The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger weekly edition schedule and staff are listed with publishers Gordon K. Bush and Frederick W. Bush. National and regional affiliations include United Press, Ohio and Inland Daily Press associations. Subscriptions range from 15 cents weekly to 4.50 yearly across multiple counties.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Barris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
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Washington
Leaders Needed to Grow Scouting in Athens Area
Leaders of Boy and Girl Scouting are in short supply in Athens and district areas. The movement has gained momentum but requires more volunteers. Adults with time and interest in youth are urged to step forward to support ongoing programs.
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Athens
Athens City
Money Well Spent on Northwest Territory Celebration
The article argues federal funding for the Northwest Territory celebration is worthwhile, noting it will educate millions about regional history and foster national pride and better citizenship, despite criticisms from eastern critics and concerns over other federal spending.
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Northwest Territory
Ohio
Transplanting Hate in Nazi Colonial Claims
A Paris and London awakening to Germanys plea for lost colonies is met with caution as Nazi racial theory resurfaces. Dr Gruenther Hecht asserts Nordic supremacy would extend to colonies, calling for Jews and degraded whites to be expelled from colonial territories. The piece condemns such views as incompatible with broad support for reclaiming colonies.
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Germany
Paris
London
Herr Hitler
Gruenther Hecht
Nazi Party
No Escape Possible The Lindberghs Face Public Curiosity
The article discusses how the Lindbergh family, famed since the infant kidnapping case, seeks privacy amid global public interest. It notes Americans welcome them back while royal and media scrutiny complicates a cloistered life, and compares dangers of exposure in Britain and the United States.
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Lindberghs
United States
Hauptmann
England
America
Rumor Touches Convicted Players Football Access
A fleeting rumor claims convicts may be barred from playing football to curb alleged lessons in open field running. The note lacks official confirmation and context from authorities or teams.
Washington boys fight it out at corner cafe
The beverage man expects a resolution as the corner cafe awaits civil service rules to govern the contested waitress position.
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Washington
Civil Service
Indiana transport men guard trucking law validity
Indiana transportation officials defend existing trucking regulations amid debate over policy changes. Community members suggesting changes communicate their views while state authorities reinforce compliance and enforcement expectations.
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Indiana
Confidence in Government Through History and Parody
A Washington reader urges using articles to bolster faith in American institutions and resists fawning on Roosevelt. The piece recalls past criticisms of parcel post, the Interstate Commerce Commission, income tax, Federal Reserve, and bankers, noting figures who opposed reform then would now defend it, and cites Felix Frankfurter and David Lawrence.
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Washington
Middle West
Roosevelt
Senate
Europe
England
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoar
Massachusetts
Platt
Connecticut
David B. Hill
Sherman
Hill
Chase National Bank
Chase
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Carter Glass
Felix Frankfurter
David Lawrence
United States News
Behind the Scenes In Washington Wage Hour Battle
In Washington the A F L faces a cold reception to its wage hour plan. Critics doubt it can pass Congress or be enforced. Green and the executive council are pressured as 218 signatures push the House Labor Committee bill to the floor. The row splits AFL groups with CIO and independent unions active in the push.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Congress
William Green
Executive Council
House Rules Committee
South
House Labor Committee
Green
House
Labor
Nonpartisan League
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Paddy Boland
Pennsylvania
A. F
League
Labor lobbying tactics energize drive for bill passage
The era's familiar methods resurfaced as E. L. Oliver organized liberal backing for a surge in support. Telegrams urged unions to pressure lawmakers while headquarters staff called offices. Farm and labor groups pressured wavering congressmen, boosting signatures in several states.
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Congress
E. L. Oliver
League
Rayburn
Tom Kennedy
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Boland
Maryland
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
New York
American Labor Party
Tammany Boys
A. F
Florida
A. F. of L
Generalship and political pressure shape farm bill signatories
Rayburn led a coalition as Boland and progressive figures Maverick Healey Voorhis Keller and regional groups opposed an amendment to cover the next cotton crop. The threat of urban congressmen to block the farm bill forced action. Rayburn pressured Mansfield of Texas to sign, sending him to add the crucial 218th signature in a wheelchair.
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Rayburn
Boland
Maverick
Texas
Healey
Massachusetts
Voorhis
California
Keller
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Washington
Mansfield
Unclear Phrase Cites Unemployed Casting Roaf Upon Water
Fragmentary excerpt suggests a proverb-like line about unemployed people casting their roaf upon the water. The readable text hints at a metaphorical reflection on luck chance or fate in labor context. No explicit event person or organization is identifiable.
Remembering old time teachers wages and school life in Nelsonville
Lillian Rardin critiques modern bus driven schooling and overcrowded classes comparing 1940s country schools with today. She recalls teacher duties, meager pay, and pupils who walked to school, hoping for reform as busses and larger classes erode civic pride and learning.
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Lillian Rardin
Modern Schools Rally for Education Amid Debt and Delays
A community letter laments missed messages from 1896 era partner F. W. Bush Publishing, argues education remains vital despite Ohio debt of over nine million dollars and teacher pay delays. The writer recalls school as a center of life with students bundled for cold days and simple lunches.
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the Messenger
F. W. Bush
America
Will Rogers
Ohio
Athens Elks decorate Court and Union streets for Christmas
The Athens Elks Lodge committee collected pine boughs near Torch Hill to adorn lighting standards from Court Street to the post office. Eight Christmas trees were cut for the YWCA at Ohio University with one for a needy children's party and seven for schools and churches in the county. New Izaak Walton League members are John J. Woolley Thor Olson Charles R. Hawk and Maurice Gross. Dr J M Higgins was reelected county and city health commissioner for a two year term.
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Athens
Elks' Lodge
Torch Hill
Court St
Union St
Y.W.C.A
Ohio University
Izaak Walton League
John J. Woolley
Thor Olson
Charles R. Hawk
Maurice Gross
J. M. Higgins
Athens City News Highlights and University Dance Night
President Wilson’s plan to tighten alien controls sparks calls for harder penalties and harsher confinement rhetoric. A new traction waiting room nears completion at Central Ave with rails extending to the depot, shaping West Athens transit. City Federation ladies raise 158.50 at a rummage sale led by Mrs. Gard. Alpha Sigma Alpha hosts a campus dance with 70 attendees including Ohio University Greek reps. Master Hoover Jr. and Frances Mary Walsh distribute snowball partner IDs.
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Central Ave
West Athens
Ladies of the City Federation
W. L. Gard
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority
Ohio University
Thomas N. Hoover, Jr
Frances Mary Walsh
Lunar Day Promises Lively Saturn in Forecast
The lunar aspects for this day foretell lively conditions driven by sudden good news. Expect possible expenditures in financing and an important journey or change, all justified by profitable outcomes. Contracts, writings and publicity feature prominently. birthdays may bring quick, surprising news and a bold one-time journey or move.
Lost Kingdom Defiance Castle Visitors Face Human Sacrifice
Bob and Melissa, stranded with a tribal chieftain, must choose a maiden to sacrifice to the sun. The act would honor them but endanger their lives, as the village prepares in torchlight for tomorrow's ceremony. The couple endures fear and fatigue as suspense tightens.
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Bob
Defiance Castle
Melissa
Lissa
Mexico
Mary Melissa
New York
Nervous System Influences and Diagnostic Methods
Health column explains how the nervous system includes brain spinal cord and peripheral nerves the role of involuntary organs and how blood secretions digestion affect it. It describes spinal fluid tests for infection inflammation brain tumors meningitis and syphilis impact and mentions X ray imaging for brain or spinal tumors.
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Morris Fishbein
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