The Athens Messenger Rates and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger announces weekday afternoon publication with a Sunday edition by Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co. It lists publishers Gordon K. Bush and Prederick W. Bush, with Charles H. Harris as managing editor. Subscription rates vary by region and period.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
It Can Happen Here The Middle Class Against Dictators
An analysis argues that fascism and communism threaten the middle class as they did in Europe. It warns that selfish blocs and minority rule could erode democracy, urging resistance to radical groups and the preservation of property rights and democratic institutions.
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United States
Germany
Italy
Russia
France
England
America
Chaplin and Hitler Mustache Ban Sparks Comic Dilemma
Huron County Ontario votes to outlaw Hitler Mustaches and to arrest wearers. The piece muses whether Charlie Chaplin could be arrested or if Hitler should grow a handlebar mustache to ease future conferences. The tone is satirical and topically political.
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Huron County
Ontario
James
Charlie Chaplin
Hitler
Step in Right Direction on Ohio Game Hogs Patrols
Sportsmen back the decision of Ohio's game conservation chief to maintain highway blockades and intensify auto searches to deter illegal hunting. Protectors report success catching offenders in their vehicles with evidence, underscoring the call to halt game hog activities.
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Ohio
Roosevelt income tax privacy and political smear backlash
Westbrook Pegler argues Jimmy Roosevelt’s health worsened amid public disclosure of his income tax returns. He contends the administration used selective leakage to pressure opponents and that tax details should remain private absent fraud.
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New York
Jimmy Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Jimmy
James
Senate
WE the WOMEN: SCARE OUT THE WORKING WIVES
The piece argues against the notion that a woman belongs only at home and urges men to stop pressuring wives by weak excuses. It suggests using psychology to plant fears and undermine working wives, urging men to respect wives’ earnings and choices.
Highway blockade aims to curb illegal hunts
An opinion piece argues that hunting with cars lets hunters move quickly, kill excessive game, and escape with a guilty conscience. It notes Ohio wildlife has battled illegal hunting and license misuse for years while hunters expand with more vehicles. A highway blockade is proposed as a step toward better hunting.
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Ohio
Steatopygia and other taste of African tribes query
Q and A transcript lists scientific term for abnormal buttock development as steatopygia and covers various trivia. It cites Italian crew Conte di Cavola with four wins in five years and notes details on traffic law enforcement origin in Evanston, radiating topics from lifeboat races to royalties.
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Conte di Cavola
United States
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Russia
College of the City of
New York
Evanston
Lll
Detroit
Mich
Coal industry woes in Ohio blamed on thugs not business leaders
In a signed letter to The Messenger, W. J. Jamison of Glouster criticizes Southeastern Ohio coal operators for lacking competitive bidding and relying on intimidation. He cites trains of Virginia coal, the Pittsburgh Coal Co. past methods, and 1937 strike thugs as factors harming workers and the region, urging firm contracts and better management.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Sunday Creek
Virginia
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Pittsburgh Company
Kentucky
Alcatraz
W. J. Jamison
Glouster
R. D
Messenger Service Bureau Contact Instructions
Instructions direct readers to mail questions to the Messenger's Service Bureau at 1013 13th St Washington D C for factual queries while noting legal and medical advice cannot be given or extended research conducted.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Lively planetary aspects forecast active year and shifting plans
The Stars Say predicts a very lively day with energies toward hard work and detailed, constructive effort. Surprising situations may arise from elders or influential helpers, and those born on this day could see practical plans win support from authorities.
Twin sisters celebrate 76th birthday in Shenandoah and Frackville
Mrs Mary Balliet of Shenandoah and Mrs Eliza Timmins of Frackville, twins aged 76, are believed to be among the oldest living twins in the country. Also noted is the Queen Marys rudder which weighs 140 tons.
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Shenandoah
Mary Balliet
Eliza Timmins
Frackville
Local Man Grows Tobacco In Back Yard
GROWN AS HOBBY BLACKWELL, Okla. In his own back yard J. T. Fisher of Blackwell grows grade A tobacco each year. He trades it to his sons for home cured meat and does not smoke. Fisher says he learned the secret on his father's Virginia plantation. Termites are estimated to infest 50 percent of all buildings in St. Louis and southern California.
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Blackwell
Okla
J. T. Fisher
Fisher
Virginia
St.Louis
California
Dwight
Marvel
Washington
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Jack
Judy
Lovers Aweigh in Navy Serial Chapter
Judy Alcott faces a choice between two navy suitors Dwight Campbell and Jack Hanley as romance, ambition, and pride collide aboard a naval world. Judy reveals she is engaged to Hanley while Dwight confesses lingering love and guilt, stirring social gossip.
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Judy Alcott
Dwight Campbell
Jack Hanley
Marvel Hastings
Dwight
Judy
Jack
Ten Years Ago Thanksgiving Visits and Local Happenings
Notes from Warren and nearby areas recount Miss Mary Ellen Wood’s Thanksgiving with Miss Virginia Ward, influenza cases in Camp Sherman, a kitchen shower for Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ruth, and B T Grover guiding Ohio University basketball into the 1928-29 season. Also mentions an injury at Luhing Mine and other local social items.
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Mary Ellen Wood
Virginia Ward
Warren
George Douglas
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Wilbur Ruth
B. T. Grover
Ohio University
O. U
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein notes college students vary in health habits and behavior. Directors of student health should spot deviations that could harm life and career. Adequate sleep exercise and regular living support a healthful life, with campus dispensaries and physicians handling minor illnesses.
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Morris Fishbein
Harry M. Tiebout
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