Association members and press service notices page
The notice lists members of the American Newspaper Publishers Association and regional associations including Ohio Select List and Inland Daily Press Association with United Press representation by John W. Cullen Company locations in Chicago New York Detroit and Cleveland. Advertising rates available at home or foreign offices. Obituary notices offered for a nominal charge. Mailed as second class matter at the Athens Post Office under the 1918 act.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulation, Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Aftermath Reflections On Disaster Aid And Recovery
The article recalls floods along the Ohio River and a Florida bus accident. It highlights community relief efforts in Athens and Pomeroy and emphasizes ongoing need for relief and rehabilitation funds as normal life slowly returns. It urges collective gratitude for those who helped victims.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Middleport
Emergency Roads Through Hills That Floods Demand
The article urges building and maintaining flood ready emergency roads in Athens County and nearby hills. It cites Peach Ridge and Sand Ridge routes, the Plains landing field idea, and notes limited use during floods. It argues for year round, light traffic routes with strong foundations and county support to ensure access when rivers rise.
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Athens
Coolville Ridge
Peach Ridge
Plains
Ohio
Sand Ridge
Dover Township
Hocking
Coolville
Amesville
Sunday Creek
Athens County
Hill Counties
Ohio Farmer Challenges State Waste and Extravagance
A West Jefferson, Ohio farmer who halted mileage payments to legislators announces he acts as a civic watchdog against waste. He argues citizens ignore obligations while officials spend freely, noting that public accountability hinges on voter pressure and candid critique of lawmakers.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Ohio Institution
Spring Street
Columbus
White House silence on John L Lewis and labor sits
In Washington, Roosevelt apparently held back fuller remarks on the John L Lewis dispute. The piece argues the auto industry follows the law while labor’s sit down strikes may verge on unlawful seizure and echo communist ideas.
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Washington
White House
President Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Rooseveltites dodge wage hour clash as Minton spycraft unfolds
The piece argues White House caution over a strike, noting Roosevelt aides split on Lewis, Perkins, and wage hours. It depicts Minton acting unofficially at the mansion and hints at party realignments, Lilienthal influence, and dark talk of liberal fractures, ending with Wheeler’s railroad holding company breakup push.
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White House
Lewis
Roosevelt
Washington
Moscow
Minton
Executive Mansion
Congress
Roosevelt aides and anonymous appointees in new deal talk
A Nixon era style briefing notes potential appointments under Roosevelt, naming Tom Corcoran of RFC as a named official amid calls for six more assistants and a push for anonymity. References include Michelson’s vacation law quip and bureau reorganization hints across Agriculture CCC and Ickes conservation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Tom Corcoran
RFC
Corcoran
New Deal
Charles Michelson
Florida
Michigan
Cooke
Agriculture Department
CCC
Social Welfare
Ickes
Conservation Department
Forestry
Agriculture
House
Rayburn
Garner
Wallace
Maharaja of Indore Visits United States Noted
A brief note recalls the Maharaja of Indore enjoying a U S visit while joking about the Sultan of Swat and former President Roosevelt. Reverend Gerald K Smith of Louisiana comments that Roosevelt doesn’t count after the first couple of hundred electoral votes.
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Maharaja of
Indore
United States
Swat
Gerald K. Smith
Louisiana
Roosevelt
District Tales of Long Ago Bridge built in Nelsonville 1827 28
The first bridge over the Hocking River in Nelsonville was erected in 1827 28 to replace a ford by Coe's flour mill. The mill, later run by Robbins and the Baird Brothers, was a landmark until 1919. A labor payment plan funded the bridge with wages in labor wheat corn whiskey pork and other terms.
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Hocking River
Nelsonville
Marietta
Chillicothe
Josiah Coe
Charles Robbins
Baird Brothers
Hocking
Coe’s Mill
Geneview Beagle Hosts Sunday School Class
Miss Geneview Beagle of Nelsonville entertained her Sunday School class from the Christian Church. The Ohio River rose six inches an hour at Pomeroy. Miss Louisa Steele led as toastmistress at a gathering for married members of the Lillie Class hosting single members at Mrs. S. E. G. Pedigo’s home. A. E. W. Club met at Emma Graham’s Central Ave residence. Junior Music Club listed Maurine Cornwell Ellen Biddle Ted Preston Mary Jo Twiss Robert Bi Martha Foster Dorothy Ruth Holcombe on the program.
