Newspaper Society and Advertising Rates Noted
A UPI release lists memberships including American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List and Inland Daily Press Association with National Representatives in Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland. Advertising rates available on request at home or foreign offices. Nominal obituary charges and card of thanks mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Need More Patrolmen for Ohio Highway Patrol
Legislators urge increasing the Ohio Highway Patrol to double its size. A larger mobile force is seen as essential for flood response, road safety, and protecting motorists in emergencies across the state.
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State Highway Patrol
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio
The Theys Behind Disaster Aid in Athens
An Athens narrative celebrates the unsung "they" who aid flood victims by raising funds and delivering food, clothing, and shelter. These selfless volunteers, often unnamed, embody neighborly spirit and collective resilience without seeking credit. Their efforts unite the community across hardship.
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Ohio Valley
Athens
Spain War Extends as Foreign Powers Pursue Own Interests
The piece argues rival factions in Spain will fight to a bitter end with aid from outside forces. Flags talk of a global arms embargo, yet major powers distrust each other and avoid concrete action. Statesmen seek gains rather than empowering a true Spanish settlement.
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Spain
First all female federal jury in Newark convicts train robber
Peter Guarino acts as his own lawyer before a women jury in New Jersey federal court. He pleads for acquittal with tears and stories of his late father, but the panel returns a guilty verdict after 32 minutes. The piece questions whether women are less merciful than men in juries.
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Newark
N. J
Peter Guarino
Economic Reason At Baltimore Chemical Engineers Meeting
At a Baltimore gathering of chemical engineers, R. C. Stratton an insurance executive argued that the cost of industrial hazards extends beyond wage compensation to insured workers. He noted that certain industrial diseases develop slowly and are hard to detect early, adding to employer burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Engineers
Baltimore
R. C. Stratton
Insurance Company
Jefferson Memorial Proposed in Washington For Jefferson Honor
Congressman John J. Boylan pushes a Jefferson memorial plan for 1937 to cost up to 3 million dollars. The suggested site is near the Tidal Basin between the White House and the Washington Monument, featuring a Roman hall and a statue of Jefferson facing Virginia, with Jefferson relics and perhaps his Library of Congress books. The move mirrors the Roosevelt era shift toward Jeffersonian themes after Washington and Lincoln memorial precedents.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jefferson
Capitol
House
Congress
Lincoln
Virginia
White House
Washington Monument
Library of Congress
John J. Boylan
New York City
George Washington
Veteran Senator Sheppard rails at repeal and urges education
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas delivers his long standing prohibition speech warning repeal harms go unaddressed. The piece notes education campaigns by prohibitionists, concerns about drink related social ills, and plans for a national push in 1940 led by Edward Blake to organize in every state and contest elections.
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Morris Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Congress
Prohibition Party
Edward E. Blake
Local option drive gains as drys eye rising wins
The text notes D. Leigh Colvin received just over 37 000 votes in 1936 and marks growing dry momentum from local option wins. It warns complacent wets to watch upcoming local elections as more communities may go dry.
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D. Leigh Colvin
Health costs of silicosis in SA gold mines rise
A commentator notes silicosis drains about 30 percent of mined gold value in South Africa due to worker illness. He argues humanitarian and economic reasons justify protecting miners' health to safeguard the industry’s output.
Mrs Wallis Simpson Wins 50000 Francs at Roulette
Mrs Wallis Simpson wins 50 000 francs at roulette. In all that makes 50 000 francs and one Edward.
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Wallis Simpson
Edward
Typhoid Carriers Highlight Health Education Narrative
Dr Morris Fishbein explains contagious and infectious terms while detailing chronic typhoid carriers notably Typhoid Mary. He cites carrier prevalence, gallbladder links, and public health responses including removal surgery and shipboard outbreak lessons from Massachusetts estimates.
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Morris Fishbein
Health Department of
Massachusetts
United States
Townsend Hosts Six O Clock Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs H O Townsend entertained at six o clock with guests Mr and Mrs D F Ziggafoos Mrs George Bean and Mrs Charles Whaley. The Gleaners Class of the Christian Church met at Mrs T R Bennett house with Helen Drake as president. Seth Sloan and wife announced the birth of a son. Sloan is a River Division engineer for Hocking Valley Railroad. Water in Pomeroy and Middleport tested pure after flood. Edith McBee daughter of late missionary Charles F McBee was out of danger in Foochow after being relocated with 27 missionaries to Manila. William G Moler of Athens joined mid winter graduates at Ohio University.
