The Athens Messenger page header and notices
The Athens Messenger presents its publication details including established dates, publisher and editor names, association memberships, and subscription rates. It notes weekday issues with a Sunday edition, ad rates on request, and mailing areas and prices across several Ohio counties.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Mai
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Books For Exhibition
Sinclair Lewis argues reading should be fun and chosen by genuine liking not by duty. The piece notes readers hide when enjoying comics or sensational magazines while condemning superficial bestseller buyers who read for show. It compares reading and golf to illustrate genuine enjoyment.
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Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Dogs and loafers harm retail business in citizen letter
An anonymous writer to The Messenger condemns dogs entering shops and groups of loafers at store entrances. The piece argues such scenes deter customers, Lower retail losses from handling produce by shoppers, and stresses sanitary storefront appearance as essential for food stores.
The Mechanical Cotton Picker and the South
The piece warns that mechanical cotton pickers will displace hundreds of thousands of Black field workers in the South, threatening livelihoods and provoking a clash of eras as job loss mirrors northern industrial shifts. It argues for proactive planning, rational response to change, and avoiding emotional reaction to impending economic upheaval.
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South
North
Cotton
West College Professor Teaches Son in Class
A Western college professor teaches in the same class as his mother with a hopeful note that future memories of lessons will endure. The anecdote hints at family bonds shaping education and generational connection.
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Sonny
Proud Sons May Be As Numerous As Proud Fathers
A compact essay argues that the number of proud sons can rival that of proud fathers, suggesting strong family pride and social visibility across generations. It reflects on kinship and admiration within communities.
Never trust a cross handed pianist says Westbrook Pegler
A caller offered Jose Iturbi tickets and Pegler recalls a Florida winter tale about a seedy plant owner, a flamboyant piano player, and a dramatic cross handed performance. The pianist is fired after a chaotic scene, reinforcing the moral: cross handed players are up to something.
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New York
Jose Iturbi
Florida
Miami
Cuba
Cutey Pearce
Pearce
Fair Sex
Mr. Pearce
Behind the Scenes In Washington
In Washington lore from the New Deal era economist Willard L. Thorp who led the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce faced a Senate clash with Theodore Bilbo and Hubert Stephens over his Republican voting history. Though ousted, Thorp now reorganizes the bureau as past leadership shakeups recur amid inefficiency and renewed efforts to reform the agency.
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Washington
Willard L. Thorp
Thorp
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Amherst
Theodore Bilbo
Mississippi
AAA
Hubert Stephens
Stephens
Senate Commerce Committee
Roper
Bilbo
RFC
Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis Faces New Leadership Turmoil
Secretaries shifting roles and a pivotal phone call reveal turnover in Washington. Richard C Patterson Jr, ex executive VP at National Broadcasting Company, now leads the disrupted bureau with Thorp as a key economic research director. The NRA era figures depart as Thorp confronts a “hell of a hole.”
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Richard C. Patterson, Jr
National Broadcasting Company
Roper
Patterson
Washington
NRA
Thorp
A. D. Whiteside
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Time for a toothpaste brand to unite a nation
A reflective remark questions how solving a simple family choice for toothpaste reveals the difficulty of pleasing a hundred million people with one brand. It suggests that timely friendly advice has helped many individuals in the past.
Sneering at material prosperity is hypocrisy
A brief editorial remark condemns sneering at wealth while criticizing similar attitudes as hypocrisy. It frames wealth as a target of scorn and urges consistency in social critique.
Haywire House Ends In Lincoln Beecher Teetering Fate
Edwin Rutt’s serial Haywire House follows the Restatorium duo Sally Pennington and Parker Kinkaid as trouble arrives. The Little Cheese, drunk and reckless, tries to ambush Bull Griffin but enters a haunted scene. He confronts ghastly faces and a werewolf in the dim Restatorium hall, realizing he’s in the grip of a brutal D T spell. The dachshund Wolfgang disrupts his flight, sending him into a terror filled chase toward a lighted door as the scene ends with “To Be Continued.”
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Pennington Parker Restatorium
Pierre
New York
Bull Griffin
Mr. Spaldini
Mr. Harkness
St. George
Red Scala
Winstock
Mr. Scala
Jimmy
Lady Macbeth
Jim
Wolfgang
Miss Fenimore
Oasis
Fever Raises Metabolic Needs During Illness Says Doctor
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains fever sharply raises body metabolism, by about 7 percent per 1 degree Fahrenheit, potentially up to 25 percent total. He notes increased protein and sugar use, tissue damage, and the need for higher calories, with new injectable feeding methods improving nutrition for the sick. He adds tuberculosis patients require modestly increased intake.
