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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1927
Page
4
Messenger Highlights Constructive News Policy
The Messenger explains its editorial stance prioritizing constructive reporting over sensational crime and scandal. It cites selective court coverage, extensive social, school, church, industry, and government news, and a commitment not to mislead or harm impressionable readers. The piece defends restraint in publishing objectionable material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chaplin
The
Messenger
Browning
the Messenger
Planning for a crowded future warns of resource strain
Professor H H Barrow of the University of Chicago predicts by 2000 the U S population will reach 325 6 million with congested cities and scarce fuels. He warns against reckless consumption calling for nationwide long range planning of forests mines oil wells and farms and for cities to redesign layouts to avoid New York style crowding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Barrow
University of Chicago
Professor Barrow
United States
America
Barrow
New York
Population Boom Prompts Urgent Planning Calls
The author warns that rapid population growth will bring challenges and opportunities. They urge immediate planning to manage the inevitable strain on infrastructure, housing, and services while acknowledging potential benefits from a larger workforce and market.
A Word for Our Youth Says Yale Dean Mendell
Dean Mendell at Yale argues modern college students are better than their fathers were at the same age and that college life today is more wholesome. He notes the era’s messes were caused by the older generation and defends youth choosing different guiding stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mendell
Yale
Surprise for Balboa echoes over 14000 mile line
The piece describes a Pacific coast telephone connection to London 14 000 miles away with voices heard clearly from Seattle to Los Angeles. It jokes Balboa might call Madrid to ask for Mrs Vas co Nunez Balboa as he first gazed at the Pacific Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
England
Atlantic
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
London
Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Darien
Central
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Madrid
Telephonic Paths Across Sea Puzzle Scientists Seek Answer
Trans ocean engineers laid two communication paths across the water one from One Island using a 5000 meter wavelength and another from New Jersey with a 22 meter wave. When one path fails they switch to the other and it works. Nobody knows why. Some speculate a cosmic link with Mars may one day explain the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Walter S. Gifford
Mars
McNary-Haugen veto reaction and world events preview
The piece contrasts political reaction to the McNary-Haugen veto with real influence from financiers and farmers. It notes 1924 LaFollette losses, farm price pressures, and warns of Western anxiety as European powers and U S troops observe turmoil in China with rising global tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coolidge
LaFollette
China
Shanghai
Europe
Red Ribbon Symbol Sparks British Levee Shock
Russia's Rosen Sr. shocks Britain by attending King George's levee with a red ribbon in his buttonhole. The Order of the Red Flag honors revolution services, while a tiny red ribbon signified the Legion of Honor. France says the symbol signals conservatism or Bolshevism, confounding observers and even a man from Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Rosen Sr
Britain
George
Napoleon
France
Mars
Omaha Man Wins Chewing Gum Championship Attempt
An Omaha competitor claimed the chewing gum championship by cramming 101 sticks into his mouth in a single act. The record marks a striking modern craze and rapid change in pageant-like contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Did You Get Yours The 770 Income Discussion
A 1920s analysis notes average income for the gainfully employed around $2000 per person in 1926, with total national income over $62 billion in 1921 and a rise of more than 40 percent by 1926. Excludes housewives children and farm helpers, using constant purchasing power to compare 1900 1917 and 1926. It argues Americans advanced about 7 percent yearly in economic welfare due to invention, skill, and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isungpun
Lali
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Rer
Williford Ling
Edwin Fr. Gay
Wesley C. Mitcheil
Nus
Lae
Iid
New York Children's Art Exhibit Draws Vivid Naive Works
In New York galleries an exhibit showcases paintings by children. A marine scene features a yellow goldfish a frog and a whale in a small globe. A piece titled Hunting shows horsemen pursuing a deer through a forest. Another major work depicts Hannibal crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Brancusi Sculpture Declared Not Art by U S Customs
The United States Customs Service rules Brancusi sculptures are not art and must incur duties. The decision follows consulting critics who disagree on meaning, highlighting debates over ultra modern sculpture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Customs Service
Constantin Brancusi
Brancusi
Customs Service
Gilbert Swan
Study Links Radio Fading to High Atmospheric Surface
Intensive Commerce Department study confirms fading of radio waves likely caused by a condensing atmospheric surface high aloft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
New South Faces Crisis and Sets Path to Recovery
Senator Pat Harrison reports the Cotton Belt shows uneven recovery from the market collapse. Some regions struggle while others stay economically healthy as diversification and prudent banking keep the South hopeful for 1927. Harrison cites price stabilization and McNary-Haugen provisions as key to future steadiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washingston
South
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Pat
Mason-Dixon Line
Harrison
West
Questions and Answers Highlights from Historical Survey
Inquiries cover transport and tides. Rail passenger coaches total 2 600 000 capacity versus autos about 30 times more. Suez shows negligible tide at Mediterranean end, rising 3.28 to 5.91 feet toward Suez. The first US school garden began in Boston 1891 with a wild flower plot by Henry L. Clapp. Seattle hosts a Capitol Hill nickname. US electricity up 51 percent to 1926. Butterfat record by May Walker Ollie Homestead Holstein Friesian 1218 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
McC. A
Mediterranean
Canal
Suez
United States
America
Boston
Henry L. Clapp
George Haven Putnam School
Capitolae
Washington
D. C
Seattle
The
Geological Survey
J. C. T. A. May Walker Ollie
Man Held After Escape From Gallipolia Hospital
William McMordie of Columbus was held by hospital officials in Marysville after an alleged escape. Two Bridgeport youths one from Wapakoneta and a fourth from Kirkwood were arrested with him and confessed to stealing two automobiles in Athens and Coshocton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
William McMordie
Columbus
Gallipolia State Hospital
Bridgeport
Wapakoneta
Kirkwood
McMordie
Athens
Coshocton
Bank Law Approved by President Coolidge
President Coolidge signed the McFadden banking bill to amend national banking laws and expand the Federal Reserve act nationwide. The measure aims to tighten oversight and strengthen financial stability across banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Marmola Prescription Tablets Offer Fat Reduction Method
Advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets aid fat loss by correcting a gland weakness. It touts a 19 year track record and a booklet explaining the mechanism. Sold by druggists at $1 a box with promises of surprising results.
Former Newburg Heights Mayor Sentenced to Prison
Charles Zimmerman, ex mayor of Newburg Heights, was sentenced to 17 months in the Atlanta penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to conspiracy in fixing liquor law cases in his court. Morris Rosenburg got 100 days in the Dayton workhouse and 100 dollars plus costs for fixing liquor cases in Herman Gellman’s court. Fred Myers received five months in the Dayton workhouse and 100 dollars plus costs for conspiracy in accepting a truckload of confiscated liquor from Gellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United Press
Charles 8. Zimmerman
Newburg Heights
Atlanta
Costa
Morris Rosenburg
Dayton
Herman Gellman
Parma
Fred Myers
Geltman
Dwyer Returns Home After Amnesia Mystery
Rea Henry Dwyer a pharmacist from Huntington West Virginia was found in East New Brunswick New Jersey without his car wallet or watch and with amnesia. A physician who identified him by reconstructing his name and address from a suit piece sent him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East New Brunswick
N. J
Rea Henry Dwyer
Huntington
W. Va
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