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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1926

Page

4

Will Senator Willis Fights Chicago Water Steal Plan

A long defense of Ohio Senator Willis who blocked Chicago water steal legislation, noting New York’s entry into the fight as a turning point that could doom the bill. The piece credits Willis for waging a relentless battle and frames the issue as crucial for Ohio’s interests and the future of Great Lakes navigation. Evolution debate follows, praising its perceived biological significance for heredity and child development while predicting reduced resistance if the welfare of children is shown to improve.

Willis Chicago Senate Committee On Commerce Martin Madden House Finance Committee Congress Ohio New York St. Lawrence Franti “Willis Lind Llewellys F. Barker Johns Hopkins University

A Strange Coincidence in Labor and Church Debate

Two men recently barred from Detroit pulpits by the AFL meet in commentary in a new book titled Dusiness and the Church. William Green, AFL president, urges better understanding between church and labor while others discuss wealth, risk, and the role of money in American society.

Detroit American Federation of Labor Dusiness William Green

Editor cites labor church collaboration in a labor magazine

Albert Coyle, editor of a labor magazine, argues for cooperation between labor and church. He urges joint effort and mutual contribution, noting the dignity of workers and the need for spiritual consciousness in toil.

Safety council reports vast reach in United States

The National Safety Council distributed over 9 million posters in the past year and released forty new illustrated bulletins monthly. Pamphlets on engineering practice total eighty three titles, edited by a 75 member conference. The council answered 6000 information requests and sent 40,000 books, clips, photos, and blueprints to members. It has 4290 active members with affiliates in 66 regions, and revenue surpassing 106,600 dollars mainly for safety work. The 15th Safety Congress in Detroit will hear plans for 44 national safety codes. The campaign aims to reduce the US death toll from accidents, which last year reached 90,000. Public safety division issued new ballots. engineering and industrial sections held regional meetings and provided various services.

Ashington D. C National Safety Council United States Detroit W W. H. Cameron Tighteen Public Safety Division the Council Nin

New York Vantage: Top Achievers vs Quiet Majority

From New York reports the press glorifies ascent stories while most people stay average. Many rise to modest salaries and remain in ordinary, routine lives, with few slipping dramatically or advancing beyond middle status.

York New York Manhattan

Grim Tragedy at the Fair of Girls Who Fail To Make God

A long sharp critique traces a pattern of exploitation of vulnerable girls by “star agents” and cabarets, detailing a fatal street crime tied to stag agencies. The piece cites a national safety push, educational efforts, and a $1,000,000 fundraising drive, alongside grim anecdotes of young women harmed or driven to desperation in a hostile entertainment economy.

Broadway Stag

Parrot Learning Voices and Florida Hurricane Wind

A Q and A piece explains parrots learn speech faster from a woman's voice and fastest from a child's voice. It also discusses a Florida hurricane where initial winds near Miami reached 125 mph, but a lull and direction shift showed the storm center over Miami.

VY. C. A Miami Pensacola

News items and campus incidents from the Messenger era

A scan of town and campus notes from a Messenger era issue recounts a chapel field trip, a Dr. Bilis talk on money making, a state movie censorship ruling, and university police appointments. It notes Halloween mischief on the campus, a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs C C Pick, a street accident injuring Everett Shirley, and a Sunday school gathering. London news reports Foreign Secretary Grey saying allies won’t discuss peace terms yet, amid embargo fears and neutral efforts.

Columbus Supreme Court State Dr. Ellis Tolin Ts South Westevan Union Street C. C. Pick Everett Shirley Diya Mies Boslzner M. E. Church Luchland Avenue London Grey

Cabinet members take flights in quiet routine across era

Charles P. Stewart reports that cabinet figures like Wilbur, Davis, Roosevelt, Kellogg, and others use planes as practical transport rather than pastime. The piece notes Roosevelt’s past aeronautics, Coolidge’s lack of record, and secret service caution, while detailing aviation usage among War, Navy, State, and Commerce officials and their frequent air travel.

Charles P. Stewart Sefo Messenger Comoton Ashington Aviation Igy Secretary of the Navy Wilbur Sec Davis Roosevelt White House White House Secretary of the Treasury Mel Whits Colellon Coolidge Europe Secretary of Commerce Secret Service Kellogg Sargent Acti Terra Firma Helm Tales 3 Sike Oasis Davison Warne Army Heland MacCracken Avi Navy Ta Land Commerce Departments Bur Davis Mac Nider

Republican State Ticket Named with Noted Ohio Natives

The slate lists Myers Y Cooper as the gubernatorial nominee and Frank B Willis for re election to the United States Senate. J C Mulls is running for Lieutenant Governor, a Columbus restaurant man with ties to Cleveland and Cincinnati. Clarence J Brown seeks Secretary of State from Blanchester, and Edward Turner of Columbus is mentioned among the candidates.

Myers Y. Cooper Gubernatoria Frank B. Willis United States Delaware Senate J. C. Mulls Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Clarence J. Brown Blanchester Edward “*_Turner

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