Athens Messenger masthead and 19th century details
The notice lists the Athens Messenger newspaper details including publisher Frederick W. Bush, 1896 to 1929, publication schedule, editors, associations, and national reps. It also specifies advertising rates, obituary charges, and subscription prices across counties in Ohio with mail and carrier options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Good Neighbors Compromise on Mexican Oil Expropriation
The 14 week dispute over expropriated oil properties leaves both sides unhappy. Production is down to 65 percent, tax revenues vanish, and jobs are lost. An international valuation and compensation plan could salvage subsoil rights for Mexico while paying foreign companies, easing tensions and supporting good neighbor policy.
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Mexico
Cardenas
American State Department
Central
South America
United States
Baldomir’s Uruguayan presidency signals pro US democracy shift
Hope rises as Gen Alfredo Baldomir takes the Uruguayan presidency pledging to restore democracy and resist Fascism. He is seen as US friendly and may steer Uruguay toward closer ties with America del Norte. Plans to station American farmers in Mato Grosso and joint funding for land grants are discussed alongside stronger cultural links and the Good Neighbor policy.
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United States
South America
Alfredo Baldomir
Uruguay
Baldomir
Gabriel Terra
America del Norte
Europe
Matto Grosso
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
American University At Washington
Western Hemisphere
We Nominate Congressman Jenkins for House Floor Leader
According to late dispatches Bert Snell will not seek re election and we nominate Thomas A Jenkins to the top Republican leadership. Jenkins is rising in Congress with a national reputation and is seen as a leading candidate for floor leader. The party seeks a vigorous progressive defender of fundamental principles.
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Bert Snell
Congress
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Times
Republican Party
Washington Dispatches
Ironton
Tom Jenkins
Con
Favorite-Son Strategy Emerges Ahead of 1940 Convention
Washington columnist Raymond Clapper notes efforts to constrain President Roosevelt at the 1940 Democratic National Convention by using favorite sons to hold key delegations. Mississippi leads with Senator Pat Harrison, while Tennessee Texas and Missouri names join the field. The tactic, used in 1924 and 1932, seeks to trade support if no single anti-Roosevelt candidate emerges.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Tennessee
Hull
Garner
Texas
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Paul McNutt
Indiana
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Wheeler
Montana
Barkley
Kentucky
Murphy
Michigan
al Smith
McAdoo
West Virginia
John W. Davis
Morgan Co
Hoover
Washington whispers on Jimmy Roosevelt and alibis in office
Washington chatter centers on Jimmy Roosevelt allegedly still pursuing insurance work while secretary to the president. Alva Johnston, the author of a magazine piece, is cited as sparking curiosity about misrepresentations and whether Roosevelt’s resignation from his firm ended his insurance activity.
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White House
Harrison
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Dieterich
Illinois
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Washington
Jimmy Roosevelt
Alva
Jimmy
Alva Johnston
Roosevelt & Sargent Insurance
Hoover
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
Nomination of a trusted candidate with strong character
The fronton Tribune endorses a well educated, respected lawyer and national affairs student as a man of the people. They praise his background, good judgment and unimpeachable character, urging earnest support and pride in the nomination.
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Gress
Jenkins
Fronton Tribune
Infantile paralysis stages and warning signs outlined
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains the preparalytic stage of infantile paralysis with fever headache neck and back pain and spinal fluid changes. He notes sudden nonfever cases, nerve involvement, breathing and swallowing paralysis, and risk of iron lung or severe CNS effects.
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Fishbein
Morris Fishbein
Poet Verse and Public Notes Share Readers Views
Messenger readers contribute poems and letters in this column. Each piece must include name and address and memorial verses are unsuitable for this department.
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Messenger
We the Women and the Tale of Luise Rainer
Ruth Millett argues that working wives face ongoing gendered judgments as husbands treat earnings as secondary. The piece discusses Luise Rainer and Clifford Odets, noting his wish for her to abandon acting to stay in the wife role. It portrays two-career friction as a common family tension when a wife’s work is deemed less important.
