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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1926
Page
4
About 100000 World War veterans have been rehabilitated through government vocational training since it started six years ago. President Coolidge signed a one year extension benefiting 2000 men, many in college. The program saves individuals and counties, with veterans pursuing 23 varied professions.
The piece surveys a Department of Justice stance that Secretary Hoover cannot control radio beyond law, noting 600 applicants and 340 stations with a gentle agreement to stay on their wavelengths. It emphasizes honesty in advertising and references Ford, European arrivals, and US political hints amid global economic notes and a nod to South American lending prospects.
Long excerpt discusses voter indifference in a 1923 mayoral race and how party bosses and precinct committees influence early balloting. It suggests citizens feel choices are limited and candidates lack clear advantages, prompting questions about campaign participation and political action.
A vivid New York pass through Manhattan markets shows crowded streets, hawkers, popcorn wagons, balloons, and eager crowds outside theaters. The piece notes jammed curbs and busy vendors as shoppers chase snacks and souvenirs amid the city’s bustle.
An OCR fragment shows a Q and A style list covering topics from language alphabets used in teaching Romance languages to land titles for Indians, trench of Bayonets near Verdun, slash in timber lands, and questions about saccharine in pickles and deaf education. It also includes a stray note about a stolen diamond and a 7 year old girl suing for breach of promise with a $5 award.
Probst of the state board of health investigated a bond issue made without board consent. William Jennings Bryan returned to the United States from Europe. Dayton was chosen as the site for the Republican state convention in September. Pearl Fry of Wathending injured when a college student on a bicycle ran over her. Bicycling was common among students. The Bilts lodge initiated Jesse Warren and Dr. Guenther of Coolville. Ira Jennings’s funeral held for drowning in the Hocking River. Nelsonville voted for next year’s appropriations. mayor salary $450, city officers $180 each.
The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs the St. Louis and O Fallon nine mile line from East St. Louis with a tentative value of 850000. The railroad argues the value is far higher claiming reproduction costs and profit rules would apply differently. The case could set a nationwide precedent affecting all U S railroads.
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