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Morris Fishbein
Five miles of gravel roads oiled near The Plains to Beaumont
County workers under County Surveyor J R Sands oil five miles of gravel roads from The Plains to Beaumont. Petit jurors for the month include David Bratton John C Swart E M McVey Lee Township A H Drake L E Clark Otto Bethel W W Phillips John W Shepherd Trimble Township Clarence Brown Frank Rivers J R Wade Dover Township John H Wharff S J Biddison Kenneth Hayes Rome Township William M Lash H M McKinley Harry Hooper G M Mansfield Alexander Township Charles Katzenback William Perry S H Lancaster York Township G W White Carthage Township Roger E Grant John Cowen Lodi Township Frank McDaniel Waterloo Township.
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David Bratton
John C. Swart
E. M. McVey
Lee Township
A. H. Drake
L. E. Clark
Otto Bethel
W. W. Phillips
John W. Shepherd
Trimble Township
Clarence Brown
Frank Rivers
J. R. Wade
Dover
John H. Wharff
S. J. Biddison
Kenneth Hayes
Rome
William M. Lash
H. M. McKinley
Harry Hooper
G. M
Miss Margaret Sullivan Returns to Hamilton to Teach
Twenty years ago Miss Margaret Sullivan resumed teaching in Hamilton. The report notes community events including Governor Cox speaking at the Coolville Camp meeting and the second Victory Sing drawing several thousand on Court St. Dr A E Wagner oversaw lantern projection with Prof T N Hoover leading the singing. Also announced is the death of Capt K T Crossen. Charles Schaeffler sang There’s a Long Long Trail a Winding. Henry W Conner elected to Democratic State Central Committee for the Tenth District. J C McLain and wife Pleasanton received word from son Corporal Everett McLain. Mrs S E Dailey of Baker Settlement exhibited corn, vegetables, fruits, nuts and canned foods at the Athens County Fair.
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Court St
A. E. Wagner
T. N. Hoover
K. T. Crossen
Charles Schaeffler
S. E. Dailey
Baker Settlement
Athens County
Public Forum letter argues for progressive measures and Roosevelt third term
John Humphrey of Millfield writes that the nation faces severe problems and the purge will test whether liberal progressive government can hold. He praises Senator Bulkley, contrasts with Georgia’s George, and argues for social security and bank security. He predicts Roosevelt may seek a third term if Congress sustains his measures.
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the Messenger
Senate
House of Representatives
White
Senator Bulkley
Bulkley
Ohio
Georgia
George
Roosevelt
Washington
John Humphrey
Millfield
Funeral services for Elias D Brown Chauncey resident
Elias D Brown 84 former Chauncey resident died Friday at his daughter Dr Mary Brown Moore in Steger Illinois Funeral services were held Monday at Jager Funeral Home with Rev Gilbert Courtney and Chauncey Church of Christ singers officiating Burial was in West Union Street Cemetery Athens Survivors include his daughter Dr Moore a nephew Paul Brown and a niece Mrs Dinneroff He was born in Chauncey and lived on the Courtney farm on the Chauncey Athens Road for 64 years In the last four years he lived with his daughter and son in law Dr and Mr Brown
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Chauncey
Elias D. Brown
Mary Brown Moore
Steger
Ill
Jager
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Church of Christ
West Union St
Athens
Brown
Fannie Courtney Brown
Bible School at Taylor Ridge Boasts of Record
CHAUNCEY Taylor Ridge conducts the only Daily Vacation Bible School in the Sunday Creek Valley. All 28 students attended every session and received certificates at Friday night exercises in the Taylor Ridge Church of Christ. Directed by Hazel Raber, the program showcased the school’s work with speakers Irene McDowell and Rev. Gilbert Courtney. Women hosted an ice cream and cake social on the church lawn afterward.
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Chauncey
Taylor Ridge
Sunday Creek Valley
Resident of Chauncey Takes Eastern Journey
Chauncey resident Sara Thomas Bernice Hipscher Jessie Smart and Mrs Shirley Thomas enjoy a motor trip visiting Baltimore Wilmington Atlantic City and heading north to Philadelphia New York City The Palisades Boston Quebec Montreal and up the St Lawrence River to Lake Ontario then Buffalo before returning home.
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Chauncey
Sara
Marjory Thomas
Bernice Hipscher
Jessie Smart
Shirley Thomas
Baltimore
Wilmington
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New York City
the Palisades
Boston
Mass
Quebec
Canada
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Lake Ontario
Buffalo
Pott's family reunion and local visits noted in Chauncey
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Earl Hashman and granddaughter Shirley Kay Chauncey and Granville Burton of Columbus attended the Pott's family reunion at Wellston Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Hashman Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Dale Warner Lancaster spent a motor trip to Indiana. Miss Isabel Courtney is visiting Corning with her uncle and aunt Clifford Courtney while Hoit S Courtney Chauncey remains unchanged.
