The Athens Messenger And Herald Overview
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. It serves Athens and surrounding communities in southeastern Ohio and lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery, including weekly and annual prices.
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Athens: Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Why We Must Use Gold as Money
The text argues that gold remains essential due to distrust in governments and the ease of inflation from printing money. It cites moral concerns, limited supply, and the resistance to manipulation as reasons gold is the best money, urging honesty and character as the true asset for prosperity.
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Arthur E. Morgan
Antioch College
Judas Iscariot
Benedict Arnold
Farrington
Illinois
Admiration and Support for Navy Dirigible Program Endures
The Navy Department’s dirigible program is praised as a smart government venture. It highlights public admiration and eventual approval, noting the Akron plant and zeppelin construction as persuasive showcases. The Shenandoah disaster is recalled, yet eye opening tours convert skeptics to supporters of air navigation.
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Navy Department
Ohio
Akron
Opportunities For Beautifying Roadside Stops In The Hills
The article notes little improvement at roadside filling stations and argues for making stopping places more attractive. It contrasts plain dwellings with sign clutter and urges owners to beautify properties, showing that attractive roadside businesses can increase value and profitability in hill country settings.
London economist urges English investors to buy American securities
Amid depressions forecasts a prominent London economist calls the moment an amazing opportunity. He predicts 300 percent security value gains in years with strong yields, prompting London papers to expect a capital shift to the United States.
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London
United States
Thought for Today on Unity and Covenant
A devotional line questions if all are created by one God and warns against treachery among brothers by profaning ancestral covenants. It cites abhi 2 10 to frame a call for unity and shared moral duty.
Costumes as Art The Tale of Mme Pons and Costuming
In New York on June 15 the writer profiles Helene Pons and Alfred Lunt as pivotal figures in Broadway costume design. The piece details how ruinous yet deliberate wringing and painting create aged looks, the craft of pleasing male stars, and the early struggles of the Pons studio with limited funds before fame.
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RAGS
New York
Helene Pons
Broadway
Alfred Lunt
Mme. Pons
Vienna
Pons
America
Moscow Arts
Mme
Athens Messenger Information Bureau answers readers questions
A column explains that readers may send questions for free replies, with two cents postage. It cites examples on tennis history, candlepower of West Coast searchlights, U S advertising spending, moth protection for rugs and furs, acidity in tomatoes, whale respiration, and merchant flags.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Walter Wingfield
West Coast
Department of Commerce
West
Standard Oil Company
Los Angeles
San Diego
Mt. Diablo
Seattle
Airways Division
San Francisco
Committee
United States
Department of Agriculture
Truth and Poetry on Scolding Past and Present
A reflective poem recalls stern preachers who fixed flaws with fear and remorse. It contrasts old sermons with modern clergy who offer gentler guidance and peace, arguing the old system worked best despite evolving counsels.
Miners Wage Fight and Public Forum Reflections
In editor notes readers argue over miners strikes and wage demands in Ohio towns. Letter writers compare union recognition to fair wages, warn against scab labor, and question business practices amid industrial tension. A second piece reflects on America's aging era and shift from rapid growth to contraction.
Prohibition must be enforced say Albany citizen
A letter from an Albany reader argues that Prohibition is beneficial and should be enforced rather than repealed. The writer cites criticism from wealthy opponents and compares pre and post amendment crime, urging residents and officers to uphold the Eighteenth Amendment despite long enforcement challenges.
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the Messenger
Brisbane
South
Miners Rights Debate Sparks Letters From The Messenger
A reader praises well grounded Public Forums and condemns anonymous letters on miners issues. He questions the identity of Jack Clemens Trimble and accuses him of being linked to coal operators, referencing past non union groups and urging fair discussion.
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the Messenger
Messenger
Sunday Creek Valley
Lee Hall
Dave Watkins
Jack Clemens
Trimble
Jack
An American Tragedy and The Debt Dilemma
An American Tragedy examines Samuel Insull rise to wealth and fall into receivership and a lifetime of debt. The piece contrasts Insull's spectacular ascent with his rapid decline and notes a broader warning about European postwar debts and America’s stiff lending stance.
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Samuel Insull
Insull
America
England
Republican convention signals and themes in 1929 rhetoric
The piece argues about the Republican convention with wires ready to broadcast news of Hoover renomination and VP decisions. It claims a pro prohibition plank to please wets and offend drys, and insists on preserving the gold standard as the prosperity basis amid a lament for past failures.
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Hoover
Curtis
Republican Party
Walter F. Brown
Veterans Honor Unknown Soldier Delegation in Washington
A delegation of veterans camping in Washington visited the Unknown Soldier’s tomb to pay tribute and reflect on the nation they defend. They sought resonance with the tomb’s silent message about sacrifice, duty, and remembrance.
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Washington
Carthage Gap contract sold to Logan man
The Carthage Gap improvement project on the Guysville Coalville road is now assured after a contract sale to a Logan man. The article notes broader coal industry reform talk at New York and mixed wages versus profits debate. It also covers local licenses, education milestones, and community events in Athens County and surrounding areas.
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America
England
Glouster, O
Carthage Gap
Logan
Guysville
Coalville Road
Public Committee On Coal
New York
Dressing babies and small children for summer
The article advises consulting a doctor for summer underdressing of babies and older children. It discusses fabric choices from cotton to muslin, the comfort of loose garments, appropriate underwear sizing, garter placement, and outer fabrics like crepes to reduce ironing and cost. It emphasizes tailoring outfits to age, climate, and individual needs.
Happenings at the Capitol amid a bleak convention mood
Rodn ey Dut cher reports from Chicago on the 1932 Republican convention a budget strained scene with low spirits and rising costs. Delegates face debates over prohibition planks and hall decorations while journalists and hotel staff cope with sparse crowds and scarce funds. The indoor stadium hosts about 20 000 as the mood darkens.
Kidnapping Leader Praises Courage and Faces Death
Martin Deputy alias Marshall Depew, named as gang leader in a Kansas City kidnapping, tells detectives he did it and welcomes the noose. Missouri seeks to deter kidnapping by capital punishment for the five men involved, arguing it could curb the crime.
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Martin Deputy
Marshall Depew
Kansas City
Missouri
Prohibition Ends Early After Public Backlash in Colombia
The republic swiftly ends a partial prohibition that barred liquor sales from six am to six pm on holidays after popular resistance. President issues decree ending the measure as officials warn bootlegging funds crime.
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Republic OF Columbia
Wheat Prices Across Nations Spark Severe Food Struggle
In Turkey the wheat price has doubled and bread is scarce as the government acts to curb inflation. Here prices have fallen toward nothing, farmers plead for relief to make ends meet, while bread costs stay steady.
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Turkey
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