Athens newspaper billing and office notices summary
The Athens Messenger lists associations and memberships including American Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Daily Press Association. It notes national representatives in Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland and mentions advertising rates and obituary charges.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Opposition grows as polling shifts on Supreme Court packing
A Athens reader notes rising opposition to Roosevelt's plan to pack the Supreme Court. A magazine survey shows more people oppose changes than back them, with Democrats and the broader public cooling to radical overhaul. The poll also finds many view the Court as a check on rash legislation.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Tribunal of
Roosevelt
Athens
Good Riddance Demand for junk cars declines but scrap remains active
The piece notes a steady decline in demand for junk cars while many old vehicles are removed from roads. It laments price drops but observes ongoing scrapping, with hundreds of thousands of units taken off highways and used car sales remaining strong in the district.
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America
Facts over political hype on wages and hours
The text argues for factual study of wages and hours over rhetoric. It notes Congress may hold hearings and law may follow, criticizes lawmakers' unfamiliarity with living standards, cites 1929 figures of six million families under $1,000 income, and urges a non political survey to reveal real conditions. It contrasts perceptions with reality and calls for common sense.
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Congress
Washington
Wandering Jack Garner to Return to Washington
Editor notes Paul Mallon leaves daily government column for Europe for three months. Wandering Jack Garner will be recalled to address Administration cares. A high powered by mail campaign and firm head’s signed appeal are planned to lure him back. His vacation ends soon and he will resume heading northward in his 16 cylinder cruiser.
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Paul Mallon
Europe
Washington
Jack” Garner
Administration
Democratic Congressmen toast VP absence as party boost
Lawmakers say the Vice President's absence removes a buffer between the Executive and Legislative branches. They believe without the VP the President will face Congress more directly and require gentler handling, amid friction on the hill and stalled pay hours legislation.
Congress Men Note Death Impacts on Wages and Hours Bill
Congressmen ponder the death of Representative Connery and its potential effect on the wages and hours bill. They praise the late Massachusetts congressman, though neither he nor Senator Black saw the proposal before it was circulated. The piece also recalls the President's press conference on raising purchasing power for low income groups and mentions forgotten men and Landon’s critique on national resource conservation.
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Representative Connery
Massachusetts
Senator Black
Washington
Johnson Warns Against Relief Bill Powers Shift
Hugh Johnson argues that Byrnes proposed relief amendments grant the President excessive power by dictating state and local contributions. He contends lump sum appropriations erode Congresses purse strings and undermine constitutional checks, risking political manipulation and damage to democratic balance.
Noise of a Plane In Flight From Propellers
A comparison describes aircraft propellers beating air as the main source of the loud in flight sound, likening it to a mosquito preparing to land.
District Tales of Long Ago and Local Happenings
The Nelsonville Cornet Band under Professor Brown is praised as a leading group in the state. The Masonic lodge will occupy Scott's new block third floor. Navigation thaws for winter on the docking canal slows as coal traffic remains dull. The Alabama is the last boat to haul coal. Boatman Matt Stuart reports coal business is weak this fall. Six weeks ago winter work looked likely but iron prices sink coal activity. Billy Butt returns from Wood County with a live deer and humorous tales of hunting. A portable sawmill on Freer's flat boat sees its boiler slide into the canal and is recovered. The state dam has been repaired and is secure. Cooperative coal company reports more orders than they can fill, an exceptional situation for now.
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New York City
Byrnes
Congress
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Nelsonville Cornet Band
Professor Brown
Masonic Lodge
Scott
Alabama
Matt Stuart
Ohio
Billy Butt
Wood County
W. B. Brooks
Freer
Cooperative Coal Company
Health Hints and Diet for High Blood Pressure
Advice on identifying and removing causes of high blood pressure, reducing strain on heart and kidneys, and adopting rest, hygiene, and a well balanced diet. It suggests rest cures, weight control, hydration, and cautious tobacco use depending on its link to blood pressure.
Daughters of Veterans Form Athens Chapter Officials Named
Ten years ago Thirty five women organized the Athens Chapter of Daughters of Veterans at the Armory with Mrs Mary A Fryburger elected president. Officers included Miss Mary Kaler Mrs Ethel Pierce and others. A DAR Flag Day picnic occurred at Fort Gower Hockingport and a Crystal Pool party honored Carolyn Frum. Columbus visitors Ruth Bain Mary Louise Walker celebrated Ruth's birthday.
