The Athens Messenger Publication Details
Florence news record notes The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and GM Charles H. Harris is editor. It serves Athens and surrounding counties with standard advertising rates and subscription options.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
When the Flag Goes By on Memorial Day
Citizens fail to show proper respect as the flag passes flags are seen on porches and hats are not removed. Veterans exemplify proper conduct and civilians should learn how to honor the national colors by standing at attention saluting or removing hats.
What It Means to You Excise Taxes to Hit Citizens Under Budget Bill
The general revenue bill would raise average yearly taxes from ten to one hundred dollars for a typical worker earning about forty dollars weekly. Taxes would apply to cosmetics jewelry tires gasoline tubes oils and many other items. While most levies are small the total impact could reach millions to balance the federal budget.
Profuse Blackberry Bloom Hints Big Season Ahead
The article notes an unusually large blackberry crop expected this season if favorable conditions persist. White blossoms seen along 4000 hill-bides and reports from Memorial Day travel indicate widespread bush blooms and a likely bountiful fruit harvest for pies jams and shortcake.
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Hocking Valley
Marietta area promotes motor tourism on Memorial Day weekend
The piece notes casual mentions of visitors from across the country as memorial holiday motor travel increases. It highlights towns like Logan, Gallipolis, Athens, Vinton, Meigs, and Gallia, praising local history and scenic sites to entice motorists, with Hocking and Gallia counties emerging in regional publicity after Marietta and Washington counties.
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Logan
Gallipolis
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Gallia
Pomeroy Bend
Hocking County
Gallia County
Ohio
Washington County
World Economic Conference Hinted By British and American Officials
Ambassador Mellon and British Foreign Office officials discussed a potential world economic conference to revive prosperity and curb economic nationalism. No decision yet, but London sees a broad scope with preparatory talks after Lausanne, Ottawa, and current political situations.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Foreign Office
London
Ottawa
United States
MacDonald
Great Britain
Back to the Soil Over the World
The article notes a shift of populations from industrial centers to farming due to economic distress. It cites heavy emigration of foreign-born workers returning to the Old Country and abandoning get-rich-quick dreams for a livelihood in agriculture. It echoes a broad trend of migration and settlement as a remedy to hardship.
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Atlantic
Modern divorce in Manhattan sparks laughs at Grand Central
In New York on June 2, modern divorce trends fold into casual farewells at Grand Central. Travelers note couples parting with witty quips about remaining friends, while society watchers warn of future encounters at parties, as personal life among the well known clowns and wags grows trickier. The piece also surveys tastes in films among business leaders and notable figures, listing preferences from wild westerns to adventure tales.
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Manhattan
Grand Central
Reno
Foy
Ted Healys
Jimmy Barton
J. P. McEvoy
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Mating Picture Producers Association
J. C. Penney
Edward Filene
Boston
James F. Girard
Richard Washburn
Will Durant
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Leopold Stokowski
John B. Watson
Henry Seidel Canby
Saturday Review
Prof
Kemmerer
Princeton
Gen. Harbord
Radio Corporation
Information Bureau Answers Historic Inquiries
A compiled Q and A set from the Athens Information Bureau covers inquiries on authors, royal lineages, education laws, pigments in murals, stature of royal children, ancient science, treasure identifications, and Colonel Lindbergh’s father. It cites Haskin as director and includes dates and places.
A Word of Cheer Poem Encourages Hopeful Spirit
The poem urges readers to stay cheerful during hard times, valuing health and friends over wealth. It contrasts gloom with resilience, suggesting that joy and singing can lift morale as clouds pass.
The Sacred Red Bridge of Nikko and Divine Access
Explanation of the Mihashi the Sacred Red Bridge near Nikko reserved for Japanese gods and the Tenno. It says no mortal may cross and its red color comes from historic blood sacrifices. It notes a mortal bridge nearby and hints at tomorrow's feature The Death's Head Pearl.
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Dagi Gawa
Nikko
Japan
Messenger Public Forum Editor Note
Public Forum letters arrive unsigned and cannot be published. Writers need to be known to us even if names do not appear with the letter. Opinions reflect contributors and not necessarily The Messenger.
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Eeeeae Public Forum
Messenger
Doodads and life in modern times contrasted by a reader
A Coolville reader argues that modern life grows costly with added doodads while the old simple life required less financing. He contends increased private and governmental demands drive costs, urges simplicity, and warns that current behavior lines up with future manufacturing and wages trends. Jack Clemons of Trimble urges miners to unite to secure coal work for Ohio consumers and warns leaders may misdirect the union.
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Messenger
Coolville
Ohio
Jack Clemons
Trimble
Hoover pushes budget plan as Senate defeats sales tax
President Hoover urged a national budget balance to Senate colleagues while proposing a guarded sales tax. The Senate finance committee rejected the idea 12 to 8. European notes then shifted to potential dictators Hitler and Mussolini and their possible impact on France and the Mediterranean region.
