The Athens Messenger Publisher and Staff Notice
The Athens Messenger and Gerald Printing Co publish daily editions except Sunday with Gordon K. Bush as Publisher and General Manager and Charles M. Barr as Managing Editor. The paper serves five Southeastern Ohio counties and claims a 190,000 population reach.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Gerald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles M. Barr
Ohio
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan
Coolville-Gallipolis
New Order Wreckers and Americas Founding Faith
The piece argues against New Order critics who seek to abolish private property, claiming early America thrived on individual ownership and work. It contrasts European despotism with American opportunity, asserting faith in existing institutions and the melting pot as essential to progress and personal hope.
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Virginia
New Order
Europe
Time To Go to Work In Spring Home Repair
Warm rain spurs spring cleaning and repairs as homes and yards prep for summer. The piece urges homeowners to hire painters, paperhangers, gardeners, and carpenters to fix long neglected repairs. It notes improving business conditions and predicts prices won’t stay favorable for several years.
Need-Avoid Waste If Federal Aid For Local Services
The piece argues for federal consideration and assistance to overwhelmed social and cultural services of local governments blocked by funds. It urges funding for education, noting crippled school conditions, and calls for need-based apportionment to curb waste in small districts amid anticipated federal relief.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Bope
Behind the News By Paul Malion on the Blue Eagle
Washington April 4 commentator notes the Blue Eagle signals restraint amid industry squawks about possible bites from government imposed coal industry codes. Observes temper on both sides remains controlled and suggests the code was necessary to curb cut throat competition.
It Seems to Me on the Circus and Nostalgia
The writer argues that the circus sustains loyal crowds by pleasing children while offering aging adults a chance to feel young again. He questions whether middle aged men should chase their lost youth, suggesting many nostalgic raptures lose warmth if lived again.
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Oldsters
Health ideas and circus life blend in a reflective essay
A writers muses on health myths from milk with fruit to exercise and heart risk. He contrasts public beliefs with scientific findings, notes the circus as a metaphor for modern life, and ponders trainers and seals while lamenting the human condition and perilous entertainment.
Millers abandon code negotiations in staged protest
The millers tear up a proposed code and leave, signaling a clash with NRA tactics. Government plans two or three codes to mail for vote by return, with a likely agreement within sixty days. Industry and government operatives haggle for favorable terms, often resuming talks after tempers cool.
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Millers
Government negotiators debate NRA code terms with industry
An outsider overhears government operatives discussing how to impose codes on an industry. The outsider suggests offering best terms and, if rejected, telling them to go to Hell. The group notes the government has power to impose codes and licenses, but fears a national fight over the NRA to the bitter end.
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NRA
Children By Olwe Roberts Barton
Preparedness is not only sensible but necessary in every household with children. A thermometer and bandages should be on hand along with antiseptics lotions and prescribed medicines. Home nursing relies on common sense and prompt action and avoids guessing in small upsets or bumps.
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Olwe Roberts Barton
Feverish health tips and wartime bummers discussed
A reader quotes health guidance on fever and child illness urging calm, accurate checks and avoiding parental panic. The piece also reflects on deserters, Civil War views, and veteran pensions, noting political critique, southern attitudes, and calls for pragmatic economy amid wartime recollections.
Remarkable Early School Record Held by Joel West
Yesterday's cartoon highlights Joel West, now a Harvard student, as holder of a remarkable scholastic record. He completed two years of study before turning eighteen, attending Montessori House in San Diego in 1918 and entering full standing at the University of California in 1929 after sixteen years of early schooling. He finished with a Bachelor’s degree before his seventeenth birthday.
Government to seek renewal of NRA licensing provision
Despite reports to the contrary the government plans to ask Congress to renew the NRA licensing provision set to expire in June. It has never been used and the hagglers want to keep the power as a bargaining tool, with even administration opponents now convinced it should stay.
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Mozart
Debussy
Pitts Sanborn
Congress
NRA
Backstage talk of resignations in government services
An influential administrator privately warned that Mug Wumps and Brain Trusters may be asked to resign soon. He stressed the talk is for effect, not action, as libraries lack funds, public health is cut, and police and fire protection weaken. He urged funds be allocated by need with strict controls.
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Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Brain Trusters
Anthony
Ed Mulrooney on selling low proof whiskey rule
Edward P. Mulrooney, New York liquor commissioner, states that liquors with less than 0 proof can be sold and compares enforcement to a dog and bone analogy. The fragment ends with unclear garbled text.
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Edward P. Mulrooney
New York
Forgotten Man Emerges as Consumer Hero in Washington
Washington shifts focus from rhetoric to the everyday citizen, elevating John Citizen as the primary beneficiary of welfare efforts. The new emphasis centers on the consumer who pays for groceries and returns home, highlighting a growing significance in policy toward the average shopper.
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Washington
Old John
Hocking Engineers and Surveyors Association Meeting Report
Isaac Vaughn and district mine leaders spoke at the Hocking Engineers and Surveyors Association gathering in Sonville Harrin Wood and Nelsonv Tennessee were noted visitors. Easter plans for Miss Fiorenc Wood Miss Ann Pickering and Miss Mary Evans were mentioned along with school vacation arrangements. Ohio University choristers and alumni noted in attendance as guests of Mr and Mrs Emmet Quest with theatre and societal events referenced.
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Isaac Vaughn
District State Mine
Hockinggineers
Surveyors’ Associaies
Sonville
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