The Athens Messenger Publisher and staff roster
The Athens Messenger details its publishing schedule and leadership. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager, Charles A. Harris is managing editor, with printing by The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co. Subscriptions are listed, along with advertising rates and affiliations with press associations.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles A. Harris
Wagner Act Ruling Seen as Path to Industrial Peace
The Supreme Court upholds the Wagner Labor Relations Act affirming workers right to organize and bargain as a majority unit within interstate commerce regulated industries. It bars company‑fostered unions and empowers a three‑person board to oversee relations, signaling broad interstate commerce reach and a legal victory for the New Deal era.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Law of the Land
Old Fashioned Preaching Best in Athens Church
The Athens First Methodist Episcopal Church hosts Reverend William G. Seaman who argues for traditional Bible rooted sermons. He criticizes modern ministers for mixing worldly topics into worship and urges guidance to improve living through scriptural teaching.
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Athens First Methodist Episcopal Church
William G. Seaman
Peo
God
Christ
Rumors About Gold Shake Markets Worldwide
The article notes global market tremors as rumors about gold spread from London to Amsterdam. President Roosevelt dismisses the rumors using the foreign press as a whipping pillow, but savvy observers doubt the denial, suggesting the rumors persist despite official statements.
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Washington
Iowa
White House
London
Amsterdam
Roosevelt
Treasury sights inflow of gold and possible import limits
Inside note says the treasury plans further action to restrain imports possibly a service or minting charge on newly mined gold to stop the U S becoming a dumping ground for South African Canadian and Russian mines. Roosevelt rumored to have a price program but authorities say no monetary change. speculators in London credit a New York friend with the move.
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South Africa
Canada
Russia
Roosevelt
Theg
New York
London
Government price plan eyed amid NRA conflict
Rumor in official circles suggests Roosevelt may clash with the NRA over a new price fixing scheme and relief spending on consumer goods. Observers expect a price bill to be pushed by the administration to avoid repeating the 1929 price surge and runaway inflation.
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NRA
Roosevelt silence worries economists amid balanced budget debate
The piece notes fears that President Roosevelt may not push a balanced budget and urges waste elimination as the path to surplus. It cites rising costs from wages and raw materials, government purchases raising prices, and criticizes misattributed blame to foreign armament. It also corrects Vice President Garner's stance during sit down strike remarks.
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Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Eccles-Morgenthau
CIO
Garner
Mr. Garner
Doctor Seaman’s Plain Talk Reaches Congregation
The article lauds Doctor Seaman for delivering direct speaking of the Word to teach religion uncolored by extraneous issues. It argues for clear understanding of doctrines to reveal true Reality and uphold first principles in religious teaching.
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Ings
God
Seaman
Oil Supply Fads Do Not Dampen Rebirth of Oklahoma Boom Towns
Georgetown, S C veteran recounts oil booms from 800 to 10 000 feet in Oklahoma towns like Okmulgee and Sapulpa. He cites Teagle and Pogue on hydrogenation and price no long above two dollars, and describes new methods to recover most unrecovered oil.
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Georgetown
S. C
Paul Reveres
Army General Staff
America
Oklahoma
Dead Sea
Okmulgee
Sapulpa
Walter Teagle
Joe Pogue
de Golyer
Tulsa
Native language Honolulu weeklies publish global and local briefs
Ka Hoku O Hawaii and Nupepa Kuoka remain four page weekly papers in Hawaii. Each issue provides concise world and local news summaries in the native language, keeping cultural media alive for readers.
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Honolulu
U.P
Hawaii
Open Letter Challenges Views On Court Powers and Democracy
Edward Campbell of Coolville writes to The Messenger critiquing Supreme Court limits, Roosevelt’s court plan, and constitutional amendments. He argues for minority rights and a government of the people, signed April 9.
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the Messenger
Penn
Thompson
Ohio
Supreme Court
Mr. Penn
Abe Lincoln
Roosevelt
John Penn
George Thompson
Edward Campbell Coolville
R. D
Ickes Hopkins Travel to Everglades in Florida
Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes and WPA Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, the New Deal’s relief policy rivals, travel together to St Petersburg and then into the Everglades for a combined business and leisure trip amid ongoing policy clashes. Arkansas may tax theater awards as the state senate passes a 15 percent levy on bank nights.
