Athens Messenger header and publishing details
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager with Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It notes memberships in press associations and National Representative offices. Subscription rates are provided for carrier and mail in multiple counties.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Million Dollar Discipline Forces Ohio Pension Funds Delay
Washington reports say lawmakers sidetracked Congressman Tom Jenkins bill to release more than a million dollars withheld from Ohio old age pension funds. Federal officials oppose the grant as discipline for alleged federal regulation nonconformity, risking court action as pensioners lose funds.
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National House
Tom Jenkins
Ohio
Jenkins
Washington
Federal Bureau
Davey
Enviable Record of C. A. Hartley Chronicle
The obituary honors Charles A. Hartley for chronicling life’s daily stories over decades. He documented weddings, deaths, births, and small town moments, forming a lasting record of his era. His work spanned farm life, industry, war service, and postal duties, leaving behind untold memories for future generations.
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Charles A. Hartley
C. A
C. A. Hartley
Mr. Hartley
LOSING CONTACTS IN FAMILY ROOTS
The piece reflects on a Nelsonville reunion of two brothers after fifty years and discusses how immigration and name changes scatter kin, making genealogy hard. It warns that many people unknowingly interact with relatives and emphasizes the value of keeping better records.
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Nelsonville
Hats and fashion folly in a German newspaper critique
The piece discusses women's hats as fearful and wonderful, noting male confusion on fashion. Das Schwarze Korps criticizes extravagant hats with animal imagery and high prices, claiming they degrade nature and beauty. The column wryly observes women's appeal despite the critique, closing with a humorous acknowledgment of fashion's magnetic pull.
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Das Schwarze Corps
Beauty queen fined for shorts on Nettleton street
A beauty contest winner in Nettleton Arkansas was fined 50 dollars for wearing shorts on Main Street. A lynch mob is sought for the man who filed the charges.
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Nettleton
Ark
With Ernie Pyle in the Colorful Southwest
Ernie Pyle recalls a whitewater journey on the San Juan River with Norman Nevills guiding. The kayak-like ride down stern-to- downstream rapids weaves danger, humor, and awe as canyon walls rise a quarter mile high and the boat is tethered on a rock ledge.
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Mexican Hat
Utah
San Juan
Desert
San Juan River
Norman Nevills
West
Nevills
Nevils
Bruce Catton Reports a West Coast Labor Board Case
A National Labor Relations Board case centers on an employer dominated company union, the Industrial Employes Union, Inc. spanning Washington to Idaho. The lumber industry faces orders to sever ties, ignore union contracts, and reimburse dues since 1935, with briefs and oral arguments shaping the final order.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Industrial Employes Union, Inc
Oregon
Idaho
War Department
West
Labor Board
Loyal Legion of Loggers
Loyal Legion
Supreme Court
Industrial Employes’ Union
Willamette Valley Lumber Operators’ Association
Answers and curiosities from the Information Bureau
A Q and A page from The Messenger answers common questions about athlete’s foot home cure and brain size, and provides facts on biblical commandments, old US cities, and the meaning of fair exposition. It identifies Augustine Florida as the oldest European-founded city and Santa Fe as second oldest.
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United States
St. Augustine
Florida
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Health Hints and Diet: Vitamins A to K Overview
The article reviews vitamins beyond A B C and D noting riboflavin once called G. Vitamin E is described as anti sterility with uncertain human deficiency. It discusses linoleic acid marketed as vitamin F and the lack of evidence for rejuvenating claims. Vitamin K from alfalfa helps prevent bleeding in obstructive jaundice and is used around gallbladder surgery, saving lives.
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United States
American Society of Biological Chemists
American Institute of Nutrition
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
The
American Medical Association
Journal of the
Public Forum: reader complains about WPA critic
A letter from J N Williams of Middleport dated July 31 criticizes a regular forum antagonist known as Jokes for constant fault finding on WPA and pay, work days, and hiring Mary details, urging readers to sign and move on. The writer says they will stop contributing and go out for a drink.
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the Messenger
The
Forum
WPA
J. N. Williams
Middleport
George
Linda
Marcia
Glouster votes on sanitary sewerage plan next Tuesday
Athens health commissioner endorses the Glouster sewer proposal urging immediate approval to prevent typhoid risk and save taxpayers money. He notes current insanitary conditions have caused sickness and that completion would be economical and protective for the village.
