The Athens Messenger Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
The Athens Messenger details advertising rates on application at home or foreign offices and lists subscription prices by carrier and mail. It notes edition details, publishers, editors, associations, and post office classification, with regional in-state rates and zones for outside counties.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
English life contrasts reveal American comfort gaps
A British speaker described everyday English life to an Athens civic group, noting heatless homes, iceless meatshops, screenless windows, and costly cinema seats. The piece argues such contrasts highlight blessings like heated homes and real baths, while acknowledging American punctured pride and evolving class norms.
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Athens
United States
Object lesson on a Kansas revivalist and national politics
A Kansas radio revivalist who stirred religious and racial tensions in a recent primary fades from political life. His bid for the Senate is dismissed as presumptuous, as tolerance follows intolerance when humanity’s better nature rises. The piece cites Hitler and Mussolini’s persecutions and urges Republican leaders to repudiate such baiting.
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Kansas
United States
Senate
Hitler
Mussolini
America
Republican Party
Off to Good Start in National Forest Roadside Area
The improved roadside conditions in national forest areas draw favorable comment from motorists and vacationers. Campsites and picnicking spots line government reserves several hundred feet wide, cleared fire hazards, and recreation priority attract more forest users and visitors, signaling a public education start on valuing natural woods in Southeastern Ohio.
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Ohio
Relief Bums Underscore Attitudes On Aid And Work
A Negro taxi driver ill, receives $50 relief, returns to work and offers to repay the aid, stating that is how he was raised. Editorial warns that many seek relief as a profession, undermining private employment and democratic government. It praises honest relief users and criticizes “relief bums” while noting gendered stereotypes about women driving engines.
Powell’s racist outburst tests baseball’s color policy
Westbrook Pegler argues Jake Powell’s on field remark underscores the baseball industry’s entrenched racial prejudice. He contends organized baseball has barred Negro players, arguing that opening opportunities would reduce discrimination and risks, while praising those who maintain the status quo.
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New York
Jake Powell
New York Yankees
Chicago
Powell
Landis
Babe Ruth
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Washington scene recalls the Madison oil trial and the continuing fallout as firms and executives face fines and new legal actions. In May fourteen defendant companies and eleven executives chose to plead nota and pay 400000 in fines and costs rather than endure Madison writs and Wisconsin juries.
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Washington
Madison
Noto
Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Mystery of Capitol Transit And The Wallet of Anthony
A curious tale contrasts Senate subterranean transport with House walking access as a double track monorail serves senators while lawmakers crowded the system until breakdowns forced abandonment. Treasury messenger Wonderful Anthony impresses as a skilled penman and cartoonist who once drew Aggravatin Papa for a Negro newspaper.
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Senate Chamber
Treasury Department
Wonderful Anthony
Wonderful
Anthony
Earning a living shapes college choice for freshmen
Ruth Millett argues that many entering students view college as an investment in future work rather than leisure. They should tailor study to marketable skills, consider professional postgrad training, and align four years with employable outcomes, or risk wasting opportunities in a changing job market.
Athens Society Notes Echo Local Visits
Mrs Ambrose Terrell of Akron spent the day with Mrs Arthur Coon at 104 Grosvenor Ave. Mr and Mrs B W Simpson and daughter Margaret of Lancaster visited Athens friends. Mr William Bush returned from ten days with relatives in New Haven W Va. James A Caldwell Athens Messenger classified ad manager underwent tonsil removal surgery. Mrs A R Kresge and Eugenia returned from two weeks with Rev and Mrs H E Wright in Waterloo Ind.
