Athens Messenger And Herald Printing Co Publication Details
Publication schedule lists weekday afternoons except Saturday and Sunday morning edition. Credits include Gordos K Buth publisher, Charles H Harris editor, American Newspaper Publishers Association, Ohio Select List, Audit Bureau, United Press, and John W Cullen Co. Obituary notices and card of thanks offered. Subscription rates show 86.50 yearly, 6 months 2.50, etc.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordos K Buth
Gen Mer
Charles H Harris
American Newspaver Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Niand Daily Press Association
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United Press
Ao National Representatives
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Old Idea Change Sees Ohio Traffic Light Reform
A state policy shift in Ohio cuts back village traffic signals to improve flow for vehicles. The highway department will rely on flashing caution lights where hazards exist, arguing many lights cause unnecessary stops and accidents. The piece urges broader removal in towns over 5,000 to prioritize motorist safety and smooth travel.
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Ohio
Highway Department
State Highway Department
What's the Use Why have in life for youth and middle age
The Zanesville Times-Recorder argues the coming burdens of taxes and social programs threaten young workers. It questions whether new handicaps will allow 65-year-olds to retire, noting most will remain dependents. It condemns social security promises as inadequate without work and thrift.
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Zanesville
Count Our Own Losses From Forest Fires Across Ohio
The article warns that forest fires in Southeastern Ohio rival New Jersey losses in impact, destroying wild life and vegetation. It notes farmers losing cherry, peach, plum, pear trees and grapevines, with thousands of trees burned to the ground and needs of replanting. It highlights recurring spring and fall fires in wood lots and pastures, causing soil litter loss and root exposure. The piece appeals to readers to recognize the cumulative damage from carelessness and the hidden costs of indifference.
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New Jersey
Ohio
Japan drives again in north China to curb Western influence
Japan shifts attacks from Outer Mongolia to north China aiming to expel Chinese and Western influence and press to eliminate Nanking control. Large-scale smuggling undermines British American trade, with fear Nanking falls under Western influence as Britain and the United States seek to protect economic interests. direct action remains limited.
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Japan
Outer
Mongolia
China
Nanking
Britain
United States
Inside the Republican Convention Youth Movement Emerges
The piece contrasts veteran figures White and Hilles with a rising generation shaping the convention. It portrays an evolution where middle aged business leaders step to the fore, balancing past strife with future strategy, as seen in Illinois and Ohio delegations. Frank Smith loses influence, replaced by George F Harding with aviation ties.
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White
Hilles
Ohio
Illinois
Frank Smith
Senate
Samuel Insull
George F. Harding
New party leadership taps Frank F Taggert as postmaster general
Walter Brown a Hoover era stalwart is replaced by Frank F Taggert a Mas sillon Ohio banker and coal man. The newcomers bring business judgment and the business way of doing things to the new order.
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Walter Brown
Hoover
Frank F. Taggert
Massillon
Ohio
John Hamilton hailed as smartest national chairman since Hays
Political technicians praise John Hamilton for ahead of convention delegate handling. Two weeks earlier he phoned state delegation chairmen daily to gauge opinion. Will Hays, Harding era manager, originated the telephone line-up method, fueling claims Hamilton could surpass Hays as national chairman.
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John Hamilton
Harding
Will Hays
Hamilton
Hays
Unofficial McNary Plank Echoed Amid Nomination Tales
The briefest plank attributes support for abundant money. A delegate urged Landon to visit after nomination for a public showing. An upstate Congressman warns the party will lose his section unless Roosevelt’s commodity dollar theory is revived, noting the country is larger than his area.
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Senate
McNary
Landon
New York
Convention carpenters elude press then hide at hotel
The main convention fan watched a chase as platform makers dodged reporters. Carpenters first hid at an outlying club, a local newsman exposed the location in headlines, they moved to a hotel and were found within hours, then attempted to vanish in a downtown club while promising reporters not to follow. Half or more of delegates were first time attendees.
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Platform Carpenters
Carpenters
Hat echoes past woman seen in crowd in shopfront crush
A brief observation notes that occasionally a woman from ten years ago appears wearing a hat like today after leaving a shop. The remark links fashion with a recent shopfront crush moment, implying recurring patterns without detailing events or individuals.
Far East power play tests Japan stance
The piece notes Tokyo's rejection of Anglo American protests over smuggling and the rift between Britain and the United States on the silver issue. It argues these divisions hinder a united effort to bolster Nanking against Japanese aggression, illustrating dangerous power politics in the Far East where Japan gains from U S Britain and the Soviet Union discord.
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Japan
Tokyo
Nanking
Far East
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Guidance Necessary for Youth in Home Environment
A wealthy New York youth fled city life claiming weariness of society and chauffeurs. The piece contrasts his experience with that of small town boys who lack supervision yet help at home. It argues parental guidance is essential to keep youths from mischief and to teach them why they work and stay involved.
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New York
Cat and Bird Life Fairness in All Creatures
Mary E. Humphreys of Clear Brook Farm argues in favor of coexistence of cats and birds, condemns cruelty to unwanted cats, and urges humane care and education of children about animal life. She defends the right to life for all creatures and questions the notion of man as lord of creation.
