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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1926
Page
4
Nelsonville reported 1735 cars of coal shipped in a week, 429 from W B Brooks & Son. A sum raised by James D Brown and Prof M C Martin cleared Athens Presbyterian debt. War prep, concerts, prizes, mine water halts, and Go-to-School Day also appear in the era’s news.
A brief devotional quotes John 5 35 and a Gladstone reflection on enduring fame. The note cites a burning light and a future judgment that dispels illusions and smashes idols into dust.
Charles G. Dawes argues the primary system fosters oligarchy through control by public contracts and Employment interests. He urges abolishing primaries in favor of conventions to produce more impartial candidates and urges broader nonpartisan participation in elections nationwide.
In Kansas City a mass withdrawal formed at 9 a m with about 200 depositors. Bank guards arrived in a black truck, loads of cash were moved inside, and W J Bailey governor of the Federal Reserve reassured customers that the bank was sound. Depositors filed out, each carrying a flower from two girls.
A dramatic scene at a bank run transformed into a reception, illustrating the Federal Reserve as a strong national institution. The event underscored confidence in the Fed's stability and credibility amid pressure.
The piece extols a new 63 hour Chicago to Pacific coast schedule on Santa Fe The Chief with daylight travel through Arizona. It highlights cities like Phoenix Prescott Bisbee Flagstaff Jerome Douglas and Tucson and notes mining forests and historic eras along the rail corridor.
The text extols Arizona as a land of great wealth and opportunity. It highlights health, peace, and ambition across the high lands and eastern cities, praising the Grand Canyon as a world wonder alongside prehistoric ruins and Indian Pueblos. It portrays the state as a vast, interconnected western future.
A Hopi woman speaks of astonishing changes driven by cars and planes. The piece envisions students from Chicago and New York flying over mountains while teachers trace old wagon trails. It urges families to explore the country by car now, promising swift, reliable travel without costly train fares.
The excerpt notes that solitude provokes deep thinking and inner reflection, suggesting people often resist loneliness yet it compels mental activity and self analysis.
A horse that chased William G. McAdoo in Santa Barbara is not the Democratic donkey. The girl who once played with jacks is grown and now plays with Johns and Henrys as well.
At the annual police chiefs convention in Washington new weapons and safety devices are showcased. Tear gas nightsticks, gas cartridges, smoke and gas bombs, riot guns, and gas-filled bank and desk devices aim to incapacitate crowds and prevent robberies, with many tools concealed as ordinary objects.
Gilbert Swan notes in New York that chorus girls are called ladies of the ensemble. He jokes about tabloids, back stage life, marbles replacing orders in new sandwich shops, and Greenwich Village changes as uptown tastes rise. He mentions a village sandwich stand, a slogan for class shifts, and a club scene on Broadway.
The distinction rests mainly on size and structure. A continent differs from an island in its formation and in being part of a larger landmass bordered by mountain ranges.
A coat thought to have been worn by Governor McKinley was found in the attic of Mrs. J. T. Hillegas in Urichsville. A label inside the pocket reads The Honorable Governor McKinley Aug. 21, 1893. The coat was made in Columbus and its history remains unknown.
Twenty years ago Bern township feared a haunted house until a brave man entered and found a large steel animal trapped inside and making the noises. Governor Harris approved the closed lid system as it was carried out on Sundays in Athens by Mayor Day.
A compact list of 6 o clock and 8 o clock radio notes across stations in New York Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore Richmond Nashville Cincinnati and other markets detailing orchestras concerts vocal and variety programs and opera broadcasts including Lucia di Lammermoor and grand opera hookups.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will dispatch Paul C. Nyhus, ex Wisconsin crop statistician, to study Chinese and Japanese markets. He will analyze demand for American farm products, aiming to boost exports over about two years. The note adds a separate study on reducing tree-felling breakage at the Forest Products Laboratory.
News of a marriage settlement between Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough, arranged by the late William K. Vanderbilt, reportedly enriching the Marlborough treasury by 6 200 000 dollars to date.
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