The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co Publication Notes
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is Publisher and General Manager Charles H. Harris is Managing Editor. Ad rates available at home or foreign offices.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Joan W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
We Live for Luxuries A Contrast in American Work Ethic
The piece argues Americans pursue luxuries to fuel labor and motivation. It contrasts a belief that saving money suffices with the idea that access to possessions and travel drives effort. It credits American workers for drive, noting luxuries enable ambition and work vigor.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
United States
Thumbing on the wane as hiker says rides grow harder
A veteran hitch hiker with about 60 000 miles across 41 states says hitch hiking is fading due to speed and changing attitudes. The Interstate Commerce Commission suggests states ban ride thumbers from trucks under the Motor Carrier Act. If thumb travel declines, drivers avoid robberies and youths stay home.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Rio Grande Eisteddfod Promises Welsh Cultural Showcase
The Rio Grande eisteddfod aims to mirror Welsh community life through readings oratory writing instrumental music poetry handicraft and vocal and musical displays. It seeks to develop new talent across Southeastern Ohio while fostering a strong local cultural institution.
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Rio Grande
Ohio
Wales
Visitor's remark on deadly revolving crane incident
A reader from abroad notes with irony that the government does not exterminate dangerous machines after a man is killed by a revolving crane. The comment reflects foreign sensitivity to local safety events and official response.
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Seas
Wise employer seeks employee’s living from salary
The text ponders the idea that a prudent employer checks if workers live on their pay and asks what would happen if the U S government applied that test to itself. It raises questions about wage sufficiency and government budgeting in a concise, reflective line.
Oroville Cheese Thief Stokes Punny Police Debate
A thief in Oroville California steals only cheese prompting police to joke over whether the culprit is a can of cheese or a mouse. The incident spurred playful debate among officers about the motive and method.
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Oroville
Calif
Roosevelt court plan and Wagner case outlook
Washington observers forecast a near unanimous ruling against the government on Wagner labor cases, with five defendants including three manufacturers a bus line and a news service. The question is interstate commerce and Roosevelt's court reorganization. Settlement of the auto strike leaves Leopold Lewis a foothold while GM seeks to block him. production by Ford and Chrysler improves while GM falters.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Roosevelt
Wagner Labor Board
Miss Perkins
Charles E. Wyzanski
Richmond
New York
New Jersey
Stone
John L. Lewis
General Motors
Lewis
Murphy
Michigan
United States
Sub-Rosa
Strike Front
Pittsburgh
Treasury executives open in-house restaurant
U S treasury executives now have their own restaurant. It is wondered if the tablecloths will be wide enough to accommodate all the ciphers.
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U. S. Treasury
Local remark on gullibility and social perception
A reflective sentence notes that some individuals are easier to deceive than others. It contrasts personal susceptibility with the effort needed to mislead different people, hinting at social dynamics and trust.
Miners urged unity with Roosevelt to avoid strikes
A letter from A. L. Snedden dated Feb 10 1937 calls for cautious cooperation among miners and locals with district leaders and President Roosevelt. He warns against radicalism and urges working with employers, clergy, newspapers, and other industries to support Roosevelt’s unity policy and curb greed and insecurity.
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the Messenger
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Roosevelt
America
District Tales of Long Ago Narrates Mighty Trees Across States
L C Nye recalls Elm disputes between Marietta and Weatherfield Connecticut with limb spread and girth, notes oak timbers in Bremen Ohio, a 150 ft honey locust on 55 E Union St in Athens, rare holly and a giant lilnden near Mathews, university magnolias, and the Founder Tree redwood at Dyersville California with a 364 ft top.
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L. C. Nye
Marietta
United States
Weathersfield
Bremen
George B. Parker
E. Union St
Parker
John Harvey
Nye
Wade
Samuel Lahugh
Chauncey
Maud Mattews
E. Mulberry St
Athens
E. State St
Morris Ave
University
Mound St
Dyersville Flat
California
Home Town Valentine at Nelsonville Ohio
Poem recalls a town wide Valentine celebration in Nelsonville Ohio with images of twilight hills and castlelike homes. The speaker Annie McIntyre Bartoe envisions residents as cupids and princesses sharing in a playful hometown observance for St. Valentine’s Day.
