The Athens Messenger Profile and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger announces its history from 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher 1896 to 1929. It lists editors publishers associations and service notes including presses in Athens and national reps in Chicago New York Detroit and Cleveland.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Newspaper subscription rates listed by county
The notice lists mail subscription prices in advance for Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington Counties: One Year four dollars fifty cents Six Months two dollars fifty cents Ten Weeks one dollar One Week fifteen cents. Carrier rate is fifteen cents per week. Extra postage rates apply to other zones on application.
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Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Ten Million Bugs Save Sugar Crops in West Indies
Ten million Amazon flies were flown in ten thousand-per-vehicle groups from the Amazon to the West Indies to combat sugar cane borers. After failed ship shipments, the insects were airlifted by "bug pullmans" and released to attack the pest, quickly reducing borers to a minor nuisance and saving the crops on several islands.
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Amazon
West Indies
Athens and Coalville to Start Major Route 50 Improvement Plan
A group in Athens and Hocking County has spurred a major highway program from Athens to Coalville on Federal Route 50. Plans include relocation and permanent improvement with surfacing to come later, building on prewar brick road efforts and bridge work at Guysville.
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Athens
Guysville
Hocking
Alien Loyalty and Alien Loyalty in America
A wartime editorial denounces Americans who join or support the Amerika Deutsche Volksbund and Germans wearing Nazi uniforms in the United States. It argues such loyalty is bad taste and harmful, even if not illegal, and condemns Americans who profess Nazi principles or salute.
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Adolf Hitler
United States
Amerika-Deutsche Volksbund
Germany
Impressive Silence Over Foreign Affairs At White House
The piece notes President Roosevelt’s silence on foreign policy after Eden’s dismissal and talks between Italy and Britain, suggesting the U S should follow a hard headed realist line. It argues British realism dominates and urges U S alignment with that stance, warning against renewed democratic intervention.
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White House
Anthony Eden
Italy
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Chicago
Japan
Germany
United States
Europe
Britain
Pedestrian Safety Claim by Pennsylvania Police Chief
Commissioner P W Foote argues motorists can avoid jaywalkers with care and skill, defending pedestrians in traffic safety debate.
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P. W. Foote
Pennsylvania
Where am I Harry McNeil Los Angeles morgue
Harry McNeil awoke in the Los Angeles county morgue after police declared him dead and he regained consciousness. Police surgeon had pronounced him dead, prompting confusion over his whereabouts and status.
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Harry McNeil
Los Angeles
Staying power in naval debate seen in Churchill quote
Washington notes quote from Chamberlain on staying power and resources, arguing Britain's need for reserves and credit while contrasting U S strengths. Admiral Leahy cites a two to one naval ratio for attackers, suggesting current U S battleship strength undermines hype over preparedness.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
Admiral Leahy
House Naval Committee
Navy building plans exceed authorized battleships and destroyers
The committee minority notes the 1934 Vinson Trammell Act authorized 4 billion dollars for naval expansion and 11 battleships plus two new building programs over five years, while 126 destroyers are authorized but only 49 are being built. Thirty four more destroyers exist in authority yet unstarted, and 23 more are requested. England stands as the only power that could threaten the Western Hemisphere given current strength.
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Navy
England
Western Hemisphere
Two Paths for Fleet Enlargement Debate in War Policy
The text weighs why to authorize a larger fleet not yet built. It contrasts completing the build to fight Japan with threatening to expand as a bargaining chip for arms limits. It argues defending the Western Hemisphere is not the driver and flags policy questions on challenging Japan and curbing armament spending led by Roosevelt.
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Japan
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Washington observers connect the Roosevelt focus on 1938 primaries to securing a personal victory in 1940. The strategy seeks loyal New Dealers in Congress and potential defeats of conservative Democrats, with past Court reorganization backlash shaping the approach.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Aims to Influence 1940 Senate Contests
The text notes White House efforts to back New Deal allies as Roosevelt tries to shape the Senate slate. It mentions endorsing Barkley Pepper and Duffy while contrasting Wearin’s declaration to run for Guy M. Gillette’s seat. Gillette is labeled anti New Dealer, highlighting intra party tensions.
