The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
Page four of The Athens Messenger outlines publication details from 1825 to 1929 with publishers Gordon K Bush and Frederick W Bush. It lists editors Charlie H Harris and the paper’s association memberships and notes advertising rates and various subscription prices by carrier and mail across Ohio counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Bush
Athens - Ssengere & Rald G CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charlie H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Secrect
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Clean-up campaigns spark fire safer towns and order
Thousands of communities launch annual cleanup drives to reduce fire hazards by mowing vacant lots tearing down old shacks repairing buildings and removing junk. The U S Junior Chamber plans to distribute fire prevention materials and urges all citizens to cooperate for a safer cleaner town with affordable efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Board of Fire Underwriters
War's Usual Result for American and Foreign Producers
The article discusses wartime shifts in production as substitutes replace long used staples. It warns of dislocations and the wrecking of basic industries, with plastics reducing metal use and markets for imported goods disappearing. Scientists pursue independence and new materials to defend shortages.
Army to Build 604 Chapels on Posts Nationwide
The War Department announces an extensive program to construct 604 chapels at military posts and camps across the country, costing 12 million 816 thousand 880 dollars. It aims to provide a focal point for worship and connect soldiers with civilian religious traditions, strengthening morale and the link between wartime service and home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Army
Navy
America
Huey Long era censure fallout prompts university apology
The editorial recalls Huey Long’s influence in Louisiana and notes the state university board finally apologized to seven students expelled for resisting censorship during Long’s governorship. The move is framed as overdue amends for the university’s tarnished reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc Antony
Caesar
Louisiana
Huey Long
Board of Supervisors
State University
Long
Americans pay taxes to fund the American way of life
The piece notes that the average American paid $109 of the $14.3 billion total tax take for the year ending June 30, 1940. It argues those who paid more did so because they received more benefits, and it praises cheerful tax support for institutions that sustain the American way of life.
Roosevelt calls for courage as US moves toward total victory
Raymond Clapper reviews Roosevelt's Jackson Day speech and the shift from pacifist talk to action. He notes the seizure of 65 merchant ships, US naval moves to Australia, lend lease aiding Britain and allies, and the debate over convoying goods to Britain while aiming for total victory.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jackson Day
Britain
America
Wheeler
Representative Fish
Hutchins
University of Chicago
Conciliation Service Quietly Handles Labor Peace Duties
Washington reports on the Department of Labor Conciliation Service a small unit with 110 conciliators and a $325,000 budget plus $80,000 defense money. John R. Steelman leads a nationwide network of 100 local conciliators in 16 offices with rapid response to disturbances. Since 1913 the service has resolved 27,000 situations affecting 22 million workers and in 1940 settled 709 of 746 threatened strikes before they began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Madame Perkins
Labor
Conciliation Service
John R. Steelman
Arkansas
Harvard
Steelman
Carl R. Schedler
H. R. Colwell
New England
Middle Atlantic
Howard T. Colvin
South
Edward J. Cunningham
Midwest
John T. Daly
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Beatrice Fights for Dignity in New York Store Crisis
Beatrice Davis, a Budget Fashions clerk, hides from a jealous husband and power-hungry managers as she fears losing her job. She confronts Miss Dane after a near firing, then learns the buyer shares a wounded memory of kinder days. The tension hints at a coming chapter in a corporate deceptions plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
South America
Beatrice
Mrs. Jenkins
Junior
Miss Getz
Getzie
Miss Dane
Jenkinses
Anthony Bradley
Anthony
Bruce Sheldrake
Bee Davis
Bee
Miners Honored At Chauncey No 25 Dinner
About 300 men attended a chicken dinner for Chauncey Mine No 25 miners who completed the First Aid Training Course. The event followed by a Nelsonville High School Glee Clubs musical comedy Up in the Air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Mine No. 25
Nelsonville High School
Ward W. Hamm
Rosemary Acker
Helen Shaw
Athens High School notes and alumni breakfast attendees
Eee pet in a play by the Friendship Circle at Athens High School lists Lena Comstock Helen Burson Oda Kincade Marion Sprague with faculty advisors Miss Nelle Pickering Miss Merle Danford Miss Marie Jewett of the YWCA Ohio University. Alumnae at Alpha Delta Pi breakfast at Mrs J T Merwin home include Miss Lillian Horn Mrs Brandon Grover Miss Marzuela Richards. Miss Marie Sellers Springfield guest of Miss Lucile Henry. Congressman I M Foster visited Athens. Rudolph Pedigo and Joseph Edleman from Athens High were guests of Ohio State University for Boost Ohio weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Friendship Circle
Athens High School
Lena Comstock
Helen Burson
Oda Kincade
Marion Sprague
Nelle Pickering
Merle Danford
Marie Jewett
Y.W.C.A
Ohio University
Alpha Delta Pi
J. T. Merwin
Lillian Horn
Brandon Grover
Marzuela Richards
Rudolph Pedigo
Joseph Edleman
Ohio State University
Ohio
Apple Grove Social Roundup Highlights Local Events
Apple Grove community notes include a Live Wire Sunday School party at Mrs. Mabel Roush home with chicken supper by Mrs. Earl Shank, revival closings at East Letart led by Rev. Robert Salser, and multiple birthday dinners. Attendees travel from Parkersburg New Matamoras and Gallipolis with visits to Athens Excelsior Springs and local hospitals.
