The Athens Messenger and Herald 1896 1929 Publisher and editors
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays with a Sunday edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager Charlies H. Harris is managing editor. Memberships include American Newspaper Publishers Association and Ohio associations. Subscriptions include annual rates by mail and carrier weekly rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Pressational
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Waiting and Waiting The Investor Plea for Enterprise
The piece condemns government investment and tax policy as unproductive. It argues investors face flip flops and threats from Washington, hindering jobs and growth. It urges investors to voice concern and notes businesses are hamstrung by new taxes and political swings. Tomorrow The Housewife and Mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
The Other Side of It on Government Relief Costs
The piece argues economic relief costs are overstated and government expense remains high. It notes an average annual cost of 523 per American family, with 90 tied to relief. eliminating relief would still leave 433. It cites Canada and several European countries achieving low starvation levels at lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
City officials urged to act on small problems
Citizens were urged to offer low cost or no cost suggestions to fix daily city nuisances in Athens. Issues include ten minute post office parking abuse, missing street markers, obstructive hedges at Catholic Church, overextended parking, and dangerous blind spots at intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
College St
Women and beauty parlors fuel spend and time
A remark underscores how women invest significant money and hours in beauty parlors, reflecting social expectations and routines surrounding grooming and appearance.
Quotations on Motivation and Business Ethics
A compact reflection on starting tasks and meeting obligations. It notes that action earns rewards, while inaction costs. The text contrasts pride as a sales motive with other drivers, implying practical business behavior.
Compromise Frames Washington Debates on Tax and Wage Bills
In Washington Raymond Clapper notes the shift from rigidity to compromise as Congress rewrites the undistributed profits tax and the Wages and Hours Bill. The Hormel wage experiment is preserved through changes, while administration foes resist concession. The piece argues compromise as essential to progress and cites national figures urging pragmatic settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Congress
House
Senate
Hormel Packing Company
Roosevelt
Hormel
Conference Committee
Hormel Company
Washington fights over Hague ally's fate in Third Circuit
Washington scene centers on Frank Hague allyship as District Judge William Clark moves toward the Third Circuit. Clark, a 47 year old liberal judge, has ruled against prohibition expansion in 1930 and faces White House and Senate scrutiny amid Hague’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Hague
Roosevelt
William Clark
New Jersey
Third District Circuit Court of Appeals
Clark
Hague
Jersey City
Senate
Ed Burke
Nebraska
Silzer
Third Circuit
Appeals Court
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
William H. Smathers
John Milton
Smathers
Public Forum Letter Critiques WPA Practices
George S. Thompson of Glouster defends signed letters to The Messenger and condemns WPA units in Athens. He argues work relief is needed, criticizes autocrats, and urges humane administration while defending authorship and urging fairness toward young job seekers amid looming war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
WPA
Ralph D. Norris
Norris
Athens
United States
Lusitania
America
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Mussolini
George
Thompson
Glouster
Every Woman and Man See Each Other as Gossips and Enemies
WE R the WOMEN quotes a playfully critical view of how men and women misjudge each other. It contrasts assumed truths with surprising realities about gossip, friendship, loyalty, and dependence. The piece suggests learning more about one another could ease tensions and avoid headaches.
Nose Infection Risks and Medical Guidance
When the nose is irritated and germs invade, small abscesses form from staphylococcus or streptococcus. Early signs include tenderness heat throbbing and pain with swelling of the nose cheeks and upper lip. If untreated infection may spread and even cause death. seek a physician rather than self treatment.
This Man Joe Murray Faces Life On The Road
Joe Murray, exiled from home, hides in a downtown hotel while drifting through a hunger-haunted city. He avoids work, seeks money for a front, and endures visions of Terry and Helen as he contemplates a renewed life on the road with his fellow wanderers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Rogersville
Joe
Terry
Dad
Irene
Tommy
Withers
Mrs. Murray
Joe Murray
Helen
Polack
Local Couples Wed in Columbus and Zanesville
Mrs. Fred White returned from Columbus and Marion visits. Miss Doris Naye ler and Miss Lucile Naye ler wed Henry K Alexander and Gordon WwW Herrold. Mrs. Rufus Hopkins Mrs. Herrold and Mrs. R. P. Herrold served as matrons of honor in Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred White
Columbus
Marion
Doris
Lucile Nayeler
Henry K. Alexander
Gordon Www. Herrold
Rufus Hopkins
Athens
R. P. Herrold
Zanesville
Athens nurses to hold commencement exercises at state hospital
Twenty years ago Athenians were invited to the commencement exercises for nurses at the Athens State Hospital with faculty and students named. A London dispatch noted the first American troops arriving in Europe. Chi Omega patronesses hosted a Japanese dance as Oscar Fulton and Dorothy Campbell wed June 17 at the bride’s parents’ home in Ironton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
Charles Schaffler
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Margaret Merwin
Alta Henrietta Anderson
Co. O. Fordyce
R. E. Bushong
F. A. Osborn
J. R. Crawley
Genevieve Crawley
Florence G. Terrill
Agnes D. Devlin
London
Europe
Oscar Fulton
J. B. Fulton
Dorothy Campbell
F. D. Campbell
Ironton
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sessenger
Feaz
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
Iowa
Donald Richberg
Jerome Frank
By Rodney Dutcher
Robert F. Wagner
Senate Finance Committee
MeBarney T. Phillips
the Public Forum
Ruth Millett
George Clark
Harding
Coolidge
Helge
Oeferson
Man
William Corcoran
NEA Service, Inc
Chi Omega
J. Halliday Cline
A. C. Rossi
Frank Logan
W. K. Scott
F. J. Beasley
D. H. Moore
F. L. Preston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!