Athens Messenger Publication Detail and Rates
The Athens Messenger founded 1825 provides weekday afternoon issues and a large Sunday edition. Publisher Frederick W. Bush 1896 1929 Gordon K. Bush editor Charlies H. Garris. Rates list carrier 15 cents weekly and mail subscriptions across Ohio counties with annual and short terms.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mer. Charlies H. Garris
Far From His Goal An Average Man’s View on Economic Recovery
An eastern paper canvassed the average man for ideas to cure recession. Many blamed Roosevelt while others urged buying as the engine of business. The piece argues spending and buying create jobs and warns Congress and leadership must chart a clear path to prosperity.
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John L. Lewis
White House
Roosevelt
Tin
Guide Post
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Washington
Barnum Trickster Dupes Williamsport Officials
A con man in Williamsport Pennsylvania talked city leaders into funding a hatchery to raise a "worthless chicken." He cashed 3000 in bad checks, took 2000 in cash for undelivered cars, collected 400 cash bonds for non existent jobs, and charged 100 for a demonstrator never delivered.
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Williamsport
Propaganda Rockets Drop Flyers Over Madrid Skies
A dawn report describes an armed vehicle near Madrid launching rockets that shower the city with Rebel leaflets. The flyers urge prolonging resistance and claim Spain will be theirs, framing the conflict as a fight against rulers not the people.
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Madrid
Spain
Pride of Citizenship Journeys 34 Miles for Vote Rights
Jawrence Nody of Tremont Illinois aged 90 walked and hitchhiked 17 miles to Peoria to secure final citizenship papers and returned home the same way. He learned he had not received final papers when he arrived in 1891 making his trek a testament to civic duty.
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Jawrence Nody
Tremont
Ill
Baltic Sea
Nody
Peoria
War Correspondents at the Front: Poems for the Empress Dowager
Japanese poets write on frontline reporting and resilience as war presses for the Empress Dowager's monthly poetry contest. Critics accuse them of losing reason, yet verse remains a weapon and morale lift.
Annual wage idea for auto payrolls meets skepticism
The Roosevelt push for an annual wage in the auto industry draws doubt from Ford and General Motors. Labor leaders seek details, while officials warn a stable payroll requires steady production first. Critics say the plan echoes theorists and may not handle large, fluctuating workforces.
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Detroit
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Father Coughlin
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Behind the Scenes in Washington Protecting Morgenthau and the Secret Service
Treasury guards totaling about 37 billion in money and securities are now under the Secret Service. Earning 1200 a year, they push for pay raises to attract higher quality staff. The piece notes misdeeds among guards, roles protecting Secretary Morgenthau, and a flood wall project costing 136000 for areas near the Washington Monument and Munitions and Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
Treasury
Secret Service
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Potomac
Pennsylvania Avenue
Army
Washington Monument
Seventeenth Street
Lincoln Memorial
Navy
Providence seniors offer exam retry insurance plan
Providence College seniors propose an insurance plan that guarantees students second chances on failed exams without extra fees. The aim is to ease financial pressures on families and reduce the burden of repeated testing costs.
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Providence College
Public Forum Letters on Rural School Systems
SHERMAN PARKER of Athens RD 1 writes on the school question. He compares one room rural schools with consolidated systems and argues consolidation with bus service better serves rural students and high school access, urging qualified officials and thoughtful policy. The letter notes past hardships and endorses a modern system while stressing education and practical curricula.
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the Messenger
Albany
Alexander
Athens
Shade
Gordy
Mardis
J. D. Fitch
Sherman Parker
This and That in War and Change Around Town
A reflective column from Kimberly, O notes war as wasteful and inhuman while contrasting wartime folly with changing times. It lampoons armor and gun claims and observes shifts from bashful norms to modern progress like wireless telegraphy and smokeless powder.
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the Messenger
Women prefer men bosses say Colgate study
Dr. Donald Laird of Colgate University surveyed 521 women who work and found all but one preferred male bosses. They cited personal anger, detail focus, and fault finding as reasons. Laird argues subconscious mother envy drives the bias and that women can be effective leaders.
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Mars
Donald Laird
Colgate University
Laird
Not Going to Divorce Bret Connie Decides to Leave
Connie Corby, the world’s richest girl, rejects Rodney’s plea and vows to try to repair her marriage to Bret. She acknowledges love as the strongest force and prepares a secret flight to find Bret, hoping for a second chance as she leaves the brownstone for the night.
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Constance Corby
Bret Hardesty
Rodney Brandon
Connie
Katie Blyn
Constance
Rodney
Connie Dearest
Bret
Agai
Captain Stevens
Jersey
Winton
Katie Bryn
Aleways
Athens Notes On Car Show And Senior Society Socials
Dr C L Jones and Frank A Moler attended the Cleveland automobile show marking 25 years since Jones brought Athens first car. Captain Lawrence Shafer visited his parents on West Mulberry Street before reassignment to Washington D C after Philippines duty. Curt Coen sold his Akron bungalow at Morris Avenue to Dr T A Copeland who will move from a Stewart area farm. Athens High School National Honor Society held its monthly social at Helen McLaughlin's Franklin Avenue home.
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C. L. Jones
Frank A. Moler
Cleveland
Dr. Jones
Athens
Lawrence Shafer
A. A. Shafer
W. Mulberry St
Shafer
Philippines
Washington, D. C
Curt Coen
Akron
Morris Ave
T. A. Copeland
Dr. Copeland
Stewart
Athens High School
The
National Honor Society
Helen McLaughlin
Franklin Ave
Athens County Red Cross ships second aid batch to Cleveland
The Athens County Red Cross sent a large relief consignment to Cleveland including 238 sweaters 159 pairs of socks 70 wristlets 102 pajama suits 3 scarves 11 helmets 2 Afghan wraps 11 washcloths and 2080 surgical dressings for the second time in a month. Mrs J Halliday Cline hosted a Grand Theater party for the Chi Omega active chapter and pledges with patroness Mrs W K Scott a special guest. Gordon Bush suffered a left arm fracture and minor injuries after sled crash into Henry Cone's jitney on Congress Street near C A Nices residence.
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Athens County Red Cross
Gordon Bush
Congress St
Henry Cone
C. A. Nice
Gallipolis High Band Gives Concert Under Bayless
Gallipolis high school band directed by A. Jord Bayless performed Friday morning during assembly. Selections included Military Escort Machh and Bohemian Girl Overture with a tuba solo by Max Rhinenart, plus performances by Glendon Parry, Bill McClain, and Ford Bailor among others.
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Gallipolis
Gallivolis
A. Jord Bayless
Machh
Max Rhinenart
Glendon Parry
Bill McClain
Greig
Two Pucks
Ford Bailor
Weundell Lloyd
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