Obituary and Notices Rates and Publisher Info
Publisher Gordon K. Bush and Gen Mgr Charles H Harris lead the staff with memberships in major press associations. Advertising rates are available at home or foreign offices and obituary notices incur nominal charges. Entered at Athens Post Office as second class matter under act of Congress.
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles H Harris
Mite
Joan W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Plan for 12 Million Study of Job Prospects
The article argues a $12 million government project led by Andy Sam will employ 24,000 relief workers under Harry Hopkins to study how production changes affect employment. It aims to estimate private sector reemployment chances for the 3.5 million workers on the relief rolls as summer relief ends, guiding future spending decisions.
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Andy Sam
Harry L. Hopkins
Sam
Hopkins
Congress
Ohio Drives Crack Down on Drunken Drivers Gains Ground
The Ohio Motor Vehicle Department tightens rules as the State Highway Patrol increases patrols to revoke licenses from intoxicated motorists. Publicity of revocations helps readers grasp the shift, with Southeastern Ohio residents among those named in the drive for safer roads.
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Ohio Motor Vehicle Department
State Highway Patrol
Ohio
Profit Out of Science The Great Eye Telescope
The piece argues pure science justifies funding despite no immediate profits. It cites the 200 inch telescope mirror cast in Corning New York, a year to cast and cool, five more to grind, to be mounted for viewing 1.2 billion light years away. It notes such pure science costs money in America. It ends by mocking the Santa Claus whisker business claim and federal trade figures.
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America
Corning
N. Y
Mrs. Cameron
Dana
Scott
Texas Doctor Seeks Cause After 15 Days of Constant Talk
A Texas man was brought to a doctor after two weeks of nonstop talking prompted by his wife’s vacation. The patient’s condition began when he started speaking continuously for 15 days, raising questions about the underlying issue and necessary treatment.
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Texas
Farm bill tax shift shows who pays for New Deal program
In a government brief signed by Attorney General Cummings the rice processing tax is described as partly paid by producers and partly passed to consumers, placing the cost of the farm program on farmers and city shoppers. The article also reports on Republican convention maneuvering, noting Southern delegates’ loyalty to Walter Brown and possible influence on the platform and candidate selection, and discusses Philadelphia convention fund concerns and Roosevelt's anticipated appearance nearby.
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Paul Mallon Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Cummings
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
South
Hoover
Walter Brown
Brown
Mr. Brown
Messrs. Hoover
Farley
Philadelphia
Washington
Roosevelt
Norman Thomas Misses Roosevelt Dinner Appearance
Norman Thomas, the Socialist presidential candidate, was billed as a leading speaker at a large dinner attended by the President and Supreme Court members. A motion picture titled The Newer Deal touted his 1937 inauguration, but he failed to arrive for his speech amid reported bad weather after leaving Boston, and no wire was sent to explain the absence.
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Norman Thomas
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Thomas
Boston
Townsend arithmetic clash with Mc Groarty Bill debated
A column contrasts Townsend Club claims with the McGroarty Bill which taxes revenue to annuitants and caps payments. It notes economists doubt the plan, while Roosevelt and Knox clash briefly at a dinner party. Obituary brief on Ted Clarke hints at his GOP influence. Radio politics praise Hoover’s St Louis delivery. Joe Louis named a Chicago precinct committeeman. An English study targets the collar stud inventor.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Col
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Charles Hilles
Charlie
Ted Clarke
Coolidge
Hoover
St. Louis
Kelly-Nash
Joe Louis
Chicago
Thomas Ewing the first Ohio University graduate
Thomas Ewing, Ohio University's first graduate, entered in 1811 and earned an A B in 1815. He later became U S Senator in 1831 and served as Secretary of the Treasury and Interior. A famed legal and political figure, he mentored John Sherman and fostered the career of William Tecumseh Sherman. He died October 26, 1871 in Lancaster, Ohio.
