Athens Daily Local Rates Notice and Affiliations
Public notice outlines memberships with major press associations and agencies. Subscription rates detailed for carrier and mail in multiple Ohio counties with year and half year prices, weekly rates, and extra postage terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Real Public Servants Highlighting Ohio Highway Patrol
Col Lynn Black in Athens argues the Ohio Highway Patrol should be enlarged for vital emergency work and daily public safety. He notes officers assist in crashes and calm tense scenes, judge disputes, and reassure farm families distant from elected officials.
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Col
Lynn Black
Athens
Ohio
Tick Ridge
Polecat Hollow
Ohio Highway Patrol
Proponents of Progress Counter Despairing Prophets
Charles F. Kettering argues against pessimists and systems resets by imagining a past letter noting no progress and versus a 1905 Carnegie note praising early autos. He illustrates how history shows continual improvement and growth in technology and living standards.
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America
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Kettering
Winton Automobile Company
Andrew Carnegie
Winton
Prophets of Despair
Ohio schools trapped by interest on borrowed funds
Ohio school officials warn that nearly a million dollars in annual interest on borrowed funds drains tax revenue for public education. They say delayed foundation payments and mismatched cash flow force ongoing borrowing, funded by Washington advances, masking real revenue sources. Officials urge solutions to align pay-in and pay-out timelines before year end.
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Ohio
Washington Magic
Zion City Votes on Bowling Sin Issue
Zion City voters face a moral question as they decide whether bowling should be deemed sinful. The ballot measures address local religious concerns and community standards.
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Zion City
Fathers worry over Christmas ties and Arctic plans
A quirky mixed-note item notes fathers fret about holiday ties and recalls a saying on card games. It then mentions the Soviets and Arctic plans despite Polish opinion, hinting at broader political speculation.
Labor Board Subpoenas Editor Over Weirton Case
In Washington Raymond Clapper notes the National Labor Relations Board subpoenas the editor of Mill and Factory to reveal papers and memos about a critical article on labor conditions at Weirton Steel. The move raises fears for press freedom and is cited as an example critics warned would come from broad discretionary power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Mill and Factory
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
W. Va
Russia
Germany
America
Labor Board
Saturday Evening Post
Mary Melissa
Lissa
Lisea
Salvation
Hades Jones
Jones
Holliman
Bob
Goodness
Hades
Forest Service Lobby Faces Byrnes Reorganization Clash
Washington scene contrasts internal and external lobbying as the Forest Service fights a reorganization plan. Officials oppose moving the agency to a new Department of Conservation and challenge the Interior name change, while supporters argue for consolidated natural resources policy.
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Washington
Congress
Civil Service
Executive
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of Conservation
Department of Interior
Society of American Foresters
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior Department
Mayors Campaign for More Relief Funding in Congress
The U S Conference of Mayors leads a drive against relief cuts insisting cities need more than the 1.5 billion WPA allocation. Morgenthau argues for less, while CCC camps across towns mobilize lobbying. The House Democratic steering committee urges Roosevelt to resist cutting about a hundred camps to 1500.
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U. S. Conference of Mayors
Congress
Morgenthau
CCC
House Democratic Steering Committee
Roosevelt
Nail Health Clues From Illness to Ingrown Toenails
The article outlines how fingernail changes signal illness or dietary disturbance, including transverse ridges from serious illness and spoon shapes or pits from hereditary or nail bed damage. It notes white spots may hint at luck, but color loss or thickening can reflect infection or nutrition issues, and ingrown toenails arise from tight footwear with careful removal and pressure relief aiding recovery.
Ten Years Ago at First M E Church and Athens High Party
Ten years ago new members joined the First M E Church at a Sunday service including Prof. and Mrs H E Benz and others. Keith's circuit signed a quartet of girls for a vaudeville act. Miss Madelyn Brohard of Coalton, Ohio, is noted, and Athens High School football squad and staff were hosted by Mr and Mrs John J Woolley at a party.
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M. E. Church
H. E. Benz
R. A. Foster
E. F. Sells
Charles Bethel
Thomas Johnson
Madelyn Brohard
Pearly Gaskill
John Hamer
Ohio University
Keith's
Miss Brohard
Coalton, O
Athens High School
John J. Woolley
Athens Board Elects Miss Pickering English History Teacher
At the Athens City Board of Education meeting Miss Anna Pickering was elected to teach English and modern history at Athens High School for a salary of 75 dollars per month. The local resident will join the faculty. Troop One Boy Scouts held a special meeting as over half the members achieved First Class rank with Edward Jennings and Lawrence Worstell newly earned scouts. Athens High opened its basketball season at the university gym with a win over John Hancock High School. Mrs J Halliday Cline visited Beverly, Ohio, with Dr Walter Hartnell at his home.
