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Gordon E. Bush publisher and 5 Charles H. Harris managing editor. Members include American Newspaper Publishers Association and Associated Ohio Dailies. Advertising rates on application. Subscription rates by carrier and mail, Ohio prices listed. Entered Athens post office as second class matter under 1918 act.
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Gordon E. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Elect
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Mina
Athens
Ohio
Mussolini Eyes Ethiopian Protectorate and War
Italy presses for a protectorate over Ethiopia to secure raw materials and population outlets, warning that without concessions an African war may occur. Britain and France take cautious stances while the League’s conciliation efforts fail. over 100,000 Italian troops and nearly a million Ethiopian fighters are involved as the United States withdraws missionaries.
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Mussolini
Il Duce
Ethiopia
Italy
League of Nations
France
Africa
League
United States
Uncle Sam
Scientist Downgrades Dust Storm Threat With Rainfall Reassurance
Dr. J. W. Humphrey of the U S Weather Bureau rejects doom forecasts of a vast dust storm crisis. He says a Sahara like desertification would require long term climatic upheaval, unlikely for 5 000 to 10 000 years, and urges practical action against erosion and dust.
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J. W. Humphrey
U. S. Weather Bureau
America
North African
Sahara
Midwest
Europe
Humphrey
Questioning Cost Shifts in Government and Power
A 1913 government bill of under 3 billion dollars rose to 15.5 billion by 1934, a 431 percent jump, while domestic electricity fell from 8.7 to 5.3 cents per kWh, down 39 percent. The piece argues that politicians who expanded government costs now push electricity fears to distract from growth and questions their ability to reduce any costs.
Waiting for Orders Sign of Looming Machinery Boom
At the Machinery and Allied Products Institute meeting in Cleveland an analysis reports potential U S machinery orders now exceed 18 billion dollars. The study says once confidence returns to industry demand will surge, signaling a prosperity boost comparable to past highs. It cautions the dam of orders remains blocked until Washington regains reason.
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Machinery and Allied Products Institute
Cleveland
Coolidge
Washington
White House petting and senior tensions on display
The White House scene includes Commerce Secretary Roper and subordinates in recurring bickerings and resignations. The administration weighs options, including a new administrator or boxing gloves as a humorous metaphor for internal strife. Kennedy of the SEC reportedly backs banks resuming securities underwriting amid Bank Bill revisions. Moley, long viewed as a Brain Truster, is noted for less leftist views.
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Paul Mallon Washington
White House
Commerce
Roper
Kennedy
Securities Exchange Commission
King High
Ace
Moley
Shifts in Cabinet Power Highlight Hull Wallace Cummings
The text notes Hull rising as the top figure in his domain with steadfast principles. Wallace remains in White House favor though his positions evolve. Cummings gains prominence at the presidential hearth due to expanding New Deal legal aspects and a now decisive ability to say no as well as yes.
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Hull
White House
Wallace
Cummings
Interior Secretary Ickes Lingers Around Old House
The article notes Interior Secretary Ickes lingering near the dog house area due to reduced PWA work. George Peek is the original occupant of the small house behind the main residence and heads Yankee trading, which is not active this season.
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Ickes
PWA
George Peek
Promises and Power Behind Dickinson Move to Justice Dept
Subtle promise frames Dickinson as anti trust prosecutor though insiders doubt his trust busting zeal. Liberal White House advisers oppose the transfer while tracking bank bill amendments and the origin of a securities underwriting clause. A patent registrar critiques the Blue Eagle design warning it could only fly in circles.
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Commerce
Dickinson
Justice Department
Johnson
Rural Electrification Bureau Orders Quick Name Change
An official urged a hurried designation after the original Rural Electrification Division would have formed R E D in the alphabet. Unemployed actors backed by the government stage the nationwide drama as a Federal loan likely thwarts the mortgage holder.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Rural Electrification Division
Uncle Sam
Modern bathing suits spark shape concerns for girls
Annette Kellerman warns girls must watch their shapes in new bathing suits while a counterpoint claims men will handle it. The exchange reflects gendered expectations in swimwear attitudes of the era.
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Annette Kellerman
Annnette
First Biscuit Season Brings Bride and Coal Strike Fears
A lighthearted note predicts an epidemic of upside-down stomachs this biscuit season as the bride anticipates the season. It warns that a looming coal strike lasting into winter could force coal peddlers to ask customers about one lump or two.
District Tales of Long Ago in Gallia County Presbyterian Era
In 1811 Dr. Jonas Safford began Presbyterian services in the Gallia County Court House, leading to the 1815 formation of the First Presbyterian Church of Gallipolis Township. Early ministers included Safford, Gould, and Lindley, with a 1828 cornerstone laid for a church building. The congregation split in 1854, later reuniting in 1870, with elders such as Cating, Mather, Fuller, Ford, and others named in church history.
