The Athens Messenger Publisher and Staff Listing
The Athens Messenger details its publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush with the Gerald Printing Co. and staff roles. It lists affiliations with major press associations and national representatives, plus advertising terms and post office classification for obituaries and notices.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Gerald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles 8. Garris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Saga
Athens
In Our Own Hands and Ohio Coal’s Revival
Oral Daugherty urges cooperation between coal operators and miners to sustain Ohio coal use at home. He argues higher wages and more working days benefit families, noting payroll up 3 percent and earnings up 20 percent last year while dividends stay low. Coal recovery is slow, but domestic use could preserve jobs for decades in the Hocking Valley.
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Oral Daugherty
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Better Women Drive Territory Venturing Into Modern Meals
A discussion of home demonstrations in the territory highlights the appeal of varied foods and salads over heavy dishes. Modern sewing and cooking bees teach women to improve family menus and clothing, with benefits for every family.
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Meigs County
Ohio Social Security Fund Grows While Benefits Delayed
An Ohio review notes about fifteen million dollars accumulated in recent months under the federal and state social security program. Funds mainly come from last year’s payrolls and await future need. Higher employment will boost collections and state legis latures may face changed collection methods as concerns grow about Washington handling of the reserve.
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Ohio
Washington
Italians Recall A Two Billion War Debt
A terse remark by Musso Lini raises memory of a two billion dollar war debt. The line implies lingering financial obligations and postwar reparations in the Italian context.
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Mussolini
Katharine Locke Climbs to Stage Fame by Biking
Katharine Locke rises to stage prominence by biking, while derisive rival tactics fade from view as controversy over Wo Mei's performance shadows the scene.
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Katharine Locke
Womei
Behind the News on the Roosevelt court program
Washington notes a hidden power influence in Senate hearings as questions resemble rehearsed lines. Justice Department operatives under Joseph B. Keenan reportedly stage managed testimony and pressured lawmakers, with advance copies of defense witnesses bearing DOJ mimeograph marks. Strong entities include Roosevelt, Connally, Burke, Hughes, Keenan, and the Justice Department.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Senate
Moley
Roosevelt
Connally
Congressional
Urschel
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Justice Department
Burke
United States
Senate rope-jumping reshapes court debate
Outsiders see little difference but insiders say the Corcoran Cohen group controls downtown strategy while the Justice Department directs senators. Unorganized bipartisan opposition lacks comparable resources, making the DOJ powerful in the court fight.
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Justice Department
Corcoran-Cohen
Congress Exhausted as Crisis Grips Nation
A lawmaker calculated session times for seven weeks showing the Senate 35 hours and the House 175 hours. With government officials scarce of action and sit-down strikes sweeping the country, major bills like the President's reorganization plan have not advanced through committee.
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Mussolini
England
Congress
Senate
House
Senate and House wrestle over neutrality bill fate
The neutrality bill goes to conference with each chamber's version, and final form may differ from both. Expect long negotiations as House and Senate spar while administration keeps interest muted amid trade treaty talks and hopes for no war within a year. President Roosevelt will act as he pleases regardless of legislative wrangles.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senator’s Speechless Pause Stuns Hall Show of Nominations
The only known time a Senator was speechless was reported recently when a Senator, up for judgeship nominations for friends aligned with a court reform push, was halted by Senator King in the hall. King remarked with a smile. I see you got your judgeship nomination. The silent glare that followed would have filled three pages of The Congressional Record.
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King
Women Ready For Hair Tint Fashion Push
Women soon will have their hair tinted. The blond friends of tired business men will lay in a supply of dye to match a blue serge or light tweed.
Narcotics Found in Two Detroit Laundries
Police raid of Detroit laundries suspected of drug activity would likely uncover illegal narcotics. report notes two facilities tied to narcotics.
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Detroit
Michigan boy swallows a peanut lodging in lung
A Michigan boy choked on a peanut that became lodged in his lung while watching a baseball game. The incident occurred as a bystander attempted to curse an umpire and the action led to the boy’s distress and medical attention.
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Michigan
Eccles and Coyle debate tax shifts to curb inflation
Washington commentary contrasts Eccles and Coyle views on regulating spending and taxes to lift the poor. Coyle calls for heavy income taxes on capital gains to curb stock inflation, while Eccles seeks broader controls including money supply and labor hours. The piece likens the idea to share our wealth.
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Washington, D. C
Eccles
David Coyle
Coyle
Mr. Eccles
Mr. Coyle
Pittman
Huey Long
First Woman Applies for Angler's License in Hocking County
Mrs. Rose Donaldson wife of Dr O V Donaldson became the first woman in Hocking County to apply for an angler license drawing crowds at the event. Local theater and school programs drew large attendance with Home talent at Pastime Theater Jackson and second grade students at East Side School presenting Holland Maids The Tulip Garden and Mr Laring's Aunts. Herman Curry student council president spoke and Mrs B Bing addressed the crowd on too too busy.
