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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1924

Page

4

Delays Prompt Local Social Guest Exchanges

Mr and Mrs W H Dye host sisters Miss Mandie Heskitt and Mrs Elisabeth Pixley of Columbus. Mrs Winfried Rawlins of Coalton visits with sister. Various families from Wellston Columbus Cincinnati and Logan visit here Sunday and over next week exchanging homes and touring local sites.

W. H. Dye Mandie Heskitt Elisabeth Pixley Columbus Winfried Rawlins of Coalton Leo Stanton Alex Gamarra Mary Guthrie Ide Johnson Wellston D. C. Thomas Ruth Thomas Gladys Thomas Cincinnati Harry Bagley

A Thought for Today and Quote Reflections

A Thought for Today offers biblical wisdom from Proverbs about restraint with words and truth. It pairs a Hazlitt observation noting that lying signals the power of truth, inviting readers to consider honesty and prudence in speech.

Insect Plagues and Telephones Clash in Public Discourse

A jumble of notes links locusts and boll weevils to national crops and food security with a discussion on useless talk in Tokyo telephones. It contrasts pest crises with a council on efficient communication and hints at broader social warnings about waste and wasteful habits.

Tokio

Overproduction Noted as Key to Economic Recovery

A National City Bank bulletin argues there is no general overproduction but an uneven exchange system. The text says production can meet labor output if exchanges are aligned with prices, noting high farm prices will help restore business health and benefit consumers overall.

National City Bank of New York

Sooner faces talk of overproduction across industries

Speech highlights concern over excessive output as various sectors discuss balancing supply with demand. Analysts warn markets may stall if producers push too much merchandise, while workers seek wage protections amid uncertain growth.

Modern Bread Making

An overview of how modern commercial baking evolved from ancient craft to highly automated mass production. It highlights W. B. Ward’s view on future bakers, the shift to chemistry and engineering, and the high speed, precision processes that produce thousands of loaves daily with strict quality control and short shelf life.

Washington, D. C Agricultural College W. B.ward Ward United Tes Ameri B.C Pompeii Hosress England London

Webb colliery closes in Shadyside Ohio due to strikes

Cambria Iler to Co Webb colliery at Shadyside suspends operations for an indeterminate period. About 400 workers told to take tools home after decades of near uninterrupted production since the 1922 strike amid frequent labor stoppages. Company cites union tie ups as cause.

Shadyside Ohio Webb Cambria Ilertoa Co

Cruelty in a River Attack and Parallel Crimes in Poland

A riverboat massacre on the Drosna in Russia leaves fifteen dead as bandits select Jewish passengers. In Poland, Stanislav Zbonski and his wife confess to fifty one serious cases as they justify violence to sustain a living. The piece compares historic cruelty with modern youth crimes and questions whether such cruelty should survive.

Drosna Russia Poland Stanislav Zbonski Germanida

Readers can ask Athens Messenger Q and A service

The Athens Messenger announces an Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Readers may submit questions for factual information, not advice, with full name address and two cents for return postage. Replies are sent directly to the inquirer.

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C Imquires

.fi nnish Athletics and Other Quick Facts Quiz

A set of trivia items examines Finland’s athletic culture, the number of chain grocers in the U S, Polk statues in Washington D C and other factoids. It notes the Finnish Union funded fifty four athletes for Paris and lists varied answers on hair removal ivory objects, law school BA requirements, and combinatorics.

Finland Finnish Athletic and Gymnastics Union Paris United States President Polk Washington D.C James K. Polk Capitol Hershey Chocolate Company Macdonald Law Schools Harvard University Northwestern University Pennsylvania State University Law Colleges

Hamden Social Notes: Local Visits and Family News

Hamden hosts include Mr and Mrs Michael Spellacy with daughter Mrs Joseph O Niel of Fairmont W Va and Mrs Herbert Hamilton with Mrs Everett Beckley of Me laagur. Miss Kathaleen Jolly hosts Edna Hawkins from Altensville. Rosa Marks Turner and baby girl in Chillicothe. Dorothy Kemp visits Henry Webster group and returns to Jackson. Joe Hayes returns from B O Extra duties to Hamden. Ray Webb visits parents and in laws Abe Young and Mrs George Cavanaugh with Clara and George Jr. of Athens drive home with family after Sunday visit.

Michael Spellacy Joseph O’niel Fairmont, W. Va Kathaleen Jolly Edna Hawkins Altensville Mrs. Turner Rosa Marks Chillicothe Dorothy Kemp Henry Webster Jackson Ray Webb Black Fork Ith Eodore “Webb Abe Young George Cavanaugh Zaleski Miss Clara George Jr Athens Hamden W. E. Stanton

Belmont County Grange foes petting parties on roads

Belmont County Grange members at a picnic called on the state legislature to amend road laws to ban parking with lights on for longer than a few minutes between sundown and sunrise. They complain late night couples hold parties on roads, sometimes damaging farmers property.

Clairsville O—Belmont Belmont County Grange Ohio

Kiwanis Picnic Planned for Belmont County Home Inmates

The Kiwanis club plans a picnic for 100 Belmont County Children's Home inmates at Epworth Park in Bethesda. Johns Hopkins University opens its first dormitory for students.

Pionic Kids Bellaire Kiwanis Club Belmont County Barnesville Epworth Park Bethesda Johns Hopkins University

Talking Bridgeport Ohio Shows Summer Telephone Pay Slump

In Bridgeport, Ohio, summer brings fewer customers to business telephone pay stations as heat keeps people away and vacations reduce foot traffic. Company reps attribute the decline to fewer vacationing patrons and absent crowds in hot weather.

Bridgeport

Bee Keepers Meet at Columbus Area Farm

About 600 persons are expected to attend the annual field meet of the Ohio Beekeepers Association on the Harteman Farm four miles south of Columbus August 1. Men prominent in the bee industry will lead an educational program. The meet aims to promote a uniform marketing system and improved management and operations.

Columbus Ohio Beeskeepers’ Association Harteman

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