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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
22
Athens prepares for a large Ohio encampment veterans convention likely the biggest ever held by the Ohio encampment. Local Spanish American veterans secured the event promising ample care for visitors and residents anticipate crowded hotels and a bustling week in the college town.
Athens plans to entertain Spanish American War veterans and invite Nelsonville and Pomeroy Bend soldiers to join the local camp in the celebration. Last year Athens welcomed state parent teacher groups and earned praise for the reception, with hard work by organizers. Many townspeople may need to open their homes for guests.
A contemplation on how swift gossip destroys reputations and how a single act can overturn years of honor. The piece cites a Ohio state university murder case and Athens history to illustrate enduring stigma and the difficulty of returning to respectability after disgrace.
Day by Day reports on theme songs for weddings like I'm On the Verge of a Merge and quirky lines such as There'll Be No Reno On Our Little Map. It notes midtown shops showcasing modern runway fronts, a second-floor grille display, theater lighting for effects, and an aerial traffic cop inspecting ships on Long Island fields. Also covers Broadway’s soft drink race among orange pineapple and root beer brands, with fierce rental bidding and stores swapping leases to attract customers.
The Rev Dr William Sun day quits his New York church to publish Vision, a religious magazine with no advertisements. Another Rev William Sunday would print ads for texts, arguing the flood would not be repeated. Joe Vaccaro, last survivor of Parretti’s murder stable, was shot dead Sunday on the sidewalk after fifteen bullets fired, six hits.
Dr Frank McCoy answers reader questions on carbon monoxide dangers from gas and cars, high blood pressure numbness, pellagra diet, green pea sauce, eyelid cyst prevention, and cleansing diet guidance. The column cites his book The Newest Way to Health and references diet regimes and home remedies.
The piece contrasts calls for aristocratic counsel with calls to be good Americans. It notes Big Tim Sullivan’s pistol ban stance and quotes a $150 hire-for-kill claim. It mentions Professor Rogers and Presidente McConaughys urging "aristocrats in training" and questions the true American ideal. Wisconsin beer debate and a lawyer’s view on state liquor powers are cited along with General Dawes in Britain discussing navy cuts and Ramsay MacDonald’s war-averse stance.
A compiled Q and A text covers Americans abroad in 1927 25, religious denominations in 1926 census, Lindbergh age 28, 1926 church expenditures and values, Hail To the Chief origin, Black Tom’s Island powder, Buddhist ruler, prune plum names, fingerprint collections, pocket veto constitutional, birth rates in England and Germany, and the 4-H Club origin under the Smith Lever Act of 1914.
June 19 report from the capital notes interactions around Calvin Coolidge ally William Kaynor and Massachusetts figures, plus Oscar De Priest, C Murray Turpin, and escape stories from the House during the farm bill fight. The piece adds light anecdotes about lobby and office placements.
A Department of Agriculture note says garlic normally contains no arsenic, though trace amounts can appear if arsenic sprays were used on blossoms. Linoleum, made from oxidized linseed oil and cork powder, was introduced in England in 1880 by Walton, and was not on the U.S. market during the Civil War.
Governor Cooper asked Attorney General Gilbert Bettman to halt gambling linked to dog races in West Jefferson and horse races in Bainbridge. The request aims to curb illicit betting and enforce regulations across these venues.
Miss Mary Ginnan won the Athens Messenger Automobile contest with 310 264 votes as Miss Murphey and Kaby return from a two week visit with relatives in Middleton. Also notes on Eugene Wolf’s return from Nelsonville for health and a Herron family reunion near New Marshfield.
A fragment from a daily puzzle includes numerous cryptic clues and cross references. It lists vertical entries such as cured thigh of a hog to part of verb to be and other terms like to soak flax and a music teacher of eminence. The garbled text also mentions various common words and phrases, with hints about pronunciations and cross answers.
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