Ohio Newspaper Rates and Associations Listing
Advertising rates available on request from offices. Obituary notices billed nominally. Subscription rates: 4.50 per year in multiple counties with options of six months at 2.50 and ten weeks at 1.00. Price per week 0.15. Printed as second class matter in Athens Ohio under 1918 act.
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Athens
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Washington
Traveling With Raymond Clapper
Detroit businessmen with large-scale operations say Washington talks too much and create national unease. They view recession as panic and favor quiet handling. They blame Roosevelt for stirring labor class consciousness and fear mixed with criticism of his speakings and actions. They see undistributed profits tax as tolerable but uneven for small firms while relief keeps payrolls.
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Detroit
Washington
CIO
Roosevelt
Politeness Survey Finds City Children Courteous in Tenements
The WPA survey reveals that children in tenement districts are politer than those in fashionable neighborhoods where busy parents play bridge and golf. Boys rarely tip, yet are more courteous than girls, and the piece argues politeness reflects humanity and respect for others.
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WPA
Education on Wayne Forest area conservation and tourism
Public film programs in the Wayne National Forest region aim to inform residents and visitors about the forest’s potential for tourism and conservation. Officials warn that careless burning and fire risk threaten the resource and stress the need for protective measures by local communities and visitors.
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National Forest
Wayne National Forest
Wayne Forest
Richard Enderlin
Carbondale
Ringing Hammers Signal New US Shipbuilding Push
The loss of the liner President Hoover deepens the US merchant fleet deficit as Germany and other nations expand. Hamburg American launches include a 15000 ton liner for South America and a 10000 ton liner for Australia with seven smaller ships. An American successor to the Washington and Manhattan won’t finish until 1940, but over 120 US ships are under construction. Marine labor disputes threaten operation. unions and companies must settle to avert failure.
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Hoover
United States
Hamburg-American Line
Washington
Manhattan
Goodbye Buffalo Nickel Foreshadows New Jefferson Coin
A 25 year old buffalo nickel with an Indian head and a bison is retired as the design changes this spring to a Jefferson nickel featuring Monticello. The central issue remains how to increase coin supply despite the redesign.
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Jefferson
Monticello
Unions Cut Staff and Pay Amid Organizing Strain
Unions reportedly trim organizer ranks and impose about a 10 percent pay cut on remaining staff, signaling renewed belt tightening within labor networks as union activity faces funding and staffing pressures.
Behind the Scenes In Washington
In early 1938 the administration faces a shifting balance with Big Business as tax policy and holding company attitudes move. Supreme Court liberalization grows, TVA and steel price cuts loom, and John L Lewis faces pressure over wage effects while Lamont mediates with Morgan.
Italians Said To Be Massive Loss In Ethiopia Battle
Report claims over 6,000 Italians were killed in Ethiopia in two months as Mussolini weighs the African front where mass casualties threaten the Duce's plans.
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Ethiopia
Duce
Messenger praised as all in one newspaper by reader
John Warrether commends The Messenger for thirteen years of reading praise its clear up to date news and easy access he shares how he passes it along to neighbors when funds are tight and urges support for the paper in Athens on January 29.
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Messenger
the Messenger
John Warrener
Athens
Four R's in Curriculum Signals Sex Education Rise
A New York City high school offers a course led by a woman psychologist where girls discuss fears about marriage and sexual matters in class. The program argues that sex education belongs in secondary schools, reaching students not bound for college and facing earlier marriages, with the fourth R marching beside reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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New York City
Daughter
New York
Constables Move Against Suspected Coupe Thieves
Constable Harry Dalton and Officer Fred Heck traveled to Lebanon Indiana to apprehend men suspected of stealing a coupe owned by Clark Williams of 73 West State Street. The state highway department planned to relocate the Church of the Apostolic Faith and Mrs Cynthia Drake’s home in Mechanicsburg to clear the right of way. John P. Dowler led the relocation effort. A reception for Frances Blackburn missionary from Lima Peru occurred at Mrs W B Lawrence’s home at 21 North College Street, with Blackburn visiting Millfield Clarks Chapel and First M E Church Athens on weekend talks.
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Harry Dalton
Fred Heck
Lebanon
Ind
Athens
Clark Williams
W. State St
Church of the Apostolic Faith
Cynthia Drake
Mechanicsburg
State Highway Department
John P. Dowler
Frances Blackburn
Lima
Peru
W. B. Lawrence
N. College St
J. L. Pickering
Millfield
Clarks Chapel
M. E
Youth Attempts on Lenin in Petrograd
An unidentified youth attempted to assassinate Lenin in Petrograd amid wartime unrest. The Odd Fellows raised 200 for war relief via a charity ball directed to the United States Naval League. Ruth Jones’s birthday was celebrated at home by 20 friends invited by mother Mrs. C. L. Jones with assistance from Mrs. M. E. Twiss. attendees included Helen Peoples, Catherine McKee, Janis Battin, Helen Border, Anna Mae Fenzel, Dorothy Woodworth, Hallene Woods, Wilma Nelle Lostre, Mary Stalder, Marian Coe, Frances Clutts, Jennie Moore, Helen Jean Hinchman, Florence Poston, Beulah Moler, Christine Dailey, Ruth Bain, Elaine Roe, and Mary Josephine Twiss.
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Ruth Jones
C. L. Jones
M. E. Twiss
Helen Peoples
Catherine McKee
Janis Battin
Helen Border
Anna Mae Fenzel
Dorothy Woodworth
Hallene Woods
Wilma Nelle Lostre
Mary Stalder
Marian Coe
Frances Clutts
Jennie Moore
Helen Jean Hinchman
Florence Poston
Beulah Moler
Christine Dailey
Ruth Bain
Elaine Roe
Mary Josephine Twiss
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses balanced nutrition stressing that neither overeating nor undernourishment is safe. He argues moderate protein intake for kidney patients, notes the evolving view on milk as protein, and highlights vitamins and minerals as vital yet newly understood. The piece emphasizes quality over quantity in diet and the body’s reserve mechanisms.
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Morris Fishbein
Richest Girl in the World ends in a choice of sacrifice
Connie Corby returns to her valley home and learns Bret still loves the land and is torn by betrayal. She plans to give away all her millions rather than lose him, hoping to win back respect and a future together. The scene ends with her vow to act, setting up a climactic turn.
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Constance Corby
Bret Hardesty
Rodney Brandon
Connie
Katie Blyn
Bret
Washington
Rodney
Katie Bryn
Memorial snow and unseen scars in a reader verse
Poet notes in Messenger Readers column describe a tranquil winter night that belies hidden pain. The speaker recalls a departed presence, claims peace is fleeting, and faces future grief with a haunted, unhealed gaze. M. A. Welch Rutland O. signs the piece.
Stone relic evidence at State College shows ancient salamanders
Fossil tracks of enormous salamanders dating 250 million years ago are on display at Pennsylvania State College. The discoveries were made in a coal mine where tracks were found 200 feet below ground, illustrating the region once hosted steaming bogs.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Montreal Youth Jailed on Profaning a Body Charge
Lucien Vincent aged 17 is jailed on a charge of profaning a body after police arrested him while walking the street with a bag that contained a skull and ornaments. The incident prompted an investigation and a custody detainment.
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Montreal
Lucien Vincent
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