National Representatives Advertising and Post Rates Notice
National Representatives listing John W. Cullen Company for Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland. Advertising rates on application. Obituary and card of banks nominal charge. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under 1918 Act. Carrier 15c a week. Mail subscriptions in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton Washington Counties yearly $4.50 six months $2.50 ten weeks $1.00 weekly 15c. Extra postage in other zones on application.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Progress Is Cruel to Southern Ohio Workers Under TVA
A column argues progress through federal power and TVA harms coal miners, railroad workers, and plant employees. It claims tax subsidies favor big industries, raise taxes, and erode jobs and security, warning that government ownership drains revenue and jobs in the Tennessee Valley.
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Ohio
TVA
Congress
Northwest Territory celebration nears Athens Ohio poses rich history display
Athens prepares for a Northwest Territory pageant expected to draw thousands. The town, settled by Marietta’s first settlers ten years later, plans floats and displays to depict local history. Historic sites, from the first Athens home to the old State Road, will be marked for visitors.
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Athens
Northwest Territory
Marietta
University
Aaron Burr
Doctor McGuffey
Old State Road
Brown
Ohio
New Agency for Good Athens County Traveling Library
The Athens County Traveling Library based in Nelsonville expands access to books across counties, using trained librarians to curate current readings. The system aims to reach remote areas, improve comprehension of news and magazines, and foster a more enlightened national community. Citizens with usable books should inform the county library for pickup.
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Athens County
Nelsonville Center
Nelsonville
Women of French Cameroons Back Polygamy Says Work Shared
The League of Nations reports that women in the French Cameroons of West Africa favor polygamy as it spreads duties among wives. The observation frames polygyny as practical, suggesting less work per wife if more spouses share the burden.
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League of Nations
French Cameroons
West Africa
Washington War Over Utilities Ends With Possible Armistice
Secretary Ickes rejects a short truce as TVA and private utility leaders eye settlement after a Supreme Court ruling favored municipal power financing. Willkie and Lilienthal seek terms while government funds already back municipal projects in the Tennessee Valley. The clash continues to shape New Deal policy.
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Washington
Ickes
TWA
Supreme Court
PWA
Wendell Willkie
Tennessee Valley
David Lilienthal
TVA
Price
Willkie
Lilienthal
Chicago
Insull
Behind the Scenes in Washington A Liberty League update
Rodney Dutcher summarizes the American Liberty League in suspended activity from 1937. The nonprofit, once powerful with 130,000 members, now operates with about 15 staff, relies on a few wealthy donors led by the Duponts, Pew, and others, and remains quiescent awaiting possible revival. Capt. W H Stayton is secretary and Jouett Shouse remains president.
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Washington
American Liberty League
Duponts
Delaware
Irenee Dupont
Pierre Dupont
J. Howard Pew
Philadelphia
Capt. W. H. Stayton
Jouett Shouse
Shouse
Arthur W. Crawford
League officials defend funds filings under outdated act
Statements of the financial condition and receipts and disbursements of the league have always been filed with the House under the Corrupt Practices Act, though officials doubt the law applies. They say filings are to keep things open and deny opposing all New Deal works, insisting the aim was to warn about dangers they warned in leaflets.
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League
Massachusetts to replace scrubbing staff with machines
In a state house debate, advocates push for automation to replace scrubwomen, arguing machines can work without breaks while opponents note machines do not vote and may alter traditional labor and budgeting considerations. The discussion signals broader push toward efficiency measures in public buildings.
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Massachusetts
Why do some men work only when someone is looking
The New Jersey case that offered all a can drink for a dollar appealed to ple’s Scotch instincts, highlighting how incentives and social scrutiny influence work behavior in some workers.
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New Jersey
Ple
Religion talk and local society notes from Athens Ohio
Dr. W S Gamertsfelder of Ohio University spoke to Presbyterian Brotherhood on Religion Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. L D McGinley and wife of Hamilton visited Mrs McGinley's sisters Clara and Amy Weiher as their son L D McGinley Jr ill in Bucharest. Athens High beat Nelsonville 29 to 16 in basketball with other tournament scores listed: Logan 22 Jackson 17 Portsmouth 48 Wellston 16 Chillicothe 26 Ironton 13 Bloomington 31 Cadmus 17 Pomeroy 31 Chester 21.
