Uhens Messenger Establishment and Circulation Details
The Uhens Messenger serves five Southeast Ohio counties including Al hens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding areas. It lists affiliations such as American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press association and National Representatives John W. Cullen Company. Advertising rates available and subscriptions priced at carrier 15 cents weekly mall annual rates 4.50 etc.
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Ohio
Alhens
Nelsonville
Glousterlogan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press Associations
Angles on Earth: Hocking River Fishers Seek Artificial Lake
A regional observer laments the lack of affordable artificial lakes in Southeastern Ohio available for stocking fish. He notes many fishermen travel far to fish and suggests private funding or an “angel” sponsor could finance a lake and a sportsmen’s club, with long term community funding.
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Hocking
Ohio
Preserve Pioneer Era Articles in Ohio University Museum
Athens residents urged to give old Southeastern Ohio artifacts to the Ohio University Museum for permanent display. The museum safeguards heritage under glass with signage and aims to engage thousands of visitors annually, especially students and their families. Residents in Athens County are encouraged to consult the museum director about donations or to will artifacts to state protection in local museums.
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Ohio
Athens
Ohio University Museum
University
Beggar Racket Uses Women and Child as Helpers
Variety reports Hollywood panhandlers hire women and children as a “supporting cast” to scam quarters. A beggar earns about $10 to $14 daily after paying the assistant $4, critics urge donating to charities instead of giving roadside money.
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Variety
Hollywood
Appalling Toll Of Eye Injuries At Newark Safety Conference
Speakers at a Newark safety conference under the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness warned that over 2,000 American workers lose eye sight yearly to accidents and more than 300,000 suffer lesser injuries. They urged employers and employees to heed industrial eye safety.
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Newark
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Berlin and Broadway Echo Personal Wins and Shifts
Irving Berlin's recent works mix sentiment with satire as he returns to Broadway after a lull. The article notes his new score for Face the Music and the singer Sophie Tucker's homecoming mood while detailing theater life on Broadway, Hart Carroll's office move and a show closing.
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Berlin
Broadway
Hollywood
Hart Carroll
Carroll
Earl
Fifth Avenue
Cain
Byzantine Era Year Counting And Ancient Ski Origins
Reader questions answered by The Athens Messenger Information Bureau explain the Byzantine era starting in 1932, and trace ski origins from Xenophon to Norse sagas. The piece also notes Mennonites moving to Paraguay in a Catholic Lutheran request context and describes the Paraguyan Chaco settlement sites and healthful climate.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. N. Q
Xenophon
Procopius
Scandinavia
Asia
Ulf
Vilar
Truth n Poetry Goes Too Far In Prose Poem Satire
A satirical verse rails at science fueling modern comforts while lampooning the use and mischief of fermenting dairy products. It imagines a cow supplying liquor through advanced processes, condemning a culture that misuses scientific progress and the innocent animal. The poem defends science yet warns against moral perils.
Safety campaigns urged to cut worker toll
Safety education campaigns among workers can reduce the toll. Some plants order goggles for all workers to improve protection. Both labor and management must tackle the problem together. The current toll is appalling.
A Thought for Today on Greed and Filthy Lucre
The item presents a brief moral meditation credited to Lumothy J about greed and material desire. It reflects on the dangers of pursuing wealth at the expense of virtue and ethical conduct.
Explanations of Yesterday Cartoon Highlights Ancient Tree and Oddities
The Oldest Living Thing on Earth in Mexico is a Montezuma Cypress 164 feet in circumference 50 feet diameter and 470 feet tall with an age minimum of 6000 years. Nandi Tribe women wear oversized ear lobes for jars and purses. Bushel measures vary by state causing odd definitions and weights from 44 to 50 pounds. Tomorrow: Dogs Are Time-Announcers.
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Palace Theater
Flo
Sophie Tucker
Broadway
Santa Maria del Tule
Mexico
Oaxaca
Arkansas
Vermont
Illinois
Montana
Maine
Public Forum Letter on Fair Wages and Farm Income
A reader from Nelsonville Ohio argues that farmers earning less than a dollar a day cannot be asked to donate to miners earning three dollars daily. They note economic hardship since before and after the war, with widespread unemployment and low wages, urging miners to work while farmers struggle to cover living costs. The piece appears in Greens Run dated March 1, 1932.
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Theer
Nelsonville, O
Greens Run Girls Basketball Dispute Over Offense and Defense
Editor Messenger reports Greens Run girls lead County League again while questioning claims by Jacksonville Trimble and Stewart about records. The piece notes limited Greens Run lineups used in several games and emphasizes sportsmanship over piling up scores.
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Greens Run
Jacksonville-Trimbie
Stewart
Greens
Jacksonville- Trimble
I Found a Tree Like George Washington’s in 1932
In bicentennial year I recount an unusual life moment tied to a tree. A grandfather taught me gardening and a six inch sprout grew into a shade tree. A sprout from that tree was planted at my home and grew to two feet in diameter. I later found two trees matching this variety near Mt. Vernon and near Washington, confirming a rare likeness across regions.
