The Athens Messenger Historical Masthead Summary
The Athens Messenger, established 1825, published weekday afternoons and a large Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager. Charles Barria, managing editor. It lists affiliations, circulation audits, and advertising rates with subscription prices by region and mail options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger
A&a Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles @. Barria
Harmony Pays Dividends In Ohio Government Split
The article notes unusual harmony between Ohio's governor and Legislature, crediting Bricker pledges for constrained spending, payroll reductions, and progress toward reducing state debts. It cautions funds for the next biennium may still be tight while voter demand for tax cuts persists amid mixed economic prospects.
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Ohio
Recalls Dark Ages
The piece discusses anti-Semitic drives in Germany and Italy and the refugee crisis affecting Jews seeking asylum. It notes nearly a thousand refugees being refused entry into Cuba and reflects on the scarcity of welcoming havens for people without a country. It links persecution abroad to potential shifts away from dictator rule toward popular opinion.
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Germany
Italy
Cuba
Townsend Plan Gains Steam as Pension Advocates Grow
The article notes increasing support for the Townsend Plan with more congressmen backing the bill. It argues the movement strengthens despite the measure failing, driven by old age pension hopes and rising taxes. It predicts growth through 1940 and beyond while predicting pension schemes will fade after reforms.
World Upside Down A Girl Sees Upside Down With Left Eye
A South African nine year old experiences an eye disturbance causing her vision to appear inverted through the left eye. The piece muses on widespread inverted perspectives in society and politics, ending with a call to a doctor asking for confirmation about the girl's condition.
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South Africa
Buenos Aires Becomes Western Hemisphere's Second City
The piece notes Buenos Aires rising to the second city in the Western Hemisphere behind New York and discusses its population growth. It compares Buenos Aires 3,304,000 to Chicago's 3,258,444 and cites expansion of the federal district and Illinois population gains.
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New York
Chicago
United States
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hemisphere
Columbia
Washington
Illinois
Rivers and harbors funds face Senate pork surge
In June, rivers and harbors appropriations undergo fierce Senate debate. The army asked for 103 million for rivers and harbors and 195 million for flood control, but cuts reduced both. The House boosted them by 50 million, while Senate leaders resisted adding the funds from relief. Only Adams and Byrnes pressed for the roll call. the rest slipped the increase through without a vote. Senators praised economy in general but funded projects when pressured.
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Washington
Senate
Army Chief of Engineers
Budget Bureau
Army Engineers
House Committee
White House
House
Appropriations
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Barkley
Roosevelt
Adams
Colorado
Byrnes
South Carolina
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Vandenberg
Michigan
Byrd
Virginia
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Five years after repeal the United States has reverted to pre prohibition bootlegging status as the main Treasury focus. Enforcement now centers on the Alcohol Tax Unit with cooperation from customs and the coast guard. Smuggling bases abroad were neutralized and beer illicit production declined due to economics and shifting attitudes. Per capita hard liquor use sits just below one gallon with beer consumption down while population rose about twenty million.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
The
Treasury
Customs Service
Coast Guard
Havana
Bahamas
St. Pierre Miquelon
St. Pierre
Pancake contest headlines a Michigan festival event
A pancake-eating contest topped the feature at a Michigan community festival as participants sought a simple victory by outlasting rivals. Other notes mention actors Henry Taylor and Hedy Lamarr, a London court car sale, and rapid progress in South American nations predicting future empires.
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Michigan
Public Forum letters critique WPA spending and local politics
George W Williams argues against WPA garden projects in rural areas, urging focus on needy workers. John Ponn questions Chauncey Stalder and Bricker graft. George Williams critiques Davey administration and calls for accountability. Signed reader opinions from Glouster and Chauncey areas.
Defends Bricker as Editor Answers Morris critique
The Messenger editor rebuts Mr. Morris claiming he pretends Republican loyalty while criticizing the administration. He argues Bricker faced a red budget, notes Davey left schools in deficit, and promises to publish figures on state education funding and teacher pay.
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Highway Department
Mr. Bricker
Morris
Davey
the Messenger
Republican Party
State House
Bricker
Ohio
Athens Hobby Fair proposed by city mayor
Mayor Cornell urges Athens to hold a Hobby Fair at the Men's Gymnasium with service clubs backing funding for booths. He says the event would improve inter-citizen feeling and showcase worthwhile hobbies, calling for immediate action.
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the Messenger
Athens
Co. C. Cornell
William O Douglas and other Supreme Court facts
The text provides a short bio request for William O. Douglas as the latest Supreme Court appointee and notes contacting the U S Bureau for biographies. It also includes Q&A on syphilis treatment health sources and Burns songs, with a death date for Colin Clive and foreign-born population figures for 1910 and 1930.
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William O. Douglas
United States Supreme Court
Justice Douglas
States Supreme Court
Washington Service Bureau
Thirteenth St
Washington
D. C
State Department of Health
U. S. Bureau of Public Health
19Th
Constitution Ave
Washington, D. C
Robert Burns
John Anderson
Colin Clive
United States
Messenger Service Bureau Notice
The Messenger's Service Bureau at Washington advertises answering questions via mail. It states legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken. Please address mail to Messenger's Service Bureau 1613 18th St Washington DC.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
Messenger's Service Bureau
18Th St
Washington, D. C
Murder at Duke Martin prompts Gazette scoop
In the Gazette, Mary Franklin faces pressure as Duke Martin is murdered and Tackie Thompson is arrested. Editor Ladd accuses Mary of tipping the killer, threatens firing, and orders police to arrest her as the mystery deepens. Mary endures a tense showdown and contemplating her future at the paper.
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Martin
Tackie Thompson
Mary
the Gazette
Duke Martin
Tom Ladd
Carolinas
Spalding Martin
Fifi Whitney
Wesley Peters
Talledo Club
Watts Ridley
Tommy Dresser
Picayune
Pete
Debs
Franklin
Cressie
City Desk
The
Gazette
Mac Rogers
Ladd
Mary Franklin
Rogers
Miss Franklin
Thompson
Tuckie
Clem Shirley
Shirley
Jim Shirley
Commissioner Fenelon
Fenelon
Causes and Types of Uremia and Emergency Care
The article explains how kidney failure leads to toxic buildup and three uremia types, from sudden convulsions to chronic symptoms and blocked kidneys. It stresses urgent medical attention, immediate measures by a doctor, and non self treatment for chronic cases.
Luck Runs Wild as Miller Ace Mini Golf Round
Roy Miller impressed Ponca City with a birdie on a 287 yard par four hole first round an eagle from the approach on the second round and a hole in one on the third round at the Ponca City golf course his scorecard highlighted by the ace.
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Ponca City
Okla
Roy Miller
Miller
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the Athens Messenger
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Inland Daily Press Association
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John W. Cullen Company
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Cleveland
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Gallia
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Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Harmony
Unopia
Raymond Clapper
Bruce Catton
Robert Taylor
Hedy Lamarr
Hollywood
South America
the Public Forum
Williams
Milo Stalder
Chauncey
Stalder
Chauncey-Dover Board of Education
NYA
WPA
Mr. Williams
Elizabeth Alderman
Zanesville
John Ponn
Glouster
R. D
George W. Williams
By Galbraith
Helen Worden
NEA Service. Ing
DR. Morris Fishbein
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