The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger is a multi county Southeastern Ohio newspaper with daily weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. It lists publishers Gordon K Bush and Charlies H Harris, staff roles, and national press affiliations. Subscription rates show carrier 15 cents weekly. mail options include one year for $4.50 and ten weeks for $1.00.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
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Charlies H. Harris
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Local Road Improvement Through Single Lane Pavement
Local governments face funding limits but can improve roads by using nine to ten foot single lane hard surface pavements. This approach costs about half as much as full width pavement and yields high durability with minimal upkeep. As traffic grows, the pavement still carries most daily users, reducing long term maintenance costs.
Farm Theft Plight Prompts Call for Vigilant Farmers
An editorial urges strict action against local farm thefts with chicken and livestock losses. It notes young thieves, use of motor vehicles for raids, and suggests armed vigilance by farming groups to deter criminals and curb future crimes. The piece laments under‑staffed counties and calls for harsher penalties.
Legislative apathy of lawyers toward criminal procedure reforms
George W. Wickersham, head of Hoover’s Law Enforcement Commission, told an American Law Institute gathering in Chicago that lawyers in politics show apathy toward proposals to improve criminal procedure and remove delays in justice. He warned the bar associations to consider the issue seriously, noting lawyer-politicians’ vested interests in technicalities.
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George W. Wickersham
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
American Law Institute
Chicago
Tee
American Bar Association
New York Charity Ball Returns With Celebrity Twist
In Manhattan the old fashioned charity ball reemerges with a modern celebrity touch. The piece recalls 1850s to 1920s origins at the Waldorf and Academy of Music, notes high prices and champagne, and observes a renewed national interest in gala fundraising events driven by film and stage stars.
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New York
Grandma
Grandpa
Yesteryear
Academy of Music
Union Square
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Vanderbilt
New York Symphony Orchestra
Walter Damrosch
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Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Bureau
The Athens Messenger offers free responses by mail to any subject questions with two-cent postage. It notes benefits of bi planes versus monoplanes and cites Jefferson as a precedent showing a President cannot be summoned as a witness.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Army Air Corps
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Richmond
Aaron Burr
Whales and Trout and the Turning Tide of Luck
A boy reflects on failed hunts for trout and ducks while hearing of a grand catch of twenty eight thousand whales. He imagines glory from fishing whales but learns the pursuit is halted by officials, leaving luck elusive for both fish and dreamers.
End of Reconstruction era marks shift in national mood
Historians may date the start of a brighter period to the Reconstruction era's beginnings. The piece notes persistent tight money amid hard times and industrial stagnation, praising new government credit facilities as a step toward stabilization and gradual recovery.
Thought for Today from Isaiah 61 14 verse
A devotional line asserts the captive exile hurries to be freed and avoid dying in the pit or losing his bread, reflecting a biblical verse perspective.
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon and Plant Detail
The cartoon discusses a Galway superstition where boys wear girls' dresses to ward off evil spirits and notes a similar practice in China. It then explains the brace and bit plant, a crane's-bill with a seed pod resembling a stork's bill and a natural burrowing mechanism. Tomorrow: The First Pear Tree.
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Galway
Ireland
China
Taxation anger fuels public forum letter in Athens
In a signed but non attributive public forum item, readers criticize tax fairness and enforcement. The cartoon showing a bootlegger paying little tax sparks debate about who bears government costs, with calls for universal taxation and reform. The letter cites Athens and Kimberly residents, dated January and February 1932.
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Athens
Everybody's Coin Book boosts coin value through careful handling
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet EVERYBODY'S COIN BOOK advising readers not to clean old coins before appraising them. It stresses careful handling for market value and notes the booklet is a companion to EVERYBODY'S STAMP BOOK, available by mail in exchange for six cents per copy.
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Athens Messenger
Old coal tipples threaten Route 31 between Athens and Nelsonville
The writer urges removal of several abandoned coal tipples projecting over Route 31 between Athens and Nelsonville. They cite deteriorating road conditions and the risk of collapse causing traffic disruption or injury, noting the road through The Plains was bypassed and major relocation needed.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Weighing War Costs and International Boundaries
The piece argues that in peacetime nations should consider both sides of conflicts, noting Japan’s settlements in Shanghai and hypothetical wartime tensions. It recalls Italy’s 1910s action against Greece, Greece’s payment of ten million dollars, and a League of Nations protest, highlighting reparations and diplomacy.
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Japan
Asia
Shanghai
New York
San Francisco
Italy
Greece
League of Nations
War fears and warnings echo in postwar rhetoric
The speaker recalls a 1940s warning that antiwar protest could be labeled traitorous while wartime zeal would unleash propaganda and racial hostilities. He argues future conflicts may force rationing and intensified hatred, with enemies named as Asiatic foes and Asians framed as threats.
Battleships Ready for Year-Long Provisions Warned by War Debate
The text recalls a vision of numerous American battleships in Los Angeles and San Diego harbors with full year of provisions aboard. It questions their fate against a new airplane and submarine warfare and ponders possible peacetime or wartime outcomes and public sentiment after such an encounter.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Ohio University alumni banquet and music concert planned
A Columbus Chapter banquet for Ohio University Alumni Club was set for February 11 at the Deshier Hotel, with Mrs Clara Thompson directing the Girls' Glee Club in a third annual concert there. Dr W B Bryan was to attend. Mrs O B Skidmore hosted the Current Events Club. W W Lee presided as vice president and Mary Richards chose France for the program subject.
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Columbus
Ohio University Alumni Club
Deshier Hotel
Clara Thompson
School of Music
Deshier
W. EB. Bryan
O. B. Skidmore
W. W. Lee
Mary Richards
Peptic Ulcer Disease Review and Care Advice
Royal S. Copeland discusses peptic ulcer disease outlining its prevalence in middle life, especially among women, and its multifactorial causes. He details symptoms, diagnosis, dietary guidance, and treatment ranging from medication and lifestyle changes to surgery in severe cases, plus notes on infection sources and related health questions.
Washington Happenings Include Marathon Dance and Barbers on Blue Law Pinch
Washington notes detail a marathon dance that drew heavy attention, with 1321 hours danced between November and January and mixed crowd reactions. Other items cover political clubs offering Q and A help, a royal flush of art and theater, a jail sentence for a brick incident, a marriage during a rest, and farmers profiting from deer.
Home Makers Not Housekeepers Urge Freer Children
A discussion argues homes suppress children with rigid routines and neatness obsessions. Mothers should nurture real development by letting kids explore and take initiative, balancing respect for property with creative play and practical tasks.
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