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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1926
Page
4
A late 1920s style column argues coal can fuel more cleanly via Fischer Bergius and methanol methods, noting a Pittsburgh conference. It questions U S fuel security, cites European tech, and highlights Dempsey Tunney boxing hopes and a grim church scandal with a pastor and choir singer murder.
A reported killer known as the key man in Don Mel Canton editor’s murder turned himself in after months on the run. He allegedly went to Cleve d to visit his ailing mother, a motive cited by relatives who surrendered him. The piece laments criminals’ focus on mothers during capture.
A writer reflects on the value of praise and how reporters face misperceptions. He notes reporters seldom expect thanks yet are buoyed by surprising sources of gratitude from thoughtful, characterful individuals, anywhere in the world.
A moral warning blames jealousy for hellish hatred and cruel plots aimed at harming others. It cautions readers to beware who invites or risks such hatred and its deadly consequences.
The Denver Post reports the establishment of the first U S flying route to a foreign country. Colorado Airways will carry mails and passengers between Denver and Mexico City connecting with Mexican fliers at El Paso.
An improvement in air service slashes delivery time from twenty-one days to three days from Denver to Mexico City, enabling quicker international correspondence. The plan suggests a streamlined route or faster connections are being implemented to shorten the journey time.
Mexico City and Denver aircraft will stop for and mail at Leon Agua Calientes Torreon Juarez in Mexico and El Paso Albuquerque Santa Fe Las Vegas Raton Trinidad Walsenburg Pueblo and Colorado Springs. They will fly beyond Denver to Cheyenne to connect with United States post office airlines east and west.
The piece notes a rumored plan placing Secretary Hoover as Coolidge’s replacement if he declines a second term. It questions Coolidge’s reluctance to seek another term while flagging Hoover as an interesting alternative amid Republican prospects and Democratic party turmoil.
Secretary Hoover works tirelessly on major national concerns from the Colorado dam project to eastern and Mississippi Valley canal efforts as the President considers decisions.
Dr. Robert A. Millikan at the California Institute of Technology reports further studies of the Millikan ray in the Andes. He asserts that cosmic rays bombarded Earth from every direction, proving their universality as a great wind of radiation through the universe.
Washington reports the forestry movement marks its semi centennial since 1876 when Congress authorized a national study. The event includes an educational campaign, a Forestry primer in fifth printing, and calls to reduce forest fires caused by tourists and campers. Noted figures from Gifford Pinchot to Will Rogers are cited, with data on 1924 losses and reforestation needs.
Gilbert Swan argues that despite crime, tenements, and debris on the East Side, local youngsters prove resilient. He notes plants of athletic and academic success from a grammar school to universities, and praises social workers, clinics, and settlement houses teaching hygiene and endurance.
The Naval Observatory explains the sun's daily motion is not perfectly uniform. It does not cross noon exactly on the clock, making it appear slow or fast. The difference grows in early November when the sun leads the clock by over sixteen minutes due to Earth's tilt and orbital ellipticity.
Fourteen Mes tee newsboys joined the National News spread organized by G. E. Gunkel of Buffalo. The Athens Juvenile band received a silver baton from Lyon and Healy Chicago via L. D. Mahon. A train mail catch delivery device by Hudson brothers was tested successfully under government committee guidance. Dr J C Jones offered $10 for best college song and $5 for best yell. Ten years ago Villa outrage, U S agents, coal shortage notes referenced.
Over two hundred NRCL members met at the courthouse to back the Republican ticket and urge others to join. Athens High School formed a student orchestra under Miss Eigler with twelve instruments ready for the first practice.
The Athens Electric company activated a new curb lighting system last evening in the city, introducing the White Way lighting across the curb areas.
After the election Washington will fill with national legislators twice as the capital lures homegrown politicians. Secretary Mellon avoided heavy campaigning while Secretary Davis led a relentless push in a hard fought race with Jim Reed and Harry Hawes, highlighting a heavyweight contest in Missouri.
A dense listing of radio station call signs and program notes from multiple cities. Mentions concerts, orchestras, musical broadcasts, variety shows, and studio performances with stations in Detroit Schenectady Cleveland Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh and more.
The source states there are about 200000 kinds of insects, indicating vast diversity in the insect world.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Mary defends a close bond with Jack Leslie amid aunt Madge’s scolding. Mary explains their casual nicknames and repeated park encounters, hinting at a planned, not accidental, romance while tension rises over decorum and youthful freedom.
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