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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1929

Page

4

Huston Named Republican National Chairman in Hoover Era

Claudius Hart Huston, new head of the Republican National Committee, travels by air and matches Hoover in mental acuity. A practical politician from Indiana with Chattanooga ties, he built Hoover support, raised money, and reshaped business and banking interests. He lives in New York Park Avenue, speaks evenly, and values time, health, and corn on the cob. He has four daughters and close aides including W H W Hamilton and Herbert Straus.

Rodney Dutcher Washington Claudius Hart Huston Republican National Committee Hoover Kansas City Chattanooza Trans-Connental Oil Company Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginees Huston Kep Col Horace A Mann South Harrison County Indiana Valparaiso Uiversity Chattanooga Tenn Chattanooga Normal University Hatever Commerce Department New York Park Avenue Tuediana Eco Hreton W. H W. Hamilton Guaranty Trust Company Herbert Straus Macy's Department Store

Messenger urges youths in training through carrier program

The Messenger promotes a practical business training class with nearly 80 teens across its circulation area. Carriers learn to act as independent merchants, handling credit, collections, and customer service while earning profits. The paper notes varied outcomes among carriers and warns subscribers about improper payments harming young workers. It also highlights Messenger features like unusual life stories and new cartoon series shifting to Strange As It Seems.

Messenger Ohio University Athens Messenger Hix Ohio

Strange As It Seems Editorial Page Feature Promoted

The state offers a new Messenger feature titled Strange As It Seems on the Editorial Page. John Hix leads the effort, inviting novel contributions while praising faith in neighbors and a hopeful view of tomorrow. The piece argues trust, belief in better days, and avoidance of widespread distrust as the path to happiness.

John Hix Middle West Eople Tomrrow

Round and Round They Go on Prohibition Rumor

A writer notes the public fascination with bay rum intoxication and loopholes around prohibition. The piece mocks laws and media sensationalism, calling it a cycle of public laughter, reformer outrage, and newspaper copy, as people chase sensational stories.

Towa

Broadway gossip mixes cinema rumors and theater lore

A cache of New York theater chatter covers film scene trends and backstage quirks. The piece notes talk of theme songs in talkies, a prize beauty’s dressing room nicknamed the jewel box, Gretchen Damrosch set for The Life Line, and the largest Automat on Fifth Avenue. It recounts Ford imagery on a ten dollar bill, mid Broadway dictaphones, Harlem escort rules, Eva Le Gallienne’s lean loans, and Dashiell Hammett turning detective material into fiction. It also tells of Dustin Farnum’s death and brother William’s adapted comeback amid critical praise.

New York Gretchen Damroach Life Line Walter Damrosch Manhattan Fifth Avenue Chicago Harlem Eva le Gallienne Otto Kahn Artangel

Garage-Ready Use for Unused Vehicle Space

A practical guide outlines converting idle garage space into a usable work area. It covers layout tips, lighting, wiring checks, shelving, and safety practices to create a functional shop or storage zone.

Aircraft Engineer Proposes Steel Box Automobile

An airplane expert unveils a two passenger car with no traditional chassis. The design features a steel box frame and four independently powered wheels, signaling a bold new concept in vehicle construction.

No Alarm for Auto Makers Over Cheap Car Claim

The text argues there is nothing in this to alarm automobile makers or stock owners, noting that it has long been proved that producing a cheap car raises demand for expensive cars.

Raid by Bedouins Sparks British Counterattack

Near the Sea of Galilee AY HATTIN raid by Bedouins described as the most savage Semitic tribe. British forces killed 16 attackers, wounded many, and drove the rest away in a counteraction.

AY Hattin Sea of Galilee

British Empire urged to mobilize in face of Muslim world

A New York editorial demands Britain recall its Jerusalem representatives and upbraids London for hesitation. It warns against over‑discouraging Britain before a substitute protecting power is found, noting hundreds of millions of Muslims in the empire, including about 160 million in India.