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George Washington
Washington
Grandmother
Washington Bottom
Congress
Little Hocking River
Ohio River
Washington House
Mt. Vernon
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Athens Messenger Publishes Official U S Road Map Offer
The Athens Messenger offers readers a large readable highway map of the United States prepared by AAA cartographers. It is up to date, twice the size of normal maps, and includes touring information and state motor vehicle law digests. Send 15 cents with the coupon.
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United States
A.nens Messenger
American Automobile Association
Official Road Map Request from Information Bureau
A notice from the Information Bureau asks readers to send fifteen cents in coin or stamps to obtain a copy of the Official Road Map. Include name street state for mailing.
Is it fair to the farmer during the mining strike
A reader questions fairness of miners soliciting farmers for wheat while miners sell coal at lower values. The note contrasts farming investments with mining costs and argues for halting the practice.
Sirovich Play Draws Mixed Modern Criticism
The piece may have been poor yet critics chiefly aim to prove their own cleverness rather than aid theater management, writers, and performers with constructive guidance.
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MR. Sirovich
Modern criticism and Boileau's teaching style
The passage contrasts modern criticism as smart aleck with critique that builds the artist. It notes Boileau's method for Racine, where Racine claims ease in writing and Boileau replies he aims to teach him to write with great difficulty.
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Smartaleck
Boileau
Racine
Deferred payment plan for transocean travel
The article argues instalment buying is beneficial and describes a steamship line offering travel with part down payment and remaining balance after the voyage. It notes other lines may follow, claiming the scheme shows confidence in buyers and cannot be repossessed like a car if unpaid.
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United States
Methodist Church Drops Old Hymns for Dull Or Violent Imagery
The church will discard many hymns by Wesley and Watts citing dullness and imagery of blood. Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley, wrote thousands of hymns and had two lines rejected for their grim phrasing about pains and dying strife.
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Methodist Church
Old Wesley
Charles Wesley
Samuel Wesley
John Wesley
Isaac Watts
Noted Ohio man and president are hailed
The piece highlights EB Ricketts a famed artist and teacher, Harding as a pardon president in his first year, and various local items. It mentions Ricketts’s fame in the Vatican and British Museum, his work in Athens High School, and his rise through Ohio University. It also notes army size changes under Harding, a home radio receiver by Franklin Scott, and local civic news including club talks and a Maxwell residence fire.
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Cc. EB. Ricketts
Ohio University
Athens High School
Vatican
British Museum
Harding
White House
Lincoln
Wilson
Roosevelt Sees Two Decades Advance In Civil Role
A twenty year span marks notable progress for Colonel Roosevelt as he reflects on public service milestones and ongoing duties. The article outlines his enduring leadership and the era's political climate influencing his work. The piece situates Roosevelt among contemporary figures shaping policy and national direction.
Arthur L. McFarland Jr. Born to St. Clairsville Parents
A son named Arthur L. McFarland Jr. was born February 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L McFarland of St. Clairsville. The mother is Grace Alien of Glouster. The father served as a coach for several years at Ohio University.
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Arthur L McFarland
St. Clairsville
Arthur L. McFarland Jr
McFarland
Grace Alien
Glouster
Ohio Umiversity
Capitol tax fight shows big business lobbying using telegram protests
Rodney Dutcher reports from Washington that a planned AFL style outcry from major industries targets a $1,240,000 tax package. He cites the oil, tobacco, banking and theater sectors directing form telegrams to sway Congress while warning of a coordinated campaign behind the scenes.
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Washington
Treasury
Charlie Crisp
House
Ways and Means Committee
Housee
American Petroleum Institute
Congress
About Your Children and Hidden Motives in Punishment
A personal reflection on how children misbehave to learn, with a tale of a four year old scratching a laundry wall and a bed, leading to fear and guilt. The piece argues for careful judgment of motives before labeling children as bad and administering punishment.
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Lad Hatter
Hymn Sing At Riverside School House Draws Small Crowd
In New Jersey a modest gathering at a schoolhouse meeting felt religion serious as David Hand and family joined Ashley Grace Gracie Beck and Mr Hall in singing Alas and did my Saviour bleed. The Methodist view on hymns for youths remains debated amid this quiet event.
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Htocuss
Hadlu
E &R
Cayer
Data Schoolhouse
Anwood
N. J
David Hand
Ashley Grace
Gracie Beck
Mr. Hall
Congress Eyes Wall Street Short Selling Methods
Congress seeks to study short selling in Wall Street practices with a focus on selling stocks not owned to profit from price declines. The push aims to expose and embarrass prominent short sellers who are described as tearful and annoyed by the inquiry.
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Congress
Wall Street
Wall Street View on Short Selling and Regulation
The passage argues that Wall Street as a business should fear investigations, notes that short selling has been legal with no disgrace, and contemplates possible Congressional action to curb or restrict its legality or convenience.
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Wall Street
Congress
Stephen Full of Faith and Power
A devotional on Stephen from Acts 6 1 15 praising his angelic face and urging spiritual transformation. It asks readers to absorb faith and power from God’s presence so their example and prayer may ignite faith in others. It ends with a prayer to kindle holy fire and service in Jesus name.
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Stephen
God
Christ
Jesus
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