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Ambrose Terrell
Akron,s
Arthur Coon
Grosvenor Ave
B. W. Simpson
Margaret, Lancaster
Athens
Mrs. William Bush
New Haven
W. Va
James A. Caldwell
The
Athens Messenger
A. R. Kresge
Eugenia
Rev
H. E. Wright
Waterloo
Ind
Twenty Years Ago Newsitem Highlights
Twenty years ago Germans faced heavy Allied artillery fire while Americans reported losses. Maine Drive saw over 1,200 casualties. Mr. Charles DeMolet, Sr. spearheaded a New York business visit. Athens Boy Scouts sent about 20 members to Middleport for a Congress. Miss Blanche Walden visited Murray City. Attorney W. E. Peters departed for a multi day business trip to Charleston West Virginia.
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Maine
Charles DeMolet, Sr
New York City
Athens
Boy Scouts
Middleport
Boy Scouts Congress
Bradford Friends Gather for Weekend Visits and Picnics
Bradford notes report Mr. and Mrs. El der Johnson and Ruth visited Willard Stivers family in Athens with Frank Buck and Charles and Miss Mary Might. Charles Burt and Harold Edwin enjoyed a Lake Alma picnic with Mrs. Burt and Hysell.
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Bradford
Elder Johnson
Ruth
Willard Stivers
Athens
Frank Buck
Charles
Mary Might
Charles Burt
Harold Edwin
Charles Hysell
Lake Alma
Wellston
Ed Cambron
Haze Hagger
Pomeroy
Clarence Andrews
William
Middleport
John Eskew
Carlos Snowden
Rutland
John
Elmer Kaylor
Hamden
Charles Lambert
Charles Withee
Andrew Martin and Son
Dayton
Arthur Hendricks
Robber Bounds Doctor During Appointment Escape
In Omaha Dr. C. C. F. Bantin failed to diagnose the caller who later entered for an appointment and bound the doctor, escaping with a diamond ring and $20.
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Omaha
CC. F. Bantin
Saskatoon to Create Baby Carriage Parking Lot
Saskatoon city council designates a downtown lot as a parking area for mothers pushing baby carriages. The planned site features gravelled walks lower beds and hedges to provide convenient shopping trips.
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Perambulators
Saskatoon
Veterinary Medicine as Human Health Partner
Health Hints explains how human health is tied to animals through zoonotic diseases and environment. It outlines veterinary education, roles in public health and pet care, and parallels modern medical practice with individualized diagnostics and expensive specialized care for valuable animals.
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Morris Fishbein
Bureau of Animal Industry
Orwe
Social Notes from Hollister and Area Gatherings
Hollister Dorcas Class met at Sarah E. Mitchel's home with ten members. Ice cream social moved to Aug 10. September picnic planned for Cantwell Cliffs. September meeting at Mrs. Gertie Deem's. Neighbors and relatives—Mitchels, Deems, Cramers, Gaskellas, Bethels—visited, hosted, or traveled from Columbus, Glouster, Mansfield, and Lancaster. extended family stays noted. Oscar Bethel led a Muskingum River camping trip with twelve participants. Ponestin Class invited to Miss Mary Ellen Mounts in Waterford next Sunday.
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Stockport
Ann Rowland
Bert Hall
Baltimore
Jane Hilton
Josiah Mitchel
Joe Cook
George Reynolds
East Liverpool
Bob Thomas
Jack Adams
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Hazel Davis
Columbus
Davis
Louisa Banfield
Hollister
Anderson Bee
Ralph Deem
John Bee
Deem
Ed Davis
Jack
Grace
Annie Stemn
Donald Stemn
Larry
Gerald Lee
Sarah Robinson
Glouster
Carl Herbst
Shelva Jean
Joseph Gaskella
Dorothy
Gladys Gaskella
Ed Hunter
Robinson
Addie Maxwell
Lancaster
Betty Gaskella
Arthur Lannigan
Harvey Maxwell
Oscar Bethel
Muskingum River
Ponestin
Mary Ellen Mounts
Waterford
Fremont Fisherman Reels In Bicycle Catch
Paul Gray while fishing in the Sandusky river claims to have hooked a bicycle in good condition apart from a missing sprocket. The odd catch drew curiosity from onlookers as he reeled in the unusual prize.