New York Great Britain Jerusalem British Empire India

Heart Burn Explained By Dr Frank McCoy Health Advice

Dr Frank McCoy explains that heart burn is a stomach issue caused by overeating bad food combinations and high acidity. He advises smaller meals two to four items per dinner and avoiding starches with acids to prevent hyperacidity and potential ulcers or heart-related complications.

Frank McCoy

President appoints Guggenheim ambassador to Cuba

The president designates Harev F Guggenheim as ambassador to Cuba. The Guggenheim name is praised for aviation work in the United States and for backing aviation improvement with substantial personal funding.

Harev F. Guggenheim Cuba Mr. Guggenheim America C Gouggenheim

ZMC- dirigible dubbed tin bubble experiment

A government all metal airship project, the ZMC, is highlighted as a major aviation experiment. Critics calling it a tin bubble contrast with its congressional backing after Army and Navy experts reportedly vetoed the plan.

Congress Army Navy

Daily Study In Correct English On Word Usage Today

Daily note on proper usage and pronunciation. Focuses on words often misused mispronounced or misspelled with guidance to expand vocabulary. Today's word inexplicable described as not explainable and illustrated with a sentence about uneasiness until a person returns safely.

Diet and health Q and A on pregnancy and remedies

Medical column answers readers on a fruit-juice fast during pregnancy as beneficial for cleansing and bone-building, advises balanced post fast diet and not eating for two. Also covers reducing ankles by walking, paralyzed colon uncertainty, enema treatment, and cautions against medicinal arsenic for acne with carrot and diet remedies.

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Large Dornier plane and other era questions

The text notes the Dornier plane built by Claude Dornier in Germany measures 256 feet long and 157 feet wingspan, designed for 100 passengers and 16 crew, plus a Q&A on King Vidor’s schooling in Maryland and a description of Atlantic City Convention Hall’s giant pipe organ with 2000 pipes and six manuals. It also mentions the Federal Council of Churches commission on motion pictures to study their relation to public welfare.

Claude Dornier Germany Dornier King Vidor Moving Picture Maryland J.D. DB Atlantic City Commission On Motion Pictures Federal Council of Churches E. B

Largest Sundial Claimed in San Francisco District

Popular Science reports a sun dial nearly as tall as a house completed in a San Francisco residential area. The reinforced concrete dial features a sloping stile and surrounding curb to form the hourly marked dial.

United States K. DD San Francisco California

The ancient story of gold leaf and the skin of a steer

The passage explains that steer's skin was used in the Middle Ages to make gold leaf by sandwiching gold between two skin layers. The material’s strength lightness and low gas diffusion made it ideal for balloon work.

Scout Leaders Discuss Local Work in Athens Visit

Barclay of the national scout headquarters inspected local scout work in Athens and held talks with Scout Masters Morgan and Lorter. Evalena Davis Heffner of Lima began teaching in the primary grades at ninety dollars a month.

National Scout Commission Barclay National Scout Athens Morgan and Lorter WU. Heffner Evalena Davis Lima

Auditor-elect moves family to Athens appoints assistants

Fred Cornwell of Glouster, county auditor elect, has moved his family to Athens. He named today the deputy auditor Harry Riley and assistant J Clyde Edmundson to join his staff.

Fred Cornwell Glouster Athens Harry Riley J. Clyde Edmundson

Golden wedding laid for Rev and Mrs Westervelt

Covers were laid for 85 yesterday at the golden wedding celebration of the Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Westervelt at their home on North High Street.

H. B. Westervelt North High Street

Night-hllo cereus blooms appear at Lash plant

Three odd specimens opened on the Lash plant last night. Russell Finsterwald, youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Finsterwald, was badly hurt playing football near his home with a broken ankle and bruises in the same period.

E. R. Lash Russell Finsterwald John Finsterwald

New Public Speaking Department Formed at Ohio University

A new department in the currie cula of the Ohio University establishes the department of public speaking under Prof. Harry Raymond Pierce, formerly of Alliance, directing the program.

Ohio University Harry Raymond Pierce Alliance

Franklin Gullum Visiting Delt House

Frank Gullum, teacher of physical geography at East High School in Columbus, visits the Delt House as a guest.

Frank Gullum East Hig School of Columbus

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