Member Associations and national press reps notice
Listings show affiliations with American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association and United Press national reps John W. Cullen Company. Advertising rates on application obituary notices and bank cards offered. Entered at Athens Post Office second class matter 1918 act.
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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 Post Office
Abolishing Poverty and the Economic Boom Ahead
The piece weighs Roosevelt’s plea to abolish poverty against the practical costs and market effects. It argues a nationwide program would require vast new housing, goods, and infrastructure, spurring a temporary boom before potential collapse, and questions who would pay for such vast expansion.
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Republic
Roosevelt
America
Road progress lags as flood repairs add burden
The piece argues highway growth trails motor vehicle expansion over 25 years. It cites California data: surfaced roads 55,000 miles and earth roads 30,000 today vs 20,000 and 65,000 in 1912, and motor vehicle registrations rising from 60,000 to 1.5 million. Flood damage repair costs add further burden.
Dangerous Age Pedestrians Lead 1937 City Traffic Toll
A Midwestern city study of its first 16 traffic deaths in 1937 finds none caused by drunken driving or excessive speed and only one child among victims. Twelve victims were pedestrians with an average age of 61, highlighting danger to aged pedestrians and urging family members to educate elders on street safety.
Baby bears gas mask joke in future Europe
A wry note suggests telling a father his child resembles him could backfire as the infant in a future Europe wears a gas mask. The quip blends dark humor with wartime dystopia.
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Europe
Wallace’s Production Policy Shift Explained in AAA Debate
The piece argues Wallace pursues production control via soil-conservation, ever normal granary, and seed loans while expanding to price and supply power. It notes drought, pests, and low stocks push him toward reserves first, then tighter controls, framing the policy as opportunistic expansion rather than reversal. Also cites $300,000 spent on eggs and AAA surplus purchases as proof of ongoing program expansion.
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Washington
Wallace
New Order In Agriculture
Chicago
Mr. Wallace
Joseph
AAA
Banana Peel Sparks False Sitdown Strike Tale
A local factory rumor of a sitdown strike was debunked as the disruption caused by a banana peel. A humorous note links a fair feature on appendicitis operations to a joke about stomach-splitting laughter while Cornelius van Dongen compares New York to Holland.
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Cornelius van Dongen
New York
Holland
Fort Knox Guards Limit Fiddling in Hills to Hillbillies
A style expert cites a quip about depression prompting shopping and drinking as a light aside while noting that with troops guarding the federal gold at Fort Knox Kentucky the only people who can safely roam the nearby hills are local hillbillies.
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Fort Knox
Poet and Century Verse in Messenger Readers Input
A collage of poems and notices from Messenger readers including a moral tale TELL NO MAN and En Passant from Household Magazine praising Ruby May Flowers for her poem on wild geese. Also pieces about The H School House and Albany Ohio verses, plus news that King’s Jockey Fred Fox will retire at season end near his 50th birthday.
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EN Passant Household Magazine
Ruby May Flowers
Crown City
Ohio
Guyan Township
Gallia County
King's
Newmarket
Eng
U.P
Fred Fox
King George's
Royal Stable
District Tales of Long Ago Meigs County Riverfront and Elevations
Meigs County on the Ohio River fronts 57 miles with five locks and dams along the shore. Government work costs total 7.5 million dollars to deepen the channel from Pittsburgh to Cairo. Elevations rise at Pomeroy 517 feet, Salem Township 1016 feet, Scipio Township 960 feet, and Bunker Hill 934 feet on the W H Leonard and Alvin Reeves farms, with no historic significance attached to the hill.
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Meigs County
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Pomeroy
Salem Township
W. H. Leonard
Meigs
Scipio Township
Alvin Reeves
Bunker Hill
Bedford Township
Honorary society member named and local notices recap
Elizabeth Horn of Athens was named for the honorary society Cresset on the Ohio University campus. Subscriptions to the Athens Community Chest totaled 8377.52 dollars. Fred Deishire of Logan made rustic willow articles in winter. Southeast Ohio faced zero weather. Middleport Literary Club met with Mrs James Harley. Mrs Lawrence Heiner and Mrs D B Hartinger read papers. Birth announced of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Folden of Pomeroy. Athens County Milk Producers Association organized with John Lax as president Edgar Kern Amesville as vice president Frank Biddle Fisher as secretary William Potter Amesville as treasurer. Third anniversary celebrated for Dorothy Roe. Guests included Elaine Roe Donald Addicott Thomas Hoover Leland James Cornwell Mary Stalder Andrew Nelson. Minutes read of Athens 1836 missionary society at Presbyterian Missionary Society annual dinner. Do You Know notes mention O L Strahl sold a 660 pound hog to Stedman Company. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was 58 on Jan 27. J R Lastro and F W Bush attended Lee-Grant Highway Association meeting in Parkersburg. City Engineer Joe Sands surveyed a proposed street between two depots in Athens.
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Athens County Milk Producers Association
John Lax
Hebbardsville
Edgar Kern
Amesville
Frank Biddle
Fisher
William Potter
Dorothy Roe
A. B. Roe
Elaine
Donald
Gertrude Addicott
Thomas Hoover
Leland
James Cornwell
Mary Stalder
Andrew Nelson
Notable quotes on faith and power in public life
The remarks feature the Reverend John Penrose asserting Christians avoid smoking, Julius Streicher urging belief in God while leaving the church, and Representative Hamilton Fish calling Congress to reclaim delegated powers from the president.
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God
Julius Streicher
Congress
U. S
Hamilton Fish
New York
Disappearance on Yacht Amid Amalgamation Talk
British financier Bolitho Blane vanishes from the Carlton Rocksavage yacht Golden Gull off Miami. A note to secretary Nicholas Stodart hints at suicide over bankruptcy as stock Argus Suds hits a new low. Passengers include Ferri Rocksavage and a courtly entourage. detective Kettering probes crew alibi and cabin marks.
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Bolitho Blane
Carlton Rocksavage
Miami
Blane
Nicholas Stodart
Stodart
Argus Suds
Golden Gull
Ferri Rocksavage
Rocksavage
Lady Welter
Reginald
Sail ship witness describes cabin access and visibility
A crew member explains door access on a ship, noting visitors vary in behavior and that he unlocked Mr Blane's cabin with a master key. He cannot see the Blane suite from his pantry but could observe anyone entering from the forward companionway leading to decks.
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Syd Jenks
Mr. Blane
Diphtheria Carriers and Carrier Control Tips
The diphtheria carrier greatly aids spread as carriers may harbor germs without symptoms for months. After recovery, a child should not mix with others until judged germ-free, as germs can persist in the throat for up to ten months. Persistent discharge requires antiseptics or other methods, with tonsil removal often banishing germs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Mallon
Poet’s Corner
Elsie M. Stanley
Albany
Elizabeth Horn
Athens
Cresset
Ohio University
Athens Community Chest
Fred Deishire
Hocking Valley
Logan
Middleport Literary Club
James Harley
Lawrence Heiner
D. B. Hartinger
Richard Folden
Athens Female Benevolent Society
Presbyterian Missionary Society
E. D. Sayre
O. L. Strah
Stedman Company
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
J. R. Lastro
F. W. Bush
Parkersburg
The
Joe Sands
John Penrose
George Clark
Ass Smt Pt Aawe AG
Neame
Kettering
Silas Ringbottom
Ringbottom
Lord Foulkes
Maud Briggs
Ncrime
Wss
Drausing
Joclyn
Imayashi
IFERR
ATH
Teward
Kbatay
DR. Morris Fishbein
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