Athens Messenger promotes steady weekday edition and rates
The Athens Messenger outlines publishing details including weekday schedule, Sunday edition, and advertising contacts. It lists leadership, associations, and national representatives, plus subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple Ohio counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
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
What is business in American life and progress
The text argues that business defines American life and leads to prosperity. It cites Americans own half the world’s wealth, 71 percent of cars, 52 percent of telephones, 40 percent of radios, and high living standards driven by business enterprise and advertising. It asserts 45 million workers produce this life, with future goals challenging imagination.
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United States
America
Mass produced houses and toy design by blocks
Architect Harvey Corbett predicts mass produced homes built from factory parts with owners designing by arranging block sets. Homes could be assembled in two days with customizable porches and gables as owners rearrange layouts. Couples might juggle features nightly, altering the street’s look and even the house’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Corbett
Corbett
Radio City
Assorted Truths on Psychiatry and Social Reform
The piece critiques psychiatric claims that link fault to personal history and suggests practical steps like Treasury and Chamber programs. It proposes classes on fatherhood and motherhood, etiquette at home and work, and police training as interim measures while broader psychiatric treatment remains impractical.
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Treasury Department
Chamber of Commerce
Police Departments
Why don't they? A call for dissidents to leave America
A provocative column questions self declared critics of constitutional government. It urges communists and other ism advocates who preach utopia to move to lands ruled by their doctrines, asking why they do not relocate. The piece emphasizes exile as a remedy for ideological conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Communist Party
America
Ball player switches clubs to theater business
A ball player who spent most of his career moving between clubs recently entered the theater business. He likely felt confident about moving pitchers, given his career on the diamond.
To Eat or Not to Eat the Rind in New York
Paul Ross muses on Gotham debates from the Camembert rind quarrel to broader social shifts. He notes diners, including stylish women, invading greasy spoons once dominated by working men, signaling changing dining tastes and urban life.
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New York
Behind the Scenes In Washington
The piece covers 1923 Aryan naturalization denial in Bhagat Singh Thind case and a critique of Elliott Roosevelt's anti administration broadcasts. It also details a rift within the United Automobile Workers under Homer Martin, internal disputes with Richard Frankensteen, and potential C I O intervention, plus a public relations push to liven Secretary Roper's press conferences.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bhagat Singh Thind
Bhagat
Punjab
India
United Automobile Workers’ Union
LU. A. W
Homer Martin
Martin
Richard Frankensteen
John L. Lewis
Lewis
A. F
Newspaper firebricks replace wood fuel in Britain
A circular from a British crafts program explains firebricks are being produced from recycled newspapers. It notes that left wing papers prove inflammatory and are unsuitable for brickmaking, while other newspapers supply usable raw material.
Hospital love triangle at Saint Vincent's surgery
Tran Dearborn, a student nurse, enters a pivotal operation under Dr. Stephen Sargent as Dr. Bob Benchley romances the same woman. After a storm shatters the room, Sargent is injured and Miss Katherine Miller grapples with fear and unspoken feelings, while Tran pushes them toward confrontation.
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Tran Dearborn
Bob Benchley
Stephen Sargent
Sargent
Tran
Beula Tagg
Beula
Miss Miller
Dr. Sargent
Top Sarge
We the Women Debate Romance In Civilization View
Leila Roosevelt Denis and Armand Denis argue romance is an invention of civilization. They note Congo natives lack romantic jealousy and would simply take another wife if betrayed. The couple contrasts native life with Western love’s perceived fragility and complexity.
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Leila Roosevelt Denis
Armand Denis
Belgian Congo
Denis
Tropics
Lelia
Lilacs in Spring Offer Comfort from Gentle Listening
A reflective verse note by Bess V. Mutchmore signed Logan 60 speaks to the healing effect of kindness and attentive listening on troubled hearts, comparing uplifting words to lilacs blooming early in spring.
Williamses Start Lake Forest Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Clark E. Williams began a motor trip to Lake Forest Illinois to visit Dr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Lineburg. Also noted are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wolfe heading to Erie Beach and Niagara Falls and Miss Doris Herron returning from Columbus.
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Clark E. Williams
Lake Forest
Inlaw
J. Bruce Lineburg
W. A. Wolfe
Vernette
Erie Beach
Niagara Falls
Circus Day Hopes Fade As Gi braltar Missing
The city awaited a circus spectacle as the famed Gi braltar failed to appear. Rural attendees arrived while miners in the valley kept watch. A 1919 chautauqua is promised, offering patrons time for memories of the past and hopeful visions of the future. Mr and Mrs Harry Atkins with three children visit Gallipolis relatives. Miss Clarice Bardin and Miss Eleanor Porter stay in Glouster with Mr and Mrs Allen Antle.
