Atoeny Messenger Betachiehee Coverage Across Five Ohio Counties
The paper serves about 106000 residents in five southeastern Ohio counties centered around Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville Gallipolis and surrounding communities. Members include the American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association. Full listed Telegraph Wire Report of United Associations.
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Ohio
NSE
Sparfer
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville-Gallipolis
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
The
United Associations
Europeans’ Plight as Caution Against Utopian Radicalism
A column urges Americans to witness Europe under dictatorship and mass poverty to counter radical rhetoric. It contrasts Soviet repression, exile, and class fear with American government gains and warns that unrest abroad foreshadows danger at home. It condemns violence and hunger-driven protests as contrary to American founding principles.
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Europe
United States
America
Great Britain
Russia
Clergymen favor reform and peace over war and capitalism
About 20 000 pastors from many denominations answered a questionnaire. A majority reject future wars and harsh capitalism, favor arms reduction, income and inheritance taxes, unemployment insurance, and cooperative reform toward socialism. Few would adopt communism or fascism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Co-Operative Commonwealth
Common Sense Conditions Avert Forest Fires
The piece warns that drought and wasteland create ideal conditions for wildfires. Careless motorists discarding cigarettes from vehicles spark many blazes while forest camp workers clear roadsides to reduce risk. Burning trash and grass also start fires. prevention relies on common sense and responsibility for property.
Oil Fears Grow As New Deal Struggles Deepen
Washington reports rising trouble for the New Deal as oil markets loom large. Excess oil output feared to flood the market, with 200000 barrels daily and 400 tank cars of gasoline. refiners worry about a price collapse just as legal actions and a pending oil control bill stall.
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West
Chicago
Oil Markets Show Downturn Amid Bootleg Fuel Surge
Oil price slips to one dollar from ten cents as production falls to 2.3 million barrels daily. East Texas field alone produced about a million barrels per day last year. Officials note refiner cooperation and retailer improvement, but bootleg oil influx and stalled code violation decisions until fall disrupt progress.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Thomas
Congress
East Texas
Ickes
Insull Heart Provokes Dept Clash and Woodin Tributes
State Department grew solicitous over Samuel Insull s heart and barred reporters from its cutter, then invited them aboard after White House pressure. Tributes pour for ex Treasury head Woodin, a loyalist to Roosevelt who endured banking crisis duties and was remembered by friends for his frail but civic service.
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State Department
Samuel Insull
Mr. Insull
White House
Insull
Treasury
Woodin
Roosevelt
Federal crime bills pushed by Dillinger case pressures
The Dillinger case helped push the new federal crime bills through Congress as the Administration used the case to win over Southern Democrats opposed on state rights grounds. Similar leverage occurred with the federal kidnapping law after the Lindbergh case to centralize major crime detection in federal hands.
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House
Congress
Protecting Natural Resources Attracting Tourists
The district thrives on its natural resources drawing visitors from Ohio and beyond who enjoy the countryside and spend money locally. Pride in these resources should spur local protection, or tourist income could be jeopardized by forest fire losses caused by careless behavior.
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Ohio
Humor and Revolution in a Working Class Column
A columnist reflects on abandoning humor amid world crises and considers keeping wit as a counter to tension. He cites Sender Garlin of The Daily Worker who described a May Day parade figure labeled The Press with a monstrous top hat and a protruding yellow tongue as a critique of capitalist reporting.
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Sender Garlin
Daily Worker
New York
Mr. Garlin
United States
Labor News Coverage and the Communist Demonstration
A columnist argues newspapers undervalue labor news and critiques coverage of a communist demonstration. He cites Sender Garlin’s findings that capitalist press downplays facts while noting subtle distortions and human interest notes in reports. He defends including oddities in wider coverage as part of a legitimate news note.
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Labor News
New York
News
Garlin
Sender Garlin
The
Herald Tribune
Irving Feldman
Irving
Daily Worker
Reporters' Solidarity Dashes Feldman Talk
The Daily Worker notes discipline in journalism as Irving Feldman refuses to speak for publication. Garlin argues reporters share solidarity, suggesting three New York papers carried Feldman’s story. He cautions against a bourgeois plot and notes an anti Semitic undertone in focusing on the youth.
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Daily Worker
Irving Feldman
Garlin
New York
Herald Tribune
Post
Times
Rockefeller
Morgan
Mr. Garlin
Controversy Over Names and Media Bias
A reader questions using real names in reporting and criticizes The Times for alleged capitalist misrepresentation and pro communist framing of a Scottsboro mothers protest. The writer defends honest journalism while urging focus on real social issues amid broader media bias claims.
Causes of Bleeding Gums By Dr Morris Fishbein
The article lists twelve oral causes of bleeding gums from local dental care issues such as tartar and overhanging fillings to improper brushing and use of toothpicks. It warns that persistent bleeding may signal serious conditions like anemia diabetes kidney disease or tuberculosis, urging medical tests.
