Athens Messenger history and circulation details
The Athens Messenger describes itself as serving Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan and surrounding communities with a 100000 population reach across five counties in Southeast Ohio. Publisher Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and Charles B Barris lead the paper with a weekday afternoon schedule and a Sunday big edition. Subscription rates list 4.50 per year by mail in Ohio and weekly carrier options, with notices about obituary and other paid notices.
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Frederick W Bush
Athens Messenger & Printing
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles B Barris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Chicago Grand Jury Crackdown on Racketeers in Labor Trade
A Chicago grand jury indicted 17 racketeers accused of extorting from workers and firms. From coal trucking alone the group allegedly took at least 250000 and planned a daily truck fee for construction and coal hauling. The move aims to protect organized labor and halt lawless parasites threatening the recovery program.
Thought Provoking Spaces
A Chicago astronomer notes high winds sweep stare-winds at 144,000 mph through space among distant planets. Other stares carry light to Earth after millions of years. The piece laments common earthly preoccupations and urges awe at cosmic forces to refresh daily tasks.
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Chicago
Earth
World Conditions and the Rise of Socialism
The writer argues that private property failures abroad show a shift toward socialist or dictatorial control in many nations. They claim the United States is an exception, but note increasing socialistic legislators and behind the scenes power by international groups. The piece warns that meddling with money and liberty damages enterprise and could lead to dictatorship.
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United States
Open air camps reform youths into citizens with forest work
An army officer reports CCC forestry camps in the United States restore city boys from paths toward crime. Most campers come from respectable families and gain respect for conservation while earning honest wages. The open air experience cleans minds and teaches value of forests and streams, though costs are high now for large future returns.
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CCC
Plymouth Rock
Filipinos Still Waiting For Final Settlement
Editorial notes Congress must not delay a Philippine problem settlement. Calls for decisive action by the current session to avoid prolonging colonial or political tensions and to pursue independence with clear purpose.
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Congress
Dorothy Dix Ten Rules For A Good Mother In Law
Dorothy Dix lists ten guidelines for harmonious in law relations. Rules cover restraining advice, fair treatment of daughters and daughters in law, aiding a son’s marriage, using tact with daughters in law, and avoiding living with the daughter in law.
Birth Day Party and Family Visits Noted in Local News
Mr and Mrs John Loeffler hosted a birthday party for daughter Mary Elizabeth with many guests including Dorothy Duncan Helen Gibson and Mary Jane Smith. Visitors at Miss Emme McVay's home and Lille Clare hostesses are named. The Wolfe family traveled to Ft Lauderdale and Harvard Bureau of Business Research figure Darrell Moore visited Des Moines.
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John Loeffler
Mary Elizabeth
Dorothy Duncan
Helen Gibson
Helen Gamettefelder
Mary Florence Hedges
Phylis Jordan
Thelma Norris
Fern Rowland
Evelyn Ruston
Beulah Townsend
Evelyn Morrison
Reya Dixon
Mary Jane Smith
Virgina Masterton
Pauline Masterton
Bertha McVay
Albany High School
Fannie Eccles
Emme McVay
Darrell Moore
Harvard Bureau of Business Research
Mrs
C. O. Moore
Des Moines
Ohio freshmen and veterans listed in twenty years ago notes
Freshman basketball players Hendrickson Rodgers Bush Horn and Sharp were noted along with varsity members Eccles Dink Miller Goldeberry Ben Miller Schaefffer and Palmer. Mayor N Hill Nelsonville and Harold Shively of McArthur were visiting Athens. Professor W F Copeland attended Farmers Institute. Lena Foutch returned from Springfield. The piece discusses Philippine independence and a call for a mutually acceptable formula for independence reflecting American and Filipino interests.
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Ohio University
Hendrickson
Rodgers
Bush
Horn
Sharp
Eccles
Dink Miller
Goldeberry
Ben Miller
Schaefffer
Palmer
Explanations in a Tall Tombstone Cartoon Tale
A cartoon describes Burt Kramer of Granville New York erecting a tall personal monument to mock vanity. He had the monument built on a hillside before death to be seen from afar with a short epitaph noting Granville origins and residence.
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Burt Kramer
Granville
New York
Burt Kramer, Gambier
Stiff Shoulder Causes Tendon Trouble Explained
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that a stiff painful shoulder may result from rupture of small tendons with deposits in the tendon. Causes include dislocation or heavy work stressing the arm, with pain worsening at night. Treatment ranges from heat and splints to ruling out diabetes gout and rheumatic disease, and sometimes surgical repair.
