The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger archive notes date 1825 to 1929 with publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush. It lists management, associations, and advertising reach. Subscription prices are given per carrier and mail across multiple Ohio counties with weekly and annual rates.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Berald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington Counties
Lewis and Labor Speak on Economic Crisis and Reform
The piece highlights John L. Lewis and Time magazine citing 13 million unemployed amid rising economic collapse. It urges cooperation among labor capital and government, faulting leadership and calling for swift action to restore opportunity and stabilize the nation.
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John Llewellyn Lewis
Time Magazine
Lewis
America
John Lewis
Federal Congress
Organized Labor
Leadership training boosts Boy Scout programs in Hocking district
The Hocking District promotes wide participation in leadership courses now under way in Nelsonville Athens Chauncey and Glouster. Local leaders say such training enhances community programs and scout success, offering self improvement without red tape and stressing homegrown leadership.
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Hock- Hocking
Nelsonville
Athens
Chauncey and
Glouster
Sful
Hull speech urged US to join democracies in world policing
The editorial criticizes Cordell Hull's call for the United States to align with France and Britain to uphold treaties. It argues these democracies prioritize their own security, cites recent treaty-breaking signals, and contends America should focus on its own safety with an "America first" stance rather than becoming a world policeman.
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Cordell Hull
Hull
France
England
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
America
Pinchot Promoted as G.O.P. Renewal Figure in Pennsylvania
Raymond Clapper notes Republicans seek a fresh face and find Gifford Pinchot campaigning in Pennsylvania for the governorship. He argues a Pinchot victory would signal a need for independent, good government and guide the party toward a credible nominee for the next presidential race. The piece contrasts Roosevelt era disillusionment and Democratic machine politics with a shift in party dynamics.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Pennsylvania Democrats split as Guffey ties with Kennedy ally
The piece reports infighting among Pennsylvania Democratic bosses over the year’s spoils with Senator Guffey clashing with rivals. It notes Pinchot gaining broad county support and solidly favored for the Republican nomination while backing Tom Kennedy and John Lewis signals a potential party realignment.
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Pennsylvania
Senator Guffey
John Lewis
Tom Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Pinchot
Penn
Behind the Scenes In Washington
President Roosevelt and his New Deal team are resuming the warpath. A breathing spell appears over, with anti administration critics fears fading as Roosevelt plans a wage hour law and a comprehensive monopoly message to Congress in April.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Democratic Party
Pendergast
Missouri
Hague
New Jersey
McNutt
Indiana
Harding
Rodney Dutcher
B. M. Baruch
Capital Hill
Congress
President Moves Against TVA Chief as New Deal Foes Rally
The President removes TVA Chairman Arthur Morgan seen as anti New Deal. Administration forces unite to push through the reorganization bill amid a conservative Democratic senator revolt. Gainesville rally attacks southern wage scales and an industrial feudal system, targeting Southern politicians and their backers to boost liberal representation.
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Arthur Morgan
TVA
Gainesville
Congress
Roosevelt Eyes Wage Hour Push in Current Session
Roosevelt consults with aides about a strong push for a wage hour act this session. The House tax bill's fate remains unclear as the Senate rejects the retained undistributed profits tax. A looming spending or lending program appears likely, with White House planning adjustments to WPA funding and a possible April cut no longer anticipated.
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Roosevelt
House
White House
Senate Finance Committee
WPA
Public Forum Letters Welcome In This Newspaper
Readers are invited to send signed letters on current events. Signatures appear with the contribution and letters should be brief to allow space for multiple daily opinions.
Miner Adversity and Relief Attitudes in Gloucester
In a harsh winter era of industrial decline local miners face hunger and cold while avoiding appeal for aid. Critics claim some relief funds are diverted to politically connected appointees, not the unemployed, prompting calls for targeted relief. Ralph D Norris of Gloucester voices frustration with profiteering and misallocated support.
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the Messenger
Not Everyone Is Worth the Popularity Quest
The piece argues against chasing universal approval and warns that trying to please all wastes time and effort. It notes that being widely liked often leads to shallow relationships, less work accomplished, and few lasting friendships. True respect comes from deeds and using opportunities well.
Ohio University Music Professor Leads West Coast Tour
Prof. C. C. Robinson head of Ohio University School of Music traveled with the Varsity Male Quartet from Zanesville for a tour through the West to the Pacific Coast. Also noted, officers were elected for the Child Conservation League and a birth announced for Barbara Lee on March 27. Helen Hedden performed two spring songs at the convocation in Ewing Auditorium.
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C. C. Robinson
School of Music
Ohio University
Zanesville
West
Pacific Coast
The
Child Conservation League
Wilbur Radford
F. R. McLaughlin
F. E. Harshman
X. M. Smith
John Kilpatrick
Harry Elkins
Second St
Barbara Lee
Helen Hedden
Ewing Auditorium
Miss Mary Craig Honored by Washington Socialset
Miss Mary Craig of Washington Do was hosted by Miss Helen McKay and Miss Susan Putnam with several entertainments in her honor. Dinners at the For syth, McKay, and Putnam homes, a Majestic theater matinee, and a tea at Miss Mary Tough’s home followed. A Night With the Wolf was read by Mrs. B M Covert at a Social Literary Club gathering.
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Mary Craig
Washington, Do. H
Helen McKay
Susan Putnam
F. D. Forsyth
F. M. McKay
G. I. Putnam
Majestic Theater
Mary Tough
Ethel Troutman
Margaret Bowers
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein describes the requirements for safe flying including vision acuity color discernment depth perception and rapid reaction times. Army studies show pilots need mental and physical normalcy plus psychological talents and modern instrumentation to reduce strain and improve safety for military and civilian aviators.
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Morris Fishbein
Medical Department
United States Army
U. S. Army
Army
Stand-In Constance Reunites With Derek At Thorvald Ranch
Constance, posing as Camilla Wynne, spends her first night at the Thorvald ranch. Dr. Rogers orders rest as Derek, the artful lover, plans a secret moonlit reunion in a grove behind the house, heightening tension and romantic intrigue.
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Constance Maidwell
Derek Manthon
Hildegarde Thorvald Derek
DR. Rogers
Camilla Wynne
Connie
Thorvald Ranch
Constance
Derek
Mark Rogers
Senor Manthon
la Ama de la Casa
la Senorita
Thorvald
Ernest Thorvald
Shepherding His Flock Memorial Poem
Poet asks for reader verses with name and address and offers a devotional poem praising the good shepherd who keeps and feeds his flock. The piece closes with a blessing for shepherds to guard and guide their charges until life’s end, attributed to MARX WAHL in Glouster Ohio.
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Glouster
Ohio
Marx Wahl
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