Ohio newspaper subscription rates and press associations listing
The Athens Messenger lists affiliations with the American Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Daily Press Association. It outlines circulation, national representation, and subscription rates by carrier and mail with yearly and weekly options.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Auditioe
Ohio Dailies
Inland
Uaily Press Association
Iated Press
John Woulten Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Birthday Balls Aid War on Infantile Paralysis
Citizens donating at Birthday Balls to celebrate the President's birthday sent over a million dollars to the Warm Springs Foundation in 1934. Funds target care and research, with 70 cents remaining locally to aid victims while 30 cents go to the President for a research commission.
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Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
Ohio
Save Morale Save All Youth in a World of Change
A reflection on protecting youth from social and economic strain. The piece argues that improved guidance and support are needed as job scarcity and unequal opportunity threaten young people. It urges temperate transition from old to new while preserving constructive values.
Southeast Ohio police embrace radio network expansion
State Highway Patrol completes five central stations including Cambridge district HQ, linking city and county units in Southeast Ohio. Patrol canvasses towns urging local installation, arguing cooperative radio reduces crime, with financing via subscriptions suggested if tax funds fall short.
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Southeastern
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Cambridge
Athens
Gossip and shallow minds in daily talk
A reflection on gossip and human curiosity. The piece contrasts surface chatter with deeper thought, noting that loud, empty talk often masks emptiness and that those with real depth ignore idle rumors. It likens social noise to an empty wagon and a rattling flivver.
The NEWS Behind the News on FHA Home Modernization
Paul Mahon critiques FHA publicity for claiming 205 million dollars in home modernization spending while actual direct FHA impact accounts for less than one sixth of that amount. The piece highlights the gap between inflated figures and real accomplishments in government publicity.
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Paul Mahon
Behind the
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA and HOLC Funds Blur Public Private Housing Efforts
The piece argues that only 30 million of FHA work was government funded while 145 million was privately financed, with HOLC contributing 30 million for modernization. It notes FHA estimates likely include HOLC results and critiques the publicity around credit, suggesting New Deal lawyers defend devaluation by citing historic royal coin clipping.
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FHA Insurance
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
New Deal
FHA
HOLC
Morgenthau’s Gold Profit Debate Shapes Irish Appointment
Economists debate Morgenthau’s three billion dollar gold profit linking it to inflation from devaluation. The piece notes Postmaster General Farley backs Anthony Biddle for the Ireland post, supported by Pennsylvania governor Earle and Boss Joe Guffey, while State Department insiders favor sidetracking Biddle to a smaller European kingdom.
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Morgenthau
Anthony Drexel Biddle
State Department
Farley- Guffey
Mr. Biddle
Gossip and scandal in society fade under better conduct
The piece argues that truly popular people avoid harming others with gossip and keep silent about faults. It warns gossip mongers enjoy fleeting thrill only. they fear being judged and mocked. It urges writing faults in sand to allow waves to erase them.
Weather Bureau Link Weather to Heat and Drought
The United States Weather Bureau attributes last year’s drought to prolonged heat and dry conditions after extensive study. Officials say extreme temperatures and aridity drove the dry spell across regions.
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United States Weather Bureau
Mussolini Holds Majority in Italian Cabinet
Mussolini, premier, also controls seven of 13 cabinet portfolios while the rest hesitate. Germany negotiates over the Saar with demilitarization as a condition. The remark about Lloyd George offers a jab at a British New Deal, suggesting our professors could be sent.
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Mussolini
Lloyd George
England
Local Social Roundup and Community News Notes
Mrs W R Phillips and her infant son visit Florida to stay with her parents Dr and Mrs Alderman. A total eclipse of the sun was forecast for Saturday morning. Mrs W W Lee presides over the Current Events Club meeting at Mrs Ernest R Gross home. Phillip Powell of Millfield and wife are honored guests at a surprise birthday for Mrs Powell. Ohio Hills by Charles Grant Mathews published. Athens High School seniors enjoy sleighing party at Wilbur Reeves home with many classmates present. Dave Thompson and Alex Moore star in a miniature Ellis Minstrel at the club rooms. Joshua Cole, 92, dies at his Carthage Township home. Dr J C Pendergrass dies at his Guysville home. Mrs S N Hobson and daughter return from Marietta visit. Palmer Wood and Nellie Kanode announce engagement. wedding planned.
Contrast in Development Between Two Little Boys
Two mothers compare their nearly two and a half year old sons. Bobby, cared for by a nurse, stays mostly pen bounded and quiet, while Ted, with his mother, chats and moves constantly. The piece argues early development varies and should be followed with patience.
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Bobby
Ted
Teddy
Not Familiar With Americans or Institutions
Quote collection notes Sheila Kaye Smith on unfamiliarity with Americans and media tastes. Navy secretary Claude Swanson comments on Reds, while Percy H Johnston of New York reflects on national pace of progress.
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Sheila Kaye-Smith
Secretary of the Navy
Claude Swanson
Foxhunters and rabbits in outdoor life debate
An elderly reader defends fox hunting and outdoor life, arguing foxes and rabbits carry diseases, recounting a wormy rabbit infestation and a fatal USA spread of disease. He cites George Washington as a fox hunter and urges the editor to publish the letter to save lives.
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the Messenger
Reynard Fox
United States
George Washington
F. M. Gillilan
Pomeroy
R. D
Health Tips On Diet And Child Nutrition
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that instinct is unreliable for feeding children and that science improves nutrition. He cites vitamin D from sun exposure and cod liver oil, calcium for bones, iron from eggs and liver, and a daily diet including milk, vegetables, and fruits or dried fruits to support growth.
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Puerto Rico
United States
Background for Venus review probes London art world folly
The novel follows a rich art dealer who mentors a young artist to boost his own profits. Complications arise as the artist wins the dealer’s mistress and an American rival seeks a rare painting. Love, greed, and betrayal drive a taut, acidulous satire of high society.
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James Laver
London
Amerwa
Yesterday's Cartoon Explains Moroccan Queen and Fez Tragedy
The cartoon recounts Selia Hachuel, 13, from Meknes who refused Sultan Abd el Rahman’s marriage demand and was executed. Moroccan women visit her grave weekly at Mellah cemetery in Fez to kiss the gravestone and pray. A Sussex church spire in Darlington stands as a wager tale in England.
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Meknes
Selia Hachuel
Sultan Abd el Rahman
Morocco
Fea
Darlington
Sussex
England
Silken Spindles Begin Here Today
Gale Henderson works in a sick mill to support her invalid father and brother. Brian Westmore, home from Paris, returns after Gale vanishes, while Gale contemplates her future amid romantic tensions with Steve Meyers and Vicky Thatcher faces choices at home. The scene shifts between factory hum and personal yearning as four lives brace for change.
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Gale Henderson
Gale
Phil
Steve Meyers
Steve
Brian Westmore
Brian
Paris
Robert Thatcher
Vicky
Cuba
Vicky Thatcher
New York
Westmore Ambition Tests Gale in a Mill World
A 1935 vignette follows Gale to the mill where workers, including Gale and the aspiring Westmore, grapple with ambition and harsh labor. The scene shifts between the spindles, the foreman’s orders, and the claustrophobic air as dreams collide with factory reality.
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Carthage Township
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J. C. Pendergrass
Guysville
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Percy H. Johnston
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