Lines of American Authorship Crest Smile Creed for Children
A column praises a four line creed urging more smiles and shared spirit at home. The author reflects on family moods, self awareness, and the idea of cultivating kindness in daily life. The piece links a personal search for the word smiles to a broader call for communal goodwill.
No Publicity for Sugar and Rum in Virgin Islands Plan
The Roosevelt administration approves a $1,000,000 public works package to buy land and plant for sugar and rum production in the Virgin Islands. A cooperative will distribute cane land to farmers. a U S corporation will operate the plant and buy crops. Rum may be ramped up when sugar prices fall.
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Washington, D. C
Virgin Islands
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Stead
U. S
Tablet to memory of Eliza Davidson proposed in Athens
A letter urges a lasting stone grave marker for Eliza Davidson of Athens born into slavery and who served with General Custer. The writer proposes a public fundraising effort with signatures on durable sheets and a niche tablet bearing her name to honor her life and heroism regardless of race or status.
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the Messenger
Hebbardsville
Alexander Township
Eliza Davidson
Athens
Ens
War Dayster
Eliza
Athens County
Elisa
Jan
Do Our Labor and Farmer Value Compare in New Year
Letter from Athens reader DON GABRIEL argues laborers sell only labor and face low wages while farmers seem to profit, urging fair value in exchange and praising President Roosevelt’s efforts. He advocates honest dealings, better milk quality, and citizen duty as the new year begins.
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Roosevelt
Messenger
Don Gabriel
Fourth CWA worker dies in five weeks in Ohio
East Liverpool reports the fourth death among Columbia County Civil Works Administration workers. Nicholas Chirmbolo died from injuries after being struck by an automobile, marking the fourth CWA fatality in five weeks.
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East Liverpool
Columbiana County Civil Works Administration
Nicholas Chirmbolo
CWA
Inventor Answer to Previous Puzzle 1 What title has the man in the picture
Puzzle clues mix: asks for a pictured man's title and last name, plus terms like golf device, fish eggs, bugle plant, skillet. Several garbled entries suggest a crossword style metadata page from a newspaper puzzle section with scattered numbers and word hints.
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New England
North America
Watch Party at Ty Home Hosts Friends and Guests
Torch night in Ty featured a New Year Eve watch party with games and music. Twenty one attended with light refreshments as Mrs. Maude Eslocker and Miss Jennie Price joined visitors including Mrs. Fred Gillilan and Mrs. Winifred Given along with Lydia from Circleville.
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Maudé Eslocker Wen Ledo
Jennie Price
Fred Gillilan
Winifred Given
Lydia
Circleville
W. R
Sewing Club Meets at Hebbardd Home in January
Sewing Club members gathered at Hebbardd on January Thursday afternoon with Goldie Elder hosting. Attendees included Mo Hawk, Mrs. Dessie Hu Vere Bowen, and Grace. New Year gathering planned at Mrs Olan Collins home with Mrs Sherman Parker and Mrs W. Parker hosting guests.
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Sewing Club
Hebbardd
Hmebeardsville
Goldie Elder
Mo Hawk
Dessie Hu Vere Bowen
Grace
Retreshm
Mre
Olan Collins
Tews
Mre. Sherman Parker
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South Michigan Ave
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General Motors
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Grand Jury
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Life
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Solomon
John
Dees
Lemain
Maxcy Daggett
Jo Marianna
Ark
Ripley
Nashville
Arkansas
Howard Hogue
Gindy Jones
Lille
Ned J. Wolfe
William
Alice
Ft. Lauderdale
Fila
N. Hill
Harold Shively
McArthur
Earl Shively
New Marshfield
W. F. Copeland
Farmers’ Institute
Laureville
West Jefferson
West Point
Lena Foutch
Springfield
Bose Aalions
Dan
Dal Rear Co
Virginia
Wolter Jordan
U.S.A
Wichita Kansas
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mygela
The
Health Magaziine
Olive Roberts Barton
James
By Rodney Dutcher
Virgina Islands
Hoover
Senator Capper
Kansas
Washington
Andy Mellon
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Company
Newb
Wil
Ster
Bean
Parker
Bley
John He
Columbus
Ogo
James Whaleyent
Joan Hudnell
Joe Od Asbury
Ward Paul
Rose Bates
Ermel Chesser
Orville King
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