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Fremont, O
Paul Gray
Sandusky River
The Enchanted Hour Poem by Led a Sams
Poet readers column features "The Enchanted Hour" a memorial poem about twilight memories and gentle night. It describes moonlit fields, fireflies, and lullabies, inviting reflection and healing as nature glows under stars.
Albany Rural Social Briefs Read at Local Dinner Gatherings
Community notices summarize Sunday gatherings and birthdays for Knowlton and Robinett households. Several residents visit or host, including Mrs Robinett turning 80, and others like Dickson, Lewellen, Elliott, Scott, Bailes, and Penrod being mentioned with family visits and travel. Elliott reunion slated for Chillicothe.
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Albany R. D. No. 1
S. R. Knowlton
T. M. Robinett
E. Knowlton
A. D. € Line
Frances
Robinett
Minear
Five Points
Sarah Louise Dickson
Youngstown
Neil
Lola Lewellen
Elmer Gould
Athens
Keith Scott
Ross-Hocking Camp
Miles E. Hoon
Airline
Fred Elliott Jr
New Marshfield
Fred Elliott
George Scott
Max
Ed Bailes
G. W. Collins
Sarah Penrod
Damon Watkins
Millfield
Neff Norman
Betty
Hockingport
Elliott
Chillicothe
Long Bottom Social And Personal Briefs
Mr and Mrs L E Martin and others from Harrisville spent Sunday with C E Myers and L J Myers. J B Shumaker left for New York City to visit son Fred and family. Olive Grange held a benefit social at the K of P hall. Sallie Page from Williamstown WV visits her brothers H C and J C Swan. Reuther family and son from Pomeroy visited Donald Myers. Ida Taylor and daughter of Delaware visit G E Cottle. Homecoming planned for Sunday Sept 4. Care Maxwell and daughter Alta plus son John of Columbus visited relatives. F E Young moved from Long Run to A F Swan house. John Frecker and daughter Flossie and Allensworth of Middleport visited James Hawley and family.
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Long Bottom
L. E. Martin
Mantel
Clarence
Paul Kelley
Harrietsville
C. E. Myers
L. J. Myers
J. B. Shumaker
Fred
New York City
Olive Grange
K. of P. Hall
Sallie Page
Williamstown
John
Columbus
F. E. Young
Long Run
A. F. Swan House
John Frecker
Flossie
Mr. Allensworth
Middleport
James Hawley
Quotes on education crime and society from notable figures
A collection of brief quotations from Rev George S Collins Margaret Mitchell Babe Montclair Shirley Temple Saul D Alinsky Joseph P Kennedy and Thomas Mann. The remarks touch on education inequality crime social change and political ideologies in various contexts.
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Saul D. Alinsky
Mystery at the Wyoming Ranch With a Detected Twist
Nikki Jerome and Steve Mallory confront a tangled plot at a Wyoming guest ranch. Detectives unmask Fiske, Sarto is captured, and a tense rescue scene unfolds as Nikki tends wounds, questions loom about Bancroft, and a hasty meal ends the crisis.
Bancroft killed. Nikki learns Dillon connection
Sarto lures Bancroft to the ravine where Steve and Nikki uncover the stranger as Wade Bancroft alias Charles Dillon. Fiske explains Dillon was Nikki’s father’s partner, revealing the case’s deeper link as the group buries the New York racketeer and ties the matter to Nikki’s family.
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Rance
Woody
Nikki
Sarto
Steve
Uncle Jim
Fiske
Bancroft
Niki
Banecroft
Dillon
Wade Bancroft
Chareles Dillon
August Day Forecast Sparks Change and Romance
The Stars Say notes August day may break up stagnant conditions with unseen activity. A surprising development in romance or emotional life is likely, and those with birthdays may see relief from stagnation. In private life discretion is advised. A child born this day may be industrious and tactful but lax in private life.
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