Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publication notice
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co announces weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue The Athens post office classifies it as second class matter The paper lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including areas in Athens and surrounding counties with annual and multi month terms The notice notes affiliations and advertising policy while listing offices and agent associations in multiple cities
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr. Charlies & Harria
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Geilia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Ohio urged to curb West Virginia coal threat with own fuel policy
An Ohio rights editorial argues against a West Virginia boycott threat tied to Ohio's use of only Ohio coal in state buildings. It likens the pressure to past Kentucky fugitive slave measures, notes potential bluff, and urges using local resources to support jobs without new trade barriers.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Canada
The Case Against Large Scale European Refugee Aid
The speaker argues against admitting ten thousand European refugee children annually, citing fears of public charges and labor market impact. They claim the U.S. already has many aliens and underprivileged citizen children, urging deportation of aliens not entitled to aid and criticizing past broader immigration generosity.
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Europe
Uncle Sam
Widow seeks $100 annual tax on bachelors in Georgia
An Atlanta widow campaigns for a statewide bachelor tax of $100 per year claiming it cheaper than marriage. A lighter note contrasts two Nebraska women killing 59 rattlesnakes in a cornfield and their likely fear of mice. A Glass figure described as a pane to Mr Roosevelt adds a political aside.
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Atlanta
Nebraska
What kind of press would replace privately owned papers
Westbrook Pegler cautions that partisan, censored, Axis or cat-and-dog presses would be worse than current outlets. He argues political bias exists in all sides, cites boycotts and pressure on editors, and warns of a New Deal push threatening advertising and press vitality.
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New York
Germany
France
Spain
Prague
Harold Ickes
Roosevelt
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
The piece lists WPA totals from 1935 to 1939 including costs of about 6.85 billion dollars with 1.03 billion from local governments and the rest from the federal treasury. It credits the program with thousands of public buildings and miles of roads, bridges, and other infrastructure, plus parks and waterways. It notes additional repairs to existing assets and mentions Shercht and a Prov dence film ban as side items.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
WPA
Federal Treasury
National Youth Administration
Susie Learns Beauty Scheme Upends Her Life
Susie Lambert, under Jeff Bowman and his mother’s prying eyes, travels to Harker's to be beautified for a publicity campaign. She frets over a daily feature promising transformation while fearing ridicule and loss of self. Jeff pleads, Edna wagers, and Susie agrees to proceed despite anxiety.
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Susie Lambert
Dick Tremaine
Susie
Woffies
Jeff Bowman
John Harker
Jeff
Edna
Peter Pan
Harker’s
Rivertown
Facts and trivia Qs on holidays origins and history
Q and A excerpt covers Shrove Tuesday date and status as a legal holiday in Alabama Florida and Louisiana. It asks about aging workers in the US and answers about one million self supporting. Other items explain Chinese ideographs Egyptian hieroglyphs Bible burnings 1526 Film Service by National Emergency Council Cohens egg lore and standard gauge history.
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Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
United States
Xena
Kentucky
Xenia
Illinois
Ohio
Xerxes
England
William Tindall
Warham
Tunstall
U. S. Film Service
National Emergency Council
Q. Cohens
Messenger Service Bureau Notice
The editor advertises a service answering questions at The Messenger's Service Bureau in Washington with instructions to send a three cent stamp for reply. It warns that legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken.
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Messenger
Washington
Washington, D. C
Occupational therapy aids convalescents through crafts and work
The article explains how occupational therapy uses arts crafts and educational programs to provide physical and mental exercise for bedridden and convalescent patients. It covers applications from tuberculosis sanatoriums to homes and mental hospitals, including industrial projects to reintegrate patients into society. It highlights tailoring tasks to individual disabilities as a key value of therapist training.
Verse of a Nostalgic Home in Bridgeport Ohio
Poet asks Messenger readers to submit verses bearing name and address. The piece recalls a white house near a hill, a gate as walk, a rocking chair, willows, a former mill site, and garden memories. The narrator, Biddie Christian Cantor, formerly of Nelsonville, Bridgeport Ohio, R. D. No. 1, signs the poem.
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Messenger
Biddie Christian Cantor
Nelsonville
Bridgeport
R. D
Dexter Social And Personal Highlights
Dexter area residents share Sunday visits and illnesses in a roundup of local social and church activity. Families from Old Dexter to Athens meet at homes in Dexter, with guests from Salem Center Wilmington and Springfield.
