Athens Messenger and Herald publisher rates notice
Publication schedule for weekday afternoon editions with a Sunday morning edition. Lists staff roles and affiliations, circulation audits, postal details, advertising rates, and subscription prices by carrier and mail in Ohio. Includes rates for various time frames and a short note on post office classification.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K Bush
Puchiener
Mer Charles H Harrie
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Ohio Dailies
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Good Neighbor League Seen Raising Roosevelt Drive
Newly found campaign finance details show the Good Neighbor League, Inc. formed as a Delaware corporation with a $100,000 capital. Dr. Stanley High heads the group, contributing $6,000 by May 31 while drawing $15,600 yearly salary, creating a rare loop where revenue funds its own cost of operation.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Congress
Good Neighbor League
Delaware Corporation
Roosevelt
Good Neighbor League, Inc
Stanley High
Dr. High
Public Forum Signatures and Dog Soul Debate in Meigs County
Readers sign the Public Forum column sharing views on dogs souls and rights to personal belief. A long letter recounts dogs saving loved ones and a cur dog named Jipsey Jinkens, followed by Meigs County family arrivals from 1790s to 1810s and notes on Skinner Childs and Reed lines including a West Point graduate.
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Lucinda Pendergrass
Maine
Daniel Childs
Childs
Me County
Benjamin Richardson
Richardson
Baptist Church of
Pomeroy
Aaron Torrence
Pennsylvania
Meigs County
Portsmouth
Sardine Reed
West Point
Back to the Soil Across Rural Ohio Population Shifts
Census figures show nearly 1.5 million more people on farms than five years ago, with growth near industrial and mining areas in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio. The farm population near 32 million marks a record, while many new farmers are part-time workers from mills and mines adapting to farm life.
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Southeastern Ohio
United States
Ohio
Census Bureau
AAA
Africa
Unimpressed U S view on new Soviet democracy
The piece argues Americans doubt any genuine freedom in Soviet Russia under its dictatorship. It warns peasants face centuries more of ignorance before real political rights may arrive and fears mass gullibility among citizens who support Communist propaganda. It suggests sending credulous Americans to Russia to experience the regime firsthand.
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Soviet
Russia
Political outlook as Roosevelt faces renomination
The piece observes Democratic tensions as Franklin D Roosevelt seeks a third nomination with a wave of campaign rhetoric and constitutional controversy. It notes Republican gains, regional opposition to the New Deal, and a reshaped GOP with fresh leadership while acknowledging uncertain public support ahead of November. It cites observers predicting shifts in voter mood and campaign dynamics.
Political league shows hints of holding company traits
The league disclosed a 2000 dollar loan from the Democratic National Committee on May 6 with unspecified security terms, and an apparent interlocking directorate as Dr High is listed among the committee’s smaller expenditures after donating 2500 dollars to the league. The group issued booklets titled Boondoggling and The Case Against Franklin D Roosevelt, plus The Roosevelt Record tabloid, on expensive paper with fine art.
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Democratic National Committee
High
League, Inc
Dr. High
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Record
Campaign financing quirks revealed in convention book
The piece notes large campaign contributions hidden as advertising in The Book of the Democratic National Convention. United States Steel gave 5000, United Fruit 5000, Chicago firms Armour and Swift 7500. Overall Democrats raised 336000 with distillers and brewers accounting for about 67875.
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United States Steel Corporation
United Fruit Company
Chicago
Armour and Swift
Last Gasp: UMWA Backing New Deal Cause
The United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis contributed to the New Deal campaign alongside U S Steel. Lewis bought 5000 dollars of advertising in the Democratic convention book and spent 1250 dollars on additional copies. The Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau Inc topped buyers with 2500 dollars. Its stated purpose possibly was to grind books into nitrates.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
U. S. Steel
Lewis
Nitrate Educational Bureau, Inc
Republican finance mix shows Mellon lead over Rockefeller gifts
The report notes minimal imagination in GOP fundraising with $1 contributors and $5,000 caps for most donors. It highlights the Rockefellers and Lawrence Rockefeller giving $5,000 and $1,000 respectively, totaling $16,000 for the family, while five Mellons each donated $5,000 to lead GOP finances.
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I, I
Lawrence Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Republican Finance Register
Roosevelt Campaigns and GOP Momentum Ahead of November
A Seattle poet reflects on prison and fate while political debates heat up as Arizona considers banning slot machines. Roosevelt faces criticism and both parties prepare for a hard fought battle with new GOP voices and issues. Voters seek more information as campaigns intensify and the re election outlook remains unsettled.
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Roosevelt
Bay Exposition plans 10 cent weekly savings for children
San Francisco officials aim to set a world attendance record for the 1939 exposition. A plan starts now requiring children to save 10 cents a week for their World's Fair visit. Germany publishes 4703 daily newspapers, 976 party organs, with circulations ranging from 55 to 560,000.
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San Francisco
U.P
Germany
Mother's Songs and the Cross of Trouble
A poetic reminiscence by P. M. Welch from Cutler, reflecting on a mother's plaintive songs, childhood memories, and the discovery of life’s grief through maturity. The poem contrasts youthful joy with later understanding of sorrow and the bond between mother and child. It ends noting a shift from old to new fire starting methods before matches.
The Bride Delays as Marcia Fights for Love and Money
Marcia Cunningham, in her wedding gown, listens to Bob declare his practical doubts about marriage. He hints he loves others and is motivated by money, while Marcia wrestles with loyalty, love, and the social pressure of a wedding watched by 150 guests. She plans to refuse the union, seeking a true choice amid looming vows and social expectations.
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Marcia
Bob
Sylvia
England
France
Corneth
Green Hill
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