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Hoover
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Disgraceful Courthouse Graffiti Prompted Letter
Athens Woman urges action to remove years old painted letters on the Athens County Courthouse front. She faults past and present officials for allowing the defacement to remain and asks the next county commissioners to rectify the situation for thousands of monthly visitors.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Athens
Athens, O
Favors Return to Editor on Union Demands and Coal Wages
A Messenger letter argues unions fail without sound leadership and urges maintaining a $3.00 daily wage and 38 cents per ton amid ongoing coal competition and a low world mood. The writer predicts the union’s downfall for two to three years and stresses practical, physics-based reasoning over rhetoric.
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the Messenger
France Faces Three Cornered War Fear and Air Power
AHistorical analysis notes a possible three sided war with Germany Italy and France, while England stays out and Poland and others financed by France shift priorities. It warns Paris could see gold reserves drain quickly as France expands air and submarine forces.
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Italy
France
England
Poland
Paris
Veterans in Washington demand work while awaiting bonus
Five hundred twenty five Pacific Coast World War veterans sleep on straw sacks in Washington and subsist on rations from two rolling kitchens at the war college. They complain of thin cabbage soup and diluted milk and demand jobs, even at one dollar a day, staying until the bonus is paid, potentially as late as 1945.
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Washington
War College
Farmers Seek Photo of Veterans Camping in Washington
A photograph of veterans camping near the Department of Agriculture in Washington attracts farmer interest. The scene shows veterans gathered on a public space, with officials noting support for veteran affairs and rural veterans’ concerns.
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Eeterans
Washington
Department of Agriqulture
Garibaldi and Honoring Wives in Italian Monuments
An Italian lesson from history notes Garibaldi and his wife Anita, praised for shared heroism. It argues that women deserve remembrance beside their husbands and that monuments should honor mothers alongside their sons.
Curtis Illness Deepens As Wife Dies At Hospital
Americans learn of Cyrus H. K. Curtis in a Philadelphia hospital after a serious illness. The sudden death of Mrs. Curtis in the same hospital, where she had gone to be with him, compounds his distress and worsens his condition.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Century Tribute to Cuvier on His Centenary
One hundred years after his death Georges Leopold Cuvier is remembered for a brain noted as almost heavy enough for two men. The French naturalist built on Aristotle's work and his writings endure beyond current interests. Pope Pius marked his seventy fifth birthday yesterday.
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Georges Leopold Chretien
Frederic Dagobert Cuvier
Cuvier
Aristotle
Pope Pius
Excel
Rose Gains Confidence With Encouraging Stepmother
A girl named Rose adapts to a new stepmother who praises her sewing, gardening, painting, and flowers. Through encouragement, Rose overcomes self doubt and a sense of inadequacy once dominated by Aunt Minnie’s critical approach. The scene ends with Rose’s growing self esteem and a sigh for Aunt Minnie’s absence.
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Rose
Minnie
Congress Looms as Final Battleground in Prohibition Fight
Washington notes that despite steam of convention talk, Congress must act to change federal law on prohibition. House beer votes show a slim wet path. Senate remains dry. Analysts see possible shifts in coming elections, with Party lines hardening and regional divides shaping the outcome.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Funfest to Return at Brick Plant Grounds This Year
Elks event Funfest returns to the brick plant grounds with J A Fuller and Charles De Molet in charge. Athens service crews install new water lines from Court Street to nearby properties as part of street repaying work. The narrative mentions the first senior class reception with a private Mass at the chapel, and lists cast members from the 1922 play The House Next Door and Torch and Cresset selections.
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Elks
J. A. Fuller
Charles de Molet
Athens Service Department
Court Street
A. H
Ruth Miller
Melba Woodworth
Abbott Wilcox
Homer Baird
Arthur Cameron
Dwight Rutherford
Swift and Company founder mourned as firm cites strong finances
The country mourns Edward F Swift of Swift and Company in a statement noting free liquid resources over 25 million dollars and no bank debts besides current expenses. Meanwhile Reno Nevada restricts quick divorces requiring a next day waiting period for all filings and hearings.
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Edward F. Swift
Swift and Company
Swift
Local Notes and Notices From The Messenger
Twenty years ago Rev Alexander Lamb and Miss Harriett Lamb of Cleveland visit sister Mrs George S Putnam. Uncalled letters will be sent to dead letter office June 11 1912. Albany Henry G Williams and B O Skinner address village on high school grade. Five hobos arrested for celebrating holiday by beers. Tea hosted at Mrs W E Moler home. Supt B O Skinner re-elected for five years.
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Alexander Lamb
Harriett Lamb
Cleveland
Mrs
George S. Putnam
Athens
Albany
Henry G. Williams
B. O. Skinner
Armitage
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