Athens Messenger historic publication notice and rates
The Athens Messenger announces its long operating history from 1825 with current offices and leadership. It lists publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush, editor Charles H. Harris, and affiliations and ad rate information. Subscriptions are detailed for several counties and mail rates.
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Athens L Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Harald 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 Repret
Nse & Week
Thens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
New Teapot Dome Controversy Swirls Over TVA
Editorial voices alarm at TVA management and financing urging disclosure and congressional inquiry. Critics accuse the agency of using borrowed funds to compete with private utilities, threatening savers and jobs while D President Morgan resists public reporting of the issue.
Oklahoma Baldheads Rally For Fair Haircut Prices
Baldheaded residents in an Oklahoma town organize to protest being charged full price for haircuts. Barbers argue the glare and hazard justify the higher rate, while the group claims injustice and seeks equal treatment for all hair numbers. The dispute may fade, but it raises issues of fairness and consumer price.
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Oklahoma
Butte Dog Catcher Job Goes Begging for 5 Dollar Pay
In Butte Montana Police Chief Walter Shay finds no applicants for a dog catcher post paying 5 dollars a day. He believes the town is 100 percent for dogs because no citizen will risk heartbreak to a child unable to afford a dog license.
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Butte
Mont
Walter Shay
Inventor Fights $500 Hitler Map Revision Fee
The inventor of a new map game billed Adolf Hitler $500 for revising maps after an Austrian coup. He argued Hitler simply wasn’t playing the game square.
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Hitler
History Moment: Resistance to Selling Stocks for High Offers
An old remark notes the common reluctance to sell stocks and real estate even when buyers bid twice their value, reflecting a mindset of attachment and market patience.
Toronto man bequeathed 12000 to theater acquaintance girl
A Toronto man left a $12,000 estate gift to a girl he had only met in a theater. The will indicates the money was to go to Mr. Hage, with further particulars unclear in the readable portion.
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Toronto
Hage
One Man Rebellion in Private Power Giant
Alexander Speer, president of the Virginia Public Service Co., defies the Associated Gas and Electric Co. by refusing to resign. He alleges the holding company imposes unnecessary charges, duplicates work, and limits rural line construction and maintenance to profit the parent. Speer cites cash on hand but says layoffs were ordered despite service risks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
TVA
Associated Gas and Electric Co
Alexander Speer
Virginia Public Service Co
Speer
State Commission
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Utility executive resists resignation amid Virginia case
The Virginia Corporation Commission will investigate the charges, while the executive fights the order to resign and secures a 90 day stay of execution, giving the episode special standing.
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Virginia Corporation Commission
Railroads Eyed for Federal Pump Priming in Washington
Rodney Dutcher reports that Congress may not tackle rail reform soon but a new federal loan program could back railroads to spur private industry. Experts say lines are deteriorating after years of skipped maintenance as White House discussions favor aid to key routes to enable potential reorganization and consolidation.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Securities and Exchange
John W. Hanes
Wall Street
McNutt's Philippine Independence Talk Alarms Far East Policy
High Commissioner Paul B McNutt argued against early Philippine independence in a radio address. Washington leaders including Roosevelt and Hull favored Philippine self rule timing, with Manila expected to set the first move. Quezon signaled approval the policy would be guided by White House relations and potential discreet approval.
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Paul B. McNutt
Philippines
Far East
McNutt
Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Pacific
Philippine
Manuel Quezon
Manila
White House
Three Philippines points noted for policy view
A summary outlines three considerations on the Philippines: its strategic liability to the United States, the threat its capture would pose to American Samoa, Australia, and other Far Eastern British Empire territories. a joint American British naval effort might halt a Japanese advance. and a policy trend toward parallel action with England and a firm stance toward Japan.
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Philippines
Japan
American Samoa
Leahy
Australia
Singapore
Borneo
British Empire
England
Watkins Letters on Labor Racketeering and Work Ban
Damon D. Watkins appeals to Governor Davey of Ohio asking for a state investigation into labor racketeering at Hocking Valley. He says a mine board banned him from work after union leaders pressured the mine committee, alleging a kangaroo court and threatening a court injunction to secure his right to work.
