A Thought For Today On Civil War Veterans Passings
In March seven veterans from the community died, including A. Cooley 88 Mills 79 Watkins 83 Swett 85 Ryan 81 and Ruscoe 81. The piece reflects on their sacrifices and calls for lasting gratitude beyond brief praise. It notes future property value growth around Athens and urges planners to consider long term plans for schools and local government.
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Witthin
Iram A. Cooley
W. T. Mills
William Wallace Watkins
John Calvin Swett
John Ryan
Joseph Ruscoe
Athens
Mai
Liquor Hearings Move Into Public Congress Debate
The Senate Judiciary Committee will host a public hearing April 5 on the liquor question with both sides presenting arguments. The House may follow, as Prohibition again enters politics across party lines. Debates focus on relaxing Volstead Act restrictions and defining intoxicating. The piece urges calm, rational discussion and orderly hearings.
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Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Coness
The Newspaper Bargain Explored by J. E. Helfert
The United Ociation figure J E Helfert explains the newspaper as the best bargain in the world. He cites vast news networks wires and expert reporters worldwide and argues newspapers cost readers only a few cents. A global news operation never rests and readers would miss it if deprived even briefly.
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J. E. Helfert
United Ociation
Hoover predicts 40 million rise in 25 years for US population
In Chicago Secretary Hoover warned that in 25 years the population could grow by 40 million. He cited Athens possibly gaining 15 000 to 20 000 more residents if its educational facilities attract families. He said the Chamber of Commerce push aligns with this outlook and future industry growth.
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Chicago
Commerce Herbert Hoover
Athens
Chamber of Com- Wire
Busi
Pony Cars Pave Way For Family Vehicles
The rise of pony cars aims to fill the gap between motorcycles and larger autos with 98 to 102 inch wheel bases. Two major manufacturers pursue this format with prices as low as 400 dollars, promising quick acceleration and braking for errands and light duty.
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Golf Club
Pony Express
State by state needs own prohibition rules
Arthur Brisbane argues that states should decide their own alcohol and crime laws. He suggests allowing each state to experiment with drinking limits and divorce rules, and to regulate punishments, under the Eighteenth Amendment’s ban on intoxication.
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Arthur Brisbane
Buckner
United States
New York
Automobiles Costing Fourteen Billions a Year, Says Bureau
The Bureau of Industrial Technology states the United States spends fourteen billion dollars annually to buy cars and keep them running. It argues this is a better investment than war loans, yielding health, time savings, pleasure, and family unity, and urges readers to buy now with spring.
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Bureau of Industrial Technology
United States
Europe
Public money use sparks socialism label in housing debate
A New York governor's proposal to use public funds for affordable housing is denounced by landlords as rank socialism. The text contrasts spending on elite comforts with aid for the poor, highlighting disputes over government roles in housing and social welfare.
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New York
Rutgers President Credits Religion for American Progress
The Rev. Dr. Thomas, president of Rutgers University, states that all progress in the nation stems from faith in God. He claims science and education have been negligible factors in America’s advancement.
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Dr. Thomas
Rutgers University
America
Sermon on the Mount Echoed in Modern Science and Education
The founder of Christianity would honor Caesar and credit science and education. He would be moved by radio sermons reaching millions and by modern methods protecting mothers and children. He valued religion as the greatest thing for the infinite, while science and education remain important.
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Caesar
Esar
Alabama convict labor mines alleged to profit over half a million
The article alleges Alabama earned more than 500000 dollars in 1925 by using convicts as slave labor in mines under cruel conditions. It notes improvements from earlier times but recalls harsher eras such as English workers branded for seeking work and forced labor under Peter the Great.
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Alabama
Peter the Great
New York Professor Rejects Global Ideals and Means Debate
A New York University professor argues that the world’s ideals have vanished, contending that this reflects a disagreement with the professor’s own means and approach. The remark highlights a clash over values and methods in contemporary discourse.
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New York University
Radio Listings Night Schedule Across Cities
A dense rundown of radio programs and performers across stations from New York to Chicago. Listings include Madeline Hunt, Vincent Lopez, Blanche Elizabeth weet, and many orchestras with times ranging from 4:30 PM to 11:30 PM.
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WEAF
New York City
Madeline Hunt
Mexico
Conrad Thibault
Ida Mellen
Vincent Lopez
Michael Markel
Sir Hobgoblin
Blanche Elizabeth Weet
WOC
WCAE
WGR
WEAR
WTAG
WJAR
WCAP
Dickens Corner
Happiness Candy Boys
Eagle Neutrodyne Trio
Cities Service Quartet
Weeil
WOO
WGN
KSD
The
Vikings
WWJ
Whittall Anglo Persians
WEEI
WCCO
Antonio Lanasa
Eleanor Payez Bahntge
Ben Bernie
WLIT
Philadelphia
WCX
Detroit
Mich
WMCA
Cazenovia
N. Y
WREO
Lansing
WTAM
Cleveland, Ohio
Washington, D. C
WIP
Government insurance and its workings discussed in Congress
Washington notes detail looming July 2 1926 end of term war risk insurance convertibility and June 30 1926 cutoff for vocational training. Congress debates delaying extensions, urges faster conversion to permanent policies, and considers broader veterans benefits reforms led by Royal Johnson.
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Washington, D. C
Cong
Congress
United States Veterans' Bureau
Veterans’ Organizations
The
American Legion
Wars on Dealers in the Capital City
Gen Lincoln C. Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition, campaigns in Washington to crack down on bootleggers. His agents have captured operations and destroyed liquor, mash, and stills, yet local bootleg prices remain steady, suggesting a thinning of Washington bootleggers.
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Charles P. Stewart Messenger
Washington
Lincoln CC. Andrews
the Treasury
Gen. Andrews
Button pledge of philanthropy movement sparks public doubt
In New York on March 25 the Marshall Stillman Movement revisits its lapel button scheme alleged to shield wearers from extortion. Skepticism rises as Red Katz, once a bandit, appears and defends the badge as sacred while critics mock the campaign.
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New York
Marshall Stillman
Red Katz
Red
Doubtful Value of Button Movement in Prohibition Debate
The piece discusses bootleg activity and enforcement in New York with references to police, District Attorney Hart, and Gen Andrews. It notes the ongoing price steadiness in bootlegging, commentary on straw polls, and the cautious stance of middle ground congressmen amid looming elections.
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United States District
David A. Hart
Gen. Andrews
World car registrations and Campbell soup model fact
On January 1 1926 world registration stood at 25 973 928 with 20 799 151 passenger cars. Grace Drayton the Campbell soup kids model says she used herself as a model noting her childhood.
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DED. O. C. A
Campbell’s Soup Kids
Grace Drayton
Airplane use and duck weight questions in early Q A brief
In Tulsa Oklahoma twenty one privately owned airplanes are in use with twenty for business travel to oil fields and one for aerial sport. A mallard drake weighs about two and a half pounds while a hen weighs about two and a half pounds.
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United States
Tulsa
Okla
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