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The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co covers Athens and surrounding counties with daily and weekly editions. Rates show by carrier 15 cents for two weeks and mail options across Ohio with yearly and shorter-term plans.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gorgon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harria
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Gloubter
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Fading Hope in Commodity Prices Lifts Farm Sector
The article notes rising prices for hogs cattle and sugar with tentative gains in petroleum and cotton. It argues that while improvements in agricultural commodities offer hope, the gains are small and short-lived and may not signal a broad revival. The key index is the strongest recent rise in the general commodity average.
Fort Gower and Ohio Indian Mounds Could Become State Parks
The Ohio state should pursue acquiring Fort Gower near Hockingport and nearby Indian mound sites at The Plains to transform them into state parks. Private funding is urged to cover the nominal costs, with signs and trails to attract tourists and benefit local communities in Athens County. Washington’s camp at Fort Gower is noted as a historical highlight.
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Ohio
Hockingport
Fort Gower
Washington
Hockingport Road
Athens County
Coolville-Hockingport
Commonwealth
We Need More Civic Beauty In Small Towns
The article argues beauty shapes citizens and reduces crime. It contrasts dingy urban and aging small town Main Streets with places where beauty is encouraged. It notes tourism and resident pride rise when streets and countryside avoid gaudy signs and unattractive roadside stands.
Home loan bill sparks a Washington currency rush
A new home loan bank bill triggers a nationwide scramble by banks states and cities to borrow government funds. Officials claim the 1.25 billion expansion reduces debt at Federal Reserve banks and boosts working capital, enabling more loans while not raising taxes.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Mr. Jones
Building and Loan Association
Insurance Company
Building and Loan
District Home Loan Bank
Jones
Home Loan
Home Loan Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Thought for Today and Radio Commission Arrests
A Thought for Today cites Isaiah urging acts of justice. The Radio Commission reports 12 000 arrests from police radio calls in one month, noting many escaped while officers battled radio static.
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The
Radio Commission
Getting Home Loans To Be Popular Game
Washington notes that a provision allowing individual home loans from the new federal home loan banks may exist. The board may ignore it, drawing criticism from backers who view the move as bank aid. Loans span long amortizing mortgages up to 60 percent of balance and 50 percent of appraised value, or short-term loans up to 5 percent of balance and 30 percent of appraised value.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank Board
Hoover
Couzens
Michigan
Athens and Nelsonville see fewer July marriages
In Athens County many July licenses show the two largest towns Athens and Nelsonville having fewer marriages than smaller towns and rural areas. The report notes a question on marriage trends and cites census data from the county.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Athens County
Ullom to Host Birthday Gathering of Family on North College
Mr A W Ullom plans a large family reunion at his North College Street home for next week to celebrate his birthday with his children and relatives from across the area. The event marks a rare chance for his widely scattered kin to gather.
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A. W. Ullom
North College Street
Mr. Ullom
Make Your Own Moral on Alcohol in All Creatures
A verse commentary notes alcohol pervades all beings from gnats to humans and mocks prohibition talk. The speaker admits hypocrisy in decrying liquor while still consuming intoxicants, ending with the unresolved moral.
Carp prowling Columbia River as flood swells attract fish
A high water event on the Columbia River draws carp with ravenous appetites toward riverbank structures near Galena Oregon where they forage around the fenders and greens. In a separate incident a baseball player suffered an immediate dislocation of the hip after being struck by a pitched ball in Galena Oregon.
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Columbia River
Cartoons and oddities mix in old Portland golf note
Yesterday's cartoon details a Columbia Golf Course problem with carp feeding on greens during high water and a planned fence to protect turf. The piece also notes a reunion tale of sisters Clara Sheldon and Amy Anderson, separated by adoption, living 58 years apart in Mattoon before Ada Marlow discovers their kinship. Tomorrow previews a piece titled A Wind-blown Freight Car.
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Amy Anderson
Mattoon
Illinois
Ada Marlow
Redfield
South Dakota
Ie Mattoon
Public Forum Editors Note on Signed Letters
The Messenger explains that public forum letters may be published only when the writer is known to reflect the opinions, though signatures may be absent. The column states writers need not have their names printed, but the opinions belong to the contributors and not necessarily The Messenger.
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Messenger
Comment on Working Miners
Floyd Brown defends miners in Nelsonville amid strikes and state guard deployment. He accuses Governor White and scabs of provoking conflict and bonds, argues miners seek living wages, and questions public sympathy for strikebreakers amid hardships in the coal valley.
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Messenger
Lee Hall
Governor White
Worded Critique of John Lewis and Miner Strikes in The Messenger
The Messenger editor rebuts a letter arguing miners are frugal and industrious while condemning mob violence against workers. It cites constitutional rights to private contract and peaceful occupation, condemns lawlessness, and critiques John L. Lewis for his Athens speech urging mine closures and wage cuts.
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United States
Athens
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Aged Must Take Special Steps Against Diseases
An aging person faces disease risks from tissue breakdown including hardening of the arteries heart failure and cancer. Pneumonia, measles fever typhoid and diphtheria are rarer in the aged due to youth exposure and immunity. vigilance is needed as age increases.
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Br der
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Sir Humphry Rolleston
Charcot
Osler
Cates
When Babies Go Back to the Land
Mrs Smith visits Mrs Brown in the country bringing her sterilized baby while observing a naked grass playing infant. The contrast sparks a realization as both babies explore the yard. a simple afternoon leads to plans to move out to the country for next year.
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Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Brown
Caroline
Jennie
Citizens call for law enforcement to end mine mob violence
A July 25 1932 letter from Nelsonville Ohio argues criminals and mob sympathizers threaten miners and citizens. It claims miners and operators are not equal while mobs act unlawfully and warns authorities must act or bloodshed will rise. It cites intimidation of merchants and threats of violence.
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Everlys sue Aetna for 1800 in Athens County court
J D and Ollie Everly file in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging their two story frame house in Lee Township was insured with Aetna for 1805 and burned July 5 with no payment to date.
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Common Pleas
J. D
Ollie Everly
Aetna Insurance Company
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Lee “Township
Extradition Sought for Alleged Liquor Smuggler Staunton
Toledo Ohio July 28 U S District Attorney Lee Marlin filed for extradition of John Perry Staunton from North Carolina. He is wanted in connection with extensive liquor smuggling from Canada and the West Indies.
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Toledo
John Perry Staunton
North Carolina
U. S
Lee Marlin
Canada
West Indies
Germany to restore fighting power under Geneva
Arthur Brisbane reports General Kurt von Schleicher says Germany may rearm under Geneva, noting Allies likely won’t disarm and warning of a united Germany and Italy under dictatorial pressure. The piece ponders how the U S would respond if Europe again faced such threats and demands.
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Kurt von Schleicher
German War Ministry
Geneva
Germany
Italy
Oddities and Opinions Stir Readers From Oklahoma to Canada
A jumble of notes: a healthily prolific rat mother used in experiments with alcohol. tax free cities in Oklahoma and Kansas. British Empire trade tensions with Canada and American investments. New York City Mayor Walker’s tax cuts. Western views on capitalism and shifts in Russia. The piece blends curiosities, policy commentary, and economic observation.
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Ponca City
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Chanute
Colby
Augusta
Beloit
Walker
New York
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