Athens Messenger Herald Printing Co History Notes
The Athens Messenger Herald Printing Co lists staff including Gordon K. Bush as Publisher and Gen. Mgr and Charles Harris as Managing Editor. It notes membership in multiple press associations and United Press representation. Subscription rates are given for carrier and mail in Ohio with weekly and yearly options.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger
Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles 8. Harris
Athens
Ohio
Conquering disease shows typhoid death drop in cities
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports typhoid death rates. In 78 American cities last year the rate was 0.94 per 100 000, down from 20.54 in 1910. Doctors now know causes and prevention, reducing a once deadly scourge to insignificance.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Purges Grow as Russian Army Officers Face Death
The piece surveys a cascade of Soviet purges from Trotskyist trials to a new army cleanup. Eight high officers were sentenced to death for treason in a reported fascist plot, highlighting widespread disloyalty among educated elites and ongoing government efforts to root out dissent.
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Russia
Red Government
Agua Escondida Village A Peaceful Backward Haven
Dr. Robert Redfield visits Agua Escondida Guatemala where villagers know nothing of world news including the Dionne quintuplets Lindbergh Wallis Warfield and the Duke of Windsor. The piece contrasts their peaceful life with modern societal upheavals.
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Agua Escondida
Robert Redfield
Division of Social Sciences
University of Chicago
Redfield
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wallis Warfield
Duke of Windsor
Supreme Court
Spain
Observing Idol Dethronement Echoes Past Leaders
An observant friend recalls how Americans crush popular idols like Woodrow Wilson after World War I. The piece argues leaders never hold all answers and history shows power fades, citing Wilson, Father Coughlin, and Doctor Townsend as examples of disillusionment with concentrated rule.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
League of Nations
World Court
Father Coughlin
America
Doctor Townsend
Tea for jitters in business life
A college psychologist notes that taking a tea break, or coffee if quality is good, helps busy men avoid jitters. He contrasts American office stress with British calm, citing tests showing a short rest improves focus and mood. suggests more pauses could aid productivity.
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Atlantic
Disgruntled Pro Ballplayer Versus Woman Cited
A terse sports quip notes a disgruntled pro athlete is hard to handle, likening the challenge to dealing with a difficult woman. The line reflects a blunt, tongue in cheek critique common in era reporting.
Belgium’s Van Zeeland Shines as Democracy Survives
Raymond Clapper praises Paul Van Zeeland Premier of Belgium for stabilizing the country through currency devaluation, budget balance, and a people supported social program. He faced left and right fascist pressure but won a decisive democratic mandate, showing how Belgian democracy thrives with citizen responsibility.
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Washington
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Webb Miller
United Press
Roosevelt
Europe
van Zeeland
Financial Foundation
Washington fishing expedition quietly under way in Alaskan waters
Three senior officials depart for Seattle to board a Commerce Department boat for Alaskan waters. Navy Intelligence, Bureau of Fisheries, and State Department join the voyage where charts and shoals are primary cover. Reports mention Japanese markings on tents and survey stakes on U S islands amid cautious official handling.
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Seattle
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Fisheries
Navy Intelligence Division
State Department
Navy
Coast Guard
Pribilof
Senate to Hear Resolution on Alaskan Fishing Dispute
Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Resolution 48 introduced by Senator Bone of Washington. The measure asks the State Department to seek a clear answer from the Imperial Japanese Government about fishing boats operating beyond the three mile limit in Alaskan waters. The Alaskans accuse the boats of crabbing and threaten salmon availability. The Japanese claim no interest in salmon and deny illicit activity.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Bone
Washington
State Department
Alaskan
Salmon trade sparks controversy in wartime fishing
Observers report salmon nets laid at night as American ships halt work near Japanese boats. Reports claim Japanese sellers move salmon on the world market that supposedly originated from waters never yielding salmon before.
Dimond and Bone push far offshore fishing bill
Alaska delegate Dimond drafted a House bill and Senator Bone filed a Senate version to push foreign fishermen farther into the Bering Sea. Both measures sit in committee awaiting Commerce and State department reports.
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Congress
Dimond
House
Bone
Senate
Bering Sea
Commerce
State
Hannings Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Alexander Township
Mr and Mrs Ira Hanning of Alexander Township marked their 50th wedding anniversary. Family and friends gathered as twins Mathew and Martha Davis of Hollister were guests. The Davis family reunion reunited Nelsonville residents. Oaklands PTA president Mrs O C Bird attended a national convention. Horn and Daggett sons graduated from Harvard MBA. President Coolidge pinned Lindbergh with the Distinguished Flying Cross. Margaret Lax traveled to Nelsonville to join others in Columbus for a few days.
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Ira Hanning
Alexander Township
Mathew Davis
Martha Davis Mason
Hollister
Eldy Davis
Nelsonville
Margaret Lax
Mabel Poston
E. C. Welch
Columbus
Greek Ruler Abdicates and Greece Joins Allied War Effort
Twenty years ago readers saw the headline about a Greek ruler stepping down under Allied powers orders and Greece entering war with the Allies. Other items mention General Pershing’s arrival in France and social notes on residents and travelers.