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Apple Grove
Methodist Church
Mabel Roush
Earl Shank
E. C. Shank
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Earl Robinson
Jack Shank
Gallipolis
East Letart
Robert Salser
Syracuse
Early Roush
Howard Donohue
Fairview
Howard Carpenter
Roy White
McCleary Hospital
Excelsior Springs
George Heiney
Walter Johnson
Thelma
Jim Sheppard
Earl
Raymond
Jack
Joe Shumway
Parkersburg
William Heiney
Billie
Bobbie
Jackie
Juanita
New Matamoras
Floyd Farra
Ralph Lee
Bashan
Charles Say
Pearl Chapel Party Honors Doris Sayler and James Reeves
Mrs. Clara Sayler hosted a surprise 16th birthday party for Doris Sayler and a joint event for teacher James Reeves at Pearl Chapel Home. Guests included Rev. Sidney Everson, the Reeves family, Coe and Pincelli families, and others. refreshments and a white sixteen candle cake were featured. Additional notes mention local moves involving Hurley Haning, Clarence Haning, and the Gibson family planning Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Chapel
Clara Sayler
Doris
James Reeves
Reeves
Young People’s
Pearl Coe
Dorothy Pincelli
Sayler
Sidney Everson
Jesse Reeves
James
John
Roger
Ernest Wood
Brad Gibson
Arthur Gibson
Arthur Jr
Peter Payton
Doris Sayler
Hurley Haning
Clarence Haning
John Gibson
Gallipolis
Poor Man on Election Day
Poem by Ira Taylor from Athens Ohio asserts the voter as king, independent of party promises and elites. It proclaims personal vote power and dignity, celebrating the act of casting a ballot without external influence.
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Ira Taylor
Cheshire News Notes
Services at the Methodist Church proceed with Rev. Ellis Rev. Herman Lewis and Rev. E C Venz to speak Rev A J Kestle to preach and hold quarterly conference Mrs Ina Bing leads the Woman's Society and Viv ian Kirby conducts devotional Refreshments served Local families visit and child birth noted Aeronautic enlistment of Donald Thomas plus planned chapter visits and birthday celebrations among Cheshire residents A list of weekend visits and guests ends with Lloyd Roush birthday celebration
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Cheshire
Methodist Church
Ellis
Herman Lewis
E. C. Venz
A. J. Kestle
Portsmouth
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ina Bing
Vivian Kirby
Ben DeLille
Columbus
Brooks
Gertrude Scott
Holzer Hospital
Elza Scott
Ella Long
Wendell
Gallipolis
Beulah Musgrave
E. M. Musgrave
Ivan Grover
Vinton
Ara Grover
Barmah Rothgeb
Lawrence McCarty
White House
Toledo
Floyd Thomas
Buswell Roush
Roy McCarty
Turkey Run
Allie Scott
Caroline
William Hawley
Everett Roush
Oregon
Donald Thomas
Ington
Aeronautic
Will
South
Evangeline
Middleport
Lottie Roush
Alva
Bryan Cremeanes
Lloyd Roush
Lloyd
Ancient Roman Outposts Guarded by Vendian and I magino
A fragment describing northern frontier defenses of the Roman Empire near Vendia and Imagina. References Siegfried and the imprecise guarding posts, suggesting a discussion of border fortifications and regional powers in antiquity.
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Siegfried
iMagino
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