The Athens Messenger History and Publishing Details
The Athens Messenger details its founding 1825 and publishing schedule, naming Frederick W. Bush as publisher 1896 to 1929, Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, and Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It lists affiliations and circulation notes, plus home delivery and subscription rates across counties.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Loco
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Fragmented OCR Notice on Property Sales
Incomplete text shows references to sale actions and local officials. Details such as exact properties, locations, dates, and authorities are unclear, preventing precise identification.
Debate Over Lease-Lend Bill Divides Nation and Fears Abroad
The article weighs proponents and foes of the lease-lend measure, arguing it grants vast powers to the President and shifts the nation toward foreign intervention. It warns of a long‑term war footing and cautions against matériel ambitions while urging informed public discourse amid wartime uncertainty.
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United States
England
America
Not Ohio's Way on Welfare Reform Urges Care for Wards
The governor's welfare plan is praised as a needed begin to aid the helpless, the unfortunate, and the criminal. The author argues decades of costly but insufficient efforts must end and Ohio's responsibility to care for state wards should be expanded, contrasting with inhumane Old World practices.
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Ohio
Beatrice Huntington Davenport
Mr. Weeming
Tam
Renee
Mimi Frothingham
Local labor guidance urges using public offices first
Defense Commissioner Knudsen warns against hiring migrants by scouting in out of town papers. He says there is no general labor shortage but some specialized fields show local gaps. Employers should consult the local public employment office before seeking help elsewhere.
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Defense
Knudgenavers
Knudsen
Jenkins
Clarence
Beatrice
Baruch’s role signals broader economic mobilization in defense
Raymond Clapper reports that the Roosevelt administration relies on Bernard Baruch for discreet guidance to stabilize prices and coordinate defense production. Henderson’s exit and Baruch’s influence hint at tighter supervision, possible price controls, and a conservation division, with OPM-led mobilization to avert shortages and price spikes.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Baruch
Congress
Baruch
War Industries Board
Mr. Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
New Deal
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Hopkins
OPM
Holding Company Hocus Pocus in Washington
Peter Edson skewers New Deal organization charts as a maze of overlapping holding companies. He traces the Council of National Defense, Advisory Commission to the CND, Office of Emergency Management, and Office of Production Management, noting the revolving cast of top officials and the tangled chain of command.
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Defense
Army
Navy
Council of National Defense
White House
A. C
C. of N. D
Office of Emergency Management
Office of Production Management
Patient wives and greedy speculations cited in lesson
A reflection contrasts women's patience with children to their husbands and notes men grow impatient. It laments lost money from foolish speculation and suggests recovery would leave them well off.
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Clarence
Potential First Lady Prospects and Club News
A photo caption weighed if Mrs Roosevelt or Mrs Morrow could be upcoming First Lady in 1932. Pomeroy Council bought a motorcycle for police use to curb reckless driving. Rosa Hill of Columbus was elected president of the Columbus Athenian Club. Athens County Muskingum Fish and Game Club welcomed 26 new members.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Morrow
Roosevelt
Morrow
Pomeroy Council
Rosa Hill
Columbus
Columbus Athenian Club
Athens County
The
Muskingum Fish and Game Club
Letters to the editor thank volunteers for meal event
The Messenger prints a signed letter from John L. Southard praising volunteers who fed many, noting 75 at the table and 200 served at the Relief office. He laments Athens County hunger and urges continued aid from March in Jacksonville.
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the Messenger
Committee of Seven
Chester Sanborn
All-American Organization
Athens County
John L. Southard
Jacksonville
Concord Social And Personal items cross many local families
Concord notes a string of visits and gatherings with relatives and friends across Dayton Trimble Athens Athens Miss Rowena Duncan John Cavey and more. The piece mentions celebrations, birthdays, funeral attendance, and upcoming marriages including Darrel Antle and Frances Wooley set for August 10 1940 in St Marys West Virginia.
