Getting Ready to Get Ready for Athens Area Industry Boom
P W Dudderar of the Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce urged Athens area business leaders to ready their towns for a coming industrial valley. He predicted growth by 1930 with the Ohio dam and lock system linking to raw material centers, urging cleaner towns, efficient schools, and active churches to attract industry and foster peace. Memorial Day reflections honored soldiers while stressing the need for constructive living and antiwar vigilance.
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P. W. Dudderar
Parkersburg
United States
Ohio- Pennsylvania Line
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Pomeroy
Chauncey
New Life for Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens awakens to a revived Chamber of Commerce with strong business backing and a 250000 dollar local industry fund. A committee will seek subscriptions within a month as Athens aims for progressive growth in schools churches and community spirit.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce
New Business Philosophy Emphasizes Giving to Gain
The Athens Chamber of Commerce plans an Industrial Guarantee fund of about twenty five hundred thousand dollars to aid worthwhile industries locally or moving in. The new attitude ties giving to prosperity as business men fund education and church support, expecting higher living standards and greater spending power.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Day Observances Across Hocking Valley
Memorial Day will be observed in the Hocking Valley and parts of the United States next Sunday through Monday. The day was set aside in 1868 by General John A. Logan to honor soldiers with graves decorated and names revered, reflecting courage and patriotism rather than warfare.
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Hocking Valley
Bras
United States
John A. Logan
Strickin
Labor splits threaten unified front after British strike
After the British strike labor leaders clash within their camps while attacking the other party. Cook accuses J. H. Thomas and MacDonald of deserting miners, aiding capital and statecraft, delaying a new general strike. In Washington the Northern Baptist convention faces a bitter fight over Modernism and Rockefeller influence.
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Cook
J. H. Thomas
MacDonald
Northern Baptist Convention
Washington
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Fosdick
Rockefeller and Fosdick Urge Church Unity Amid Strife
The text praises John D. Rockefeller as philanthropic and Baptist and commends Rev. Fosdick as learned and reasonable. It argues church unity is harmed by internal strife and cites Paul urging unity in the spirit to counter disagreements that delight secular dissenters.
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Rockefeller
Fosdick
Paul
Evolution and Ku Klux Klan fund plan alarmed
A controversial group led by Mr. Clarke, former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, plans a five million dollar fundraising drive to combat evolution saying it will play a major role in their strategy, though the link to monkey ancestry is unclear.
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Clarke
Ku Klux Klan
Sundays stance on creation theme clashes with Clarke plan
The passage notes Mr. Clarke hopes to enlist Billy Sunday to oppose monkeys. Sunday rejects Darwinian ideas, urging strict Bible belief and personal choice, declaring he will not waver from biblical inerrancy.
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Mr. Clarke
Billy Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Heaven
Hell
Sunday
Preachers warn on religion and education in society
The Rev. Dwight Witherspoon Wylie cites disbelief among the educated as a root national trouble and faults colleges for producing disillusioned youth. The Rev. C Everett Wagner adds concerns about libertinism and bootlegging. He notes the critique of education and religion runs back to ancient Greece and Rome.
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Dwight Witherspoon Wylie
C. Everett Wagner
Doctors at Cornell Tackle Nerve Pain With Bone Adjustment
Doctors at Cornell claim many ailments including sciatica neuritis lumbago and angina are caused by mechanical nerve irritation from a misaligned bone at the base of the back. They say restoring the bone settles pressure on nerves and relieves diverse pains. Osteopathy had long warned of this approach.
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Cornell
Man Kills Daughter Then Self in House Tragedy
A 62 year old mechanic killed his paralyzed 22 year old daughter in her sleep and then shot himself after a note pleading for relief from mental agony. His wife had cared for the daughter until her death a year earlier.
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Mr. Rabbe
Don't Count Your Clothes Before They Match
A playful spring fashion note warns against assuming outfits will align. It cautions readers to plan carefully and coordinate wardrobes before assembling a look.
Playing Bridge Puzzles Near Fun Not Playing Bridge
A lighthearted line notes that playing bridge is nearly as enjoyable as abstaining from the game, suggesting a playful take on leisure activities. The remark frames bridge as both pastime and pastime alternative.
We’ll Face Prolonged Winter Delaying Weeding Tasks
The longer winter persists the longer gardeners wait to cut weeds again. Early spring work is delayed as cold conditions persist across regions, postponing weed control and garden upkeep plans.
Public Buildings Bill Advances After Senate Debates
The 1926 public buildings bill authorizes 175 million dollars over seven years, with 5 million annually for Washington and 20 million for other cities. Congress retains final approval while Treasury surveys needs, amid Senate fears of partisan bias and a compromise requiring Congress to approve locations. Some states will gain new post offices within the seven year plan, others wait as construction prioritizes congested government sites.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Postmaster General
House
Senate
South
Treasury Department
Names of stage and screen glitz stir city thoughts
In New York on Broadway the writer notes glamorous stage names like Nicola master of magic and wonders how ordinary birth names such as William Nichols from Burlington Iowa sound ordinary yet become grand with a stage moniker. The piece lists Romney Brent and Hardwich Nevin among others.
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New York
Broadway
Nicola
William Nichols
Burlington
Bill Nichols
Names on Broadway Women and Men in a City Scrubbed Clean
A sweeping ledger of stage and screen figures from Zaidee to Dagmar Godowsky circulates amid notes on spring cleaning of Manhattan’s public buildings. The piece chronicles actors, singers, and performers from Mary Smith to Sam Jones, and mentions Civic Virtue being washed with sand as teams scrub municipal walls.
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Zaidee
Wellington Cross
Milano Tilden
Thalie Hamilton
Diana D‘arle
Nikola Cuneningham
Rahman Bey
Hale Norcross
Mary Smith
Sam Jones
Manhattan
War of Pennsylvanian Senators Deepens National Rift
Washington May 27 After a peaceful congressional session the Pennsylvanian senatorial nomination battle between Bill Ware and opponents Pepper and Pinchot rattled party unity. The Coolidge administration suffers a setback as Vare’s dry platform energizes wets, highlighting ongoing Prohibition split and potential spillover effects to other states.
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Charles P. Stewart Messenger
Washington
Bill Ware
George Wharton Pepper
Gifford Pincchot
Pennsylvania
Vare
What is a national standard invoice
The answer explains a standard invoice form recommended by the Department of Commerce through the Bureau of Standards for transactions using such documents. It notes the Philippine Islands have their own postage stamps, but United States stamps are also used.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Standards
Philippine Islands
United States
Post Office Department
Philippines
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