Unclear historical notice from Groveland Athens port entry
Fragmentary text appears to list subscription rates and office references for a historical issue. Mentions John Cullen Company, Athens Port entry, carrier options, and various rates for periods. Details are incomplete and names are partially garbled.
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Rational Representa
John Cullen Company
Chi Ins
Groveland
Henke
Athens
Vinton
Hock Mel Morvan
Bix Morin
Fake Liberalism and Primary Dishonesty in Public Life
The piece attacks what it calls fake liberalism, alleging it corrupts direct primaries and drains taxpayer money. It condemns public figures who switch stands, cites brain trust arrogance, and warns of dishonesty spreading through official Washington and liberal circles.
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Washington
Charlie McCarthys
Spending to Continue Farm Aid Debate in Congress
The article argues that efforts to curb farm relief spending will likely fail amid distrust of agricultural policy and politics. It traces farm income to open markets and war, notes past billions poured into farming, and criticizes misused credit and relief programs. It calls for a non-partisan study to inform future planning.
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Congress
Canada Gets Jittery Over War Restrictions
The piece notes Canadians show unease with Dominion war controls despite not facing immediate danger. Canadians, patriotic to the empire, value personal rights and liberty, and the government has eased some curbs, revealing attitudes similar to Americans toward freedom during wartime.
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Canada
Empire
Dominion
England
France
Norway's Plight Amid War Powers Plays
Norway stands between Germany and England, perplexed as to how it entered a crisis by doing little. The text notes a tense balance of power and the strategic hazard of inaction in wartime diplomacy.
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Norway
Germany
England
Mason’s mundane essays gain edge with a single swear word
The author argues that ordinary, innocent writing in a sophisticated magazine should be tempered later by inserting a swear word in each paragraph. This device aims to highlight language as a thread of time and value.
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John Mason
Raymond Clapper Warns Against Smith Bill Threat to Free Speech
Washington columnist Raymond Clapper warns that Rep. Howard Smiths bill, praised by the Senate Judiciary Committee, could criminalize mere utterances and criticism of conditions, expanding beyond existing laws to curb political dissent and civil liberties in peacetime. He cites past wartime controls and argues the measure risks political intolerance and abuse of authority.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Howard Smith
Virginia
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Smith
Story of Democracy Explains Rome's Fall to Proletariat Rule
Hendrik Van Loon argues Rome lost its republic as the proletariat grew in a crowded urban state. He contrasts peasant Rome with a sprawling metropolis, notes recruitment shifted to mercenaries, and links social decay to political collapse amid modern concerns about representation and unemployment.
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Hendrik van Loon
Rome
Italy
Europe
Africa
Dole
Congress
Answers and Facts From The Messenger Information Bureau
The Messenger Information Bureau at 1018 18th Street Washington DC answers common questions. It notes Zinfandel wine origin in Hungary and serving temperature, unemployment tax rate at 3 percent with state credit options, idiom origins, Germany’s US debt as of June 30 1939, Taj Mahal description and cost estimates, Japan’s religious landscape, and Sirius as the bright southeastern star nine light years away.
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The
Messenger
18Th Street
Washington, D. DC
Messenger Bureau
Hungary
Germany
United States
Taj Mahal
Shah Jehan
Mumtaz Mahal
Agra
India
Japan
Sirius
Canis Major
New Kiwanis Member Dr Worley Joins Club
Dr M D Worley becomes a Kiwanis Club member. A student from Oklahoma University impersonates Lon Chaney to frighten co-eds at several sororities. Mr and Mrs W H Herbert announce the birth of daughter Carolyn on March 11. Plans are set for a new Hocking River bridge south of Athens costing 210000 dollars.
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M. D. Worley
Kiwanis Club
O. U
Lon Chaney
Hunchback
W. H. Herbert
Carolyn Herbert
Hocking River
Athens
Debates Split Across Hancock and Pomeroy Teams in Area Meet
Rolland Ruth Alice Rowan Dewey Miller Lenore Calhoun lead Hancock with teammates on Lancaster visit while Eunice Reed Theodora Nussman William Bailey and Clarence Clifford represent Pomeroy. Elsie Mae Mariner celebrated a birthday at 20 Lancaster Street. Merrill Kerr becomes Athens Retail Merchants president with Scott Haney as VP and E H Cotton as secretary. Athens High Girls basketball at New Straitsville includes Dorothy Slutz Frances Devlin Lucile Brown Julia Porter Mary Powell Abigail Putnam Reda Watkins coached by Mackie.
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John Hancock High
Rolland Ruth
Alice Rowan
Dewey Miller
Lenore Calhoun
Pomeroy
Eunice Reed
Theodora Nussman
William Bailey
Clarence Clifford
Hancock
Lancaster
Fred Spaulding
Albert Hanes
Leroy Skidmore
James Cleary
Merrill Kerr
W. V. Daggett
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Scott Haney
E. H. Cotton
Athens High School
New Straitsville
Dorothy Slutz
Frances Devlin
Lucile Brown
Julia Porter
Mary Powell
Abigail Putnam
Reda Watkins
Belle Schloss
Coach Mackie
Signers take sides as WPA critiqued in Bishopville letter
Mrs Adia Lippencott of Bishopville Ohio writes that WPA aid is a racket and Democrats promise labor relief but fail. She calls for voting for the Republican ticket, arguing the Democratic New Deal harms workers while bosses profit. She signs and dates the brief letter from Athens County.
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WPA
Athens County
Phooey
Labor
Sneezing Across Cultures and Beliefs Through History
Health columnist Dr. Morris Fishbein explains how sneezing sparked varied superstitions worldwide from God bless you to ancient legends. He notes science links sneezing to nasal irritation and allergen exposure, while cultures cling to protective phrases and myths about the soul and head.
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Morris Fishbein
Jacob
Orphan Ann Brown Finds Job Hope in Wealthy Temple Home
In a stalled city, Ann Brown, a gambler’s daughter, takes a chance with the Temple family after mishap with a jewel suitcase. She seeks work as a housekeeper to escape poverty, while Irene and Blake debate the family’s needs and a possible reward. The new position faces immediate resistance from the household staff as Ann begins her trial in the grand but neglected rooms. Steve Claybourne arrives at the temple door as the tale continues.
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Ann Brown
Paul Hayden
Steve Claybourne
Clara Brooks
Irene Temple
Ann
Temple Jewelers
Mr. Temple
Trene
Irene
Dad
John Temple
Bud
Temples
Mr. Tempie
Blake
Plunket
Miss Brown
Temple Seal
Temple
Rose
Beth
Night Scene From a Gloucester Window Seaman
A night scene from Gloucester Oregon describing a whippoorwill, a gurgling stream, diamond stars, lace patterns on the lawn, and a misty deep valley as the narrator watches from a window instead of sleeping.
Rotarians to Review Biography of Stalin
Gallipolis Rotary Club will host a program on Joseph Stalin's biography led by Rev. Lewis W. Gishler. Club Secretary Harry Wheeler announces resignation effective July 1, with President C. C. Byers set to replace him. Next Tuesday's program will be issued by Smith.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Joseph Stalin
Lewis W. Gishler
Harry Wheeler
C. C. Byers
Par Gram
Smith, Oe
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