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A. L. Johnson
Athens
Johnson
Altha Howard
Joe Carpenter
the Plains
Carpenter
Trimble Heights
R. H. Howard
Roy Sayers
Zanesville
Lucy Howard
Stanley Howard
Millfield
Margie Howard
Merle Potter
William Antle
Amesville
Darrel Antle
Carl Antle
Frances Wooley
Cyril Wooley
St. Marys
W. Va
Ames-Bern High School
Jacksonville-Trimble High School
Social Highlights From McArthur Weekend Gatherings
Mrs. Cynthia Hamilton and Mrs. Alice Dunlap wintering in Columbus visited McArthur. Pilcher family heads Florida for three months with husband returning after housing settled. Lamar Graves of Chillicothe visited relatives, with others hosting bridge clubs and dinners. Local moves include Nunemaker relocating to McArthur and the Wilkinsons moving to a new West McArthur property.
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John Seal
Nellie Leach
Bridge Club
North and
Sugar Sts
John Saltz
Ted Kuntz
James Benedict
Columbus
Ralph Robinson
Norman
Lancaster
McArthur
Robinson
Gulf Station
Side Glances by Galbraith
A witty jab on street salesmen as the speaker laments endless pitches and junk to dispose of, concluding with a wish to hire a salesman to end the hassle.
Priscillas and Johns Gather at 56 Morris Ave Home
The Priscillas entertained the Johns at Mr. and Mrs. Cc. W. Gross residence at 56 Morris Ave. Mrs. L. D. Poston hosted her bridge club on E. State St with members listed. Musical comedy My Soldier Girl played at the Athens Opera House. Warren G. Harding served as the 29th U.S. president with inauguration on March 4, 1921.
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Priscillas
Mrs. Cc. W. Gross
Morris Ave
L. D. Poston
E. State St
Athens Opera House
Warren G. Harding
United States
McDougal Church Event And Social Notices
On March 16 at 7 30 p m preaching will be held at the McDougal M E Church by Rev G E Nutter. Ladies Aid Society of McDougal will meet at Mrs Lulu Bobo home Thursday March 13. Wallace Rhein Wooster is spending days with the Warren Munn family. Mr Rhein is a brother of Mrs Munn. Mr and Mrs Fred Cone Columbus visited Mrs Cone's parents Mr and Mrs Fred Conner Sunday. Mr and Mrs Warren Munn and Wallace Rhein spent Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Harold Parker in Athens. Mrs George Bolin was in Athens Thursday.
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Loren Phillips
Jacksonville
Arza Kasler
Josephine
Rita McCall
Barbara Shumway
Bernice
Eileen
Kathryn
Charles Hook
Orlin
Dickie
June Sayers
Junior
Thornville
Clarence White
Dayton
Mcdougal
McDougal M. E
G. E. Nutter
Ladies Aid Society of
Lulu Bobo
Wallace Rhein
Wooster
Warren Munn
Mr. Rhein
Munn
Fred Cone
Columbus
Beatrice Huntington Davenport Seethes Over Wealth and Love
Beatrice, heiress to Huntington stores, storms at guardian Mr. Weeming over a polo pony purchase for Clarence, the fiancé. She confronts boredom and emptiness driven by wealth, debates work and genuine emotion, and flirts with a rushed engagement as Clarence professes love.
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Beatrice Huntington Davenport
Huntington
Millions
Mr. Weeming
Clarence
Beatrice
Huntington's
Fireside Reverie by Vivian Donaldson at Logan
A poem recalls a missing loved one by a fireside chair with shadows on the wall. The speaker feels the departed spirit remains in the heart and firelight even as years pass. The piece is signed Vivian Donaldson from Logan, Q.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen
T+ agua
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Clevelan
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washi
Su In
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Florida
Henderson
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Securities and Exchange Commission
Philadelphia
Harvard
Congressional
By Galbraith
Woman's Music Club
W. R. Phillips
S. College St
Garber
Bowser
Ness
Strecker
Rauch
Stalder
McKay
Edith Ellington
Corribee
NEA Service, Inc
Algique
Cara
Weeming
Westbury
Poet's Corner
Vivian Donaldson, Logan, Q
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