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H. Harris
Jonas Safford
Court House
Galipolis
Gallia County
Dr. Safford
Luther Shepard
John Booten
Eliel Safford
L. Summers
Cushing
Daniel Rees
Lewis Newsom
John Rodgers
Thomas Rodgers
William Bradney
Abraham Cooper
William Preston
Edward Tupper
William Morrison
Nathaniel Gates
L. Schowman
Matthew Walker
Solomon Howard
John Cating
Nathaniel Fisher
Ebenezer Hebbard
P. L. McAboy
R. Curran
William Backus
Gould
Frank Mather
Dennis Ford
Charles Taylor
Athens
Gallipolis
Jonas Safford Neal
Eliza Sands
W. G. Fuller
Department of Military Telegraphy
Safford
Knight
Koons
Cating
Jones
Mather
Fuller
Ford
Hayward
Minturn
McGonigie
Bell
Brading
Thomas
Wetherholt
Donnally
Gills
Poets Corner Verses From Messenger Readers
A reader contributions column presents a child named June Eslocker from Athens Ohio sharing a short poem about a brook and wildflowers. The piece includes the writer’s name and address and invites other readers to submit verses.
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Messenger
June Eslocker
R. No. 4
Athens
Ohio
Voices and Vents on Society and Music
Quotes critique capitalism and punishment while noting modern music and jazz’s dissonance. Upton Sinclair argues mass death tests capitalism. Dr. Joseph A. Vance condemns state vengeance via punishment. Raymond Huntington Woodman laments excess jazz in modern music.
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Upton Sinclair
Joseph A. Vance
Detroit
Raymond Huntington Woodman
Brooklyn
Public Forum Letters Chide and Question Famous Figures
A signed Public Forum letter from Athens on July 9 questions memory and intellect of Frank H. H. Roberts Jr and cites a Harvard president remark about Jeremiah Curtin. The writer recalls Roberts’s kindness over perceived dullness and references colleagues and students in a reflective air.
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the Messenger
Science News
Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr
Frank H. H. Roberts
Ohio University
Anna P. McVay
Fred W. Bush
Roberts
Hoover
Frank Roberts
Elliot
Harvard
Jeremiah Curtin
Wisconsin
Europe
Asia
Athens
Throwback notes from two eras in Athens life
A collage of local items recalls ten and twenty years ago. Birthday parties and birthdays with family hosts figures like E R Heaton and Clarence L Heaton anchor social life, while Higley Study Circle and Mrs Gard host annual events.
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Higley Study Circle
W. L. Gard
North Hill
Dodo Bird of Mauritius and Reunion A Large Flightless Pigeon
Yesterday's cartoon explains the dodo as a gigantic flightless pigeon on Mauritius and Reunion. It notes its inability to fly, slow running, and how abundant it was before people killed them for food. It mentions the birds swallowing pebbles used to sharpen knives and ends with the year 1681.
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Mauritius
Reunion
Young Douglas Marsh Buys Crest Lake Venture
Jo Darien, a first year college student, starts job hunting and meets Douglas Marsh, the wealthy multimillionaire heir. Marsh reveals plans to buy Crest Lake and nearby acreage, prompting curiosity about his motives, yacht and expansion, while Jo weighs her future and work commitments at the marine supply store.
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JO Darien
Tubby Davis
Bret Paul
Douglas Marsh
Bret
Marsh
Mr. Brown
Young Marsh
Marsh Lef Douglas
Brown
Aaron Marsh
Walt
Douglas
Crest Lake
Acidosis Risks and Misread Signs in Feverish Children
Health hints explain how acidity signals can mislead doctors when fever present. Acetone in fevered children may reflect infection rather than acid buildup. Diets rich in sugars prevent fat breakdown, while carbohydrate shortage triggers acidosis with lurking illness.
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Morris Fishbein
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Senate Banking Committee
Winthrop Aldrich
Chase National
Senate
Poets’ Corner
the Public Forum
E. R. Heaton
Clarence L. Heaton
Earich Street
Mary Ellen Bibbee
Ricardo Cortez
Frank Cross
Athens State Hospital
T. N. Hoover
Athens County
Teachers’ Institute
John L. Sullivan
J. Barleycorn
Jim Corbett
Sam Bamberger
Cincinnati
Sam Summer
Bamberger
Mrs. Summer
Zelma Krapps
The
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
C. C. Hopkins
Frank Gunsaulus
George Clark
Cleveland, Ga
P Faulkner
Blaine
Chapter
Peter
Darien
Mars
Pete
Mr. B Selly
London
Childre
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