Dr Higgins To Again Be Head Of City Board
Dr J M Higgins is re elected by the Athens City Board of Health to serve a two year term as health commissioner. Since 1901 he led sanitation efforts expanding sewerage and safe garbage disposal. The department introduced food inspection, free immunization for smallpox and diphtheria, and extended clean water access.
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Dr. Higgins
Athens City
J. M. Higgins
City Board of Health
White's Mill
Higgins
R. A. Marlowe
Athens Health Department
Who Brings Your Paper
Francis David Chesser born October 9 1918 in Knox Township lives with George and Bertha Chesser in Mineral attends school there and delivers The Messenger in Mineral His route covers about a mile first customer Fred Newlyn last John Hartley loves baseball calls Walter Johnson greatest MLB player Tom Mix is his favorite movie star reads when bored enjoys oranges dislikes turnips and aims to be an airplane pilot like Lindbergh
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Francis David Chesser
Knox Township
George and
Bertha Chesser
Mineral
Francis
Fred Newlyn
John Hartley
Walter Johnson
Tom Mix
Lindbergh
Four Days Left for Youth Who Murdered
Seventeen year old Russell McWilliams, condemned to death for killing streetcar motorman William Sayles, 64, in August, finds solace in reading the Bible and talking about his collie Man Dog. He hopes for mercy and says alcohol led him astray, accepting responsibility for his actions.
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United Press
Chicago
Russell McWilliams
Russell
Rockford
Ill
William Sayles
Collies
California
Cincinnati Zoo May Be Sold to Satisfy Debtors
Executors of Mary M. Emery and Annie Lin ton Taft estates warn that unless a plan is made by December 15 to secure the zoo’s future, the Cincinnati Zoo may be sold to liquidate $270,000 in debt. The deficit has grown despite aid from Emery and other Cincinnati citizens, with Taft executor noting a promised 1931 balance. The plan to amend the charter to guarantee sufficient income was not acted upon by the city council.
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Cincinnati, CO
Cincinnati Zoo
America
Mary M. Emery
Annie Linton Taft
Cincinnati Zoological Park Association
Zoo
Charles J. Livigood
Robert A. Taft
Emery
Cincinnati
Advertising is economic and widens a merchant's reach
The Athens Messenger argues advertising costs per reader are far lower than direct mail or in-store pitches. It asserts a 300,000 circulation reaches 7,142 people per dollar, compares telephone and clerk costs, and concludes ads let merchants sell more with lower profits, urging readers to trust ads.
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United States
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Athens
By John Schneider
Illinois
By Ray Black
the Athens Messenger
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