Athens Messenger Aims to Serve Southeastern Ohio Region
The Athens Messenger markets itself as the newspaper for Athens and nearby communities Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville Gallipolis and surrounding areas. It lists staff roles publisher general manager and managing editor and notes circulation across five counties by virtue of geography. Subscriptions are detailed with carrier and mail rates.
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Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Thought for Today Quote From Jeremiah 9 6
A devotional line notes that habitation is among deceit and that through deceit they refuse to know the Lord, referencing Jeremiah chapter nine verse six. This is presented as a spiritual reflection suitable for daily reading.
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Jeremiah
Fire Loss in Agriculture Drives Need for Rural Protection
Farms burn at alarming rates with about 200 million dollars in property losses yearly and 3500 lives lost. The piece urges rural fire prevention, better protection, central station engines, and rapid response to cut waste and safeguard farm families.
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Fine Farm
Japan's Manchurian Venture Risks World War
The essay argues Japan faces pressure to expand for land and resources in Manchuria, noting 65 million Japanese stand united behind government aims. It warns that misunderstanding their resolve could lead to costly, bloody conflict if the world does not recognize their strategic needs and resolve.
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Tokio
Special Assembly
League of Nations
Japan
Manchuria
Fancy Sails With the Constitution on a West Coast Voyage
A historic voyage of the frigate Constitution highlights America’s aging yet enduring national story. The 1797 trip long ago contrasts with today’s vast westward reach, noting changes in travel, technology, and global power while the ship remains a living link to a distant era.
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America
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Florida
New Orleans
Mississippi
Ohio
Niagara Falls
Charm course for women sparks debate on social education
Dorothy Dix discusses a university's plan to teach charm as a social tool for women. She argues appearance, personality and adaptability can be taught, detailing how to choose clothes, cultivate listening, and avoid copying others, asserting charm lasts a lifetime.
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon and Christmas Customs
The note describes how Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam influenced Christmas practice with wooden shoes and the shift to stockings. It mentions Santa Claus and Christmas traditions arriving with settlers and ends with a teaser for tomorrow's feature titled The Wizard of Wichita.
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Holland
New Amsterdam
New York
Wichita
Community Teachers Rally to Collect Toys for Poor Children
Miss Corliss proposes a Christmas toy drive at North School with the help of first floor teachers. Students in top grades canvass for old and new toys while a basement sewing and mending bee prepares gifts tagged for needy children. Volunteers plan deliveries and wrappers to ensure each child receives two toys from Santa Clubs.
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Claudia
Miss Corliss
Miss Corlies
Santa Claus
Miss Hickson
Twell
Scarlet Fever Treatment Guidelines From Early 20th Century
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines scarlet fever care stressing warmth baths and lukewarm sponges, limited diet to protect kidneys, and careful throat care. He notes avoiding fresh contact, cautious use of mild gargles, and potential antitoxin therapies from recovered patients and later researchers.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygela
Health
Athens Deserted Village as Students Return for Thanksgiving
Athens emptied as hundreds of Ohio University students left for home for turkey dinners with families. Mrs. Mary G. Noss and Miss Mary T. Noss headed to California for a two week visit during college break. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bobo moved to Nelsonville where he would manage the Hocking Power Plant. A large crowd saw the Elks Charity Minstrels Show delivered with polished professionalism.
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Athens
Ohio University
Mary G. Noss
Mary T. Noss
California
Mrs
Howard Bobo
Nelsonville
Mr. Bobo
Hocking
Twenty Years Ago In Logan And Nearby Notes
Twenty years ago today attorney L G Worstell visited Logan on business. Mrs A E Falloon returned from a weeks visit with relatives in Mansfield. The Masonic Club held a dance with about 30 couples. The Athens County Pomona Grange met for its fourth quarterly meeting and picnic at the Grange Hall on the Fairgrounds. Tokio Japan reportedly has one store for every 2 inhabitants. Hunger marchers who dined then took a taxi to the White House were praised for judgment. A doctor warned population may reach 500 years hence with little room for all.
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Athens County Pomona Grange
Fairgrounds
Tokio
Japan
White House
Drys Plan to Withstand Repeal Amid Legal Labyrinth
Leaders of the organized drys meet in Washington to outline strategy against liquor repeal. They seek to block ratification through state conventions and rely on Supreme Court and constitutional hurdles. Edward B. Dunford emerges as the key legal figure, while Bishop Cannon’s influence fades.
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Washington
Organized Drys
Congress
Ater
Nodry
Ciry
Supreme Court
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Anti-Saloon League
F. Scott McBride
League
James Cannon
Methodist Church
Edward B. Dunford
Wayne B. Wheeler
Dunford
Christmas Day Spirit Urges Wider Joy and Service
The Messenger Public Forum urges festivity and Christ birth celebration on December twenty fifth. It calls for exchanging gifts and thanking others and spreading cheer to uplift the unfortunate. It encourages ongoing Christmas spirit through church services in communities. Kimberly December 16 1932. a F B.
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Christ
Plan Urges Pay to Ohio Teachers and Education Finance
A reader endorses the paper stance on paying teachers and improving funding in Ohio. The letter warns that delayed back salaries threaten school closings and urges lawmakers to adopt the Mort Survey plan to stabilize education finances and keep politics out of schools.
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Ohio
United States
School Survey Commission
Mort
Columbia Teacher's College
Hoover Names Friend Envoy to Canada
President Hoover appoints Gen. Nathan William MacChesney as American minister to Canada. A Chicago lawyer and longtime friend of the president, MacChesney’s nomination will go to the Senate for confirmation.
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Hoover
Nathan William MacChesney
Canada
MacChesney
Chicago
Senate
Removal from a throne and related clues in a puzzle
A dense word puzzle fragment lists numbered clues across horizontal and vertical sections. It includes terms such as removal from a throne, indigestive states, and various objects, animals, and places, with numerous cross-referenced definitions and partial hints.
Cellar-Door Choice Sparks Sound Versus Meaning Debate
Doro Parker favors cellar-door for its sound distinct from meaning. Palmists claim temper shows in hands, yet at the bridge table the reverse holds. Congress lacks beer revival but grows interest in fractions and numeric detail.
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Dorothy Parker
Congress
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