A New Campaign Needed as Fourth of July Toll Grows
The piece notes 354 Americans die in the Fourth of July holiday period with only eight from fireworks, urging broader safety campaigns addressing traffic and beaches, and reflecting on shifting risks and public safety priorities. It also discusses White House publicity, Hoover’s press policies, and the German financial crisis's impact on the American economy due to German debt and bonds held by U.S. banks and investors.
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United States Navy
Navy Department
NCE
United States
White House
Hoover
Washington
Mr. Hoover
America
Germany
Alles
Treasury
Florida
New York
Mr. Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Torwit
Capable Fliers Highlight Safe Army Demonstration
The Army Air Force completed a major serial demonstration without a fatality after flying nearly 2000 flights, praised for planes and engines. The piece credits pilots with skill and reliability and notes safety education as key. It also cites the National Safety Council 1930 annual report showing rising overall accidental deaths but a decline among children under 15.
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Army Air Force
National Safety Council
Luckner Toured New York by Impromptu Car Ride Tale
A New York tale recounts Count von Luckner being mistaken for a passenger and chauffeured to the city by Will Hays and Roy Howard. The host driver humorously offers the ship gangplank and a dinner outfit, then jokes about a proof document signed by the admiring driver.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Hays
Anchorage
Count von Luckner
van Luckner
von Luckner
Ale
Beck Affternoon
Charictear
Information Bureau Quiz Answers From The Athens Messenger
A reader quiz from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau covers topics from U. S. payments to Britain for troop transport to the first International Yachting Race cup, the Nautilus original name, Grant’s Civil War rank, and the share of women dentists in the United States. Answers include cash payments, 3500 cup value, The American Cup, and Lieutenant General.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Predoric J
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
J.D
Frank Menke
Royal Yacht Cup of England
Twce
Adyter
Armere
Mt Sports Recordi
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Frctioners' Relief Society
Washington, D.C
Hubert Wikins
Navy
Grant
J. A
A Plea In Justification By Montague
A poem reflecting on childhood eras and the loss of simple times. It contrasts Franklin and Washington’s youth with modern kids facing radios, sparkie toys, and danger. The piece laments safety education and changing childhood, ending with a biblical verse about childbirth and joy.
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon Lamp Car Gadget
An An Tncandiscant Lamp Car is lighted by a match before a photo electric tube or electric eye. The faint current is amplified by a Thyratron vacuum tube, driving a 1000 watt incandescent ramp from a house circuit. This setup shows ten millionth of a watt controlling ten thousand watts, a ten billion fold amplification, for GE Schenectady labs.
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General Electric
Schenectady
America's Unpopularity Abroad From the Hoover Moratorium
Frederic J. Haskin argues the Hoover Moratorium shifts debt payments to European nations, painting the United States as magnanimous yet fueling resentment. He notes loans to Allies and former enemies, ongoing aid to Austria, and the wider impact on American prestige and foreign trust.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
United States
von Hindenburg
Germany
Hoover
America
Somerset Maugham
Europe
Englahman
Austria
Quakers
Fed Cross
South America
San Marino
Andorra
Thibet
Principality
Monaco
Beauty Hints booklet offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled Beauty Hints covering face care body age wear hands teeth hair exercise poise and personality with makeup tips. A copy can be sent for six cents postage and coin or stamps upon request via coupon.
Hoover telegraphs Capper on war debts effect on wheat prices
The president informs Senator Capper that Moody plans to sanction war debt terms affecting wheat pricing. Kansas farmers report good winter wheat prospects but worry rising costs. With higher freight rates and low farm prices, foreclosures loom as banks hold mortgages. Ziegfeld and others referenced without clear context.
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Hoover
Capper
Kanaag
Hansa
Kansas
Liverpool
Biegfald
Mr. League
International Harvester
Censorship in Washington and Hoover sparks response
Washington censorship debates flare as President Hoover faces pressure over silencing moves and secret service concerns. The piece notes officials suppress data, while coverage remains difficult to curb. It cites Dr. Hall and economist Rogers as examples of broader information control and public reaction.
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Italy
Russia
Argentina
China
Poland
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Ray Ovidman
Rapidan Camp
Washington
Secret Service
Hall
Th Department
James Harvey Rogers
Yale
Wickersham
Colonel Woods
Heat and kids emotion in summer discussed
A reflective piece argues children feel heat physically but not emotionally, so parents should avoid sensationalizing heat or overcaution. It urges presenting heat realities calmly, fostering a practical philosophy, and warns against contagious misery in the home.
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Flly Tound Orer
Athens and Rome Granges Host Joint July Meeting
Rome Grange members journeyed to Athens Grange on July 18 for a joint meeting led by officers. The traveling gavel, recently inaugurated in the county, was presented to Athens Grangemaster. Watermelon was served. Rome Grangers plan to meet at Stewart Hall Wednesday at 8 15 p.m. to discuss matters of importance.
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Rome Grangers
Athens Grange
Athens
Hope
F. EB. Dorr
Rome Grange
Rome Grangera
Stewart
Ieapert
Auce
Oil Prices Announced In Principal Distress
Pittsburgh area oil price list from Purch ing agents shows varying rates for Pennsylvanile OH and Pennsylvania Grade O11 across multiple lines. Prices range from 0 to 210 with names like Buckeye Pipe Line Company and Cumberland Pipelines among others.
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Bradford
Allegheny
Pennsylvanile
National Transit Company
Pennsylvania
Buren
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