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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1924
Page
1
Paris New York fashion notes argue two heads are better than one with long and short hair. Evening gowns favor formal coifs while daywear moves toward bobbed looks. Hair merchants promote rapid transformations with limits of one minute. Armand Blatt predicts clever women will balance style and comfort.
Washington dispatch notes Republican gains in both houses but splits with La Follette bloc. Brookhart, Johnson races tend to shape a 55 Republican Senate with several independents. House seats show 247 Republicans, 184 Democrats, four scattered. Debate over immediate tax cuts divides conserv- atives and progressives as Coolidge extends win.
Chicago reports a wintry debut with a warm rain at dawn giving way to a leaden sky and a sharp wind. Thermometers hover around 57 in the morning and are expected to drop to freezing by nightfall as northwest snow crosses the area.
A Cleveland woman challenged a League of Women Voters nonpartisan meeting just before an election. She argued that only nonpartisan content should be heard while Republican and Democratic candidates spoke in turn, insisting she attended a nonpartisan event to avoid hearing Democrats.
Refugee flows across Balkan borders intensify national resentments as Bulgaria hosts about 500000 refugees and Greece contends with nearly 2 million. Expulsions along Thrace, Macedonia, and Asia Minor push a volatile situation, undermining faith in the League of Nations and risking wider conflict among great powers.
Charleston WV Nov 7 Republicans expand their power in West Virginia winning the national ticket by a large margin sweeping the state ticket. The GOP overturned Democratic control of the state Senate and will hold a Republican majority in the House of Delegates with 16 Senate members and at least 51 House members, total membership 4.
Jack Kearns said he had not received an offer from Fred Winsor for Jack Dempsey to fight Tony Fuente in Culver City near Los Angeles on July 4, 1925. The rumor followed California's move to legalize ten round decisions and twelve round bouts without decision.
Five sentence ad seeking a permanent loving home for seven year old boy Jimmy. The Child Care Bureau of the State Welfare Department appeals to families in Columbus Ohio to provide a normal home life with a father and mother for the bright active child. Written inquiries should address Oak and 5th streets Columbus Ohio.
A Pratt Construction crew finished a six mile brick strip on Highway No. 158 linking Athens and Meigs counties. Drivers may use the new route Friday evening, though the state has not yet accepted the project.
Justice Charles A. Eppley rules the Walker Law constitutional in New York Supreme Court. The measure requires secret society membership records to be filed with state officials. The challenge came from George C. Bryant King Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in a habeas corpus case following his arrest.
In a storm off the coast near Ferral Spain every member of a fishing boat crew was drowned when the vessel foundered. The tragedy leaves no survivors among the crew.
The Italian press, Giornale D Italia, states the issue is a budget matter of major importance, focusing on France and its stance regarding the embassy at the Vatican.
Chicago reports Neal R. Andrews of New York says in his address that men aged fifty are viewed as second hand in business. He warns of employment drift without money or a permanent job and argues cosmetics may help older workers appear younger to compete.
In Burlington Vermont T Gordon Wells and William Mc Creedy new Klan members pleaded not guilty in Chittenden county court to grand larceny linked to the desecration of Saint Marys Cathedral. Jury selection began as William C Moyer a Klan Kleagle who Wells and McCreedy called their leader pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
Bill Tate the Negro heavyweight once in Louis Firpo’s corner during the Wills Firpo bout has been re engaged as the wild bull’s sparring partner. Firpo prepares for a comeback Wednesday against Charles Weinert who he knocked out in two rounds last year.
Richmond Virginia November report: T Claude Neely and Grat Neely convicted of moonshining in Mercer County West Virginia must serve six years each in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta and pay a total fine of 1300 dollars as affirmed by the Federal appeals court upholding Bluefield district court decision.
An early tally shows La Follette gaining a large share as dissatisfaction grows with old parties. The third party prospects hinge on farmer discontent and wheat prices. Final figures may rise as more results come in, with Democratic support appearing minimal.
Football fans in Cleveland will have two strong games to choose from tomorrow. Case hosts Wooster at Case field with Case aiming for a second defeat of the season. John Carroll faces the University of Detroit at Dunnfield as one of Ohio’s top elevens.
Joe Heheman a 20 year old chauffeur was shot after a Purcell Athletic club Holy Name Society dinner on Tower Hill by the Little Miami river. Simon Whittington a 30 year old news vendor is arrested and says he fired in self defense.
L. D. Slusser, probate judge, re elected with the Republican ticket in Summit county, predicts national prosperity. He says marriage licenses will surge as Cupid signals brighter times and the county bureau prepares for a busy rush.
President Bryan announced to the Ohio University faculty that the institution has been placed on the American Association of Universities accredited list. The move allows Phi Beta Kappa and a chapter of the American Association of Collegiate Women, and grants broader recognition for graduates.
F M McPherson resigned as trustee of the Children's home on October 24 to be effective October 31 1924. Peter Walsh appointed for the vacancy on November 3 has refused still leaving a vacancy. The board of county commissioners regret McPherson's resignation.
London Nov 7 Stanley Baldwin head of the new Tory government faces trouble a week after the election victory. His cabinet with King’s approval has drawn mixed reviews with die hard Tories angry over Winston Churchill as chancellor of the exchequer and critics deeming Baldwin too aligned with coalitionists. Lord Beaverbrook’s Express predicts a party split.
Chicago figures from the Creamery Agricultural Institute say the feared killing frost did not arrive and warm October weather boosted corn value. The 1924 crop is placed at about 3.0 billion dollars, up from 2.65 billion in 1923, with a possible 60 million bushels more production across Iowa Illinois Nebraska Kansas Missouri Indiana and Ohio.
The Guaranty Tract company of New York sought an injunction in London to stop Sir Broderick Hartwell from issuing circulars praising his rum running venture. Hartwell had sold stock and claimed huge profits from whiskey smuggling into the United States. He agreed to withdraw the circulars. He charted ships and sent whiskey to near the American coast resold for profit, offering investors 102 percent yearly returns.
Official tallies from eight counties in the appellate district show Judge Roy A. Williams of Sandusky defeats Judge Charles Chittenden of Toledo by 444 votes.
Our Washington Information Bureau distributes an illustrated booklet on the Care of the Teeth free of charge. It explains teeth structure and how to preserve health. The booklet can be obtained for two cents return postage for each request.
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington asks for two cents in stamps to return a tag on a booklet titled CARE OF THE. The message includes placeholders for Name Street City State.
Washington reports outline for the final session of the lame duck Congress reconvening December 1. Key items include 1925 26 appropriations totaling about 2.76 billion dollars, Barkley Howell railroad bill, tax relief measures, and freight rate reductions. Senate filibuster risk and potential extra session loom if appropriations fail.
Two men were injured while working on a stone crusher on the D. D. Henry farm for the Shar Sugar Creek road project. Samuel Williams of Amesville sustained a shoulder injury Thursday noon, and Omir Howard Bailey of McConnell suffered multiple broken bones after a fall from a platform Friday.
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