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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
4
The text argues for using airplanes to pursue criminals and suggests expanding rural police presence across Southeastern Ohio. It cites Perry County dirt roads, Athens County traffic officers, and trained rural police who could deter daylight crime and provide protection to residents.
Traffic diverts from Athens as officials push for a modern airport. Two aviators, guided by a marker on an Athens building, attempted to land at a temporary field east of the city but circled repeatedly due to missing markers and then departed. Chamber members urged action.
Editorial argues for a privately developed Athens airport on the eastern field near U S 50. It urges grading drainage removal of swampy spots and faster action to attract coast to coast air traffic and potential fuel sales and hangar rents as the project pays back.
A Navy Army war games event in San Francisco showcased a live demonstration where an observer’s drawn map was reproduced 75 miles away in 47 seconds by a radio device, enabling bombers to strike unseen submarines. The piece notes both destruction and humanitarian uses, urging constructive future uses of such invention.
Coney Island begins its new season facing fresh problems and new attractions. Fakes in the freak show draw protests, old-time spielers clash with college entrants, rising rents hassle Surf Avenue, and competition from Chicago incubators looms. Admiral Byrd motifs and new marvels, including air voyage and dirigible displays, entice crowds as prices ease slightly.
In New York on Wednesday the noon temperature reached 47 degrees breaking all May seventh records.
News from Burma reports numerous deaths from a devastating earthquake and ensuing tidal waves. Ancient pagodas suffered severe damage including the Bhwe Dagon Pagoda where a huge solid gold weather vane toppled from its summit, estimated at 1.2 million dollars in value.
Devout Burmans wondered which god was offended and how to placate him. Ancient belief held that human sacrifices might be offered to appease the deity. Victims, before death, were sent to deliver humble offerings of propitiation to higher realms.
Diet plan outlines for week starting May 11 with menus for breakfast lunch and dinner including eggs pork beef fish vegetables and fruits. The piece also covers a quick vegetable cream soup method and a Q A section on myopia water intake and sulfur dioxide effects.
The passage notes that educated Burmangs understand the earth’s transformation toward a stable form will take millennia. It emphasizes long timescales and the planet’s gradual settling into permanence.
In Chicago a man abducted and found in a ditch bears multiple gunshot wounds and a gouged eye as police call it a warning to rivals. In Newark Frankie Maz zocchi, a bootleg gunman, is described as killed in a quarrel over territory with a lavish funeral planned.
The Senate votes 41 to 39 to reject Judge Parker nominated by President Hoover for the Supreme Court. Lawyers of high standing say Parker’s decisions were appropriate, while others criticize his record. Hoover likely glad the matter ends without affecting public trust in the court.
Doctor Butler of Columbia University told a London gathering that the new tariff bill, if enacted, would move Congress away from the Republican Party in the upcoming fall election. He noted British satisfaction with increased American purchases of British-made goods.
The article notes attacks on free trade as central to the upcoming Tory campaign with figures like Rothers, Mere, and Beaverbrook out of office, aiming to sustain British buying for workers and dealers nationwide.
W L Gordon presents usage notes on pronouns and common errors. Examples include uses of to and me, pronunciations like interminable, and spellings such as trapeze. The lesson urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word, today modernize meaning to render modern in usage or taste.
In Washington on May 9 Mia Ruth Baker Pratt of New York City is seen smoking publicly in the Capitol writing room and at a committee hearing. Senator Cole L. Blease of South Carolina defends his tariff vote stance while noting his support for Connally and Hayden amendments that altered duties on cattle and dates.
In 1926 Walter Hagen defeated Bobby Jones twelve up and eleven to play after 72 holes, played 36 at Sarasota and 36 at Pasadena Florida. The match determined a clear Hagen victory in a spring Florida event.
The Rev F M Swinehart pastor of the First Methodist Church of Athens will give the annual commencement sermon for Ohio University. The Ohio Teachers convention planning in Athens with President J W Wesleyan speaking. County Board meeting to discuss appointments and promotions also noted.
A report notes county auditor and family faced an incident involving Mrs. Cornwell, lL. Wyatt, and Mi e i, with details showing their involvement and context within the community.
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