Athens Messenger History and Subscription Rates Page
Page describes the Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. details, staff, affiliations, and distribution. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple Ohio counties and notes post office designation and publication schedule.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
K. Bush
Mgr
Lea H. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Escaping at a Price
A metropolitan editor, weary of grim news, will publish a column spotlighting a woman who aided her community to offer readers respite from anxiety. The piece hints at national debt and political motives worsening distress, with a continuation titled Tomorrow The White House.
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White House
Safety strap urged for autoists based on air pilot data
A veteran aviator warns that seat belts should be standard in cars to prevent injuries from windshields and interior impacts. He notes similarities between car crashes and plane crashes, cites high risk at 60 mph, and argues manufacturers should provide removable straps despite public resistance.
Slaughter Approaches in Fourth of July Fireworks
The piece warns of child and elder injury from fireworks and urges expert handling and stricter rules. It notes that bans inside towns reduce accidents but vendors outside town lines remain legal, calling for parental caution to prevent repeats of past tragedies.
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United States
Who’s Job The Sportsmen’s Duty To Police Wildlife
The article argues that illegal hunting and fishing undercuts future sport and costs club dues and licenses. It urges stronger cooperation between sportsmen’s clubs and the Ohio Conservation Division to expand policing beyond state officials and to deter violations that harm legitimate enthusiasts.
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Ohio Conservation Division
Federal wages and hours law marks new federal power
Raymond Clapper surveys the passage of a new federal wages and hours act that sets minimum wages and maximum hours, bans child labor, and signals a shift in federal regulation of private industry. The bill faces court scrutiny and political contention, with a starting standard of $11 for a 44 hour week and gradual changes thereafter.
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Washington
Congress
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
Supreme Court
New York
Holmes
State of
NRA
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Alabama
Lister Hill
Senate
Government consider surplus clothing program to aid the poor
Washington debates a Hillman led plan to convert surplus clothing into donations for needy families. FSCC results show $160 million spent in five years on surplus food. new buys may cover cotton for quilts and bed ticking. Milk for babies, fruits, vegetables, poultry and dairy are under review. Biddle chosen as TVA committee counsel after tense hearings. Jenkins opposed.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
WPA
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Wallace
Hillman
FSCC
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
White House
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
TVA
Biddie
Jim Davis
Pennsylvania
Biddle
Tom Jenkins
Ohio
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Groton
Harvard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jenkins
National Labor Relations Board
NRA
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Struggling Family Seeks Advice On $3.20 Weekly Food Plan
The Messenger publishes a Public Forum letter from a family of 13 asking how to stretch a $3.20 relief allotment for a week. They list income, rent, and limited government aid, and urge readers to suggest practical, affordable meals within the budget.
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the Messenger
Relief Office
CCC
Tomorrow May Be Too Late Memorials in Youth Obedience
Poet's Corner invites readers to submit verses with name and address. The piece urges sons to start helping their father now, warning that tomorrow may be too late. The column notes the value of work over idle youth and references LedA Sams and a Buffalo herds estimate of 75,000,000 on the American plains.
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Messenger
Dad
Leda Sams
American Plains
Fever Therapy for Eye Diseases Shows Mixed Results
Health Hints and Diet discusses fever treatment applied to fifty eye diseases in a midwestern hospital. Findings suggest usefulness mainly for gonorrheal and syphilitic eye infections, with other conditions needing more study. The method is severe and requires trained supervision to prevent heat stroke and collapse.
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DE. Morris Fishbein
Broadwell Ladies Hold All Day Quilting Bee
Broadwell The all day quilting bee held by the Ladies Aid Society drew many visitors from Athens Broadwell and surrounding towns. Names listed include Mrs Walter Totman Mrs Bessie Gorham Mrs Wayne France Miss Hazel Burke Miss Mildred Parsons Mrs Albert Ogg Mrs Cecil White Mrs George Sprouse Mrs John Young Mrs George Smith and Mrs Amos White.
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Broadwell
Ladies Aid Society
Walter Totman
Bessie Gorham
Wayne France
Athens
Laura James
Frank Parsons
Hazel Burke
Mildred Parsons
Albert Ogg
Cecil White
George Sprouse
John Young
George Smith
Amos White
Mabel Lee
Leonard Ogg
Herman Ogg
Nelsonville
Joe Young
Mineral
Laurene White
This Man Joe Murray Seethes At Lies And Loss
Joe confronts Theresa’s alleged deceit and grows hard yet protective as layoffs bite. He wrestles with hurt, pride, and love, then faces shrinking work, rising costs, and a downturn that forces Terry and him to cut back and revisit life in Gardendale.
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Joe
Theresa
Tommy Withers
Terry
Joe Murray
Fountain of Subsistence
Gardendale
Plan Concert At Lottridge School Friday Evening
A musical concert is scheduled at Lottridge school on Friday evening June 17 at 8 p m. Home made ice cream and cake will be served after the performance.
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Lottridge
Charles Booth
Wierton
W. Va
Harold Wilcoxen
Rockeland
T. H. Booth
Coolville
Harry Booth
Alfred
Damewood
Ruth
Wanda
Ernest Church
Bobbie
Russell
Orange Church
O'Connor
Chester
Vanderhoof
Raymond Boggs
Belpre
Leroy Boggs
Carson Boggs
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Athens I Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press
Ationa
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
By Rodney Dutcher
the Public Forum
Clyde Juniper Millfield
R. D
Hoover
Poet's Corner
Father
Russell and
Dale Brill
Westland
Lotie Brill
Charlotte Lee Keirns
Amesville
Charles Weaver
Chesterhill
Clyde Calentine
Ladd
Lotie
Evlalina Brill
William Young
Albany
George Clark
Man
William Corcoran
NEA Service, Inc
Darling
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