The Athens Messenger Establishment and Details
The Athens Messenger published weekly by Gordon K Bush and Charlies A Barris. It serves Athens Nelsonville and surrounding communities in five Ohio counties. Obituary notices offered, advertising rates on request, second class matter.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W
Gash
Athens Messenger & Gerald Printing CO
Gordon K Bush
Ohio
Alhens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy Middleportcoolville
Gallipolis
Roosevelt urges balance and renewal of NRA program
The piece argues Roosevelt's latest NRA speech signals a push for renewed faith in the Recovery Act. It contends code compliance remains weak, warns against erasing small operators, and calls for intensified enforcement and possible code revisions to restore balance between agriculture, industry, workers, employees, and consumers.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Public debt lifts burden beyond private industry
The passage argues that public debt, not private corporate debt, bears the bulk of the financial load. It claims four-fifths of the burden comes from government spending, and proposes higher taxes to retire debt. It also notes a Syracuse mouse and Pu Yi’s rapid throne ascensions as side observations in the column.
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United States
Roosevelt NRA program mocked by business leaders
In Washington on March 6 business officials greet Roosevelts NRA plan with politeness and skepticism. They fear a forced shorter work week and argue private employment must rise 28 to 40 percent for real relief. Experts warn continued government aid via AAA CWA CCC strains Treasury and push for private hiring, college professors as code authorities eyed.
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Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
NRA
Roosevelt
Wall
Johnson
Nye
Local social items include birthdays and gatherings
Mrs James Hutchinson of Logan hosted the Johnson Beverage group including Mrs Earl Roberts and Mrs Jim Wolfe of Nelsonville. The Millfield Church of Christ Ladies Aid served a dinner at Mr and Mrs Herman Thiesen Jr home. Kenneth Pickering of Youngstown announced the birth of son Joseph Linnville Pickering. Mayme Henry of Nelsonville celebrated a surprised birthday party at her home with guests Anna Linton Myer Brickles Maud.
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James Hutchinson
Logan
Johnson Beverage
Earl Roberts
Jim Wolfe
Nelsonville
The
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Millfield Church of Christ
Herman Thiesen, Jr
Kenneth Pickering
Youngstown
Joseph Linnville Pickering
Mayme Henry
Anna Linton
Myer Brickles
Maud
It Seems To Me By Heywood Broun
Miami Beach March 6 I met a rival newspaper commentator who mocked me for reform views. I explain I am in Florida for health and that I left because I am a spy addressing why I went away while pressing issues remain in the news.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Broun
Miami
Florida
Doubts and Diamonds at the Races and Roulette
A narrator, posing as a playboy, critiques capitalism while watching roulette and horse racing. He jokes about wealth, privilege, and the idea of a socialist republic, noting a stout blonde with big diamonds at every wheel and reflecting on property rights and social inequality. The piece ends with a satirical question about Jefferson and rent.
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John W. Davis
Thomas Jefferson
Radical thinker argues for leisure rich utopia and free life
Barney Gallant advocates a cooperative state where luxury and joy are universal. The speaker warns against restricting pleasure and imagines a sunlit Florida coast as a playground for all, with migratory work and minimal NY presence, while listing several names.
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Barney Gallant
Heywood Broun
Nobdy
Gayety
Mr. Gallant
Florida
California
New York
Athens Prom Music By The Saxophone Trio At Local Event
The Athens Saxophone Trio played for the Junior Prom at the Masonic Temple with Miss Irma Voigt and Mr Loring Connett as chaperons. Hostess Mrs George Silcott hosted her Embroidery Club. attendees included Mrs D F Shafer and others. Athens High basketball lost to McArthur. 47 men and 88 women tested by county board at Athens High. The national Phrenocon convention met at Ohio University where the organization was founded. Iowa delegates included Fred Goddard and Charles T Buell.
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Athens
Masonic Temple
Irma Voigt
Loring Connett
George Silcott
Nelsonville
D. F. Shafer
Fred Wilson
Thomas Calvin
Fred Linscott
L. F. Carpenter
N.S Cook
Winfield Scott
P. G. Hickman
Don Martin
Henry McCullough
Fannie Musser
H. J. Dillinger
W. E. Riley
County School Examining Board
Athens High School
National
Phrenocon Association
Ohio University
Orbanization Ws
Iowa
Eeba
Fred Goddard
Charles T. Buell
Tobacco Work Hazards Highlighted by Dr. Vishbein
Dr. Morris Vishbein outlines how tobacco processing uses exhaust systems and hygiene to protect workers. He notes nicotine exposure during fermentation, skin irritation from wet tobacco, and dangers from dusts, with emphasis on protecting women and young workers in fermentation areas.
About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
The piece explores how humiliation affects both children and adults, making people hypersensitive and prone to hidden suffering. It highlights secret shame in looks, performance, or home life, and urges careful parental dialogue to uncover and address the underlying unhappiness without worsening the child’s defensiveness.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Couple's 49 Year Pact to Eat From Same Plate Wins Prize
Yesterday's cartoon explains how Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Butsky of 8088 Rangoon Avenue Detroit pledged to dine from one plate for life. Their 49 year agreement sparked jokes about shared meals and a dining fad. The Times contest praised the humorous notion as a panionable tip. Jim TOMORROW: Prize Winner Of Waal.
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Frederick Butsky
Rangoon Avenue
Detroit
Dun Cent
The
Times
Jim Tomorrow
Waal
The Messenger Debates Theological Views On New Birth
The Public Forum Editor notes Mr. O C Carsey’s theology with corrections. It discusses born again doctrine, flesh and spirit, and denies calling the Holy Spirit a ghost while asserting Christ’s mediation and the heavenly new creation. March 4 vay Athens.
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O. C. Carsey
Messiah
Calvary
Christ Jesus
Christ
Mr. Carsey
Jesus
Paul
Heaven
Earth
We Recommend This One Editor The Messenger
A reader in Kansas praises The Messenger as a connection to Athens and friends, notes a gift subscription from Mrs. Jewett Stalder, and shares news about W. H. final farming chores, chicken counts, and planned attendance at a chicken dinner at Alexander Church next Friday. The letter also mentions a mild Kansas winter and a quilting project list including a Grandmother's Flower Garden with 3,164 pieces.
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the Messenger
Jewett Stalder
Messenger
Kansas
Athens
Fisher
W. H
Court Street
Alexander Church
Ohio
Rocky Road
California
Quilting and Rug Work Celebrate Community Longstanding Craft
A note from Mead Kansas sends best wishes to friends by County. It mentions quilting and rug hooking projects including three hooked items, and a seventy year milestone as the writer remains active. Addressed to Mr. and Mrs WK Eldorado with a February 1 date in Kansas.
How They Did It Editor The Messenger
Reading the account, citizens recall an old wooden sled era. farmers with one room log homes and large fireplaces. Neighbors shared fire by flint striking and the saying always out. Father ran a cooper shop selling barrels and hauling them to salt works two miles away.
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