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Harry Atkins
Gallipolis
E. L. Atkins
Clarice Bardin
Eleanor Porter
Glouster
Mrs. Allen Antle
Essentials of a balanced diet per AMA Council on Foods
The AMA Council on Foods outlines a daily pattern: at least one pint of milk, two servings each of vegetables and fruit, one to two servings of protein foods, and a serving of whole grain cereal. It notes calcium needs, substitutes if milk is avoided, and the role of cereals fruits vegetables eggs nuts and meats in providing energy and protein.
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Council On Foods of the
American Medical Association
Reader Letter Defends Free Press on Spanish War Debate
Athens Ohio reader argues against labeling Spain's 1936 rebellion as Communist aimed, contending it was a Fascist-Nazi effort to topple democracy. The letter disputes Kelly’s view, cites elections, press censorship, and foreign aid with a call for uncensored news.
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the Messenger
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Leftists-Socialist Party
Spain
Franco
Russia
France
Ontario man markets dried grasshoppers for Saskatchewan fishers
A Ontario businessman sent letters offering dried insect bait to Regina firms. He pitched fancy packaged grasshoppers as fishing bait, while noting Saskatchewan fishermen would see the insects as new. The report also mentions scented teas used by the Chinese.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Millfield Social Briefs Highlight Local Events
Mr and Mrs John Theisen hosted a chicken dinner honoring Mrs Bells birthday with ice cream and cake. Faithful Circle Class families enjoyed a picnic and supper at Nice picnic grounds. Chester Sanders visited son Fred Sanders near Concord. Daily Vacation Bible School near East Side School closed. Commencement at Community House. Elizabeth Robinett and Lorena Mae Sisson visited James Omen in Zanesville. Jessie Fulton visited Columbus relatives. Donald Wineag and Nora Bell Stahl welcomed a 12 pound son. grandparents James Stahl and Mrs George Belton. Ice cream supper planned at Concord Church. William Matson visited in Jackson Run. Clarence Sisson and daughter visited Richard Dunkle. Dwight Hartley and son returned from two weeks fishing in Michigan. Ray Chadwell spent Sunday with his parents in Amesville.
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Millfield
John Theisen
W. A. Bell
East Side School
Robert Torrence
Toledo
Elizabeth Robinett
Lorena Mae Sisson
James Omen
Zanesville
Jessie Fulton
Columbus
Donald Wineag
Nora Bell Stahl
James Stahl
George Belton
Concord Church
William Matson
Charles Marten
Jackson Run
Clarence Sisson
Richard Dunkle
Trimble Heights
Dwight Hartley
Michigan
Ray Chadwell
Amesville
Allen Chadwell
Amesville Personal And Social Mention
Amesville social notes recount a day at Buckeye Lake for Mr Earl Sedwick family and list visits from Columbus residents including Mr and Mrs Basil Sedwick Mrs Sadie Wilson and Mr and Mrs Riley Thompson. A birth announced for John William Heston with grandparents named Grosvenor and Amesville residents.
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Amesville
Earl Sedwick
Donald
Gratta
Walter
Belle Sedwick
Sidney Carpenter
Grace Linscott
Louise Lent
Arthur Thompson
Kathleen
Junior Webster
Buckeye Lake
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
Homer Morehe
Nnd
F. L. Thomas
Jessie Lortz
Mecca and Beyond
Ralph Rarick
Sally Jo
Columbus
Basil Sedwick
Sadie Wilson
Athens
Ralph Beasley
Dail Thompson
James Elban
Riley Thompson
Mary Lee Thompson
Milton Wallace
Chesterhill
Mona Jean Potter
Wilbur Potter
Walker McCorkle
Mary Margaret
Akron
Riley Thompso
Max Heston
John William
John Hope
Grosvenor
William Heston
Oregon farms electrified well above national average
Salem Oregon reports that 39.7 percent of Oregon farms have direct electricity service from the Rural Electrification Administration. The figure far exceeds the national average of 16.8 percent, highlighting statewide progress in rural electrification.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
The
Rural Electrification Administration
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Fritz
Lanham
Elliott
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Department of Commerce
Roper
Katherine
Stephen
Katherine Miller
Saint Vincent’s
Saint Vincent's
George Clark
Ruth Millett
Logan
Bess V. Mutchmore
Doris Herron
Art Francis
Alonzo Palmer
N. College St
Francis
Ohio University
Robert Crippen
Charles Crippen
Crippen
DR. Morris Fishbein
the Public Forum
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