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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1926
Page
4
A county home resident at 62, Minnie Kinyoun pursues landscape painting despite rheumatism. Her kindness and quiet faith uplift 80 women and 460 men at Jackson County Home Kansas City, while she supports herself and adheres to law and duty.
A newspaper puzzle questions fame tied to printer's ink. It notes a man once drank 67 cups in one sitting, yet his name and the world’s champ status remain unknown as papers print his features while the public forgets the person.
The piece casts Willie Stevens as a comic relief figure during the Hall Mills murder trial. It recalls his awkward courtroom moments, exaggerated gestures, and the nation’s amused reaction as reporters covered his antics day by day.
In a lively scene the witness Willie challenged the Prosecutor’s pronunciation, exposed gaps in the argument, and offered a sharp, self assured defense support that sparked humor at the town dance.
Arthur Brisbane notes a crowd of 110000 at the Army and Navy game in Chicago and cites Senator Beveridge criticizing the emphasis on sports over research. The piece also covers Protestant Catholic marriage annulment debates and a Rome official's view on the Vatican Rota’s role in evaluating annulments across faiths.
A reflective editorial argues for church state separation citing US practice. It notes Normandy plans a 900th anniversary of William the Conqueror with honors for Arletta, daughter of a Falaise tanner, and mentions William’s relatives.
A University of Chicago professor advocates relaxing speech rules to convey personality, criticizing stricter norms while condemning short skirts bootleg whiskey and Charleston dancing as distractions from culture.
A professor claims proper English reflects thought and personality, citing phrases like who did you see as proper, while between you and I is debated. The text argues careless English stems from poor thinking and lacks personality.
Washington reports that Indians in the United States total 349,595, up 16,585 in ten years. The Cherokee in North Carolina rise over 606 percent. large populations live in Oklahoma, Arizona, and South Dakota. The report notes gains in agriculture, land use, and wealth, and outlines citizenship acts and treaties since 1778.
In New York thousands of workers prepare Margie dolls for the holidays. Factories turn out unbreakable doll heads with machine precision and brush on rosy cheeks and glossy eyes. The industry ships 20 million dolls a year using vast cotton and silk materials and wood flour timber.
The Tafts welcomed the first motor car, a new motor brougham, at the White House marking a historic transport upgrade. Publishers note book production costs rose 78 percent since 1914, tracking similar gains in book sale prices.
Ohio university football team lost to Marietta college by 12 to 2. Officials listed as Rickey of Ohio Wesleyan St. John of Wooster and Dunlap of Michigan. First steps to secure a new post office for Athens. Congressmen Grosvenor says cooperation can secure a government building for Athens at the next session. Also notes on jewelry fashions and a party list.
A fragmented list of radio station notes shows programs and times across cities including New York Baltimore Chicago and Los Angeles. Entries reference orchestras vocal groups dance music and variety formats with stations such as WBAL KDKA WHAS WLW WSB and WGN among others.
Washington scene notes Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland emerges as a potential Democratic Moses for 1928. The piece highlights his states rights stance, push for decentralizing federal power, and critique of excessive federalism and government overreach into business.
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