Athens Messenger page four subscription rates and staff listing
The Athens Messenger outlines publication details with names Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush Charlies H. Harris and national representatives. It lists print editions weekly schedule and subscription prices for multiple Ohio counties and zones including one year four fifty and six months two fifty.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr Charlies H. Harris
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Newspapers Improving Echoes Across Time
A critic overview cites a Northwestern National Life Insurance study showing newspapers now provide 250 to 500 percent more information than 50 years ago. The report notes more background material, more pictures, reduced editorial bias in news, broader health science and women’s topics, and varied by-line opinions, reflecting ongoing modernization.
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Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Times
OUR VITAL CONCERN ON INSURANCE PROSPERITY
A national inquiry shows how insurers marshal vast reserves in farm and city mortgages, government bonds, and industry. Nearly one hundred million people are affected by life policies and about thirty billion dollars in assets moved annually. Citizens cannot ignore the link between insurance prosperity and national economic health.
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Washington
Spring cleaning as a civic fire hazard reduction
The piece urges thorough spring cleaning beyond cosmetic chores to cut fire risks. It calls for clearing out outbuildings and attics, checking heating systems, safe trash burning, and removing junk from homes to raise safety and property values. Fire department leaders should lead this effort.
Peek a Boo Gas Masks for Children in 1939 Britain
A wartime plea contrasts child innocence with adults’ failings as Britain begins issuing gas masks for children. Officials urge mothers to acclimate babies to helmets, even via peek a boo play through mica windows as 10,000 years of progress frames this grim image.
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China
Spain
Britain
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Washington opinion piece questions economic advisers who promoted spending to solve debt while warning that continued deficits threaten national solvency. It cites Pat Harrison and the Senate finance committee urging restraint, arguing unchecked spending risks repudiation and a forced devaluation. The author frames anti-debt views as a challenge to Roosevelt era fiscal policy and warns of looming financial collapse if trends persist.
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Washington
Pat Harnson
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Europe
Harrison
Catton on Washington Defense Moves and Pacific Watch
Bruce Catton surveys U S naval planning in Guam Puerto Rico and the Caribbean detailing Isla Grande Panama Coco Solo and St Thomas bases to monitor Atlantic and Caribbean approaches. He links new air sea coverage to a German airline expansion with interchangeable parts amid security concerns. A Baltimore judge ruled an onion could be considered fruit in a controversial decision.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Guam
Puerto Rico
Navy
Isla Grande
San Juan Harbor
United States
Panama Canal
St. Thomas Island
Marine Corps
Coco Solo
Panama
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Seaboard
South America
Baltimore
Hydrogen peroxide sales rise along with blonds
A brief note reports increasing sales of hydrogen peroxide alongside blond products. The fragment suggests a trend but lacks full context or clear entities.
Stormbound Doctor Braves Blizzard to Aid Rural Case
Doctor Alan Warren leaves his wife as a blizzard looms to drive through drifting snow toward a rural emergency. The mission echoes a family legacy of serving in harsh weather, while Emily fears the strain on their marriage and a possible St Louis career opportunity.
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Alan Warren
Emily Warren
Alan
Eric Kane
DR. Farrell
Mrs. Carroll
Emily
Herminia
Inferne
St. Louis
Carroll's
Farrell
Carroll’s
Dr. Peterson
Florida
Peterson
Dr. White
White
River Road
Jimmy
Doc
Price
Jim
Henry Price
Slattery's
Effects of nightly alcohol use and lack of cure
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains that long term nightly liquor use harms the body and cannot be cured by a drug or quick fix. Psychological factors drive drinking to escape stress and relief, and treatment relies on psychiatric and psychological support to build willpower.
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Morris Fishbein
Pennsylvania
Public debate over Koon murder case letters to editor reply
George Bateman chief of police of Nelsonville defends the handling of the James Edward Koon murder case. He cites timeline of arrest confession and evidence gathered from December 1938 to January 1939 and rebuts assertions in The Messenger March 5 1939.
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the Messenger
The
Messenger
James Edward Koon
Ohio
Leo Laudermilk
Deanville
Koon
Ted Powers
Burleigh Blair
Laudermilk
Mr. Blair
Charles Bayless
Nelsonville
Mr. Warren
Dr. Pritchard
Lev Laudermilk
B. C. Day
Charles Evans
Edward Koon
Bayless
CCC
Kentucky
Clarence Tignor
Massa Koon
Edward
Athens
Doanville
Harold Rose
Mr. Rose
C. H. Bartlett
James Cope
Day
C. G. Dew
Bateman
George Bateman
Nelsonville, O
Roosevelts Degree From Queen's University Kingston
Answers to a set of trivia questions noting that on August 18 1938 Franklin D Roosevelt received a Doctor of Civil Laws degree from Queen's University Kingston Ontario and that the Ha waiians are Polynesian. It also mentions airplane tragedy and literary attribution about Gabriel Over the White House and the New York World's Fair song Dawn of a New Day.
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Roosevelt
Queens University of Kingston
Ont
Vernon Castle
United States
France
Fort Worth
Texas
Castle
Flying Corps
Gabriel
White House
Thomas F. Tweed
George Gershwin
Messenger Service Bureau Notice Reminds On Mail Rules
The Messenger's Service Bureau at 101 13th St Washington outlines rules for sending questions and requests. It warns that legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken.
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Messenger's Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Mocking Bird Spotted Eating Berries in Pittsfield Winter
In Pittsfield Massachusetts residents report a Southern mocking bird feeding on berries on bushes despite the cold. Historical notes mention a Lenox sanctuary sighting in 1934 and two 1936 observations of the same species in the area.
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Pittsfield
Mass
New England
Lenox
Reform Strikes Toledo Campus With New Student Club
University of Toledo students report a reform movement at El Aboodo a student run night club banning jitterbugs strong drinks and up do hairstyles. The measure aims to curb campus nightlife and promote a different social scene.
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Toledo
University of Toledo
el Aboodo
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