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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1923
Page
6
A concise devotional card notes Luke 16 31 about disbelief despite a miracle and St Augustine on the danger of near light with closed eyes. The lines read like brief wisdom verses for reflection.
Henry Ford took twelve years to sell his first million cars and six months for the eighth million revealing a universal principle. Getting started is nine tenths of the battle and progress accelerates once on the path to a goal. Leaders endure the crisis while others quit.
The Lausanne agreement marks relief as Greece and Turkey halt disturbances threatening Europe and many hail it a triumph of diplomacy while others fear it rewards the Ottomans and sets a dangerous precedent.
The Panama Canal reports a highly successful year with income covering operating expenses upkeep depreciation and bond interest leaving a net balance. The feat proves not only engineering prowess but solid financial performance justifying earlier efforts and expense.
The census shows America increasingly urban and industrial with imports doubling since 1914. Raw materials and semi manufactured goods now lead imports, including crude rubber oil silk fur hides wool fibres and varnishes, reflecting reliance on overseas sources and signaling the case for enduring peace and reduced conflict.
Magnus Johnson, former laborite candidate, wins the Minnesota Senate seat over Gov. Preus by a large margin, giving the state two U S Senators from the farmer-labor movement. The result narrows the Republican Senate majority to six, stirring debate on third-party influence and national political realignment. Johnson, a dirt farmer with a strong voice, is seen as a lively but uncertain figure for future national politics.
A daily jottings from Athens O July 29 recount visits in Crooksville to the China Co. with Farl Crooks, a talk with Tierry the editor, and notes on school days and local life. The writer reflects on journalism, friendship, and the ease of moving through Crooksville with familiar faces and old pupils. he returns home tired after a circuit through nearby towns.
A playful local note references a slang line about a spade and Tony. The Crooksville Safety Committee offers advice to berry pickers, warning ladies not to wear short skirts to avoid drawing attention from curious onlookers.
An information bureau advertises answering questions from readers. The Athens Messenger offers to send replies from Frederic J. Haskin directing questions to Washington D C. Subscribers must include full name a address and two cents for return postage.
Los Angeles police plan to use radio as a weapon against criminals once experiments prove successful. If approved, radio would become a permanent police tool, enabling officers to locate and apprehend crooks minutes after a crime is committed.
With a committee of newspaper men invited by Chief of Police L. D. Oaks to judge the scheme's efficiency, police automobiles with receiving sets were directed by the chief's voice to locate a supposed crook. Wallace G. Oaks, the chief's brother, was the named target as cars circulated with details from Central Station.
Reports from Windsor and nearby villages describe nightly disturbances blamed on a royal ghost. Sightings gravitate to riverside areas near an old monastery linked to St Helen with rumors of subterranean passages to unexplored depths.
Ernest Soian claims he recently saw a ghostly woman hovering near the monastery ruins and then vanished with a hissing sound. Other residents report apparitions and eerie singing heard at night near the monastery.
Professor G R Bumann principal of Laramie High School presented a plan to the Laramie Ministers Association. The idea would create a Bible study space by local churches Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Lutheran where students could earn high school credit for the work. Rev Gene Lowry Presbyterian pastor was asked to appoint a committee to meet with Professor Bumann and finalize the plan.
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