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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
A compact Bible verse and a Herbert Spencer reflection share thoughts on righteousness and straightness. The lines compare righteousness exalting a nation with sin reproach and equate right action to straight lines, illustrating moral clarity.
A national critic predicts the silent stage will fade as talking pictures dominate entertainment with Hollywood rights expanding to musical shows and drama. The piece also urges stricter road safety in Ohio with license tag rules and nightly state inspections to curb reckless driving.
Safety demands enforcement on highways require joint effort by motorists and officers to maintain order. Only rigid enforcement of traffic laws can protect the public as there are too many cars to permit laxness, with continued delinquency noted.
A nostalgic column laments today’s youth as overly protected and orderly while contrasting it with past playful roughhousing. It recalls kids undressing near a river, mud slides, diving, and improvised rites, noting changes in behavior and safety across towns and rural areas.
In a June piece Gilbert Swan notes New York women push into ventures from theater to clerical work, while villages and old guards resist. The essay contrasts daring urban figures like society doyennes and artists with youth drawn to danger, ending with thoughts on education and thinking for oneself as urged by Hugo Duggan Hutchins.
A reader asks about radio Q signals seventy three and S S meanings and about Boy Scout age and dropout stats. Answers cover scout age from twelve to eighteen with average stay about thirteen and a half, Russia flag details, and motion picture course plans at USC.
A weekly menu from Dr. Frank McCoy outlines breakfast lunch and dinner plans with varied items such as coddled eggs Melba toast stewed prunes boiled beef tongue sea bass veal roast and summer squash. The piece also includes Q and A on rabies incubation Pasteur treatment and a 83 year old girl’s calcium silicon and iron rich diet with a four to five day fruit fast and daily warm water.
An article notes a new United States Supreme Court building costing 5 740 000 to reflect dignity and warns against ornate European ornamentation. It also discusses Ramsay MacDonald’s potential visit to Hoover to discuss recognizing Russia and promoting peace, praising Hoover’s open ear. Requa urges cooperation in oil control or government intervention if oil men do not act responsibly.
A period piece reports killings linked to enforcement actions against bootleggers. It notes a youth and a man with his wife and two children shot by prohibition agents, raising concerns among sincere prohibitionists about public reaction.
A special session is called to amend a statute allowing the United States to join the World Court. The vote is reported as 10 to 1 against him, but supporters say it will be easy to make him useful once seated.
The 1926 census reports 18 185 architects in the United States and a list is in the Annuary of the American Institute of Architects published by the Institute at 741 New York Avenue Washington D C The filling for a Denver Sandwich uses chopped salted ham chopped green peppers egg yolk and chopped onion.
A Washington column explains how U S government bonding works for federal employees. It details bond amounts from 2 000 to 15 000 000 for contracts and offices, who pays, and how the treasury oversees 94 approved surety firms.
A compact note on common language mistakes and pronunciation. It covers misused words such as I have ate my breakfast and the correct form eaten, guidance on epochal pronunciation ep o kal, and spelling quirks like available. The daily entry highlights synonyms and urges expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily with an example of colossal meaning gigantic.
The Athens Gun Club held a district shoot at East Mill Street range with Pomeroy and Athens shooters leading the list. Several women participated in the event and notable attendees included Sam Warren Jr who left for Mt. Clemens Michigan for a few weeks. President Alston Ellis also departed for Cincinnati on University business.
A dense word list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numerous definitions. The page includes decorative errors and stray letters at the end, plus a garbled answer block that references yesterday’s puzzle and several misspelled terms.
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