Should a seven year old pursue piano lessons
Olive Roberts Barton weighs a mother’s concern over a child’s health and a passion for music. She argues real musicians are born not made, warns against burnout, and urges balanced training with rest and play while avoiding prodigy pressure.
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Patti
Yehudi Menuhin
Leaning Tower of Pisa Chronology and Bell Safeguards
The cartoon explains Pisa’s Leaning Tower taking 156 years to build its oblique form. Early measurements show a 12 1/2 foot deviation, with further tilt by 1910. Italian authorities sought safeguards by ringing the eighth story bells weighing about 9,000 pounds.
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Pisa
Italy
Campaign promises in the face of local politics
The Public Forum Editor comments on electioneering and farm town politicking. Candidates courted voters with promises about roads and hog prices, while critics argue voters should organize. Edna Harpold signs off from Chester on May 3.
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Chester
Edna Harpold
Will Drive It Back Safety Posters Rally Against Drunken Driving
Rochester branch of the National Safety Council promotes a drunk driving curb with slogans warning that even one drink can impair a driver. It cites highway crashes, injuries, and fatalities, argues for stricter laws and penalties, and links rising wrecks to beer’s return after repeal. Athens, May 4.
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Rochester, N. Y
National Safety Council
Origin of Gallia County Name and Early Lands in Ohio
The text traces Gallia County Ohio’s name to Gallipolis and French settlers, noting 1808 creation from Washington County, and describes historic land divisions. It lists French names linked to early Gallipolis land and notes included areas now in Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton counties.
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Gallia
France
Gallia County
Ohio
Washington County
Gallipolis
Jackson
Lawrence County
Meigs
Vinton County
Congress Land
Ohio Company
Property sale details reveal high bids on riverbank plots
Commissioners report public sale of land along the bank river and Public Square with top prices. Bids range from eight pence per acre to seven shillings six pence, tied to Marietta and Gallipolis in the Ohio County purchase. The narrative notes John Paul Jones as a Revolutionary War figure connected to Camp Carrington’s site and a military hospital built there.
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Marietta
Gallipolis
Ohio
John Paul Jones
Admira U
Revolutionary War
Camp Carrington
Long Ten Years Ago Oil Well Drilled at Jacobs Sand Run
News notes from ten years ago report an oil well sunk on Jacobs Sand Run promising 10 gallons. Local births, marriages, and visits share the week’s social items. Sharpsburg friends bid farewell to Earl Carpeetes and his bride. D. O. Chappel and K. R. Vermillion noted as county officials assist Albany High School. Posion family returns from Dayton. Kiwanis Carnival at the Armory aims to raise funds for the West State Street Cemetery project.
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Jacobs Sand Run
Armory
West State Street
Out-of-town Guests Attend Myrtie Schoonover Chauncey Event
Athens hosts a gathering of visitors from Millfield Mise Mareere Bean ville Canaanville Nelsonville and nearby towns for a Myrtie Schoonover Chauncey occasion. The event includes remarks by Robert E. Dean of TM ville Class and a weekend visit with Brewster Higley and his mother Mrs Amel.
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Athens
Myrtie Schoonover
Chauncey
Olewater
Millfield
Mise Mareere
Beanville
Flora Bean
Canaanville
Nelsonville
Nelsonvill
Tia Bircher
Parte
Kondale
Hettie M. Potts
Sharpsouré UN Forward
Plantsville
Alst
Richard Jones
Nelson
Madesie Brown
A . Neva Tor Shade
Anna Sickles
Mine
Eral
Lethia Stewar
New Marenfield
Ferne Stewart
New Mars
Brewster Higley
Mrs. Amel
Editorial Briefs on Maps and Prohibition Debate
The University of Chicago requests over 400000 maps for a large library project while a fear of gas shortages looms. The Treasury talks about 1800 men to combat a rising issue as prohibition is referenced in policy discussion.
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University of Chicago
U. S. Treasury Department
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Athens Post Office
Matima Onio
Lise Common Sense
Paul Mallon
Washington
New Deal
AAA
PAB
Heywood Broun
Paddy O'Rourke
the Times
Morris Fishbein
Olive Roberts Barton
Federal Relief Administration
Yody
Renee
Arlett
Baltimore
Buz I
A. Sohnson
Worcester
Mass
Normandie
OLE Lee Durand
Wis
Bollhayes
Merry Bart
Aite
England
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Martin Duport
Mathieu Berthelot
Jean Parmentier
Christopher Etienne
Francis DeVacht
Jean Bap
Meret de Tailleur
Jean Pierre Roman Bureau
News of
Long
L. F. Romine
Emily Grimes
Mrs Grimes
Sharpsburg
Earl Carpeetes
D. O. Chappel
K. R. Vermillion Wert
Albany High School
College of Educated At
Robert E. Dean
John Jacob Astor
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