Athens Messenger history and publishing details
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. publishes weekdays with a large Sunday edition. Frederick W. Bush is publisher, Gordon K. Bush general manager, Charlies H. Harris managing editor. Memberships include UP, Ohio papers groups, Inland Daily Press Assoc. Subscription rates: 15c weekly carrier, mail $4.50 yearly in specified counties.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Clean campaign tone marks Ohio 1946 elections
Ohio voters face governor and senator races with promises of clean campaigns. Names like Charles Sawyer John Bricker Robert Taft and Robert Bulkley anchor the slate amid discussion of education bonds for Athens schools and future tax plans to modernize facilities and athletic fields. Local races for county commission probate judge and state senate feature seasoned officials.
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Tom Jenkins
H. T. Phillips
State Senate
George Banks
E. E. LeFever
Louis Tyroler
Francis White
Charles Stratton
R. W. Wilson
Athens City
Nature Doing Her Part Prompts Debate on Surpluses
After years of drought, moisture returns and crops boom across the country. Surpluses threaten export markets as grain prices fall while farmer purchasing power declines. The piece critiques federal policy and warns of cycles where abundance becomes a burden.
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Great West
AAA
Nature
Seeing Southwest inspires a man to chase dreams before blindness
A Chicago man back from a Southwest tour faces imminent blindness within a year. He pursued his life goal with urgency, living fully while he can. The piece urges readers to identify what they value most and seize those experiences now before loss.
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Chicago
Southwest
Fair Enough: Medical aid and the duty to pay
Westbrook Pegler argues doctors give free care and face harsh judgment when mistakes occur. He contends patients overemphasize faults, noting surgeries like appendectomies cost fair prices and that many cannot pay yet expect life-saving attention.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
W. . Smith
W. G. Smith
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Washington analysis on Mexico expropriation claims and U S. policy. Hull fumes over delayed payments while Germany and Italy watch for leverage in Latin America. Hoover speeches, labor department tensions, and anti trust actions hint at 1930s political maneuvering. Urban corruption and housing funds stir controversy in San Antonio.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hull
Mexico
U. S
State Department
Peru
Chile
Germany
Italy
Latin America
Cardenas
Restatorium scheme drives pair into quirky recovery home
In Connecticut Kinks Parker and Sally Pennington inherit half of a vacant house and turn it into a restatorium. They invite strangers, face Mrs Clipstack and an inventory of mounted animal heads as they plot to repay the mortgage in days. Wilton Ames looms as a potential fiancé for Sally.
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Kinkaid Parker
Connecticut
Sally Pennington
Kinks
Pennington-Parker Restatorium
Caesar
the Rubicon
Sally
Parker
Old Homestead
Harknesses
Preston
Daniel
Ten Years Ago Today Travel Echoes From West Tour
A nostalgia column recalls Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Clutter returning from a two month West trip including Yellowstone Park. Mrs. Walter Smith came back from Fremont after attending a Catholic Ladies of Columbia convention. John Edward Rose and Mary Elizabeth Hughes return home from a July wedding and honeymoon via Lake Michigan and Chicago. Frank Kayser and daughter Bernice report a motor trip to Lake James and Richmond. Twenty Years Ago Today mentions Mrs. M. F. Hearn heading to Cleveland and Chicago for business and visits. Ida Allison and Marguerite Conkey return to Mitchell after Athens visit. Jesse W. Sprout visits Fostoria. Grover Williams and Dana visit Cleveland. Dr. H. S. Singley returns from a National Dental Association convention in Chicago.
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D. M. Clutter
Yellowstone Park
John Edward Rose
Mary Elizabeth Hughes
Long Lake
Mich
Wisconsin
Chicago
Frank Kayser
Bernice
Lake James
Ind
Richmond
M. F. Hearn
Margaret
Cleveland
C. E. Massingill
Bowie
Texas
Nettie Stiles
Newark
Ohio
Libbie Forrest
G. W. Clark
Earl Clark
Long Bottom
Sidney Parker and Son
A. D. Jewell
Waggoners
R. S. Blackwood
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Eva Townsend
Columbus
Asa Jordan
Carrie Wilson
Grace Sopher
Vernon
Dollie
F. R. Wilson
Evelyn Wilson
Sopher
Ioa
Marietta
Leet Warner
Alberta
Canada
Mr. Warner
C. H. Chase
Theda
Rolland
Washington D. H
Pagetown
WE the WOMEN Ruth Millett on what men and women want
Propaganda claims only women care about attraction. The piece argues men also seek to impress, detailing desired traits from courage and reliability to attentiveness, romance, and social flaws, ending with a character exchange about a Mr Parker flagged by Sally and Mrs Clipstack.
Hypnotism in childbirth and its limits
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys Mesmer and hypnotism noting its basis in suggestion. He discusses hypnosis versus hysteria, post hypnotic suggestion, and its unreliable use for pain control in surgery or childbirth. He cites that most people are only lightly hypnotizable and deep states are rare.
