Local Social Roundup Hits Athens Weekend
Hocking Mr and Mrs Raymond Matheny visited the latter s parents Sunday. Miss Clara Gaskins and Nellie Canter were in Hollister Sunday. Mrs Charles Osey attended to business at Green Lawn Monday. Ruth Wallace stayed with sister Mrs Henry Frost in Athens for two weeks. Hazel McDonald visited cousin Gay McDonald here. Athens socializers met Saturday evening including Charles Tate Jr and Mrs William Canter and Alfred Cheadle and Dave Belle Fred McCray of Nelson. Lucile Tate and Chearle took music lessons in Athens. John West of Hocking travels to Columbus Wednesday to be married Thursday to Lily Plum.
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Raymond Matheny
Clara Gaskins
Nellie Canter
Hollister
Charles Osey
Greenlawn
Ruth Wallace
Henry Frost
Athens
Hazel McDonald
Ben
Gay McDonald
Charles Tate,Jr
William Canter
Alfred Cheadle
Dave Belle
Fred McCray
Nelsony
Lucile Tate
Chearle
John West
Hocking
Columbus
Lily Plum
Thoughtful Bible and Saint Quote Motto
A meditation on restraint and speech from Prov 0:32 and St Francis de Sales. It urges humility, warns against vanity and bad temper, and champions silence to avoid spoiling truth with harsh tone. A compact moral reminder for daily conduct.
Conversation as an art wanes in modern America
Ed Howe and Dr. Henry Van Dyke critique modern talk and fast pace blaming media and distractions. They note early Americans shaped conversation when literacy was limited and social roles wrote records. The essay argues lengthy talk lacks substance, while the talkative still spreads words like spray from a bug gun.
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America
Civilization
The Decline of Speech in Modern America
The piece argues that as society relies on eye communication and memos, spoken language will fade. It claims writing increases while talking decreases, and that simplification of speech follows a change in mental activity. A speaker contrasts past long sentences with concise modern discourse.
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America
William
Telepathy Thought Transference Meant for Wider Use
A crude semi radio based transfer of thoughts is being readied for general use. It is limited now but seen as a precursor to broader applications in communication technology.
Radio Aircraft Treaty Aimed to Update War Rules
A treaty to be submitted to the U S Senate after the fall session would extend arms control work begun at last winter's conference in Washington It covers aircraft warfare and radio communications for military use The aim is to update international law and push toward peaceful uses of aviation and radio rather than continued combat
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United States Senate
Congress
Washington
The Horse's Worst Enemy in Modern Transport
An analysis contrasts horses with gasoline and electric trucks in urban hubs like New York. It notes electric trucks excel in short frequent-stop hauls, threatening horse-drawn traffic, while long hauls already favor motor vehicles. Farm tractors face hurdles before wider adoption.
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New York
Old Dobbin
Germany Faces Plunging Mark After Each New Trillion Print
The article notes Germany faces persistent currency devaluation as repeated trillion mark injections fail to stabilize the Reichsmark. Analysts warn of rising inflation, reduced purchasing power, and erosion of savings amid ongoing monetary expansion.
Science in Industry Spotlight at Lewis Institute Lab
Washington June 24 big business increasingly recognizes science in daily work. The Structural Materials Research Laboratory at Lewis Institute Chicago has transformed cement use worldwide since 1914, under Professor Duff A Abrams. The lab conducts exhaustive tests, publishes bulletins, and maintains a vast sand library testing sands from the United States and abroad to guide concrete practice.
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Washington, D. C
Lewis Institute
Chicago
Duff A. Abrams
Pacific Coast
New England
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Canada
Cement Research Lab Expands High-Pressure Testing Capacity
The curing room tests cylinders with machines up to 2,000,000 pounds and walls of concrete blocks are tested. A 49 000 hole per square inch sieve and delicate particle measurements reveal about six million cement particles per square inch. A lead shot counterpoise tests briquettes, while a chemical department analyzes cement and guides a 25-member staff. Since 1914 results impressed builders, cement use in the U S rose from 84 419 barrels to 116 560 060 barrels by 1922.
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Wortiand Cement
Alpaca Fashionable Material for Travel Wear
Alpaca, prized for coats and sport costumes, stays wrinkle free and sheds dust better than any fabric. Its practicality makes it ideal to wear while traveling.
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
A column from The Messenger recalls local happenings in Meigs County around Pomeroy with a wary note on eyewitness coverage. It jokes about moving the Messenger plant and mentions a rock slide hitting the Episcopal church rear while urging readers to sing a hymn. It also riffs on Lathey’s picnic injury and limited gestures.
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Athens
Old Meigs County
Pomeroy
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Not a single cross street in that city area
A terse reflection notes the absence of cross streets and laments how people often miss the straight and narrow path in daily life. The lines juxtapose urban design with moral direction as a pointed commentary.
