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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1929
Page
4
A discussion assesses road building in Southeastern Ohio, noting gradual upheaval in the Athens hills as bridges, routes, and land use are reworked to fit motor traffic. It argues for comprehensive city planning, zoning, and coordinated school and utility siting to avoid future upheaval.
In a Cincinnati dispatch Gilbert Swan recounts a river lore tale of the packet Tom Green carrying home the body of skipper Morgan Green during a brutal winter. The voyage fought ice, shattered masts, and a blizzard as the towboat pressed toward Newport amid legends of Homeward burial and peril on the Ohio River.
Health and diet guidance from Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. The article promotes strawberry use with caution, lists wholesome berries, and includes a berry ice cream recipe. It also presents reader questions on pellagra, kidney disease, and voice strengthening with practical remedies and cautions.
A collage of questions and answers touching on brakes on airplanes and carriers, sugar duties, stars existence, pearl chemistry, and historical figures. The text includes mentions of Sir B, Archduke, naval observatories, and Art Acord, with scattered biographical and numeric details. The source appears as OCR garble with varied topics and incomplete context.
The Forum writer Observer criticizes parade observation on Tuesday noting mixed demeanor among escorts and salutes to the governor. Observer mentions Mephenson leading a band from Athens giving proper salutes during the review amid strict military and civil rules.
Washington reports say President Hoover faces a sharpening tariff clash as Congress debates upward revisions. The Senate shows resistance and a dispute over debentures clouds passage while Republicans fear the political toll and party splits grow wider.
A chaotic Athens day and night period sparks coal shortage fears with urging residents to buy coal. The Sugar Creek mines superintendent Ny Jones resigns to join Cleveland. The Messenger launches a new serial The Man from Brodney's. Marvin Wolf, 49, injured by a moving hand car near Athens. Statewide opposition grows to Toledo prize fight. Juniper and Nixon start a state aided road contract. Oil fever continues as new wells are sunk near Athens.
A daily study note by W L Gorpo emphasizes clear English and proper usage. It highlights commonly misused words and pronunciation errors and urges mastering one new word daily, today focusing on visionary meaning imaginative and impractical.
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