The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Overview
The Athens Messenger publishes weekdays and a large Sunday edition. Edited by Charlies H. Harris with Gordon K Bush as publisher general manager. It serves Athens and surrounding communities in five Ohio counties and maintains association memberships and presses via United Press. Subscriptions range 4.50 yearly in Ohio, with various shorter terms.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
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Charlies H. Harris
Ohio
Alhens
Nelsonville
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Middleport
Caoolville
President Hoover Urges Hoarders to Put Money to Work
The President calls for an end to currency hoarding of about 1.3 billion dollars and a campaign to educate citizens to put idle money back into sound banks and investments. He seeks civic cooperation, noting benefits to farmers and small businesses, and suggests safe options like government bonds and postal savings as paths to release credit.
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Hoover
United States
Postal Savings Bank
Adieness
Chinese Soldier Reconsiders Belief in Red Army After Shanghai Fighting
After recent clashes around Shanghai, observers question prior assumptions about Chinese forces. The article notes revised views on Chinese military capabilities as campaigns unfold and soldiers adapt to new tactics and challenges.
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Shanghai
New York Echoes of Charles Edison as Village Poet
In Greenwich Village stories link the Breevoort Hotel sale to Charles Edison son of Thomas Edison. Konrad Bercovici recalls discovering Edison’s early anonymous verses signed Tom Peeper and notes Edison’s later rise to an executive role while preserving his poetry in youth.
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Breevoort
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Charles Edison
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Konrad Bercovici
Charley Edison
Greenwich Village
Tom Peeper
East Side
America
East Orange
Thomas Edison
Charles
Questions and Answers from The Athens Messenger Bureau
The Athens Messenger Bureau answers inquiries for two cents postage covering topics from Puerto Rico military government to Indian castes and Canadian Parliament size. It cites Porto Rico governance from 1898 to 1900 and notes 55 delegates to the 1787 U S Constitution convention and Canada’s 245 Commons members with 96 lifelong senators.
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Athens Messenger
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Porto Rico
America
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India
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B. W. A. Elson
Congress
Albany
United States
Supreme Court
House of Commons
Dominion
Yesterday and Forever A parable on youth duty and doubt
A poem recounts Adam and Eve debating life with Abel and Cain as the world modernizes. It contrasts parental fears with youth wandering paths, noting today’s youngsters often diverge from their parents while older worry persists. The piece ends with a resigned question about worrying.
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Adam
Abel
Cain
Chinese troops prove capable foe as Shanghai clash unfolds
The article notes repeated Japanese advances met by well drilled Chinese forces near Shanghai. It contrasts earlier battles where Japanese overwhelmed foes with the current fighting, praising the Chinese as well equipped and capable soldiers who resist and hold their own against larger Japanese forces.
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Shanghai
A Thought for Today From a Daily Page
A brief devotional line quotes James urging resistance to the devil, with a concise message on moral struggle. The fragment emphasizes personal resolve and spiritual reflection in a diary or newspaper column context.
Cartoon Snippet Links Tiny Monkey to Teaspoon Tale
A pygmy marmopet exhibited in London Zoo is so small it fits in a teaspoon with a tail three times its body length and weighs under a pound. The Langres entry explains a mountain railway climb in Haute Marne France aided by a cable tram to Mangre. Michael Norris listed as grave digger at Boston’s Granary Burying Ground tends lawns and trees.
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London Zoo
Langrres
Langres
Haute Marne
France
Mangre’ Ie
Ichemia de
Michael Norris
Boston
Old Granary
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Norris
Taxpayer Letter Urges Fiscal Scrutiny in Athens County
The Messenger prints a reader's public forum letter from Co. E Cantwell of Athens Ohio dated 1932 urging tax economy, noting unpaid taxes, high salaries, and widespread financial strain. He calls for examining official pay and potential salary refunds to ease burdens on farmers and workers.
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Athens
Good Advice for Us All Editor The Messenger
A working woman of 60 laments rising living costs and excess spending on attractions. She urges thrift, declares Bible guidance on work and saving, and urges families to live within means, avoid debt, and teach children to save. She notes unemployment and church aid, and stresses self‑reliance and frugal habits.
Labor Federation Pushes Public Works Relief Plan
The American Federation of Labor led by President William Green demands a broad public works program from the national government. It seeks employment at prevailing wage rates on all government jobs to relieve economic hardship.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
The New Game Laws 1931 32 Booklet Offered
Hunters learn the 1931 32 changes in federal state and provincial game statutes via an official U S Government summary prepared under the Game Conservation Officer. Delayed publication due to late regulation changes. Send four cents to receive a copy by mail to any address using the coupon.
