The Athens Messenger Overview and Circulation Notes
The Athens Messenger prints weekday editions plus a large Sunday issue. Publisher Gordon K Bush and Managing Editor Charlies H Aarris lead a paper serving five southeastern Ohio counties with associations and advertising reach. Subscription rates include carrier and mail options with details on class matter status.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Aarris
Jobs or the Dole in Athens Plan Local Relief with Taxed Work
An Athens editorial argues for temporary local relief funded by taxes to aid the jobless until readjustment occurs. It warns against federal or state dole and urges utilizing local taxing districts to fund public work such as street repair and beautification, stressing the need for work-driven aid over cash handouts. The piece cites England’s dole and the Red Cross canning program to counter attitudes opposing work.
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White
Hoover
England
United States
Ohio
Washington
John Bull
Athens
Red Cross
New Philharmonic Leader Bruno Walter Draws Crowd in New York
New York reports the arrival of Bruno Walter, new Philharmonic conductor, replacing Toscanini and drawing a curious crowd at Carnegie Hall. The feature highlights Youmans score Through the Years and mentions Eddie Heyman, Rudy Vallee, Sid Silvers, Ethel Barrymore, Covarrubias, Tom Van Dyke, and Emlen Etting as notable figures encountered in a Sunday night scene of theater and art life.
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New Philharmonic
Bruio Walter
Tom van Dyke
New York
Riverside Drive
Carnegie Hall
Bruno Walter
Toscanini
Schlesinger
America
Vincent Youmans
Eddie Heyman
Sid Silvers
Silvers
Phil Baker
Ethel Barrymore
Hthel
Covarrubias
Lone Wolf
Broadway
Paris
Tom
Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Bureau
The information service offers free replies to queries on any subject except legal medical or financial advice. Inquiries go to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, with responses from director Frederic J. Haskin. Sample questions cover Castle Garden fire date Driftless Area explanation and the Donatello statue Il Zuccone meaning.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
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Washington, D. C. Q
Castle Garden
Co. R. A
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Florence
Donatello
Il Zuccone
King David
Truth n Poetry on Debt and Moratorium
A humorous verse contrasts personal debt collection with national debt and suggests a moratorium as a universal remedy. The speaker muses on paying bills, threats of suit, and the idea that nations may delay payments until they can afford them, urging a simple solution. The piece mixes domestic finance with global fiscal irony.
Government Tackles New Economic Shift Across Regions
The speaker calls for national courage to face an unprecedented economic era. They urge relocating urban migrants back to their origins, supplementing with local relief during the transition to prevent a widening dole. The public must accept sharing the burden to restore stability.
Commons Club House Opens at 75 East State Street
Ten years ago the Commons Club now Greek Letter fraternity established a home at 75 East State Street in the C. R. Featherston house for three years of activity. Farm products halved in price from the previous year as farmers seek relief through agencies. Helen Townsend, Athens County chairman, returned from Cincinnati after attending the George Washington Memorial Association meeting. Mr and Mrs John Glass welcomed a twelve and one half pound daughter.
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Commons Club
East State Street
C. R. Featherston
Helen Townsend
Athens County
Cincinnati
George Washington Memorial Association
John Glass
Baker Settlement
Elks in Northwest Sacrifice Emblem Teeth for Elk
An editorial notes many Northwest Elks discarded the emblem teeth worn on watch chains to save the elk, praising the sacrifice as a symbol of conservation and fraternal duty.
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon and Items
A review of the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim Ireland and details of a gold and silver plated miniature 8 cylinder Indianapolis race car built by an auto dealer. The model features a full engine and drive system, weighs 15 pounds, stands 19 1/2 inches high, and is valued at $10 000. Tomorrow: The Firing Life of a Big Gun.
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County
Antrim
Ireland
Public Forum urges state action to cut government costs
The writer calls for coordinated county action to reduce taxes by centralizing purchases and using state officials and telegraphs to marshal savings. They cite the efficiency of the Pennsylvania state police and argue governments cost too much, urging mass cooperation and economies for Athens and surrounding counties. Charles W. Super, Athens, Feb. 6, 1932.
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Athens
Pennsylvania
Vinton
Meigs
Gallia
United States
Editor appeals for compassion over room rental profits
A letter from A. B. D. urges readers to consider Christianity and brotherly love toward the poor widow who rents rooms to tenants. He asks wealthier neighbors to reflect on whether they are living as they should, given this widow’s sole livelihood depends on her rental income.
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Messenger
County auditors consider calculating machine purchase
The Messenger questions the proposed $1 575 price for a calculating machine for the auditor’s office. The writer doubts the cost, suggests bulk county purchases could lower prices, and notes the need for value in equipment.
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the Messenger
Ohio
New Map of the Far East War Zone Published
The Athens messenger presents a map covering Soviet Russia Siberia Manchuria and the Japan China theater with Shanghai Nanking Tientsin Peiping Tokyo Yokohama and Kobe. It highlights cities in daily news and offers the map for ten cents by mail with coupon.
