Athens Messenger rates and publication details
The Athens Messenger outlines publisher and staff credits for Frederick W. Bush era. It lists Sunday and weekday editions, carrier and mail subscription rates, service areas including multiple Ohio counties, and advertising contact options.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Jvohn W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Adopted ships spark classroom geography lesson
More than 70 American seagoing vessels have been adopted by grade schools through the American Merchant Marine Women's Association. Fourth graders at McCollough School in Jackson Michigan adopted the Exmoor, receiving letters from ship officers and learning trade routes, stamps, and ports as a real world geography project. The plan faces limits as there are few ships and officers cannot dedicate all time to correspondence, but the concept successfully links geography and foreign trade for students.
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American Merchant Marine Women's Association
McCollough School of
Jackson, Mich
Jessie Huber
Women's Association
Exmoor
Tolerances in War Time Attitudes Across Nations
A discussion notes how Americans during World War I harshly pressured slackers in Liberty Bond drives and analogizes to reported Cleveland Chinese enforcing loyalty. It argues tolerance during crises varies by nationality and recalls past rough treatment of dissenters, warning against embracing intolerance.
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Cleveland
China
Cleveland Orientals
United States
Not for Needy Anyhow and Federal Housing Promises
The piece criticizes the failed near billion dollar housing bill from the last Congress. It argues federal housing promises fall short of real aid, with vast funds spent yet only middle class families benefiting through higher rents. It contends private capital builds better homes for poorer people at affordable rentals despite high building costs.
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Federal Treasury
A Justified Project Opens Alaska Frontier via Highway
The piece argues for a federal Alaska highway as a path to develop vast mineral resources. It suggests rapid population and capital inflows, tourism growth, and broader frontiers extending into South America, with the highway solving poverty and unemployment by creating new opportunities.
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Alaska
South America
New Dance Lets Two Girls Waltz With One Man
A new dance lets two girls share one man to end wallflower boredom. The piece notes the man gains a lucky break while the girls get a chance to dance together.
Surprise fan tracks down Ernie Pyle in Flagstaff meeting
In Flagstaff a reader who follows the Ernie Pyle column unexpectedly identifies the columnist in a Greyhound Bus restaurant. The meeting follows a fatal bus wreck nearby with one driver missing a leg and later death.
Wage-Hour Office Boost Plans Training for 19,000 Complaints
Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews moves to expand to 500 inspectors and 40 lawyers after Congress approves a 1.2 million deficiency for enforcement. Four training schools will open in New York Chicago San Francisco and Atlanta by September. New hires will learn on the job with veteran inspectors before field work. The piece also notes AF of L and CIO responses to labor investigations and Schwellenbach's bill.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Congress
Andrews
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Civil Service Commission
California Motorist Probed for Pot Shot at Student
A California motorist faces prosecution after shooting at a student who was triple parked in front of a fraternity house. The incident highlights traffic safety concerns near campus.
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California
India Faces Wildlife Woes With Elephant Culling and Hippo Invasion
The article notes India’s wildlife pressures starting with a 1 500 elephant cull order and now reports hippopotami overrunning agricultural fields, signaling escalating human wildlife conflict and policy challenges.
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India
Answers and facts from a 1919 Q and A section
A Q A feature from The Messenger covers topics from violin characteristics to perpetual motion skepticism, champagne alcohol content, stamp lists, and rose oil production. It cites Dr. Halsted, Frank Vizetelly, and the U S Philatelic Agency, with details on Near East and Far East terms and National Park dogs rules.
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Frank H. Vizetelly
Standard Dictionary
S. Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Knox
United States Philatelic Agency
Philatelic
U. S. Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
U. S
China
Indo-China
Korea
Japan
Taiwan
Sakhalin
Near East
Iran
Persia
Arabia
Asia Minor
Turkey
Europe
United States
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Egypt
Understanding Sciatica Causes and Basic Treatments
This health overview explains how a long lower spinal nerve can be inflamed by posture injuries or infections, leading to sciatic pain. It describes diagnostic checks like straight leg raise tests, initial rest, heat therapy, gradual activity, and potential surgical options for severe cases.
King and Queen Snake Exchange Sought for London Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo issues appeal for queen snakes to pair with its king snakes for shipment to the London Zoo in honor of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The two zoos have traded reptiles for two years and Philadelphia plans to reciprocate.
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London Zoo
Philadelphia
U.P
Philadelphia Zoo
George VI
Zoological Gardens
London
Europe
Murder on the Boardwalk
Christine Thorenson arrives at Beachmont to visit Cousin Emma Talbert but finds Emma's house closed and the town full of shady characters. A bareheaded man warns her, a stranger notes her vulnerability, and a changing phone delay reveals a coded warning to contact Lucille at Main 2079 if trouble arises.
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Surf City
Christine Thorenson
Christine
Sir Galahad
Cousin Emma
Emma
Jaspar
Beachmont 1246
Emma Talbert
Mrs. Talbert
Atence
Luccille
Lucille
Poet’s Corner Old Rag Rugs From Marguerite Moore
A nostalgic verse describes faded rugs woven with care by Marguerite Moore of Bidwell Ohio. The piece honors the memory of a loved one, linking colors to virtues and friendship, as the narrator cherishes the handwoven tokens across aging threads.
Samples of drinking water sent to health department
Twelve country school water samples were forwarded to the State Health Department for testing. County health nurse Miss Viola Fell oversaw the process, with J. W. Hickman of Nelsonville involved in the efforts.
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State Health Department
Viola Fell
County Heal
Camp Riebel Scouts Report and Local War Effort
Lawrence Dupler, scout reporter from Camp Riebel, recounts Bugler Graham, cooks Mr and Mrs Goldsberry, and the L A Gibbs farm beside the camp. Athens County Red Cross reports 2155 sweaters 4898 socks 1730 pajama suits 1200 comfort kits 62 mufflers made in local sewing rooms. A O Sloane rural mail carrier tops war saving stamp sales with 20705 dollars in three months earning a free Mackinac Island trip. Mrs C H Harris hosts ninth birthday party for Esther.
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Lawrence Dupler
Camp Riebel
Graham
Goldsberry
L A. Gibbs
Athens County Red Cross
A.O. Sloane
Athens
Athens County
Mackinac Island
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