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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1925
Page
1
Mrs Thurn speaks to women seeking help in running a home and raising a family. She praises intelligent women and promises practical ideas and proven plans, not theories, to be applied at home. Tomorrow she will discuss letting children help with a party plan and menu. Cakes from today’s bake draw numbers for tomorrow.
Dr Clar ence Cook Little, formerly of Maine, was installed as the sixth president of the University of Michigan. Nearly 100 colleges and universities attended the inaugural, with Little stating the university is no place for studying social problems as undergraduates face a carefree, financially vagrant environment.
In Nahunta Georgia eight country children died when an Everglades Limited flyer collided with a school bus at a grade crossing. Twenty children were hospitalized in Waycross with injuries. Parents learned of the tragedy hours later as relief crews and officials notified them at their farms and homes.
Mrs George O Thurn opened the Messenger Cooking School in the new high school auditorium before a large audience of women. The four afternoon sessions begin at 2 30 with doors opening at 1 00. Demonstrations feature Frying Pan Cake and Jewel Salad and emphasize labor saving devices and efficient kitchen setup.
Today the government reports on cotton production are blamed for depressing prices. Growers say oversized crop figures persuade buyers to hold off, causing price drops and harming farmers. The piece argues official data influence European and domestic demand, making growers victims.
The speaker objects to official forecasts about abundant cotton bales
The piece argues for American film industry growth against bank and Harvard opposition. It claims European nations envy U S film dominance and criticizes moves to curb movie production. The author urges allowing more studios and theatres to expand cinema.
Sir Richard Redmayne warns the world’s oil supply could end in about a century while the U S supply may vanish in around twenty five years. He concedes much of this is guesswork and acknowledges uncertainty in the projections.
Ohio voters in the off year election weigh three constitutional amendments. The main proposal would allow property classification for taxation, replacing the 1851 rule taxing all property at true value. A second amendment caps municipal debt. The third extends terms for state and county officials to four years.
Washington November 3 General court martial jury overruled defense motion to dismiss finding the prosecution proved its case on charges of conduct prejudicial to military discipline. The panel then allowed Col. William Mitchell to begin his defense.
Washington Navy court of appeals hears arguments on the validity of criminal indictments against Albert B. Fall ex Secretary of the Interior Harry F Sinclair and E L Doheny oil magnates. Indictments were quashed earlier by Chief Justice McCoy due to an unwarranted presence of a Department of Justice indictment expert in the jury room.
London returns showed socialists leading with 50 seats and anti socialists 12 as early results came in. Violence erupted in Battersea where socialists clashed with reformers marching under the Union Jack and copies of conservative newspapers were torn up. Police charged crowds and eight people were arrested.
Twenty four people die when a dam burst floods the Welsh village of Dolcarhog. The Evening Standard reports the disaster and its toll.
Ohio awaits Franklin County court action in a suit by Southern Ohio Public Service Co against Red Star Transportation seeking to enjoin Columbus to Zanesville bus service. Damages of 150000 are claimed as interference with traction lines valued at 7000000. The case questions bus licenses and regulatory authorization amid statewide competition between bus and traction operators.
Nov 3 Cleveland report says police planned river drag after a taxi driver saw five men fight on the High Level span. A scream was heard before four fled in a waiting car and police searched roofs and alleys for the body and clues. The night watchman also reported hearing the fight.
Local election officials in Columbus report turnout likely under 50 percent of registered voters. Fewer than 50,000 are expected at the polls today versus about 110,000 last November, attributed to an off year.
Millions vote across 13 states to elect governors mayors and local officials and decide on amendments. Key races include New Jersey Virginia and major cities while party leaders watch for shifts in public opinion on issues like the Ku Klux Klan and wet dry enforcement.
London dispatch reports Dean Inge and collaborators urge a major rewrite of Christian doctrine in The Science of Religion and Reality. They say abandon Geographical Heaven, reinterpret Christ's ascension and birth miracles, and drop human attributes of God while preserving divine inspiration.
Community program recounts a lecture titled Let the Children Help and a musical program. The menu features Rose Cream Nut Bread and Devil's Food Cake with ham and other items on the event agenda.
A Krasnaya Gazette report from Riga says 19 Red Army officers, 17 civilians, 4 teachers and 2 priests were shot by political police for plotting revolt. About 1500 suspects were imprisoned in the crackdown.
A fellow worker at a Marion dry cleaning plant possibly saved Robert Hall's life when a washing machine exploded late last night. W. Parlette, 36, stood near the scene and carried the injured man to safety.
Athens County voters expected to set a record as polls opened at 6 30 with turnout slow early and peaking at noon. School board races draw interest and mayoral contests in Athens Glouster and Nelsonville highlight concerns over city leadership and municipal light plant operations.
Moscow observed a vast funeral for Michael Frunze, dead war Commissar, with thousands braving snow and cold. About two hundred thousand admirers gathered at the trades unions house in state and joined the march to Red Square for the rites closely resembling Lenin’s funeral.
In Vinton county Ohio the search for the unknown woman found near the Albany MacArthur estate yields no identity. A 55 cent fare ticket found on her offers hope the conductor can explain the incident. Prosecutor Blake reports diary and shorthand notes contain no usable lead. Federal grand jury probes a liquor law conspiracy involving 60 Franklin county residents and several Columbus men. Arrests include Alsbaugh Frolich Maverly Haverly and Prowell with alleged storage and sale of liquor across Toledo and Cleveland.
New York reports a coming winter will see unprecedented highway traffic between the North and South as preparations create heavy wheel traffic on North South routes. Florida service expands freight lines and twelve Northern firms plan long haul truck operations to Southern centers. Passenger rail congestion will ease via private automobiles and new through bus services linking eastern and midwestern points to the South Atlantic and Gulf districts.
Manila dates Francis Burton Harrison, former Governor General under Wilson, proposed by Nationalist party leaders as the next President Commissioner for the islands in Washington DC.
Nov 3 Chicago The Federal Council of Churches researcher Rev F Ernest Johnson clarifies his findings on prohibition prompting mixed reactions from wets and drys. He asserts he is one hundred percent for prohibition and urges continued government effort to prove its merits before any relaxation of the Volstead act.
Five masked youths attempted a midnight burglary at the home of 82 year old Orlando Benton in Salem township. A rifle wielding youth flashed a light and the group demanded money while a housekeeper fled in her nightgown. They escaped in a waiting auto.
Marion reports the driver of the vehicle that killed two Mansfield High girls near Mansfield has been identified as B Wilson of St. Louis Missouri. Wilson admits his brother George Wilson of 474 Davids Street assisted in operating the machine that struck Eleanor Dalton and Erine Frisch, resolving the fatal incident.
The U S consul in Hong Kong asks for a destroyer to help secure the release of two American priests abducted by Chinese bandits on St John Island near Hong Kong. The capture occurred on the island about one mile southwest of the city.
The text discusses proper school meals for children, stressing ready packing and freshness. It mentions a government information booklet on menus and packing ideas, available free by mail with a coupon and stamps. The notice invites readers to send their name and address to receive the material.
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