Athens Messenger a Southeastern Ohio newspaper history
The Athens Messenger, established 1825, edited by Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush, served Athens County and surrounding communities with editions daily except Saturday and a Sunday issue. It listed affiliations with press associations and offered obituary notices and advertising, marking its long local prominence.
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Frederick W. Bush
ATHENS MESSEGER _ oo
Gordon K Bush
Prolene
Gan
Charlies H. Harris
Tates
Ohio
America Awakens Under NRA Banner
National Recovery Administration efforts rally American spirit across regions. The Blue Eagle symbol evokes a new unity, replacing postwar disillusion with a shared purpose and renewed faith in national recovery and progress.
Gold reserves rise to record in Federal Reserve banks
Fear of insufficient gold backing eases as Federal Reserve banks hold a record amount of gold. The year sees a $400 million increase to $3.5 billion, the highest in 20 years, with total U S gold stocks including treasury at $4.32 billion. The reasons for remaining off the gold standard are unclear, but the gold is there.
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Federal Reserve
Chicago expects swift justice as crime crackdown spreads
Chicago wakes up to a war on crime with quick trials and maximum sentences. Half a dozen judges forego summer vacations to clear crowded dockets, signaling a marked shift from past lax prosecutions. The nation hopes the effort endures beyond a flash in the pan.
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Chicago
Sleep Tips for Hot Nights and Restful Minds
The piece urges readers to stop blaming heat for sleepless nights and fixate on a calm mind. It notes sleep varies by person and location, but worry generally disrupts rest. It advises deciding to sleep and lowering mental activity to improve outcomes.
Code for Gypsies Forsakes Last Stronghold
The article notes Gypsies in Romania accepting formal organization with a permanent headquarters officers by laws and a newspaper university and a library. It warns that black tents will yield to rest houses and work opportunities, signaling modernization of a historically free people.
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Romania
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on Love and Loyalty
Dorothy Dix counsels that a patient approach may win a timid or conceited man, but warns a woman against pursuing. She advises a man to honor his mother over a jealous wife, urging continued contact with grandparents and the child, and to defy a controlling spouse to do what is right.
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Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
Notable figures listed in Evans ownership roster
A fragment lists 12 college presidents 65 professors 60 physicians 60 authors 0 state governors 100 lawyers 100 clergy 265 college graduates 3 congressmen 2 US senators 11 and one US vice president owned by C F Evans of Enid Oklahoma. The text notes a mention of a mother of kittens with unclear context.
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C.F Evans
Enid, OkLahoma
Electric chair advocate Doctor Rockwell dies at 93
Doctor Alphonso David Rockwell, a neurology and electrotherapy specialist who opposed capital punishment but supported a humane electricity method, died in April 1983 at age 93. He helped advise on executions by electricity at Edison Laboratories.
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YES
Humanist
Alphonso David Rockwell
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Rockwell
Edison Laboratories
Lead Workers Should Have Protection
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses lead hazards in industry and outlines preventive measures used in DuPont plants. Workers undergo pre employment health checks, ongoing blood tests, and exclusion of at risk groups. Dust and fumes control, clean facilities, ventilation, and careful handling of dry sweepings are emphasized to prevent lead exposure.
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D. G. H. Gehrmann
DuPont
Gehrmann
Choosing a Career in the College Maze
Olive Roberts Barton portrays a mother frustrated by college catalogs and jargon as she questions tradition. She advocates direct trades or professional training and urges a clear system to connect parents with higher education, arguing for a practical path for her son Luke.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Henry
Luke
Hall
John
Price Gouging Watch Led by Howe and NRA Aide
U S Price Gouging watchman Dr. Fred C Howe serves as consumers counsel for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, publishing weekly national prices with analyses on farmer versus labor shares. Mrs Mary Rumsey of NRA offers to publish approximately legitimate price increases after code effects.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington, D. C
Fred C. Howe
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Howe
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
Spain
Washington
Mary Rumsey
NRA
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Local Civic and Social Notes From Ten Years Ago
Judge Miller appointed H. B. Smith Pomeroy and Jacob Dean to a new jury commission. Rutland Township Education Board elected district officers Lettie Grate Don Benedict Gladys Thomas Vernon Greenler Worley Chase Everett McKnight Blanche Gray Joe Miller Carrie Kennedy Anna Reese Seth Nicholas. Notices of travel funerals and visits including Harding funeral attendance and relatives in Marion Cleveland New Marshfield and Cedar Point.
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Miller
H. B. Smith
Pomeroy
Jacob Dean
Sumner
Rutland Township
Old Hickory Horizontal Puzzle Clue List
A fragmented newspaper puzzle page lists horizontal clues from 12 to 62 and vertical clues from 1 to 2 with references to Moon goddess Mistake and other terms. The image caption asks who is in the picture and mentions an answer to a previous puzzle.
