The Athens Messenger and Herald Publication Details
The Athens Messenger Established 1925 published weekdays and a Sunday morning edition. Gordon K Bush publisher and general manager with Charles H Harris as managing editor. Members of major press associations. Rates: by carrier 18 cents a week. mail memberships from $4.50 yearly.
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Athens Lessenger
Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald
PF Ting CO
Gordon K Bush
Charles H Harris
Acannon
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Daiies
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Ados Dence
Athens
Chio
Scouts Harnessing Resources in Hock-Hocking District
A year after grouping under the Kootaga Area of the Boy Scouts of America, the Hock-Hocking District reports coordinated leadership eight new troops, trained leaders from Ohio University, and a district council guiding a winter and spring program including an indoor rally and outdoor circus.
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Athens County
Kootaga
Boy Scouts of America
Hock-Hocking
Ohio University
Scout Movement
Must Be on Alert Warns Feminists of Rights Erosion
A Columbus meeting urges vigilance as feminists campaign for constitutional amendments. The text compares European limits on women to potential U S restrictions, warns against dictatorship, and urges watching Washington to protect gains already made.
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Columbus
Europe
America
Hitler
Mussolini
Washington
Government control of newspapers warned against in editorial
The piece argues against government ownership or control of the press, citing Russia Germany Italy and Japan as examples of state propaganda. It criticizes New Deal publicity efforts and claims federal and state programs flood editorial pages with propaganda, urging privately owned papers to reject such material.
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Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
Roosevelt
Federal
State College Extension
Hokum
Nebraska moves to one chamber as 1937 session ends
The Nebraska legislature adjourned marking the end of the traditional two house system. Unless a special session is held, 1937 ends with the birth of a single 44 member chamber in 1937. The final hours of the two house era were marked by a lengthy adjournment grind.
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Nebraska
Republicans balk at Fletcher finance committee plan
Western Republicans hiss at Chairman Fletcher's national finance committee hoping for more representation of non-corporate voices. They distrust directors of corporations controlling fundraising. A public rebuke at the next national committee meeting is expected along with a statement from a GOP leader.
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Washington
Fletcher
National Finance Committee
Roosevelt’s Political Machinists Ignore Digest Poll
The article notes Roosevelt aides resist The Literary Digest Poll arguing question framing biases votes against the New Deal. A Cabinet official says he would vote No over subsistence homestead policy and other measures. Yet General Farley returns from a scouting trip with bright confidence relayed to top circles.
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Roosevelt
Literary Digest
Farley
Warm Springs
Alliance of the Lion and the Mouse in Borah Fish ties
Gossip notes Borah lends aid to Hamilton Fish as allies mock his presidential clout. The piece mocks anti Red sentiment and suggests Fish’s presidential ambitions. It also recalls Roosevelt debt talk and bankers’ role in Treasury financing with a wry closing about debt levels.
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Senator Borah
Hamilton Fish
Borah
Mr. Fish
Fish
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Treasury
Machinery and Employment Study Challenges Unemployment Theory
A National Industrial Conference Board study titled Machinery Employment and Purchasing Power argues that from 1870 to 1930 the share of gainful workers rose from 32 to 39 percent despite tech advances. It notes road and auto industry growth and shifts in employment during transitions. Returning Democrats seek influence through W Forbes Morgan as a political fixer amid travel by Mr Farley.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Mr. Farley
W. Forbes Morgan
National Committee
National Organization
Breakthrough Hair Cutting Device Stuns Bald Pundits
A new machine that grips a few hair strands and trims a cross section of one ten-thousandth of an inch is hailed as a breakthrough for bald enthusiasts as a novel cosmetic aid appears on the market.
Lumber Heads Flag U. S.-Canada Treaty
A heated public row over a U S Canada treaty features lumber interests clashing with environmentalists. Protesters flood a town hall voicing concerns about borders and trade while lawmakers defend the accord as essential for regional jobs.
Roosevelt Leads Traffic War Says President
Victoria British Columbia resident notes long yawns and pardon me moments while speculating that Victory hinges on younger Roosevelts siding with the President in a traffic governance discussion.
