The Athens Messenger and Herald Publication Details
The Athens Messenger and Herald lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1928 with Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager and Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It serves Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomero y Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities with a weekday edition and a Sunday morning edition. Subscription rates are stated for Ohio mail and local carriers.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Painrixe Co
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Women to Study Costs in Wise Spending Effort
American club women plan a study of costs in retail delivery returned merchandise and credit use as part of a broader push for wise spending. They will examine who bears the cost of returns and credit and how these affect business, family welfare, and national prosperity.
Stop Pollution From Coal Mines Deluge Of Hocking River
Citizens urge unity to halt mineral water pollution in the Hocking River from Chauncey’s Sunday Creek. The river shows reddish yellow waters and widespread fish die-offs. state health officials are alerted and consider action. Lime treatment or sealing abandoned mines are proposed as low cost fixes to restore the river.
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Hocking
Hocking River
Sunday Creek
Chauncey
State Board of Health
A Change for the Better in Baseball Fights
The piece notes a rare on field assault by Chicago White Sox players on umpire George Moriarty at Cleveland Park. It argues modern baseball sees few physical clashes and better discipline, contrasting past frequent brawls with today’s stricter conduct and safety for officials.
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Cleveland American League Baseball Park
Chicago White Sox
George Moriarty
Economic Outlook: Production Lag and Inventory Declines
Production remains below demand as factories reopen slowly and national sales lag. Experts anticipate partial improvement in coming months though no dramatic shifts are expected. Wholesale inventories year over year down about 20 percent, retail inventories down around 15 percent, with finished goods at their lowest since 1926. First quarter sales also trail last year, but still fall short of production.
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Washington
The Senate Tax Bill Deliberations and Delays Explained
The Senate finally passes an adequate tax bill amid public confusion and competing plans. Analysts say delays reflect partisan obstruction as well as broader national uncertainty about taxation, with no single plan gaining universal citizen support.
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Senate
Thought for Today Relieve the Poor and Strangers
A religious reflection cites Leviticus 25 35 urging relief for a brother in need even if he is a stranger or a sojourner sharing in the community. The verse emphasizes neighborly generosity and social duty.
Mae West and Diamonds Lil Take A Back Seat In NY Tale
In New York Mae West works on a vaudeville act while Diamond Lil sits packed away. John Barry Ryan writes under Barry Vail and Odessa’s mayor Joseph Lightner tours New York with a show crew.
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New York
Lil
Mae West
Long Island
Harry Richman
Broadway
Diamond Lil
Odessa
Joseph Lightner
Houdini
Thurston
Magicians
Q and A from Athens Messenger asks about dunes and history
Readers inquire about San Luis Valley dunes height claims and ranking. Other questions cover head and gun money for captors, National Guard muster date, axe sharpening, farm mortgages totals, and Charlemagne’s horse Tencendur.
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San Luis Valley
Colorado
United States
National Guard
Forest Service
Truth n Poetry on Congress Franks and Postage
A satirical verse laments high postage for printed congressional debates and the mailings that reach voters nationwide. It mocks politicians who defend tariffs and taxes while lamenting the public’s limited reading of wartime records, urging restraint in costly printouts.
Cartoon Explains Hovering Airplane and Lost Baseball Game
Cartoon details a stationary cabin monoplane 3 900 feet up over Chicago Municipal Airport with Howard Stark at the controls as a gale holds it in place. Meanwhile Emile Yde was charged with a balk in a 1931 game allowing Oakland to win without him pitching. Tomorrow previews The Million Headed Families of China.
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Chicago
Howard Stark
Stark
Emile Yde
Hollywood
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland
Yde
Pane
Martin
China
Public Forum Letters and Government Budget Musings
The Messenger prints unsigned letters under its policy while noting opinions here are contributors’ views not the paper’s. Chauncey Fisherman jokes about sport but then discusses government debt. The piece argues Congress is a mixed bag with regional blind spots like Florida versus Oregon and Maine versus Southern California. It ends with a simile about a woman preaching and a dog walking on hind legs.
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Congress
Florida
Oregon
Maine
California
Kansas
Manhattan
New Mexico
Samuel Johnson
Farmer laments stock market gambling and grain speculation
A reader from Coolville Ohio questions the legality and fairness of stock and grain speculation. He argues brokers influence food prices, calls for action, and suggests workers should create tangible goods instead of relying on volatile markets. Dated June 4 1832.
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Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Peru
Budget burden and cheerful president in War Debt era
Washington reports the president unusually cheerful as talks to balance the budget proceed. Congress debates cutting salaries of public workers while debt climbs to seventeen and a half billion dollars. The piece contrasts this with a national income of ninety billion, framing fiscal strain against prosperity.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Debate on House size and representation
The text argues for reducing Congress to a smaller number. It recalls a time when one representative served about 40 000 people and suggests a maximum of 100 lawmakers, with later proposals leaning toward 200 so every state has representation.
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House of Representatives
America
Notable Speaker Garner Impresses Early Newsroom
Speaker Garner visits the newsroom and faces questions with confidence. Reporters show respect as he answers without notes, indicating preparation and command of the room before noon.
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Speaker Garner
Squeeze Play Lets Boys In Free at Clarkspurg Park
In Clarkspurg West Virginia the Middle Atlantic League park cuts a 6 by 16 inch hole in the fence to admit boys who can squeeze through for free. The caption notes Richard Foriash squeezing through for a look at a game while others pay to enter.
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Clarkspurg
W. Va
Richard Foriash
Pollution kills fish in Sunday Creek flow
A reader laments severe pollution from mines above Chauncey and Sunday Creek. He notes reddish mineral water draining into the stream, harming life and staining surroundings, and urges control to protect the Hocking River for local fishing.
Athens Leaders Host Athletics Dinner and Local News recap
President and Mrs. Ellis hosted a dinner for the baseball squad and athletics faculty. A Nelsonville convention endorsed Governor Harmon for president. A 200 plus class photo was taken at Carnegie Library. Amundsen's polar voyage begins with his party. First wool shipment to Columbus warehouse. O. D. Dailey serves as Albany Association secretary.
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Ellis
I. M. Foster
H. H. Haning
George Parks
J. P. Wood Jr
H. R. Wilson
Athens County
Harmon
Nelsonville
Albany
Association
Columbus
O. D. Dailey
Albany Association
Ten Years Ago Bridges Dinner Social Highlight
A brilliant social function marked by a bridge dinner on a Friday at a local home. The event reflected community entertainment and social gathering status ten years prior.
Dear Bill and the Job Market in Hard Times
A family and society reflect on a young man named Bill who rejects humble work for big aims. The piece argues parents overindulged him, leaving him unprepared for toil and financial sacrifice, while acknowledging the broader unemployment crisis shapes a harsher reality for 1930s youth. It suggests adopting gratitude for any honest work and warns against fostering unrealistic expectations in children.
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Bill
Legion
Capitol Budget Row Reveals Tax Bill Misfire
Washington observers note a widespread disbelief at political promises as Congress rushes through a large tax bill amid shifting treasury estimates. Officials including Secretary Mills adjust forecasts while President Hoover and lawmakers scramble to claim budget balance amid rising concerns and delayed new estimates.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Orden Mills
Federal Judges Pay Reform Sparks Constitutional Clash
Lawmakers push to cut federal judge salaries by 10 percent arguing savings of about $56 000 annually but critics warn this would give Congress power over the judiciary. They contend judges are under paid compared with British peers and warn against weaponizing pay as leverage against independence.
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Congress
Legislative Branch
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