The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger lists distribution and pricing details including carrier and mail rates. It notes association memberships and offices, with obituaries offered at a nominal charge and subscriptions priced at 84.50 per year, 2.50 for six months, and 1.00 per week.
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Gna W. Ouilep Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Banka
Athens
Posterton
Mali
Opie
Press Freedom Means Trusteeship for the Public
Jeremiah Barum argues press freedom is a public right not a publisher privilege. Publishers must act as trustees, preserving the public’s access to information and guarding against biased or unlawful use of the press. Deliberation and responsibility ensure accuracy in news and editorials for readers in shaping opinions.
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Jerem Barum
Syracuse
N.Y
Post-Standard
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Charlottesville
Virginia
Barum
Public Rights Versus Western Desertification Policy
The piece argues for removing millions of acres from production in the West and Northwest to prevent a Western Sahara. It condemns plowing of arid grasslands in the U S and Southeastern Ohio, calls for government restoration, and supports resettlement of displaced farmers as a necessary plan to preserve national resources and avert desertification.
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Sahara
Ohio
Mississippi
West
New Racket Grows On Highway Insurance At Risk
The article warns that motor vehicle insurance may become unaffordable as a growing practice of fraudulent accidents and fires spreads. It notes people who stage wrecks to collect damages, and families prioritizing payouts over grief, while blaming poor road conditions and drivers unfit to operate vehicles.
Townsend movement and political shifts in Washington scene
Washington column notes uncertain Lemke ticket support from Townsend followers in Cleveland and hints the union party may rely on a volatile nut vote. It also recounts a Capitol Hill scramble over a contempt-witness bill tied to campaign funds, labor espionage, and civil liberties probes, plus jokey quips about union leadership and Rome burning reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Townsend
Cleveland
Lemke
Dr. Townsend
Gerald Smith
Father Coughlin
North Dakota
Union Party
Huey Long
Jasper
Ala
Congress
William Bankhead
Uvalde
Tex
Garner
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Not a Pretty Picture After a Wreck
The statement notes crashing an old wreck on the road means trouble and expense for the driver whose car is in good condition if he can pay. It highlights the financial burden and grim outlook of such accidents.
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Helena
Sandra
Peter
Ohio Gasoline Tax Debate and Vague Frills Critique
A column argues Ohio should cut the gasoline tax or shift to broader taxes, noting 50 million dollars collected last year and 10 million more from the tax. It criticizes how funds are used, hints at government luxuries, and cites unrelated modern pop culture mentions as filler.
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Ohio
Early Meigs County Court Records Describe 1819 Actions
The 1819 Meigs County Common Pleas Court term renews E Phelps license to keep a house of entertainment and orders township trustees to select jurors. Elisha Rathburn obtains license to marry. The April term lists Ezra Osborn and other judges, Robert C. Barton clerk pro tem, Samuel F. Vinton prosecuting attorney. Records are handwritten and sparse on pioneer life.
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Meigs County
Court of Common Pleas
State of Ohio
Horatio Strong
Fuller Elliott
James E. Phelps
Esquires
County of
Meigs
State of
Ohio
Robert C. Barton
Samuel F. Vinton
Common Pleas Court
Health Hints on First Aid Antiseptics for Children
Noting common childhood injuries, the article explains home first aid to prevent infection and outlines antiseptics such as iodine mercurochrome metaphen and hexylresorcinol. It cautions about fingernail infections and nail matrix damage, urging professional care when needed.
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Morris Fishbein
Public Forum Letter Attacks Auction Claim and Roosevelt Policies
A Republican writer criticizes the Roosevelt era and CCC programs, arguing farmers misuse aid and that relief helps working people. The letter contrasts Hoover's era with New Deal policies, contending jobs and wages improved under Roosevelt while some pollute the platform with fear of auctioning off aid. FRANK R. HUMPHREY, Carpenter, R. D. 2, July 15.
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Messenger
Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Hoover
Wall Street
Guy Fierce
CCC
Frank R. Humphrey
Carpenter
R. D
Twilight Night Meado ws and Fairy Dance Poem
Dorothy Kuntz of Pomeroy Ohio shares a twilight verse depicting evening glides and a star bright in the sky. The piece shifts to a practical medical note describing nail infection treatment with removal or trimming, hot dressings, and healing recovery.
Noted wedding turns tragic at Crest Mountain Lodge
Helena Henderson and Peter Henderson marry hastily at Crest Mountain Lodge after a weekend prop for their romance. A diving accident leaves Peter concussed and near death while attorney John Courtney questions Helena about Leah Frasier and Peter’s past. The doctor warns of a grave outcome as suspense grows.
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Relena Derrik
Helvig
Sandra Leigh
Crest Mountain Lodge
Helena
Peter Henderson
Peter
Helene
John Courtney
Lear
Courtney
Peters
Leah
Mr. Courtney
John
Fain
Sandra
Doctor
Leigh
Fourth place showdown in Glouster as Legion faces Barnesville
In Glouster this afternoon the Eastern Ohio League pits Barnesville against the American Legion team for fourth place, a clash described as fiercer than the legendary Battle of the Marne. Nearby, Mrs. M F Riley and daughter Ellen Jane visit Mrs. Riley's sister Mrs. Harry Foster, while Myers family from Chauncey return with two young coyotes. Mrs. J H Gross and daughter Irene depart for Detroit and northeastern cities en route to visit relatives including Mrs. Dalton Taylor in Alexandria Virginia.
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M. F. Riley
Ethel Bowles
Ellen Jane
Newark
N. J
Harry Foster
E. State St
the Marne
Glouster
Barnesville
American Legion
J. H. Gross
Irene Gross
Detroit
Points East
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington D. C
Alexandria
Dalton Taylor
Ruts Baker
Ford in Nelsonville Stolen Recovered in Lancaster
Twenty years ago a Ford car owned by M. E. Howe was stolen in Nelsonville yesterday and recovered by police in Lancaster this morning. President Wilson signed a personal note urging quick relief for Poland and sent it to England, France, Russia, Germany and Austro-Hungary. Mrs. C L Pickens Jr and son John left for Manina to visit Mr and Mrs C L Pickens Sr for the weekend.
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M. E. Howe
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Wilson
Poland
England
France
Russia
Germany
Austro-Hungary
C. L. Pickens, Jr
John
Manina
C L. Pickens
Mr. Pickens
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Tadic
Arhens Messenger A Usrald Printing CO
Ares
Darria Msorene
Pi Publishers
Associa Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Inland Ostlo Press Association
THE
United Press
Townsendites
Gomer Smith
Coughlin
Husky John L. Lewis
William Green
A. F. of L
Miners
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Green
Musicians’ Union
Bill
Rome Burns
Committee For Industrial Organization Unions
Polly Moran
Messrs
Jean Harlow
Savage
Paul Whiteman
Davenport
Washington, D. C
By Malcolm Hartley
the Public Forum
Poet’s Corner
Dorothy Kuntz
Pomeroy
George Clark
Ty Nard Jones
Country Club
R. H. White
Earl Beckley
C. E. Bennett
William Morgan
Myers
Chauncey
Colorado
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