Advertisers Guide and Newspaper Associations Listing
Gordon K. Bush publisher and Mer Charlies H Harris managing members of the American Newspaper Publishers Association list Ohio select list Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association national representatives John W Cullen Company offices in Chicago New York Detroit Advertising rates available at home of foreign offices Nominal obituary and card of thanks charges Entered at Athens Post Office as second class matter under act of 1918
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Business Optimism Rises as Gains Hold, Auto Demand Leads
Colonel Ayers notes a firmer business mood as stock quotes advance for five months and the Federal Reserve index shows gains holding after four recovery cycles. He cites sustained auto demand as the key driver, with expectations to keep gains through year end.
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Colonel Ayers
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Board
Sisyphus
Corinth
Hades
Ice Cream Cone Trust Funds Joyful Sunday School
Josiah Boyden left a modest $1,000 trust that eight decades later buys ice cream cones for faithful Sunday School attendees in his Massachusetts town. The simple act endures beyond grand monuments, teaching that small gifts can leave lasting influence.
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Josiah Boyden
Mr. Boyden
Massachusettts
Massachusetts Sunday School
Decency Prevails In Film Industry After Legion Campaign
A year after the Legion of Decency launched its crusade against screen salacity the public sees many clean pictures. Critics note Hollywood cooperation with Legion leaders and producers have not suffered financially, suggesting audiences support good clean entertainment.
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Legion of Decency
Hollywood
First Billion in Revenue From Legalized Liquor Meeting Proceeds
The first billion dollars from legalization has flowed to federal, state and local governments with more than 700 million to the federal government in excise license and customs revenue. State and local shares are rising as bootlegging declines, according to federal officials.
Inflation coming early next year warns Washington economists
In Washington economists warn of upcoming business inflation as demand outpaces supply and prices rise. General Motors expands with a 50 million dollar plant project while Ford plans similarly, and auto makers rebound faster than other sectors.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
General Motors
Ford
Goats Rule Island and Mussolini Nuisance in Headlines
A wry column cites bizarre possibilities from the League of Nations thawing revived monkeys to releasing Mussolini in Ethiopia. It notes a Bulgarian officer jailed for killing a Spanish reporter, and New Massachusetts law defining a bad egg to avoid citizen confusion.
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League of Nations
Mussolini
Massachusetts
Regulation must hold as liquor revenues rise post prohibition
The article argues that beer and liquor revenue today exceed pre prohibition peaks and warns that governments must avoid loosening regulation. It stresses the need for ongoing strict control by both national and local authorities to prevent a return to pre prohibition conditions despite fiscal pressures.
District Tales of Wilkesville Morgan Raid Death
A Confederate youth dies during Morgan's 1863 visit to Wilkesville. James Blakely buries him in the cemetery after initial reluctance by locals. Mrs Caroline Boyd Hamilton, postmistress, preserves the tale for The Messenger. The column continues with Allen F. E. Braley’s first hand recollection of Langsville and Morgan raiders.
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Morgan
Wilkesville
Caroline Boyd Hamilton
James Blakely
Theophilus Jones
Mre
Kling
Rio Grande
Mr. Blakely
Copperhead
Blakely
Kentucky
Hamilton
J. Boyd Davis
Columbus
Rio Grande College
Messenger
Gallia County
Davie
Allen FE. Braley
Braley
Langsville
Amos Braley
Amer
Langaville
Ten Years Ago and Twenty Years Ago Reviews
A retrospective column recalls events from ten years ago including travels to Ocean City New Jersey and deaths in Athens Greece tied to a suicide epidemic. It also notes visits by families to Indian Lake and New London plus a bridge party in Youngstown. Twenty years ago entries mention Syracuse visits, a school for telephone operators at Ohio University with 78 attendees, a motor trip itinerary, and the Ely family reunion in New Marshfield.
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Athens County Home Telephone Company
Ohio University
Public Forumletter questions state actions and funding
The writer laments five months of legislative talk and notes limited achievements. They critique governor publicity, license fee changes, parole practices, college salary cuts, public versus private spending, and alleged political closeness to gangsters. The letter ends with a call to scrutinize allocations and public funds.
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State Assembly
Thomas
Grover Fleming
White
Toni Liacovolei
College Tilumanatti
Davey
Tis
Gallipolis
Ohio
TVA
Rome
They Say Quotes and Public Figures
A collection of notable quotes from Maruja Fernandez Frank Kellogg Camille Kelley and George Bernard Shaw. The remarks cover bullfighting passion public opinion and psychology. Each figure comments on influence war or personal ability.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Camille Kelley
Memphis Juvenile Court
George Bernard Shaw
State Workmen's Comp Rates Extended for Another Year
Columbus. The State Industrial Commission said the workmen's compensation fund rates would stay at the same general level for another year ending July 1, continuing the prior year's policy.
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Columbus
State Industrial Commission
Rob Roy and Highland Blackmail History Cartoon Explanation
Yesterday's cartoon explains Rob Roy born 1671 under the proscription on the McGregor name. It notes his use of Campbell as a maternal surname, his freebooting origins, the rise of a protection racket called blackmail, and his death in 1734.
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Robert McGregor
McGregor
Gregor
Campbell
Rob Roy
Red Robert
Freebooters
Engagement Breaks Over Hostess Job At Crest Lake Inn
Jo Darien ends her engagement to Bret Paul after he objects to her taking a hostess job at Crest Lake Inn owned by Douglas Marsh. Marsh’s mother stirs trouble, film star Peter Fragonet arrives, and Jo faces mounting friction before Marsh fires her and she decides to leave Crest Lake.
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Darien
Bret Paul
Bret
Crest Lake Inn
Douglas Marsh
Gove
Crest Lake
Marsh
Peter Fragonet
Fragonet
Babs Montgomery
Lola Montez
Babs
Tubby
Bat
The Old Step-stone Poem by Clara Northrop
A reader contributes a nostalgic verse about a childhood home and the old step-stone in Gloucester Ohio. The poem recalls a loving father, a mother in the kitchen, and happier days, ending with sadness at parting from loved ones and the step-stone at home.
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Clara Northrop
Glouster
Rowe
Health Hints and Diet Heart disease facts from clinic study
A Chicago clinic analyzed 1000 heart disease cases finding multiple risk factors in 316. Rheumatic infection appeared in 202 cases and thyroid overactivity increased heart strain. Regional variations show 29.2 percent rheumatic heart disease in the sample.
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Chicago
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co
Gordon K. Bush
Mer. Charlies H. Harris
Children’s Treat
Paul Mallon
Treasury
Morgenthau
Peter Grimm
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
Rhode Island
Pacific
Spain
A. B. Roe
Elaine
Dorothy
Fleanore
Ocean City
N. J
Greece
Acropolis
Charles Brennig
Mary
Indian Lake
Mrs. Fletcher Metcalf
New London
Greta Lash
Miss Ann Pickering
Mrs
Kenneth Pickering
Youngstown
T. L. Shrantz
Marie
Syracuse
N. Y
Mr. Shrantz
Emma Cochran
S. F. Beverage
Garnet
Findlay
Buckeye Lake
Lancaster
H. S. Ely
Wellston
Ely
New Marshfield
George Clark
the Public Forum
the Messenger
W. Kittle
Millfield
Maruja Fernandez
Patin
GEO Burgess
Salt Lake City
Frank MeIntyne
Strang
Osh
Mr. Buebring
Mrs. Marsh
Jo Darien
Mrs Marsh
Poets’ Corner
Mother
DR. Morris Fishbein
New England
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