The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger dated in Athens Ohio lists publisher Frederick W Bush 1806 to 1929 with Gordon K as publisher and gen mis. Charles H Barris is managing editor. It notes association memberships, Pittsburgh and Chicago offices, advertising on application, obituaries and cards of thanks, and subscription rates by carrier 16 cents weekly and by mail 4.50 yearly with shorter terms available.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Vs
GER Eit Ald Printing Co
Gordon K
Charles H. Barris
Athens
Ohio
The New Deal Hits Home in Southeast Ohio District
Opinion piece condemns federal hydroelectric projects under PWA led by Harold L. Ickes. Argues planned government power threatens coal and gas industries, jobs, private investment, and local livelihoods. Warns of nationwide electricity sale and taxation impact with patronage in dam projects.
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Ohio
Washington
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
United States
Texas
Anti-ransom law eyed by Ontario legislature
Attorney General Roebuck proposes a plan to empower police to close bank accounts seal safety vaults and supervise finances of kidnapping victims and their families. The goal is to block ransom payments and deter kidnappings though fear of violence on the victim may hinder full implementation.
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Ontario
Roebuck
High Cost of Primaries and Elections Cited
An opinion argues primaries waste public funds noting about 50 dollars per precinct plus ballots and supplies. It details four judges and two clerks per precinct earning eight dollars each, mileage for the presiding judge, and county charges in Athens County with 73 precincts. The piece urges halving annual election costs by eliminating primaries or cutting precinct worker pay.
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Election Board
Athens County
Dictators Save Their Necks Twenty Years Ago
Reflection on how a 1914 shock led to global war while a similar 1934 incident in unstable Central Europe failed to trigger war. The piece contrasts terrorist acts against heirs to thrones and the differing outcomes amid mobilizations, noting lessons perhaps learned by rulers.
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Europe
Textile mill owners brace for strike amid high stocks
Washington reports cotton textile manufacturers hold ample finished grey goods, with stocks 80 high and capacity ready to rise by about 33 percent. If silk wool and rayon goods stay produced, substitutes may keep prices from spiking and shape poststrike markets.
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Washington
NRA
Wall Street overreacts to English pamphlet and headlines
The piece argues that The Coming American Boom boosted stock prices due to belief in a looming boom. It notes the idea, first aired by the Federal Reserve six months earlier, and says Wall Street missed this. It also recounts Marriner Eccles rising to a Treasury post and to a Federal Reserve Board role with Moley and Morgenthau backing him.
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Wall
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
West
Marriner Eccles
Stuart Chase
Financial Authority
Eccles
Chase
Raymond Moley
Treasury
New York
Moley
Morgenthau
Reserve Board
Backers of Liberty League eye broader support west of Alleghenies
The Liberty League plans to publish a wider list of backers including prominent western figures such as Jim Reed and Newton Baker. Al Smith is named among backers while Boss Hague, long aligned with Roosevelt, now backs Roosevelt in 1936.
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American Liberty League
Alleghanies
Jim Reed
Newton Baker
al Smith
Liberty League
Boss Hague
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Hague
Richberg report to become campaign text book for Democrats
The Richberg report on New Deal progress will be used as campaign material for Democratic congressional candidates. Commerce Secretary Roper delivered a sobering speech on the New Deal stance toward business in a moderate tone similar to remarks by Securities Commissioner Chairman Kennedy and Assistant Commerce Secretary Dickinson. More speeches are expected.
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Richberg
Commerce
Roper
Kennedy
The
Securities Commission
Dickinson
Europe’s militarism and the threat of dictatorships
The passage argues that years of war cost and fear should deter leaders from armed conflict, but notes Europe’s dictatorships funded by brass-knuckled outfits keep Mussolini, Hitler, and Pilsudski in power. It warns they may seek new roles after a future war.
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Europe
Mussolinis
Hitlers
Pilsudskis
Health Hints for Food Handling From Dr Morris Fishbein
The Baltimore health department offers guidelines for large group food service. Wash hands thoroughly. keep ventilated rooms clean. wash and rinse utensils. refrigerate perishables below five degrees. restrict access to prepared areas. rewash dishes if reused. avoid home preparation for large events. chill perishables in bowls on ice. use tight lid waste containers. plan nutritious meals with dairy products fruits and vegetables to protect health.
