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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1928

Page

4

Ten Years Ago Public School Vaccination Benefit Event

A repeated note recalls an evening wrestling and Chest benefit for vaccinated students. Greta Lash returns from Cincinnati, J B Swanson hosts guests from Marietta, a small crowd attends Princess Bonnie rent. Funds support fire horses harness as firefighters feel conflicted. Twenty Years Ago trusteeship for Be C Berry at Wilberforce College and Athens street crowds for an exhibition fire run by local department horses and wagon.

Athens

Quote from Heine about ideas and newspapers as fortresses

A philosophical line notes that in trying times the defense of ideas relies on newspapers as strongholds. It frames journalism as a shield and forum for public discourse amid conflict.

Heine

Public Calls Out Investigations as Noise Not Nourishment

The public grows tired of ongoing probes in the capital and elsewhere, demanding tangible results they can use in daily life. Ordinary citizens see headlines about investigations but feel lawmakers accomplish little, while confidence in government erodes.

Shome Wood

The Cost of Modern Living and Hours Spent on Pleasures

A reader laments fast paced urban life and constant entertainment urging more time at home with books and radio. The piece notes fewer long visits, higher living costs, and crowds of events while weighing pros and cons of social change.

Velma West Plea Spurs Gratitude Toward Lawyers

Velma West agreed to plead guilty avoiding a lengthy murder trial. Her attorneys, who prepared a defense plan and faced publicity, urged the plea leading to saved court costs and spared witnesses from a drawn out, disreputable spectacle. The article credits the lawyers for the outcome.

Velma West

Lame Duck Amendment Faces House Opposition

The lame duck constitutional amendment, proposing a January 4 inauguration after elections, has passed the Senate four times but facesHouse resistance as lawmakers load it with amendments. Readers are urged to hold representatives accountable for its emasculation amid broader political debate.

House of Congress Senate House

Wealth, gamble, and America's billions during wartime

The piece notes brisk Wall Street activity with General Motors at 160 dollars a share, valuing the company near three billion dollars. It discusses wealth, investment gains, and warns against gambling, citing Emil Ludwig's European view and hints at industrial giants like Rockefeller and Ford influencing U.S. politics.

Wall Street General Motors Europe Ludwig Kahn Rockefeller Baker Mellon Ford Dupont Lincoln America

Washington and Hoover in Naval Power Debate

Washington dismissed as a scene of British plots to hinder U S shipbuilding while noting American inefficiency in shipping. The piece argues Hoover and Al Smith would resist British influence, praising Hoover for challenging the British rubber monopoly at a Washington conference on battleships.

Washington Hoover al Smith Balfour

Oil Outlook Shadowed by Sinclair Visit

Mr. Sinclair visiting Mr. Fall, formerly in the cabinet, shows a gloomy view of the oil outlook. He fears greater overproduction this year than last, though other oil figures note he may be biased. Navy oil fields will not be dumped into overproduction.

Sinclair Fall United States Navy

Gasoline use rises. Mexico land law could spike oil deals

Last year gasoline consumption rose 12.4 percent led by California with 1 017 million gallons. If all states matched California by population there would be 60 million cars in America instead of 24 million. Mexico’s Supreme Court backs a law restricting foreign land ownership near borders and coasts, risking American oil lands and capital.

General Motors California America Mexico Supreme Court

Word Puzzle Clues and Scattered Definitions List

A fragmented set of clues and partial definitions across categories. Includes references to letters, directions, weights, animals, body parts, and objects with intermittent wording and several incomplete phrases. The text reads like a puzzle page with stray letters and misprints.

Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy

Health and diet guidelines by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. The article discusses appearance as a gauge of health, body types, and tailored dieting and exercise to reach a normal weight, urging recognition of personal type and disciplined habits for vigor and good looks.

Frank McCoy McCoy

Diet Advice for Headache and Kidney Acidity Questions

Mrs 8 R B asks about headaches from a heart artery calcification and a diet to reduce arterial calcium with fruits. The second reader seeks foods that acidify urine. experts say normal urine is slightly acidic and advise reducing acids, while milk or buttermilk can aid metabolism and urine balance.

R. B L. H

Grover Whalen and a New York City Spring

Gilbert Swan notes Grover Whalen as the city’s top greeter and head of the mayor’s reception team, recounting Lindbergh’s 1927 welcome as his peak achievement. The piece reflects on Welcoming duties and the strain of NYC life, including Helen Keller’s movie outing and Easter service crowding on Broadway.

Gilbert Swan New York Grover Whalen Des Moines Rodman Wanamaker Whalen Colonel Lindbergh Washington Manhattan Lindbergh Broadway Helen Keller

Providence Named for Founding Roger Williams in 1636

Questions and answers cover origins of Providence Rhode Island named by Roger Williams in gratitude to his Deliverer. They note 1636 settlement, early communications, bridge ideals, brain size debate, bird house materials, Mexico’s Santa Maria Tule tree, and income tax filing thresholds.

Providence Rhode Island Roger Williams Potomac Washington, D. C North South Jackson Arlington Memorial Bridge Smith Ely Jetliffee Mexico Forest Service Santa Maria del Tule

Field of Smith challengers expands as primaries near

Washington dispatch surveys anti Smith forces amid rising confidence they can beat him. Analysts list states and delegates in play for 1924 style clash with Governor Smith, noting hoped pathways via Walsh Reed and McAdoo factions and predicting possible delegate totals and hurdles.

Rodney Dutcher Washington al Smith Smith Ru Ous New York Cigin Tom Walsh Jim Reed Walsh California Wisconsin McAdoo Isadore Dockweller Adoo Walsh del Reed

Letter Golf Starts Like A Lion

March brings lions and lambs to public view but in letter golf the difference is small. From LION to LAMB is par three. One solution appears tomorrow.

Word Change Puzzle Rules From Historical Note

The article explains letter golf rules: change one letter at a time to form valid common words, keeping letter order and using complete words each step. Example sequence: bake, cake, coke, core, cook, and so on.

Body of Baby Found Under Tub in Gull Battle Creek

Police investigate the killing of a six month old baby whose body was found under a tub in a gull. The infant, wrapped in woolen blankets, was placed alive under the tub and allowed to die by freezing.

Battle Creek

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