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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
4
A compact reflective line emphasizes living for others beyond self. The phrase casts a communal duty over personal focus, urging service and contribution to greater well being.
In Southeastern Ohio hills storm paths follow valleys and rise with terrain shaping damage. Marietta area proves severe winds can strike despite elevation, while Athens Washington Buckeye Lake show insurance demand grows. Homeowners in open areas risk more. historic luck may not hold.
City council weighs a new plan to salvage and burn refuse at Herrold Place dump along a state highway. A bricks incinerator, billboard frontage, and a city paid caretaker are proposed to curb unsightly piles and rat harboring. If it fails, health officers threaten court action to force proper cleanup.
Advice urges vacationers to pay bills before leaving home and to balance travel with financial responsibility. Shorter, local trips are popular in Ohio and may require only a long weekend. Prioritizing duties reduces stress and enables true relaxation wherever you travel.
A political observer says Hoover's nomination reflected public trust in him despite Wall Street and party bosses opposing him. The public’s belief that a candidate who angers financial and political elites must be strong helped Hoover win the nomination.
Governor Ritchie withdraws in favor of Governor Smith to seek harmony. Senator Reed refuses to quit and pledges to run, with practical politicians predicting a Kansas City style push for Smith on the first ballot and a quick vice presidential nod to appeal to farmers. Stock market slips, real estate gains seen as safer, and Chevrolet production soars under W F Knudsen and GM leadership despite intense work schedules.
Dr. Walsh of Fordham University speaks to young men about the universe’s remaining mysteries. He notes the hydrogen atom’s simple structure, helium’s four nuclei, and energy from combining elements, then asserts thought remains the greatest mystery driven by an energy called soul or mind.
A $20,000 prize invites an ending to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony sparking debate on artistic supremacy and the impossibility of replicating the original creator’s mind. The text argues no mind is identical and questions the value of such restoration.
The senior play featured Joe Morrison Charles Woodworth Earl Nye Earl Baker Merle Atkinson Joe Basom Marie Jewett Doris Nye Frances Cook sey and Frances Hatch. Lillian Horn and Simon Barich were chosen to speak at commencement by the faculty.
Dr Frank McCoy answers readers questions on health and diet and endorses careful study of diet and exercise for rejuvenation. He discusses glandular extracts, their limited success, and the role of love and emotions in glandular function, plus client inquiries about fasting, starches, and stomach cancer symptoms.
Gilbert Swan notes the year round New Yorker chasing novelty shifts to midnight radio auditions on Broadway and in theaters while radios flood the city. He recalls street scenes from Cortland Street to Riverside Drive and a parable about two brothers illustrating fame and fortune.
The piece lists Q and A on topics: Russian Wolf Hounds height and weight. Christian nations. Italy compulsory education. armed Malay pirate vessels called gallivats. the f sound as v in English. origin of the weeping willow in the U S and England.
A scrambled cross word puzzle from a newspaper page presents horizontal and vertical clues. It asks about the 1923 Republican National convention, Tammany Hall founder, George Eliot, a Turkish coin, and other wordplay including compass points and abbreviations.
Detectives say Edwin J Jerge a bank robber post office bandit and bootlegger was shot at a busy city crossing. They speculate the killing could stem from squealing bootlegging feuds dope disputes or a romantic quarrel. The White Star Line builds a 1000 foot long ship costing thirty million dollars.
Washington reports about 150 women delegates and 260 alternates at the Democratic national convention in Houston. The piece notes independent female influence, key figures like Mrs Emily Newell Blair, and several prominent women from states and organizations shaping platform demands and party strategy.
A fragment notes a twig carried to Boston with the army and later owned by John Parke Cus tis. He planted it on his Abingdon Virginia estate, and it became the progenitor of this species in the United States. The item continues on page Twelve.
Armed American troops surround Congress in Philadelphia forcing adjournment to Princeton as they press redress of grievances. Subsequent items note New Hampshire ratification of the Constitution in 1788 and Grover Cleveland's 1892 Democratic nomination at Chicago.
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