National Representatives Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Hope They Guess Right on Ohio Relief Crisis
The piece argues Ohio governor and legislature face a politics driven relief crisis as national aides waver. It says relief funds shrink in large counties while smaller counties feel less pressure, with calls for a special session and possible new taxes looming.
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Rome
Ohio
Washington
Senate
Underground anti Nazi network faced new Austria barrier
The piece notes an active anti Nazi underground from Czechoslovakia into the Reich with groups in Prague opposing Hitler. It warns that with Austria under Nazi control, German refugees cannot pass, closing routes to Switzerland and Western Europe while Paris remains a center for anti Nazi work. It also critiques gun rights and government fingerprints for citizens, drawing parallels to dictatorship controls.
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Hitler Secret Police
Austria
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Paris
Europe
Hitler
The Vagrant Problem and Local Law Response
Athens City Council approved a local law to detain and examine suspicious persons. The article warns that wandering hobos form camps on city outskirts and hide a floating, potentially dangerous population. Police must move them on, as permanent solutions are elusive.
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Athens
Honors to Tetlow Elevation to National Coal Board Chair
Ohio miner Captain Percy Tetlow rises from coal mining roots to temporary chairmanship of the National Bituminous Coal Commission. Born in Washingtonville he led the Ohio District United Mine Workers and served in the Ohio constitutional convention legislature and industrial relations directorship. A two war veteran, his rise reflects long public service.
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Ohio
Percy Tetlow
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Washingtonville
Captain Tetlow
United Mine Workers
National Coal Board
Ohio Industrial Relations
Tetlow
Jav
Registration bill to track pistols and revolvers proposed
The article notes a new bill from Chairman Doughton at the request of Attorney General Cummings to register air pistols revolvers and gas guns and fingerprint purchasers on transfer. It excludes shotguns and hunting rifles and cites J Edgar Hoover's experience in tracking killers.
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Washington
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Cummings
J. Edgar Hoover
Pistols Trade Questioned by Attorney General Proposal
A mail order firm sold about 250000 in pistols yearly, mostly for unlawful use, and abandoned that line while traffic remains heavy. Attorney General Cummings favors a simple gun registration and tax plan, arguing it mirrors automobile licensing and targets only ownership without disarming honest citizens.
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Cummings
Behind the Scenes in Washington on Radio Propaganda War
Washington debates counter propaganda as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy push broadcasts into Latin America. A government station may be proposed to counter South American audiences while U S companies race to provide programs. German and Italian stations are accused of flagrant misrepresentation and propaganda aimed at weakening democracy.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Latin America
Rio Grande
South America
Liszt
San Francisco
Government station eyed to counter foreign Propaganda
A presidential committee led by FCC Chairman Frank McNinch studies Latin American propaganda and the potential of a government station. The plan envisions a six to eight hour daily service costing two to three million dollars annually, with private firms blocked from ad profits on short wave. FCC loaned Pan American frequencies to General Electric and the World Wide Broadcasting Foundation to coordinate around the clock programming for South America.
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Frank McNinch
FCC
McNinch
General Electric
World Wide Broadcasting Foundation
South America
Soldier Leader Guides Nation’s Coal Industry Stabilization
A veteran who served in the Spanish American War of 1898 and captained an Ohio machine gun unit in World War I is selected to direct a major effort to stabilize the United States coal industry. He brings deep knowledge of coal and miners to the role.
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Ing
Ohio
Public Forum Letters Welcome Readers Signatures Included
The Public Forum invites current event comments from readers and requires signatures. Letters should be concise to allow multiple submissions each day.
Health Hints and Diet Editor Sees Hitler and Relief Struggles
In the Raymond Clapper column Hitler is analyzed amid rising Athens County relief cuts. The piece argues private industry and government must relieve stark privation, noting April relief for a family of six at 8.40 and meals costing 13 cents each, stressing hardship and calls for policy action. John Ponn, Gloucester, R. D. 4, March 23.
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the Messenger
Raymond Clapper
Hitler
Athens County
Clapper
Germany
Christ
John Ponn
Glouster
R. D
Merchants' Exposition Opens in Athens Sponsored by Kiwanis
More than 1500 people attended the opening of the Merchants Exposition of Athens sponsored by the Kiwanis and held in the Men's Gymnasium at Ohio University. Initiates from Athens include J. F. Miller, Sidney Russell, Kenneth Ailstock, Ted Coen, Allen G. Coe, E. R. Elliott, William Nichols, Hunter S Brown, S. D. Papados, Albert H. Rhoades, and Donald O'Neil, with aeries from nine towns taking part.
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Athens
Kiwanians
Ohio University
The
Eagles
Lodge Room
Corner Court
Carpenter Sts
J. F. Miller
Sidney Russell
Kenneth Ailstock
Ted Coen
Allen G. Coe
E. R. Elliott
William Nichols
Hunter S Brown
S. D. Papados
Albert H. Rhoades
Donald O’neil
Aeries
Dr Worley Attends Osteopathic District Meeting
Dr M D Worley traveled to Columbus to participate in an osteopathic district meeting, joining fellow physicians for professional discussions and regional fellowship.
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M. D. Worley
Columbus
Olson's gym class to begin new session in spring
Twenty years ago a new class of business and professional men for Olson's gym was organized to start April 1 and run for three months. Athens Boy Scouts Troop 1 beat Parkersburg scouts at the Armory and travel to Chillicothe for a game. The travel squad included Clyde Battin Ralph Evans Harold Wissett Paul Hall and Dayton Wise. Mr and Mrs Roy Shirley traveled to Columbus for the Ziegfeld Follies.
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Olson
Athens
Parkersburg
Armory
Chillicothe
Clyde Battin
Ralph Evans
Harold Wise
Harold Liggett
Paul Hall
Dayton Wise
Mrs
Roy Shirley
Columbus
Postmaster E. R. Lash Receives Reappointment
Postmaster E. R. Lash has been reappointed to serve another term. The official action affirms Lash’s continued leadership at the local post office and commitment to mail service.
Love at the Laugh Love at the Laugh
Connie and Derek reunite at Thorvalds to discuss their future as Mark Rogers intrudes with suspicions. Derek insists on keeping Connie close while she questions propriety and motives as Wynne family tensions simmer.
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Derek
Constance
Connie
Wynne
Rogers
Mark Rogers
Il—” Constance
Thorvalds
Dorcas Social News Highlights Local Visits
Dorcas notes show families visiting relatives across towns. Mrs. Russel Buckley and daughters Janice and June spent Tuesday with relatives at Reedsville while Myrtle Westfall and her mother visited Mrs. Barrows.
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Dorcas
Russel Buckley
Janice
June
Reedsville
Myrtle Westfall
Midkiff
Spiller
Barrows
Wanda Ross
Apple Grove
Charles Gibbs
Pomeroy
Lon Gibbs
Harry Carpenter
Bedford
Arthur Beegle
North Carolina
Kenneth Wolfe
Buckley
Carolyn Yost
Laura Johnson
Pauline Arnott
Racine
Edna
Edith Wolfe
Raymond Radcliff
Janice Buckley
Blythe Theiss
Edd Beaver
Lorene Wickline
Crit Bradford
Otto Bradford
S. G. Mars
Wilson
Great Bend
Harry Wolfe
Pearl Wickline
Carl ‘Theiss
Guy Beegle
Harold Beegle
J. D. Hohack
Frank Arnott
Pine Bush debated water softening plant plan
Pine Bush officials weigh installing a water softening plant that experts say would cut soap use by about one sixteenth of current amounts due to hard water conditions.
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Pine Bush
N. Y
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