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Little Rock
Ark
State of Arkansas
Senate
Mystery of Betty Haynes case ends aboard Seattle dock
Martha Brittain tracks disappearance from Long Beach to San Francisco Portland and Seattle. She confronts Jack Speddon in a Yukon parking block, is bound and gagged, and wakes trapped in a dock warehouse watching waves. Evidence hints at an underworld connection and further danger as the trail resumes on page eight.
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Betty Haynes
Long Beach
Jack Speddon
Martha Brittain
Gerry Neal
Martha
Neal
Betty
Speddon
San Francisco
Portland
Ciznik
Seattle
Arnold Sloss
Airspeed Trailer Company
Yukon
District Tales of Long Ago
Nelsonville history highlights early coal operators led by L. D. Poston and partners They opened mines after 1840 canal completion and expanded after the first valley railroad By 1875 Poston family divested to sons and a son in law Nelsonville incorporation occurred in 1838 with Charles Cable as mayor The Methodist Church formed in 1836 and the first church built in 1838 replacing a frame structure at about 20 dollars costs mentioned
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C. H. Harris
L. D. Poston
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Columbus
Robbins Hill
Richard Doughty
I. Sminger
Samuel Bright Jr
George W. Burns
Z Fagan
H. B. Westervelt
Sheddon abducts Martha in covert trailer scene
Martha awakens bound on burlap under rough rafters as Sheddon rapidly plans to knock her unconscious and abduct her, leaving her in a trailer with tied hands and feet. The tense moment captures the swift, perilous turn in Chapter XVIII.
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Sheddon
Martha
Local Women's Clubs Admit New Leaders at Ohio University
Mary Frances Goldsberry was nominated for YWCA president at Ohio University. Dorothy Woodworth named secretary of W A A and Marcia Scott with Marianna Bing nominated for vice president of the Women's League. Presbyterian Church officers elected include trustees Prof. George E. McLaughlin A O Sloane and elders Dr. J. T. Merwin Prof. A. A. Atkinson L. J. Addicott. Superintendent John Patterson named ruling elder. Jolly Sewers Club hosted by Mrs. Carl Ferguson. Athens golfers plan weekly luncheons with participants listed, including Mrs. John H. Preston and others from Athens and Nelsonville.
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Mary Frances Goldsberry
F. E. Goldsberry
YWCA
Ohio University
Dorothy Woodworth
Marcia Scott
Marianna Bing
Women’s League
The
Presbyterian Church
George E. McLaughlin
A. O. Sloane
J. T. Merwin
A. A. Atkinson
L. J. Addicott
John Patterson
W. L. Gard
F. E. Harshman
Athens
Nabby Lee Ames Chapter Leaders Red Cross Work in Athens
Twenty years ago Mrs. Evans head of the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the DAR named Mrs. G. I. Putnam head of a committee on Red Cross work in Athens. Athens County Court room filled for a patriotic meeting with speakers including Captain J. B. Allen and Ohio University leaders. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Green and three children from Cambridge Mass. visited Mansfield friends. Miss Mary Connett, Mansfield teacher, stayed with her parents.
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Evans
Nabby Lee Ames
DAR
G. I. Putnam
Red Cross
Athens
Athens County
J. B. Allen
Alston Ellis
Ohio University
G. F. Morgan
E. W. Chubb
S. M. Johnson
Thompson
Herbert A. Green
Cambridge, Mass
Mary Connett
Mansfield
L. W. Connett
Early serum treatment boosts pneumococcal pneumonia outcomes
Dr. Morris Fishbein notes that anti pneumococci serum is most effective when given within hours of diagnosis, especially type 1, potentially cutting deaths by 50 to 60 percent. Results vary by type, with type 3 less favorable, and typing of sputum within 30 minutes aids correct serum choice.
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Sas Bo
New York
Department of Health
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the Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohie Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Paul Mallon
Fuch S. Johnson
George Clark
Marcus
the Public Forum
Messrs. Ponn, Thompson
Deeg
Byward Jones
NEA Service, Inc
Sloss
Carl Ferguson
Jolly Sewers Club
A. L. Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
F. J. Beasley
Morris Fishbein
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