The Athens Messenger Publisher Roster
A historical listing from The Athens Messenger shows the longtime publisher sequence from Frederick W. Bush 1896 to Gordon K. Bush and later G. Kenner Bush with Richard R. Paynter as general manager and Karl W. Runser as managing editor. It also notes Fred W. Weber II as circulation manager, Roy Cross as district editor, and staff including Fred E. Bolles, Herb Amey, J. William Coon, Fred Whissel, Carl L. Weber, and a production manager.
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Athens Messenger
Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Karl W. Runser
Fred W. Weber II
Roy Cross
Fred E. Bolles
Herb Amey
J. William Coon
Fred Whissel
Carl L. Weber
Ranger Elisar weighs strip mine law in Ohio Hotline feature
The Hotline interviews Elisar of the Wayne National Forest about the 1972 Ohio Strip Mine Law and reclamation. He argues small fines rarely deter violations but bond forfeiture and licensing requirements aid future cases, urging positive reinforcement and citizen engagement in updating the law.
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al Elisar
Athens
Wayne National Forest
Ohio Environmental Council
Elisar
OEC
Ohio
Wayne
National Forest
Division of Reclamation
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
ODNR
Predicting 1968 US politics and mail packing tips
A reflection on past political forecasts by Wall Street Journal writer Alan L. Otten noting Reagan Carter Udall Wallace Bayh Humphrey and Humphrey brokered convention odds. It then shifts to a practical guide for mailing a mirror using newspapers and box adjustments.
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Bruce Humphrey
Alan L. Otten
The
Wall Street Journal
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Mo Udall
House
Scoop Jackson
George Wallace
Birch Bayh
Hubert Humphrey
Postal Service
Preserving Tips and Pickle Guides From Consumer Info Center
A build your own canning note offers steps for dill beans and pickles with a recipe from the U S Department of Agriculture. It advises washing beans packing into hot jars adding pepper dill seed garlic and vinegar brine then processing in boiling water for five minutes to seal. Additional booklets on jellies jams and preserves are available for 45 cents from the Consumer Information Center in Pueblo Colorado.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colo
Advice for the Reagan and Ford Forces
Kansas City observers describe the Ford and Reagan factions at the Muehlebach Hotel as rival teen gangs ready for clashes. The piece critiques wasted unity talk, notes near-identical policies, and warns of looming infighting as the campaign head toward the convention.
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Kansas City
Ford
Reagan
Muehlebach Hotel
Jimmy Carter
White House
Topeka
Ohio shifts image with laws from libertarian Republicans
Ohio lawmakers and Governor Rhodes signed bills expanding liquor on election day and Sunday sales, repealing blue laws, and backing a state lottery and horse racing. Republicans Galbraith and Hollington pushed liberalizing measures, while Motts backed the lottery. The changes reflect a shift toward less government interference and more individual liberty.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
James A Rhodes
John A. Galbraith
Maumee
Rhodes
Galbraith
Northwest Territory
Richard R. Hollington
Cleveland
Hollington
Ronald Motts
Ohio Senate
Reaganites Move to Force Ford VP Pick in Convention Tactics
In Kansas City the battle for Republican control ahead of the national convention features John Sears pushing a rule change to require candidates with committed delegates to name running mates before balloting. The move aims to compel Ford to publicly announce a vice presidential choice, risking crossfire from party wings.
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Kansas City
Ford
Reagan
John Sears
Sear
Ford Faces Conservative Pushs as Reagan-Sears Tension Grows
The piece argues Ford drums up discipline while Reagan allies press ideological issues via platform committees led by Helms supporters. Sears proposed VP risks fade amid Ford’s organized RNC rule strategy, positioning Ford as a united party front against Carter.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Secretary of the Treasury
William Simon
Agriculture
Earl Butz
James Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Ford
Reagan
Voter indifference and school bus concerns in local letters
A Messenger reader laments low primary turnout and distrusts party promises urging direct democracy via referendums. Another letter questions a tax levy for Federal Hocking Local School District and criticizes long bus routes from Amesville area, citing wasted travel time and poor school spirit.
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the Messenger
Federal Hocking
Trimble
Athens
Amesville
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Miller
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