Athens Messenger Ad Rates and National Representations
The Athens Messenger lists memberships with the American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Ohio Dailies. It notes full leased telegraph wire report from United Press. National reps include John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York General Motors Building Detroit offices. Obituary notices and cards of thanks priced nominally.
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Sanitary standards urged to preserve Ohio dairy strength
Airy experts warn against lowering milk sanitation as prices and demand wane. They urge farmers to cull poorer cows, invest in quality stock, and expand pasture on level lands to boost health and future milk output. Two Amesville dairymen profited by alert trading. lowering standards could devastate public trust and the regional dairy industry.
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Ohio
United States
Amesville
Our clumsy civilization and rising breakfast prices
The author argues American civilization is clumsy for failing to adapt to conditions. A Kansas City hotel menu shows three breakfast options priced 50, 75, and 1.25 dollars while farm prices for eggs and wheat are low. He notes profit bottlenecks among farmers merchants and retailers and calls for cutting price discrepancies to restore national health.
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Kansas City
North America
Hoover drops White House handshakes in wartime policy
President Hoover ends the tradition of greeting receptions at the White House saying they present too great a task for the President during this period. The decision reflects the administration’s war time priorities and public concerns.
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Hoover
United States
White House
Lsiast
New York Night Spots Change Hands Quickly
In New York Night Spots Here Today and Gone Tomorrow the writer traces rapid closures and reopenings of clubs like Vive o'Clock, Joe Zelli's entre nous, Five o'Clock, Nut Club, and Village Barn. He meets entertainers and reporters, notes Alexander Throttle bottom as a fictional vice president, and spots people like Buddy Rogers and Sam Shipman amid NY's bustling late-night scene.
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New York
Manhattan
Joe Zelli
Paris Restaurateur
Nut Club
Alexander Throttlebottom
Alexander
United States
Victor Moore
Harry Jolson
Josh
Rube
America
Uncle Si
Athens Messenger Questions and Answers Column Revealed
A printed Q and A feature answers varied questions from readers. Topics include state tax on pari mutuel bets at Florida tracks, mako shark records, Cook County Hospital size, British consular bonds, Akron crew composition, Latin proverb meaning, and older people’s cold susceptibility.
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Florida
U. S
Akron
Truths and Tales of Heroes Before the Press
A reflective verse on how ancient heroes like Hercules Agamemnon and Homer shaped fame without reporters. It contrasts past mythic storytelling with modern journalism, noting how people once believed great deeds were true without public scrutiny.
Prominent West Virginia lumber and rail history note
A public forum letter from East Rainelle extols the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, John Raine and family achievements, a large hardwood mill, and the route from Rainelle to Charleston. It highlights local towns Lewisburg White Sulphur Springs and Hawks Nest, inviting visitors along Route 60 Midland Trail. Dated Feb 12 1932.
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Greenbrier County
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
John Raine
Thomas
West Virginia
Meadow Creek
Great Lumber Company
Rainelle
Lewisburg
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ohio River
Kanawha River
Charleston
Gauley Mountain
Hawks Nest
Anstead
When Work Is Scarce Yet Many Seek Jobs
A letter from Nelsonville Ohio dated February 15 1932 urges spreading spring work to avoid overburdening workers. It notes spring weather favors interior decorating yard work and hauling while warning that demand may outpace labor. The writer compares seasonal labor to coal demand and calls for planning with workers needs in mind.
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Eonor
Will Welcome Friends from Nelsonville to East Rainelle
Editor Messenger recalls life in the Hocking Valley and Nelsonville Ohio while describing current roots in East Rainelle West Virginia along the Midland Trail. He notes East Rainelle mirrors Nelsonville’s regional role and expresses homesickness and local pride.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio
Nelsonville
East Rainelle
W. Va
Charleston
West Virginia
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet with 62 portraits and brief biographies of U S presidents from Washington to Hoover and First Ladies. It presents essential facts about each presidency in a condensed history and includes a coupon offer.
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Athens Messenger
Hoover
United States
Washington
President’s Hands Demand Prudence in Public Greetings
The piece argues that visiting Washington to shake the President’s hand wastes effort and energy. It questions whether public repetitions of such greetings serve any real purpose. It urges conserving the President’s strength for more meaningful duties than polite but empty rituals.
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Washington
Request for booklet PRESIDENTS AND THEIR WIVES
A sender encloses ten cents for a copy of the booklet PRESI DENTS AND THEIR Wives, providing name street city state and requesting delivery details.
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Presi
Thought for Today Verse Quoted From Ii Sayugi 120
A brief devotional line urges discretion in sharing wisdom, noting the phrase Tell it not in Gath publish It not in the streets of Ashkelon. The line highlights modesty in public proclamation about a proverb or spiritual teaching.
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Gath
Ashkelon
Alexander Goldberg for President Candidate Statement
Alexander Goldberg a 35 year old college graduate and Corporal AEF from Brooklyn New York announces his bid for president. He pledges Reform Honesty Morality and Order as the backbone of civilization and states he has no religious or organizational ties.
