The Athens Messenger and Herald Publication Details
The Athens Messenger and Herald is a weekday afternoon paper with a Sunday morning edition. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager, Charles B. Harris is managing editor, and it is a member of multiple press associations. Advertising rates are available on request. Subscriptions range from 15 cents weekly carrier to annual mail rates in Ohio.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles B. Harris
Athens
Ohio
Worker gains but questions linger on wage reform
The piece argues that new wage and hour agreements seem a win for workers yet the outcome remains uncertain. It notes calls for tariff protection and consumer education to buy American, while automation and skill shifts threaten jobs across industries as shorter hours and higher pay push firms to substitute capital for labor. The buyer will judge the ultimate balance.
Beginning of a Democratic realignment at Chesapeake Bay lovefeast
The article discusses a Democratic party gathering on a Chesapeake Bay island that could define national policy for years. It notes rising dissension among leaders tied to Jefferson Wilson and Roosevelt and a possible party realignment after the meeting.
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Chesapeake Bay
Jefferson
Jackson
Wilson
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Washington
Democratic Party
Chesapeake
Red Cross Ready For Emergencies In Hocking Valley
The article lauds the Red Cross for swift response to disasters in the Hocking Valley including the Millfield mine disaster floods and tornado wrecks at Chauncey and Tablertown. It urges citizens to support future campaigns to fund food clothing and shelter for those in distress and to view giving as insurance against misery.
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Red Cross
Hocking Valley
Millfield
Chauncey
Tablertown
Professionals and Amateurs Share Tools Yet Differ Much
The remark notes that while both groups use identical tools, their practices diverge greatly in expertise, approach, and outcomes, highlighting a gap between skilled professionals and hobbyists.
Wigan Family Men Manage to Live Within Incomes
In hard times as in good, sturdy family men in Wigan show prudent living. The text argues that age should not credit decisions to endure hardship, and asks how these households stretch earnings amid strain.
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Wigan
Roosevelt third-term speculation prompts calls to end talk
Washington editor Raymond Clapper argues Roosevelt should definitively rule out a third term. He notes others like Governor Earle and War Secretary Woodring weigh future possibilities as debate over Roosevelt's a possible bid continues nationwide.
Roosevelt Third Term Question Sparks Public Debate
The speaker doubts Roosevelt will seek a third term yet notes a large segment believes he would consent and desire it. The piece warns that if he does not remove himself from the issue, the belief could erode the remainder of his administration.
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Roosevelt
Behind Washington Headlines
Administration relief followed the Courts ruling that the sit down strike was illegal. The piece notes behind the scenes pressure on labor leaders including Sidney Hillman to end the action and references figures like John Lewis Homer Martin and Tom Kennedy in the pressure to resolve the strike.
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H. R. Baukhage
Washington
Pennsylvania
Tom Kennedy
United Mine Workers Union
Apex Hosiery
Secretary of Labor
Garner
John Lewis
Homer Martin
CIO
Automobile Workers
Sidney Hillman
Textile Workers’ Organizing Committee
Internal Labor Split Echoes Through New Deal Era
The AFL split under William Green and CIO tensions threaten a unified labor front. Democrats foresee a possible labor party as John Lewis may form a political faction once dues-paying members grow. A tax hearing reveals estate valuation disputes over small business inheritance taxes and local court challenges.
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CIO
John Lewis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Public Forum letters seek signed short comments
The Public Forum invites readers to submit current event thoughts signed by the author. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple letters in each edition.
Soldier graves deserve flag honoring all year argues veteran
Co E Scott of Nelsonville writes that Mrs Olson overstepped by removing all flags from graves on Decoration Day at Greenlawn Cemetery. He urges flags to mark every soldier’s grave year round and to replace damaged ones, noting non soldiers’ graves were flagged, causing confusion. He signs as a Spanish American War veteran from Nelsonville, June 22.
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the Messenger
U. S
E. Scott
Company C. 2Nd
Reg
Nelsonville
River flood devastates Murray City on Main Street
A five foot sheet of water and mud swept through Murray City damaging Main Street stores including Spres Atlas General, Slater Grocery and Meat, Poling Drug, William Smith Grocery, Wright Barbershop, Blanchard Dry Goods, and homes of Snyder and Johnson. In Nelsonville, Sunday School speakers included Mrs. R. M. Sandy and several pastors. The Nelsonville Foundry moved the dry land bridge to Riverside and county offices were relocated due to remodeling of the Lawrence and Bean building.
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Murray City
Main St
Spres and
Atlas General
C. A. Slater
William Poling
William Smith
Clifford Wright
R. D. Blanchard
F. M. Snyder
Oscar Johnson
Musical Tea Hosted by Mrs Thompson for 50 Guests
Twenty years ago Mrs A S Thompson entertained fifty guests at 8 St High St with a musical tea. Guests included Mrs Alton Ellis and Mrs W R Phillips while little Mary Stalder greeted attendees. Participants included Mrs Stalder Mrs Thompson and Violet Patterson with Helen McKay Mae Poston and Helen Allom at the punch bowl.
