Athens Messenger publication history and rates
The Athens Messenger operates weekday afternoons with editions like Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville serving about 100 000 in five counties Southeastern Ohio. It lists addresses for offices and advertising rates with subscription options including weekly carrier and mail plans.
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Coogre
Achens
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
The Plan Will Succeed and the New Deal
A newspaper editorial argues the Roosevelt New Deal is practical and constructive like wartime effort. It urges business leaders to support inflationary policy, expand credit, and restore purchasing power through shared effort, insisting unemployment and under consumption must be addressed and slothful behavior sidelined.
Parents should support outdoor youth programs now
The piece argues that parents fail to fund or engage in scouting and outdoor activities, while non parents and teachers drive youth development. It cites Athens and similar towns, noting many children miss character-building camps due to cost. It calls for parental involvement and community support for playgrounds and outdoor programs.
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Athens
Reminding on Stock Market Risk From a Mathematics Professor
A mathematics professor warns the average investor to avoid stock gambling, noting odds of 12 to 1 against the small bettor. Despite warnings, many chase quick profits, recalling past crashes when paper fortunes vanished. The critic doubts widespread heed, yet optimism persists among amateurs drawn to new booms.
Modern roads ease traffic by better surfaces and planning
The text notes urban traffic flows improve as roads gain better surfaces and numbers. It mentions fewer cars on roads, improved mileages, and the disappearance of poor turns grade crossings and narrow bridges. It contrasts past obstructions with current drive slow and see guidance.
Dorothy Dix on Love and Money in Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues that marriage thrives when couples share life despite poverty and that wealth can harm lasting love. She notes divorces rise with riches and praises couples who build life together in hardship, stressing shared effort, sacrifice, and partnership over luxury.
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Miss DIX
Miss Twenty-Two
President Harding Dies And Coolidge Sworn In In Vermont
The item recalls President Harding's death and Calvin Coolidge being sworn in to office at Plymouth Vermont by his father. It also mentions local notes on residents traveling, church events, and traffic changes as towns study faster flow and smoother entrances.
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Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
Vermont
Note on unsigned letters for column contributions
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters receive no consideration. Full name and address must appear with each submission as evidence of good faith, per the Editor.
Editor Seeks Debate On Points From The Messenger
A Messenger reader declares willingness to argue a good point at any time, signaling openness to discussion and engagement with editor perspectives. The brief expresses readiness to contest ideas in a civil forum.
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Civil War Pensions Reduced Ten Percent
Civil War veterans received a ten percent pension cut for the period July 1 to July 31, 1933, via government checks under the March 20, 1933 act. Capt. J. B. Allen noted the reduction and wryly praised supporting a Democratic administration with his contribution.
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J. B. Allen
Captain Allen
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon The Never Changing Shadow
The piece discusses parallel sun rays and aircraft shadows. It explains that shadow size remains constant with altitude under ideal conditions, while ground observers see blurring and halo effects as a plane rises. Tomorrow: The Oddest Old Man.
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Earth
Variety of Causes Is Assigned to This
Dr Morris Fishbein explains unconsciousness stems mainly from brain related causes. He outlines signs doctors use to judge risk such as pulse breathing color skin pupil size and level of consciousness. He notes dizziness balance and coordination link to brain function and inner ear balance.
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American Medical Association
Hygeia
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About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A safety essay warns parents about drowning risks for children. It compares supervised pools favorably to river banks and undertows, urges adult supervision near all waters, and notes rivers and lakes can hide strong currents and dangerous eddies. The piece emphasizes following crowds and cautious behavior near water.
Perkins Makes Historic Stand For Labor In Steel Hearing
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stood before the NRA steel hearing in Washington as a historic first for a cabinet member siding with labor. She argued for stronger labor provisions, citing wage data and the need for a New Deal push, while countering steel industry pushback with prepared figures and expert support.
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Frances Perkins
NRA
America
Miss Perkins
Department For Labor
Paul H. Douglas
Chicago
Steel
Myron Taylor
U.S. Steel
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem
Washington
Robert P. Lamont
Hoover
Lamont
Safe public swimming spots and child water safety
The piece urges choosing known swimming places with crowds for safety, having a vigilant adult present, and teaching all children to swim. It notes shelving lake bottoms can mislead, and calls for more accessible bathing areas while mentioning Fringed milkwort underground flowers and seed production.
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Germa
Famous in England puzzle page hints and clues
A cryptic style listing numerous crossword like clues with numbers and partial words. It includes entries such as Sleeveless, Common primrose, The color green, To place, Heavenly body, and various garbled fragments. The stretch reads like a filled-in puzzle key with multiple short definitions and cross references.
Winged Prisoners Enter Bolin's Office
Prosecuting Attorney John Bolin hosted two pigeons in his office on Tuesday. Peter Barrows, officer for the pro secutor, captured one bird while the other escaped through a window. The tagged pigeon had a leg band Col 2195 Au 32, indicating Columbus origin and August 1932 marking. The bird was released after checking its wings for messages.
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John Bolin
Peter Barrows
Bolin
Barrows
Columbus
Athens votes shift primary polling places
One voting place changes for the Athens primary next Tuesday. In the Fourth Ward Second Precinct voters will use the Iscopal Church at East State and East Carpenter Streets. A list of all locations is provided by Griffith Evans to county elections clerk David J. Johnson.
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Athens
Iscopal Church
East State
East Carpenter Streets
David Johnson
County Board of Elections
Griffith H. Evans
Christian Church
McFarland Auto Sales
North Court Street
Central Avenue
M. E. Church
Alonzo Pickerings
West State Street
Bert Sanders
West Union Street
City Hall
Emmett Keenan
Park Place
Episcopal Church
East Carpenter
C. D. Hopkins
Morris Avenue
W. A. Carpenter
Watt Street
F. R. Beasley
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Congress and
Carpenter Streets
Fragmentary text about biblical references and names
The readable portion references Matthew 14 and a remark about Peter's house and his mother-in-law. It appears as garbled notes mentioning Latin phrases and a question about identity or meaning. No clear event or outcome is present.
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Mentyens
Pope
Peter
Robber Steals $28 From Ohio Uni Weekly Newspaper
The business official of a White Ohio university weekly newspaper in the Ion Building was robbed of $28 cash early this morning. The burglar forced a door and lock with a pry bar and targeted the money area, suggesting familiarity with the layout.
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Ohio
Uni
Ion
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Ohio University Graduation Exercises Set for Friday
President Bryan addresses graduates on durable objectives as 712 students receive degrees and diplomas. Master of Arts degrees go to 203 candidates, with classes of February and August included. Procession starts at 10 a.m. from the steps to the campus auditorium.
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Memorial
T. N. Hoove
Ohio University
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