Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co Catalog
The Athens Slessenger established 1825 details publishing, editors, and association memberships. Describes publisher Gordon K. Bush, general manager, Charles H. Harris, managing editor, and national affiliations with United Press and newspapers associations. Subscription rates and circulation areas listed with carrier and mail options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Not a Happy Affair Anna Hahn Death Penalty Case
A somber account notes Anna Marie Hahn received the death penalty for charms that doomed four older men. The piece contends mercy was denied and emphasizes her German roots, money-driven crimes, and the law’s strict outcome regardless of gender.
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Anna Marie Hahn
Mrs. Hahn
Ohio
Gallipolis Shows Way on Fire Hazard Reduction
The piece argues for a cooperative effort in Gallipolis to hunt fire hazards, noting past fires and urging every community to act. It urges fire marshals to target rubbish and inflammable waste in homes and suggests insurers back campaigns or tougher measures.
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Gallipolis
Athens
Youth And The Low Mood In Ohio County Graduates
A county in Ohio reports that among 339 graduates only 18 percent were unemployed six months after vacation. Nearly half held gainful jobs and about a third pursued advanced studies. The piece suggests national youth mood may not be as bleak as feared.
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Ohio
Gargantua the Great Gorillas Rise From Humble Cage
The seven year rise of Gargantua the Great from a nameless baby gorilla in a $3 wooden ship cage to a famed animal traveling in a $20,000 air conditioned cage aboard a luxury liner en route to England. His journey via the southern route aims for a smooth voyage and London appearances.
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America
Gargantua the Great
High Seas
England
Gargantua
London
Cork forests of Spain and Portugal yield long lasting harvests
Spain and Portugal boast extensive cork forests. The cork oak is stripped every 8 to 10 years, producing 45 to 60 pounds of cork per tree. Despite repeated removal, the trees live 150 years or more.
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Spain
Portugal
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues that Americans calling themselves progressives risk supporting executive power similar to France under Daladier. He warns that granting vast powers to leaders invites dictatorship and questions whether Roosevelt would use such authority wisely. The piece cautions readers to guard their own power and criticizes fellow travelers of communists.
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New York
M. Daladier
France
Congress
Roosevelt
Daladier
Feminine finance and the rising trend in women handling money
The article argues that women control about 80 percent of national wealth and influence household spending. It highlights books on feminine finance urging smarter spending, warns about poor budgeting by some women, and notes how shared finances affect men’s pay. It ends with a surprising science aside on insect counts in a vertical air column.
Historic Bets and Early American Insurance in Charleston
A golfer bets ten cents on the first hole and doubles after each loss, totaling $26 214.30 over 18 holes. America's first insurance company began in 1735 in Charleston, later ruined by a 1740 fire. The first Pacific coast beacon was lit off San Diego in 1805.
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America
Charleston
8. C
Pacific Coast
United States
San Diego
Calif
Lovers Aweight in Navy Romance Chapter
In a California estate Marvel confronts Dwight and Judy about a tangled affair. Judy admits she loves Jack Hanley and is engaged to him, while Marvel reveals she is pregnant and plans a future with Dwight, reshaping their tangled loyalties.
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Judy Alcott
Dwight Campbell
Jack Hanley
Marvel Hastings
Dwight
Judy
Marvel
White House
Bremerton
Ess
Cary Tennant
Jack
California
Mrs. Campbell
Vel
Washi Q and A Series Highlights U S Science and Law
Questions and answers cover topics from monkey speech researchers to divining rods and winter fur indicators. Other items include the Postmasters bill status, aircraft industry employment in 1937, methods to solidify gasoline, and demographic notes on Italians in New York City.
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Clarence Ray Carpenter
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Richard Lynch Garner
U. S. Weather Bureau
House of Representatives
Post Office Committee
Senate
United States
Washington Service Bureau
Thirteenth St
Washington, D. C
Utah
New York City
Italy
Messenger's Service Bureau Notice Encourages Mail Inquiries
The editor urges readers to enclose a three cent stamp for reply when sending questions to the Messenger's Service Bureau at 1013 13th St Washington DC. Legal and medical advice is not provided nor is extended research.