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Baltimore Department of Health
Veterans of the 21st Ohio Recall Gallipolis Civil War Camp Carrington
The history recounts Albert Jenkins organizing Confederate troops near Gallipolis, the Gallia Guards forming in April 1861, and the 21st Ohio Regiment arriving to guard the town. Camp Carrington hospital treated thousands, with battles at Scary Creek and actions along the Kanawha Valley, before Trumbull County troops reinforced Gallipolis in fall 1861.
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Albert Gallatin Jenkins
Gallipolis
Gallia Guards
Henry Graham
James Harper
H. N. Ford
Harper
Graham
21St Ohio
Barlow Farm
Camp Carrington
Kanawha
Jenkins
Ripley
W. Va
Scarey Creek
Charleston
Gauley Bridge
Wise
Trumbull County
Timor-Laut Women Believed to Suppress Another Eye
A Timor-Laut article notes local belief that women must keep one eye closed in the presence of men. The claim reflects gender norms observed by readers in the period.
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Timor-Laut
East Indies
Kenney family honors annual reunion at Pleasanton farm
The Kenney family held its annual reunion at the old Kenney farm south of Pleasanton. Joan Rider of Nelsonville was scalded falling into hot water. recovery expected. Announcement of the marriage of Harriett Sprague and Earl Kreiger in Columbus. attended by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodworth. Mayor Koons away. acting mayor R. J. Jones leads council.
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Kenney
Pleasanton
Joan Rider
A. O. Rider
Nelsonville
Harriett Sprague
Earl Kreiger
Columbus
Ohio University
Charles Woodworth
L. A. Koons
R. J. Jones
Council
Social notes and license renewal window listed
Twenty years ago Mr. Charles Bethel departed for Magnetic Springs for vacation. Prof. E. M. Mills planned two weeks fishing at St. Clair Flats. Mrs. Edward Schloss hosted six table bridge in honor of Mrs. Dix Preston and Miss Edith Palmer. Mrs. Lena Slattery and Mrs. Frank Logan with Mary Caroline left for Cincinnati. Saloon keepers in Athens County were told to renew licenses between September 1 and September 15.
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Charles Bethel
Magnetic Springs
Prof
E. M. Mills
St. Clair Flats
Edward Schloss
Dix Preston
Edith Palmer
Vern le Roy
Lena Slattery
Frank Logan
Mary Caroline
Cincinnati
Athens County
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton urges gentle handling of children's fears. Fear is natural in both children and adults. use tact, kindness, and gradual exposure rather than ridicule or force, to help a timid child overcome terrors such as water and darkness.
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Crit
Messenger Public Forum Poem On Farm Life And Mood
Edna Harpold writes from Chester on August 4 expressing playful sarcasm about farm chores. She contrasts sunrise behind a plow team with mud and daily barn work while teasing a city cousin’s glamor. The piece reads as a lighthearted farmers note about rural life.
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the Messenger
Edna Harpold
Quick Oregon justice for bank robber Stanley Rayson
Yesterday's cartoon praised immediate punishment in Oregon after Stanley Rayson robbed the E G Young Bank in Oakland. He held the cashier at gunpoint and stole 1881 dollars, then was captured within hours and sentenced by a circuit judge to begin a 20 year term.
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Oregon
Stanley Rayson
Rayson
E. G. Young Bank
Oakland
Garrison
Beach Club Girl's Daring Flight From Entangled Affairs
Boots, torn between Russ Lund the swimming instructor and a coercive club figure Sylvia Rivers, experiences a mounting headache and emotional turmoil after a rushed hotel stay with Russ. She fights the pull of marriage and a reckless plan as she phones home and weighs running to Sherry Manning for shelter.
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Larekneck
Sylvia Rivers
Boots
Russ Lund
Russ
Denis Fenway
Denis
New York
Mysterious Intrigue Amid Domestic Turmoil
Fragments recount a tense scene involving Elizabeth, Boots, and Russ, with whispered threats, a knock at the door, a male visitor in tweeds, and a tense moral choice. The setting shifts between a dreary interior and a rooftop, hinting at pursuit, love, and danger surrounding a publishing figure.
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