Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger announces publication details, editors, and membership in press associations. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail across several counties, with annual, six month, ten week, and weekly options plus postage notes and office information.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Congress as a body fails to fund DC government
Raymond Clapper warns Congress is failing to legislate for the country as the District of Columbia faces a payless day. He notes delays on the annual supply and local tax debates, cites bankers funding through cash advances, and argues parliamentary weakness risks democracy mirroring Europe’s drift toward strongman rule.
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Washington
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
District of Columbia
House
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Daladier
Munich
Goering
Paris
United States
Wealth creation by farm loan policy criticized
The secretary of agriculture favors another billion dollars in loans to farm tenants to create wealth and spur recovery. Critics argue wealth comes from production and warn such spending ignores private investment risks. They note farmers fear debt and higher taxes, and worry relief reliance if conditions do not improve.
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Washington
New Deal
Watch the Budget Stop taxes by attendance at budget hearings
Ohio urges taxpayers to attend budget hearings to influence local government spending. It argues that hearings curb graft and waste, while protests after levies are ineffective. The piece stresses timely participation and vigilance against tax spenders and minor controversies.
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Ohio
Enduring taste in music over time and modern clutter
The piece argues that many listeners tolerate modern songs despite finding them silly and loud. It contrasts today’s craze with classic music, urging venues to favor enduring works from other years that linger rather than rapid fads that drive people away.
Government profits from stamp sales top one million
The Post Office Department reports stamp sales of 1,312,016 dollars in the year ended June 30. The stamps were sold to collectors for profit rather than for postal service use, yielding nearly 100 percent profit for the government as Postmaster General Jim Farley works to reduce the deficit.
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Philatelic
Post Office Department
Jim Farley
All Year Alaska Highway Debate Reaches Seattle Meeting
Bruce Catton reports on the International Highway Commission's July Seattle gathering to review aerial surveys for a Seattle to Fairbanks all year road. Warren Magnuson touts a rough 22 million dollar price, highlighting national defense and commercial benefits, with two route options and cross-border negotiations with Canada and British Columbia.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
International Highway Commission
Canada
Seattle
Warren Magnuson
Hazleton
B. C
Fairbanks
Magnuson
Europe
Cascade Mountains
Pelly River
Cascades
Prince Rupert
Juneau
British Columbia
Dominion of Canada
Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau
Reader Q and A covers film history with Lionel Barrymore in The Hardy Family series and actor changes. It also asks about moth destruction by dry cleaning, WPA impact on municipal buildings, washing a US flag, and causes of eclipses with concise explanations.
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Lionel Barrymore
Lewis Stone
Works Progress Administration
United States
Civil War memories and local events from The Messenger
Reprint recalls Civil War days with George Risley and E. Hunter Sr. in a long interview. A Con federate Camp biscuit cost a dollar fifty per dozen. A reunion for former pupils of Tuppers Plains Seminary was planned for Aug. 3 and a seminary photo ran on page one. Buchtel’s Best beat Murray City 15 to 4. Several sports figures and gun club participants listed. Teaching certificates were issued to a long list of named educators by the Athens County Board of Examiners.
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George Risley
E. Hunter Sr
Logan
the Messenger
Tuppers Plains Seminary
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
Readers are invited to submit short signed letters on current events. Each letter must bear a signature and appear with the contribution. Copyright rules require signatures to accompany the letter.
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Messenger
One for Roosevelt editor letter praising FDR’s aid to small towns
Mrs Clara Howell writes in The Messenger condemning Mr Gillespie and his claims that Davey did favors for friends and that Roosevelt has failed. She argues Roosevelt advanced purchasing power, helped the middle class, and deserves another term, citing Millfield Nelsonville and other towns as needing federal aid. July 14.
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the Messenger
Gillespie
Millfield
Davey
Bricker
Tommyrot
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Gillespie
United States
Nelsonville
Clara Howell
Want Heaven Here Editor Letters on summer slump in church attendance
A Messenger reader responds to H A Larkins about church attendance and behavior among professing members. The writer argues modern crowds prefer an earthly paradise, questions future probation for humanity, and asks if there is still a chance for those with rotten minds.
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the Messenger
H. A. Larkins
Forum
Heaven
Oldest Woman Graduate Honored at Ohio Wesleyan
Mrs. Mary Keen 92 of Columbus received a large silver teapot at commencement for being the oldest woman graduate seventy one years after earning her diploma from Ohio Wesleyan University.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Mary Keen
Columbus
Ghost Town Jail Fight Reveals Packman Link in Goldcrest Plot
Franklin exposes a voice in the jail claiming L J Packman is in town to scare Roselee Dale. Dick Bancroft confronts Packman about ore fraud and bribery tied to Briscoe and Son assays. The struggle ends with Dick warning the impostor to flee and keep the town safe.
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Roselee Dale
Christine Palmer
Goldcrest
Dick Bancroft
Franklin Larraway
Franklin
Goldcrest Bank
Carl Quail
Briscoe and Son
Awakening of Plans Crumble in a Poetic Turn
A fragment from Poet's Corner features torn plans and fading dreams transforming into renewed resolve. It shifts to a scene in Athens where Dick confronts Packman in a ghost town jail, signaling a cliffhanger ending with to be continued.
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Packman
Health Hints on Coronary Thrombosis and Prevention
The article notes coronary thrombosis as a leading cause of death among workers in active years and cites cases in people under 40, including a 22 year old and a 29 year old. It urges annual physical exams to monitor heart, vessels, and blood pressure, and highlights lifestyle risks from modern living.
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Coolidge
Senator Walsh
Montana
Mayo Clinic
James B. Herrick
American Medical Association
St. Louis
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