The Athens Messenger Edition Details and Rates
Page four of The Athens Messenger presents publisher and staff credits, agency affiliations, and contact notes. It lists subscription prices for carrier and mail in multiple Ohio counties with rates for various terms and zones.
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Athens Messenger
Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Athens
Gellia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Washingtons warning on foreign influence still applies today
The article argues Washington warned Americans to avoid foreign alliances and entanglements. It links his ideas to today’s world, noting Southeastern Ohio’s early democracy and the founding of settlements. It asks why we quit our own to stand on foreign ground and urges heed of his guidance.
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George Washington
America
Washington
Ohio
Second
Ohio Company
Muskingum River
Jefferson
Alien exclusion in reapportioning seats sparks political debate
A Kansas senator proposes excluding aliens from reapportioning U S representatives, arguing citizens deserve priority. The plan would redraw seat allocations, risking losses for several states and triggering intense political maneuvering before any vote. The piece notes rising citizen scrutiny of rights for non citizens and contrasts job access for citizens abroad versus aliens at home.
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Kansas
Congress
New York
Ohio
California
Massachusetts
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Oberammergau Transforms From Passion Play to Garrison Town
A German scene from Oberammergau shows the town now hosting a garrison. The picture depicts players from the Passion Play in a mountain inn with pipes and zither while soldiers mingle with the dancers. The piece laments Oberammergau’s shift from sacred theater to military town.
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Germany
Oberammergau
Mountain Inn
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues that Communist and Nazi ideologies share similarities and mocks anti American Bund critics. He lauds Hitler for incremental nationalization, argues Bolshevik flaws, and claims Germans tolerate religion while expanding a pagan state cult to win youth. He praises German tactics against Bolshevism and urges Bolsheviks to respect Bund leadership.
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New York
Hitler
Germany
Bund
Dies Plans Expanded Investigation Into Communism
Bruce Catton reports on Martin Dies after Congress approves an expanded committee. Dies promises a $100,000 budget, a thorough survey before hearings, and a centrist, practical progressivism between radical and reactionary ends. He downplays party size, citing ten million influenced by Communists.
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Washington
Congress
Martin Dies
Congressman
Dies
Paper mill worker prefers work to royalty
Frank Rositi, a naturalized American, says he would rather be a paper mill worker here than the king of Italy, who would need to return to Italy to claim a legacy. London plans to commandeer taxicabs for the next war and defense adequacy may depend on tipping. Robert Montgomery starts collecting amusing typographical errors, possibly beginning with movie press books.
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Italy
Frank Rositi
London
Robert Montgomery
Man Fired From WPA on False Charge in Athens County Letter
Jamesy Junior Rogers of Nelsonville writes to editor that he was discharged from a WPA road project near Connett on Feb 18 after being told to dig without a wheelbarrow present. He says his work has always been satisfactory and appeals to friends in Athens County and beyond to note the alleged injustice.
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the Messenger
Jewett
Bailey Run
William R. Pierce
Nelsonville
Athens County
Dr. Dew
Connett
Zanesville
Columbus
Dee Goodspeed
Questions and Answers on Almanacs and World Affairs
A series of Q and A covers Moore's Almanac publisher Rand McNally, the next world fair slated for Rome in 1942 after New York and San Francisco, house mouse dentition, a national firearm serials bureau absence, Abraham Lincoln Brigade enlistments and casualties, and annual German Austrian immigration quotas with limits fixed by Congress.
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A. Rand McNally Co
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
San Francisco
Rome
Italy
United States
Spain
U. S
France
Germany
Austria
Congress
Questions Answered by The Messenger Service Bureau
The note invites readers to send questions for factual information to The Messenger Service Bureau in Washington. It states legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken. Mail should be addressed to MES S SERVICE BUREAU at 1013 13th St. NW, Washington DC.
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Washington
MES
Service Bureau
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Meigs County WPA workers confront Washington visitors
A Meigs County account recalls WPA workers reporting to City Hall in Pomeroy to meet Washington investigators. The writer laments lost wages and notes the crowd of politicians present, contrasting workers with foremen and criticizing political privilege. The piece references large gasoline figures from air line operations.
Ten Years Ago News Your Dad Read Highlights
Genevieve Mulligan of Athens became a probationer admitted to full freshmen at Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati. Floyd S Crooks a 1906 Ohio University graduate sang at the convocation for the university’s 125th anniversary. Mrs Charles DeMolet Jr won high score at a bridge party hosted by Miss Anne Morgan. Barbara Steenrod of Nelsonville hosted a valentine party for school friends. Florence Poston of Columbus was house guest of Ruth Jones.
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Genevieve Mulligan
Athens
Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Cincinnati
Floyd Stanley Crooks
Ohio University
Charles DeMolet Jr
Anne Morgan
Florence Poston
Columbus
Ruth Jones
Boy Scouts Honor Anniversary With Music and Inspections
Scouts Worstell Wise and Chase played drums and bugle while Wilcox Keenan Murphy and Foster conducted camp inspection. Brown Hall Daggett and Liggett sang. Riley Leighty Kelly and Graham sang patriotic numbers. Mrs. Stalder Aliom Carman Church hosted a social. The column notes falling food prices and 1500 cakes and cookies left at Johnson Novelty Store for soldiers arriving by troop train.
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Worstell
Wise
Chase
Wilcox
Keenan
Murphy
Foster
Brown
Hall
Daggett
Liggett
Riley
Leighty
Kelly
Graham
Navy
Johnson Novelty Store
Athens
Transformation drives Susie toward beauty and fame
Susie Lambert, aiming to be beautiful, undergoes a gym based transformation under artist Sven and Emma with support from Mr. Harker. Jeff quietly falls for her as she trains, while plans for a large Sunday roto gravure layout heighten anticipation. Susie playfully teases Jeff, then shares a kiss, leaving their future ambiguous.
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Susie Lambert
Dick Tremaine
Susie
Jeff Bowman
Jeff
Sven
Gal
Beauty
Emma
Miss Fleming
Presbyopia and the Need for Proper Eyeglass Fitting
The article explains presbyopia aging eye lens stiffening around age 40 to 70, causing near vision difficulty and headaches. It notes convex glasses for close work, different viewing distances per task, potential anisometropia and astigmatism, and lists careful fitting by eye specialists as essential for comfort and effectiveness.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Westbrook Pegler
Bruce Catton
Congressman Dies
Communist Party
the Public Forum
Jamsey Junior Rogers
Nelsonville, R. D
Old Meigs County
WPA
Pomeroy
Court Square
A. Kibble
Reedsville, Fed
Barbara Steenrod
M. E. Church
Harry Stalder
Helen, Aliom
Carman Church
George Clark
BY Louise Holmes
NEA Service
Inn
Mr. Harker
Suzanne
Wonder Boy
DR. Morris Fishbein
Tube Railways
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