Athens Messenger Publishing Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions with a large Sunday issue. Gordon K. Bush is publisher, with Charles H. Harris as managing editor and general manager. Subscription rates: carrier 15 cents per week. mail options from four weeks to one year vary by period.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ations
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Ohio
Roosevelt Faces Budget Cuts and Traveling Rest
The piece argues President Roosevelt favors trimming federal expenditures but faces congressional resistance. It notes a multi‑hundred‑million cut view versus seven billion yearly outlay and predicts vacations in Texas Gulf waters and Hyde Park as Congress debates spending.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Hyde Park
Diversification in Child Training and Family Size
The article argues training matters less than heredity and urges having three to five children. It claims varied outcomes arise even from the same parents, recommending five children to produce at least one superior and two ordinary offspring, with the fourth possibly a black sheep or genius to entertain the parents.
Opera Critique From The Big Town Circle
A column lampoons Met roving tour critics praise while average citizens find grand opera inaccessible. The piece argues culture demands accessible language and roots of appreciation, suggesting opera should shed dressy frills to win broad American appeal.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Cleveland
Boston
Economic trends hint at a coming readjustment in 1930s
The piece notes the Federal Reserve reports March industrial output at 119 percent of 1929, with April expected around 121. It discusses rising wholesale prices, cooling speculation, and a likely mild recession. It also touches Franco’s Bilbao operation, tax revision notes, and Belgium’s neutrality amid European tensions.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Congress
Franco
Bilbao
Madrid
Treasury
Magill
Oliphant
Belgium
Britain
France
State Department
Helmut Hirsch
Hitlerland
Helmut
Siegfried
Hirsch
Warren
North Carolina
J. Micawber
David Copperfield
Mr. Roosevelt
Becomes Self Supporting Despite Public Skepticism
A terse critique argues the system cannot become self supporting as ordinary people grasp its flaws. The comment highlights widespread doubt about practical viability and sustained reliance on external aid.
Mutiny on the Bounty in Washington Debates
Washington column notes rising discontent with the Roosevelt administration amid court fight revenue shortfall and daunting deficit. It likens harsh political attacks to Mowgli’s wolf pack and warns of senatorial sit-downs while praising Roosevelt's gains in banking and agriculture.
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Washington, D. C
Kipling
Washington
White House
Vandenberg
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Akela
Mowgli
Public Forum on bond issues and school finance debate
A reader laments town bond proposals for a new school and critiques tax boosts and wage rises. The letter cites bankers, politicians, PTA groups, and figures like J W Bailey and Clarence Darrow while contrasting education goals with fiscal burden. The piece quotes Roosevelt and reflects on national perspectives.
Lung Collapse Treatments For Tuberculosis Discussed
Dr Morris Fishbein explains pneumothorax collapse therapy for TB, including artificial pneumothorax with air or mineral oil, diaphragm nerve restraint, and thoracoplasty. Early, proper application can allow work and reduce spread, though cure is not immediate.
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Morris Fishbein
Afraid to Love or Cast of Characters
Joan Barrett secretary to John Hendry discusses marriage with Bob Andrews. Bob is tasked to investigate a mining stock, with Hendry pushing a quick sale of the Bella Terra mine near Sacramento. Joan questions Norton the promoter, hints of doubt, and plans a future as Mr. and Mrs. Andrews.
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Joan Barrett
John Hendry
Bob Andrews
Hendry
Joan
Sybil Hendry
Philip Hendry
Sybil
Dorothy Starke
Charles Norton
California
Bob
Sacramento
Bella Terra
Norton
Mr. Norton
Mrs. Andrews
In Memory of Robert Grandy Our Grit Boy Grandy
A reader verse memorial honors Robert Grandy known as our grit boy who delivered papers with cheer. The poem recalls his kindly acts at the well and chain jingling moments and asks readers to trust in God for reunion in the afterlife.
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Robert Grandy
Grandy
Bobby
United States pledges guard over American property abroad
The president stated the U S will protect American property and live abroad, applying to Mexico Nicaragua and China. Ohio University professor A B Sias spoke at Fathers Night at East Side School as the Boys Glee Club sang.
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United States
Mexico
Nicaragua
China
A. B. Sias
Department of Education
Ohio Univerisity
East Side
Boys’ Glee Club
District Tales of Long Ago About New Jerusalem Plan in Ohio
Records from the Wolfe family reveal a 1871 circular by Eli Curtis seeking land on Mt. Nebo to establish the Morning Star Community and a City of New Jerusalem in Athens County. The plan, tied to Celestial Guides and a tabernacle on Mt. Nebo, drew public funds and a local newspaper, Herald of the New Dispensation, though the project later faded after litigation and demolition of the Mt. Nebo structure.
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F. S. Wolfe
Dover Township
Athens City
H. L. Atkinson
New Jerusalem
Hooper Ridge
Athens County
Eli Curtis
Chauncey
Ohio
Curtis
Wolfe
E. V. Wolfe
Lower Plains
Mt. Nebo
Sand Ridge
Jonathan Koons
Athens
Morning Star
Chauncey Barnes
Herald
Jesus of Nazareth
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
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Itor
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Columbus
Uncle Sam
R.F.C
P.t.a.-Ers
Missouri
Dredd Scott
W. Kittle
Millfield
J. W. Bailey
Clarence Darrow
Franklin D, Roosevelt
Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Washington and Jefferson
Chapter
Green Hills Inn
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Mrs. C, Lillanaplerce
Angie Brown Green
Woodbury
N. J
Albany
Leonard Brown
Hocking County
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce of
Logan
Ohio University
Chubb
Department of Chemistry and Agriculture
Charles Witt
C. E. Witt
D. H. Moore
F. W. Bush
R. E. Richardson
E. R. Lash
Robert Woodworth
W. E. Peters
Hyde
M. J. Walsh
P. E. Hixon
Thomas Cotton
Paul Woodworth
C. H. Harris
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