Athens Messenger established 1825 publisher and staff
The Athens Messenger advertises itself as the newspaper of Athens serving five counties including Nelsonville and Gallipolis. It lists publisher Frederick Bush and managing editor Charles H. Morris with offices in Athens and Chicago, notes in print rates and second class mailing status, and promotes wire service and Associated Press affiliations.
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Frederick Bush
TRE Athens
Utes Gerrald Peneco
Gordon K. Bush
Ponsonee
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Charles H. Morris
Federal Reserve report signals early business revival
A Federal Reserve Board summary shows higher activity in commodity and security markets and a halt to the February March decline in production. The steel industry leads the upswing, indicating movement back up though not immediate prosperity.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Enduring Architecture in Ohio’s Early Homes
The district’s oldest area reveals few architecturally notable houses. Early settlers’ homes followed regional styles from their origins and few surviving examples in Southeastern Ohio show New England or Pennsylvania influence. Later eras replaced many with standard designs, erasing distinctive pioneer craftsmanship.
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Ohio
New England
Pennsylvania
Out of Order on Socialism and Local Grange Actions
The piece argues against socialistic leanings as mood driven and criticizes Wayne County Ohio granges for boycotting a public utility over rates. It condemns protests by excitable radicals within the Grange and warns against discrediting established business and labeling actions as un-American. It concludes with a philosophical note on markets and prices finding their proper level with minimal human interference.
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Wayne County
Ohio
The
Grange
Wooster
Russia
Assassination of Peru President Highlights Global Instability
The piece recalls the 1931 Lima assassination of Luis M Sanchez Cerro and notes ongoing dangers to leaders including Cuba's Gerardo Machado and Brazil's Getulio Vargas. It describes Vargas's delayed elections, suppression of news, espionage, and a recent car accident.
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Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Peru
Lima
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Machado
Messenger
Vargas
Senora Vargas
Francs
Paul Doumer
Anton Cermak
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Dear Miss Dix on breeding and the ideal wife
Dorothy Dix counsels that a man should judge a woman like a thoroughbred, noting that family background shapes a wife. She argues looks matter less than breeding, temper, thrift, and harmony, and suggests a woman’s upbringing predicts her conduct and partnership.
Family strife and chores spark a lesson in responsibility
Olive Roberts Barton portrays a mother strained by household chaos as Ellen and Dick return from school. The family debates cleanliness and shared work while the mother contemplates inviting the father home for dinner. She urges cooperation and hints at broader concerns about duty and family.
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Ellen
Cartoon Explains Chapel of Skeletons in Silesia
Tscherbenei near Glatz, a village famed for clashes in the Thirty Years War and the Silesian War, hosts a bone shrine built from about 24 000 skulls and bones forming a Chamber of Horrors. Tomorrow features The Graveyard Of Boots.
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Tscherbenei
Glatz
Pper Silesia
Germany
Advances in Surgery Expand Vital Procedures and Outcomes
Dr. Morris Fishbein describes how asepsis and anesthesia fueled modern surgery. Innovations span thoracic, abdominal, and organ-specific operations, including heart procedures, thyroid removal, and spleen or gallbladder surgeries, reducing mortality and improving cancer and trauma recoveries.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of
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American Medical Association
Health
Association of Intrathoracic Surgeons
Attorney Hughes Reappears After Surgery at Shelter
Attorney M. D. Hughes made his first downtown appearance in weeks following an appendectomy at Shelterin g Arms Hospital. Kiwanians plan a Kiwanis Karnival in Lancaster with the Ohio University Glee Club providing music to raise funds for Athens street markets. Mr and Mrs T W Craig, Columbus trip, and the Jones Moore family visit Martins Ferry.
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M. D. Hughes
Sheltering Arms
Lancaster Kiwanis Club
Ohio University Glee Club
Athens
Ohio University Girls Glee Club Encore Performance
The Girls Glee Club of Ohio University gave a concert in Ewing Hall Auditorium with strong audience demand for encores. Alma Moore drew praise after two numbers, while Helen Falloon performed negro lullabies in blackface makeup.
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Girls’ Glee Club
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Alma Moore
Helen Falloon
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Fragment
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with several incomplete entries and missing answers. The readable items reveal a mixed set of wordplay prompts including musical notes, common nouns, and directional clues typical of a newspaper puzzle page.
Too Much Optimism Causes Bankruptcies in America
Rodney Dutcher reports a study showing optimism as the main cause of consumer bankruptcies in the United States. Extravagance and high pressure credit purchases led to widespread status debt, with many cases driven by installment plans, endorsements, and debt judgments, while wage earners saw rising filings.
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America
Rodney Dutcher
Washington, D. C
Sam
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Yale University
Institute of Human Relations and
Law School
Facts and items from history and science miscellany
Alexander Winton sold the first American automobile to a bona fide customer in 1898 after one demonstration. The Indianapolis Speedway opened in 1909. France had 23 495 more cars and trucks in 1932 than in 1931. The D A R marked the Ducktown mill birthplace of Maggie Harris, linked to the song When You and I Were Young Maggie. The Dominion Observatory in Victoria hosts a 72 inch telescope. Southwark diocese serves 2 500 000 people in 330 parishes with 600 clerics. Drone bees cannot self-collect nectar, ravens court with showy aerial feats, and hawksbill turtles yield tortoise shell. Triple Divide Mountain drains into three oceans.
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Alexander Winton
Robert Allison
Predictions stirDemocratic hopes in Athens County race
Letter from Athens County voters in The Messenger 1932 edition cites D A Bardin forecasts Roosevelt victory by 1000 votes and Eberle Jenkins and party gains. It notes harmony appeals, past results, and criticizes prohibition debates amid local political tension.
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D. A. Bardin
Roosevelt
Athens County
Court House
Louis J. Eberie
Jenkins
Dan Bardin
White
Rardins
Rardin
Dan
Athens
Licking County
Franklin County
Bardin
Eberle
Scooter Carnival Draws 300 Entered At Ohio University
More than 300 boys and girls are expected for the ninth annual Scooter Carnival on Saturday at 9 am on Lorene Avenue near Ohio University. Larry Saltis chairs the program as Lorene Avenue closes for racing marks. Mayor Wood will award first and second places in each race, including tricycle, scooter, bicycle, and wagon events across multiple age groups.
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Lorene Avenue
Ohio University Department of Physical Education
Larry Saltis
Robert 8. Wood
Scooter Bike Race and Roller Skating Event Listings
Readable fragments show multiple age group races including scooter bike races for boys and girls, eight and under roller skating for girls and boys, twelve and under events, and a ward skate race. Details are incomplete and names or locations are not provided.
Major Is Muzzled In Deep Dig At White House
White House police dog Major is muzzled and kept on a leash after an incident at the White House. Senator Hattie Caraway and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt reported the dog bit the senator's aide, injuring her trousers and causing the animal to be deemed in disgrace.
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Washington
White House
Franklin D
Major
Bennett
Hattie Caraway
Satnett
Two Deer Die from Auto Injuries Near Ira Over Weekend
Two fawns about a year old were struck by automobiles near Ira over the weekend at Metropolitan Park. They were taken to hospitals by Charie county game protector where they died from their injuries.
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Akron
Ira
Metropolitan Park
Charie County Game Protector
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