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H. O. Townsend
D. F. Ziggafoos
George C. Bean
Charles Whaley
Helen Drake
Gleaner
The
Christian Church
T. R. Bennett
Seth Sloan
Logan
Sloan
River
Hocking Valley Railroad
Edith McBee
Charles F. McBee
Methodist
China
Foochow
Miss McBee
Manila
William G. Moler
Athens
Ohio University
Birthday theater party at Hart and McKee's Drug store
Miss Mary Poston hosted a birthday event with ice cream at Hart and McKee's. attendees included Frances Foster Florence Carr Rachel Silvas Rachel Hopkins Ruth Hopkins Marie Hope Elizabeth Hope Margaret Dailey Elizabeth Woodworth Frances McCormick Frances Hatch Edith Elder Dorothy Slutz and Garnet Beverage. E Cullums joins Cline's Ice Cream Company lodge of Elks. past exalted rulers listed and J A Fuller is current ruler. Mr and Mrs Rafael R Johnson announce birth of a daughter. Clara and Amy Weiher learn nephew Eugene McGinley named West Point cadet. Mrs W B Johnson to Trimble. Eva Kennard returns from Athens.
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Mary Poston
Hart and McKee's
Frances Foster
Florence Carr
Rachel Silvas
Rachel Hopkins
Ruth Hopkins
Marie Hope
Elizabeth Hope
Margaret Dailey
Elizabeth Woodworth
Frances McCormick
Frances Hatch
Edith Elder
Dorothy Slutz
Garnet
E. Cullums
the Cline's Ice Cream Company
Lodge of Elks
E. Roy Lash, Jr
F. P. McVay
J. M. Higgins
F. R. Baker
E. M. Mills
Charles Demolet
D. Scott Allen
L. L. Deissle
C. W. Gross
J. A. Fuller
Clara
Amy Weiher
Eugene McGinley
L. D. McGinley
Nellie Weiher) Hamilton
West Point
District Tales of Long Ago Historic Subscriptions and Delinquencies
The text details labor subscriptions in 1827 with a total of 442.50 raised by residents from Marietta to Lancaster. Donors include James Knight, William Biggerstaff, Robert Thompson, Daniel Nelson, and others. Payments came in labor grain whiskey and county goods, with a building committee of Nelson, Knight, Callis, Fisk, and Robbins.
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James Knight
William Biggerstaff
Robert Thompson
Daniel Nelson
Thomas Thompson
C. L. Fisk
Joseph J. Robbins
Moses Lewis
Thomas Snider
Joe Rochester
Marietta
Chillicote
Gallipolis
Lancaster
Robert Callis
Joseph Robbins
Nelsonville
Athens Mirror and Literary Register
Athens Messenger
Disappearance on Yacht Sparks Murder Probe
British financier Bolitho Blane vanishes from the yacht Golden Gull off Miami. A note to secretary Stodart hints at suicide amid bankruptcy while bloodstains and boot marks raise murder suspicions. Detective Kettering leads Florida Police in a dawn examination of Blane’s suite and passengers.
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Bolitho Blane
Carlton Rocksavage
Miami
Blane
Nicholas Stodart
Stodart
Argus Suds
Golden Gull
Ferri Rocksavage
Rocksavage
Derringham
Mr. Stodart
Ringbottom
Southwold
Jacket
Gordon
Neame
Coast Guard
Keys Kettering
Florida Police
8. Y
Schwab
S. Y. Golden Gull
Floods and Love Verses From Messenger Readers
Poet's Corner prints two reader verses with names and addresses. The flood poem by Eleanor Sewell of Athens Ohio laments rising rivers and ruined homes, while Bess V Mutchmore of Logan Ohio offers a verse on winning a woman's heart through care and tenderness.
Quotes on spending, politics, and service leaders speak
C C Fleming Chelan Wash tests Townsend fund saying life is fun and spending 200 dollars wisely. James A Farley Democratic chairman assures no one should fear Roosevelt successor. Fred B Brobst notes ease of pleasing successful men after 38 years as dining car steward.
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C. C. Fleming
Chelan, Wash
Townsend
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Fred B. Brobst
Fable for Strikers Reverberates in Labor War
A reader cites an 1879 fable about a body whose parts clash over nourishment, arguing the belly’s cooperation sustains all. The letter, signed F E Bolton, reflects on current turbulent conditions and urges unity among labor and capital.
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the Messenger
One Bible Union Based On Shared Faith Not Differences
J B Turben of Long Bottom argues in The Messenger that true church unity comes from following the Bible and holiness, citing Jesus prayer for unity and Pauline guidance. He urges believers to abandon division, return to scripture, and carry a common banner.
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Aquilla Hysell
Jesus
God
Hebron
Paul
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the Athens Messenger
United Press
Roosevelt Congress
Junior
Garbo
America
Gene Tunney
Japan
Bloomington, In
Knudsen
Mary
Long Island
Coprdeil Hull
Pomeroy
Middleport
Rafael R. Johnson
W. B. Johnson
Trimble
Eva Kennard
Carbondale
Miss Ruth Kennard
George Clark
Mr. Rocksavage
Kettering
Poet’s Corner
Messenger
Great Red Cross
Eleanor Sewell
Bess
Mutchmore Logan
the Public Forum
Albany
F. E. Bolton
Christian Unity
J. BE. Turben
Long Bottom
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