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Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Claude Pepper
Florida
Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin
White House
Clark
Missouri
Adams
Colorado
Lonergan
Connecticut
McCarran
Nevada
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Roosevelt
Otha Wearin
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Wearin
Gillette
New Dealers pressure Roosevelt to reward friends and punish foes
The article notes White House advisers urge a hard line to shore up Roosev elt's position in 1936. It argues Roosevelt's prestige and power are waning with Congress difficult to control and New Deal gains eroding in a depressed economy. It also mentions weak efforts to promote Robert H. Jackson and the Democratic machinery lacking strong Roosevelt support.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
New York
Man Who Pays Bills Understands Cost of Living
The quote emphasizes that the person funding expenses bears the impact of rising costs. It highlights financial awareness tied to household budgeting and economic pressures faced by earners who shoulder essential payments.
Love Laughs At The Doctor Chapter II Teaser
Constance prepares for a rushed wedding as Derek pressures a California portrait scheme with Miss Hildegarde Thorvald. He hides details about travel and finances while a knock at the studio ends the scene with promises of a continuation.
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Constance
Derek
Connie
California
Hildegarde Thorvald
Childs Announces Run For State Senate Seat
Albany Oregon Sen. Charles Childs declares bid to succeed himself in Linn County. He states he has never robbed widows and orphans and that he seldom lies, noting he has held the post seven times despite not being born in a log cabin or being a self made man.
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Albany
Ore
Linn County
Charles Childs
Childs
Federal agents arrest drug peddler in Boston
A Boston man described as a drug peddler was seized by federal agents who found baking soda in so called drug capsules. The man also allegedly sold catnip filled cigarettes as marihuana smokes.
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Boston
Frazier Hunt Calls for U S Independence From Global Stooge Role
At the Lotus Club Frazier Hunt argues America should stop being everybody's stooge and chart its own path. He criticizes perpetual world war talk, urges fighting a war made in America, and says the new rhythm favors the little man who will find his own way.
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Frazier Hunt
Uncle Sam
Stooge
Spike Hunt
Great Britain
England
Lotus Club
Mr. Hunt
America
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
France
United States
Far East
Spike
Hunt
Westsward
Blackhorse
Preparing a baby for a long trip health wise
Dr Morris Fishbein advises parents to train the child to use familiar seating, pack a duplicate chair, and maintain routine feeding times. Prepare clothes, diapers, sheets, blankets, and washing supplies for the journey and ensure a single carrying case keeps all items accessible for quick use.
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Morris Fishbein
Women teachers face board control and limited freedom
The article argues that teachers endure state like control over housing social life voting and church attendance across communities. It credits the Progressive Education Association for exposing these “dictatorships” and urges reform to improve democracy in schools and protect teachers from tyranny.
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Progressive Education Association
New York
United States
Athens men attend Rogan Hotel political meeting
Several Athens men attended a political meeting at Rogan Hotel in Wellston. Attendees listed include R. D. Williams and J. B. AHe S. M. Johnson among others. The Heart Tag Day fundraiser by Volunteers of America raised over 100 dollars with Mary Mee Cune winning 9.57 for her tags. East Side School student council installation had Doris Woolley as president and Dick Whipple as vice president.
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Athens
Rogan
Wellston
Herbert Hoover
Frank B Willis
R. D. Williams
T. R. Biddle
Freg Bougher
J. E. Bailey
Dave Johneson
O. F. Rowland
John Woolfley
C. D. Hopkins
J. B. Ahe S. M. Johnson
Rufus Hopekins
The
Volunteers of America
Thor Olson
Mary Mee Cune
Havin
East Side Scho
Doris Woolley
Dick Whipple
Ann Beasley
Three Students Initiated into Athens National Honor Society
Esther Harris Evelyn Port and Louise Rowland were inducted into the Athens Chapter of National Honor Society during a high school assembly.
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Esther Harris
Evelyn Port
Louise Rowland
Athens
National Honor Society
Birth announced for Betty Hoyt McC in 20 years ago note
Mr and Mrs Fred H McC announced the birth of a daughter Betty Hoyt on Thursday May 7. The child is the second girl in the family with a two year old sister Lois already in the home.
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Fred H. McC
Betty Hoyt
Lois
Tremendous Heat Affects Troops in the South
John Rose of 40 Moore Avy receives a letter from his brother Sergeant W. H. Rose in Ca theridan noting soldiers suffer under extreme southern heat. The missive highlights harsh conditions faced by troops amid high temperatures.
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John Rose
Moore Avy
W. H. Rose
Catheridan
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