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Notice lists memberships with press associations and services for Ohio papers. Subscription prices set at one year four fifty and six months two fifty with ten weeks and weekly rates. post office entry noted. Local counties Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton Washington mentioned for rates. International and ad rates available on application.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Cartier, Sie
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
One For The Book A Teacher's Last Will And Testament
A nameless school teacher writes The Messenger requesting pallbearers from his life as he laments the dire financial plight of public schools. He details overdrafts and unpaid obligations, contrasting his struggles with road building and vast public spending, and urges readers to consider teachers who live with financial strain while the system falters.
Athens Appraises Rio Grande College’s Local Value
Athens leaders praise the presence of Rio Grande College as a asset to the town and region. They note town and gown collaboration benefits students instructors and the community while hoping the historic Gallia County school remains in its favorable setting.
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Rio Grande College
Gallia County
Athens
Rio Grande
Ohio
U S Cites Brazil Affairs as Brazil’s Business Not America’s
An official warns Americans that what happens in Brazil is Brazil’s business. The passage links Brazil’s Vargas regime with Old World theories, warning future shifts could affect U.S. neighbors and hemispheric stability amid foreign influence.
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State Department
Brazil
America
Equator
United States
South America
South American
Vargas
Hitler
Mussolini
Western Hemisphere
Fame Fades After the Battle Bust in Town
After victory and a statue dedication in the library, a man discovers that fame is only a bust, fading when memories settle and pride cools.
Japan's ultimatum and a cheeky schoolyard reply
A fragmentary report notes Japan's stance on Far East peace at any price and a Midwest teacher asking where The Hague is. A student answered with New Jersey, illustrating a bold schoolyard moment amid uncertain context.
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Japan
Far East
Midwest
Hague
New Jersey
Landon Declines 1940 Run but Shapes GOP Course
In Washington Gov. Landon refuses a 1940 nomination, stating he will not accept it under any remote contingency. He presents himself as a non candidate, aiming to influence the party without personal gain and to help the GOP regain strength, setting an example for other former candidates.
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Washington
Gov
Landon
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Vermont Reveals Push for GOP Influence in Washington
Vermont figures Governor George D. Aiken and businessman Harold W. Mason push for greater GOP shift toward social policy and labor issues. Mason outlines a health insurance model and housing fund ideas, while Aiken argues the party must modernize beyond old-line leadership.
The Sweet Girl Graduate And The World Beyond College
A dated column warns coeds that the world beyond campus won t be utopia as men are not plentiful or reliably available. It suggests girls will encounter married or unavailable men in cities and small towns and urges schools to teach that personality and substance overcome social quirks.
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Colleg
Europe
Friends and Faith in Poems and Prayers
Poet contributions from Messenger Readers include Verses with names and addresses. Memorial style pieces are discouraged. Laura B. Foster of Columbus Ohio and Delbert A Romine of Rutland Ohio share Christ Child themes and prayers for guidance and peace. A brief verse ends with reflections on daily chores and unfinished dreams.
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Messenger
Bethlehem
Laura B. Foster
Columbus
Christ
Delbert A. Romine
Rutland
Ohio
Health Hints on Multiple Sclerosis A Clinical Overview
The article explains multiple sclerosis as a widespread nervous system disease with patches of hardening and nerve degeneration. It describes typical onset ages, uncertain causes, varied symptoms including numbness vision and speech issues, and notes no cure but measures to improve comfort.
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Man
Secretary of State backs Ohio driver license bill
Secretary Clarence Brown urged the Ohio Legislature to pass a driver’s license law. A Bardin Brothers Lumber Co fire heavily damaged engine and boiler room causing an estimated 5000 to 8000 dollars in damage. Will Rogers’ daily telegram began in The Messenger. Athens County balance stood at 163317.47 dollars in November per auditor J Clyde Edmundson.
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Clarence Brown
Ohio
Bardin Brothers Lumber Company
Athens County
J. Clyde Edmundson
War bread and a noon-day lunch draw Athens crowd
War bread baked to a government formula with 50 percent less sugar 60 percent less lard and skim milk sold for about 10 cents a small loaf. Dr D B Evans spoke at the Athens Chamber of Commerce noon-day lunch on the European situation after touring Europe before the U S entered World War I. The musical comedy Henpecked Henry was staged at the Athens Opera House by a traveling company.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
D. B. Evans
Europe
America
Henry
Athens Opera House
Lost Kingdom Ends In Cliffside Mystery
In a desert cavern saga, Bob and Melissa vanish for six days while Hades Jones and Honey Bee Girl seek them. Honey Bee climbs to find their trail and encounters Bob’s chalk arrows and a dead body in a cave niche as Tension rises toward a dramatic reveal.
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Robert Barry
Melissa Lane
Barry
Honey Bee
Hades Jones
Mary Melissa
Bob
Defiance Castle
Hades
Lissa
Ata
Scott Hilliman
Cookie
Hilliman
Holliman
Honey Bee Girl
Scott Holliman
Corral
Silver Ridge Social And Personal Notes
Silver Ridge notes report Thanksgiving visits among local families including Swank Barnhill Christy Beals and Tuttle households. Basketball results from Chester Tuppers Plains: first team 17 Chester 14, second team 23 Sumner 10. Casual social items mention Institute activities and relatives visiting in Pomeroy Long Bottom and Canton. China has an area of 4 000 000 square miles.
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Silver Ridge
Harry Swank
Athens
Carl Barnhill
Mildred Christy
Will Christy
C. F. Betzing
Virgil Beals
Pomeroy
Oneita
Jamnita Tuttle
Chester
Plains Social Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs John Porter of New Straitsville visited Mrs Sarah Bescoe. Miss Ruth Hushover of Athens stayed with her parents. A Christmas party by Future Homemakers featured games dancing prizes for Rhoda Lohse and Lucille MacDonald. A Nazarene Church pageant is planned with Mrs Ray Shafer directing.
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the Plains
John Porter
New Straitsville
Sarah Bescoe
Ruth Hushover
Athens
John Hushover
Iva Hawk
Helen Michael
Helen Nelson
Marjory Powell
Thelma Linscott
Columbus
Etta Frazier
John Frazier
Logan
The
Future Homemakers Association
Rhoda Lohse
Lucille MacDonald
Jane
Anne McCombs
Asa Carr
Texas
Franklin Stalder
Nazarene Church
Ray Shafer
Goldie Gibson
Hubert Shrieves
Circle Ill
Frances
Margaret Brammer
Nelsonville
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Rodney Dutcher
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Roosevelt
George D. Aiken
Green Mountain
Harold W. Mason
John D. M. Hamilton
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lowden
Aiken
Mason
Brattleboro
NRA
William Green
John L. Lewis
Public Utilities
Will Hays
K. M. Landis
London
Ruth Millett
Poet's Corner
Columbus, O
George Clark
DR. Morris Fishbein
Will Rogers
Daily Telegram
Melissa
Banb
Waal
China
the Plains Social Briefs
Mrs. Conkey
Eeward Phillips
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