The Athens Messenger Advertising and Circulation Note
The Athens Messenger details publishing staff and affiliation with The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. It lists Gordon K. Bush as Publisher, Charles H. Harris as Managing Editor, and association memberships. It notes subscription rates via carrier and mail, with regional counties served and pricing.
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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
THE
United Press
Keeping Athens Ahead Sees Ten Years Of Utility Excellence
The AthensHome TelephoneCo celebrates a decade of forward steps including a new building and automatic exchange. Athens enjoys highquality water gas electric and telephone services as the city grows with 3000 students adding to the population. Dr C L Jones and the telephone staff are commended for keeping Athens ahead of larger towns.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
Ohio
Athens
C. L. Jones
Nelsonville Growth Seen From Local Industry Trends
The Nelsonville community backs shoe factory expansion and brick plant rehab as a model for regional revival. Officials argue that broader valley support for coal and a shift from federal relief to higher local purchasing power would boost employment, raise wages, and improve living standards, urging Ohio buyers to favor Ohio coal.
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Nelsonville
America
The Auto Era Erasing Slower Paths to Leisure
An observer notes that autos dominate travel in the United States while passenger steamships and branch rail lines decline. The auto age brings speed and convenience but erodes the slower, scenic pace of past travel, prompting reflection on preserving some of that old way of life.
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United States
Trade unions in Russia fear freedom under communism
At Oslo meeting in May the Polish and Belgian union leaders described Russia as a dark age despotic regime with no freedom for unions and strikes forbidden under death threats. The American Communist Party was accused of courting workers to join their cause.
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International Federation of Trade Unions
Oslo
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
In New Canaan Connecticut the Nutmeg, a roguish weekly, contends editor Heywood Broun and Gene Tunney spar over remarks about Congressman Alfred Norton Phillips. The piece outlines tensions among editors, unions, and local politics with bets on future offices and a public quarrel over a published paragraph.
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New Canaan
Conn
Connecticut
Congress
American
Zoological Gardens
Phillips
Harold Skidd
Tunney
Skidd
Congressman Phillips
William Shakespeare
George Bye
Gene
Bye
Mr. Tunney
Neighbor Broun
Mr. Phillips
Broun
William Jennings Bryan
United States Senate
Brown
Cio
A. F
L. Town
Newspaper Guild
Connecticut Nutmeg
Washington’s Potomac River Pollution Hope From Ickes
A Washington feature notes four months of heat and polluted waters as government officials, including PWA Administrator Harold Ickes, seek to aid upstream towns in building sewage disposal plants. Rock Creek’s danger warned as Roosevelt and Jusserand once swam there. clean river restoration plans aim to improve public health nationwide.
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George Washington
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac
Pretty Rock Creek
Magnificent Park and Parkway
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
Jusserand
T. R
Rock Creek
PWA
Harold Ickes
Washington’s First Class Swim Resorts Noted at Rehoboth and Bethany
The article notes Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach as favored first class swimming spots for Washingtonians. It mentions Donald Richberg and other elites with cottages at Rehoboth, and Gen. Hugh Johnson with Washington visitors at Bethany, highlighting Johnson’s swimming there with a wristwatch. It also warns that jellyfish sea nettles in the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay make water unsafe in places, unless nets are used to deter the stingers.
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Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Rehoboth Beach
Donald Richberg
Bethany Beach
Hugh Johnson
Bethany
Johnson
NRA
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Canada birth rate decline reported
Canada announces birth rate is declining though unexplained by official data. Analysts note lower fertility figures may reflect timing or data limitations rather than a dramatic shift.
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Canada
Vygbat
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
Readers may submit signed letters on current events for the daily column. Shorter contributions allow multiple items per day.
Reopening Churches Aims To Bring Back Sunday Schools
Captain Walter Carson plans to reopen Carleton church on Kingsbury Creek after revivals at Kerrs Run and Fairview. new Sunday School sessions began in Fairview with about thirty attendees and Kerrs Run sees 27 to 46 daily prayers and revival meetings led by Carson, a WWI veteran and chaplain.
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Fairview
Kerr’s Run
Wesleyan Methodist
Kerr
Walter Carson
American Christian Army of the
Meigs County
U. S. Church of Sharon
Old Town Creek
American Legion of
Middleport
Carson
Carleton
Kingsbury Creek
Health Hints on Infections from Swimming Pools
Among the diseases likely to be contracted in pools are infections of the nose and throat eyes ears skin and intestines. Germs pass through secretions and surface water, especially when water is warm and light absent. Chlorination helps destroy germs. avoid pools when ill. watch eyes for redness and irritation. ears are highly prone to infection, particularly with perforated eardrums or after diving. careful swimmer hygiene advised.
WE the WOMEN: a guide to attracting and pleasing men
A dated advisory piece argues that all men share certain traits and outlines characteristics of women who succeed with men. It lists desirable attributes such as appearance, poise, health, charm, and social behavior while warning against traits deemed unattractive like vanity, irresponsibility, gossip, and ostentation.
Letart Falls Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Social calendar items across Letart Falls note F. F. Shane hosting a Plants Epworth League gathering, a Loyal Pals Class wiener roast at Rock Springs Fairgrounds, and multiple visits. Families including the Quillins, Critchfields, Knappenbergers, Roushs, Sargents, Burns, and Grimsms are mentioned with kin from Pt. Pleasant, Mason City, Belle Center, W Va., Charleston, Spencer, Ravenswood, and Morning Star.
