The Athens Messenger Information Page
The Athens Messenger as a Southeastern Ohio paper serving Logan Pomeroy Middleport Cool Galli Polis and surrounding communities. Publisher Frederick W Bush and Gordon K Bush listed with Charlies H Harris as editor. Includes affiliations, delivery notes, and subscription rates for Ohio readers.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Lbing CO
Gordon K. Bush
la Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Ohio
Ete Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Cool Gallipolis
A Dog Life and Ours Reflecting on Canine Frailties
A citizen notes dogs endear themselves not only by fidelity but by reflecting human flaws. Dogs show bravado, cowardice, jealousy, deceit, arrogance, and stupidity, yet their imperfections deepen our affection as they mirror our own frailties.
Fair Prices and Self Help Under Recovery Act
A call to enforce fair prices across industries and to limit government intervention. Proponents say minimum wages and fixed hours aim to boost purchasing power, but require fair prices to sustain business. Downward price competition harms workers. the speaker urges a shift to higher standards benefiting buyers, workers, and stockholders.
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Washington
Vandals Begin Young and Teach Respect for Property
The piece argues vandals start in childhood and cites lack of home training as a cause. It notes initials in desks, carved trees, damaged road markers, and vandalism at a Girl Scout camp near Athens as examples of property destruction.
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Athens
Jimmy
Quality furniture sells in big city stores despite local price focus
A department store buyer studied furniture purchase patterns in a city of 75 000, visiting hundreds of homes and rival stores. He found locals shifted to big city retailers for quality, blamed local merchants for poor merchandising, and noted high profitability in quality trade. He questioned smaller towns’ merchandising instincts and observed a seasonal note on marriages peaking in the third quarter.
Sweet girl graduates urged to build own career now
Dorothy Dix urges young women to learn a skilled trade and become financially independent. She argues men marry less often, wives work, and women must protect themselves by earning, mastering a craft, and avoiding reliance on a husband. She advises attending business or trade school to gain income, dignity, and security.
Butter fat champion Jersey cow noted in Athens region
Harley Wakefield of Hebbardsville owns a Jersey cow named best butter fat producer in Athens Morgan and Washington Counties. The cow produced 65.9 pounds of butter fat in June. Also listed are birth of Eugenia Anne to Professor and Mrs. Allen R. Kresge and the Blackwood family reunion at Athens County Fairgrounds.
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Jersey
Harley Wakefield
Hebbardsville
Athens
Morgan
Washington Counties
Allen R. Kresge
University Terrace
Eugenia Anne
Blackwood
Athens County Fairgrounds
Early Nelsonville milestones and Athens area events
The notes list key 19th century happenings in Nelsonville and Athens County. It covers the York Township Amicable Library Society, The Athens Mirror lineage, Nelsonville bridge loss in 1929, Ohio University leadership, Chauncey salt furnaces, a Nelsonville mill fire, the first telegraph line between Pomeroy and Athens, and a large 1861 patriotic meeting in Athens.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Athens County
Athens Mirror
Athens Messenger
A. G. Brown
Hocking River
McGuffy
Ohio University
Chauncey
C. Steenrod
Pomeroy
Athens
Fort Sumpter
Explanation of Yesterdays Cartoon A Philanthropic Pirate
The piece describes Niclas Stortebecker a Baltic pirate captured in 1402 and executed in Hamburg with 70 band members. His will directed that rolls and herring from Wahle near Verden be enough to provide six herrings and a roll to every indigent in Verden annually. Distribution occurs in the Cathedral with prayers for the benefactor. Tomorrow: The Father Of The Income Tex.
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Niclas Stortebecker
Baltic
Hamburg
Wahle
Verden
Germany
Tex
Drowning Rescue technique outlined by Dr Fishbein
An article explains emergency resuscitation after drowning and asphyxiation. It details manual chest-press methods, positioning, and timing cues to revive a person within minutes, stressing immediate action over devices and noting the need for swimming ability among adults.
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
Dick and Harry quarrel over marbles and a dog house as they gather boards and tools for a project. Dick's patience wears thin as Harry takes charge, claiming ownership of items and dictating tasks while Dick carries and watches. The scene shows boyhood dynamics and rivalry during a shared construction moment.
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Harry
Mark
Bert
Roosevelt Calls French Bluff at London Conference
President Roosevelt signals confidence the London economic conference will proceed and calls France’s stabilization plan a bluff. He argues France benefits from the gold bloc by staying aligned with small nations and Germany and Italy, while Britain and others back U S policy.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
France
Europe
Germany
Italy
British
England
M. Andre Tardieu
London
United States
Contributor notices require full name and address
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters cannot be considered. Include full name and address with each contribution as proof of good faith.
Tragic Wilkesville double murder tied to elopement
The Wilkesville tragedy story outlines how Howard Denny and Margaret Fitzpatrick died after a night of celebration. Reporting notes a heart wound to Denny and a head wound to Mrs Fitzpatrick, with evidence suggesting turmoil, jealousy, and desperation.
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Messenger
Howard Denny
Wilkesville
Denny
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Margaret Bishop Fitzpatrick
Eddie Fitzpatrick
Wellston
Man in the Picture and Crossword Clues
Puzzle text references a man in the picture and a range of word clues across horizontal and vertical entries. The fragment includes numbered definitions for terms from marriage to fish, constants, and a scientist answer to a prior puzzle.
Sumner Shade River Dam Plan Affects Athens Area
The proposed Sumner Shade River dam would impact Athens area landowners along the Shade River in Chester Township Meigs County. State conservation officials estimate about 140000 dollars needed for the project with land surveying underway and owners not yet notified of backwater effects.
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Sumner Shade
Athens
Conservation Department
Haskins
J. D. Haskins
Alic Franklin
Middle Branch
Chester Township
Chester
Pro Smith
Shade River
Union Department
Nazi Leaders Call for Order in Wartime Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler instructing governors on July 12 to enforce total Nazi control over economy and public life. He warned that any interference with business would be forbidden and that regional leaders must maintain calm and order.
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Greta Garbo
Paviona
Kathleen Norris
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
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