The Athens Messenger Page Four Notices and Rates
The Athens Messenger lists publication details and circulation policies including publisher, editors, associations, and rates. Subscription options cover Athens and surrounding counties with weekly and annual pricing and extra postage zones.
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the Athens Messenger
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
When Government Taxes Stir Thoughts On Wealth And Work
The piece argues that high taxes on movie salaries and general profits drive idle capital from investment, reducing jobs and increasing debt. It suggests taxpayers rarely consider how taxes fund roads and schools and warns about public fear of higher levies, which can push capable workers toward relief.
Good Americans See Youth Problem Across Nations
The piece urges concern for idle American youth amid global propaganda. It argues Nazi and fascist youth appeal abroad while Americans neglect scouting and youth programs at home. It links government and industry constraints to limited opportunities for youth and warns today’s idle youth shape America’s future.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
America
Three Thousand Years Read Papyrus Tax List From Desert Oasis
Italian scholars decipher an ancient Egyptian papyrus dating to 1300 B C after ten years of study. The discovered text proves to be a tax list for inhabitants of a Libyan desert oasis, revealing fiscal details from antiquity.
Milwaukee Police Foil Bank Burglary Plot
Milwaukee police nabbed thieves attempting to steal a bank burglar alarm with plans to return for a future robbery. The note mentions the 1939 Easter parade and its aftermath as the women resume wearing winter coats on upcoming Sundays.
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Milwaukee
Raymond Clapper assesses Roosevelt’s weekend moves on Europe
Clapper argues Roosevelt spoke during a European crisis lull to deter Hitler and Mussolini and reveal Axis war aims. He views the Pacific fleet move as a strategic signal, suggesting Britain benefits and Japan may threaten Far East assets, with U.S. interests tied to Pacific strength.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Berlin
Rome
Hitler
Mussolini
Goering
Axis
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Japan
Far East
Mediterranean
European
Roosevelt Acts as intermediary Between Hitler and Chamberlain
In his peace appeal to Hitler Roosevelt acts as a mediator rather than a true mediator. He volunteers as a postman between Hitler and Chamberlain. The move would not change the state of the European situation unless accepted, but rejection would influence American public sentiment and pave the way for allied material and credit support if Britain and France face war.
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Hitler
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
Britain
France
Mussolini
First federal case to defend editor vs intimidation set for trial
Bruce Catton reports on Mobile Alabama where the government brings a Section 51 case to defend editor Henry P. Ewald against threats tied to his crusade against gambling and corruption. Indicted are Bart Chamberlain Jr Sam B Powe George E McKenzie Miriam McKenzie Peter V Crouch and John Powe. The case seeks a civil rights precedent under a Civil War era law.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
United States
Henry P. Ewald
Mobile Register
Mobile Press
Bart B. Chamberlain, Jr
Mobile County
Sam B. Powe
George E. McKenzie
Miriam McKenzie
Peter V. Crouch
John Powe
Inge
Civil Liberties Unit
U. S. Department of Justice
Congress
Ewald
Odd American car names and misc. questions repeated
A reader lists quirky car names such as Autogo Anger Bugmobile and Gasmobile. The column answers varied queries on ship trimming Pan American Congress dates Sally Rand Tahiti passports potatoes potato ends Henry Ford award stock tax sun heat and related topics with concise explanations.
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Autogo
Anger
Bugmobile
Crouch
Crow
Darling
Dewabout
Gasmobile
Imp
Kidder
Pneumobile
Red Bug
Bogota
Colombia
Sally Rand
Loretta Young
Miss Young
Sally Blane
Tahiti
New York Stock Exchange
William McC. Martin, Jr
Exchange
CIO
CIO News
Len de Caux
Ku Klux Klan
Puerto Rico
Breasted
B. C
Henry Ford
James Watt International
Council of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Watt
London
England
Eddington
Health Hints on Barbiturate Abuse and Public Risks
A report summarizes rising use of barbituric acid derivatives in the United States and abroad. It notes habit formation, cumulative toxicity, suicides and accidents linked to sleeping drugs, and criminal exploitation. The AMA study reports 810 million doses yearly, 408 deaths by 1934, 1,185 poisonings and 124 deaths in hospitals, with 300–400 personal crisis deaths in 1936–1937 and 8.1 percent of city poison crisis reports from 1928–1937.