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Messenger
Earth
Jarl
Tim
Mary E. Humphreys
Clear Brook Farm
Carpenter
Route 2
District Tales of Long Ago in Gallia County Land Ownership
In Gallia County Ohio more than a thousand acres remain state owned as per 1787 ordinance designating school and church lands. The state collects rents and redistributes payments to townships. Addison Township lists 89.5 acres held by local residents on church lands, while Cheshire and Guyan townships also show holdings. Owen Caldwell and E E Holley rent 68 acres of church land in Guyan, and School land persists in Ben Hardesty Co L Hineman and Raccoon Township occupants totaling 341 acres with named tenants.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
State of
Ohio
Addison Township
J. M. Blazer
J. W. Flowers
A. C. Shaver
Eli Shaver
J. R. Jones
Cheshire Township
Alice
G. W. van Zant
Ohio Township
William Elliott
Sedina Hunt
William Porter
Eva Lewis
Homer Elliott
Minnie Gilmore
Noel Houck
Augusta Angel
Brady Angel
J. P. Gothard
Ola Craig
Ezra Craig
Clarence Day
Owen Caldwell
E. E. Holley
Guyan Township
Ben Hardesty and
Co. L. Hineman
Daughter Attack Charged in Kentucky Case
Dennis Wilburn, 33, was charged with criminally attacking his 10 year old daughter in Morehead Kentucky. He was arrested on orders of County Judge C E Jennings after a board of inquiry investigated the case and transferred to Winchester Jail. Rev Norman Peale comments on churchmen and state religion.
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Morehead
U.R
Dennis Wilburn
C. E. Jennings
Wilburn
Winchester
News Your Dad Read TEN YEARS AGO
Mr and Mrs F E Harshman and children left for New York City where Mr Harshman would complete work on his Masters Degree at Columbia University. Richard Daggett son of Mrs W W Daggett was home from his year at Harvard School of Business Administration. Miss Marcella Horn daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Horn was in Cleveland visiting relatives. Mrs Russell Davis and two children were guests of her parents Mr and Mrs J W Drake in Columbus.
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F. E. Harshman
New York City
Mr. Harshman
Columbia University
Richard Daggett
W. W. Daggett
Harvard School of Business Administration
Marcella Horn
C. H. Horn
Cleveland
E. A. Hartinger
Clinton M. Horn
Herbert A. Horn
Russell Davis
Columbus
J. W. Drake
Local residents note travels and visits
Miss Dorothy Kircher, pupil at St Aloysius Academy, came from New Lexington to spend a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs C P Kircher. Mrs O G Jordan left for Cleveland to represent the local lodge of Pythian Sisters at the Grand Lodge Session. Mrs C H Porter arrived home from a visit in Gallipolis with Miss Elizabeth Hackman, Dr and Mrs L G Bean arrived home from Cleveland where Doctor Bean attended a dental convention. Mrs Charles DeMolet Sr and son Jerry returned from a two weeks visit with the former's daughter Sophia in W Va.
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Dorothy Kircher
St. Aloysius Academy
New Lexington
C. P. Kircher
O. G. Jordan
Cleveland
Lodge
of Pythian Sisters
Grand Lodge
C. H. Porter
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Hackman
Mrs
L. G. Bean
Doctor Bean
Charles DeMolet, Sr
Jerry
Margaret
Sophia
W. Va
They Say Chaos Tied to Materialism and Education
A quoted reflection blames today’s chaos on materialism and the varied aims of education. It notes education is interpreted like many Bible traditions and urges alarm at wealth sharing while supporting opportunity and happiness.
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Austin J. Gibbons
Manchester
N. H
Amorous Adventure in New York Fashion Shop
Gail Everett arrives in New York to work for Madame Lizette at an exclusive shop. Derek Hargreaves, her fiancé‑elect, and lawyer Giles Harding move in nearby social circles as Gail copes with Madame Lizette’s temper and a heated confrontation sparked by Rita Cordell’s newspaper write‑up. Gail faces abrupt dismissal and a tangled web of romantic and business tensions as the plot unfolds.
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Gail Everett
New York
Madame Lizette
Derek Hargreaves
Gail
Dick Searles
Rosemary
Arizona
Mark Chapman
Travers Mining Co
Mark
Rex Hall
Travers Company
Jed Hoskeer
Giles Harding
Derek
Madame
Long Beach
Rita Cordell
Carolie
Miss Everett
Toinette
Trrank
Mees Everett
Poet's Corner Graduates With Confidence And Hope
Barbara Hankison of Nelsonville Ohio Route 2 congratulates graduates in a short verse praising youth. The poem expresses belief they possess knowledge, confidence, and hope, and wishes they use opportunities wisely and walk the right path as they move forward.
Health Hints And Diet By Dr Morris Fishbein
New solid foods should start in tiny amounts and include easily digested cereals first. Beets and vegetable fibers may appear in stool. do not worry. Broths and later beef juice, liver, and fruit can be added as the baby grows, with a focus on variety and appetite guiding portions.
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Farina
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