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Rose Donaldson
O. V. Donaldson
Hocking County
Mr. Laring
Pastime Theater
Jackson
Holland
East Side School
Herman Curry
8. H. Bing
Central Ave Church Program Readings Led by Women
Readings were given by Mrs. John Cross, Miss Dorothy Hollinger, Mrs. Mary Fryburger, and Mrs. Mabel Clark at the Central Ave Church program.
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John Cross
Dorothy Hollinger
Mary Fryburger
Mabel Clark
Central Ave
Mrs. Church and Cooley Visit Chauncey for Music
Twenty years ago Mrs. E. L. Church and Mrs. FE D. Cooley spent the day in Chauncey as guests of friends. They were entertained at the Wiley Sprague home with music by the Gilfilen Hatley Quartette.
Easter Guests and Local Happenings In Athens
Mr and Mrs Harvey Ramsey host Mrs Ramsey s cousins Mr and Mrs Henry Young of Bremen along with Mrs Fred Hoodlett and Mrs L I Imes of New Marshfield. Dr W N Alderman returns from Florida while Miss Derre Moore visits from Washington DC for Easter. Officer Ed Bolin shoots a dog reported rabid. Attendees include Mr and Mrs John Ator of Richland Ave and several residents from New Marshfield Akron Lancaster Athens.
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Harvey Ramsey
Franklin Ave
Ramsey
Henry Young
Bremen
Fred Hoodlett
L. I. Imes
New Marshfield
Athens
John Ator
Richland Ave
Alice Zimmerman
Akron
Hannah Shuck
Lancaster
Edna Sherman
Ruth Franks
Esther Wilson
George Carsey
District Tales of Long Ago
District Tales of Long Ago showcases profiles of early Athens County farmers and stock-raisers. It highlights Thomas Gardner of Ames Township born in 1814 in New York City, John Henry Glazier born 1820, and other local figures like Charles Mathew Henry and James Henry with notes on land, cattle, sheep, and public service.
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Thomas Gardner
Ames Township
New York City
Athens Co
Ohio
Thomas Ewing
Athens County
John Henry Glazier
Loring B. Glazier
Abel Glazier
Benjamin Brown
Agricultural Society
Charles Mathew Henry
Amesville
James Henry
Washington County
John Henry
United States
Ireland
Pennsylvania
Ohio Purchase Company
Henry
Sophronia Goodspeed
Massachusetts
Why Did He Call the Children Poem by LEDA SAMS
A reflective poem about why God calls children at Easter time, imagining a divine chorus of fresh voices gathered before the throne. The verse contemplates Easter morning, renewal, and the honoring of children as cherished by the Master, with imagery of spring, sunshine, and timeless songs.
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Earth
Leda Sams
When a Child is Gone A Texas Parent’s Lament
A wartime era poem from Pomeroy Ohio mourns parents of London Texas victims. It contrasts adult and child deaths and pleads for comfort while noting the cruelty of losing a child. The piece reflects universal grief and prayerful solace for bereaved families.
Great buildings loom up suddenly in fogbound night
The narrator describes walking familiar routes as dense fog cloaks campus trees and city lights. A car travels along Route 1 near Athens with eerie glooms and ghostly streamers of mist.
Two Women Entangled with a Mysterious Man in California Trip
Martha Brittain and Betty Haynes overspend on a California vacation and join an Airspeed Trailer Company assignment to tour the West. They suspect surveillance by Arnold Sloss and travel with Gerry Neal who proves both charming and untrustworthy. At Long Beach the trailer party discovers Neal has vanished from their trailer as tension mounts.
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Martha Brittain
Betty Haynes
California
San Diego
Airspeed Trailer Company
West Coast
Arnold Sloss
Airspeed Company
Bond
Gerry Neal
Martha
Neal
Betty
Long Beach
Golden State Auto Park
Gay Balboa
Newport Harebor
Auto Park
Los Angeles
Jack Speddon
Martha Drew
Stranded man asks ride joins sisters on road trip
Neal, down on his luck, asks to ride with Martha and Betty after recognizing them from a San Diego apartment. He plans to retrieve a suitcase and avoid paying rent, while the trio shares stories of Carrington and Arnold Sloss and their Airspeed Trail.
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Martha
Betty
San Diego
Neal
Carrington
Arnold Sloss
Airspeed
Leprosy: Harmless Public Fear Reexamined by Dr Fishbein
Leprosy in the United States is now a minor health threat with Carville’s leprosarium housing 450 since 1921. Transmission is mostly through prolonged close contact, and most lepers pose little risk to the public. Historic cases and myths illustrate how fear outpaced facts.
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United States
Carville
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Lake Michigan
Father Damien
Molokai
Father Bagliolo
New Orleans
Sir George Turner
Pretoria
Cow swallowed by sinkhole shocks Berne community
Berne Indiana resident Rel ben Romney found one cow missing from pasture and searched for a break in the fence. He heard a faint moo from beneath, then spotted the cow’s head wedged in a jug shaped sinkhole.
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Berne
Ind
Relben Romney
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Supreme Court
Byward Jones
NEA Service, Inc
Sloss
Jack
DR. Morris Fishbein
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