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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1925
Page
1
A garbled news note describes ships named Schil two as casualties in a violent Atlantic storm. The text includes stray phrases about travel talks, cooking demonstrations, and a lecture schedule featuring Mrs Thurn with topics like Progress and The Woman Buyer.
The Athens Messenger district hosts a 2:30 PM cooking school in the auditorium as Mrs. Thurn directs demonstrations on home budget practices, kitchen setups, and practical meal preparation. The event features mosaic sandwiches, baking, and tips to help women manage household budgets.
President Coolidge vows concrete farm relief ideas when Congress convenes. He rejects waiting for nature to resolve farm troubles and criticizes railroads jobbers and wholesalers profiting while farmers bear mortgages and toil.
A nation that raises rates to rescue railroads should aid farmers who sustain railroads and cities, as farmers keep transport viable and prevent widespread hardship. The argument links farmer support to avoiding bankruptcy and urban starvation.
The president recalls childhood days on a farm walking through barnyard mud in rubber boots by lantern light before daybreak, illustrating a life shaped by rural routine and early work ethic.
Miss Jacqueline Rogers admits stealing about one automobile per week to support her friend Kenyon both 23. She says he sold the cars and blames her, while her remarks compare him to a modern Adam and Eve with a sharp Yiddish hint.
The council of churches rejects claims that prohibition fails. A million bootleggers disagree, denying the same assertion as the council. The stance appears unanimous among both groups.
A photograph sent to China traces propaganda that dehumanizes soldiers by claiming they were boiled for soap fat. The piece notes how such depictions foster international hatred and warns readers to turn to page four for more details.
Absent ballots rise from 51 to 230 for Tuesday's election in Athens county led by Election Clerk David Johnson. Polls open 5:30 CST/6:30 EST and close at 5:30 CST/6:30 EST. The eight tenth mill levy to appraise real estate since 1910 is a key issue, with state amendments drawing limited attention.
Fifty patrons on the Trimble exchange will be connected to Glouster’s switchboard after necessary connections. Glouster absorbs Trimble Nov. 1 following a mutual decision. Glouster lists about 1,000 members. Trimble was overseen by W. B. Johnson. Albany stands alone in Southern Ohio with independent two-exchange support.
Meager radio reports describe two tragedies at sea. The freighter Mount Park is in distress near the Virginia Capes with Kioto aiding, while survivors of the Algiers flee in lifeboats off the New Jersey coast after a fire gutted the ship. Captain Velez and his family, including two stowaways, were rescued from the Isabelle Parmenter off Cape Hatteras by the Achilles.
Edgar Harig aged 19 of Massillon died from a broken neck suffered in a sand lot football game at Navarre Stark County yesterday.
Blood found in Samuel Honeybun's rain gauge and the body of Sir Francis Lathrop are found on the same day five miles apart. Honeybun, a calm citizen, alerts police and disclaims involvement. Suspect Sir Guy Lathrop, who sought to marry the daughter despite her father's opposition. The solution remains a Scotland Yard style mystery to unfold in tomorrow's installment.
Local officers and constables raided Glouster's Little Italy over the weekend, seizing 36 gallons of whisky, 18 mash barrels, about 69 bottles of home brew beer, and two complete stills. Several suspects, including Jim Rinaldo and Frank Labora, pleaded guilty to liquor possession. trials set for Belango Rebella Corvello and Giacoma.
Serious rioting erupted in Perth as dock workers clashed with police. The fighting produced many casualties and armed reinforcements were deployed to quell the outbreak. Sixty strikers were arrested.
President Coolidge shifts from daily duties to gathering data for three major speeches in November and December. He will address taxation and commerce before the New York Chamber of Commerce on November 19, defend agrarian policy before the Farm Bureau federation on December 7, and present the annual message to Congress soon after.
Vinton county prosecutor John E. Blake reports clothing, diaries, and maps found at the Frank Martin farm near Bolin's Mills after the unidentified woman’s corpse was discovered. Notes suggest East or South origins. no names match. A New York meal ticket and Louisiana maps point to extensive travel.
Col. Wm. Mitchell and his War Department accusers resume their court martial after a weekend armistice. The trial moves to testimony from newspapermen with Mitchell’s September remarks at San Antonio cited as foundational evidence. The hearing promises procedural evidence from prior public statements and little dramatic new testimony.
A debtor's petition was filed in Federal court by E N Bennett of Nelsonville, a truck driver. Debts total 9891 dollars, with an 8000 dollar secured claim from William Bethel and 491 dollars unsecured. Assets amount to 160 dollars, including wearing apparel for which exemption is claimed.
Washington news reports Col. William Mitchell defense counsel seeks subpoenas for seventy three witnesses to fairness at his court martial. He lists three cabinet officers and many top air force leaders among those to testify.
Inge, the Dean of St. Pauls, told a Durham Cathedral audience that he does not believe in literal fires of hell. He argued modern views of divine justice rest on human ideas and cannot accept God as a torturer.
Arabic city of Damascus endures French bombardment ordered by Marrall as new troops head from Tip to reinforce. Martial law tightens controls, a special court operates, and rumors place prisoners from hundreds in the citadel with reports of executions. Foreigners seek damages amid growing unrest.
A new booklet prepared by the Bureau of Comics of the Department of culture covers wholesome food for children between ages four and ten. It details portions, amounts, and menus and urges mothers to obtain a copy for guidance on balanced meals and cost.
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