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Messenger's Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Beta Phi Sigma Banquet and Local Church Meeting Notes
Ninety annual banquet attendees at the Depot Inn Logan heard addresses by Phil A. Henderson Edward Eberst Walter Potts and James Mast Mast Restaurant guest football team invited speaker John W Bricker Columbus attorney at the Presbyterian Church Men's Club first meeting announced R A Dalton named national aide on the staff of Commander in Chief United Spanish War Veterans William L Grayson Twenty years ago Pershing for president banner noted Bertha Wilson Beagle Akron called home by her ill mother Miss Louise Balis visited from Norfolk Virginia to spend a week with her mother and Sergeant Herbert Richardson returned from Camp Sheridan Alabama to visit McKinley Avenue parents for several days.
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Beta Phi Sigma
Depot Inn
Logan
Phil A. Henderson
Edward Eberst
Walter Potts
James Mast
Mast
John W. Bricker
Columbus
Men's Club
The
Presbyterian Church
R. A. Dalton
United Spanish War Veterans
William L. Grayson
Broadwell Personal And Social Mention
The week’s social notes show Reverend William Bartoe leading services Sunday evening. Families and guests gather at homes across Broadwell including the Smiths, Greens, Whites and Parsons with many weekend visits and a basketball game attendance noted. Local social calendar highlights visits among Oggs, Munns, Brills, Youngs, and others.
Pneumonia Nears Season as Modern Treatments Grow
Health column outlines pneumonia risks and advances in care. Doctors diagnose by lung examination and sputum tests to identify the germ type and apply specific serums when available. In New York, serum types 1 2 and 5 are provided by the Health Department for patients unable to obtain serum themselves.
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New York State
Health Department
Stars Say For Friday December 9 Forecast
The lunar transits foretell an interesting and eventful day with possible anxiety and disappointments tied to elders or old attachments. Social domestic and romantic links drive the pace with travel and new contacts offering benefits from unfamiliar sources. Those born on this day may enter a lively year focused on social and romantic interests rather than business.
Labor unions and New Deal laws questioned by writer
A signed letter questions labor rights under New Deal laws and WPA programs. The writer recalls mine work grievances, disrupted contracts, and alleged Union officials benefiting while rank and file suffer. He recounts actions from 1938 to 1939, urging political change to restore workers' rights.
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Rip van Winkle
United Mine Workers of America
WPA
Deanville
O. K
Athens
U. S
Glen Booth
Booth
Republican Party
Kingsbury Social and Brief Personal Notes
Mrs Allard Pratt and daughter Mrs William Straus spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs John Carl. Miss Edna May Stimel of New Plymouth visits Mrs Pearl Hays. Mr and Mrs Ralph Carl spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Clyde Harrison of Rutland. Mrs Harrison accompanied them home for a several day visit. Mr and Mrs Olin Harrison and son visited Mr and Mrs Griffith at Enterprise. Mr and Mrs Walter Baer spent Friday with Mr and Mrs Clarence Will. Mr and Mrs Pearl Harrison Hayes and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Kerns in Chauncy. Mr and Mrs Roy Stimes with Mr and Mrs Harley Scott of New Plymouth spent Sunday with Clyde Scott. Mr and Mrs Lester Bobo of Millfield spent Saturday with the Emory McGrath family. Ernest Ely Columbus spent the week end with the Pearl Hayes family. Mr and Mrs Homer Rice Middleport spent Sunday with Mrs Samarie Rice. TAKE HEALTH PLEDGE Forty Latin American Club members at the University of Texas pledge to undergo medical tests before marriage. The King and Queen of England are the only people allowed to drive through Marble Arch gates.
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Kingsbury
Clarence Will
Pearl Harrison Hayes
Kerns
Chauns Cey
Roy Stimes
Harley Scott
New Plymouth
Clyde Scott
Lester Bobo
Millfield
Emory McGrath
Ernest Ely
Columbus
Pearl Hayes
Homer Rice
Mide Dleport
Samarie Rice
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Westbrook Pegler
Josef Stalin
Ruth Millett
Louisiana
George Clark
Betty Wallace
NEA Service
Ing
Naval
Mar
Washi
Pershing
Pershing League
Bertha Wilson Beagle
Akron
J. W. Wilson
W. State St
Louise Balis
Norfolk, Va
Mary Balis
Herbert Richardson
Camp Sheridan
Ala
William Richardson
McKinley Ave
Broadwell
Warren Munn
McDougal
Frank Parsons
Lotie
Evalina Brill
Lisle White
Buchtel
DR. Morris Fishbein
Genevieve Kemble
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
R. F. Voyer
Texas Social Hygiene Association
King
Queen of
Marble Arch
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