Athens Messenger and Herald Rates and Staff Listing
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays with a Sunday edition. Rates include 15c per week by carrier and mail options from $4.50 per year to $1.60 weekly. staff includes Frederick W. Bush publisher, Gordon K. Bush general manager, and Charles B. Harris editor.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles BH. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgen
Vinton
Washington
Congress trims social security funding mindset and benefits
Congress acts to liberalize the social security act and ease the burden on current contributors. It shifts start dates and lowers employer and employee assessments while aiming to correct prior emergency steps and curb deficit financing amid public concern over the national debt.
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Congress
Washington
National Treasury
Coal Industry Hailed By Some For Limiting TVA Reach
The piece argues Congress restricted TVA expansion as coal miners and operators shared blame for government competition. It contends water power dams displace miners, fail to lower electricity costs, and that the New Deal program costs each U S citizen $16. It urges further limits as beneficial for miners, operators, and the nation.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
South
New Deal
United States
Embassy to business boosts harmony between government and commerce
Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins pushes an embassy to business with a highly qualified staff to assist and advise large firms. The plan, approved by the Senate and likely to be backed by the House, would not wield policing powers but aim to promote greater business activity and cooperation.
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Senate
House
Political Reform Proposal Abandons Primary In Ohio Towns
In Athens and Logan, the decision to abandon municipal primaries this summer is seen as saving taxpayers money and signaling voter confidence in current officials. The piece notes long standing voter indifference to primaries, cites the ten million tax limit, and argues many small towns lack funds for unnecessary government functions or bloated payrolls.
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Athens
Logan
Ohio
Savings Banks Offer Cheaper Life Insurance than Regular Firms
Raymond Clapper notes Massachusetts savings banks sell life insurance at far lower net cost than traditional companies. Testimony before the national economic committee highlights potential national over-the-counter sale through banks. Debate grows on federal supervision as lapse rates favor savings banks and cash surrender values accelerate early protection.
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Massachusetts
O'Mahoney
National Economic Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Judd Dewey
TNBC
Dewey
Savings Bank
Catton sizes up Washingtons farm tenancy push
Bruce Catton reviews New Deal farm policy and the Bankhead Jones act heaping FSA with aims to raise landless tenant farmers moved from 1 800 to 7 000 annually. The Lee amendment seeks 350 million dollars in mortgage insurance to put tenants on farms within three years with 40 year terms at 3 percent interest.
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New Deal
Farm Security Administration
Bankhead-Jones
FSA
Senate
Lee
House
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Alabama
Iowa
Nebraska
Secretary of Agriculture
Public Service and Local Government Reform
Public servants should remain long enough to implement plans for efficient government. Voters often avoid long municipal terms due to low pay and direct responsibility. Town meetings to discuss candidates could reduce taxes and improve local services.
Rock of Gibraltar type of stone and rock formation
The Rock of Gibraltar is a dense limestone formed in bed thicknesses of 30 40 and 50 feet. The U S S Constitution reconditioning was completed in Boston Navy Yard in 1931. Relief rolls data show a 2 percent drop in cases and 8 percent drop in obligations from March to April 1939 across 37 states and DC. The Federal Treasury felt the 1929 low mood effects after the March 15 1931 tax payments and 1930 revenues. To prevent moth damage to upholstered furniture use slip covers remove periodically and brush pile to kill moths.
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Rock of Gibraltar
U. S
Boston Navy Yard
District of Columbia
Federal Treasury
Messenger Service Bureau Notice
Informational notice requests stamps for replies to questions of fact addressed to The Messenger's Service Bureau in Washington. It forbids legal or medical advice and extended research, and directs mail to 1013 sth St Washington DC.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
Sth St
Washington, D. C
Psychological topics in health hints by Dr Morris Fishbein
Dr Fishbein discusses how modern life regulates basic desires and reduces mental stress through social adjustments. He explains unconscious influences from childhood and explains defense mechanisms like projection and rationalization in everyday behavior.
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Morris Fishbein
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
Readers are invited to contribute comments on current events in this column. All letters must be signed with the writer and signature appearing with the contribution. Submissions should be brief to fit space for multiple daily letters.
War and Work Plans for Economic Revitalization
John L. Southard argues for spending up to 45 billion dollars to clear rivers and harbors improve roads and rail spurs build forts and stockpile guns. He urges employment for all able-bodied citizens and continued industrial growth despite war fears, from Jacksonville on June 18.
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the Messenger
al Capone
Spain
China
John L. Southard
Jacksonville
Bride On A Budget Serial Story Returns To Money Woes
Iris endures debt, shopaholism and a mink coat dilemma as Bart confronts financial ruin. He loses insurance and a radio and swash unit agency while Iris clings to the coat and a brittle fantasy of security amid mounting budget strain.
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Bart
Iris
Bart Whittaker
Ellen
Calf Ear Stapling Incident Injures Farmer
In Tulare California Mike Bezera stapled calves and himself when a heavy steel staple pierced his thumb and the calf ear across a fence. Attempts to remove the staple failed so a small ear fragment was cut from the calf to allow Bezera to be taken to a doctor.
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Tulare
Cal
Mike Bezera
Bezera
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