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Armory
Athens
Daughters of Veterans
Mary A. Fryburger
Mary Kaler
Ethel Pierce
Flora D. Williams
Nelle Pickering
Blanche Phillips
Nellie van Vorhes
Frances Strawn
Dorothy Gist
Nellie Ashworth
Edna Fleming
Anna Faubion
Blanch Root
Elizabeth Davis
Lila Nice
Fort Gower
Hockingport
Carl Fuller
Crystal Pool
Carolyn
J. E. Bain
Ruth and
Mary Louise Walker
Columbus
Ruth
Elks Flag Day events mark two week New York trip
Twenty years ago Mrs. George L Fenzel and daughter Anna May Mrs. Fred Fenzel Everett Burt with Mr and Mrs Selby Hartgrave Nelsonville left for New York City for two weeks. The Elks Flag Day celebration included Rev E D Evans Dr E L Hooper J A Fuller Prof E M Mills Miss Hazel Kilpatrick W D McCandless Rev A J Wilder W W Ackley grand marshal of the parade. Athens High School seniors were hosted at the Comstock home Race Street by Principal J H Comstock and Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan with teachers Clara Weiher Nelle Pickering Helen Leach present. Assistant hostesses were Gladys Jones Lucile English Freda Rowan Erma Comstock Mrs Henry Zenner and Mrs T W Craig. Musical tea honored guest Miss Mary Edith Gowans of New York City. Mrs C M Roe joined the receiving line as an honor guest.
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George L. Fenzel
Anna May
Fred Fenzel
Everett Burt
Selby Hartgrave
Nelsonville
New York City
the Elks
E. D. Evans
E. L. Hooper
J. A. Fuller
E. M. Mills
Hazel Kilpatrick
W. D. McCandless
A. J. Wilder
W. W. Ackley
J. H. Comstock
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Athens High School
Comstock
Race St
Clara Weiher
Nelle Pickering
Helen Leach
Gladys Jones
Lucile English
Freda Rowan
Erma Comstock
Henry Zenner
T. W. Craig
Two Cars Collide in The Garden Injuring Five
Two cars, a Westbound Warner vehicle carrying Leo Warner and family and an eastbound Covert bread truck from Middleport, collided head on near O. F. Lowther's home. Leo Warner sustained severe facial and head lacerations while his daughter in law suffered a fractured arm. Both drivers and passengers were taken to Parkersburg by Dr. H. C. Buck for treatment.
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Garden
O. F. Lowther
Leo Warner
Bernard Warner
Dutch Ridge
Middleport
Parkersburg
H. C. Buck
Selah Weatherby
Athens
Eva Mohler
Elda Smith
Columbus
George
James Smith
Glennie St. Clair
Josiah Smith
Sumner
Dale Perry
Dwight Burton
Pomeroy
Clint Fisk
Gertrude Sheskey
C. E. Butts
Maggie Lowther
Rose Lamp
St. Marys
W. Va
Matt Delong
Hanlin
Carrie Burleigh
Wylie Midkiff
Cherry Ridge
J. H. Rogers
Yvonne
Mohler
Dora Goldsberry
Audria Shaw
S. Shaw
Eugene Davis
Co-ld Wife: Coral Faces Crisis Over Forgiveness
Coral Crandall, Elton College student, faces upheaval as she and husband to be chemist David Armstrong contend with Hoyt Marquis’s threats and a theft accusation. Donna Allen reveals strained loyalties while Coral awaits word on a missing process tied to Maxwell and Bendorff.
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Coral Crandall
Elton College
David Armstrong
Elton
Coral
Donna Allen
Hoyt Marquis
Unaware Miller Suffers Broken Neck After Fall
James Miller of St. Augustine Florida lay eight days with a broken neck before realizing his injury. He was painting a sign and fell about 25 feet, later seeking hospital care as neck pain intensified.
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Nec Elyria
James Miller
St. Augustine
Fla
Miller
First Commercial Typewriter On Display At Pierre
Resting in the state historical department memorial building at Pierre is the first commercial typewriter ever manufactured. Its history traces back to the Gold Rush era of the Black Hills in 1876, about four years after the machine was built.
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Pierre
S. D
State Historical Department of Th Memorial
Black Hills
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