The Athens Messenger and Herald Listing Details
The Athens Messenger is described as a weekday afternoon paper with a Sunday edition. It lists publishers, editors, and affiliations including American Newspaper Publishers Association, Audit Bureau of Circulation, and United Press. Advertising rates and obituary notices are mentioned with standard nominal charges.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
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Athens Messenger & Herald
O. Gor K Bush
Gen. Meratlcs U. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Seleet
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press
United Press Associations
Soaking the Rich and the Tax Burden Debate
The piece argues that taxing the rich harms investment and employment, with the worker ultimately paying via lower wages. It cites Athens County debt projections and warns that high taxes would erode the middle class, risking ruin and a social gap like India or China. It emphasizes that production pays the tax and warns against overtaxation dulling industry.
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Athens County
Dabbling Politicians and the Civil Works Administration
The piece condemns local politicians accused of charging jobless men fees to secure CWA jobs. It notes Justice Department scrutiny and cites Hoover's warnings about politicizing human misery. It argues relief projects must avoid machine politics despite higher costs in bureaucracy.
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CWA
Department of Justice
Hoover
Do We Hear a Second for the Housewife
A column argues housewives should press for labor-saving devices and home comfort. It cites lack of modern amenities in Athens and laments domestic burdens from chores to soot, urging women to demand reforms and better use of family money.
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Athens
Senate cloakroom whispers on naval upbuilding bill
In private talks a Democratic leader hints Russia ordered 4,000 aircraft from a major U.S. supplier and bets on Japan Russia war by May 1. He questions year end timing as House panels discuss seizing U.S. merchant ships in war and War Navy budget details remain confidential.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Senate
Japan
Russia
Confidential testimony at luncheons on War Plans No 1 and No 2
An audience hears details about War Plans No 1 and 2 with notes on defense of Hawaii and potential invasion strategies. The piece also mentions Navy budget timing and the presence of secret plans in U S factories. It closes with Huey Long and J P Morgan intrigue reports from Washington gossip.
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United States
Mexico
CCC
Army
Items of Interest in Spencer Indiana School Walkout
A school near Spencer Indiana had pupils march out carrying books. Sally Rand claims she earns $5000 weekly and gives it to her lawyers. A tongue in cheek note questions attempts to remove birds from the Capitol and jokes about jobbyiets infesting Washington.
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Spencer
Ind
Sally Rand
It Seems To Me By Heywood Brown
A reflective prose piece discusses memory and how legends grow after a great man dies. The author contrasts living presence with the enduring but altered afterimage memory constructs, noting how truth erodes into a larger silhouette as time passes.
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Heywood Brown
No Dead Hand Should Govern Our Times Says Speaker
The speaker rejects the idea that governing should be done by a dead hand of former leaders. He cites Mills on McKinley Lippmann on Jefferson and Carter Glass recalling Washington, but argues their aged perspectives are not decisive. The best they offer is isolated fragments from papers or letters, not living guidance.
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Mr. Mills
McKinley
Mr. Lippmann
Thomas Jefferson
Carter Glass
George Washington
New York
My Place Among the Immortals in Journalism
The narrator recalls early career battles with editorials and immortal names like J P and W E and asserts confidence to outdo famed writers in a World Series game story. He reflects on fame, legacy, and the pressure of living up to departed giants.
Let the living write our laws and columns, not the dead
A reflective musing on journalism and legacy contrasts Greeley’s era with current practice. The speaker laments gaps between sacrifice and fielder’s choice while urging the living to shape laws and press, noting the deceased and ghosts are inconsequential to future writing and governance.
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Greeley
Notable quotes on culture and reform from early leaders
Clyde Beatty and Ogden Mills express views on revolution and governance while Walter Damrosch calls for broader popular embrace of music. The remarks reflect debates on social change, economy, and national culture.
Minerals in the Body and Their Roles in Metabolism
Dr. Morris Fishbein discusses minerals such as chlorine iodine bromine fluorine boron silica and their distribution in the body. Iodine reflects thyroid activity bromine concentrates in the pituitary and fluorine can affect tooth enamel. silica and boron have plant ties and uncertain human roles.
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Morris Fishbein
Pituitary Gland
Nora's new art idea invites children to write their own stories
Olive Barton argues for Nora the New York artist's method where each picture is followed by a blank page for the child to tell his own tale. She criticizes rote schooling that stifles creative writing and suggests early freedom before formal technique.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Nora
New York
Daisy Ashfords
Andrew Jackson Two Birthplaces Question
The text discusses where Andrew Jackson was born, presenting two possible sites. It notes the Waxhaw Settlement in Lancaster County South Carolina and a location just across the border in Union County North Carolina, reflecting historical dispute about his birthplace.
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Andrew Jackson
United States
Waxhaw
Lancaster County
South Carolina
Union County
North
Hard Times From an Old Timer in 1934 Georgia
L. C. Nye recalls a rural Georgia family story from February 1, 1934 in Athens describing scarcity and simple living. The narrator explains limited schooling and church, shared rooms, frugal meals, and a hard but content life despite poverty.
Injustice to State Aid Schools
The Messenger urges fairness for Ohio state aid districts, faulting lawmakers and some school officials for ignorance and indifference. It cites faulty regulations on aid distribution and a lack of firsthand experience in state aid districts as causes of ongoing inequities. The piece aims to persuade informed, humanitarian action for weaker districts.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Monument To Prohibit Erection Sparks Congressional Debate
Fragmentary text notes a monument project tied to Jackson's birthplace generating discussion in U S Congress. Reference to Monday events and sites where erection has been proposed, with unclear details on participants or outcome.
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Jackson
U. S. Congress
Injustice In Financing State Aid Reshapes Nelsonville Series
A Nelsonville Ohio introductory note opens a series by the city’s superintendent on state aid school funding. It argues state support favors certain districts, outlining how definitions hinge on local tax valuations and urging fair finance reform in ongoing installments.
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Nelsonville, O
Nelsonville
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