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Athens Messenger
Far East War Zone
Japan
China
Soviet Russia
Siberia
Manchuria
Shanghai
Nanking
Tientsin
Peiping
Shenyang
Moukden
Pinkiang
Harbin
Tsitsihar
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
New Map of the Soviet Union Offered for Ten Cents
Information Bureau advertises a copy of the new Map of the Soviet Union available for ten cents in coin or stamps. The notice lists Japadgatyunyi of Name Street City as the contact or sender.
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Soviet Union
Japadgatyunyi
Editor musings on state police and a biblical quip
A Messenger contributor questions a state police stance and cites a biblical exchange about noses as a sharp aside. The remark frames a partisan debate while hinting at broader local commentary and editorial tensions.
Dear Mrs Barton A child laments clothes prejudice and self image
A reader writes about early interest in clothing and family teasing over wearing red. She recalls saving pennies for calico, a forced black dress, and later adopting minimal wardrobes after marriage. She links clothing anxiety to personal and professional difficulties and asks for guidance.
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Mother Hubbard
Wet Dry Raters Declared Extinct by Brookhart
Sen. Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa tells United Press that the wet drinking dry type of congressman is extinct or nearly so. He says many dry voters have given up alcohol to avoid opposing prohibition, and calls hypocrisy in Congress unacceptable.
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Republican
Iowa
Brookhart
United Press
Congress
Consent Day in the House of Representatives
Down town the House holds Consent Day with minor bridge bills and a few oddities like a Kentucky Mud River non navigable designation. LaGuardia and Blanton shout over a chorus of chatter as members skim calendars and the official stenographer struggles to hear amid the noise.
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Jack Garner
Kentucky
Mr. LaGuardia
New York
LaGuardia
Knutson
Minnesota
Baudette
MiNigan
Missouri
Could the Chinese be made to work under Japanese rule
The article speculates on creating a Japanese controlled Chinese empire with over five hundred million people as a future great world power. It draws an analogy to England under Norman dominance and questions feasibility and implications of such an arrangement.
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England
Earth
Western Nations and Russia in a Century of Protection
The article ponders whether Western nations will seek Russia for protection against Asia a century from now and whether the Pacific will become the world’s key sea, as the Mediterranean was in the past and the Atlantic is today.
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Russia
Asia
Germany
East
Pacific
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Pacific defense idea sparks North American alliance
The writer proposes a North American defense pact covering the Pacific coast involving Mexico, the United States, and Canada. They suggest forming an American league to protect the shores against Asia and outside powers, uniting North and South America in a regional alliance.
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Pacific
North America
Mexico
United States
Canada
American League
Asia
North
South America
Alliance For Defense
War of the Worlds and the need for quick thinking
H G Wells warns that wars hinge on intelligence not numbers and urges rapid changing methods. The piece contrasts continental prowess with Asia and cites Alexander the Great learning to think by Aristotle to win battles. It ends urging the country to learn to think before tragedy teaches it.
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H. G. Wells
Mars
Earth
Asia
Europe
Alexander the Great
Persia
Aristotle
Japanese Army Lands In China Cited By Floyd Gibbons
Gibbons reports from Shanghai that Japanese forces have landed a large army somewhere in China. He notes Japanese spies abroad secret agents everywhere and says they control the air with their planes, monitoring events from above.
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Floyd Gibbons
Shanghai
China
Japanese Navy Aims to Help Chinese Civilians Says Uematsu
In Shanghai Rear-Admiral Toma Uematsu tells Floyd Gibbons that Japan's navy is now working to uphold human civilization and bring happiness to Chinese masses, while France Britain Italy and America must keep aircraft grounded due to treaties governing Chinese airspace.
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France
England
Italy
America
Toma Uematsu
Shanghai
Floyd Gibbons
Divergence of Views Between Japan and American Peoples Cited
HE 18 notes a divergence of views between Japan and the peoples of America and fears China may spark an anti Christian movement. He suggests that Orientals understand Orientals and warns that serious consequences to civilization could follow. The remark condemns wholesale massacres of Christians in Asia as cause for reflection among statesmen.
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Japan
America
China
Asia
Wise Americans in Shanghai to be moved to safety
The article notes that Americans in Shanghai will depart as Japanese and Chinese forces advance. The U S government plans to spend funds to evacuate these citizens to Manila or directly back to the United States.
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Shanghai
Manila
America
Japan to quarter 10000 infantry in Shanghai settlement
Japan announces 10000 more infantry will be quartered in the International Settlement at Shanghai. The move could turn the settlement into a Chinese target. Reports liken it to the Lusitania becoming a German submarine target. Chinese anti aircraft shells have already fallen among Europeans.
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Japan
Shanghai
Weather and crop notes from THIS COAST region
This coast enjoys unusual weather with heavy mountain snow and lowland rain. The rainy season ends soon and Californians welcome rainfall above average for crops. The orange crop is high quality but small in volume. orange dealers should arrange supplies promptly.
Church Edicts Tighten Rules On Mixed Faith Marriages
Pope Pius reinforces Catholic regulations on marriages with non Catholics. No such union is legally recognized unless all children are educated as Catholics. After a dispensation is granted, evading the rule will render the marriage illegal. Daughters from these unions must be educated as Catholics.
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Pope Pius
Sacred Office
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