Athens Messenger history and circulation details
The Athens Messenger outlines its publication heritage from 1825 to 1929 and current daily weekday afternoon and Sunday morning editions. It notes ownership by Athens Publishing Co with Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris as key executives, regional coverage across Athens Nelsonville Glouster and nearby communities, and advertising info. It lists membership in professional associations and subscription rates for carriers and mail.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
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Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Church Leaders Urged to Ponder Political Influence
A Pennsylvania Senate debate over Sunday outdoor sports drew a warning from State Senator Leon Prince who said church people could swing political action if the bill passed. He warned colleagues not to arouse church voters and noted their potential to revolutionize the state.
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Pennsylvania
Leon Prince
Compensating Veterans and Federal Support
National Commander Louis A. Johnson of the American Legion expresses strong support for President Roosevelt’s fair handling of economy while maintaining aid to war veterans. He asserts that compensation for maimed veterans must be paid promptly despite budget cuts, though he notes a distinction with non service connected disability pensioners.
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Roosevelt
Louis A. Johnson
American Legion
Treasury
Athens County joins national push for child welfare charter
Ohio University faculty presents So This Is London to aid child welfare work in Athens County. Half of proceeds aid needy children for medical and dental care. The piece aligns with Hoover's Children’s Charter, stressing every child’s rights to health, parental care, education, safety, and a protected life under the American flag. Public support is crucial to win the battle.
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Athens County
Ohio University
London
Hoover
Russia's Way and Our Own
Opinion contrasts Russian government hard line against workers with American ideas of freedom. It argues Communist aims seek a better life but at the cost of individual rights, while the United States seeks the same goals through individual liberty and voluntary prosperity.
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Europe
America
Russia
How to Be Popular with Boys A Dix advice guide
Dorothy Dix outlines nine cautions and tactics for girls seeking male attention. She urges originality, balanced tone, engaging conversation, listening, thrifty outings, modest self-disclosure, subtle flattery, mystery, asking advice, and adaptable approaches to suit each suitor.
About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A mother observes how constant warnings and conditional approvals train children to disregard cautions. Ellen ignores rules about staying time, skin on apples, returning scissors, and sharing party news, leading to careless habits and wider distrust. The piece argues that repeated conditional yeses erode real listening and responsibility.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Mary
Ellen
Achop
Eyewater Trick Pemits 20 Foot Water Streams
The cartoon notes Benjamin Frye of Bucksport Maine producing water from his eyes to 20 feet because tear ducts lack outlets. An additional Detroit case is mentioned for a future Believe It Or Not book. Tomorrow topic is The Problem Of An Alienist.
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Benjamin Frye
Bucksport
Maine
Mr. Frye
Detroit
Don’t Get Fooled Horizontal Word Puzzle
A fragmented crossword style puzzle listing clues and numbers across horizontal and vertical directions. Odds and ends include clues for words like epoch twice seven and standard measures with various partially legible hints.
Diabetes in Children Now Manageable With Insulin
Dr. Elliott P. Joslin notes about a thousand new diabetic children yearly. Ten years ago they often died. now many live long, with insulin treatment enabling normal growth and mental development. Hereditary links are discussed, cautioning against marriage between diabetics, especially within Jewish populations, due to hereditary risk.
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Elliott P. Joslin
Doctor Joslin
Deborah Class Session and DeMolay Dance Highlights
In a Christian Church Sunday School Deborah Class gathering Mrs. P B Sidders led devotionals while Mrs Wiley T Sprague sang with Mrs William Austin at piano. Hostess team included Mrs David Johnson and others. DeMolay dance at Masonic Temple featured William Moler Jr and Eleanor Bailey with Reda Watkins solo dance. Special guests Mary Peoples Russell Rupe Wescott Roach and Reda Watkins attended. Charles Culp Post Buchtel American Legion voted to form a 30 piece band.
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Deborah
Christian Church Sunday School
P. B. Sidders
Wiley T. Sprague
William Austin
David Johnson
E. N. Cullums
Elmer Bingman
Masonic Temple
Knights of the DeMolay
William Moler, Jr
Eleanor Bailey
Reda Watkins
W. EB. Clark
H. G. Householder
W. E. Meier
W. H. Bechtold
Ned J. Wolfe
Mary Peoples
Russell Rupe
Wescott Roach
Charles Culp
American Legion
Buchtel
Local Trips and Notes From Town
Mrs. J L Pickering and son Kenneth travel to South Zanesville to visit relatives. Mrs Cornelius W Jones and daughter Mrs F W Bush with two children plan several days at Jones home in McConnelsville. Miss Emma C McVay attends W C T U executive meeting in Delaware.
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J. L. Pickering
Kenneth
Zanesville
Cornelius W. Jones
F. W Bush
Mrs. Jones
McConnelsville
Emma C. McVay
Delaware
New Deal reshapes governance as Congress backs Roosevelt
Washington outlines the new deal as a game changing power balance. Congress grants Roosevelt broad emergency powers over banking economy agriculture and relief while remaining accountable to voters. Strong party government emerges with Republicans and progressives backing or challenging measures as the public evaluates Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Borah
la Follette
Wilson
Divorce by Consent Among Moors and Other Facts
Among the Moors a wife may be divorced with tribal consent if she does not birth a male child. The Supreme Court comprises nine justices. Nearly 400 cheese varieties are produced in the United States. Coffee berries resemble red cherries when picked, each with two beans. Water is the main constituent of living matter. An inventor developed a method to remove printing ink from paper. In Washington DC a new collection features 50 rare toads.
Railroads as Central Payrolls Support Nation’s Industry
The Messenger notes railroads act as vast disbursing agencies, moving over $3.15 billion in 1932 to sustain industry. Wages comprised about 48 percent of operating revenue, with 92,800 miners and 47,600 steel workers dependent on rail employment. The piece links railroads to coal, lumber, cement, electrical materials, and other sectors, stressing broad economic entrenchment nationwide.
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United States
Iron and Steel
Ames Grangers To Meet on Saturday
Amesville March 24. Amesville Grange will elect officers Saturday night March 2 at the Grange Hall. A short program and talk by Thomas H. Johnson Athens County extension agent follow. Eighteen new members were welcomed as part of a drive led by Mervin Mansfield and D E F Burden.
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Amesville
Amesville Grange
Amesville Grange Hall
Thomas H. Johnson
Athens County
Mervin Mansfield
D. E F. Burden
Grange
Daybreak Lent Devotional On Trust In The Just
Daily Lent devotional prepared by Reverend Gaius Glenn centers on Psalm themes about prosperity and morality. It urges readers to weigh right and wrong with God’s scales, trust in virtue, and seek inner peace rather than envy the ungodly. The prayer asks for steadfast faith and the joy of eternal delight.
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Just
Cast for Methodis Easter Play Rehearsals Begin
Rehearsals for the Easter play at First Methodist Church proceed with the cast including Phillipa Earl Haller Bobby Covert Mauri Orpha Hisey and Waroet under Orson Knisely's direction.
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Orson Knisely
Phillipa
Earl Haller
Bobby Covert
Mauri Orpha Hisey
Waroet
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