The Athens Messenger History and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher 1896 to 1929 with weekday afternoon edition and Sunday edition at six cents. It notes editors realigned staff and lists association memberships and print distribution across counties with subscription rates and offices in multiple cities.
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Frederick W. Bush
Aera
Athens
Uimatn
Myrene H. Harris
Ogee
Han Werent Publishers Association
Ohio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio News Paper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens Post
Gallia
Hocking
Meiorgan
Vinton
Washington
Freedom or License The Youth Congress and Communist Influence
The American Youth Congress meeting in Wisconsin shows sympathy for Communist doctrine by condemning dictatorships but not naming Russia. The piece urges direct scrutiny of schools and urges private enterprise to provide jobs, arguing academic freedom is being abused by pro Communist instructors.
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American Youth Congress
Wisconsin
Russia
Washington
D. C
Youth Congress
Europe
Country Gentleman
Tobacco ads face antitrust scrutiny over public acceptance
The Department of Justice charges tobacco companies with creating wide public acceptance through nationwide advertising and promotions. It argues price rises come from government taxes, not industry, while advertising costs are small by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Tobacco
Willkie Faces GOP Rift In Congress And Election
Raymond Clapper argues Willkie would carry few Republicans in Congress and would clash with the party’s record. He notes Willkie’s acceptance of New Deal measures and foreign policy fundamentals, and warns a divided executive and Congress would persist without a sweeping victory.
Willkie Nomination in Philadelphia Faces GOP Rift
The Republican National Convention gave Willkie the nomination but the party remains divided and wary of his anti organization stance. He has largely followed his own path with few top aides involved in policy. The House passed a 500 million export import bank loan bill to aid Western Hemisphere nations, a plan most Republicans opposed seeing it as funding bankrupt countries and boosting South American competition with the United States.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Congress
Willkie
Philadelphia
Joseph Martin
Ickes
McNary
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Europe
Hitler
Crawford
Michigan
Hemisphere
South America
United States
Amortization Foes Move Toward Defense Plan Cure
Bruce Catton notes a Defense Commission move to use amortization or residual valuation to let firms recoup plant costs tax free after five years. Appraisers would fix value and government buys the asset, reducing risk for manufacturers. The piece also reports Oklahoma population shifts from the 1940 census, with a net loss but some migration back from Dust Bowl areas.
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Congress
Oklahoma
Quotes on courage and danger in democracy
Statements from Chiang Kai-shek and Edmond Taylor emphasize national resilience and the threat of agents provocateurs. Quotes discuss manhood, world respect, self-respect, and the dangers of whispering campaigns impacting democratic processes. Rupert Emerson warns against ignoring troubled issues.
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Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Edmond Taylor
Rupert Emerson
Interior
Department Territorial
Our Everyday Superstitions and War Draft Views
A letter from Athens urges universal registration and willingness to serve in war, citing youth draft opposition and the need to defend the country. The piece blends pro conscription sentiment with a humorous reflection on marriage superstitions and Dame Luck's rules for brides.
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Samuel Butler
Dame Luck
Carbon Hill Social Notes
Social items from Carbon Hill report honors at a birthday bridge party for Miss Edna Johnson hosted by Mrs. Arthur Dawley. List of guests includes Mrs. Glenn Stacy, Mrs. Fred Hawk, Miss Carrie Green and others. Also notes birth announcement for Sara Sue Wellman and various visits and returns of local residents.
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Carbon Hill
Edna Johnson
Arthur Dawley
Miss Johnson
Glenn Stacy
Fred Hawk
Carrie Green
Gerald Devol
Lawrence Lehman
Ed Dawley
Floyd Pence
Ivan Lehman
Harry Nutter
Ralph Beal
Jerry Matheny
Paul Wellman
Seamen
Clarence Raschen
Sara Sue
L. A. Donnally
Crown Point
Edgar Stedwell
Frank Johnson
Herbert Donnelly
Charles Hubbard
Columbus
Florence Shaw
Cleveland
David Evans
Marysville
Lester Briley
Kenneth Shively
Noah Spencer
Donna Spencer
Haydenville
Joanne Brown
Logan
Pearl Downhour
E. Cooperrider
Dean Cooperrider
Ellsworth Cooperrider
Harlan Franks
Frank Palmer
Newark
Otis Pence
Union Furnace
Walter North
Charles Huffine
Detroit
Howard Bateman
Stewart Notes Highlight Local Social Moves and Enlistment
John K. Hayes, son of Karl and Mrs Hayes, has enlisted in the U S Army tank division. Nearby families host guests and travels fill weekends with visits from Ohio towns including Frost Athens Jarvis Copeland and McBee families plus trips to Michigan and New York.
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Charles Jarvis
Ottie Jarvis
William Jarvis
Toledo
Howard Hawk
Eleanor Lacy
Sabina
J. H. Copeland
Earl Hayes
Earl Linton
Huldah Oliver
P. E. Shirley
Shirley
Athens
Otis
Nelsonville
Oliver
Ross Ogg
Cleveland
George Ogg
Mayme Wharff
Addie Balderson
John Meek
Columbus
Ray Dye
Ann
Parkersburg
Charles McBee
Maud Wharff
Mary Catherine
James Russell
New York
Love on the Line on the Frontier
Mark Deuel meets Carrie Lane a poised homesteader in Sioux Springs as Newt Gale hints at a land boom and a restless town reacts. Carrie declares she can claim Rock Creek land alone and faces wary locals while Mark senses a deeper fate bound to her.
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Mark
Newt Gale
Sioux Springs
Newt
Land Office
Mark Deuel
White
Lincoln
Rock Creek
Missouri
Chicago
Ma Parmley
Carrie
Carrie Lane
Miss Lane
Frontier Sioux Springs
Harrisonville Sunday School picnic highlights and community updates
The Willing Workers Sunday School Class picnicked at Lake Hope with hiking swimming and a picnic dinner on Aug 18. Members and guests listed include Virginia Nell Alkire Dick Knopp George Gibson Evelyn Glaze Doris Glaze Edna Louise Warner Evelyn Lucille Warner Louise Lambert and others. Activities included a Wiener roast and a September meeting planned at Grace Skinner's farm. Donnie Cotterill suffered a fractured collar bone from a pony fall Thursday.
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Harrisonville
Willing Workers
Lake Hope
Virginia Nell Alkire
Dick Knopp
George Gibson
Evelyn Glaze
Doris Glaze
Edna Louise Warner
Evelyn Lucille Warner
Louise Lambert
Alice May Lambert
Raymond Cotterill
Donald Cotterill
Anna Circle
Joan Finlaw
Mary Jewell
Dora Stanley
Michael
W. S. Greenler
B. E. Carl
Danny Carl
Howard Clark
D. A. Michael
Friendship Circle
Leo Markins
Grace Skinner
Homer Welsh
Eva Welsh and
Mary Duffield
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Welsh
Harold Ball
Charles
Columbus
H. L. Knopp
Dwight Seiple
Athens County
Charles Paynter
John Paynter
Newark
Ohio Power Co
D. L. Reisinger
Gallipolis
E. V. Atkins
Donnie Cotterill
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