The Athens Messenger History and Publishing Details
The Athens Messenger notes its established date 1828 with publishers Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush. It details weekday publication, Sunday editions, editor Charlies H. Harris, and association memberships plus nationwide ad reps. Includes subscription rates and mailing zones for several counties.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Get on Your Horse Helpful spring clean up campaigns urged
A call for spring and summer community clean up efforts to beautify towns and reduce fire hazards. Local officials and volunteers can lead with small costs, repairing, painting, clearing fire-traps, and maintaining lots. Campaigns boost business in paint and lumber and foster lasting community pride.
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America
Congress Debates Short of War Measures and Neutrality
The piece argues Congress will not grant the president free rein to label nations as aggressors and impose selective sanctions. It warns that half measures risk broader conflict and urges actual neutrality to avoid ongoing interventions in global disputes.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Meeting Ourselves Travel Boom Headlines Summer Trips
Travel authorities predict a record summer for North American journeys with eight goals. Fairs in San Francisco and New York spark interest as the U S Travel Bureau promotes domestic exploration. Sixteen ships will sail to the Virgin Islands in six months, while Mexico Canada and national parks attract large crowds.
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San Francisco
New York
U. S
Virgin Islands
Mexico
Canada
America
United States
Spring Hats A La Mode In Germany Pictures
Two photos show a German youth wearing a steel helmet for blast and debris protection and a young mother with a cradle-like basket sealed by a rubber tarp. A bellows-pump feeds filtered air to the baby’s airtight cradle as bombs rock the city. The scene blends grim wartime practicality with fashion and motherhood.
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Germany
Baby
Michigan State College Tool Shed Fire Suits Student Prank
A fire on campus ignited a tool shed at Michigan State College and authorities say the blaze began as a student prank. No injuries reported as investigators pursue the case and determine the extent of damages.
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Michigan State College
British speculators block barter plan on war stock swaps
Washington reports British financiers sought to derail Senator Byrnes’s barter idea trading surplus U S cotton for rubber and tin. Officials learned a London broker with alleged ties pressed against rubber price stabilization. investigation continues. Meanwhile U S Chamber of Commerce members discussed building reserves of strategic materials and possibly trading wheat with Moscow for manganese.
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Washington
Byrnes
South Carolina
State
Agriculture Department
Britain
London
International Rubber Regulation Committee
International Rubber Committee
Rubber Control Committee
Congress
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Moscow
Bruce Catton surveys Washington scene
Washington considers a constitutional amendment requiring a nationwide referendum before conscription overseas. Congressman Magnuson seeks hearings on a draft referendum, aiming to win broad support as a check on war powers and align administration views with public sentiment amid British conscription talk.
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Washington
Congress
House
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington Democrat
United States
Public Forum Notes Ohio Coal Foundation Influence
Public Forum letters praise the Ohio Coal Foundation and the Burn Ohio Coal campaign. A Glouster reader recounts a West Virginia mine shutdown prompting a dealer to switch to Ohio coal, with surprising satisfaction. George S. Thompson, Glouster, May 3.
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the Messenger
Ohio Coal Foundation
General Assembly
Ohio
A. M. Bennett
Julius Pico
Foundation
Wheelersburg
Portsmouth
West Virginia
George S. Thompson
Facts on Horses on American Farms and Miscellaneous Q A
The excerpt lists a livestock statistic: the 1939 estimate of horses on U S farms including colts at 10 800 000, down 328 000 or 3 percent from the prior year. It also presents sample Q A on gifts for brides attendants administrative discharge from the CCC egg pricing and clockwise definitions. It notes insects eat about one tenth of U S food.
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United States
Civilian Conservation Corps
Giants Enter Deep Slump As Defeats Mount
The New York Giants slump through the season and coach Bill Terry awaits a turning point. Hollywood moguls rely on two formulas to shape news either pair stars in love or pit them in feud.
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New York Giants
Bill Terry
Hollywood
Hitler Demands 15.5 Mile Wide Road Across Corridor
Report notes Nazi leader presses for a road 15.5 miles wide through the Polish Corridor. Commentary hints the additional five tenths might reserve space for Goering.
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Hitler
Goering
Divorce Common in Potter D Orsay Palmer Circles
Simile draws on familiar phrasing equating a divorce to the Palmer family's notable separations in social circles. The line suggests ongoing public interest in high profile unions and separations during the era.
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Potter D'Orsay Palmer
Heat Rays in Medical Use Explain Infrared Benefits
Dr Morris Fishbein describes sun rays infrared and red bands and their limited tissue penetration. Infra red heat raises body temperature, promotes sweating, reduces pain, and aids inflammation relief while noting chest pains require caution and diagnosis before heat. Heat also soothes restlessness and agitation by calming effect of warmth.
Border Adventure continues on the Mexican border
Sheridan Starr and Betty Mary escape across the Rio Grande and reach the United States. They discuss risks and a plan to counter Barro as Hope Kildare schemes to coordinate a counter effort. One of them must return to Mexico in disguise to keep tabs on Barro and potential alien crossings.
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Sheridan Starr
Mexico
Betty
Mary
Sheridan
Betty Mary
Sherry
el Paso
Hope
Barro
Rio Grande
United States
Mr. Starr
Jordan
Starr
Washington
Hope Kildare
San Felipe Canyon
Juarez
New Channel
Big Sheridan
Barry
Birthday guests and town curfew noted in 10 years past items
A historical column recalls Mrs. A. Pierce and Mrs. Mary Kelley as honor guests at birthday gatherings. Mayor Lewis N. Sines enforces a 10 p.m. curfew in New Straitsville with Marshal Frank Mathews assisting, and H. B. Jones becomes Hotel Betty manager.
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A. Pierce
Home St
Mary Kelley
Clifford Kelley
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Lewis N. Sines
New Straitsville
Sines
Frank Mathews
May Time Poem Reflects Spring and Nature
The verse describes May’s bloom and woodland scenes with frogs, bees, and thrush. A farmer sows grain, a fisherman rests by the creek, and a sense of calm country life emerges. Signed by Mrs. Ella F. Vernon of Jacksonville, Ohio.
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Ella F. Vernon
Jacksonville
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United Press
John W. Cullen Company
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North America
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Bruce Catton
Magnuson
Judiciary Committee
the Public Forum
DR. Morris Fishbein
By Galbraith
Oren Arnold
Wright
NEA Service
ING
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Mepe
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Hotel Betty
Rock Riffle Food Club
Laura Townsend
Helen Drake
Fallie Hughes
Ruth Drake
Loretta Brannon
Louise Seipel
Paris
Francis Frebault
145Th Infantry
France
Major
Mrs. Rafel Johnson
Margaret
Crookaville
O. U
Wittenberg
Newman
Bradbury
Chapman
Trone
Senff
Stockdale
White
Smith
Grover
Fuller Andrews
Marshman
Wyman
Kennard
Kincaid
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