Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. details
The Athens Messenger established 1825 outlines publishers Gordon K Bush and Charlee G Harris with staff roles. It lists affiliations and services, circulation areas, and subscription rates including carrier and mail options across several counties.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlee G Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gollia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
On Being Neighborly and Trade with Germany
The writer questions American policy tradeoffs that swap farm surpluses for German made goods. He argues such moves could disrupt a fragile domestic industry and imply aid to Hitler while urging need to consider jobs and production, referencing the Golden Rule and neighboring nations. The piece reflects isolationist and economic concerns of the era.
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Germany
Uncle Sam
Mr. Hitler
Hitler
Mussolini
Air power must be balanced and efficient not sheer numbers
The Satur day Evening Post piece argues for a balanced air force with types and quantities suited to U S needs, backed by a capable peacetime industry ready for sudden expansion. It cites Germany’s preparations and warns Americans against a mad arms race, stressing safeguarding democracy and restraint.
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Saturday Evening Post
S. Paul Johnston
Germany
Hitler
Mr. Johnston
England
France
Europe
America
Hocking Caves draw million visitors yearly says regional prospect
The piece notes a yearly flood of visitors to the Hocking County cave region, attracted by scenic wonders and aided by road improvements and better publicity. It argues tourism benefits Southeastern Ohio while urging broader advertising and safe visitor facilities.
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Hocking County
United States
Ohio
Hocking Caves
Middle West
Logan City Corporation
Columbus
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler sparks absurd damages talk
The column recounts Rudy Vallee's acquittal in a Miami nightclub assult case against bus boy Rodney Borden. Pegler ridicules the inflated damages sought and expanding notion of national “treasure” in feelings, proposing arbitrary sums as the price of dignity and love.
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New York
Miami
Rudy Vallee
Rodney Dillard Borden
Borden
Mr. Vallee
Vallee
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Bruce Catton examines the WPA in Washington, noting its size and newness breed spotty performance. He highlights foreman training, incentive gaps, and management challenges from flexible funding to separate projects.
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Bruce Catton
Washington
WPA
Students Seek Senate Chamber for Annual Conference
A group of political science students requests access to the Senate chamber to view the seating arrangement with all seats occupied for their annual conference.
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Senate Chamber
Plane crash hints at near speed record outcome
Observers note the aircraft came apart after a near speed benchmark though drivers routinely push limits. Spinach praise and snuff related snubs surface as side topics in a tone of light science and personal life anecdotes. Southeastern Ohio’s Hocking Caves draw tourists, with regional towns urged to promote local attractions and lodging to welcome visitors.
Susie Lambert Chooses Beauty Project With Harker
Susie Lambert, an Iowa woman, balks at a beauty program but is persuaded by Jeff Bowman and Mr. Harker to try. Harker promises careful staging to avoid humiliation, offering a controlled photo plan and supportive guidance to reveal charm rather than raw beauty. Susie agrees to proceed after a tense start, hoping to escape a drab life.
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Susie
Jeff
Mr. Harker
Suzanne
Susie Lambert
Harker
Susie Faces Nose Critique In Beauty Salon Watch
In 1939 a photographer and a stringent beauty panel assess Susie as a cosmetic transformation unfolds. A Scandinavian director and Miss Fleming note hair oil, diets, and lipstick use while critiquing her nose and nails. The scene ends with questions about the nose and possible remedies.
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Susie
Miss Fleming
Mr. Harker
Clifford Kane
Old-Fashioned Mother play cast at Canaanville High School
The cast included Mrs. Anna Rowe Olaf Allen Branch Patterson Mildred Allen Mrs Annie Mansfield Helen Han ning Lutie Wright William Graham Alex Almashy Ivola Mansfield Earl Halibert Merwin Mansfield. Miss Esta Cunningham, Glouster teacher, ill in Columbus hospital. Funeral held for Mrs. James Ginnan former Athens resident. Ludell Boden and Francis Cox birthdays noted at Morris Ave home. Miss Boden editor of Antioch Mal newspaper.
