The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. needs
The Athens Messenger established 1825 published weekdays and Sunday edition. Frederick W Bush publisher and Gordon K Bush general manager with Charles H Garria editor. Ads rates by application. Subscriptions: Ohio mail one year 4.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks .50. Obituary notices charged. National reps listed.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H Garria
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
Ohio
Ohio law cuts hundreds of driving hazards in eleven months
The Ohio financial responsibility law, in effect eleven months, removed nearly 1800 hazards from roads and led to warnings for hundreds more. About 150 drivers lost licenses secured liability insurance over 1.5 million dollars, while those kept on the road mostly faced drunken driving or civil judgment failures. The law has widespread impact as state patrols deter risky driving and promote sobriety across communities.
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Ohio
State Bureau
Farmers Resist New Deal Food Policy Across Regions
The article argues that American farmers planted more food crops to offset foreign competition and New Deal cutbacks. It criticizes subsidies abroad and warns foreign imports hurt U S farmers by reducing prices and livelihoods. It cites drought, trade agreements, and political debate, including remarks about Russia.
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Middle West
West
Washington
New Deal
AAA
White House
Wallace
Uncle Sam
Russia
Worth the Extra Cost Glouster Extends Curb Lighting
Glouster moves to widen curb lighting on busy streets citing reduced accidents and safer pedestrian travel. Athens experiences dim lights and dark crossings due to tree cover and car glare, prompting call for curb lights on more streets and a new setup.
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Glouster
Athens
Wisconsin and Missouri Swing to Landon in Farm Journal Poll
The Farm Journal poll shows Wisconsin favoring Alf Landon 1974 to 970 for Roosevelt and Missouri supporting Landon 3839 to 2862. Iowa trended toward Roosevelt 1584 to 993, boosting GOP hopes while Dickinson remains a factor in a wary Republican outlook.
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Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
la Follette
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
AAA
Missouri
Landon
Kansas City Star
Pendergast
Kansas City
Farm Journal
London
St. Louis
Tammany
Iowa
L. J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Louis Murphy
Nebraska Farmers Back Landon Amid Mixed National Returns
The Nebraska vote shows 955 for Landon and 308 for Roosevelt, despite Norris favoring Roosevelt. Oklahoma tilts 610 Roosevelt to 541 Landon, while Kansas farmers back the Democratic base as Landon gains among oil men. Upstate New York records 3169 Landon to 779, and Pennsylvania farmers vote 1861 Landon to 895 Roosevelt.
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Landon
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Kansas
Upstate
New York
Tammany
Pennsylvania
James A. Farley
King Edward Faces Gunfire Calmly During Ride
A bystander drew a pistol as King Edward rode by. He kept his pace without flinching, a show of composure after earlier experiences that hardened his resolve to ride on regardless of danger.
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Edward
Unusual pan beating case sparks Ohio police probe
An Ohio mother faces charges after allegedly beating her daughter with a frying pan. The incident draws attention to harsh parenting practices and prompts scrutiny of family discipline norms.
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Ohio
Sweethearts All Over Again Heacock Honeymoon Plan
Mr and Mrs E L Heacock of Houston have married four times in two years without divorces. They recently wed again and plan to marry again in six months saying they believe in endless honeymoons as a way to keep marriage exciting.
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E. L. Heacock
Houston
Tex
Heacocks
District Tales of Long Ago
Henry Atkinson discusses ancient burials near Athens and Mound Builders evidence. He notes preserved pottery at Ohio University Museum and a site including The Plains mounds and a rock shelter. He argues Ice Age inhabitants predate white settlers and suggests the Cross gravel bank burials may be the district’s oldest.
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Henry Atkinson
Athens
Ohio University Museum
Plains
Shelter Rock
Congress St
United States
Cross
Ohio
America
Drought and Etiquette Quips From Poet and Reader
A dramatic poem about a merciless drought and wilting flora by Eleanor Sewell of Route 1 Athens Ohio. It laments heat waves, parched fields, and stifling tar odors as hillsides shimmer and green pools vanish.