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Sunday Creek Coal Co
Herman Theisen
William Morris
Thiesen
Morris
United Mine Workers
Rowland
Florida
WE the WOMEN and the Hard Way Philosophy
A column argues women spend years doing housework themselves, adopting a martyr mindset. It contrasts male delegation with female self denial, urging hiring help when possible to save strength and improve family life. Regardless, it says executives can streamline duties, letting women devote energy to joy.
Ohio and Texas independent telephone groups meet in Fort Worth
Dr C L Jones of Athens Ohio heads as president of the Ohio Independent Telephone Association at its Texas counterpart meeting in Fort Worth. Mrs Margaret Benedict of Ohio University music faculty travels to Washington to visit friends. University skit in Majestic Theater by Women’s League and YWCA raises 5300 for a women’s loan fund.
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C. L. Jones
Athens
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Texas Independent Telephone Association
Fort Worth
Margaret Benedict
School of Music
Ohio University
Washington D. C
Majestic
Women’s League
YWCA
Athens men attend Nemesis Temple ceremony at Parkersburg
Twenty years ago Athens men William Pierre Fred McCoy William Bechtold W S Foutch J L Duncan D H Edwards H C Clark and Robert Lewis attended the ceremonial of Nemesis Temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at Parkersburg The F C Stedman Company announced a 1200 contribution to the War Chest A number of Athens youths greeted Walter Magsey McGuire en route to East for welding training with the Aviation Corps after a Texas training camp stay
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Athens
Nemesis Temple of Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine
Parkersburg
William Pierre
Fred McCoy
William Bechtold
W. S. Foutch
J. L. Duncan
D. H. Edwards
H. C. Clark
Robert Lewis
Union
Walter “Magsey” McGuire
C. V. Strawn
Mechanical Department
Aviation Corps of the Army
Texas
Importance of Calcium for Teeth Growth and Health
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that teeth grow as part of the body and rely on dietary calcium absorbed via the intestines. He warns that high fat reduces calcium absorption, while acidity aids calcium uptake, and notes teeth receive most calcium in early life, so infants and children must get enough calcium.
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Morris Fishbein
Oregon Yew and Cedar Used in Bow and Arrow Making
Salem bow and arrow maker Harry Hobson says Oregon yew from the Santiam country is the best wood for bows while Port Oxford cedar makes the best arrows. Yew from Santiam is shipped nationwide and commands the highest prices.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Port Oxford
Harry Hobson
Hobson
Santiam
Farmers Use One Fourth of U S Motor Fuel
A 1920s agricultural statistic notes that farmers account for about one fourth of all motor fuel consumption in the United States, reflecting the sector's heavy reliance on mechanized farming equipment.
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United States
Constance Maidwell boards a California-bound flight
Constance Maidwell sits beside Dr. Rogers on a flight to California to stand in for Camilla Wynne. He hands her cash for a round trip and warns of a tight schedule. Constance imagines a future with Derek while sensing Rogers’s stern professional distance. They land at the ranch where a Miss Thorvald awaits.
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Constance Maidwell
Derek Manthon
Hildegarde Thorvald
Derek
DR. Rogers
Connie
California
Camilla Wynne
Constance
Dear little baby memorial verses from Messenger Readers
A memorial verse from BESS V MUTCHMORE of Logan Ohio laments a lost newborn. The speaker describes a baby with brown eyes and dimples, laid to rest, expressing sorrow and emptiness in the arms gone cold.
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Messenger
Bess V. Mutchmore
Appreciation for Kindness and Sympathy
A brief poem urges giving praise and sympathy to those whose hard days risk fading into apathy. It stresses small acts of kindness and shared encouragement as antidotes to fatigue and neglect.
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Bess V. Mutchmore
Abominations and warnings on lies and discord
A religious admonition warns that the Lord hates a false witness, a proud tongue, and a deceitful heart. It condemns mischief, sows discord, and condemns those who break the law by destroying human life.
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Bess V. Mutchmore Logan, O
Wreck Promoters to Die Moscow Hup
Six workers including locomotive engineers have been sentenced to death for organizing wrecks on the Tomsky Railroad in Moscow.
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Moscow
HUP
Tomsky
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