Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions with a large Sunday issue. Publisher Gordon K. Bush. editor Charles H. Harris. Rates: carrier 1 cost weekly. mail in several counties 4.50 per year. Obituaries and thank yous feature a nominal charge.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Athens
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Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Garden clubs bloom across Southeastern Ohio
Advocates of garden clubs predicted strong interest and the trend has surpassed expectations with clubs thriving on all sides. Women are mastering plant names and growing blooms at home as flower shows proliferate across the region. Despite impending frosts, enthusiasts stay motivated by catalogs and plans for next year.
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Southeastern Ohio
Early Coal Buying Boosts Purchases in District
An uptick in coal buying is reported as new regulations loom. Prices are expected to rise later, with idle miners and higher production costs likely pushing costs to consumers. Urban areas may see better service now, while delays could hurt trucks and supply in winter. South eastern Ohio households urged to buy coal early.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Lost estate swindle ends after decades of losses
Postal inspectors shattered a long running lost estate scam led by Baker who died in 1837. Investors faced millions in losses as titles and probate questions lingered over Philadelphia land and Pennsylvania coal reserves before 24 convictions halted the scheme.
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Baker
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Decline in U S death rate mostly in youth
Within 35 years the general U S death rate fell from 17.6 to 10.9 per 100 000, driven by drops in diphtheria and smallpox due to medical advances. But deaths from cancer and other middle and old age diseases rose, suggesting research focus should shift to later life illnesses.
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United States
U. S. Public Health Service
Angling Tale Inspires Generous Lament and Global Jests
A New Yorker who lost a finger while landing four tarpon becomes a cautionary image for anglers. Amid playful satire Science’s iron lung is proposed for talkative lecture tourists. Russia hints at electoral risk by quoting Trotzky. Weighs air conditioning as a potential global Open Door policy issue raised by China.
National Affairs Seen by Raymond Clapper
Washington columnist Raymond Clapper discusses Jim Farley’s role in building and sustaining Democratic power under Roosevelt. He notes Farley’s efforts to keep unity amid internal disputes over the Supreme Court plan and reports a rival pressure from Senator Guffey pushing for defeats of dissenting Democrats.
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Washington
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic Party
Democratic Party Divided Over President’s Court Plan
The piece argues Farley and Guffey split on the presidents court plan, questioning if Roosevelt endorses a purge of Democrats opposing it. It asserts party unity requires accommodation of differences and notes post election loyalties and past bonus votes. It cautions against turning a single issue into a party loyalty test and warns of harming the party.
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Farley
Roosevelt
Guffey
Washington
Wheeler
Montana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
America
Unemployment census sparks political maneuvering in Congress
Washington reports expose how a $5 million unemployment census funded by WPA would create many jobs for lawmakers before the next primary. Maverick proposed a $75,000 study for a long range relief program, while leaders pushed a Senate bill for a voluntary census. Senator Lodge faces Republican criticism over wage issues amid industrial lobbying and Massachusetts primary dynamics.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Job Hoys
Congress
Maury Maverick
Texas
Harry Hopkins
House
Senate
Thymus Gland Roles in Growth and Health
The thymus lies in the chest and influences growth from infancy. If it remains active too long it may cause a soft complexion and delayed shaving, while early cessation leads to early aging signs. Experiments show thymus extracts affect animal growth across generations, with possible mental effects. Research remains in early stages.
Durant Man Found Not A U S Citizen After 64 Years Of Voting
W. J. Stone, a long time Democrat voter in Durant, Oklahoma, was revealed to be not a legal U S citizen. He had never applied for citizenship after arriving from London Ontario Canada at age 18, and thus was ineligible to vote or receive an old age pension.
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Durant
Okla
W. J. Stonehouse
United States
London
Ontario
Canada
Catherine de Medici
Lost wedding ring found on Lake Huron beach
Mrs. Charles F. Taylor wears her ring again after ten years. Children playing on a Lake Huron beach near Port Huron, Michigan found the ring in the sand where it was lost while visiting a sister at a summer cottage. The ring was undamaged. In Minnesota a law makes it a crime for a woman to appear on the street dressed as Santa Claus.
