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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1929

Page

4

Hoover Douses Coolidge Policies In White House Burn

Washington March 20 Major Segrave’s speed record on Florida sands is surpassed only by the hearse bearing the Coolidge policies bound for the graveyard. Hoover shifts away from Coolidge inertia toward proactive reform on prohibition farm relief oil and government spending while reshaping Indian affairs and patronage.

Rodney Dutcher Washington H. O. D. Segrave Florida Sands Coolidge Hoover White House Congress

Thought for Today on Self Control and Ministers

A meditation on self discipline from I Corinthians 9 27 urging preachers to guard themselves lest they become castaways. The brief reflection notes world views of ministers in modern life and the struggle to live by preached standards.

Confusion Over Modern Life Sparks National Debate

A reflective essay traces widespread anxiety about politics, culture, and religion, arguing World War I reshaped society and revealed flaws in modern life. It suggests a need to rethink social, economic, and intellectual directions as discussions on marriage and production intensify.

League of Nations League

Demand for a New Deal Grows Amid Political Confusion

The text notes that surface confusion is prompting people to push for a new deal, suggesting rising demand for change. It highlights growing public pressure and concerns about current arrangements.

Remarkable Ohio University student crops perfect study record

John Wesley McBride of Long Bottom, a economics major, graduated with 83 A grades and 1 B out of 84 hours. He also managed a 70 acre Meigs County fruit farm on weekends while gathering his degree and pursuing postgraduate work for a masters. Neighbors credit his focus and time management rather than extra study aids.

Ohio University John Wesley McBride Long Bottom John McBride Tuppers Plains Meigs County McBride

The Narrow Traveler and Foreign Travel Debate

A discussion contrasts tourism with true cross cultural understanding. Prof Bernard Fay argues casual tourists foster distrust and hostile misinterpretation, while genuine immersion could improve relations. most travelers fail to adopt local customs, hindering understanding and peace.

Bernard Fay Yale Review

Speed record tragedy ends Daytona test car stunt

A Daytona Beach auto speed test to surpass Segrave ends in disaster as Lee Bible and a photographer are killed when the car loses control. The piece argues such speed trials offer no clear benefit and should be halted by industry powers.

Segrave Daytona Beach Lee Bible

Broadway cinema chief recalls youth amid stars and sins

A New York City cultural sampler notes Rory the Bar num of the cinema celebrating its second birthday while Lupe Velez is paraded for critics and a Yorkville table reveals Germanic changes. The piece highlights Har lems dance trends and night club acts alongside a medical caution about spine health and progress in industry.

New York Bronway Rory Barnum Lupe Velez Douglas Fairbanks Yorkville Land Yorkville

Voters Choose Hoover For President Say Historians

The text notes that the public elected Herbert Hoover, arguing they trusted his ability to wield the presidency, and contrasts it with monarchic rule by emperors or sultans.

Russia Turkey Herbert Hoover

Health and Diet Advice From Dr Fane McCoy

The article outlines dietary factors in dental health, stressing fluorine and calcium, the dentin formation process, and the impact of childhood nutrition on lifelong tooth durability. It advises against finishing meals with desserts and suggests chewing raw vegetables to clean teeth, plus cautions about acidity and overall health in preventing decay.

Fane McCoy McCoy

Remedy and safety advice from an Oakland chamber

An investigating committee advises internal medicine analogies for posture and health. Citizens are urged to wear bright clothing at night and use proper lighting to avoid accidents, with a note that Oakland has no sluggishness, per Mr Field, president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Field Oakland California Chamber of Commerce

Public Forum on Le Fefer Coal Bill Faces Vote

The editor notes Sen Le Fefer’s bill to revive Ohio coal industry will reach a legislative vote this week after committee approval. Opposition targets private investment and labor costs, arguing risks to Ohio welfare and suggesting benefits may flow from other states rather than Ohio.

Messenger le Fefer Ohio Commonwealth Manns West Virginia

Ohio coal markets face disruption from insidious propaganda

New remarks from Ohio leaders argue that industrial misinformation harms coal mining towns. Analysts highlight forced relinquishments, rebidding losses, and idle mines in Illinois and Pennsylvania affecting Ohio output. The piece notes miners’ low wages, underemployment, and shipments from West Virginia, urging renewed support for home industry and wealth commonwealth policies.

Ohio le Pever America Ilinois Pennsylvania Minin West Yeeeja Commonwealth

Monument to Woodrow Wilson planned in Transylvania

A memorial will be built at Alba Julia in Transylvania to honor Woodrow Wilson for aiding Transylvanians and Roumanians in uniting with their homeland. The corner stone may be laid in May.

Woodrow Wilson Rumania C. Ss. FE. A Alba Julia Transylvania

British Blockade of Atlantic Seaboard United War Ebb

On March 20 1818 Great Britain proclaimed a blockade of the Atlantic seaboard states as part of the War of 1812 effort. The initial exempt New England coast gave way as the blockade extended from Halifax to the West Indies and a naval base formed near the Chesapeake.

Great Britain Atlantic Seaboard New England England Halifax West Indies Britain Chesa

British naval pressure and coastal defense measures described

An account notes British sea pressure near the Chesapeake Bay and coastal towns. It states the U S could only dim lighthouse signals to hinder the enemy, with New York and other cities spared due to mines and torpedoes. It mentions two British ships near New York barely avoiding torpedoes as warnings.

Peake Bay America New York

History Club to Meet at Miss Walker's Saturday

Local notes record a History Club gathering at 2 p m Saturday at Miss Helen A Walker's residence. Other items include a card party at Mrs E J Jones on University Terrace and Ohio farm news from Beebe and Glouster. The theater value at Gormley Opera House was appraised at 19000 dollars. Mrs Isaac Cole of Glouster becomes a great grandmother at 62.

History Club Helen A. Walker E. J. Jones University Terrace Glouster Gormley Opera House Company Wellston Isaac Cole

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