The Athens Messenger History and Staff Overview
The Athens Messenger established 1825 is published every weekday afternoon except Saturday by The Athens Messenger Printing Co. Gordon E. Bush is publisher and general manager with Charles H. Harris as managing editor. The paper serves Athens and surrounding communities in Southeastern Ohio and lists associations and representatives.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Werald Printing CO
Gordon E. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Geogra
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Shrapnel Removed From Nose Of Civil War Vet
Alexander Kile, 93, of Oregon, had two shards removed from his nose. The Civil War veteran carried Antietam battle shrapnel for more than six decades without major trouble, until a doctor found them recently.
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Alexander Kile
Kile
Oregon
Antietam
Schools Job Is Character Building Belongs To Home
Warden Lewis E. Lawes argues at a teachers' convention that schools focus on scholastics and life preparation, while true moral training rests with parents. He contends that character development cannot be fully achieved by schools and that a deficit in character reflects home, not classrooms, responsibilities.
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Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Lawes
United States
Budget Deficit Requires Government Cost Reductions
The government must balance the budget through reduced expenditures rather than higher taxes. Fixed charges limit retrenchment, while tax shifts such as a beer or wine levy are proposed to channel revenues to the treasury. Call for strong cost cutting at federal and state levels to restore confidence and economic recovery.
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Federal Reserve System
Congress
Common Sense Reparations Show Shift in German Debts
The article traces reparation talks from Versailles to the 1928 Young plan and final agreement of 750 million, noting Germany’s shrinking burden, improved European sanity, and softened blame. It contrasts past punitive aims with current cautious optimism and adds a light remark on Garner’s VP nomination.
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Germany
Dawes Committee
Young Plan
Europe
Roosevelt Faces Tammany Hurdle In 1932 Nomination Clash
Washington analysis outlines Tammany Hall's long reach in Democratic politics and how Governor Roosevelt faces a pivotal decision on Mayor Jimmy Walker amid charges of impropriety. It examines Walker's alleged city contract ties, large deposits, and several gifts linked to party and municipal finance.
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New York
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walker
Tammany
Walker
Samuel Seabury
Paul Block
Equitable Coach Company
Sherwood
Athens doctors discuss X Ray success and local events
Dr Blaine R Goldsberry spoke on X Ray at the Athens County Medical Society monthly meeting. Dr C S McDougall summarized the Ohio State Medical Association meeting presided by Dr Weber of Amesville. County doctors plan a picnic on State Hospital grounds August 1. Rev Father Berry will leave St Pauls Church by September 1 to join Mt St Marys College Emmetsburg Md. US Veterans Bureau rep Kitner will aid ex service men in Athens with applications for compensation hospitalization and vocational training. Police from multiple points battled union and non union miners in Brook County W Va leaving many dead and wounded.
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Blaine R. Goldsberry
Athens County Medical Society
C.S. McDougall
Ohio State Medical Association
Weber
Amesville
State Hospital
Father Berry
St. Paul's Church
Mt. St. Marys College
Emmetsburg
Co. W. Kitner
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Athens
Brook County
W. Va
German general visits U S for commerce and war book notes
Gen Friederich A J Von Bernhardt, Kaiser's regiment commander, visits the United States to promote German commerce. He authored Germany and the Next War urging power claims or renunciation. Other items include a withdrawn motion for a new trial in Jennie Frame case and heirs to a $30,000 estate. Ohio men study Old National Road funding. Buckeye Lake fishing reported good with several named guests from Athens Chillicothe Martins Ferry.
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New York
Friederich A. J. von Bernhardt
United States
Germany
Jennie Frame
Will Jones
County Auditorius
Buckeye Lake
Edna
Charlotte Copeland
Athens
Alice Figley
Florence Miesse
Chillicothe
Margaret
Virginia Moore
Martins Ferry
Return to School Days A Quiet Poem of Youth and Truth
A nostalgic verse contrasts fond memories of the farm and school days with the later realization that youth harbored troubles too. The speaker recalls feeling free as a child yet judged the schoolhouse as a jail in 1883, recognizing the hard truth behind cherished memories.
Thoughts on Today and Policy Paradox
A satirical collage cites Proverbs on false witness and mocks congressional ambitions. It notes mixed reactions to Hoover era disarmament, a Minnesota vet proposing a cow window to monitor digestion, and Judge Lindsey claiming 6,000,000 Americans are too poor to marry, with a quip about most being already wed.
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Lindsey
The Magic of Figures and a Trotting Star's Trial
An explainer on magic squares details orders and counts from 3 by 3 to 7 by 7. Nedda Guy, a 3 year old trotting star, trots in Hambletonian heat at Goshen 1931 despite a pelvic fracture, posting 2:05% then 2:03% to finish second. The piece closes with a note on horsepower as a unit and a preview for tomorrow’s feature A Literary Marvel.
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Calumet Butler
Nedda Guy
Goshen
N. Y
Watt
London
Iowa
Messenger Public Forum Editor's Note
The Messenger publishes public forum letters only when the writer is known to us and signatures are not required. Opinions expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily The Messenger's.
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Messenger
Last Letter on Athens Women
Letter from Millfield Ohio argues miners deserve U M W A protections under union amid Open Shop pressure. Writer contrasts mine life with road work costs and laments wages, safety, and conditions.
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Athens
Millfield
Ohio
Old Timer claims coal firms quit years of losses
The Messenger editor asserts many coal companies were driven out of business by losses exceeding investments, implying long histories in the Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys. He recalls 1914 to suggest the extent of the decline.
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Hocking
Sunday Creek
William Koon
Murray City
the Messenger
Hoover Vetoes Wagner-Garner Relief Bill in Dispute
President Hoover vetoed the Wagner-Garner relief bill and sent it back for changes. One amendment would bar the Reconstruction Finance Corporation from issuing loans to individuals, risking widespread private borrowing. King Gillette died in Los Angeles at age inventor of the razor, once dreaming of a world corporation with Theodore Roosevelt as head at 250000. Franklin praised the best present for progress as the razor.
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Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Solly Wertheim
Uncle Sam
King Gillette
Los Angeles
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Gillette
Benjamin Franklin
Rose or Onion Tale From A Sunny Disposition
ARO the Mysterious Turk writes home from England claiming happiness and plans to stay another year. Zara’s wife begs for his return while a friend contrasts two sons one reliable and one carefree as a rose versus an onion, pondering a puzzling compliment to life.
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Aro
England
Turkey
Zara
Exercise May Harm Kidney Patients Through Strain
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how strenuous or prolonged exercise taxes the kidneys, raises heart rate and body heat, and can trigger albumin in urine especially in those with weaker kidneys. The Wisconsin study found 15 percent with preexisting albumin and 57 percent developing albumin after exertion. The article notes temporary kidney and temperature imbalances as circulation shifts during activity.
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Bright
University of Wisconsin
About Your Children TO EAT
The baby refuses orange juice for three days and the mother worries. The doctor insists on the juice while the feeding includes cod liver oil. The scene shows parental concern and medical guidance in a child care context.
Glorifying Yourself and Early Baby Care Tips
The piece urges facial care to hide wrinkles with eye and lip line techniques and suggests soothing routines. It recounts planning a remedy for a baby using a silver mug to separate orange juice from oil, noting the helper's observation of reduced distress and potential long term benefits.
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