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the Messenger
Glouster
J. M. Higgins
M. D
Athens
Ireland Personal and Brief Social Notes
Fifth Sunday meeting of the Coolville Centennial and Ireland Congregational churches was held in Ireland on July 31. Rev D G Holman led morning services with Rev Ray Gardner delivering the sermon. Keith Brandeberry led afternoon sessions as Pilgrim Fellowship president. A basket dinner for 115 followed. Several local residents were guests at private visits and weekend stays including Glenn Dean, Jennie Newson, Gene Allan, Alfredgers family, Kenneth Dunfee and baby Jean Ann, Wendell Clark and daughter Jean Marlene, and Emma Mitchell visiting Mr and Mrs Hall.
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Ireland
Coolville
Centennial
Jennie Newson
Gene Allan
Alfredgers
James
Kenneth Dunfee
Jean Ann
Mrs. Dunfee
Cincinnati
Wendell Clark
Jean Marlene
Clarksburg
W. Va
Russell Hall
Mr. Hall
Emma Mitchell
War and a Woman in the Linda Storm Saga
Linda Storm faces emotional turmoil as naval husband rivals, wartime duty, and a heart attack back home collide. George dismisses her needs while Marcia watches, and Linda confronts guilt, loneliness, and a looming crisis that forces a return home.
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Linda Storm
Marcia King
Jimmy Cooper
Pensacola
George Cameron
Linda
Jimmy
Marcia
George
Peter
George Quick
Road work contracts awarded in Trimble and Jacksonville
State Highway Department awarded contracts totaling 93000 for road work in Trimble and Jacksonville. A large stable burned at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The Plains Road received a second tar application from Beaumont Bridge to Dickens store. Rufus Putnam School fourth grade staff includes Pierre, Mackinnon, Logan, Newman, Dinsmore, Morrison, Howells, Merriman, Mitchell, Rose, Sprague, Stauffer, Cooley, Thorpe, Brookins, Burdette, Williams, and Ward.
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Trimble
Jacksonville
State Highway Department
Plains Road
Beaumont Bridge
Dickens Store
Rufus Putnam School
James Pierre
Patty Mackinnon
Phyllis Logan
Charles Newman
Betty Dinsmore
Evelyn Morrison
Denver Howells
Dale Merriman
Alice Mitchell
Pauline Rose
Hawley Sprague
Gerald Stauffer
Edison Cooley
Francis Thorpe
Robert Brookins
Donald Burdette
Milton Williams
Helen Ward
Peace Treaty Demand Sets Senate Tone
Major Emmett L. Hooper of the A. E. F. lands in New York after service in France. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Hooper. Dr Blaine R Goldsberry returns from Navy duty en route to Fort Wayne to join a life insurance staff. Lawrence M Murphy of 97 Mill St. earns the top civil service grade as payroll auditor with the state industrial commission.
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Emmett L. Hooper
France
New York
Major Hooper
S. F. Hooper
Lancaster St
Blaine R. Goldsberry
U. S. Navy
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lawrence M. Murphy
Mill St
State Industrial Commission
Hill Funeral Held at Cutler Hill
Hill Hill, 32, died at his mother's home in Cutler after an extended illness. Funeral services were held there Tuesday. Surviving are his mother and one brother Pearl Hill of Detroit. father and another brother preceded in death. Local attendees joined Epworth Chapel music event crowd including D F Masters and grandchildren David Ralph Martin John Linscott Kenneth Beatrice Gould.
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Cutler
Williard Hill
Elmer Hill
Pearl Hill
Detroit
Gould
Epworth Chapel
D. F. Masters
David
Ralph Martin
John Linscott
Kenneth
Beatrice Gould
Johnny
Beatrice
Raymond Rippey
Bartlett
Betty Armstrong
Ida McAfee
J. V. Leyda
Virginia
Leota McAtee
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Ida McAtee
Louise Place
Clyde Baker
Crooksville
James James
Fleming
Louise
Virginia Place
Leota McAfee
Lloyd Remely
Kansas
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