Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Listing Details
The Athens Messenger is a daily weekday companion with a large Sunday edition by the Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co. Gordon K. Push is Publisher and General Manager, Charles H. Harris Managing Editor. It serves Athens County and near towns with a broad press network and offers obituaries and notices by mail. Subscription rates include carrier 15 cents weekly and mail options from four weeks to one year.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
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We Must Cut Government to Ease Tax Burden Now
The piece argues that widespread taxation harms all citizens and that government expansion has outpaced public means. It calls for abolishing nonessential agencies, paying for services directly, and returning to elemental governance to reduce taxes and restrain government meddling.
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Uncle Sam
Wheat situation portends cautious outlook for US farmers
The Alexander Hamilton Institute bulletin says US wheat supply this year will reach about 1.11 billion bushels against a domestic demand of just over 700 million. Winter wheat is down, spring wheat up, and carryover up 62 million. If Canadian and European crops bumper, US farmers face another hard year.
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United States
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Canadian
Municipal utilities face depression era woes
Carl D. Thompson of the Public Ownership League of America notes municipally owned utilities struggle with the low mood of the era. They also bear unemployment effects and heavy taxes arising from unsettled conditions, impacting their finances and operations.
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Carl D. Thompson
Public Ownership League of America
A Thought For Today Faithful Guidance Quote
A proverb advises that training a child in the right path yields lifelong direction. The saying emphasizes steady teaching as a lasting influence from early years.
New York Fashion Bears Bright Colors For Summer
Writer notes a shift to bold blues and bright accents as Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue menswear plots a cheerful, white summer look. He jokes about luxury yachts and celebrity anecdotes, including contrasts between Mor gan’s Corsair and Mrs Cadwalader’s Savarona.
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New York
Fellows
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Boa
Park Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Bureau
The bureau offers free answers to any question non medical legal or financial by mail. Sample queries include Sherwood Forest remnants gypsy migration to America wild turkeys weights Russian money value radio licenses Canada kite tails and the 1932 federal annual appropriations of 4 674 073 917.
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Canada
Congress
Costly experimental garden coil ruin crops
A poem-like account describes a man installing an electric coil in his garden to accelerate plant growth. Initially crops thrive and money seems well spent, but the soil dies and a single failed season wipes out twenty years of harvests.
Exploits and Oddities From Yesterday's Cartoons and Sports
A cartoon describes a wrist watch surviving a 2000 foot drop in 1930 Charlotte. It compares unlikely events with Earl Laberten finishing a 1 mile race on a broken leg in Lincoln Nebraska. Laberten completed the race tenth, with a clean fracture noted by X-ray. Tomorrow previews a 6'4 inch golf wizard.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Laberten
Public Forum Letters Discuss Coal and Currency
An editor notes unsigned letters from The Messenger Forum, urging education of Ohio coal buyers, coordinated marketing, and union spirit among miners and operators. A separate view argues that platitudes won’t feed hungry children. currency, water, and cash irrigation are needed to lift the economy, citing Irving Fisher on deflation and national debt levels.
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Ohio
Meigs County
Hocking Valley
Ohio River
Dress Booklet for Little Girls Appeals to Parents
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet on dresses for young girls. A clothing specialist urges allowing girls to help choose outfits, noting early personality and color as key interests. A copy can be obtained by mail for four cents postage with a coupon.
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Athens
Dresses for Little Girls bookset offer
Information Bureau request enclosing four cents for a copy of the bookset on dresses for little girls. Include name street state for mailing.
Grosvenor Bridge Name Suggestion for Athens
A reader from Downington Ohio proposes naming the new South Bridge Grosvenor Bridge to honor General C. H. Grosvenor for his Civil War service and 20 years in Congress. He praises the Athens native as a self made man who achieved national prominence. The letter seeks wide support while acknowledging other civic leaders.
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Our Nation Lacks a Governing Intellect
The piece compares the United States to a dinosaur with vast yet misdirected power. It questions whether a national intelligence and voter interest are missing and whether a dictator is needed to govern a population with abundance and widespread fear for the future.
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Alaska
Florida
Chamberlain urges work economy courage for economy repair
British chancellor Chamberlain tells citizens to solve economic problems with work economy courage and patience. Kansas editor Victor Murgock quips that the Chamberlain formula is not copyrighted for these United States.
Ohio University and Local News Roundup
Social service work by the YWCA of Ohio University supports Athens and nearby coal regions with Sunday School, educational programs, and children’s activities. Ohio University adjusts term lengths. six week summer session replaces spring term and classes meet six days weekly. Freight rates criticized by Senator Willis at the Ironton Russell bridge dedication. Athens Kiwanis invited to establish a Logan chapter on May 4. Ohio University fence rebuilt after December flood to withstand high water. Twenty years ago notes anticipate 1912 baseball in Marietta with LeRoy pitching. Titanic registered mail rules issued. Ford deliveries announced locally. Claire McKinstry visits Atlanta for opera. Y M C A stunt carnival set at university auditorium to fund delegates for Linwood conference.
Al Smith Faces Roosevelt Nomination Battle in 1932
Washington dispatch analyzes Al Smith's fading influence as Democrats rally behind Franklin D. Roosevelt for the 1932 nomination. It notes Smith's diminished power and popularity, divides within the party, and the potential personal and political costs if he opposes or supports Roosevelt.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Smith
New York
Hoover
Mother Fixation and Independence in Child Rearing
The piece argues that overattention by mothers harms a child’s autonomy, detailing a phenomenon called mother fixation. It warns that as children grow, reliance on a parent should lessen, with boys shifting toward sports and self-sufficiency while mothers adjust, avoiding emotional smothering.
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