National Representatives Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
National Representatives John W Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit advertising rates on application at home or foreign offices Nominal charge for obituary card of banks etc Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 1918 Subscription rates By Carrier 1 5 cents a week By mail in Ohio One year 4 50 six months 2 50 ten weeks 1 00 four weeks 2 02 one week 1 2b
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Ohio
Reason for Concern Over Public Education Funding
Educators warn that cuts to public education funding threaten the system while the public is told to expect billions in bounty from the treasury. The piece links indifference, demagogues, and the rise of dictators to skipped taxes and weak support for schooling, emphasizing education as essential to democracy and social stability.
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Townsend
Huey Long
Lemke
Hitler
Mussolini
Republic
Pawpaw Debate Grows In Ohio Spotlight
The Marietta Times notes lively pawpaw talk in the home region with editors and columnists clashing over best ripening methods. A Georgia bound pawpaw tree in Atlanta draws southern interest after a seed from the Ohio home region sprouted twelve years ago.
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Marietta
McIntyre
Pomeroy
South
Georgia
Atlanta
Stage Set for Trouble in Spain and Europe
The piece argues the Spanish conflict is a social revolution drawing global attention. It notes cross-border tensions as Communists threaten to reshape Spain and possibly Portugal, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, and Britain may intervene. Warships and diplomacy loom as powers gaze at a wider civil war.
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Europe
Spain
Spanish Republic
Mediterranean
Portugal
Morocco
Gibraltar
France
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
U S Track Setback as Zioncheck Retires in Seattle
Mrs Jarrett faces disqualification and high hurdler Representative Zioncheck withdraws from the Seattle race. The sports scene reflects a troubled period for U S athletics and national competition.
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U. S
Jarrett
Zioncheck
Seattle
Record post low mood peak in July production
Fed board estimates July output may reach a 106 level, signaling a mid summer recovery amid drought and political campaigning. Steel demand drives most gains. textiles, cotton, rayon, lumber and autos show strength while prices rise across farm goods and general merchandise.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Coolidge
John L. Lewis
General Dawes
Lindbergh silent to Hitler despite close proximity
Report states Colonel Lindbergh did not speak to Reichsfuehrer Hitler though within heiling distance. Police attributed a Detroit man’s car crashes to an inferiority complex but did not question a woman connected to the incidents.
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Lindbergh
Hitler
Detroit
Public Forum Letter From Chauncey Reader
The writer signs as WILLIAM GLASS from Chauncey Ohio and submits a political letter in playful ribbing about meat prices and party history. He mentions a July 18 Athens Messenger page, a Washington sale, and a Republican platform while contrasting past meat abundance with current costs.
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Messenger
Athens Messenger
Guy Fierce
Athens
Washington
Notable Early Gallia County Pioneers and Leaders
A compact biographical roundup of early Gallia County figures including Long Ago District founder born 1792 in South Hadley Mass and lawyer by 1816, Judge Rathburn first Probate Judge, John Li Vance father of Ohio Lock and Dam movement, Bureau a legislator and postmaster, Samuel Vinton linked to local industry, and several early educators and settlers with service in state and national offices.
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South Hadley
Mass
Civillian’s College
Gallipolis
Congress
Samuel B. Rathburn
Connecticut
Rutland
Amherst College
Vinton
John LI. Vance
Ohio Valley
John Peter Romaine Bureau
France
Gallia
Supreme
Troy Township school staff hires and city news
Drivers for Troy Townships schools were employed by the school board. Gorrell and Goodwin were hired for Cincinnati Hill district while several others filled positions at Brimstone Forest Hill Mountain Bell and Sand Hill. A domestic science teacher was named Adina Gift. A Chauncey woman, Mrs. George Fluhart, was badly burned lighting a kerosene stove.
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Troy Townships
T. W. Gorrell
R. E. Goodwin
Cincinnati Hill District
Thomas Hood
Brimstone
J. E. Hawk
Mountain Bell
P. O. Smith
Sand Hill
M. Calaway
Forest Hill
Adina Gift
George Fluhart
Chauncey
Fire Explosion Damages Kligsiar Building in Junction City
Twenty years ago a fire triggered an explosion at the Kligsiar Building in Junction City causing about 10 000 dollars in damage. A summer campaign to gain membership in the Athens County Agricultural Improvement Association to fund an Agricultural Agent progresses with a committee including Harry Henry W R Goddard A W Kierns R G Brawley E R Walker William Brown H L Baker R W Spence H L Hoskinson L H Efaw William Sturgill Linder Blackwood Frank Guthrie John Barnhill John Schuler Marion Vendovoort Robert Wood Floyd Fought Clarence Williams L G McConkey Elmert Halbert Joel Haskins William Simmons Harry Jackson J B Davis Charles Daugherty Edgar Dixon FE L Rogers Evan Gillispie E H Stout.
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Athens County Agricultural Improvement Association
Harry Henry
W. R. Goddard
A. W. Kierns
R. G. Brawley
E. R. Walker
William Brown
H. L. Baker
H. L. Hoskinson
L. H. Efaw
William Sturgill
Linder Blackwood
Frank Guthrie
John Barnhill
Notable quotes reveal 1910s celebrity voices and temperance leaders
A collection of remarks from Jesse Lasky, George Andrew McMahon, and Ida B. Wise Smith highlights entertainment industry self view, a life crisis linked to royal peril, and temperance advocacy reflecting social shifts after 1920.
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George Andrew McMahon
Edward of
England
Ida B. Wise Smith
Resort 2 Hotel Seduction on Moonlit Mountain Drive
Ann Hamilton, a pretty secretary, visits Lake Racine with travel clerk Bill Ware. She meets Jaime Laird, a wealthy playboy, and Lefty Ponds. at the Majestic Hotel they tour, drink, and discuss life. Jaime wooes Ann on a moonlit drive and promises a mountain climb as romance blooms.
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Ann Hamilton
Bill Ware
Travel Bureau
Lake Racine
Bill
Ann
Ralph Spring
Ralph
Jaime Laird
Jaime
Majestic Hotel
Lefty Ponds
Duchess
Paris
Shanghai
Grumbler verse and scientific note in Messenger column
Poet verses from Messenger readers urge gratitude and end with Aquilla Hysell signature, warning against grumbling and blessing Heaven. A second note by Bradbury, R. D. explains Fool's gold iron pyrites differs from real gold by heating and sulfur smell.
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Messenger
Aquilla Hysell
Bradbury, R. D
Thumb Sucking and Dirt Eating in Children Health Tips
Health hints discuss how thumb sucking dirt eating nail biting and other habits relate to mental health. Causes vary from hunger to feeding issues and anxiety. Early cessation is advised with mirror education rings bitter medicines or cuffs and psychologist input when needed.
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Pawpaw
Paul Mallon
Indus
Il Duce
the Public Forum
McPeek
William Glass
Chauncey, Ohio
H. Bion
Bradbury
Samuel F. Vinton
Simeon Nash
Common Pleas Courts
Samuel Vinton
Claudius Cadot
Hull
Francis LE Clerq
Annis
Courta
Gallia County
Mary Elizabeth McVay
Cleveland
W. H. Cooper
Ohio University
The
Methodist Church
Nelsonville
A. R. Sprague
Jeny Clair
Columbus
Mr. Sprague
Thomas Tully Bryden
Gabriel Pene i
Riley Tedrick
Oak Hill
Kligsiar
Junction City
They
Say
Jesse Lasky
Napoleon
the Duke of Wellington
George Clark
NEA Seemed
Deck Morgan
NEA Service
Poet’s Corner
DR. Morris Fishbein
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