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Holzer Hospital
J. P. Miller
Vona Russell
W. R. Halliday
William Weatherby
Athens
Edgar Knochs
Wilmington
Carol Halliday
Washington D. H
Wade Halliday
Dyesville
Denver Nelson
Old Dexter
Bert Davis
Race Davis
Side Hill
O. S. Davis
Parker Run
Edith Johnson
Wilkesville
Davis
Earl Nelson
Peter Nelson
Lalah Folden
Murl Davis
Kerney Rathburn
Salem Center
Samuel Francis
Amber Lodge
Helen Marie Chaney
Harry Davis
Marian
Springfield
Public Forum on Burn Ohio Coal and Ohio Coal Marketing
Editor notes a reader critique of the Burn Ohio Coal measure. The writer argues West Virginia should burn West Virginia coal and Ohio should burn Ohio coal, noting radios sold in Athens and nearby counties might shift supply if the taxed coal policy changes.
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the Messenger
West Virginia
Ohio
Poe
Athens County
Columbus
Veterans group updates meeting place and schedule
Spanish American War Veterans Athens County Camp No 78 change meeting location to the Athens Legion building and shift to the third Monday each month. February meeting set for the 20th at 7 30 p m E Scott Nelsonville ren 15.
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the Messenger
Athens County Camp No. 78
Athens Legion
Jacksonville Scouts Win Special Honor
Jacksonville Boy Scouts won first prize for window displays during Boy Scout Week. The troop is led by scoutmaster William D. Jansen with 26 registered members. The item also notes social visits and local family activities, plus a gas usage figure of about 120000 separate uses mentioned in the closing line.
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Jacksonville
William D. Jansen
Happy Go Lucky Club
Recreation Hall
Jonetta Ridge
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Room
Hettie Rambo
Cleveland
George Rambo
Edward Anthony
Shaker Heights
Jean Anthony
Ohio University
Della Landon
Ralph Oliver
Columbus
Richard Shirkey
Helen White
Athens
Helen McCaskey
Floyd Miller
Glouster
Frank Dunlevy
Ernest Shirkey
Byron Shirkey
Rita McMenamy
Thomas McMenamy
Edward Vernon
Bob
Dalmah Hill
Wellston
Noah Markins
Birthdays Are Honored at Murray City
Murray City observes a multi generation birthday gathering for Jackson Smith of Carbon Hill and celebrating relatives from Lancaster Chillicothe The Plains Athens Columbus Logan Shawnee New Straitsville Nelsonville Crooksville Corning and others attended or hosted by Pearle Williams and family. The event featured four generations photographed together and numerous visits across central Ohio communities.
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Murray City
Pearle Williams
Jackson Smith
Carbon Hill
Harold Bay
Lancaster
Helen Clark
Clyde Bay
Gail Wood
Hedley Lowes
Anna May
Jack
Thelma England
Jennings Rilings
Chillicothe
Paul Clark
Arthur Shelton
Sheila
Sharon
James Spencer
Charlotte
Ellis Wallace
Corning
William Koon
L. D. Nelson
the Plains
Ralph Eisciler
Mansfield
Albert Storer
Ernest Littler
Columbus
Della Saylor
Pearl Hellyer
Logan
Millard Campbell
Leonard Campbell
Charles Walters
Carolyn Sue
Athens
Frank Walters
Cora Walters
Conrad Martin
Fred Koon
Phil Devol
Mattie Ralph
J. A. Barnhill
Warren Darby
Orient
Darby
Emma Tippie
J. W. Martin
Rebecca Martin
Guy Martin
George Mordue
Shawnee
John Powers
Frank Williams, Jr
Zanesville
Dick Coleman
Charles Robinson, Jr
Frank Shelton
Ted Thomas
Frank King
Earl Morris
Max, Glouster
Bertie Boling
John Fick
Charles
Jean
Helen Johnson
Nellie Hamer
Nelsonville
Barney Penn
Grace Thomas
Margaret Popoczy
Howard Bush
Dennis Babbs
Helen Irvin
Earl Irvin
Shorty Lowery
Herb Cunliffe
Joe Hardy
James Smart
Charles Dugan
Crooksville
Mary Duigan
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