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Luise Rainer
Clifford Odets
O-Lan
Odets
Rainer
Millikans Return From Buckeye Lake Visit
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Millikan returned from Buckeye Lake where they spent the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. George Hickle of Lancaster. Marjorie Poston, daughter of L. D. Poston of Columbus, arrived for a visit as Mary Jo Twiss’s guest. Dorothy Holcombe Ruth Bain and Martha Foster head to Caldwell West Virginia for Camp Anne Bailey with the Kanawha Girl Scout group. Elroy McDonald visited friends and relatives in Columbus over the Fourth.
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C. C. Millikan
Buckeye Lake
George Hickle
Lancaster
Marjorie Poston
Dorothy Holcombe
Ruth Bain
Martha Foster
Caldwell
W. Va
Anne Bailey
Kanawha
Elroy McDonald
Columbus
Jean Gist
Olive Bethel
Detroit
Mich
Grace Poston
Mary Louise Walker
Frances Noss
Esther Butcher
Margaret Porter
Mr. Archer
Buffalo
Mrs. Archer
Joe
Kelly
Gilbert
New York
Caroline
St. Catharines
Kelly Archer
Kismet
Ontario
Horace
China
Uncle Tyler
Canada
Scores perish in boat disaster on Illinois River
An excursion boat sank on the Illinois River with hundreds of vacationists aboard, resulting in multiple deaths. The event disrupted a day of leisure for numerous families and prompted swift rescue and safety inquiries.
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Illinois
HoldUp Honeymoon Ends as Joe Secrets Save Plan
In Chapter XII Joe Sandham reveals a forged note from Chandler & Sandham that exposes the Weasel gang. Police capture the conspirators while Kelly Archer and Joe confront Gilbert and mend their relationship, planning a return to New York with Mr Archer.
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Martin
Joe
Constabulary
Gilbert
Sandham
Kelly
Mr. Mallow
Chandler & Sandham Confectionery Company
Caroline Archer
Chandler & Sandham
Ford
N. Y
St. Catharines
North Collison Conn
J. H. Sandham
Mr. Sandham
Mr. Archer
Charlie Sandham
Hon
Shuffle Off to Buffalo Ends a Wedding Saga
In a spirited exchange, Joe and Kelly discuss delaying marriage while joking about social differences. Kelly toys with the idea of marrying Joe, then playfully names a long list of upstate cities, finally settling on Buffalo as the target wedding spot. Joe drives off whistling the tune.
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Buffalo
Joe
Kelly
Uncle Tyler
Rochester
Syracuse
Schenectady
Albany
Yonkers
New York
Zaleski Social Notes Highlight Areas Visiting Friends
Zaleski social column lists Emma Vanski visiting relatives in Columbus and many locals hosting or visiting from Athens Newcomerstown Grove City Chillicothe and Greenup. It notes renovations by Flora Dill and painting by Claudus Chesser plus guests at the Pennell home and other family visits spanning the weekend.
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Clare Kyle
Grove City
Mr. Kyle
A. H. Hayes
Zaleski
Kyle
Lloyd
Clyde McVey
Athens
John John Schneider
Lena Pennell
Pennell
Bighouse
Robert Brooks Callihan
Nathaniel Collins
Greenup
E. A. Duduit
Martha Callihan
Irene Dudult
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
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Congressman Jenkins
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
By Rodney Dutcher
Martin Dies
House
Dies
Department of Justice
Poet's Corner
Lane's End
Bess V. Matchmore
Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Edwin F. Cudlipp, Jr
Jamestown, N. Y
Ruth Millett
Hal M. Woods
Hallyhurst
Maria Grover
Orinda Peoples
W. R. Phillips
Amesville
Alice
Charles Seymour
Yale University
Mothers of America
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
George Clark
Daniel Boone
Edwin Rutt
NEA Service Inc
Joseph Sandham
New England Territory
Charlie
Zaleski News
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