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Canaanville High School
Anna Rowe
Olaf Allen
Branch Patterson
Mildred Allen
Annie Mansfield
Helen Hanning
Lutie Wright
William Graham
Alex Almashy
Ivola Mansfield
Earl Halibert
Merwin Mansfield
Esta Cunningham
Glouster
Columbus
James Ginnan
Athens
Ludell Boden
Francis Cox
Vaughn Cox
Nelsonville
Miss Boden
J. H. Boden
Morris Ave
Antioch
Mal
Twenty Years Ago Headlines and Social Scene at Ohio Events
Twenty years back in Ohio coverage notes vast events from a demand for a great army to preserve peace. The Ohio Women Suffrage Association held its 33rd convention in Columbus with Harriet Taylor Upton presiding. Society gatherings include a Women’s Music Club choral at Music Hall and Friendship Circle dinners at The Colonial with a roster of teachers and officials listed.
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Ohio Women Suffrage Association
Columbus
Harriet Taylor Upton
Health Hints and Diet on Childhood Stuttering
Doctors Cobb and Cole outline three views of speech development linking reading writing and hearing. They note family patterns of left handedness and language problems suggesting brain side dominance. Recommendations include studying family language habits, identifying the patient’s dominant brain side, retraining from left to right handedness, writing with reading or speaking, and creating a calm supportive home before considering separate schooling or individualized treatment.
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Stanley Cobb
E. M. Cole
Social Notes of Carbon Hill
Local social column lists visits and gatherings in Carbon Hill and nearby towns. Names include Alva Devol Columbus Omer Devol Vernon Helen Logan and many others visiting relatives such as Charles Devol Lewis Wagner Della Mae Donna Fay Bremer Carl Smith Fred Collins Wellston Woodrow Devol Guy Spencer Vivian Johnson Garland Hawk Myrna Don Altman New Pittsburg David Evans Gertie Jenkins Marysville Rufus pay Evans The Plains Jennie Coffey Wm Rauch Arthur Coffey Jerry Patty Robert Johnson Donald Yates and Josephine O Donnell Straitsville with multiple weekend and Sunday visits noted.
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Carbon Hill
Alva Devol
Columbus
Omer Devol
Vernon
Helen
Logan
Charles Devol
Lewis Wagner
Della Mae
Donna Fay
Bremer
Carl Smith
Fred Collins
Wellston
Woodrow Devol
Guy Spencer
Billy, Bailey
Benny Jon
Louie Lowes
Teddy
Vivian Johnson
Garland Hawk
Myrna
Don Altman
New Pittsburg
David Evans
Gertie Jenkins
Marysville
W. E
Leslie Evans
Stover
West Virginia
Rufus ‘Oe
Pay Evans
the Plains
Sarah Evans
Jennie Coffey
Wm. Rauch
Arthur Coffey
Glen Sowers
Jerry
Patty
Robert Johnson
Russell Dawley
Lancaster
Don Dawley
Donald Yates
Josephine O'Donnell
Straitsville
Bert Greene
Minersville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Minersville social notes recount weekend visits among Grueser and Davis families. Elmer Grueser of Millersburg and his wife stayed with Theodore and Mrs. Grueser. Several relatives from Columbus Pomeroy and Gallipolis are mentioned in hospital and funeral related movements.
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Minersville
Elmer Grueser
Millersburg
Theodore Grueser
Webley Whaley
Holzer Hospital
Avis Whaley
Columbus
Norman McCallum
Margaret
Mary
Ethel
Clara Garland
Minnie Davis
Sara Phillips
Pomeroy
Otto Hartenbach
Jake
Mason City
Huntington
Katharine Wildermuth Hartenbach
Raymond Fisher
Hemlock Grove
Earl Hartenbach
Will Woods
Gallipolis
Fanny Creekbaum
Bowman’s
Cincinnati
Anna Schenk
Revival Services In Portland Open Weeklong Series
Portland hosts revival meetings led by the Rev O Reilly. Local demonstrations on clothing care were shown by Miss Geneva Humphreys at Mrs Essie Alexander home. Community updates note travels and family visits including Bertram McDougle returning from New Orleans and Mr and Mrs Claude Price visiting in Columbus. The hummingbird line closes with a note on the bird’s swift short flights.
