Seabury faults judge in women's court. motor tax debate rages
Samuel Seabury urges removal of Magistrate Jean Norris for alleged severity and misconduct in the women’s court. Meanwhile Ohio and Columbus tax debates unfold over motor vehicle licenses. proposals range from weight and horsepower bases to a flat annual fee, with concerns about used-car markets and fairness to motorists.
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New York
Samuel Seabury
Manhattan Island
Jean Norris
Women's Court
Tin Pan Alley Finds Shake Broadway Stars Rise
New York reports a burst of young talent with Rose te Popularity, a Louisiana teen dubbed a child prodigy, hitting the music scene after four hard years. She joins Lyde Roberts, Margaret Sullavan, Jimmy Cagney, Syliva Sydney and others who burst onto Broadway and Hollywood, with hits and standout turns in You Said It and City Streets.
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Gilbert Swan
Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
Manhattan
New York
Shreveport
Way Pointe
Dinnara
Lyde Roberts
Europe
Brooklyn
Fanchon and
Marco
Hollywood
Lou Holtz
Broadway
Jimmy Cagney
Sylvia Sydney
Information Bureau Queries Reveal Historic Facts and Trivia
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau features Q and A on topics from graveyard stones to Drury Lane’s name origin and lifesaving boats. Details include Nancy Hanks’ tomb, Drury Lane’s Drury House link, Lionel Lukin’s life boat, West Point WWI losses, Northcliffe’s publishing start, and Westminster Chimes origin tied to Handel.
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Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick Hasvin
Washington DC
Nancy Hanks
Great Trotter
John Madden
Lexington
Kentucky
Drury Lane
London
Drury House
William Drury
Aldoch
RFE
Lionel Lukin
England
Lord Northcliffe
Northcliffe
Answers
West Point
Weatminster
Dr Crotch
Redeemer
City of London and its insect trivia cartooned piece
A fragmented explainer compares the City of London to the wider Administrative County of London, noting its 675 acre area and under 100000 inhabitants. It humorously covers cinemas, insects, and a Britannica note about a man who recalls every eaten item.
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City of London
Mole House
Great Britain
London
Metro- Polis
Britannica
Insurance Companies Flourish In Depression Era
Frederic J. Haskin notes insurance remains resilient amid global slump. He cites rising savings and policy sales, calls for stronger regulation, discusses compulsory and unemployment schemes, and highlights international trends from Germany to Britain and potential U.S. reforms.
More Truth n Poetry by James J Montague Just a Conjecture
A reflective piece argues equality under a Soviet system would leave individuals with needs but no ownership, except those who write orders or perform essential labors. It critiques money pursuit, notes ambition arising from instinct, and laments regulation limits on transportation and taxation as insufficient for public life. The prose blends social observation with speculative thoughts on liberty and work.
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James J. Montague
Athens Messenger Booklet on Fish and Seafoods
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet that showcases many fish and seafood varieties beyond common meats. It features over 100 recipes, buying tips, and general cooking rules, aimed at helping households vary meals. Send six cents in stamps to cover postage and handling.
Fish and Bra Booklet Request Flawed Note Improvised
An odd fragment from The Athens Messenger shows a request to enclose six cents for a booklet titled Fish and Bra. the text includes jumbled names and nonsensical phrases suggesting a damaged or misread OCR segment from the Information Bureau in Washington D.C.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Salmon returns and life cycle in a river tale
An excerpt discusses salmon biology and migration from birth to ocean years later, noting their journey back to the birthplace to spawn and die. It mentions heredity shaping behavior and hints at future human knowledge, while advising eating salmon for nutrition and as a goitre preventer. It blends natural science with musings on civilization and health.
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Dalthen
Einstein
Beethoven
Michal Angelo
Athens High School honors beat all round athlete in contest
Clyde Battin captured the beat all round athlete title at Athens High School with Hughes second and Sharp Wise and Howard tied for third at the Playground. Ohio University honors Prof Frederick Treadley with a gold peaded cane inscribed 1902 1921 marking his teaching years. Naturalization examination set a record with 84 petitions including 61 Austro Hungarians. Government repatriated soldiers bodies from France and paid 100 toward burial.
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Clyde Battin
Athens High School
Hughes
Sharp
H. Wise
Howard
Ohio University
Frederick Treadley
Treudley
Univerality
M.D. Hughes
Red Cross
France
Tariff Fight Looms in Congress Over Hawley Smoot Act
Washington dispatch predicts a lively tariff debate at the upcoming Congress session with no clear result. Democrats and Progressive Republicans push to curb rates while administration allies defend the Hawley Smoot law as essential, amid cross party pressure and new tariff-minded lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
Republican National Committee
Senate
Leaaer
Jim Watson
Europe
Farmers of
America
Connery
Massagetts
Party
Gandista
Kerr
Nebraska
Indus
Tarif
Costiga
Credo
Hull
Tennessee
David J Lewis Marland Costigan
Lewis
Costigan
Tariff Commission
Exam-Free Schooling Prompts Debate on Incentives and Onset
A columnist argues for a trial of no examinations in spring as a test of student motivation and interest. They question what happens when finals are removed, discuss alternative incentives, and urge a shift to interest driven learning, student mental age based sorting, and teacher student friendship to foster engagement. The piece cites economic mood shifts and criticizes boycott tactics while envisioning future reforms in discipline and educational leadership.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, DC
Hfe
Mfe
Public Forum on Prohibition and Social Conditions
The column cites mixed views on Prohibition, noting business size of the liquor trade and calls from various groups including the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. It argues that poverty and battered living conditions persist despite organized anti prohibition efforts and mentions figures like Amos and Andy and industry voices supporting repeal.
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Messenger
Nquor
Association Against the Prohibition
Oy Amos
Andy * Win
Dust Sagen
Gemeeticiena
Indusiny
Probie Eiton
Erin
Busine
America
Mallion
T. A. Copeland
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