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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
4
John Costello and George Sabbo, both 17, of Dunmore near Scranton, drowned this afternoon in Nay Aug Reservoir. The incident occurred as they swam in the water. local authorities investigated the accident and extended condolences to families.
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices, nominal obituary charge. National Advertising Representatives listed as Robert K Ward Inc with offices at 601 Fifth Ave New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
The piece argues strict Volstead enforcement by all citizens for about five years to judge the Act’s merit. It notes enforcement gaps in Ohio and border states and rejects czarist methods, urging public support to determine whether the law should stay as is or be modified. It also includes assorted quotes and ironic vignettes on language, deportations, and inventions.
William Allen White, famed Emporia editor, denounces Emporia's plan to pay 25 cents per stray dog delivered to the city pound for death. He questions city leaders and argues boys act in loyalty, mocking the idea that a boy would betray a dog for money and calling such acts Judas-like.
A troubling incident in Brooklyn this week features a gunman who accidentally shot himself. The report questions willingness to take on Harding's role at the stated salary amid the distressing event.
A boy insists on getting a dog and suggests a used one from the pound. Ruth and Marjorie visit Jane and decide whether to stay for supper after their hostess asks twice. A group heads for the old swimming hole and Henry’s mother delays his swim until he can prove he can swim.
Washington June 13 The real work of naval disarmament begins with scrapping battleships and smaller vessels. Missouri Wisconsin Maine and cruiser Columbia Raleigh Monterey join the private yard effort as junkmen sort metals for automotive and industrial reuse.
In Chauncey a local minister Rev. Charley was fined ten dollars and costs for driving without a functioning rear light. The incident occurred after a late service and followed a humorous chase with village authorities. Harvey and Wayne Roach helped cover the fine, and the episode sparked reflections on rural citizenry and churchgoing discipline.
A readers ask for information via The Athens Messenger Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin. The offer cannot cover legal medical or financial advice or domestic disputes. questions must include full name address and two cents for return postage.
A collection of Q and A items covers topics from the first recital of a poem in America to Civil War pensions funding, Hudson and East Rivers, Troy laundries, John Laurens, automobile costs, and a doughnut shaped solid called a torus. The piece notes recent scouting by coal miners aiming to close wagon mines in Terre Haute.
In Bridgeport on June 16 charges were filed that mash dumped from home distilleries near Wheeling Creek is harming geese. Complainants report geese eat the mash then droop, wander aimlessly and die within days, reducing the creek’s flock along the predominantly foreign-born mining settlement.
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