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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1927
Page
4
Classified notice indicates obituary listings may incur a nominal charge whether from home or abroad with possible cards of thanks included. The exact rates and submission method are not specified in the fragment.
A newspaper editor argues the so called death by own action wave among students is not supported by statistics. He cites Metropolitan Life figures showing 15 to 20 year olds have crises at normal rates and warns against sensational reporting. The piece suggests responsible coverage avoids mass panic and highlights the dangers of overgeneralizing isolated cases.
E Woodward, a biographer of Washington, plans a new life of Ulysses Grant. He notes Grants dramatic rise from obscurity at age 38 to command of the Union armies and two presidential terms.
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce launched a countrywide drive for strict toll caps. They acknowledge some bridges require tolls but deem them mostly outdated, likening toll bridges to stagecoaches and urging modern alternatives.
Balto the sled dog and his team, once hailed for delivering medicine to Nome, Alaska, are now moving from a Los Angeles dime museum to a new home in Cleveland Ohio as local residents purchase the display animals for permanent residence.
Boston police seize nine indecent books as moralists push back against postwar excess. The text recalls Puritan recalls to suppress writings and performances deemed disgraceful.
An op-ed warns that Japan contemplates the risk of disasters from atmospheric or above ground sources while nations pursue disarmament and amass weapons that could shatter prosperity, noting the paradox of goodwill yet growing armament.
Army and Navy departments consider adding action to the brotherly love talk as flying machines are seen as unimportant. Will Rogers quips that critics will ignore flying machines until they are dropped on from one.
Secretary Wilbur reportedly says Europe poses no air threat. He warns not to judge other nations by U S standards. The note questions Japan's motive in purchasing and building many fighting planes.
In Bolivia Nestor Villegas Simon Choque and two Jauregui brothers killed former President Jose Manuel Pando. The judge rules one life for one murder: four convicts must draw lots for execution while the others receive ten years in prison. Leonardo da Vinci admired study of emotions.
The cabinet in Italy forms an aerial police to regulate flying and pursue criminals who escape by air. This marks the birth of a new, potentially world shaping police authority in the age of aviation.
Mayor Walker of New York advocates tax relief for moderate priced homes occupied by a father and mother with children. He argues that when families are poor the city state and nation should assist rather than tax, viewing them as essential human working machinery for future generations.
A Boston college group prioritizes the commandment to honor parents as most important. The sentiment is echoed with a note that times are uncertain and one may soon need to return home to mother.
Washington reports the National Association of the Fur Industry with USDA backing published Our Furry Friends a poems volume by Frank G. Ashbrook and Robert Watson to educate youth about fur bearing animals. The campaign highlights growing demand, potentioal 500000 trappers, and efforts to protect and breed fur animals for sustained supply.
Gilbert Swan notes how Broadway's atmosphere seeped into daily life from stores and restaurants to churches and rehearsals. He observes actors returning to the city after stardom fades, and the cluster of agencies, wig shops, and novelty vendors around Times Square staffed by veterans of stage life.
The record notes that motor vehicle use has mildly harmed the boot and shoe industry with a shorter service life for shoes by about a quarter. It also cites the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce data showing U S exports to China for 1926.
Dr William E Gilroy provides synopses in this collection while Kroesen supplies sketches. The pair presents a compact biographical and literary pairing, highlighting personalities and themes explored in their collaboration.
Twenty years ago the Athens flood claimed its sixth victim Albert Sweet died from exposure. Bridges along the Hocking valley were reported down. Crews worked to reestablish communication with centers as flood damage disrupted the area.
Secretarial corps in the Senate and House office buildings field inquiries as lawmakers depart, answering constituents who seek votes on bills. The alibi squad explains what happened to measures like McNary-Haugen and Noribeck seed loans, postal rate cuts, and the McFadden banking laws, while diverse citizens seek updates on immigration changes and other topics.
Senator Elect William B Vare of Pennsylvania launched a public campaign to keep his seat in the next Congress. He and campaign manager Harry A Mackey defended $800000 in primary spending and denied using any slush fund while asserting poll watchers were legal in Pennsylvania and that all expenditures were lawful.
A campaign manager asserts that Meade's nomination followed an award against Volsteadism and notes only personal expenditure of 71 435 80 for a letter writing effort, stressing careful accounting.
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