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Victoria
B. C
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Nebraska leads in new system for efficient government
Deadlock in the conference committee over important legislation passed by both houses is cited. The piece argues the new system will prevent such tangles and promote more democratic state government, asking how soon other states will follow Nebraska's example.
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Conference Committee
Nebraska
Public Forum Letters Question Security Wage Policies
Readers blast New Deal labor schemes and the security wage rumor while lampooning Hopkins and Roosevelt. The missive denounces welfare practices, mocks three C’s program meals, and hints at future Posey Bed projects tied to elections and party signals.
Fleetwood the Mighty Steamboat of Murrayville
In Long Bottom on the Ohio shore a small hamlet once thrived as a steamboat hub. Milo Stewart recalls the Fleetwood built at Murrayville for $150,000, the era’s fastest upper Ohio craft. It ran Cincinnati to Pomeroy in under 40 hours, drew crowds, and yielded daily earnings up to $15,000. Today no trace remains of Murrayville’s romantic, prosperous trade.
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Long Bottom
West Virginia
Ohio River
Murraysville
Milo Stewart
Meigs County Infirmary
Ohio
Fleetwood
Murrayville
Upper
Cincinnati
Murrayaville
Logan High School Football Ends Nine Game Run
Logan High School finished eight wins and two losses in a standout season. Captains Kleinschmidt Adcock and teammates Myers Eichel Krieg Lemon Patchen Jones and Bob Kleinschmidt played their final game.
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Logan High School
Kleinschmidt
Adcock
Myers
Eichel
Krieg
Lemon
Patchen
Jones
Bob Kleinschmidt
Preparations for War and Academic Honors Twenty Years Ago
Seventy eight Ohio University Night School students enrolled as the nation geared for possible war. Clarence Liggett was named by President Alston Ellis as a student representative for free passage on the Henry Ford Peace Ship. Frances Foster marked her 15th birthday at a party hosted by Prof C M Copeland and Mrs. Copeland with the M E Church Men’s Chorus in attendance. Hoover urged a duty to keep America American.
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Clarence Liggett
Alston Ellis
Ohio University
Henry Ford
Frances Foster
I. M. Foster
Old scheme blamed on misprint in The Messenger
G H Chalfant of Coolville R D 2 complains that the county relief setup is being misrepresented as a misprint by The Messenger. He asserts the plan is being used to disguise existing realities.
Stormy Roadster Night Drives a Love Triangle
Dana Westbrook returns to America to live with her grandmother Mrs Cameron where her half sister Nancy Wallace fawns over her while Dor Dr Scott Stanley attracts Dana as Paula Long vies for him. Ronnie Moore suspects Dana after a storm night and drives her to the Cameron house to demand truth.
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Dana Westbrook
America
Williard Cameron
Dana
Nancy Wallace
Cameron
Ronald Moore
Nancy
Ronald
Scott Stanley
Paula Long
Scott
Ronnie
Poets Corner A Day
Poets Corner verse by Dorothy Kuntz of Pomeroy Ohio describes the day unfolding from dawn to noon through coastal imagery of blue white and green red sails and a sunset, with children asleep and a warm afternoon arriving as birds sing and trees sway.
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Dorothy Kuntz
Pomeroy, Obio
Confused Rhetoric in Plains Education Debate
A fragmentary discussion from a Plains New York context touches on education reform and individual capability. The text cites Amelia Earhart and a Crusaders figure, noting confidence and practical gaps in the argument, but the overall meaning is unclear.
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Amelia Earhart
Diet Fads and the Hay System Questioned
Health hints discuss a diet system named after Doctor Hay tied to acidosis and poor drainage. The piece notes simple rules to eat sparingly when hungry, choose nourishing foods, and avoid combining hard to digest foods, while challenging claims of dietary incompatibilities with scientific tests by Dr. Martin A. Rehfuss.
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Morris Fishbein
Hay
New York
Martin A. Rebfuss
Philadelphia
Heesc
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