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Athens City Board of Education
Anna Pickering
Miss Pickering
Edward Jennings
Lawrence Worstell
Athens
University Gymnasium
John Hancock High School
J. Halliday Cline
Beverly, C
Walter Hartnell
Deaf National Fraternal Society Event In Boston
The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf held a Boston meeting where members listened via sign language interpretation and danced to an orchestra’s vibrations. The event showcased accessibility through performance and communication.
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Boston
National
Fraternal Society of the Deaf
We the Women Working Girl to Wife
A column argues that women who worked before marriage make the best wives. It cites financial independence, realistic expectations, and calmer mornings as key factors. The piece notes working women respect their husbands’ limits, accept fatigue, and avoid nagging, fostering harmony at home.
Nature’s Gems Shine in a Reader Verse by Eleanor Sewell
Poet’s Corner invites verse with name and address. This poem expresses awe at nature’s beauty across seasons from emerald forests to autumn colors and night skies. Eleanor Sewell contributes a reflective Nature poem suitable for the column.
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Messenger
Eleanor Sewell
Honor Among Thieves in Dell Southampton
A football fan, displeased by a friend’s loud silk handkerchief, quietly pilfered it from a pocket. Moments later a stranger handed the thief his own wallet with the remark that he didn’t know they were in the same game. Also notes that a complete opening of a rice flower can take 30 seconds and blooms last two to three hours.
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DELL
Southampton
Eng
Lost in the cavern the Barry party finds strangers
Robert Barry and Melissa Lane, lost in darkness, survive thirst and hunger. A distant light and strange voices draw them toward brown men who communicate in an unfamiliar tongue. The explorers receive water and food from their rescuers and begin a surreal encounter that may redefine their voyage.
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Bob
Melissa
Funeral Services for Gerald Robson Held Last Sunday
Buchtel notes funeral services for Gerald Robson conducted at 10 30 AM with Rev L O Lineberger officiating. Out of town attendees include relatives from Detroit Pontiac Grove City Columbus Pomeroy Athens and Newark among others. A birthday party for Stanley Vice was held at his parents home with many local names listed as attendees.
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Walter
Tom Schenz
Athens
Zella Pierce
Chillicothe
Carl Hull
New Marshfield
Walter Lennox
Emma Lennox
Vivian Maccombs
Nelsonville
R. D
Coon
Floodwood
Ralph Andrews
Murray City
Henry Schenz
Mary Miller
Alberta Shaffer
Carl Campbell
Chas. Christman
Logan
Alfred May
Lena Mills
Ruby Wheeler
Newark
Conley
Madge Schenz Oakley
Columbus
John Robson
Frank Evans
Cincinnati
Lenna Whitmore
Mary King
Arthur Williams
Cleveland
Frank Oakley
Rose Farm
Richardson
Wilbur Dearing
William Dearing
Stanley Vice
Mary Margaret Wright
Roma Wagner
Lelia Sharp
June Ervin
Vivian Murphy
Betty Palm
Ilia Rife
Patty Robey
Lola Nute Ter
Shirley Shivers
Betty Shesky
Cletus Smathers
Billy Shivers
Bob Sheskey
Clarence Culp
Victor Culp
Orville Sharp
Arnold Graham
Willard Hayden
Burr Oak Briefs
Miss Della Williams of Oak Ridge is seriously ill. Miss Mildred Weaver was released from Grant Hospital Columbus after pneumonia. Mrs. Eva Ivers traveled to Millertown to stay with her daughter Mrs. H C Weaver. Mrs. Mary Post visited her sister Miss Della Williams. Wilford Wilson and family from Zanesville spent Thanksgiving with his parents. Mildred Wilson and Arnold Wilson visited in Zanesville. The note adds that American immigration to Canada is about 15 000 yearly.
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Burr Oak
Della Williams
Oak Ridge
Mildred Weaver
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Eva Ivers
H. C. Weaver
Millertown
Mary Post
Wilford Wilson
Zanesville
Homer Wilson
Mildred Wilson
Arnold Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
By Rodney Dutcher
Treasury
DR. Morris Fishbein
Ruth Millet
Poet's Corner
Nature
May
George Clark
Robert Barry
Melissa Lane
Barry
Honey Bee Girl
Adam
Hollywood
Old Hades
Buchtel
Canada
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