Reverend Marshall Clears Stone at Episcopal Pound Party
The Ladies of the Episcopal church planned a pound party to break the stone. Reverend Marshall, the Athenean Rector, arrived and offered to roll away the stone. Marshall is noted for raising the dead.
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Episcopal Church
Marshall
Churchgoers spar over Ford sermon spark debate
Critics debate Ford’s symbolism in church services as ministers press for sparking energy. Young attendees in back pews yearn for quicker departures while two factions clash over the required pace and tone of the sermon.
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Ford
How Firm A Foundation Prompted A Sermon
In a church note Marshall explains the Episcopal church aims to preserve the rock and later build on part of it. He invites the congregation to sing hymn number 32 How Firm A Foundation with him, urging shared reflection.
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Marshall
Episcopal Church
Let Us Hear From the Garden Truck Service
A church notice from Christian Church Middleport led by Rev. A R Lathey invites morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled Don't Be a Kicker The feature sermon topics reflect church engagement and community welcome with Henry Ford mentioned as a host figure in the text
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Christian Church
Middleport
A. R. Lathey
Henry Ford
Just a Real Good Town A Middleport Sunday
A strange old place named Middleport is described as a town where going to church is treated like sport, reflecting local character and customs.
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Middleport
Reverend Lathey Injured in Picnic Flivver Crank
Reverend A R Lathey of Middleport attended a picnic and suffered a broken arm from a cranking mishap on his flivver. For a time the minister was described as whiter than snow.
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Pomeroy News
A. R. Lathey
Middleport
Ford's unpredictable loyalty sparks in-house controversy
A Ford is likened to a congregation as members recount sudden expulsions. The writer notes you can do a good turn and still be cast aside, with the chance of being kicked out at any moment.
Broken Arm Gives Ministers a Christmas Bandage Benefit
A humorous note says deacons hang handkerchiefs on the Christmas tree as a substitute for raises, and a broken arm lets ministers use them as bandages, highlighting a church prank or quip about pay.
Pythian Sisters in Pome roy Sparks Local Debate
In a small town the Pythian Sisters scene provokes discussion amid church gatherings. The speaker notes two orders exist, casting light on community loyalties and the role of lodges versus churches in local disputes.
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Pomeroy
Questions and Answers from The Athens Messenger
A long reader Q A column provides varied questions with concise replies from the U S Department of Agriculture and other authorities. Topics include keeping cut flowers longer, Rotary Club founders, button ears in dogs, Wilson and the Volstead Act, forest land and Franklin Masonry, kitchen space, peyote use among Indians, aquarelle painting, bowleg corrections, and Pacific mackerel migrations.
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Department of Agriculture
Rotary Club
Wilson
Forest Service
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Mexico
Family Visits and Weekend Guests Across Pratts Fork
Mrs F M King and her daughter from Athens visited the Williams, Orr, and King families Sunday. Wayne Wingett and Dr Orr planned a motor trip to Syracuse after minor troubles. Numerous locals hosted or called on kin including Sapp, Goldsberry, Wingett, Sargent, and Smith families in a weekend of social visits.
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F. M. King
Little Daughter
Athens
Milan Willamsa
Roscoe Orr
Jacob King
Wayne Wingett
Orr
Syracuse
Fletcher King
S. J. Smith
Will Colmer
Harry Smith
Alvira Grim
J. Smith
John Sargent
West Virginia
Peter Sargent
Chase
Will Gilkey
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Pacific
the House OF
Kuppenheimer
Palm Beach
Ke Scott
Flame
Colt
Taney Co
Columbus Gasoline
Columbus Oil Company
Platiron
Lostro Auto 3Ales Co
C. E. Norris
Athens County Buick Co
G. W. Hopkins
Cooley-Daugherty & Co
Standard Tire
Wheaton Hardware Co
H D
Nice
E. Selby
Harvey Furrow
Hilltop Garage
Statio
Guthrie Auto Sales
Chauncey Auto Co
Chauncey
Jess Francis
Haydenville
R. A. Antle
Trimble
Ray James
Ed Lowery
Circle Hill
Nelsonville Tire Co
Nelsonville
E. H. Pidcock
Beaumont
C. T. Abdella
Chauncey C
Pearl Coa
Albany
R. D
Buick Co
R. H. Wagner
Buchtel T. McManamy
Jacksonville
Gaston Brothers
Guysville
W. M. Dickxon
New Marshfield
R. H. Hysell
New Marshfield Inc
Witkon
Amesville
Mr. Pierge
Stewart
Lige Birids
Ateware
M. AL. Cottingham
Albans
H. &. McDaniels
Millfield
Bert Wolf
Ray Beach
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