The Athens Messenger History and Key Details
The Athens Messenger established 1825 with publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and manager. Charlies H. Harris is managing editor. It publishes weekdays except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Advertising rates available on request. obituary notices and cards of thanks are charged nominally. Subscriptions priced per year, six months, and ten weeks with regional mail rates.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Ational
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Pageant of the Years in a Vermont Barber Chair
A Vermont barber, age 99, recalls a century of social change from age 17 to the present. He notes shifts in baseball gear, fashion, politics every four years, hair trends, cosmetic bottles, and the move from the Police Gazette to modern magazines while behind his shop counter.
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Vermont
Police Gazette
Flowers for the Drivers
Athens records a safe school year with no traffic tragedies amid heavy congestion. Police and motorists credit careful driving as students repeatedly crossed at intersections and ignored signals, making the year difficult yet incident free. The piece praises motorists while noting ongoing risk and possible future remedies.
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Athens
TVA inquiry warns of private loss not theft
Opinion argues TVA harms coal towns and private industry by job loss and investment erosion. It claims federal power projects are draining private wealth, driving miners and rail workers to relief while government funds flood into power generation amid looming investigations.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kentucky
Norris
Western New York Hotels Offer Apples with Gideon Bibles
Hotels across western New York supply apples alongside Gideon Bibles in guest rooms inviting visitors to choose their preferred bearded gentleman to avoid.
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New York
Gideon
Behind the Scenes In Washington
The piece discussesRoosevelt rejecting a plan to exempt most corporations from tax while brain trust advisers favored a large tax cut. It cites political implications for 1940 with LaFollette and LaGuardia shaping reactions and labor concerns amid economic crisis rhetoric.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Congress
Little Fellows
Phil
Sen
Bobh LaFollette
Roosevelt
Hitler
LaGuardia
New York
Iowa’s Democratic Senate Race Test for New Dealers
In the Iowa primary the two frontrunners Gus Gillette and Otha Wearin, both elected in 1932, stand under White House scrutiny. Wearin is billed as a 100 percent New Dealer while Gillette faces distrust for stances on the 1934 veto repeal, HOLC civil service, and the share the wealth tax. They split on key Roosevelt administration votes, with both backing utility policies.
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Washington
Iowa
Gus Gillette
Otha Wearin
Senator Gillette
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Wearin
Gillette
Holc
Political fall from grace ends Gillette Senate bid
Gillette, elected in 1936, publicly opposed Roosevelt’s court plan and wage bills, resisting administration pressure and voting against key measures. The Chicago Tribune report of Nov 15 1936 is cited as exhibit A as critics label him a hopeless reactionary and call for his ouster.
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Gillette
Senate
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Congress
Supreme Court
Rep Wearin Signals Stance on Key Roosevelt Proposals
Rep Wearin voted in the House to override the Roosevelt veto of the farm interest rate bill and against an income tax for Congress. He supported Wages and Hours legislation and announced he favored the Supreme Court bill, though it never reached a vote.
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Rep
Wearin
House
Supreme Court
Administration talk on Gillette and Wearin sparks loyalty drift
Administration spokesmen tally two year record showing Gillette lacking Roosevelt sympathy while Wearin backs the party line. The shift implies Wearin is forgiven and becomes acceptable as a New Dealer. A quip about Japan making silk from soybeans ends the note.
Tuberculosis Infection Trends in Youth and Protection Measures
Health notes show reduced early childhood tuberculosis infection but warn of risk during adolescence 14 to 20. Open cases drive spread in close-contact settings such as clubs and sororities. Nursing and medical students exhibit higher incidence, underscoring need for standard infection control. Modern treatment offers excellent recovery prospects for initial infections in young adults.
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Mid-Western
Good Night Ladies and Hostess Dilemma Explored
The passage argues that hosting parties past the point of fun drains guests and hostesses. It cites the First Lady’s idea of using a phonograph record to end festivities and notes that many women resist such a move, fearing they would ruin the mood. The piece suggests a modern do unto others approach to balance hospitality.
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Het
White House
Edna K Connor School of Dancing closes spring term
The Edna K Connor School of Dancing finished its spring term with a pupil demonstration. Scholarships were awarded to Florence Smith and Carol Ruston while Eleanor Roe and Ann Beasley received honors. Mr and Mrs William Bobo returned from Marion Indiana where they visited their son and daughter in law.
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Edna K. Connor School of
Florence Smith
W. H. Smith
Carol Ruston
James Ruston
Eleanor Roe
A. B. Roe
Ann Beasley
Carl Beasley
William Bobo
Marion
Ind
Mrs
Mac Bobo
War limits on pot and pan making tighten supplies
Wartime demand reduces aluminum tin and granite use for war purposes. Mrs A D Hayes and her daughter visit sister Mrs W H Worthman in Cherokee Kan. Panther Patrol Troop One Boy Scouts host friends at Harold Addicott's Elmwood Place home. Fred W Alderman Athens YMCA war work committee treasurer forwards 3163.72 to Ohio treasurer per A A Atkinson report.
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A. D. Hayes
Cherokee, Kan
Panther
Boy Scouts
Harold Addicott
Elmwood Place
Fred W. Alderman
Athens Ymca War Work Committee
Ohio
A. A. Atkinson
Athens
The Christian's Hope Poem by Mrs Holdcroft
Poet's Corner offers a reader verse about faith and the Christian's hope. The piece envisions millennial dawns, heavenly rest, and courage through faith while urging daily kindness and endurance. The contributor signs as Mrs. Chas Holdcroft Chesterhill Ohio RR 1.
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Faith
Jesus
Chas. Holdcroft
Chesterhill
Joe Murray Finds Love and Loss in Sparksburg
Joe Murray drifts through Sparksburg after Helen's death, becomes a skilled mechanic, and forms uneasy ties with neighbors. He encounters Terry Mallow, a lively lace mill worker, as complex family dynamics and small town rumors swirl around him. The tale charts longing, guilt, and the ache of lonesomeness.
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Joe Murray
Helen
Terry Mallow
Joe
Theresa
Terry
Irene
Murrays
Stars Align With Cautious Day For Ventures
The lunar transits forecast a day with promise for new undertakings but limited immediate profits. Expect delays and financial headaches, with risk in speculation. Those born today may be energetic and capable yet face obstacles and fluctuating finances. diligence can avert losses.
Eurycles Founder of Athens Belly Prophets Group
Eurycles of Athens, a famed Greek ventriloquist, founded the Engastrimansters, or belly prophets, known to polite society as a notable ventriloquism troupe.
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Eurycles
Athens
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Pageant OF the
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Bob LaFollette
Labor
Raymond Clapper
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Japan
DR. Morris Fishbein
Ruth Millett
Poet's Corner
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Satan
George Clark
Charles
Man
William Corcoran
NEA Service, Inc
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