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Port Huron
Mich
Charles F. Taylor
Lake Huron
Here
Minnesota
Santa Claus
Bob
Kathleen
Mission School attendees and social notices across circles
Thirty eight members of the Standard Bearers attended the School of Missions at the Lan caster Camp Grounds. The group includes Dorothy Dailey and others from Chicago listed with families and guests. Also noted are home sale to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and travelers D. J. Evans home, and a vacation trip to Virginia Beach by Mary and Dorothy Slutz. Mrs Augustus Norton visiting Mt Clemens sisters and a Needlecraft Club picnic honoring husbands at Harmony.
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School of Missions
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Dorothy Dailey
Oda Kincade
Theodora Junod
Marcella Horn
Esther Harris
Olive Carpenter
Mildred Totman
Bernice Kayser
Elma Wood
Josephine Hill
Elizabeth Hughes
Doris Giesecke
Lillian Kittle
Prof
Raymond Stutz
W. L. Slutz
Mary and
Dorothy Slutz
Virginia Beach
Needlecraft Club
Harmony
Women Win Full Voting Rights in Columbus City Charter
The city grants women voting rights through an amendment to the Columbus charter. The Athens Institute lists numerous registered teachers and residents including Clara Barnhill Edna Moore Bettina Everett Audrey Meighen Mayme Davis Maria Grover among many others, alongside local officials and professionals.
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City of
Columbus
The
Athens Institute
Clara Barnhill
Edna Moore
Bettina Everett
Audrey Meighen
Mayme Davis
Maria Grover
Alex Root
I. M. Moore
Bessie Dickson
Floyd Linscott
Edson Hawk
Edith Keplar
Edna Richey
Glenna Goldsberry
Emily Patterson
J. L. Pickering
Ida B. Devore
Gladys Bradfield
Bertha Glancy
Margaret Clark
Grace Daugherty
Earl Jones
Helen Morris
Villa Tippie
Eva Norris
Hazel Baker
Guy Secoy
Neva Cunningham
Lucy Halbirt
Icel Yocum
Ruth LeFever
Esther Saylor
Mabel Woodward
Jennie Ellis
Lucile Copeland
Ora Morrison
Opal Weber
Della Tucker
Mary Devlin
Helen van Dyke
Nelle Hill
Ardilla Shuster
C. R. Cline
Blance Howe
Edna _ Copeland
Arch Knowlton
Stella van Dyke
Flo E. Hutchins
Lulu Steed
Jessie Hoisington
Edna Rodehaver
Francis Carr
Nelle Pickering
Lloyd Antle
Maude Lopez
Nelle Evans
Frances Evans
Pearlie Gaskill
Florence Munn
Fern French
Brenda Steed
Faye Hewitt
Homer B. Wood
Faye Dinsmoore
Poets Corner Verse and Law Note From Messenger Readers
Poetical contributions require name and address and include The Broken Law about beauty and art versus strict control. The piece cites Bessie M Gorslene of Athens Ohio. A Pennsylvania legal notice follows stating restaurants must have a stretcher and wheelchair according to state law.
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Bessie M. Gorslene
Athens
Ohio
Pennsylvania
State
Duchess in Night of Jewelry Heist and Clues
In a hotel party, Kathleen O Shana and detective Bob McTavish observe Bracey and the Duchess as a jewel disappears from the Duchess. Suspicion falls on guests as Steve retrieves a statue and jealousy flares amid a staged Egyptian themed gala. The Duchess accuses Bob amid the emerald theft scare.
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Kathleen O’shan
Bob McTavish
Pat
Cupid
Professor Bracey
Bob
Bracey
Kathleen
Steve
Ohio ministerial lands mark unique federal religious support
Ohio stands as the only union state where Congress set aside land to fund religion. Revenue from these ministerial lands is allocated through a state division system and redistributed to all denominations in the benefiting townships. The two early grants include Ohio Company's 1792 purchase near Marietta and the Symmes Purchase covering Cincinnati and land between the Miami rivers to mid Butler and Warren counties.
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Ohio
Congress
Northwest Territory
America
Ohio Company
Marietta
Symmes
Cincinnati
Miami Rivers
Ohio River
Butler
Warren Counties
Surprise birthday turnout for C. W. Wonderly in Rourke theater
In La Junta, Colorado, a 77th birthday surprise brought back former members of C. W. Wonderly’s orchestra. Musicians traveled up to 500 miles to attend, appearing on stage as the curtain rose.
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LA Junta
Colo
Rourke
C. W. Wonderly
Wonderly
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