The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
Athens newspaper notes publisher and editor names, associations, and printing affiliations. Advertising and obituary charges listed. Subscription rates given for carrier and mail in multiple Ohio counties.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr. Charlies H. Harris
Queen
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
Joan W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Raymond Clapper on News Senate War Fear and Embargo Debate
Washington reports on President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull pressing for repeal of the arms embargo while Senator Borah challenges the fear of war. The White House conference ends with statements drafted by Roosevelt and Hull and read aloud by Borah and others. Critics doubt imminent war yet fear Hitler may leverage concessions to force disarmament.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Hitler
Borah
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
State Department
Garner
Great Britain
France
Germany
Siegfried Line
Blame and Neutrality Fight Turbulent White House Debate
The president bears primary responsibility for the failure to pass neutrality legislation, with critics arguing his six year push against business faith and deficit restraint worsened tensions. The editorial warns an antiwar embargo stance could harm democracies and urges cautious stance as Congress and the White House grapple with policy before the next major conflict.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Wilson
League of Nations
Republic
Congress
America
Japan
House
White House
Europe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio River Route set for scenic highway improvements
Plans outline improvements along the Ohio River road through Gallia and Meigs counties from Eureka Dam to Hockingport and Pomeroy. The corridor aims to create a wide dustless highway exposing river towns, historic sites including Buffington Island, and Great Bend country for a superior Southern Ohio drive. The project targets 1940s construction to attract tourists seeking exceptional scenery.
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Gallia County
Eureka Dam
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Pomeroy
Great Bend
Meigs County
Hockingport
Kennedy on Prevention Over Action in English Comment
In England, Joe Kennedy, ambassador to Britain, says a man proves his worth by preventing bad events rather than causing them. The remark likens such restraint to a business leader guiding a firm.
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England
Joe Kennedy
Britain
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Bruce Catton analyzes a looming nationwide packing house strike led by the CIO's Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee targeting Armour and Co. It assesses political implications for 1940, farmer sentiment, and potential federal stance influencing the election.
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Bruce Catton
Washington
Packing House Workers’ Organizing Committee
Armour and Co
Armour
Swift, Cudahy and Wilson
Chicago
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wallace
Questions and Answers as Information Bureau Help
The Messenger outlines its Information Bureau at 1018 13th Street Washington for free guidance on coins automakers naturalizations and general questions. It lists sample Q A with topics from Civil War tokens to Braille novels and Tokyo fire walking priests with concise answers and references.
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The
Messenger
13Th Street
Washington, D. C
Messenger Bureau
Service Bureau
Thirteenth St
United States
Earth
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
Harney
Tokyo
Harry Houdini
Harpers
A Tall Story in Rhyme by Anna Lee Brown
Poet readers submit verses with name and address. An 11 year old girl from Hollister Ohio writes a whimsical Mars voyage poem ending with a return to Earth. The piece captures playful sci fi imagery and a lighthearted ending.
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Messenger
Mars
Anna Lee Brown
Hollister
Ohio
Summer complaint and infant germ disease guidance
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains how summer diarrhea in babies is caused by germs in water and milk. He stresses boiled milk and water, strict hand and bottle hygiene, sterilized feeding equipment, fly and insect protection, and limiting adult contact to prevent infection. If diarrhea occurs, stop feeding, seek medical help, and protect fluid loss and fever.
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Morris Fishbein
Farmer Fights Fights With Goggles On Chickens
On John Cerrina's Manchester farm metal goggles fitted over chickens' eyes force them to look down so they cannot spar and injure each other. This odd device aims to reduce fighting among the birds.
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Manchester
Conn
U.P
John Cerrina
Cerrina
Swarm of 20000 bees settles in Hampstead pear tree
A London expert estimated about 20 000 bees swarmed into Church Row Hampstead. The insects filled the air briefly before clustering on a pear tree overhanging a wall by the parish church.
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London
Church Row
Hampstead
Ghost town visit shows Goldcrest charm and mystery
Roselee Dale Christine Palmer and partners host a college tour of Goldcrest with 200 potential earnings as Dick Bancroft Franklin Larraway and the cowhands greet a New York university party. Professor York's unusual behavior and a bank entrance raise subtle tension as Franklin heads toward the bank.
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Roselee Dale
Christine Palmer
Goldcrest
Dick Bancroft
Franklin Larraway
Quail
Kingman Hotel
Roselee
Christine
Franklin
New York University
Larraway
Great
Rocky Canyon
Professor York
Goldcrest Bank
Poultry Man Forecasts Wingless Chickens Revolution
A Nebraska poultry man announced a breed of wingless chicks he predicts could revolutionize chicken raising. The item notes travelers and locals visiting meetings and reunions across California and New England, with several Nelsonville residents listed among attendees and trips.
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Nebraska
Athens State Hospital Farewell Party for Dr Fordyce
Officers and employees held a lawn party bidding farewell to Dr O O Fordyce who was named superintendent of Toledo State Hospital. Mrs Jennie O Dell and others were noted in Columbus and Athens events with a school band concert and a local hospitality gathering.
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Athens State Hospital
O. O. Fordyce
Fordyce
Toledo State Hospital
Jennie O'Dell
Lindley Hall
Columbus
Athens High School
McCormick
Bradbury Social and Brief Personal Notes
The Bradbury brief notes cover funerals and visits. Max Russell's funeral at the local church drew large attendance with ministers from McArthur officiating. Several sequences note relatives visiting from Dexter Charleston Wheeling Zanesville Leading Creek and Kansas City. Bible School attendance reached 48 on July 16. Roy Dunn and Harry Kauff are ill. Rev. J P Miller plans to lead services July 23.
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NOAA
Poet's Corner
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NEA Service. Inc
TM Reg
U.S. Pat
SWARM
L. J. Eberle
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Cable
California
American Medical Society
C. H. Bartlett
Mac Bartlett
New England
C. E. Welch
Julius Fisher
John Saltz
Thousand Islands
Gilkey
Burlingham Church
Arch Knowlton
New Marshfield
Mrs. Elroy McDonald
Bradbury
J. P. Miller
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