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Chauncey
Earl Hashman
Shirley Kay
Granville Burton
Columbus
Pott
Wellston
Charles Hashman
Dale Warner Lancaster
Indiana
Isabel Courtney
Clifford Courtney
Corning
Hoit S. Courtney
Juvenile Fall Causes Wrist Injury in Jacksonville
Chauncey Arvilla Morrison, 10, slipped on a home walk in Jacksonville Sunday and broke her left wrist. She was taken to Dr. C. N. Sanders in Millfield with her uncle Alva Morrison, where the fracture was set.
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Chauncey—Arvilla Morrison
Jacksonville
C. N. Sanders
Millfield
Alva Morrison
Kin Attend Funeral for Elias D. Brown in Chauncey
Local relatives attended the funeral of Elias D. Brown in Chauncey on Monday. Attendees included Mrs. John Shafer CHAUNCEY Harvey Courtney Clinton Courtney Mrs. Zimmie Smith Mrs. Marinda Cruikshank Leslie Cruikshank and Mrs. Florence Pendergrass Chauncey.
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Chauncey
John Shafer
Harvey Courtney
Clinton Courtney
Zimmie Smith
Marinda Cruikshank
Leslie Cruikshank
Florence Pendergrass
Elias D. Brown
Mrs Cannon Ill at Greens Run Home
Mrs Lottie Cannon remains ill at the Greens Run home of her son Dow H Cannon and wife. Ill for several months, she received visitors Rev Gilbert Courtney and Mrs Courtney of Chauncey.
Visit Mrs Lee Hosts Summer Cabin Social
Mrs. John Lee entertained at her Clear Fork summer cabin Friday evening. Guests enjoyed boating and a hamburger fry at supper. Contract bridge followed with Mrs. Paul Sanderson and Mrs. C. S. Clarke winning high scores and Mrs. Lulu Yocum, the out of town guest prize. Attendings included Mrs. Yocum, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. M. H. Cherrington, Mrs. Harry Stevenson, Mrs. Craig Adair, Mrs. Charles Notestone and Miss Ruth Brooke.
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John Lee
Clear Fork
Paul Sanderson
C. S. Clarke
Lulu Yocum
Lee
Yocum
Mechanicsburg
Local residents visit relatives and attend events in area
A long list of guests and travelers appears, with Mr. and Mrs. Block hosting in Cleveland and others visiting family across Ohio. Notable stops include VFW convention attendance in Columbus, farm women meetings in Hocking County, and several trips to Michigan, New York, and Buckeye Lake for vacations and family visits.
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F. W. Block
Cleveland
Edward Miller
South Loga
Roseanna Campbell
Greerville
Hugh Campbell
Ivan Hummell
Fairfield County
Hocking County
Hummell
Women’s Home Council
Fairfield
Fred Lin
J. M. Cooley
Warner Ave
Charles Meldrim
Clara Stone
Helen Clark
Michigan
Alan Adair
Dean Bingham
London
Carl Anderson
Nora Jean
Anderson
Ashtabula
M. H. Cherrington
John Lee
Lulu Yocum
Ruth Brooke
Saturdy
Lakaside
Mildred Rainer
Jane
Helen Walsh
Tommy Walsh
East
New York City
West Point
Mildred Collins
Miller Jones Shoe Co
Columbus
Catherine Stoughton
Buckeye Lake
Esther
Fred Stoughton
Hubert D. Lappen
Eleanor Woodard
Clarence Allen
Pearl Watkins
Canada
Bishop Guests Visit From Fort Wayne Indiana Weekend
Weekend visitors to Mrs. Della Bishop include Mrs. A. D. Bishop and Charlene, Ruth Smith, and Fred Bishop from Fort Wayne Indiana. Also visiting with Mrs. Bishop are her wife and daughter Wilma Jean, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Stone.
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Sally Pennington
Blend
Plains
Beaumont
J. R. Sands
Margaret Sullivan
Hamilton
Elmer Goodwin
Olen, Pomeroy
Charles Goodwin
John Goodwin
Shade
Cox
Coolville
Henry W. Conner
Democratic State Central Committee
J. C. McLain
Pleasanton
Corporal Everett McLain
the Public Forum
George Clark
Bible School
Logan
Mrs. Lee
al Hedington
Cincinnati
James Barker
Charles Barker
Barker
Gertrude
Lucy Barker
James Wolfe
Toledo
Wolfe
Jesse Phillips
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