Athens Messenger Publication details and subscription rates
The Athens Messenger print edition lists publishers and staff for the Athens Messenger Herald Printing Co. It specifies weekly weekday publication, second class mail status, and subscription rates including one year at $4.50 and six months at 6.25 with regional rates across several counties.
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Gush
Seteréey
Snd & Org
de Athens Messenger
Herald Printing Cogeréon
K. Such
Mer. Guarlesti Garria
Vance
Athens
Galle
Hocking
Metes
Mérzan
Vooten
Weentetem
Ohio township trustees urge constitutional amendment on motor fund use
Ohio township trustees call for a constitutional change to stop motor vehicle funds from being diverted from roads. They manage about 20 000 miles of township roads and claim funds are repeatedly siphoned to non road uses. They say ending diversion will improve farm and local roads and bring government closer to the people with support building for next November.
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Ohio
Thetrs
Time to Clamp Down On Pedestrians In Athens Traffic
The National Safety Council warns the pedestrian is a major traffic hazard. In Athens pedestrians cross streets at will, ignore signals, and walk against lights. Drivers blinded by headlights must also contend with double parked trucks and errant walkers.
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National Safety Council
Athens
Lost bonds and stamps haunt the public purse
Federal bonds from Washington’s era remain unpaid as treasury officials urge holders to claim their money. Many securities are presumed destroyed or lost, while over 3 million dollars in World War Thrift and Savings stamps still sit unredeemed in trunks, drawers, or lockboxes, awaiting discovery by rightful owners.
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George Washington
Treasury
Sidewalk farmers and rural life shift in postwar era
The article highlights a rising trend of full time farmers living in villages yet farming outside town, noting 1948 as a peak for this lifestyle. It links changes to sharecropping concerns and broader agricultural shifts, and ends with a quip about a grocer who beat many in a survey while pondering a prawn.
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Agriculture Department
Kissing Purse Snatcher Targets Women in Community
Local reports describe a thief who woos women then steals handbags. The alleged scam, dubbed the kissing purse technique, has persisted as a pattern with women noting repeated experiences and cautioning others.
Clapper Warns on Mexican Oil Seizure Diplomatic Drift
Raymond Clapper reports Washington fears Mexico stalls on American oil seizures amid Nazi pressure. Talks with Mexico have lingered while Donald R. Richberg led oil companies toward a settlement granting Mexican title, but signs of German influence and barter talks threaten a tougher U S stance.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Francisco Castillo Najera
Mexico City
State Department
Donald R. Richberg
Western Hemisphere
Paseist
Latin America
Germany
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Bruce Catton Explains Silver Powers and Prices
Bruce Catton surveys U S silver holdings and prices, detailing 85,000 tons in vaults, three price points, and the potential inflationary impact of revaluing silver as gold. He outlines stockpiles across West Point, Fed vaults, and mints, and notes Morgenthau's likely restraint.
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Uncle Sam
Senate
House
SRSO
West Point
Federal Reserve
New York
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
Sam
Morgenthau
Animals trained for circuses include seals and elephants
Questions and answers cover circus animal adaptability, U S military service stripes, common and legal holidays, and Pan American Union funding. Seals elephants lions tigers bears and monkeys adapt to training while chevrons indicate service and holidays defined by statute and custom.
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U. S
United States
Pan American Union
Tinetise 6 Hrescent Stamp For Rept Addressing Questions
Fragmented OCR text appears from a late 19th or early 20th century service notice. It mentions Wes Singer's Service Bureau at 1915 13th St Washington and notes legal and medical advice cannot be given. The readable portion references answering questions of fact or information.
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Mweesenger
Weehington
Wessinger
Gireau
St. Weahington, D
the Spitor
Public Forum Letter Attacks Governor Bricker and Davey Reacts
Letter writer Geo W Williams denounces former Governor Davey and attacks Bricker’s civil service actions. He mocks Davey as a comedian, criticizes grafters, miner strikes, and political cronies, and hints at a minstrel show style comeback. Williams signs Glouster Ohio June 27. He also shares a note on hybrid corn seed in his field.
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the Messenger
Davey
Lima
Bricker
Missouri
State House
Mr. Bricker
Athens County
Interlorutor
Robert Bulkier
Frances Poulson
Geo. W. Williams
Health Hints and Diet Q and Answer Key
A health quiz with five questions on sleep, iodine, bronchoscope use, abdominal pain, and pregnancy. Answers emphasize keeping windows open, iodine supplementation, bronchoscope to inspect lungs, consult a doctor for right lower quadrant pain, and seeking regular medical examination during pregnancy.
Girls go to camps and work in stores headline
Alice Rardin hosted a party for Janet Lee at the Rardin home on Morris and May Avenues. Miss Hallene Woods departed for Camp Edith Macy in Bryar Cliff Manor New York for two weeks of national Girl Scout Leaders training. Miss Reha Shafer left for Norwalk to manage the Montgomery Store ladies ready to wear department.
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Alice Rardin
Janet Lee
Rardin
Morris and
May Avenues
Hallene Woods
Edith Macy
Bryar Cliff Manor
N. Y
Camn
Reha Shafer
Norwalk
Montgomery
Nelsonville Pioneer Editor Mayor T Irvin Weiss Dies at 65
Nelsonville mourns T Irvin Weiss a longtime editor and mayor born in 185? who came to town in 1882 and published the Buckeye News. Headlines note German replies to Allied terms and willingness to make concessions. Prof and Mrs Hoover hosted Lieut Henderson and fiancee Helen Laylin.
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T. Irvin Weiss
Nelsonvile
Pioneer
Citizen
Nelsonville
Buckeye News
T. N. Hoover
Mark G. Henderson
Helen Laylin
Golf Lessons and a Plot in Paris Love
Roy Herring runs into Ronald and Wilfrid Peyton at Baskerville's estate. Ronald hides a scheme to back Wilfrid in golf, while Roy secretly teaches Wilfrid to miss shots for a cash payoff. The twins’ rivalry sharpens as Barbara greets them and plots in town.
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Mr. Herring
Barbara
Ron Peyton
Roy Herring
Ron
Mr. Peyton
Roy
Baskerville
Wilfrid
Yolf
Ronald
Ronala
Poetic justice or treachery in a family scheme
Edwin Rutt copyright era text hints at camouflage in a plot of deceit. A brotherly confrontation over money unfolds as a plan risks exposure and moral reckoning. The exchange ends with Roy wavering, suggesting ongoing intrigue and a cliffhanger.
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Ron
Roy
Pratts Fork Sewing Club Hosts Meeting and Notes
Mrs. Gerald King entertained the Raining Day sewing circle with seven members and two guests. The next meeting is set for July 1 at Mrs. Clyde Colburt home. Miss Ruth King returned from Lancaster after a three week visit, Miss Delores Whaley after a week with her aunt, Pearl Williams works in Athens. Frank Jones home damaged by lightning recently.
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Pratts
Gerald King
Clyde Colburt
Ruth King
Lancaster
Bari Keley
Delores Whaley
Ralph Burse
Pearl Williams
Athens
Frank Jones
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Pegtown
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Glouster
Lester Wendell
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Tom Price
Arthur Woodyard Columbus
C. C. Woodyard
Homer Welsh
Emerson Bigony
Marguerite Martin
Anita Jane
Lorena McCall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pratts Fork Sewing Club
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