The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co announces daily weekday edition with Sunday issue. Athens area paper serves five southeastern Ohio counties and surrounding communities with United Press wire, ads rates on request, obituary charge nominal. Subscription rates listed include annual four fifty, six months twenty five, ten weeks one dollar, four weeks fifty cents, weekly fifteen cents.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
A Thought for Today on Evil and Accountability
A compact reflection pairs a biblical verse with Horace Mann on evil's inevitability and accountability. The passage frames affliction, divine hearing, and remediation, contrasting scriptural appeal with a secular viewpoint on wickedness and responsibility.
Roads That Go Somewhere Improve With Gas Tax Aid
Township road officials and state and county leaders should build roads that are complete within available funds. Gasoline tax money boosts township budgets, enabling gradual yearly improvement toward all weather routes, reducing mud mileage and prioritizing heavily traveled links that lead somewhere for residents.
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Treasuries
Hill of Horrors and the Hedrick crime wave in Meigs County
The 4E Messenger recounts Meigs County's Hill of Horrors behind Pomeroy and portrays John Hedrick's career of man killing as surpassing prior Ohio crimes. The piece frames murder as a crime of final degree and notes criminals’ belief that once begun, killing becomes easier.
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Messenger
Meigs County
Wyllis Hill
Pomeroy
John Hedrick
Ohio
Meigs County Officials Earn Noted Courage in Hill of Horrors Case
Veteran journalist Hartley unearthed the story of the Hill of Horrors gang in Pomeroy Ohio. Officials hunted the killers of L Crary Davis and the presumed electric chair sentence followed. The tale honors Meigs County lawmen who faced real danger to end the crime spree.
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Hartley
Pomeroy Bond
Ohio
Middle West
Wyllis Hill
Meigs County
John Hedrick
L. Crary Davis
Court Street
Pomeroy
Davis
Newark
Pomeroy Bend
Hedrick
Auto Victims Fund Urged By Ohio Bar Association
A proposed automobile victims compensation fund would operate like workers compensation. Ohio State Bar Association committee plans to urge creation at the Dayton convention, funding via a small levy on all auto owners. Every injured person would be paid from the fund regardless of driver fault. The plan aims to reduce insurance and personal injury claims clogging courts.
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Legislative Committee
Ohio State Bar Association
Dayton
A Lesson in Civics Brings Chicago Political Costs
The author argues Chicago’s current financial mess stems from entrenched political entanglements. Rotten politics increased costs through padded payrolls and graft. Efforts to reform began, but rooting out a entrenched gang takes time, leaving Chicago to endure the consequences as it learns civics the hard way.
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Chicago
Unusual Marriage Pact Aims To Produce Children
A Philadelphia couple proposed dissolving their marriage in two years if they had not become parents by then, a novel yet controversial arrangement echoed in recent publicity. The piece argues that children are a central purpose of marriage, framing the pact as not entirely unreasonable.
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Philadelphia
Swanky agencies flooded as crash sends servants home
Those upscale employment agencies on Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue report a flood of job seekers as the Wall Street crash backs many lavish households to tighter budgets. Many houses now use only a cook and a chauffeur, with entire staff cut to save costs.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Park Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
Gscrambiec
Exclusive Manhattan agencies control elite servant hiring
Manhattan agencies screen applicants tightly to keep thieves and spies from insider access to the homes of the rich. Discretion is crucial as maids and butlers may reveal private matters in divorce cases or witness testimony. Agencies face pressure from elite employers while thorough background checks are often eschewed in favor of expediency.
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Blue Book
Social Register
Underworld
New York
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Broadway Hams Drain Jobs Amid Pay Delays
Reported in several large establishments, longtime servants are unpaid while waiting for their master to recover fortunes, accepting bed and board as compensation. The commentary notes these workers travel the rounds seeking work but remain tied to their employer for sustenance.
Notable High Hat Poker Club Names Celebrities
The Thanatopsis Literary and Inside Straight Club gathers celebrity players including Heywood Broun F P A Alexander Woollcott and Robert Benchley as chieftains. The group blends playwrights authors columnists and theatrical figures in its famed card games.
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Thanatopsis Literary
Inside Straight Club
Heywood Broun
Alexander Woolcott
Robert Benchley
Great leaders and decisive action through history
The passage contrasts rulers who delegated with those who decided themselves. It cites Genghis Khan directing conquests across Asia and Europe, Theodore Roosevelt pushing the Panama Canal, and Cromwell guiding policy while Milton drafted letters that Cromwell signed.
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Genghis Khan
Asia
Europe
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Cromwell
Milton
Important Papal Encyclical Published in Osservatore
A Vatican publication reports the release of a significant papal encyclical in Osservatore Romano. The document outlines doctrinal guidance and moral guidance for Catholic believers worldwide, with emphasis on faith, charity, and church unity.
Notable Manhattanites Inspire A Group Name
The humorist George Kaufman the playwright Harpo Marx the clown and editor Harold Ross are named among a dozen eminent Manhattanites. Sinclair Lewis suggested the moniker in a playful nod to a group of poker enthusiasts from a novel.