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Emerald Isle
Local Shifts and Visitors Highlight Rural Weekends
Bishopville resident Adrian Collins of New Marshfield visited the Standleys Thursday evening. Fred and Mrs Hambel spent Sunday with the Shillings of East Branch. Mrs McMullen and Thelma Standley visited the McMullens. Clara Welling and Dwight Smith called in Athens. Charles Milhoan and children visited Cora Householder in Jacksonville. Ira Falls spent Sunday in Athens with Fred and Mrs Kittle. Verle and Glenn Clark of Bartlett visited their father John Clark for the weekend. Homecoming attendees included Miles Easler family and Frank Pedicord. Jessie McDonald stayed in Chauncey with Pauline Keck. Ohio University commencement attendees included Joan Standley and daughters, Carl Dennison, Marguerite McDonald. Charles Reed of Jacksonville, father of Glenn Reed, was killed near Glouster. Don Murphy and Rose Withem began housekeeping in Mountville parsonage. J W Palmer hosted Guy White and family from near Millfield and Janie Palmer of Glouster Sunday. Eleanor Day and Jack Day were in Columbus. Marjorie Standley spent a week in Athens with Thelma Standley. Annailson and Walter Dunkle of Trimble visited Mary Wilson and Jessie. Rebecca Daugherty of Mountville visits J M Watkin, Fred Smith of Gloucester visited P M Smith Sunday. Frank Bishop and Christopher Day vacationed in Columbus. Caryl McVey of Albany visited cousins Jessie and Marguerite McDonald. J J Shepherd and daughters Forrest and Cora of Burr Oak were Sunday guests of Ira Kasler. Elton Pedicord Audrey Shaner and Dwight Steffy visited Alice Grimes at Rocky Glenn Sanitarium. Mrs Grimes improving slowly.
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Adrian Collins
New Marshfield
John Standley
Fred Hambel
Dean Shilling
East Branch
Clara McMullen
Thelma Standley
Ralph McMullen
Carl Welling
Taylor Ridge
Dwight Smith
Athens
Charles Milhoan
Cora Householder
Jacksonville
Ira Falls
Fred Kittle
Verle
Glenn Clark
Bartlett
John Clark
Clark
Miles Easler
Donald
Norma Jean
Frank Pedicord
Ferndale
Jessie McDonald
Chauncey
Pauline Keck
Ohio University
Joan Standley
Marjorie
Minnie Mae
Carl Dennison
Marguerite McDonald
Charles Reed
Glouster
Glenn Reed
Don Murphy
Rose Withem
Mountville
J. W. Palmer
Guy White
Near Millfield
Janie Palmer
Eleanor Day
Jack Day
Columbus
Marjorie Standley
Annailson
Walter Dunkle
Trimble
Mary Wilson
Jessie
Rebecca Daugherty
J. M. Watkins
Fred Smith
P. M. Smith
Frank Bishop
Christopher Day
Caryl McVey
Albany
J. J. Shepherd
Forrest
Cora
Burr Oak
Ira Kasler
Elton Pedicord
Audrey Shaner
Dwight Steffy
Alice Grimes
Rocky Glenn Sanitarium
McConnellsville
Ice cream social to aid church benefits at B and O Park
Local notices report an ice cream social at B and O Park on Saturday evening August 12 with proceeds for church benefits. The Ladies' Aid Society attended the Marietta picnic last Thursday. Mary Anne Smith of Athens visited the Biddisons home. Opal Lonas, visiting Frosts, returned to Deanville. The Biddisons drove to Glouster on Sunday. Grub family from Haydenville and their children stayed with the Frosts. Mrs Chariton hosted Mary Minear and Virginia for Sunday.
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B. and O. Park
Ladies’ Aid Society
Marietta
Mary Anne Smith
Athens
J. Biddison
Opal Lonas
Joe Frost
Deanville
S. J. Biddison
Glouster
Sidney Grub
Leslie
Ellen
Donald
Haydenville
Fred Chariton
Mary Minear
Virginia
Local residents host guests across several towns
A string of Sunday visits and weekend gatherings involve families from Nelsonville Athens Stewart and Jackson. Guests include Mr and Mrs John Garth, Ray Dye, Ray Newman, Mrs Wade Jarvis, Avice Ladd, Claude Brandon, Sylvia Dougherty, and others visiting homes in Stewart Jack Winner and family joined by relatives in Cannonville and Moxahala Park.
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Ralph Byron
Jackson
Wade Jarvis
Clarence
Avice Ladd
Robert Loughlin
Claudine Ricing
Claude Brandon
Charlie Brandon
Sylvia Dougherty
Ford
State Workers to Cut 40 Hour Week in NRA Move
Columbus reports state officials plan to shorten the workweek to 40 hours under NRA guidelines. The Welfare and Health departments will officially adopt the measure with Saturday operations under aggregation.
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NRA
Columbus
Portsmouth Dairies Raise Prices and Wages
Aug prices increased cents a quart under National Recovery Plan. Dairies raise wage by cents and set eight hour workday.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Dairies
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