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Eleanor Sewell
Athens
Quote on driving instructors and press decorum in court
The passage argues that bad drivers who teach others corrupt pupils and increase road dangers, while a court is bound to maintain decorum so press conduct does not suppress the public's right to information.
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William F. Bleakley
New York State Supreme Court
Public Forum letter argues Democrats need no new platform
W R Goddard of Columbus denounces Guy Fierce’s Public Sale invitation and lauds Roosevelt’s 1932 relief, blaming Republicans and trusts for farmer losses. The letter asserts Democrats should adopt the GOP record, alleging Morgan finance and persistent control of government, calling for cooperative movements.
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the Messenger
Guy Fierce
Washington
GOP
Lincoln
Hoover
Mellon
Wall Street
Roosevelt
United States
Americal Steel
International Harvester Co
Brother Fierce
Oklahoma
J. Pierpont Morgan Syndicate
Steel Trust
W. R. Goddard
Heat Wave Grips Hocking Valley Central States
Central states endure a heat wave with readings from 90 to 100 degrees. Local families travel for visits, including the Zimmermans Metcalfs and Whaleys, with trips to Columbus Huntington and Lansbury.
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Hocking Valley
Central States
Daugherty Arrives in Athens for County Tour
Republican candidate for U S Senator Harry Daugherty arrived in Athens from Portsmouth and will spend the day touring Athens County. Also noted are return trips home by Misses Graham and Ford, and visitors from Huntington, W Va. on L V Brown’s home. A world coal supply is estimated to last about 500 years at current use.
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Harry Daugherty
United States
Athens
Portsmouth
Athens County
Hendersons Store Heir Draws Ire In Crest Mountain Tale
In a Crest Mountain town Helena Derrick inherits the Henderson Department Store after Peter Hendersons death. Leah Frazier, Peter’s former fiancée, challenges the succession while Roger Barnes runs the business. Court actions and town scrutiny loom as Helena weighs her future.
Helena defies Barnes as town faces store takeover
Helena Frazier resists Roger Barnes over the Henderson Department Store's future. Courtney reports Barnes seeks to influence employees and probate, while Leah Frazier threatens boycott. John Lassiter may back Helena, who plans to run the store with Courtney's help.
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Helena
John Lassiter
Aaron Lassiter
Aaron
John
Courtney
Henderson
Barnes
Severe burns demand hospital care and careful aftercare
The article explains how severe body burns require immediate hospital care and careful aftercare. It covers preventing infection, maintaining body heat, managing fluids, and avoiding painful positions to prevent contractures. It also advises washing acid burns with baking soda and cooling burned limbs under running water before applying sterile vaseline.
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Frederick W Bush
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John Wine Company
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William Lemke
Lemke
Norman Thomas
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Poet’s Corner
Meansenger
Drouth
P. M. Welch
Cutler, Ohio
the Public Forum
Favors
Columbus
Charles Zimmerman
Clyde Metcalf
Fletcher Metcalf
New London
Clarence McDaniel
W. A. Reading
Roscoe
Lansbury
J. A. Reading
Mr. W. A. Reading
O. E. Reading
A. FE. Whaley
Harold
William
Martha Mohring
S. A. Whaley
Arthur
Huntington
W. Va
Evelyn Whaley
Charleston
Children's Hospital
Myrtie
Hazel Graham
Edith Ford
Cleveland
Niagara Falla
Frances Archer
Emma Richey
Huntington, W. Va
L. V. Brown
George Clark
Wee Sto
Aetves
Ic Poly
Polity
Nard Jones
Ina
Relena Derrik
Helvig
Crest Mountain Lodge
Peter Henderson
Peter
John Courtney
Leah Frazier
Leah
Roger Barnes
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Henderson Department Store
Helvig's
Henderson's
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Miss Frazier
Miss Derrick
Helena Derrick
Frazier
Morris Fishbein
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