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Ohio
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Knights of Pythias Medal to E R Lash After 53 Years
Athens lodge presented a medal to E R Lash, a 53 year member of the Knights of Pythias and Cosmopolitan Club in Nelsonville. Mrs Martin Ohlinger led a PTA meeting for Banner Morning Star and Forest Run Schools in Meigs County with officers elected. Alpha Delta Pi alumnae hosted a bridge party for active members pledges and guests. Mrs John Finsterwald hosted a reception for Mrs J H Morrow Wellston city federation event and Southeast District vice president Mrs Raymond Bardin and two children Marjorie Ann and Raymond Jr in Murray City.
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Athens
the Knights of Pythias
E. R. Lash
Parent-Teacher Association of
Banner
Morning Star
Forest Run
Meigs County
Vernon Nease
Leah Nease
Katherine Bailey
Marzuela Richards
Lenore Calhoun
Alpha Delta Pi
John Finsterwald
City Federation of Women's Clubs
J. H. Morrow
Wellston
Raymond Bardin
Marjorie Ann and
Raymond, Jr
Murray City
Sixteen Athens County residents attend Farmers Week at Ohio State
Sixteen residents from Athens County joined the fifth annual Farmers Week program at Ohio State University led by students and community members. Captain J B Allen and Mrs. Allen visited Logan on business and as a guest of Mrs. Elmer Golden. The Guysville Presbyterian Church marked its tenth anniversary since dedication with Mrs. H D Henry hosting Sunnyside Needle Club. Alice Phillips Helen Peoples played piano while Janice Battin Doris Henry performed violin in a quartette. Helen Pickett sang. Reading Club gathered at Mrs Eli Dunkle on Church Street.
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Athens County
Ohio State University
Charles Webb
J. M. Wood
H. A. Hatch
E. R. Williams
R. S. Wood
Howard Kissetter
M. P. Totman
W. F. Kampf
Charles J. Bowen
S. A. Whitmore
E. B. Nutter
E. Maynard
Fairchild Harner
Guy Davis
E. Y. Dailey
J. B. Allen
Logan
Captain Allen
Mrs. Allen
Elmer Golden
H. D. Henry
Sunnyside
Alice Phillips
Helen Peoples
Janice Battin
Doris Henry
Helen Pickett
They Say and Quotes from Noted Figures
A collection of brief quotes attributed to Mrs. Martin Johnson Benito Mussolini and Rockwell Kent alongside remarks on democracy and public taste. The statements touch on independence exploration female agency governance art and cinema culture.
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Rockwell Kent
Murder on the Golden Gull Aboard in Miami
Detective Officer Kettering probes the yacht Golden Gull after the death of British financier Bolitho Blane. Passengers include Rocksavage and family, Stodart, Hayashi, Jocelyn, and Lady Welter. Interrogations reveal merger motives, a Japanese monopoly bid, and a potential cover by Jocelyn. Stodart appears loyal.
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Carlton Rocksavage
Miami
Bolitho Blane
Rocksavage
World Soap Trade
Kettering
Blane
Nicholas Stodart
Bilane
Ferri
Lady Welter
Reginald
Jocelyn
Bude
Luigi Posodini
Inosuke Hayashi
Hayashi
Soap baron plots to own Blane firms after yacht death
In a tense interrogation Miss Rocksavage's maid recalls the night Blane died. Mr Rocksavage defends his alibi and Denies guilt while detective Kettering exposes his motive to seize control of Blane's soap empire. The scene ends with a dramatic time challenge and a tease of further clues.
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Miss Rocksavage
F. R
Mr. Jocelyn
Neame
Kettering
Carlton Rocksavage
Mr. Rocksayage
Mr. Kettering
Argus Suds
Blane
Argus
Mr. Rocksavage
Rocksavage
Scarlet fever symptoms and spread explained by Dr Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein describes scarlet fever signs such as the strawberry tongue and neck gland swelling, notes kidney and ear complications, and explains transmission through persons and contaminated water or milk. The passage cites the streptococcus germ, varying disease severity, and a peak in cases from January to March with milder summer months.
Pennsylvania considers new chain of state parks
The Pennsylvania Legislature will consider proposals to create a chain of beautiful state parks. Plans include land acquisition trees and planting, forest fire fighting efficiency, and reforestation programs.
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Harrisburg
U.R
Pennsylvania
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the Public Forum
Poet’s Corner
Messenger
Cosmopolitan Club
Martin Ohlinger
Presbyterian Church
Guysville
Reading Club
Eli Dunkle
Church St
They
Martin Johnson
Benito Mussolini
George Clark
Ferri Rocksavage
Oou
Nellie Orde
Case
Posadini
DR. Morris Fishbein
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