Local News and Obituary Notices From Athens Ohio
Obituary and society notices published by the MESSENGER printing company serving five counties in southeastern Ohio. Details include subscription rates and mailing terms. The paper is distributed through press associations and lists community coverage across multiple towns including Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville and Gallipolis with Athens postal processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MGC
Onc
Aemens
Selsonville
GLOS
Sterlogan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
The Lesson of the Year in a Moment of Fear
A reflective piece notes a gloomy historical moment with global anxieties and domestic hardship. It cites unemployment and wage loss in the United States, unrest in France, tension in Russia, and Britain's strained position, urging mercy, charity, and moral resolve amid crisis.
Reparations and the European Debt Debate
The piece argues that reparations are not the root cause of European low mood. It contends that cancellation of debts would not revive the world, and that will to pay, not capacity, drives German policy. It cautions against viewing reparations as the central issue in Franco German tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Atlantic
Europe
Shets
Germany
The Issues Joined in Democratic Platform
The piece argues the Democratic platform is brief and clear on major questions, unlike the long Republican platform. It notes the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as a key issue and predicts the campaign will center on party stances, with sharp contrasts on tariffs, trade, veteran and agricultural relief, unemployment, and economic outlook.
Highway Capacity Must Be Increased by Study and Design
The piece argues for expanding highway capacity through careful analysis of congestion causes rather than guesswork. It favors traffic studies by engineers to decide whether to widen pavement, raise speeds, or install signals, signs, rotaries, or overpasses based on actual traffic flow and volumes.
Thought for Today Verse on Unity and Communion
A devotional reflection cites 1 Corinthians 10 17 about believers sharing one bread and becoming one body emphasizing unity in faith and fellowship.
River Treaty Drives Debates Over Great Lakes Power Plan
Washington discusses a St Lawrence deep waterway and hydroelectric project linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Officials say three million plus horsepower could power homes and farms, with New York and federal authorities debating cost shares and treaty approval before Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Hoover Awent
St Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
United States
St. Lawrence
Middle West
Cameda
Generelly
State Department
Power Authority
Roosevelt
Hoover
Liquor-toting Bradford Academy girls in raid
Bradford Academy girls face liquor possession charges after a raid. A graduate has become a prohibition agent. A women’s auxiliary branch of the American Legion’s K. T. Crossen Post is forming, with Mrs. J. T. Merwin as acting president. A petition was signed by 12 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Academy
East
K. T. Crossen Post
No. 21
American Legion
J. T. Merwin
Truthful Muse on Ancient Drunks and Bug Tales
A playful verse traces ancient creatures, plants, and bugs drinking plant sap to become merry. It lampoons historic humans as later revelers, noting many boozy figures across eras while defending the dead from harsh judgment. The piece ends by crediting bugs as the original sots.
The Shortest Fight on Record in 1962 Boxing Bout
After Battling Nelson defeated Cyclone Johnny Thompson in March 1962 he predicted a one round win against William Rosser. Rosser knocked out before the bell ended after a two second fight, refereed by Mal Achy Hogan, mirroring a 1897 four second Carson City match. Tomorrow The Original Iron-Jawed Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Johnny Thompson
William Rosser
Rosser
Malachy Hogan
Martin Flaherty
Dal Hawkins
Carson City
Nevada
Public Forum Policy On Signatures And Opinions
The Messenger explains that many letters are unsigned and cannot be published unless the writer is known. It notes that the writer's name need not appear with the letter, but the editor must know who wrote it. Opinions in this column reflect contributors, not The Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Hoover Cuts Pay and Europe Welch Plan Provokes Debate
The piece notes European nations resisting repayment to the United States and President Hoover's stance that the U.S. will not pressure or wage war to collect debts. It also covers Hoover’s salary cut from 75,000 to 60,000 and cabinet cuts, a Plato reference, a new Ely baby, and Sing Sing executions, highlighting political and social tensions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Uncle Sam
Hoover
Borah
United States
Miners Face Harsh Workplace Conditions and Pay Concerns
A miner's daughter asks why miners, fighting for rights, are opposed while detailing dangerous mine work risky air, scarce water, and reduced pay. She notes workers often receive only a fraction of due on paydays and questions how larger families can survive under such conditions.
Rubber tax slows Akron rubber goods production
Akron reports a tax driven rise in rubber goods output has reversed to shorter work schedules as production peaks fade under the Federal levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Catholics and Orangemen clash as talks fail in Ireland
Irish in the south invite the north to unite as an independent nation and refuse an oath to King George. Liverpool Orangemen counter by attacking a Catholic cathedral, hurling bricks through stained glass, while police guard the building after the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Ireland
George
England
Liverpool
Electric shock dangers highlighted by British health memo
The British Ministry of Health warns hospitals and clinics about electric apparatus risks from low voltage devices after a fatal bedside treatment. Emphasis on metal beds insulation grounding, grounded metalwork, and careful use with headphones and radio gear during convalescence. Regular inspections recommended to prevent insulation failure and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE. Morris Fishbein Kaier
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Ministry of Health
Great Britain
Electrica
How Fear Is Born in a Baby’s First Toy
A mother wraps a bright clown toy for a ten month old and fear erupts as the baby screams. An aunt and mother debate whether to force acceptance or let the child forget, arguing fears start from an unsettling association and may fade with time or gentle reintroduction later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plato
Ely
Ariston
Poseidon
Neptune
Perichione
Solon
Greece
Delicate Baby Skin Needs Gentlest Care Advice
Delicate skin of an infant requires careful bathing with warm water and mild oil or soap, avoid scented talcum, keep skin dry, and apply a zinc oxide talcum. Watch for irritations in folds, use soft cloths, dress in breathable fabrics, and consult a physician for boils or persistent rashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland
Weight guidance and dietary questions from a health Q and A
The column provides weight targets for a 17 year old girl and a 20 something woman, stating 130 and 128 pounds as ideals. It also answers questions on foods that fatten in excess and how moderate portions can provide energy. Additional letters request medical advice by sending a self addressed envelope for full particulars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cije Aijens Tis Zilessenger Prederks W Seek
Pest Pestabes
Cay Atternace Sauepe Setaraaz
Armuns Messenger
Uirald Printing CO
Pubieret
Mar Gearie & Darts Macagea Echer
Ae Awerkas
Pupiehers Association
Ohio
Eee Sloan
Associated
Olio
Assecis
Ens
Baneres
Tates Om
Athens
Mall
Russia
Moore
Monty
Ceepan
Harper's Weekly
Eee
Roceevel
Gower
Frack P Walst
Morris Llewellyn Cocke
Wee
Lawrence
West Virginia
Athens County
Kiwanis Club
M. E
Martzolff
Ohio University
Topeka
Kansas
Red Men
Warren
Taft
Wilson
Athens Commercial Club
Red Men's Band
Umphus Orchestra
Earth
Cis Braes
Ripley
Rees
Susan W. Sherley
Louisville
Fred
Enoch Chambers
Farsas
Cty
the Messenger Public Forum
Arthur Brisbane
Sing Features, Inc
Richard T. Egg
Severty
Margaret
Hahn Ely
Sing Sing
Alfred Cozzi
Alfred Coorbellini
Joseph Bauman
Lord Northiliffe
Weimar
Goethe
the Messenger
George Clark
Royal S. Copeland
M. D
New York City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!