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Thomas Ewing
Ohio University
Vergil
Mexico
United States
Ohio
Ewing
Daniel Webster
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman
West Point
Ellen Boyle
Hugh Ewing
Charles Ewing
Philemon Beecher Ewing
Sen
W. T. Sherman
Marie Theresa
Col. C. F. Steele
Lancaster
CHRIST'S BIRTH VERSES FROM MESSENGER READERS
Poets' Corner features two reader poems about the Christmas tale. Frances Reeves signs with 881 Walnut Street Nelsonville Ohio and Wilma Easterling offers The Christmas Child. The pieces recount Jesus birth with shepherds wise men angels and praise.
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Frances Reeves
Walnut Street
Nelsonville
Ohio
Hopkins reports 94 percent drop in dole recipients
Harry L Hopkins announces a 94 percent decline in the number of families and single persons on relief in large cities during the October November period.
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Washington
Harry L Hopkins
Public Forum letter questions WPA drink policy
Bertha Collins of Coolville asks why WPA workers who drink on or off the job are not removed from the list and urges inspection by leading WPA officials. She acknowledges the program helps families but requests accountability and attention to misuse during hard times.
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the Messenger
WPA
PWA
Sam
Bertha Collins
Coolville
Dec
Ten Years Ago News from Ohio and Florida
Lew Humphreys of Hockingport reported contagion concerns in Florida real estate while St Petersburg notes emerged. The Slattery residence and J T Dailey home were being turned into university dormitories as Coach Harold Wise and Athens High School prepared a Northern Ohio tour. Harold Morgan captained the squad, and a bulldog swallowed a Pi Phi pin later recovered. Mrs Robert Smith of Carbon Hill celebrated Catherine’s ninth birthday.
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Lew Humphreys
Hockingport
Florida
St. Petersburg
Harold Wise
Athens High School
Ohio
Ashtabula Harbor
Struthers
Geneva
Harold Morgan
Robert Smith
Carbon Hill
Catherine
Uncle Sam as international policeman guards American Eagle
Cartoon shows Uncle Sam as police over the world guarding the American Eagle while youths bearing European country names taunt him. Middleport High’s basketball team Loss to Athens High with players Middleton Murphy O’Neil Dye Wysong. Athens Grange donates 20 dollars to Courthouse Ladies Rest Room. Several Grange officers elected and listed. Roe and Phillip Zenner return from New Haven to visit parents. Edna Sprague returns home for Christmas from Carolina College Maxton North Carolina.
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Uncle Sam
Drama of Dana and Scott Stanley Faces Hard Budget Realities
Dana Stanley and her husband Dr. Scott Stanley confront strained finances after an upscale office move. Dana resists her grandmother’s pressure for material comfort while Paula Long and Nancy Moore complicate romance in a tale of marriage under economic strain and social expectations.
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Dana Stanley
Scott Stanley
Dana
Ronald Moore
Paula Long
Scott
Nancy
Ronald
Vaula
Paula
Weill
Voices From the Era on Politics and Society
Quotes from public figures including Ethel Barrymore John J McCarthy and MITs George Owen Sr critique politics crime policing and media publicity. The collection contrasts Republican leadership fears with calls to reform the New Deal and economic rhetoric of the era.
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New Hampshire
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Poets’ Corner
Messenger
Christ's Birth
Jesus
Bethlehem
Mary
Wilma Easterling
the Public Forum
Slattery
J. T. Dailey
Earl Kreiger
Mr. Kreiger
Middleport
Middleton
Murphy
O'Neil
Dye
Wysong
Arpee
Cowan
Chappelear
Roach
Williams
Athens Grange
Henry A. Hatch
Grange
A. E. Potter
Albany
Gladys H. Goddard
Amesville
W. R. Goddard
William J. Warrener
J. W. Lively
Ed Antle
Trimble
Ceres
Pomona
Albert McKibben
Summit
Flora
L. H. Efaw
Nettie Watkins
W. H. Elliott
Roe
Phillip Zenner
New Haven, Conn
Mrs
Henry Zenner
Edna Sprague
George Clark
Destiny
Dr. Morton
Dr.Morton
Dr. Osborne
Stanley
Paris
Veron
Pr. Morris A
Physian
Republican Party
Ethel Barrymore
Dillinger Gang
John J. McCarthy
St. Louis, Mo
George Owen, Sr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Julius Tandher
Harold G. Hoffgian
New Jersey
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