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United States Government
United States Game Conservation Officer
Request for Copy of Game Laws 1931 32
Information Bureau offers a copy of the Game Laws 1931 32 for four cents in coins or stamps. Enclose payment and supply name and street address for delivery.
THY PROGRAM AND ITS HARSH TAX VIEWPOINTS
The text critiques a labor program calling for high taxes on big incomes and inheritances and deportation of Chinese sailors. It argues labor should know big business does not work solely for politicians’ amusement and urges moderation in government policy while noting opposition to new labor-creating ventures.
Higher Taxes Ahead as Treasury Seeks Billions More
The speaker warns that without organized labor support the treasury must raise one billion two hundred forty one million dollars more than last year to fund Mellon's budget program. He notes Mellon's estimate would require three hundred twenty one million more than his own forecast. Individuals with large incomes may need to adjust budgets accordingly.
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Treasury
Mr. Mellon
Ruth Judd Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Ruth Judd is convicted of first degree murder in Phoenix Arizona for killing two women, with alienists failing to prove insanity. The defendant admitted to killing her friends and dismembering their bodies with intent to dispose of the remains by ocean burial.
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Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Arizona
Pacific Ocean
Ruth Judd Jealousy Case Sparks Legal Debate
The article portrays Ruth Judd as passionately jealous after two women were murdered. It argues the law confronts conflicting views of sanity versus barbarity in capital punishment. It notes public outrage and questions whether intense jealousy equates to insanity.
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Ruth Judd
Former Governor Smith Declares Candidacy Conditional on Convention
Former Governor Smith states he will run only if the Democratic Convention selects him. He operates one political headquarters and controls 46 ballot boxes worth of influence as the party gears up for the national contest.
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Smith
BOL Rpe
Alan
Alumni campaign for Memorial Hall on Ohio University campus
Ohio University Alumni Association executive committee in Columbus launched a nationwide drive to raise 300 000 for an Alumni Memorial Hall at the Athens campus. James P Wood Jr of Cleveland was named national chairman. Edison marked his 75th birthday and announced radio amplifier improvements while reporting lateness to work after 4000 employees punched in.
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Ohio University Alumni Association
Deshler
Columbus
James P. Wood, Jr
Cleveland
Thomas A. Edison
Hoover urges hoarders to move money into sound banks
President Hoover asks citizens with large cash hoards to reinvest through conservative deposits or bank investments. The Postal Savings System is pitched as a safe alternative, with deposits rising since 80 months of economic doubt and government guarantees backing savings certificates at 2 percent interest.
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Washington
Hoover
United States of America
About Your Children and the Morning Encounter
A narrator recalls a sunny street morning with two laughing youngsters in overalls who tease a passerby. The children mimic adult talk, race, and apologize in childlike honesty, showing how kids hear words and interpret them. The piece ends with a reflection on children's expression and innocence.
Definition of a candidate by Governor Smith
Governor Smith defines a candidate as one who seeks delegates and campaigns before the convention. He states he will take the nomination if offered and does not intend to run after it is laid down.
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Smith
No Great Distinction in Political Contest as Governors Vye
The passage argues Governor Smith has influence and friends, while Governor Roosevelt’s campaign team claims his nomination by Democrats is likely. It notes nominating requires two thirds of delegates, and some will wait and see. It warns Smith backers would resent Roosevelt if Smith is sidelined.
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Smith
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Nomination of Speaker Garner Favored by Democrats
The draft favored by Democratic circles highlights Speaker Garner as a least disruptive choice, seen as reducing harm to party chances and avoiding offense to Governor Smith supporters, though it notes Garner is tired and detached from New York politics.
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Yernor Smith
Garner
WOFK@O
New York
Offend Roosevelt or Smith Sparks Controversy
Fragmentary line hints at political tensions involving Roosevelt and Smith and their allies, suggesting a clash among factions and friends amid sensitive public debate.
Ships Sail To Nowhere To Evade Prohibition Curbs
The article describes foreign steamship lines offering trips to nowhere beyond the twelve mile limit to skirt Prohibition. For a week or two passengers pay for a drink filled voyage with bars aboard, traveling to various locales while hotels previously profited from bars. Many travelers reportedly forget the itinerary and experiences.
Shipping Board Chief Bans Nowhere Trips for U S Shipping
R K Smith, head of the shipping board, declares nowhere trips off limits. He argues that sailing from New York to New York merely to breathe the air counts as coastwise traffic and must be limited to American ships. The policy aims to ensure constitutional compliance and water drinking aboard.
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Shipping Board
R. K. Smith
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