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Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
New York column by Pegler recalls Fielding H. Yost railing at champagne on the sidelines and discusses coaches recruiting ringers or supplying liquor in mid game to spark teams. Anecdotes reach Washington and Lee versus Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1915 or 1916 with an unorthodox, water cooled squad and mid game drink aids.
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New York
Fielding H. Yost
Stout
Yost
Princeton
Michigan
Tiger
James J. Corbett
Mr. Yost
Washington and Lee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Fordham
Pitt
Endorsement compares six Ohio Supreme Court candidates
The editorial weighs six contenders for three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court through their records. It highlights Wanamaker vs Weygandt, Matthias vs Winegardner, Gorman vs Hart, and the two younger candidates Allen and Dixon, noting experience and public service as deciding factors and praising campaigning as helpful to voters.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Walter B. Wanamaker
Akron
Carl V. Weygandt
Lakewood
Wanamaker
Common Pleas
Summit County
Edward S. Matthias
Columbus
van Wert
R. M. Winegardner
Matthias
Robert N. Gorman
Cincinnati
William L. Hart
Alliance
Hart
Gorman
Supreme Court
Gus K. Allen
Cleveland
Greece
William C. Dixon
Kentucky town marks 15th anniversary of steel mill
A Kentucky community closed its shops and schools to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the world's first continuous rolling steel mill, while the National Labor Relations Board accused the mill's owners of unfair labor practices. The event drew hundreds from nearby areas, highlighting the town's strong ties to industry.
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Kentucky
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
American Rolling Mills Co
Virginia
Georgia
Iowa
Michigan
Maine
Sensible Saving Debate Reflects Thrift Skepticism
The wife of an Ohioan who was paid several thousand dollars for an invention opposed an investment broker’s thrift advice. She urged spending part of the money rather than saving it, illustrating a broader mood of preemptive spending and distrust of government safeguards.
Washington Quietly Watches European Clash With Democracy
In Washington the European crisis colors official talk as Roosevelt signs a postal rate cut for books to 14 cents a pound and notes burning books in Europe. Mary M. O’Reilly retires from the mint after 33 years of service while Harold J. T. Horan reports waning glamor for overseas correspondents under pressure and tampered mail in some capitals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
James M. Mead
New York
House Post Office Committee
Morris L. Ernst
Mary M. O'Reilly
Mint
Morkenthau
Mary
Treasury
Harold J. T. Horan
Berlin
Horan
Rome
London
Paris
Saving for Confidence in a Shaky Economy
The piece argues people hoard money, not spending on essentials, as they mistrust the future. It suggests savers fund business confidence by modestly spending on travel or a car if affordable and preserving some SaVINgSawa, since government security alone won’t cover needs.
Athens Area News Recaps Staff, Students, and WWI Letters
William Trautwein joined Ohio University coaching staff after training at Harvard. Local social and civic meetings are noted, including Athens League of Women Voters events and National Honor Society gathering at Pauline Overmeyer’s home. Letters from servicemen in France describe frontline experiences and homebound relatives awaiting news.
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William “Dutch” Trautwein
Wittenberg College
Harvard University
Ohio University
National Honor Society of Athens High School
Pauline Overmeyer
Stimson Ave
Delores Phelps
Elizabeth Ong
Paul Saylor
Mary Helen Lee
Herman Secoy
Anna K. Price
Helen Leech
Allen A. Nellis
Jettie J. Denmark
Mary Connett
F. E. Harshman
We the women and the harder job of femininity
A column warns women nationwide about social expectations of femininity from careless style to behavior. It catalogs traits like high piled curls, clacking heels, loud talk, after hours business chatter, jitterbug abandon, and public necking while urging self reflection and restraint amid modern roles. It notes rhinoceros horn as historical medicine.
Help children speak clearly by patient guidance
Dr Morris Fishbein notes that early speech development relies on mind and muscle coordination. He warns against correcting baby talk and urges positive reinforcement, listening, and including the child in conversation to foster natural speech progress.
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Morris Fishbein
Hygeia
Old Boy in Blue urges cross party respect in Athens County
W D Christman of Glouster writes in The Athens Messenger column urging both Democrats and Republicans to vote their conscience. He recalls Civil War service as the last surviving Old Boy in Blue in Trimble Township and criticizes leaders Jordan and Daugherty for urging straight ticket voting. He calls for civil, respectful political discourse and for voters to let the election decide.
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Athens Messenger
Trimble Township
Co. L. Jordan
Oral Daugherty
Athens County
Jordan
Mr. Daugherty
W. D. Christman
Glouster
Murder to Music: Weeks Foiled Tait and Myrna Escape
Detective Bob Tait rescues Myrna Dombey from a basement prison with Weeks in pursuit. Tait plans a party at the Golden Bowl for 9 PM with Anne Lester and Dannie Feeley, while Feeley fears a public scandal as Barkley threatens to expose Myrna’s case. The dramatic tale centers on the singer Myrna, the photographer-detective, and a tangled crime plot.
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Myrna Dombey
Robert Tait
Anne Lester
Myrna
Dannie Feeley
Ludden Dombey
Tait
Weeks
Bob Tait
The
Claremont
Rogers
Leonard Macy
Macy
Feeley
Anne
Golden Bowl
Bob
Police Headquarters
Dannie
Barkley
Dombey
George Weeks
Belvedere Hotel
Donnie
Harris Rogers
Nelda Starr
Mr. Farnsworth
Swingateers
Lunar transits promise lively social and private activity
The text predicts a day of high energy and merriment in business and private life with social, romantic, and artistic events. It warns of intrigues and anxious matters, advises vigilance, and notes a birthday on this day brings activity and gratification yet possible eccentric tendencies.
Coolville and Troy Briefs
Coolville notes a surprise anniversary visit by the Keller family and companions from Columba and Carthage with a wedding cake. Other items mention Republican rally in Glouster, Colum bus business for schools, and local visits to Dayton Zanesville Athens Stockport.
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Coolville
C. E. Keller
Bertha Keller
Howard Smith
Russell
J. W. Hecker
Bruce
Columba
F. I Caldwell
Ethel Johnson
Carthage
C. T. Newsom
L. C. Smith
Pennsville
L. C. Brafford
Arlo Root
Glouster
G. W. Brill
Sharpsburg
A. Z. Penrose
W. A. Bridges
A. B. White
Russell Burdette
Zanesville
Erma Allison
Chambers
Athens State Hospital
Oscar Gunder
R. E. Wagoner
Edith
Athens
Howell's Grove
E. B. Dean
Ten Cent Theft Sentences Woman in Miami Court
Frances Carlson, 37, was sentenced to 30 days in jail in municipal court for stealing a pocketbook from another woman. Testimony showed the purse contained only 10 cents. The article adds unrelated note about skunk cabbage and Calla lily.
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Miami
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Frances Carlson
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