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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
1
The article predicts harmony as crucial for Germany and a South American nation joining the council, arguing peaceful entry will stabilize regional diplomacy and enhance collective decision making.
Washington reports the diplomatic corps focusing on Brazil's veto of Germany's entry to the League of Nations council. Observers see mixed optimism, noting Brazil seeks a permanent seat and Latin American unity, with Brazil historically a key U S ally and advocate for South American representation. A September meeting may yield a working formula for council membership.
In Washington on March 19 the senate adjourned out of respect for Col. John C. Coolidge, father of the President. A condolences resolution was introduced by Senator Dale of Vermont, and after its adoption the senate ended its business for the day.
Leningrad police accuse 27 year old Alexieva Prokofieff of killing her husband Ignatz 45 and endorsing violence against spouses. The confession details brutal acts and a body found dismembered in a cellar. neighbors heard groans the night of disappearance.
Willard Mariner captain of the winning Athens high school team received a silver loving cup this morning. He presented it to the school to be used as an annual prize with the winning room engraved on the cup. Room 200 directed by H. J. Paul won this year.
Cleveland reports that despite heavy rain, prohibition supporters won clear majorities in 73 cities and towns and had pluralities in 19 more. About 300 communities reported as total votes near 1.48 million with 278,502 for prohibition, 474,037 for repeal, and 731,796 for modification. Winston-Salem, N C, is the largest dry majority city with just over 69,000 residents.
John M. Goins a 48 year old Stockton cripple driven by real and fancied slights began a shooting spree that left seven dead including five women and himself in Placerville California. Police traced his route as he targeted relatives over a horse theft dispute and a lawsuit against a railroad for a lost leg before he shot himself during a mountain road flight.
Ohio University abnormal psychology students under Dr J P Porter traveled to Columbus and Delaware this morning to study persons with abnormal minds in state institutions. Trips are made each semester by the class.
In New York on March 19 Bishop William T. Manning warned in a Lenten sermon that adults who patronize bootleggers will cause a generation of “flash-toting” children to grow up, implying broader social harms from Prohibition-era illicit liquor.
John Calvin Coolidge, a quiet Vermont man and justice of the peace, administered the presidential oath to his son Calvin Coolidge at 2:30 AM on August 3 1923. The moment, kept in silence by both, propelled the Coolidge name into national prominence and highlighted the plain life at the Vermont farm.
Cleveland reports Hillsboro Texas as the dryest town with only 7 of 320 votes for modification and repeal. The dry to wet ratio is about 45 to 1, while Buffalo shows a wet trend with anti-prohibition leading by about 45 to 1 and under 500 dry votes from over 20,000.
In Dedham Massachusetts a 20 year old girl was found dead by a brook near the Stony Brook reservation. A two hundred pound boulder lay on her head and blood spots marked the soil nearby. Police say she was attacked and the boulder used to crush her head before her death.
In Cleveland on March 19 the Van Sweringens ended interlocking directorates at Chesapeake & Ohio Hocking Valley and Nickel Plate railroads signaling a new merger plan. O. P. Van Sweringen resigned as Nickel Plate director and chair. M. J. Sweringen remained chair of C&O and Hocking Valley while resigning from those boards.
The World Court dispute resurfaces as the League of Nations invites an American commission to Geneva in September. Irreconcilables insist the Senate must authorize any delegation, noting treaty rider blocks executive talks without Senate consent. Debate centers on whether the League can impose conditions on U S adherence.
Testimony before Attorney General Crabbe and Assistant State Auditor Silver shows state fair manager G R Lewis, suspended by Governor Donahey, ordered 600 gallons of paint at 2.35 per gallon from Empire Paint Co of Cleveland after rejecting bids. He says Judge David L Rockwell of Ravenna sits as a director in Appice company.
John Coolidge, Amherst College student and son of the president, learned by telephone that the Washington special would not stop in Northampton. He arranged with the Boston and Maine railroad for a stop in Springfield, then waited for three hours in the cold at Northampton station before boarding the presidential special at 3 am to join his parents.
Two boys arrested by Police Captain Charles Maple at Union station are jailed for return to Clarksburg West Virginia. They carried several hundred pennies, claiming to earn them, later admitting they stole them from a grandfather. Each boy held a Chillicothe ticket and said they planned to head west to seek fortune and battle Indians.
The Ohio branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers formed on campus with a Windsor tea room banquet. Newell R. Smith of Athens elected president. Prof. A. A. Atkinson heads the Ohio U. faculty liaison, with F. M. McKay of Southern Ohio Power as national representative. The group promotes theory and practice of electrical engineering and professional standards. McKay discusses fair lighting and power rates, urging public understanding to boost cooperation between consumer and producer. Charles Scott, son of former Ohio University president, helped establish the student chapter. he now teaches electrical engineering at Sheffield Scientific.
Rome township high school and Coolville high school will meet in a dual debate on Friday evening March 19. The resolution asks that the child labor amendment become part of the national constitution. Rome debaters Dorothy Gray Harold Montgomery Arvey Boles and Dorothy Russell or Howard Klingenberg. alternates Dorothy Russell. Negative team Edmond Brandeberry Delmar Russell Forest Frost Vera Robinson alternate. Debates at Stewart High School auditorium at 7 30 and at Coolville Methodist church at 8 coached by Miss Harrison.
Athens county debating league supervised by H R McVay stages debates in ten county schools this evening on the resolution that child labor should be prohibited. affirmative teams stay at home while negative teams visit neighboring schools and winners advance to the final contest on March 26.
Installation services for Troop 2 Girl Scouts will be held in the Presbyterian church at 6 45 P M Saturday evening instead of next Tuesday as previously planned.
Scott acquired his initial knowledge of physics and electricity in Ohio. This brief note notes early education and foundational curiosity shaping his later work.
President Calvin Coolidge arrived by special train at Plymouth Vermont to attend the death of his father Col John C Coolidge. Burial will be at Little Hillside Cemetery with Dr John White performing the services. The president’s party included Mrs Coolidge Attorney General Sargent and Maj Gen J F Coupal.
Columbus dispatch reports 16 year old Hart daughter of F M Hart of Fort Wayne Indiana is held at county jail while authorities investigate her case. A missing Jewish mother’s home in Columbus is linked to the inquiry as the girl is traced to Ethel Nouns and others.
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