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George Kaufman
Harpo Marx
Harold Ross
The Peasant Village Shop In Manhattan Skyscraper
The Peasant Village recreates a European market inside a Manhattan skyscraper. Visitors stroll a quaint street with pottery, brass, glassware, leather stalls, a tea shop, and vendors echoing a small French town atmosphere.
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Manhattan
Pope denounces new naturalism in schools and co education
The Pope condemns a new naturalism in education arguing it denies the supernatural Christian agency. He asserts no education can be genuine if it negates original sin and also denounces co education and sexual education as improper.
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Tore Romano
Pope backs church supremacy in education over family state
The pope states the church is supreme in education, taking precedence over the family and the state, contrasting with Mussolini who prioritizes the state in all affairs.
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Church
Mussolini
Death of Charlie Boston A Chinese merchant in New York buried with rites
The deceased Charlie Boston led a prominent New York Chinese tong and was laid to rest with two Chinese bands, paper charms scattered to ward off evil spirits, and offerings of rice wine and chicken at the grave, ensuring he lacks for nothing.
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Charlie Boston
New York
Mr. Boston
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr McCoy outlines child nutrition and behavior guidance from his The Newest Way to Health. He urges firm feeding of nourished foods, praise for good eating, and inventive meal prep to win reluctant eaters.
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Frank McCoy
Chinese Funeral Procession Mixes Taoist Myth With Band Music
A Presbyterian pastor led the Christian burial service while a Taoist priest could not be found. Instead two Chinese bands and an Italian band performed solemn dirges as mourners gathered, underscoring a cautious blend of rites and culture.
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Heavenly Gates
New York Flight Plan Charges by Weight for Passengers
A Long Island company proposes flights around seeing New York airplanes with a charge of one cent per pound for passengers. The scheme offers $2 for the fat man and $1 for the thin girl to promote aviation and temperate eating.
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Long Island
New York
Yale housing plan gains Yale graduate Stephen Harkness
Stephen Harkness, a public spirited Yale graduate and heir to a large fortune, agrees to complete Yale's housing project. The plan involves five new triangles at an estimated cost of 25 million dollars.
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Stephen Harkness
Yale
Mr Harkness Gives Harvard Ten Million Dollars
The speaker notes Mr Harkness has donated ten million to Harvard. He compares accumulated wealth to Niagara Falls, saying many small sums joined together yield power, like drops of water collected to produce energy.
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Harkness
Harvard
Niagara
Commission proposes tighter pad locking to aid dry law enforcement
Reporting to Congress through the President, Wick ersham and his board of inquiry urges few jury trials and a shift of prohibition enforcement from Treasury to the Attorney General. The commission does not judge prohibition itself, but concentrates on enforcement methods.
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Congress
Columbia College Eases Language Requirements During War
Columbia College New York approves language policy changes ranking French and German above Spanish and Italian for bachelor degrees. The move prioritizes Germanic studies as Goethe Schiller and Heine become more accessible, despite wartime tensions and anti German sentiment.
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Columbia College
New York
Schiller
jHeine
Questions and Answers About Diet Gaps in Fruit Intake
R. W. asks why, despite eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, he still may not meet nutrition goals. The answer explains common gaps such as variety, portion sizes, nutrient absorption, and balancing with other food groups.
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R. W
Senate Fights Over World Court Split Along Old Guard Lines
Washington January 15 The World Court issue looms as Hoover weighs timing for ratification while Democratic leaders push for early action. The battle splits Democrats and some Republicans, with old guard and progressive wings clashing amid a longer struggle tied to League of Nations debates andHearst Ku Klux Klan support. The court, officially The Permanent Court of International Justice, has functioned since 1922 with eleven judges led by Hughes and meets June 15 each year.
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Robinson
Arkansas
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Moses
Bingham
la Follette
Watson
Norris
William Randolph Hearst
Ku Klux Klan
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Permanent Court of International Justice
League Council
Elihu Root
Charles Evans Hughes
Wonders of Yellowstone Seen by World First in 1870
The article notes the Yellowstone region was first publicized in 1870 by Henry D. Washburn then explored by the US Geographical and Geological Survey in 1871, leading to Congress declaring it a national park in 1872. It also mentions earlier Native occupancy by the Sheepeaters and early white trapping rumors from 1808.
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Yellowstone
Henry D. Washburn
Montana
United States Geological and Geographical Survey of
the Territories
Congress
Hugh Walpole
Ernest Hemingway
Julian Green
Popular Science Monthly
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Notre Dame University
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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Senate concerns over compulsory advisory opinions in court protocols
The text notes a provision enabling rapid consultation between Geneva and Washington on specific cases and allows withdrawal from the court if disputes over submitting a case to the court cannot be resolved. Hoover and Stimson approved signing the protocols in December, satisfying other nations and U S representatives but drawing opposition from Senator Borah and several Republican senators.
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League
Harding
Coolidge
Senate
United States
Elihu Root
Europe
Geneva
Washington
Hoover
Stimson
Borah
A Daily Study In Correct English Word Of The Day Induce
A daily study note teaching correct English usage and pronunciation. It defines induce as to lead on or influence and gives an example sentence. The entry emphasizes improving vocabulary by mastering one word daily and correcting common misuses and spellings.
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Canada
Tomore Row
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