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United States
Jean Valjean of 1932 Pardoned Ex-con Signor Story
Howard Penny known as Jean Valjean Lamont Signor, after escaping Ohio Penitentiary in 1916 and moving to New Jersey, built a family and respected life until a neighbor dispute led to his arrest. Governor George White grants pardon after Signor served nine months of a six year term for larceny.
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Lamont Signor
Howard Penny
Jean Valjean
Ohio Penitentiary
Signor
New Jersey
George White
Signer
Assassination of Japanese Finance Minister Inouye in Tokio
Junnusuke Inouye, former Japanese Minister of Finance, was assassinated in Tokio for opposing Japan's military actions in China. The killing reflects high tension in the imperial government and wartime policy.
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Junnusuke Inouye
Tokio
Japan
China
Pneumonia Germs Targeted by Rockefeller Research
Dr. O. T. Avery at the Rockefeller Institute has found a way to pierce the protective armor of the pneumococcus, a pneumonia germ, and similar bacteria like streptococcus mucosus, which resist white blood cell attacks as a turtle resists a dog bite.
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O. T. Avery
Rockefeller Institute
Mussolini Encounters Pope with Unusual Honors
The Pope greeted Italian premier Mussolini with special honors during a secretive meeting. The Papal Guard of Honor appeared more numerous than usual in Michelangelo inspired uniforms. Mussolini arrived at the papal frontier amid cheering crowds and marching Italian soldiers.
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Mussolini
Papal Guard of Honor
Michel Angelo
Papal Frontier
Pope and Mussolini Meet, Mussolini Prays at Saint Peter
Pope Pius receives Mussolini in a long audience. The Italian leader kneels and kisses the Pope's hand. After the interview, Mussolini enters Saint Peters Cathedral to pray at two altars including the tomb of Saint Peter, said to be crucified head downward.
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Pius
Mussolini
Peter
Saint Peters Cathedral
Cologne
Reubens
Imperial Valley votes to fund All American Canal project
The Imperial Valley irrigation district approved a debt exceeding thirty million dollars to construct an All American canal supplying Colorado River water from Hoover Dam at Boulder Canyon. The decision marks a bold step to secure water for the district amid rising shortages.
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West Coast
Imperial Valley Irrigation District
Hoover Dam
Boulder Canyon
Imperial Valley
Colorado
Red Cross aids relief efforts in Athens County
Relief work in Athens County was placed under general direction as the Red Cross addressed widespread suffering. Dr. S. E. Brewster spoke at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon about the Lake Division's role, while tuberculosis sermons numbered in the thousands across many churches and the death rate remained high.
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Athens County
Red Cross
S. E. Brewster
Lake Division
The
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson Secures Settlement with Insurance Firm
Twenty years ago Dr. C. H. Thompson reached a settlement with an insurance company after a dispute over a policy. The agreement resolved the claim and closed the case, marking a notable outcome for the physician.
The Two Brothers and a Teacher’s Blame
A mother pressures a teacher with comparisons among three brothers, Jack the bright one, Donald slow and nervous with glasses, Merrill the younger who struggles. Jack leaves for college, drinks and dies. Donald and Merrill, later partners, regain confidence. The piece warns against pitting siblings and suggests separating them if a slower child shows anxiety.
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Jack
Ald
Merrill
Don
Donald
Leap Year Winds Through Capitol Politics
A column notes politicians flip positions on issues from prohibition to relief bills, League of Nations stances, and tariff shifts. It cites Senator Davis switching from dry to wet, Roosevelt and Baker views on international issues, Wilbur on oil tariffs, and a growing push for silver and bimetallism amid changing political pressure.
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Ray Lyman Wilbur
Congress
Hoover Dam funding mirrors Los Angeles area expansion
The passage notes a large appropriation for Hoover Dam development totaling two hundred twenty million dollars, exceeding by fifty five million the national government's planned expenditure for the dam and power plant. It places the project in a broader regional pattern with Los Angeles and twelve surrounding cities adopting similar growth.
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Mexico
Los Angeles
Hoover Dam
French Women Vote and May Serve as Deputies
The French Chamber of Deputies votes to let women vote and stand for election as deputies. The piece notes capable French women, compares them to famous orators, and predicts eventual access to the senate, though not yet immediate. It cites Bertheau Grandes Piedes Charremagne's mother as an example among many capable women.
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Chamber of Deputies
Bernhardt
Rachel
Seine
France
Bertheau Grandes Piedes Charremagne
I Am the Light of the World Devotion for Lent
A devotional for Tuesday February 16 reflects on John 8 12 19 and Jesus as the light that fills the universe with radiance The text notes that in His Presence the world glows with love and even suffering gains meaning through Christ and ends with a prayer thanking God and asking for guidance in darkness.
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God
Christ
Jesus Christ
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