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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
4
A meditation on leaving home for college as a rite of passage. It contrasts parental protection with young independence, noting the moral support needed, the risk of accidents on busy roads, and the hope that safety improvements will lessen dangers.
The piece reflects on how accidents and deaths impact communities differently when victims are known. It notes the ubiquity of fast travel in cars and planes and warns that driving at 35 to 50 miles an hour shares in the danger faced by many travelers on busy arteries.
In midtown Manhattan a two hour noon block on 32d Street off Seventh Avenue becomes a workers playground. Workers use the space for handball and exercise while gates close at two, restoring city traffic. Nearby a tenement playground offers a vivid escape from dust and dirt with painted scenes of woods and lakes for girls and boys.
Describes rural life in Southeastern Ohio including proud farm properties, varied prosperity, and the impact of all year road construction. Notes simple living in hills, education through local geography, and the transition from log cabins to modern frame homes across Athens and surrounding counties.
The article discusses future railroad progress with concrete road-beds replacing the old tie-and-ballast system. It cites cost benefits, maintenance reductions, and potential speeds approaching air travel, noting section men may disappear as concrete sections are built in yards and moved to sites.
The piece contrasts OUR GOVERNMENT’s stance against state ownership with praise for Lord Birkenhead. It notes Colonel Lindbergh and his wife began a long flight across Central and South America, describing it as dangerous due to stretches of 700 miles with no landing.
Washington gossip notes that a tariff bill is unlikely to pass in the current special session, with adjournment hoped for late November. Secretary Stimson, 62, shows strain from hectic duties amid British naval talks and various international matters as well as a lost aide. Thad H. Brown, Hoover ally and former Ohio campaign figure, named federal power adviser faces scrutiny over political rewards in the agency.
Nutrition guidance outlines weekly menus from Sunday September 22 with multiple meals including eggs, meats, vegetables, and desserts. Questions on daily calorie needs and fever blisters are answered with practical dietary tips and cautions about salts use.
A top official urged Colonel Lindbergh to limit risk after a flying accident would strike a heavy national blow. Lindbergh declined to acknowledge danger, while Mrs. Lindbergh is praised for deeds over words. The discussion touched oil industry rivals and a potential Shell oil merger with British backing.
The piece argues for large railroad consolidations like seventeen railroads with the Delaware and Hudson, claiming efficiency gains and public cost. It laments secrecy in smaller mergers and extols the Constitution while noting tensions with prohibition.
A reader quiz describes a Newport Rhode Island lunch wagon built to resemble a railway train with a cow catcher on the front. The piece lists various questions about notable figures, places, and facts, including a railroad president appointment, a college library gift, and the Pikes Peak derby winner.
The passage notes caste exemptions for washermen sweepers oil venders musicians poets lepers and cow bearers with a claim a true Thug would not kill a woman. It references 1821 British suppression measures and briefly mentions Florence Trumbull’s engagement ring with thirteen stones and a central diamond flanked by smaller stones.
A compact note teaching usage and pronunciation. It introduces primitive as a word meaning early times and original with an example of the primitive instinct of self preservation.
Athens County gears up for a big campaign meeting at the First M E Church on October 1 to oppose proposed gas rate hikes. Mayors from Southern Ohio cities plan to attend to discuss preventive actions. Local alumni secretary C L Martzolff seeks broad university backing.
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