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House of Delegates
American Medical Association
United States
Germany
Census Department
Messenger Service Bureau Notice
The text instructs sending a three cent stamp for factual questions to The Messenger's Service Bureau in Washington. It warns that legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Stars Say For Tuesday April 18 Forecast by Genieve Kemble
The Stars Say predicts a day where personal poise restraint and amiability matter under high lunar stimulus. Avoid impulsive outbursts and manage romantic intrigues with prudence. Birthdays may see progress but tempered by quarrels and restless moods. A child may be aggressive and domineering offsetting creative talent.
Border Adventure Leads to Dinner with Luis Barro
Sheridan Starr and Hope Kildare trail Betty Mary into Mexico after night patrol shifts. They spot Betty Mary and Luis Barro at The Place of the Sleeping Monk. Barro joins their table as the officers observe in tense, protective silence.
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Betty Mary Jordan
Border Patrol
Sheridan Starr
Hope Kildare
Starr
Luis Barro
Juarez
Betty Mary
United States
International Bridge
Mexico
Sheridan
Hope
Bank of the Rio Grande
Barton
Sherry
Hopey
Betty
Rio Grande
America
Cinco de Mayo Street
Montezuma Hotel
Cinco de Mayo
16Th de Septiembre
el Paso
Barro
Senorita
West Texas
Don Luis
Don Luis Barro
Mr. Starr
K Kildare
Kildare
Barry
Mr. Kildare
Windmills on stage and May graduates listed
The piece notes New Marshfield High School students staged Windmills of Holland directed by Velma Young with leads Fred Elliott Ferrel Nixon Florene Merritt Gene Carlin Tom Winning Marion Jackson Delbert Young Eunice Treman. It also lists Nelsonville High School seniors to graduate in May including Mac Bartlett Elizabeth Bowers Floyd Brown Don Campbell Mary Coleman Catherine Courtney Mary Cranmer Lora Devol Ella Dezzo Edith Dilcher Mary Donley Elizabeth Eddington Gay Ervin Mary Evans Amanda Figgins Irene Frericks Marie Galvin Violet Glenn Charles Griffin Rex Huffman Helen Jackson Frank Johnson Margaret June Mary Eessinger Gladys Kiser Don Lancaster Frances Lawson Lois Linscott Helen Linton Carlos Linton Dean Long Claude Maffin Wilbur Mender Howard Miller Lillian Moore Pauline Morrison Mayme Nye Helen Ogg Leonard Perry Grethchen Pidcock Mary Pierce Margaret Penn Mary Pritchard Louise Rice Hazel Richardson Elizabeth Shepherd Tom Shepherd Clarence Lanner Daisy Sapp Margaret Shafer Treva Shaw Lucille Smith Edward Stocklen Betty Wolfe Roger Wolfe.
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Nelsonville High School
Mac Bartlett
Elizabeth Bowers
Floyd Brown
Don Campbell
Mary Coleman
Catherine Courtney
Mary Cranmer
Lora Devol
Ella Dezzo
Edith Dilcher
Mary Donley
Elizabeth Eddington
Gay Ervin
Mary Evans
Am Je Figgins
Irene Frereicks
Marie Galvin
Violet Glenn
Charles Griffin
Rex Huffman
Helen Jackson
Frank Johnson
Margaret June
Mary E. Kessinger
Gladys Ki
Twenty Years Ago At Athens Station And Local Ads
Don Strawn arrives with Athens group and loses his steel helmet at the station. Men wear sloped shoulders tight trousers and large crowns. Fulton Grocery offers creamery butter 65 cents, coffee 39 cents a pound, sugar two pounds 19 cents, and mild cured hams 35 cents. Dr T R Biddle serves as war savings chairman for Athens County and appoints Mrs Field Scott as women's division chairman.
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Don Strawn
Athens
Fulton Grocery Company
T. R. Biddle
War Savings
Athens County
Field Scott
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Jem
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
Raymond Clapper
Bruce Catton
Genevieve Kemble
George Clark
Oren Arnold
NEA Service
ING
J. B. Shumaker
Long Bottom
Pacific Coast
South
New Marshfield High School
Velma Young
Fred Elliott
Ferrel Nixon
Florene Merritt
Gene Carlin
Tom Winning
Marion Jackson
Delbert Young
Eunice Treman
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