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Geneview Beagle
Nelsonville
The
Christian Church
Louisa Steele
Lillie
S. E. G. Pedigo
A. E. W. Club
Emma Graham
Central Ave
Maurine Cornwell
Ellen Biddle
Ted Preston
Mary Jo Twiss
Robert Bi
Martha Foster
Dorothy Ruth Holcombe
White Shrine officers host birthday dinner for Dr H T Lee
Newly elected White Shrine officers including Mrs Maude Linscott and Mrs M M Kerr hosted a dinner honoring the birthday of Dr H T Lee. Attendees included Miss Frances Lee and numerous Lees family members and guests from the Lee and Marquis circles. Grace Dowsing, public health nurse, left for a meeting in Columbus. In a separate note, Pallas Club members and a Junior Prom reception at Ohio University featured many faculty and student leaders.
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White Shrine
Maude Linscott
Worthy High Priestess
M. M. Kerr
J.A. Palmer
W. B. Bentley
Annette Walker
F. P. McVay
H. T. Lee
Morris Ave
Frances Lee
Clarence Roach
Lee Stuart
James
W W. Lee
Mary Helen
Earl Marquis
John Lee
Frances
Margaret
Grace Dowsing
Columbus
Ohio University
Hollie Ellis
Helen Goddard
Chubb
Dunkle
Dean Voigt
Mackinnon
Understanding Disease Carriers and Germ Transmission
Health guidance explains how diseases spread through soil, water, and people. It details carrier types from convalescent to active, and where germs reside such as in the blood, mouth, or bowels, with advice on testing and removal.
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Morris Fishbein
Hats and war talk in a turn of the century collage
A compilation quotes several figures from politics art and fashion discussing war neutrality color hats and economic inequities. Notable voices include Clemenceau Roosevelt Van Dongen and John Coolidge reflecting on society and personal choices during turbulent times.
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John Coolidge
Red Cross to the Rescue and Reader Verses from Ohio
Poem column and reader verses from Messenger Readers include a Red Cross appeal urging support with money clothing and food. Several poems and a response to J A Cuckler critique discuss pride, kindness, and modern roles with names and locations noted.
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Red Cross
Fire destroys home near Mineral. Grimes family escapes
A house north of Mineral in Pine Hollow burned Monday after Mr and Mrs Ralph Grimes and daughter Susie salvaged oil from a crankcase by heating it on a stove causing an explosion. The Grimes family escaped outdoors as flames trapped them inside. Refugee families from surrounding flooded homes sheltered with relatives while water began receding Monday.
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Mineral
Ralph Grimes
Pine Hollow
NYA
Cincinnati
Emmett Carmen
Athens
Western Union Line
Joe Eyre
Chillicothe
Beebe
Ray Pidcock
Frank Pidcock
Pidcock
Lafe Lynch
George Shingler
C. H. Stump
Fred Newhan
Ed Mills
Wayne McAfee
Hewitts Crossing
Isaac Penrod
Will Lowry
Mulligan Chevalier
C. M. Buckley
Miss Withers
Zaleski Brief Social And Personal Mention
Zaleski brief notes the death of Collins age 67 of Hope at University Hospital Columbus with funeral uncertain due to high water. Burial at Keeton Cemetery. survived by sister Delilah Pinney and several nieces and nephews. Also updates on ill relatives and local rail disruptions from high water.
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R. Egelberry
Etta Egelberry
Charles Napper
Hazel Webb
Mary Molihan
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Portsmouth
Athens
Wellston
Grafton
W. Va
Flood relief plan urged for Ohio Valley
A letter to the editor argues floods can be prevented by government backed, long term river and watershed projects. It calls for mobilizing Army engineers and WPA style labor across valleys including Muskingum Scioto and Hocking to create navigable rivers, curb erosion, restore productivity, lower freight costs, and spur growth. A. E. Paine New Straitsville, Jan. 26.
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the Messenger
Ohio Valley
WPA
PWA
CCC
Ohio
Muskingum Valley
Scioto Valley
Hocking Valley
Hocking River
Lancaster
Hocking
Ohio River
United States
Athens Messenger
Great Hocking Valley
A. E. Paine
New Straitsville
Jan
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
United Press
Paul Mallon
TVA
Morgan
Norris
la Follette
Lilienthal
McNinders
Frank R
Cookies
Morris L
Wheeler
Senator Wheeler
Callander
Pallas Club
P. B. Lawrence
E. D. Sayre
J. B. Clayton
P. G. Dowler
Eli Dunkle
J. L. Pickering
They
Say
Europe
America
Pierre Clemenceau
Cornelius van. Dongen
George L. Daugherty
Lily Dache
Millinet
George Clark
Poet’s Corner
Messenger
Annie McIntyre
Bartoe
Nelsonville, Ohio
Atiff
Bess V. Mutchmore
J. A. Cuckler
Lancaster, Ohio
Zaleski
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