day Messenger editorial on Athens county homecoming and proposes a pioneers booth at the event. In Moscow on July 12 five Russian engineers were found guilty and sentenced to death for conspiracy in the Donetz basin mines.
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Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Athens County
Columbus
Sapial City
Athens
Mens
Athens County Times
Moscow
U.p—Pfive
Donetz
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers From Yesterday
A jumbled list of crossword hints and stray phrases including Who was chairman at national convention and What is the speed of one nautical mile, plus garbled words and partial clues. The item closes with reference to an answer from yesterday.
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Utah
James Wattelon
Bridie
Oil War Threat Faces Britain and United States
Rodney Dutcher reports on Ludwell Denny's book We Fight for Oil detailing a looming oil war between Britain and the United States. The piece outlines how Royal Dutch Shell and Anglo Persian, with Britain, clash with American Standard Oil over global reserves, facing possible war and political pressure as oil supplies tighten.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Britain
United States
Ludwell Denny
Royal Dutch
Henri Deterding
Anglo- Persian Company
Standard Oil Company
Downing Street
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Standard and
Russia
Ridh Mosul
Mexico
Venezuela
Columbia
Standard Oil
Jane
Panama Canal
Denny
Ku Kluxers
Thompson
Great Britaan
This Date in American History Highlights
1804 Alexander Hamilton died of wounds from a duel with Aaron Burr. 1817 Birthday of Henry James Thoreau, poet and naturalist. 1864 Confederate troops driven back from near Washington, D C. 1904 45 000 Chicago meat packing company employees went on strike.
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Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Henry J. Thoreau
Washington, D. C
Chicago Meat Packing Company
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