The Athens Messenger Historical Note
The Athens Messenger established 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929. It published weekdays in the afternoon except Saturday and a large Sunday morning edition. Memberships include American Newspaper Publishers Association and Ohio newspaper groups. Obituary charges mentioned.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation, Ohio Newspaper Association
Nland Daily Press Association
Return of the old fashioned spelling bee and its value
The piece argues spelling remains essential for literacy and employment. It cites teachers and employers noting high school graduates struggle with writing and filing. It predicts a revival of spelling contests and emphasizes readable handwriting and correct letter order as practical job skills.
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Messenger
Sharpsburg
Plain Words on Delinquent Taxes and Government Costs
The piece argues unpaid taxes drain government funds and criticizes officeholders for appeasing tax delinquents. It urges enforcing tax collection, cutting federal relief, and pushing residents to explain nonpayment while praising taxpayers who meet obligations. It cites Metcalf's proposed inquiry and stresses living within income.
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Ohio
Metcalf
Squirrels Attack Five Women in Schenectady
In Schenectady New York five women were attacked by a single squirrel said to be unafraid of new bat modes. A film executive notes theatergoing offers something television cannot supply. Junior could be bribed to step on feet and eat peanuts.
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Junior
Schenectady
N. Y
Washington mulls policy as Congress stalls amid reorganizational confusion
In Washington the government moves with a dull air of assurance but deep disorder behind the scenes. Congress lacks a program after three and a half months, while taxes, budget, reorganization, and new departments face uncertain futures. Roosevelt may push six new secretaries, but independent commissions resist departmental control. The outcome hinges on who you talk to.
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Paul Mallon Washington
NRA
Supreme Court
Congress
Roosevelt
Joint Congressional Committee
Welfare
Ickes
Public Works
Hopkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Disarmament Doubts and Economic Plans Face Roosevelt
The New Ordainers show little progress on disarmament and have filed away internal ideas. Roosevelt’s coming message on relief and budget revision may reflect Eccles-Morgenthau curtailment aims. Prices remain the main danger, with an announced plan suspected on the subject. Legislation on prices and wage hours is anticipated, while sit-downs likely stay quiet unless mass strikes emerge.
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Roosevelt
Eccles-Morgenthau
NRA
South Seas Romance Ends With Tall Guest Fleeing Natives
Pan American Airways officer R. M. Conley, 6 feet 9 inches, stationed on Guam, was presented with the island’s fairest maiden in a native fete to deter him from carrying off the girls. He fled with the damsel. locals blame him, but the tale proves romance in the South Seas persists. School children are guarded from Communism, and a book heroine is playfully renamed Little Red White and Blue Riding Hood.
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R. M. Conley
Pan-American Airways
Conley
Pan- American Clipper
Pacific
Guam
South Seas
Little Red, White and Blue Riding Hood
Wife of Noted Golfer Files for Divorce
The wife of a famous golfer sues for divorce asserting irreconcilable differences while recalling her spouse as not a bad fellow. The court action raises questions about the couple’s strained marriage and potential settlement.
Tax structure under fire as deficits loom in Washington
Washington reports say the national budget faces a looming deficit with rising spending and stagnant revenue. The piece argues taxes on high incomes fail to raise as hoped, warns of a bank holiday if bond prices collapse, and suggests only spending cuts or money printing can avert financial collapse.
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Washington
D. C
National Association of Undertakers
Treasury
United States
LaFollette
Congress
Bond Issue Debate Sparks Ward Township Letters
Samuel H. Dillon defends East Ward Schools against a Murray City critic. He argues the proposed high school building is for East Ward, not centralized elementary use, notes student transport from Green Township and Coalgate, and cites board resolutions. He urges voters to support the bond issue and discredits the opponent as misinformed.
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the Messenger
G. William
Murray City
Sunday Messenger
William
Ward
Board of Education
Ohio
Hocking
Ward Rural Schools
Green Township
Carbon Hill
Ward Township
East Ward
Coalgate
Hocking County
Samuel H. Dillon
News Your Dad Read TEN YEARS AGO
Recap of club talks fashion notes and local events from ten years back. Highlights include Miss Grace Thomas on Eugene ONeal at the Wednesday Club and Gloria Swanson at a stylish wedding with ankle length dress.
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Grace Thomas
Albany
Eugene O'Neil
Gloria Swanson
Coast Guard Cutter Forces Pursuit In Ocean Chase
Martha and Betty flee aboard the cargo vessel as Ciznik and his crew near discovery. A revenue cutter closes in, signaling a warning shot while Speddon orders men to move prisoners below deck. Martha plans a risky maneuver to alert the coast guard and escape.
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Diznik
Betty
Ciznik
Ling
Martha
Coast Guard
Speddon
Pete
Jack
Charleston Era Civil War relic found in Athens County home
A tattered copy of the Chattanooga Daily Rebel from June 28, 1863, found by Mrs. James Bartoe in Nelsonville, shows Confederate executions in Franklin Tennessee and siege updates from Vicksburg. The paper, valued for Civil War history, is linked to the Southerton family and stored at 718 Chestnut St.
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C. H. Harris
Sarah Bryson
Athens County
James Bartoe
Nelsonville
Chattanooga
Bartoe
Southerton
W. B. Southerton
Athens
Daily Rebel
South
Franklin, Tenn
Lawrence Auton
Walter Peter
Associated Press
Vicksburg
Tennessee
Lee
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Chestnut St
Our Father's World Poem by Minnie Gastin
A verse recalling God's creation with sun and trees, rivers and seasons, and a call to faith. The poem contrasts earthly life with a heavenly home and ends with a dedication by Minnie Gastin of Haydenville Ohio.
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Iove
Minnie Gastin
Haydenville
Ohio
Health Hints on Pneumonia Care and Hospital Admission
The guide stresses strict infection control for pneumonia patients with clean gowns and soap handwashing, ventilation, and minimal visitors. It urges immediate hospital care when needed, notes oxygen use for breathing, cautious convalescence, and early X-ray diagnosis to confirm pneumonia and enable timely treatment.
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