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Portland
O'Reilly
Geneva Humphreys
Essie Alexander
Harry Swan
Carr
Long Bottom
Bertram McDougle
New Orleans
J. A. Smith
Reid Holt
Clarksburg
W. G. McKelvey
Robert
William
Claude Price
Columbus
B. F. Price
Lebanon
James Jiiden
Zanesville
W. E. McDade
Athens
Public forum letter attacks WPA policies and labor leaders
J. W. Jamison of Glouster writes to criticize WPA administration and miners union leaders, denouncing John L Lewis and Bill Green. He argues workers suffer wage and living hardships while elites prosper, urges unity and direct confrontation, and labels himself a Red for supporting family needs.
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the Messenger
Florida
Lewis and Green
W.P.A
Mine Workers Organization
Lewis
WPA
Morgans
Duponts
Rockefellers
Fords
Vanderbilts
Dies
South
Germany
Ohio
Bill Green
John L. Lewis
John Lewas
Homer Maretin
Automobile Union
John L
J. W. Jamison
Glouster
R. D
Public Forum trims talk of farmers and steel strike impact
Mrs. Mattie Parry from Warren Ohio notes farmers in Trumbull County could have avoided mill work and scabbing during the Little Steel strike by staying on farms. She suggests farm labor might have changed the outcome and supports workers’ rights, addressing Athens County readers.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Trumbull County
Mattie Parry
Warren
Bradford Social and Brief Personal Notes
Bradford Ohio items report a baby brought home from Holzer Hospital to the Bare family. Ica Warner and her daughter visit sister Nora Cambron. John Straten and Ellsworth from Dayton spend weekend with Buck family and Lydia Hysell. Aquilla Hysell of Bradbury visits. Ed Cambron ill. Bible School attendance 78. Herbert Johnson and Florence Higgins wed, with a serenade. Buck family and Charles Buck visit Wellston and Hamden.
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Bradford
Leroy
Bud) Barethrum
Holzer Hospital
Ica Warner
Pomeroy
Nora Cambron
John Straten
Ellsworth
Dayton
Frank Buck
Lydia Hysell
Aquilla Hysell
Bradbury
Ed Cambron
Bible School
Herbert Johnson
Florence Higgins
Charles
Mary Might
Wellston
Hamden
Union News Notes Highlights Local Visitations
Union church friends and families share weekend visits across Athens Sun Malta and Glouster. Included are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holland visiting Basil Holland and others. several ill residents named. a motorcycle trip to Logan. and a Ladies Missionary Society meeting set for Feb 23 at George McBride home.
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Union News
UNION
Charles Holland
Basil Holland
William Cooper
Athens
Milda Carsey
Cynthia Johnson
Shirley Ann Cornell
Bobby Jones
Alma Beckler
Hiram Gabriel
Bernard Withers
John Withers
Clarence Wolf
Glouster
Charles Robinson
Beatrice (White) Jacobs
Malta
Frank White
Darrell Withers
Alton Holland
Logan
Ladies Missionary Society of the Union Church
George McBride
Possum Routs Rats at Belleville Jail
Belleville Ill. possum helps sheriff by patrolling the St. Clair county jail. Sheriff D A Prindable received the animal from friends and then reports no rats seen in weeks inside the jail.
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Belleville
Ill
St. Clair County
D. A. Prindable
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Helen McKay
Music Hall
Friendship Circle
Colonial
Edith Humphrey
John Hancock High School
Mary Connett
Helen Ullom
J. Maurice Hyde
T. R. Biddle
Henry Hatch
Maria Grover
Helen Hudson
Mabel Sorenson
Grace Blake
Morgan
Comstock
DR. Morris Fishbein
Social Notes
George Clark
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