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W. S. Gamertsfelder
Philosophy
Ohio University
Presbyterian Brotherhood
L. D. McGinley
Hamilton
Europe
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Jackson
Portsmouth
Wellston
Chillicothe
Ironton
Bloomington
Cadmus
Pomeroy
Chester
Athens Reading Club Hosts Forsyths Evening Topic
Twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Forsyth entertained the Athens Reading Club at their S Court Street home. Mrs. T. R. Biddle and Dr. C. W. Super led the discussion on Peter Sat by the Fire Warming Himself. Readers were Mrs. W. F. Mercer and Judge E. Da Sayre. Also noted was the Athens County Christian Endeavor convention opening at the Christian Church and a penny supper with a jitney dance at IOOF Hall raising about $30 for the Red Cross and War Chest.
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F. D. Forsyth
Athens Reading Club
S. Court St
Peter
T. R. Biddle
C. W. Super
IOOF
Rebekah Lodge
Red Cross and
War Chest
Diphtheria Threat Highlights Throat Sore Study
Health notes advise bacteriologic testing for sore throats to distinguish diphtheria from other causes. Early antitoxin if diphtheria suspected. bed rest, proper diet, and hygiene essential for recovery. Warns that sore throats may signal scarlet fever measles or whooping cough, especially in children, while adults have a smaller heart size described.
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Morris Fishbein
We the Women Teach Secret Charm Not Bragging
A column urges women to preserve mystery by not revealing how beauty is achieved or how they manage others. It argues that bragging erodes charm, and intimate details like anniversaries or gift costs lessen the impact of sincere remembrance. The piece warns against discussing dates or finances, emphasizing that charm rests in the finished impression, not the process.
Forgotten Man Poem From Messenger Readers
Poet’s Corner invites verses with name and address. The piece laments a hungry cold forgotten man wandering deserts of crumbling homes. It asks readers to help the needy and reflect on health, mind, and rescue, with Gloucester, O. listed as the contributor.
Driver challenged sobriety test with wooden leg in Alameda
A suspected intoxicated driver in Alameda refused a field sobriety test claiming a wooden leg entitled him to assessment exemption. Police jailed him without the test. A stray note adds the Trish potato claim about South America.
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Alameda
Cal
Polly Chelsey Whitfield and the May Queen Return Home
Polly Chelsey survives the War of 1812 era upheavals in London and Washington as her fiancé Jerry Whitfield returns with a ship, the May Queen. Dick Chelsey defeats wounds, and Polly's family settles in Lyme with a new wing, mahogany furnishings, and a shipowners circle.
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Polly Chelsey
London
Jerry Whitfield
Cabell Banks
Polly
Jerry
Napoleon
United States
Bermuda
General Ross
Admiral Cockburn
American
Norfolk
Hampton
Potomac
New
Captain Banks
Gray Gulf
Washington
Capitol
Madison
New England
Cockburn
Richard
Edward Packenham
Lyme Harbor
Chelsey
Capt
Trepid Chelsey
Richard Jermiah
Jerry Whitfields
Lyme
Dick Chelsey
New Haven
Trepid
Duncan Phyfe
China
Prudence Winthrop
Say
Polly Chelsey Whitfield
Jobs in Canada Rise in 1937
Ottawa reports a monthly average of 1,085,831 employed in Canada in 1937, up 106,090 from 1936. The gain marks the highest average since 1929 according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Canada
Ottawa
Minion Bureau of Statistics
Juror Roles Play Night of January 16th in Cleveland Heights
Municipal Judge David J. Miller of Cleveland Heights acted as a juror in the Roosevelt Parent-Teachers Association sponsored melodrama The Night of January 16th. The performance showcased local civic figures in a community theater setting.
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Cleveland
David J. Miller
Cleveland Heights
The
Roosevelt Parent - Teachers Association
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Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
By Rodney Dutcher
Athens County Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Church
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Poet's Corner
Messenger
Glouster, O
South America
George Clark
Rachel Mack Copriaht
Nea Sprace
Ine
State Department
Virginia
Ross
Patuxent River
Joshua Barney
Chesapeake Bay
Patuxent
Barney
Bladensburg
Pellmell
Frederick Road
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Georgetown
Francis Scott Key
England
America
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Andrew Jackson
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