The Athens Messenger Publication Details 1896 1929
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays except Saturday with a Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and GM, Charles H. Harris managing editor. Associations include UPA Ohio Select List and Audit Bureau. distribution in multiple Ohio counties. subscriptions listed. Advertising rates on request. Obituary notices printed for a nominal charge. Entered as Second-Class Matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens Post Office
Unfinished Business of Athens Aviation Ten Years On
The piece recalls Fred Bush's 1928 forecast for a municipal airfield in Athens and assesses progress a decade later. It notes a limited field, landowner dependence, lack of lasting city arrangements, and activity by local pilots, visitors, and commerce, urging permanent city support to grow aviation industry.
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F. W. Bush
Messenger
Fred Bush
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Sandusky
Bush
Washington With Raymond Clapper on Relief Politics
Roosevelt's stance on relief policy draws criticism he dismisses as partisan. Hopkins enters Iowa primary amid administration resistance to blocking relief officials from politics. A New Dealer warns that widespread checks to 20 million homes create powerful political interests and pressure to expand benefits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hopkins
Iowa
Senate
WPA
Kentucky
Europe
Congress
England
Long-range political effects and US restraint questioned
The New Dealer faces criticism for not curbing influence campaigns and for indifference to discipline. The piece warns that without self-discipline, scandals like Oklahoma's, where 1,000 dead persons appeared on old-age pension rolls, could trample the public trust.
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Oklahoma
Washington Watch: Social Security Expands to 55 Million
The Social Security Board aims to cover 55 million under old age insurance, up from 39 million, with the Advisory Council studying extending coverage to farm and domestic workers and the self employed. A stamp card system for farm and domestic workers is proposed, funded by equal employer and worker contributions.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Advisory Council On Social Security
Vandenberg
Michigan
Congress
Treasury
Arthur J. Altmeyer
SSB
England
Civic support for permanent airfield facilities and fair compensation
Community backing aims to create a lasting airfield with essential ground facilities and proper pay to owners. Citizens note aviation should be treated as a grand project, backed by youth contributions and hot summer effort.
Public Forum Seeks Signed Community Letters
The Public Forum invites readers to submit signed letters on current events. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple items daily, and signatures must appear with each writing.
What Is a Christian
A letter from Mrs. A. Glenn of Nelsonville argues that street carnivals reveal a lack of true Christian behavior. She urges readers to avoid worldly temptations and to guard themselves with prayer to prevent moral compromise. The note reflects on contemporary faithfulness and personal piety.
Spider fingers described as arachnodactylia condition
Dr Morris Fishbein explains arachnodactylia or spider fingers, a hereditary long slender fingers and toes condition with underdeveloped muscles and ligaments. It often features eye and ear anomalies, foot deformities, and lung infections. risk of pneumonia and fatal outcomes higher in affected individuals.
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Morris Fishbein
Rural Mail Carrier Brings Five Kids Heroic 14 Mile Route
Mrs. Hazen E. McAllester mother of five children serves a 14 mile round trip rural free delivery route north of Turner Maine. For five years she has delivered the mail daily through storms and floods without missing a day.
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Turner
Hazen E. McAllester
Notable Ohio University commencement and guest visits
Mr and Mrs F W Bush flew to Columbus in 40 minutes in a Merrill C Meigs monoplane with guests from the Chicago Examiner. John Stewart Bryan delivered the commencement address and was later to London to visit Lady Astor. Other guests attended ceremonies in Marietta and Pi Beta Phi events. births announced for James Neff and Peggy Lou.
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F. W. Bush
Columbus
Merrill C. Meigs
Chicago Examiner
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
Ohio University
Bryan
London
England
Lady Astor
Local notes of weddings travel and school visits
Miss Nelle Belle Andrews and D Ward Forrest wed in Columbus. Dr. Alston Ellis, Ohio University president, spoke at Parkersburg High School. Harold Liggett plans a Belpre visit then Blairsville summer with uncle O M Young. Mary Lou Ford returns to spend summer with Aunt J Halliday Cline. Amesville Athens youths visit W R Goddard for a strawberry feast. Marguerite Taylor ends the school year as a Charleston teacher and stays as her parents summer guest.
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Nelle Belle Andrews
Athens
D. Ward Forrest
Alston Ellis
Ohio University
Parkersburg
Parkersburg High School
Harold Liggett
Belpre
John Rood
Blairsville Intersection
O. M. Young
Mary Lou Ford
Marguerite Taylor
Charleston
H. M. Taylor
Sharpsburg Social And Personal Items
Ruth Thompson of Marion visits parents the Thompsons. A Glouster delegation decorates Joy Cemetery and a Civil War veteran William Christman addresses at church. Local families host weekend guests and visits across Sharpsburg, Marion, Athens, Chesterhill. Wolves overrun Barry County prompting government trapper deployment.
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Sharpsburg
Ruth Thompson
Marion
Hiram Thompson
Glouster
Joy Cemetery
William Christman
Gilbert Henthorn
Cleetice Henthorn
Lloyd
Gail
Athens
Joe Beard
Delbert Beard
Roy Beaver
Richard
Pollyanna Armstrong
B. E. Armstrong
Joan Beaver
Warren Hanson
Everett Brooks
John Black
Ruth
Dale Thompson
Floyd Palmer
Robert Grimes
Carlos Harris
Howard Harris
Ella Quinn
Earl Carpenter
Chesterhill
This Man Joe Murray Realizes New Life in Marriage
Joe Murray and Terry Mallow marry after a playful courtship and tense warnings. A confrontation with Terry’s parents leads Joe to threaten decisive action if rumors about his marriage persist, foreshadowing a dramatic family clash.
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Joe
Mallow
Terry
Old Mallow
Tersury
Tommy Withers
Joe Murray
Theresa
Sly Terry Murray Teases Joe in Hidden Power Play
In a charged exchange, Terry Murray uses quiet wit to control Joe as she tests his boundaries. Joe reflects on motives and the line between spontaneity and manipulation while walking a solitary, restless path in search of meaning.
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Joe
Terry
Terry Murray
Lorain to Host Second Coming of Age Party for Voters
Lorain will hold on September 18 a second coming of age party for 900 new 21 year old voters. Sponsored by the school board, the event follows Lorain’s earlier effort that year recognizing young voters and inspiring a nationwide movement.
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Lorain
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