The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and GM, Charles H. Harris managing editor, and the paper is a member of multiple press associations and syndicates. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail in several Ohio counties.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Inc
Apartments Needed to Attract Teachers to Athens
Readers urge Ohio University leaders and civic officials to build a modern apartment hotel in Athens. They note single instructors lack suitable housing and that other college towns offer affordable, serviced units. Proponents cite potential demand from faculty seeking comfortable, well heated, soundproof living spaces with management and maid service.
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Athens
Ohio University
Margin of New Deal Wins Suggest GOP Gains Ahead
The article notes narrow 1936 New Deal victories and predicts possible Republican gains in 1938 elections. It cites Iowa primary results showing GOP strength, compares governors’ margins, and discusses voter sentiment shifts against White House interference and relief politics.
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Iowa
White House
Ohio
Roosevelt
Congress
World tour Moler mocks debt and state control in Glasgow clipping
A Glasgow newspaper clipping quotes Pearl Moler, once an Athens countian, touring globally while criticizing savings restrictions. The piece lampoons spending others’ money, argues natives reject debt yet local authorities curb liberty, and portrays economic repression as self- imposed joy.
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Pearl Moler
Athens
Sam
Glasgow
Washington In Feud Over Relief Politics and WPA Role
In Washington Republicans push a politics in relief issue as Roosevelt defends Hopkins and WPA. Senate votes reject measures to bar political use of relief funds while PWA warns against lobbying for projects. Hopkins’ Iowa primary defeat is cited to challenge WPA political claims amid administration defense. Wearin’s losses loom large with WPA county totals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Iowa
Wearin
New Deal
Hopkins
Okay
Barkley
Senate
John Hamilton
PWA
Washington secrecy and talks over a national plan to lift mood
In Washington major efforts to unite business labor and government for a concerted plan are underway behind closed doors led by Assistant Secretary John W. Hanes. A secret conference of industrialists is planned, with labor leaders invited later, to shape a program blending legislative and government action.
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Washington
Hanes
Man Tries to Live on Tick by Pledging Others
A fragment describes a person seeking to survive on credit by pledging the reputations of current and future citizens, risking tens of thousands to millions of pounds.
Public Forum Letter Reflects on Centennial and Economic Plans
R H McCray of Nelsonville signs a Public Forum letter critiquing politicians and party bosses, endorsing liberty or death rhetoric and Townsend buying power proposals. He urges readers to seek Townsend organization and support O A R P plans, comparing economic policy to a hungry man at a table. The piece closes with a proverb about mules, urging engagement.
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the Messenger
Townsend
Speech Development in the Normal Child
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how infants learn to speak beginning with crying to express needs and evolving into babbling and lallation. The article notes that cries differ with causes, imitation guides early speech, and echolalia appears as infants imitate sounds they hear around them.
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Morris Fishbein
Preparing for College Life This Summer
A column advising soon to be college freshmen on how to spend the summer before campus life. Suggestions include part time work, dancing lessons, improving manners, planning courses, and considering summer classes to ease the transition to freshman year.
Mine manager shot in hallway at Nelsonville
Don McGill, manager of the Lick Run Mine near Nelsonville, was shot in the right leg in the hallway to his office in the Hickman Building. Alpha Xi Delta patrons and guests attended a Rose dance at Hotel Berry with couples including Mrs. A A Atkinson and Mrs. L G Worster. Guests included John Atkinson Stewart of Youngstown and Wescott Roach of Clearfield Pa.
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Don McGill
Lick Run
Nelsonville
McGill
Hickman Building
Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi
Hotel Berry
A. A. Atkinson
L. G. Worster
F. W. Bush
Ned J. Wolfe
John W. Stewart
John Atkinson Stewart
Youngstown
Wescott Roach
Terry Moshannon Coal Company
Clearfield, Pa
Harry M. Roach
Athens Veterans Headline and Local Notices
Fred A Ulmer won second lieutenant commission and Camp Jackson posting. George J Owen received US Army lieutenant commission after Officers Training Camp at Camp Pike. L G Bean among early Athens dentists in dental reserve corps. Wolfe Brothers advertise sweet potato plants and C E Love 26 Pratt St advertises tomato plants. The Athens Messenger carrier highlight and Old World farmers yoking geese appear in local items.
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Fred A. Ulmer
National Army
Camp Jackson
Ulmer
Athens
Athens Messenger
L. G. Bean
Dental Reserve Corps
George J. Owen
United States Army
Camp Pike
Ark
This Man Joe Murray
Joe Murray grapples with love and obligation as Terry Mallow deepens her claim while Helen’s memory haunts him. Irene and Mrs Murray press him about marriage and responsibility amid a changing, unsettled life.
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Joe Murray
Helen
Terry Mallow
Farm Bureau unit gathers at Chester home for meeting
Chester CHESTER The Farm Bureau Advisory Council met at the home of G L Michael Thursday evening with nine member families and three 4 H clubs represented The gathering included business sessions and games Refreshments were served to about 40 guests The next meeting is set for July 7 at Mr and Mrs Charles Myers Nellie Parker Carl Kautz David Yost and Francis Ihle of the Cooperative Youth Council for Eastern Meigs County left Friday noon for Cambridge to attend a district conference The boys 4 H club met at Lloyd Deans home with Clarence Dean as president Henry Bahr secretary treasurer Robert Hawk recreation leader Earl Dean news reporter The club named The Shade Valley Boys Next meeting June 13 at Lloyd Deans Miss Marabel O Connor is visiting Miss Mary Virginia Mora Mrs Guy Summerfield visited Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown in Parkersburg
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Chester
Farm Burea Advisory Council
G. L. Michael
Elmer Kautz
Henry Wippel
Charles Myers
Nellie Parker
Carl Kautz
David Yost
Francis Ihle
Co-operative Youth Council
Meigs County
Cambridge
B. K. Smith
Lucille Smith
Ab Heaton
Mutual
Lloyd Dean
Green
Clarence Déan
Henry Bahr
Robert Hawk
Earl Dean
Shade Valley Boys
Lloy
Dean
Marabel O'Conner
Mary Virginia Mora
Guy Summerfield
Ernest Brown
Parkersburg
Tornado Strikes New Philadelphia Garage
A miniature tornado touched down in New Philadelphia Ohio lifting a garage where an automobile was parked without harming the car. No injuries reported.
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