Athens Messenger History and Circulation Details
The Athens Messenger outlines publishers Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush with Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It serves Athens and surrounding counties in southeastern Ohio, lists affiliations, and provides subscription rates including per week carrier pricing and annual mail options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens “Messenger & Derald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
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Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
New Deal Aims to Restore Confidence and Courage
The piece argues fear of the unknown and economic dread linger after hard times. It contends government steps, notably the New Deal, are meant to rebuild confidence, steady spirits, and guide citizens safely through recession’s graveyard toward renewed optimism.
Higher corn prices lift hopes for American farmers
Farmers who burned corn a month ago for 10 cents a bushel now refuse double that price, expecting 40 cents by August as Chicago grain prices rise. The surge has revived confidence, aiding Iowa Illinois producers in lifting old mortgages amid rising futures for corn oats rye and barley. Crop stocks and evolving agricultural policy add to optimism, with farmers delaying sales to await higher prices and debts hoped to be cleared.
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Chicago
Iowa
Illinois
Cornering Gold Aims at Strengthening Banking System
The administration seeks to corner gold to back currency, curb hoarding with fines and imprisonment, and expand government control over banks. With over $3 trillion in gold in play, the move targets safeguarding reserves, stabilizing the dollar, and guiding foreign trade while potential reforms unfold.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Europe
Treasury Department
Dorothy Dix on the Widowed Life and Society
The columnist explores three widow types from harsh loss to financial remarriage, noting how grief reshapes life and how widows become targets for predatory and well-meaning outsiders. It highlights stigma, dependence, and gossip that shadow widows after a husband’s death.
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
Teddy cannot sleep after his mother breaks a promise to let him see the full moon. He questions why promises made to children are easily broken and stays awake watching the curtains as the household noise fades. The tale explores disappointment and a child’s struggle to grasp a concrete limit on his day.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Teddy
Administration shifts from farm allotment to rental land retirement plan
Washington dispatches indicate the farm allotment plan will be dropped in favor of a government rental scheme. Under this approach marginal farm land would be retired from cultivation in each state to meet domestic needs. The plan, if well presented and managed, could raise farm prices to healthier levels and align production with actual demand while fitting with reforestation and flood control efforts.
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Washington
Explanations From Yesterday's Cartoon And Notices
The items discuss a buried French town near Bordeaux where sand receded to expose a church, and a 19th century Hungarian count Gyula Andrassy hanged in effigy after treason, later rising to high office under the same regime. Tomorrow: K. O'd By His Breath.
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Soulac-les-Bains
Bordeaux
France
Wighmest
Gyula Andrassy
Hungary
Franz Joseph
Imperial and Royal House
K. O'd
Taxpayer Granger letter criticizes petitions to end agricultural agent
A reader from Coolville April 4 disputes petitions to remove the county agricultural agent Mr Johnson. He notes Grange meetings backed by some outside help and mocks petitions to voters including those on the bread line. He critiques spending and tax policy and references President Roosevelt and broader political concerns.
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Johnson
Grangers
Easter Puzzle Word List And Clues Summary
A scrambled puzzle note lists numerous horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and partial words. It includes references to Easter related terms such as Sunday after March 21 and various word-length hints, but the complete answers are not provided in readable form.
Antiseptics for Throat Best Applied Directly to Infected Part
Dr Morris Fishbein explains throat inflammations arise from many causes from cold to allergies. Direct antiseptic application via cotton swab or atomizer best reaches the infected areas. A simple mouth wash uses salt in warm water with baking soda added for mucus clearance.
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Morris Fishbein
Tales of Codes and Intrigue Led House To Pass Censorship Bill
Washington D C- The House voted 10 to 1 for a measure aimed at restricting publication of official secrets. Critics warned the bill could impose ten years in prison and ten thousand dollars fine for publishing documents without consent. The episode sparked war talk and suspicion as lawmakers questioned who drafted the measure and why.
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House
Rodney Dutcher
Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
State Department
Judiciary Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Japan
Herbert O. Yardley
American Black Chamber
Justice
State Departments
Hatton W. Sumners
Phi Beta Phi Initiates Twelve at Alumna Home
The Phi Beta Phi sorority initiated twelve members at alumna Mrs. D. R. Zenner's home at 43 West State Street. Names include Helen Peoples Alice Phillips Dorothy Armstrong Anna May McClain Margaret Carpenter Elizabeth Woodworth Mary Elizabeth McVay Doris Henry Joy Hull Luella Barnhart Lethia Starr Ruth McCormick.
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Phi Beta Phi Sorority
D. R. Zenner
West State Street
Helen Peoples
Alice Phillips
Dorothy Armstrong
Anna May McClain
Margaret Carpenter
Elizabeth Woodworth
Mary Elizabeth McVay
Doris Henry
Joy Hull
Luella Barnhart
Lethia Starr
Ruth McCormick
TEMS OF INTEREST Public shifts from money to merchandise drive power
The public's passion for money has shifted toward merchandise as a new focus. Power now rests with those who take on responsibilities and lead in this changing landscape.
Epitorial Shorts and Curiosities From Distant Lands
The box huckleberry may be the world’s largest plant forming a 100 acre mat yet six inches high. The Nine of Diamonds is called the curse of Scotland. The Great Swallower fish can gulp larger prey at great depths. Eskimos mostly live in thatched huts not igloos. Elephants are not afraid of mice. Pear grit comes from an insect larvae. Local repair men aided in telephone work across Gallia, Gallipolis, Portsmouth and Ironton. Mr and Mrs Frank R Murphey visited Middleport to view flood damage to Mrs D B Hartinger’s sister’s home.
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Frank R. Murphey
Middleport
D. B. Hartinger
Patchwork Needlework Quilt Pattern by Aunt Martha
Pattern No. C258 offered for mail order by Aunt Martha. Orange and yellow patchwork with a gray print body described as exceptionally attractive. Allow one week to ten days for delivery via The Athens Messenger address Box 5112 Gateway Station Kansas City Missouri.
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Athens Messenger
Gateway Station
Kansas City
Sea life exhibit arrives at Athens High School
Botany class at Athens High School built a seaside display featuring sea plants and animals. Dr. W. N. Alderman donated a winter collection including shells, sea fans, corals, sea beans, and a pineapple family plant Spanish moss. Joby Phil a classmate, helped arrange the display to grow in a covered case.
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Athens High School
Botay
Ida
W. N. Alderman
Joby Phil
Walter
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