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Joan
Harold
Ronald
Gilbert
Canton
Louise Parr
J. D. Roush
Emma Sargent
Ina Noll
Bessie Rich
Ravenswood
J. P. Burnell
Charleston
Detroit
E. P. Grimm
Albert Hill
W. F. Wilson
Wilson
Milo Vanmeter
Morning Star
Harrisonville Brief Personal Mentions
Local notes list visiting relatives from Copley Ohio Carpenter Columbus and Springfield. births and moved homes reported. gatherings include Modern Woodmen event on the H G Waggoner lawn. multiple families visit and host in Harrisonville and Columbus with Sunday dinners and weekend trips.
Columbus residents guests and travels noted
Dr and Mrs J M Rector and daughter of Columbus are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs F W Bush. Miss Pauline Jones visits Delaware for a house party hosted by Miss Madeline Fawcett. Mrs J R Hays of Cincinnati visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Finsterwald. Mrs J M Cooper of Philadelphia visits her sister-in-law Mrs L J Cooper. Miss Mabel Ballentine travels to Niagara Falls with Columbus friends for a weekend outing.
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Billie Joe
Bessie Graham
J. F. Clark
Naomi Graham
Bessie McGhee
H. M. Clark
Homer Welsh
Arthur Stewart
Knapp
Janie Dais
Rowland
Lydia Ball
Charles
James Welsh
Columbus
J. M. Rector
F. W. Bush
Pauline Jones
Delaware
Madeline Fawcett
J. R. Hays
Cincinnati
John Finsterwald
E. State St
J. M. Cooper
Philadelphia, Pa
L. J. Cooper
Morris Ave
Mabel Ballentine
Niagara Falls
Ross-Hocking Men’s Camp Set for Aug. 6-7
The Ross-Hocking Camp hosts a first time men’s gathering August 6 and 7 across Athens Adams Hocking Fairfield Brown Gallia Ross Pickaway Meigs Highland and Lawrence counties. Registration opens Saturday noon and closes Sunday afternoon with speakers H C Ramsower W P Smith and Harry H Wright. Activities include softball horseshoe pitching trap shooting swimming and ping pong.
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Ross-Hocking
Athens
Adams
Hocking
Fairfield
Brown
Gallia
Ross, Pickaway
Meigs
Highland
Lawrence
H. C. Ramsower
W. P. Smith
Columbus
Harry H. Wright
Logan
Twenty Years Ago Today Outing Parties Leave Town
Dr and Mrs A Y Wilcox with sons Abbott and Kenneth Mrs Will Coe Harold depart for Summerland Beach Lynn Cottage for two weeks Lucille Henry leads camping group near Harmony for one week with Doris Henry Eleanor Alice Phillips Mary Helen Peoples Ruth Foster Stella May Witt Agnes E Foley Bart Elizabeth visit Somerset C C Millikan Donald Hoover Virginia Hoovers motoring party to Lancaster to visit Mr and Mrs George Hickle P L Shannon Ethel Walsh returns from east trip
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A. Y. Wilcox
Abbott
Kenneth
Will Coe
Harold
Summerland Beach
Lynn Cottage
Lucille Henry
Harmony
Doris Henry
Eleanor and
Alice Phillips
Mary
Helen Peoples
Ruth Foster
Stella May Witt
C. C. Millikan
Donald
T. N. Hoover
Thomas Jr
Virginia
Lancaster
George Hickle
Rainfall One Inch Drops 113 Tons on Each Acre
A one inch rainfall delivers about 113 tons of water per acre of surface. The figure illustrates the vast weight of rainwater accumulated on land and its potential impact on soil and structures.
The Astral Forecast for Thursday August 4
The astral influence warns of hilarity and extravagance with possible budget losses. Expect delays and postponements in social and domestic matters. Birthdays may bring a year of social indulgence, while a child born today could be pleasure loving and popular. Prepare for potential delays or difficulties.
Daughters of the Year August Poem Tribute
Messenger Readers submit verses for the Poet's Corner column. The August dedicatee is Virgo, praised as guardian of the land bringing peace and plenty, diligence, thrift, and orderly rooms, with calm and leisure for a day.
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Messenger
Briar
Sassafras
Virgo
Meteor strike recorded in 1827 event in India
Franklin Institute data shows a single recorded case of a man struck by a meteor during an 1827 India event. The notice notes the fragmentary archival finding and identifies the historical meteor encounter in Asia.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
India
Mystery at the Wyoming ranch held up by gunman Sarto
Nikki Jerome and Steve Mallory face a gunman on a Wyoming ranch as sleuths search for Bancroft. Sarto, armed with a pistol, forces them to stay by a tree while Uncle Jim, Rance, and others converge. Tensions rise as more searchers arrive and Sarto asserts control.
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Nikki Jerome
Steve Mallory
Nikki
Wyoming
Peter Jerome
New York
Steve
Sarto
Woody
Uncle Jim
Rance
Fiske
Bancroft
Grand Central
Jerome
Jim
Sketches Under Sea by London diver artist
Robert Gibbings, Reading University lecturer, spent two weeks sketching under the shark infested Red Sea. He has returned to London with a portfolio of drawings to illustrate a book on subterranean life.
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London
Robert Gibbings
Reading
Red Sea
Magallanes Chile Uses Stamps as Change in Coin Shortage
In Magallanes Chile merchants accept postage stamps as small change amid a shortage of coins and smaller currency units. Local vendors, residents, and postal offices adapt to the cash crunch with stamps serving as vouchers for purchases and fare payments.
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Magallanes
Chile
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