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Mesmer
Stars Say For Friday August 12 Forecast
The Stelllar influences for this day foretell calmer social and friendly experiences with surprising happiness and speculative chances. Important personages figure prominently and those born on this day may see developments and affiliations shaping a financially successful future. A child born now may have unusual ability and a rich life ahead.
Broadwell Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Broadwell social page lists Sunday guests including Leonard and Della Oggs, Leonard Smith and family, Gol die Roberts, Delbert Oggs and Charles, and Albert Ogg. Visits from E W McGill and Jane, St Paul, plus Sprouse and Holdcroft family. Upcoming events include Broadwell Homecoming Aug 21 with school, children's program, basket dinner, and speeches. Ice cream social set for Aug 17 to raise church funds. Additional visits from Ray Nice, Brill family, Joe Young, Conant family, Hoon family, and Kinney family noted.
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Broadwell
Leonard Ogg
Leonard Smith
Belpre
Goldie Roberts
Parkersburg
Delbert Ogg
Charles
Lathrop
Albert Ogg
E. W. McGill
Jane
St. Paul
Lote Brill
George Sprouse
Lucille
Charles Holdcroft
Elliott
Ray Nice
New Straitsville
Lotie
Evalina
Keith Brill
John Kinney
Layman
Myrtle Young
Michigan
Joe Young
Joseph Conant
Howard
Hagan
Ross Hoon
Chesterhill
Columbus
Arch Sprouse
Ernest White and Son
Alonzo Vernon
Luhrig
Mildred Parsons
Harve Kettle
McDougal
Clarks Chapel Social And Personal Mention
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Flowers Dayton were held at the church. Social events include visits by relatives, birthday surprise for Mrs. Hazel Young, and officers elected for the Ladies Aid Society. Prizes, ice cream and cake were served. plans for the home-coming on August 14 were noted. Primo Carnera wears a size 21.
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Clarks Chapel
Mary (Boyles) Flowers
Dayton
Minnie Boyles
Floy
Boyles
Frank Phillips
C. B. Robinson
Alice
Will Robinson
Harry Robinson
P. L. Fagan
Irene Maxwell
Lewis Warren
South Canaan
Josephine Robinson
Canada
Hazel Young
May Ave
Athens
Ladies Aid Society
Nelle Bell
Eva Carpenter
Eva Snow
Nellie Phillips
Mary
Oliver Walls
James Bell
Charles Maxwell
Murn Bean
Stanley Cooley
Carl
Esther Phillips
Mary Cheatham
Phyllis Carpenter
Carl Frische
Eileen Walls
Joy
Eva Cooley
Wilbur Young
Harold
Erma
Isabell
Freda
Janet
Young
Roy Rose
Maxine
William
Alice Robinson
Long Bottom Social And Personal News
A primary vote was recorded in Long Bottom. Local residents plan visits to Cleveland Detroit and Loring Canada includes Linnie Swan Nerve Pryor and Effie Warren. The Hartleys Columbus visit Howard Hughes. Various relatives from Racine Pt Pleasant East Liverpool Marion and Pittsburgh are noted visiting or staying with local families. A female marsh hawk behavior described with feeding in mid air observed.
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Linnie Swan
Nerve Pryor
Effie Warren
Cleveland
Detroit
Loring
Canada
Oliver Hartley Columbus
Howard Hughes
J. H. Sherman
Racine
M. W. Stewart
Carrie McElfresh
Winnie Chase
Pleasant
O. E. German
Gertrude German
Pittsburgh
Timothy Coffey
Marion
Amanda Taylor
East Liverpool
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THE
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Fair
Palo Alto
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Elmer F. Andrewson
Mr. Roosevelt
Andrews
Frances Perkins
Department
Miss Perkins
Thurman Arnold
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Group Health Association
U. S. Housing Authority
San Antonio
Tex
Maury Maverick
Maverick
Glad News
Quinn
Haywire
Chapter
Wilton Ames
Walter Smith
Fremont
Convention of Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Ida Allison
Marguerite Conkey
Mitchell
New Marshfield
Jesse W. Sprout
Fostoria
Mrs. C. J. Flowers
Rowena
Mrs. Flowers
Grover Williams
Dana
Abe Williams
William Hawk
H. S. Singley
National Dental Association
Ruth Millett
MR. Parker
Mrs. Clipstack
DR. Morris Fishbein
By Genevieve Kemble
George Clark
Mildred
Primo Carnera
Harrisonville
Clint Gilkey
Earl Knight
Howard Gilkey
Donald Cotterill
Owen Cotterill
Raymond Cotterill
John Dye
Dick Knopp
Dye Ball
Toledo
Mae Ball
Francis Welsh
Mr. Ball
Esther, Clifford
Ruth Draves
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