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Greece
Pershing
Local residents visit kin and attend gatherings across villages
Virginia Nell Alkire returns home from Columbus as Mrs. Weber Freud leaves New Holland after a visit. Oscar Waggoner and family call on J. H. Blacknoon and wife in Akron. Martha Welsh returns to Homer Welsh’s home after visiting Columbus Akron and Youngstown. Eugene Atkins goes to Rio Grande for summer term. Dorothy Haning and Betty Hoffner visit grandparents John and Mrs. Arnold in Athens and Pomeroy. Frank Turner of Akron visits parents W. A. Turner and brings niece Lena Marie Alkire from Akron. D. L. Resinger of Gallipolis and A. M. Irwin visit E. V. Atkins family for Douglas-Shepard reunion at Downington. Jerry Bowen, First Sergeant at Hocking Camp near Logan, visits grandmother Eva Bowen. Mrs. James Welsh returns from Jackson after visiting Jack Warner. Bert Pleasant and family of Dayton visit P. Y. Moore and family over the weekend.
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Harrisonville
Virginia
Nell Alkire
Columbus
Weber Freud
New Holland
Myrtle Chase
Oscar Waggoner
Akron
J. H. Blacknooa
Martha Welsh
Homer Welsh
Youngstown
Eugene Atkins
Rio Grande
Dorothy Haning
Athens
Betty Hoffner
Pomeroy
John Arnold
Frank Turner
W. A. Turner
Lena Marie Alkire
D. L. Resinger
Gallipolis
A. M. Irwin
E. V. Atkins
Douglas-Sheppard
Downington
Jerry Bowen
Hocking Camp
Logan
Eva Bowen
James Welsh
Jackson
Jack Warner
Bert Pleasant
Dayton
P. Y. Moore
District Tales of Long Ago
Gallipolis notes recount the early Methodist struggle led by Calvin Shepard who opened his home and barn for services after opposition. The first church was built in 1821 on Second Ave, with a 1875 edifice later expanded in a 2 story brick addition dedicated in 1876 by Bishop Foster.
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Harry R. Hurn
Gallipolis
Calvin Shepard
Henry Baker
Ahaz S. Morehouse
Mill Creek
Morehouse
Baker
Shepard
Second Ave
C. D. Battelle
John W. Dillon
R. S. Foster
Quotations and casual remarks across diverse topics
A collection of brief quotable lines from varied sources including Ohio education officials, British statesman Walter Runciman, and University of Chicago professor T V Smith. The snippets cover education funding, trade pact sincerity, political compromise, a marriage age anecdote, and athletic women’s activity guidance.
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United States
Walter Runciman
Health Hints on Overweight in Children and Family Factors
The article notes that overweight in patients with heart or kidney issues may require bed rest and milk fruit juice diets under physician care. It discusses family influence on obesity, the role of shared conditions and environment, and how fat distribution patterns in children mirror adults. It also highlights social teasing and reduced exercise creating a vicious cycle.
I Am the Roadway Poem by Lura B Foster
Poet's Corner invites readers to submit verses bearing name and address. This piece, by Lura B Foster of Columbus Ohio, extols the roadway as a path to home and journey's end, weaving images of hills, sunset, rain, and open road.
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Messenger
Blue Dome
Lura B. Foster
Columbus
Ohio
Potato crop as weed smothering method for farmers
The article notes that potatoes provide income from direct sales and serve as the best crop to smother weeds for farmers, highlighting dual value of the potato in farming systems.
The Story Thus Far Involving Carol Clayton and Hartley Madi
Carol Clayton, engaged to Hartley Madi son, plans escape from Brookdale farm in Saratoga as her father nears illness. Duke Bradley, a bookmaker, resents Duke and holds a mortgage on the area. tragedy follows when Jimon dies at the track. Carol remains unaware of the mortgage and looming financial stakes.
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Carol Clayton
Hartley Madison
England
Carol
Brookdale
Saratoga
Clayton
Duke Bradley
Tohom
Ieeienh
Jimon
Duke
Carol Clayton Confronts Duke Over Brookdale Farm
Carol confronts Duke Bradley about her father's farm and insists on buying back Brookdale, fearing to involve Grandfather Clayton. Duke accuses her of larceny as she declares plans to wed for love, then drives to Newark to finish a personal quest alone.
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Carol
Duke
Jim Clayton
Grandfather Yton
Jol
Perm
Hartley
Grandfather
Grandfather Clayton
Newport
Tip O'Brien
Tip
Miss Clayton
Carol Clayton
Mr. Bradley
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Corp
Rosetta
Wing
Slieghs Used All Year In Montreal Street
Sleighs operate on a narrow Montreal street year round to exercise horses from a nearby stable. In winter they are loaded with cargo while in summer the horses pull them empty along the pavement.
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Montreal
Boy 10 Runs Dog Washing Business in Detroit
Allen Gregory, 10, started a dog washing venture in Detroit after school and on Saturdays. The venture has earned praise for its practical enterprise and community service during the Sabbath period when he is not in church.
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Detroit
Allen Gregory
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Audit Bureau of Circulation, Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Opicaga
New York
Cleveland
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
By H. R. Baukhage
Jefferson Island
O. C. Bird
Athens Council
Parent- Teacher Association
Oakland
Calif
Robert H. Horn
C. H. Horn
Richard V. Daggett
Bertha Daggett
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Calvin Coolidge
Addie Marie Grones
Cambridge
F. L. Preston
Harry Bartlett
Byron Wolfe, Jr
Wheeler Dew
Luhing Coal Company
Eastern Mountains
Mississippi River
Frank Lowry
Harrisonville News
E. N. Dietrich
Ohio Education
T. V. Smith
W. H. Groshong
Lawson, Mo
Frank Wyof
DR. Morris Fishbein
Poet's Corner
Anita Loos
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