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A. S. Thompson
St. High St
Alton Ellis
W. R. Phillips
H. G. Stalder
Mae Poston
Mary Stalder
Stalder
Thompson
Violet Patterson
Helen McKay
Miss Poston
Helen Allom
Lucile Cooms
Grace Walker
Frances Wright
Health Hints on Overweight and Health Risks
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines how excess weight burdens the heart liver kidneys and joints and raises mortality risk. He cites studies linking overweight to diabetes gallstones high blood pressure and circulatory problems, noting higher death rates from heart and kidney disease among the overweight.
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Morris Fishbein
Quotes on war and democracy by church leaders and scholars
A collection of brief opinions and reflections. Bishop Schrembs speaks on Hitler and oblivion. Dean Wicks advocates quality of life for democracy. Dr. Clee notes poets’ distance from war. Wilbert Longfellow urges eye opening water safety and treading.
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Hitler
Joseph Schrembs
Cleveland, O
Robert R. Wicks
Princeton University
River navigation study for Santa Cruz line in Argentina
A committee led by a retired Argentine naval officer studies creating a steamship line on the Santa Cruz River in the far south of Argentina to improve regional navigation and transportation.
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Buenos Aires
Santa Cruz
Republic
District Tales of Long Ago in Gallipolis 1820 Tax List
The Gallipolis 1820 realty and chattel valuation totalled 64 954 dollars with 162 45 dollars in tax collected from 112 taxpayers. The list preserves French settler names such as Bureau Cartron Cadot Chantrelle and Valadin among others. Many descendants remain but none bear the original surnames.
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Harry R. Hurn
Gallipolis
Jean Pierre Romaine Bureau
Francois Cartron
Claudius Cadot
Michel Chantrelle
Pierre Chapdu
Rene Care
Antoine Maguet
D. P. Machum
D. Mazure
Pierre Maret
C. R. Menager
Pierre Magonier
Julius Pradel
Christopher
Jane Pistore
William Pettit
Philippe Pethoud
Nicholas Pettitt
Rene Quiff
Michel Quistelle
Michel Reynard
Francois Souverain
Antoine Saagrain
Asel Gerazen
Jean Savary
White Ghosts That Walk in the Gloam Poem Verse
A reader submitted poem about dreaming of firelight and shadows. The speaker longs for white ghosts walking in moonlight along a path homeward to dear ones, not seafaring ships or castles. The piece ends with a nostalgic plea for home.
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Spain
Strange Insects Reported in Lehman Caves Nevada
Scientists are invited to Lehman caves in Ely Nevada where tiny blind white insects occur. The white bugs are unresponsive to light but respond to vibrations and inhabit stalactites, hiding when tourists appear, according to park rangers at the monument.
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Cave Ely
Nev
Lehman Caves
Monument
Engaging with Hartley Madison Entangles Carol Clayton
Carol Clayton, heir to the Clayton family fortune, travels to Engiene with her ex into a moonlit garden where she meets the rich and charming Hartley Madison. She plans to telephone her indulgent father Jim Clayton after a two year stay at the Lathborough estate.
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Carol Clayton
America
Jim Clayton
Engiene
Hartley Madison
Lathborough
Carol
Brookdale
Saratoga
Carol Meets Duke Bradley in a Tense Home Moment
Carol calls her father, learns of illness, and confronts Duke Bradley who holds security papers. Grandfather Clayton notices strain as Duke pressures Jim Clayton about debts while Carol faces the danger of family secrets and engagement news.
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Hartley Madison
Newport Madison
Daddy
Duke
Carol
Duke Statier
Grandfather
Keeging
Athens
Jim
Rosetta
Carol Clayton
Opyrich
Jim Clayton
Maracter
Brookdale
Duke Bradley
Metro-Goldwyn: Mayer Corp
Skunk Causes Crash Near Fremont Ohio
Charles F. Keating stopped to avoid a skunk on the highway and was hit by a following car, suffering an arm injury. The second driver sustained a broken rib. The skunk escaped unharmed.
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Fremont, O
Charles F. Keating
Keating
Future man to have twelve teeth says Oakland dentist
Dr. Charles Sweet of Oakland California told the Ontario Dental Association that men of the future will have a huge head and a very small chin with only six teeth in each jaw, totaling twelve teeth.
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Toronto
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Lloyd Evans
O. O. Crawford
E. E. Barnatt
Nelsonville Foundry and Machine Company
Riverside
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Athens Needle Club
J. R. Elder
W. E. Peters
Sam Sommers
Jeff Henry
Albany
Edna Sprague
Carter School
Princeton, N. J
Darrell Moore
National City Bank
New York City
C. O. Moore
F. Raymond Clee
Wilbert E. Longfellow
Poet’s Corner
Leda Sams
Anita Loos
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