The Athens Messenger Page Four Publication Details
Athens newspaper notes publication details for The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. with dates 1825 to 1929, editor and publisher names, association memberships, and subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple counties. Includes offices, advertising rates by request, and post office status.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Business Inches Forward Amid Turbulence In 1938 Market
Despite widespread bad news business advanced for a third week with a 0.2 point gain to 28.6 percent below normal. Steel activity rose to 35.7 percent capacity, electric power use climbed, and building reports were strong while motor output lagged and freight carloadings hit multidecade lows. Retail trade narrowed its annual decline to 10 percent, while bank deposits rose, signaling a possible upswing.
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David L. Babson
Necessary Precautions For Public Health In Athens Ohio Milk Safety
Public health experts warn about dangers to health and stress strict dairy rules. Athens dairy operations show higher milk demand due to model practices and ongoing health inspections. The city health obligation, backed by Ohio University students, justifies costly safeguards for safer living conditions.
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Athens
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens City
Ohio University
Dry voters curb liquor abuses and reform needed
The piece notes that in 5000 of 7000 local option elections, dry forces won, with Ohio fall votes 13 to 1 against liquor. It states the public is unsatisfied with current conditions, urging the liquor industry to enact reforms and acknowledge looming Prohibition threats.
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Ohio
Costly maneuvers in Washington politics and policy
A critical look at Washington back-stage commentary on political strategy as relief rolls grow and policy debates stall. The piece contrasts forward momentum with flank attacks and notes years of this so called cleverness used by commentators and politicians alike.
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Washington
Reorganization Bill Divides Washington Respondents
Raymond Clapper reports in Washington on the reaction to the reorganization bill. He notes broad support and opposition among observers, debates over executive agency regrouping, and questions about civil service administration and congressional veto powers. He cites Senator Byrd’s stance and argues the bill won’t ruin the country whichever side wins.
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Senator Byrd
Virginia
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Rodney Dutcher details a government legal victory in the Supreme Court over the holding company act. He credits young lawyers Tom Corcoran and Ben Cohen for drafting and steering the bill through Congress and courts. He notes opposition from H C Hopson and major New York firms led by John W. Davis, with government fees running into millions.
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Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
PWA
TVA
Tom Corcoran
Ben Cohen
Congress
H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric
New York
John W. Davis
Court fight over act shifts to Supreme Court showdown
Davis challenged the act in Baltimore federal court arguing its invalidity. Corcoran Cohen and SEC counsel faced heckling as the ruling shifted through Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. The government avoided exhausting its legal troops as utility suits mounted, while Roosevelt faced pressure to modify policy. Judges and lawyers clashed, leaving the utilities on the defensive with few wins to date.
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Davis
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Corcoran- Cohen
Corcoran
Cohen
Cummings
Electric Bond & Share Company
Department of Justice
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington political maneuvers described as warfare
The article accuses Washington governance of being a game where citizens are pawns. It critiques officials for insubstantial claims and asserts there is nothing sound or fundamental in official statements.
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Washington
Hoarding critique cites timber land holdings and rail grants
F E Radcliffe of Albany laments hoarding of earth and timber in a column. He cites a 1913 Commerce report showing vast railroad land grants and extensive private ownership, with millions of acres held out of use and large profits flowing to investors rather than settlers.
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the Messenger
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Lumber Industry
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
New England
Texas
Florida
Minnesota
Northern Pacific Railroad
United States
H. H. Schwartz
General Land Office
Schwartz
Friends of Equitable Industrial Development
Upper
Michigan
Washington
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
New York
James W. Wadsworth
Baron
Geneseo
Rochester
Kansas
Mississippi
Lady Gordon
Edward Reid
F. E. Radcliffe
Albany
We the Women and the Second Wife
A columnist muses on the dynamics between first and second wives. The second wife often resents the predecessor yet benefits from lessons the first wife taught about marriage, domestic life, and a man’s regard. Gratitude and adaptation shape her position.
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Reno
Athens observes passion week with special services
Athens churches hold passion week services as residents note Holy Week rituals. Mr and Mrs C D Hopkins and Mr and Mrs Rufus C Hopkins travel to Delaware for the funeral of Senator Frank B Willis, a presidential hopeful rivaling Herbert Hoover at his death. City council discusses extending curb street lighting on Lancaster Street and locating a new city dumping ground.
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Athens
C. D. Hopkins
Rufus C. Hopkins
Delaware
Frank B. Willis
Willis
Herbert Hoover
Lancaster St
Montgomery Sergeant Casley on nine days leave home
Twenty years ago Sergeant Paul B. Casley of the 135th Machine Gun Company spent a nine days’ leave with his parents Mr and Mrs W A Casley in Montgomery Alabama. The Higley Study Circle met with Mrs C H Horn and voted to invest 25 in Thrift Stamps. Two quilts made of cigarette and chewing gum squares were completed and sent to Camp Sherman.
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Paul B. Casley
135Th Machine Gun Company
Montgomery, Ala
W. A. Casley
Higley
C. H. Horn
Camp Sherman
Constance and George Thorvald in a Postponed Wedding
The chapter centers on Constance, her staged Camilla Wynne persona, and George Thorvald as he nears a final decision. Constance and Mark Rogers navigate new feelings while Dr Rogers and Hildegarde Thorvald observe, with Mrs Rogers arriving to reveal a surprising marriage outcome.
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Constance Maidwell
Derek Manthon
Hildegarde Thorvald Derek
DR. Rogers
George Thorvald
Camilla Wynne
Constance
Camilla
Doc Rogers
George
Mark Rogers
Miss Thorvald
Safa
Hildegarde
Hilda
Mark
Hilda Thorvald
Derek
Ernest Thorvald
Bartlett's
Health Hints on Flood Preparedness and Water Safety
The article stresses flood risks to health as rivers swell and flood homes and water systems. It urges sanitary engineers, treated wells, safe stored water, and safeguarding pipelines during rising waters to prevent typhoid and malaria risks after floods recede.
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Elinore ‘Cowan Stone
Connie
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Mother
DR. Morris Fishbein
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