Athens Messenger and Herald front matter and rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co outlines publication details, staff titles, associations, and national contacts. Subscription rates list weekly and yearly prices for Athens and surrounding counties with mail and carrier options.
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United Press National Representatives
Joan W. Cullen Company
Cicage Wee York
Detreen Cleveland
Banka
Athens
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Vinton
Washington Counties
Oil executive targets noise with quiet driving order
A major Ohio oil executive begins urging company drivers to reduce motor vehicle noise in hopes of quieter nights and steadier nerves. The Athens movement mirrors broader city and town concerns over trucks and cars, with local drivers noted for excessive noise.
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Ohio
Athens
London
Public is Heard From on Hatch Bill and Civil Service Pressure
The Hatch Bill faces strong support from Congressmen who view it as a check on political activity by federal office-holders. Both parties have long pressured voters, hindering efficient work in federal and state bureaus. The bill would bar from national political groups federal employees who have acted as their main agents, reducing political leverage over retirees and dependents reliant on the state. Citizens resent the system, as shown by Congress’s stance on the Hatch Bill.
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States
Congress
Looks Do Not Define Intelligence Says UC Psychologist
A professor from the University of California rejects snap judgments that a man’s intelligence can be read from his facial features. Egon Brunswik argues facial appearance is no more predictive than a coin toss, urging people to avoid judging others by looks.
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Egon Brunswik
University of California
Tax tokens fade from U S wallets amid supply woes
The article recalls how tax tokens once circulated nationwide to trim fractions of a cent in sales tax. Alabama used lead tokens but public supply ran dry as users exploited them for roof work. The Federation of Tax Administrators reported the misuse and the move away from token use.
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Alabama
Federation of Tax Administrators
Raymond Clapper's Comments on News
Washington notes mark August 2 as the 30th anniversary of the army air corps purchase of its first plane. Col Frank P. Lahm, Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, and John Mullaney reflect on growth from the Wright machine to today’s air power with 2300 planes and 21,000 enlisted, as the Navy expands its air forces.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Army
Frank P. Lahm
Seconds Corps
Governor’s Island
New York
H. H. Arnold
Air Corps
John Mullaney
War Department
Signal Corps
Wright Brothers
Wright
Ft. Myer
Selfridge
Orville Wright
Smithsonian Institution
Naval Air Force
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Bruce Catton portrays Washington scenes with light gossip on congressman fashions and gym games. The piece notes Senator Matthew Neely’s green suit and paddle ball in the House gym alongside Byrns giving his maiden speech about Sam McReynolds.
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Bruce Catton
Washington
Senate
James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Matthew Neely
West Virginia
Joe Burns, Jr
Tennessee
House
Sam McReynolds
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Byrns
McReynolds
Rome eyes Coney Island style facility in Italy
The text notes Rome could seek a Coney Island like venture while Italy contemplates its own project. It suggests Mussolini might use such a build as a pretext for asserting power and references the United States reportedly owning 58 percent of the world’s visible gold.
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Rome
Coney Island
Italy
Mussolini
United States
Answers and Advice From the Messenger Bureau
The Messenger Information Bureau answers reader questions on topics from oil surveys to education and mail, offering facts such as 1 110 000 high school graduates this year and details on taxes, lighthouses, and crematories. It provides a free circular on destroying trees and stumps and notes on weather forecasting research.
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Congress
United States
Amelia Earhart
Howland Island
Honolulu
Service Bureau
Thirteenth St
Washington, D. C
Military School
Great Britain
United States Military Academy
West Point
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
Cavalry
Royal Military Academy
Woolwich
Artillery
Mexico
W. J. Humphreys
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Health Hints and Diet for World Fair Feet
Health advice on preventing and treating tired feet from long walks at fairs. Explains causes such as muscle strain, ligament stretching, circulation issues, and ill fitting shoes. Recommends bed rest with feet elevated, heat and cold therapy, proper footwear, and orthopedic assessments for supports and pads.
Special Sheep Day at Ohio Experiment Station
Miss Luciel Boden editor of the Antioch News visits Athens. Roderick Eddy Gilbert Shannon and Ted Daggett head to Camp St Joseph at Lockbourne. Headlines note the United States as peacemaker and remind of Kellogg Pact with China and Russia. Two Welshmen David and Morgan Jones work on the chimney of the P F Good home on Strathmore Boulevard.
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The
Antioch (Ill
Athens
Roderick Eddy
Gilbert Shannon
Ted Daggett
Camp St Joseph
Lockbourne
United States
China
Russia
David and
Morgan Jones
P. F. Good
Strathmore Boulevard
Local News Briefs From New York and Detroit
Fred W. Landis suffered painful bruises in an accident at Floodwood Mine 28 of the New York Coal Company. Mrs. W. H. McKee departed for the East to await overseas arrival of Lieutenant Grosvenor McKee. Two Athens men in the Marines, Dwight Williams and Israel Putnam, expected home in the Sixth Regiment. Miss Belle Schloss and Miss Mary Rose Farley left for Detroit.
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Fred W. Landis
Floodwood
New York Coal Company
W. H. McKee
East
Overseas
Grosvenor McKee
Athens
Dwight Williams
Israel Putnam
Belle Schloss
Mary Rose Farley
Detroit
Ghost Detour in Goldcrest Wild West Chase
In Goldcrest tourists witness a gunfight as ex-con Carl Quail fires at Christine Palmer and flees on horseback. Christine wounds him and Roselee Dale pursues with Dick Bancroft racing to intercept using a pickup truck. Quail falls and escapes on foot, with Franklin Larraway wounded and Christine saving him.
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Roselee Dale
Christine Palmer
Goldcrest
Dick Bancroft
Franklin Larraway
Roselee
Carl Quail
Quail
John Sawyer
Professor York
Christine
Big Dick Bancroft
Franklin
Darling
Hind Carl Quail
Beauty All Around Us In Simple Daily Things
Poem by Ben T. Cloustown from Nelsonville Ohio celebrates beauty found near home The sun over native hills the rose by the door a thrushes song and a mother’s lullabies are all cited as everyday beauty The verse invites readers to notice and hear the world’s quiet wonders
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Fair Cathay
Social Notes from Syracuse and Surrounding Areas
Social notes detail visits and gatherings across Syracuse Meigs County and Pomeroy. Activities include church events, Pioneer Society luncheon plans, a re dedication at Syracuse Methodist Church, and multiple families visiting relatives or hosting guests.
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Herbert Stobart
Lenora
Gladys Crooks
Huntington
Frances (Cobb) Jordan
Tillie Bentz
Methodist Church School
Meigs County Pioneer Society
D. B. Williams
J. C. Hallam
Marcia Karr
Pioneer Board
E. W. Kingsland
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Teacher's Average Pay Was $1,380 in 1938
SAN FRANCISCO The average salary of school teachers across the United States for 1938 was 1380. The report to the National Educational Association notes Negro teachers earned 60 monthly in segregated districts versus 100 for white teachers, with rural teachers paid far less than urban ones.
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San Francisco
United States
National Educational Association
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