Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions with a Sunday morning edition. Rates list carrier 15¢ weekly, yearly $4.50 and other durations for Athens Gailia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington Counties with postage options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles 4. Harris
Ational Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Edvence
Gailia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Ohio relief bill looming as Bricker faces House showdown
Ohio leaders align behind Governor Bricker as the administration pushes a relief plan for 1939 40. The proposal calls for need based aid with local match, a 19.5 to 20 million dollar relief cap, reduced levy thresholds, diverting auto tag funds to enforcement, and city borrowing for relief with set repayment. Business backs the plan noting no new statewide taxes.
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Ohio General Assembly
Bricker
Ohio
Raymond Clapper on News Good Neighbors and Mexico Silver
Raymond Clapper surveys U S policy in Latin America praising goodwill moves toward Brazil Nicaragua and Mexico He notes Mexico’s oil property seizure and describes a 50 year operating contract plan with compensation for management leaving Mexico with title in the end
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Washington
Mexico
Donald R. Richberg
Main Street in Bad Shape as Traffic Warned
The piece argues that a shift of main highways to Main Street will extend into Southeastern Ohio unless traffic issues are fixed. Bedlam parking, lack of back streets, and hilly routes burden towns, with drivers prioritizing fast exits over local access and officials unable to curb congestion.
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Main Street
Ohio
Bedlam
Smithville
Bingville
State Highway Department
Looking for Trouble in Shamokin Teachers Strike
Critics warn of radicalism in schools but Shamokin Pennsylvania teachers show wage arrears leading to a strike and reliance on soup kitchens. The piece notes teachers' loyalty despite occasional wavering and hints at broader tensions behind unpaid wages.
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William McKinley
Shamokin
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Washington watchers note San Francisco faces a May 19 municipal vote on the Hetch Hetchy project and power sales. The article traces federal oversight, securities inquiries, and the saga of a city water reservoir in Yosemite and a stalled transmission line to San Francisco.
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Washington
San Francisco
Hetch-Hetchy
Yosemite
Securities and Exchange Commission
San Francisco Securities
Hetch- Hetchy
George W. Norris
Hetch-Hetchy Valley
Yosemite National Park
Moccasin Creek
Sierras
Newark
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
WPA Flops Stir Controversy Over Broadway Failures
The speaker links WPA theatre efforts to a string of Broadway flops and condemns a democratic government for mistreating educators guiding the next generation, referencing the Shamokin situation as context.
Question and Answer Pack on History Science and Geography
A compilation of trivia questions and answers covering topics from Mother Cabrini’s tomb and New York schools to Black Sea fish, Arbor Day origins, divining rods, and political figures. Includes details on Arbor Day 1872, Arbor Day observances, and the 1936 Rhineland events.
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Mother Cabrini
Service Bureau
Thirteenth St
Washington, D. C
Rhineland
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of
America
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Andrew Johnson
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Editor Advisory on Mail Replies and Inquiries
Public notice instructs readers to send questions with a three-cent stamp to MES ESENGER'S SERVICE BUREAU at 1013 13th St Washington D C The Editor states medical advice cannot be provided nor extended research undertaken and reminds that all mail should be addressed to the editor.
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Ean
Mesesenger
Service Bureau
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses common abdominal and head pains, stressing careful diagnosis. It covers sudden sharp pain signaling possible stomach or duodenal ulcer perforation, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, gallstone colic, and kidney stone passage with potential collapse if untreated. Immediate medical attention advised for severe, sudden abdominal events.
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Morris Fishbein
Dr Patrick to Speak at Harrisonville Graduation
Harrisonville events include Dr James Patrick of Ohio University delivering the graduation address titled Charting Your Own Life on May 17 at 8 p m. The bac calaureate sermon by Rev Earl Cowen is May 14 in the high school auditorium followed by Class Night May 15 and a juniors seniors banquet and dance May 12. The piece notes U S government presses print about 4 billion impressions annually.
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Harrisonville
James Patrick
Ohio
Uni
Earl Cowen
Border Adventure Ends With Arrest on U S Border
Sheridan Starr leads a nighttime border clash as U S Border Patrol halts a crossing by Luis Barro and his aliens. A dramatic rescue and capture unfold with Betty Mary by his side and Hope Kildare killed in the firefight.
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Betty Mary Jordan
Border Patrol Service
Sheridan Starre
Border
Sherry
Alto
Luis Barro
U. S
Mexico
Barro
Sheridan
Betty Mary
Hope Kildare
el Paso
Hope
Betty
Dated Notes From Historic Local Page
Miss Mary Edwards and Miss Rose Price left for a week's vacation in New York City. Oscar Simpson was re elected president of the Millfield Parent Teacher Association. Florence Trumbull was the fiancée of John Coolidge son of President Coolidge. Anne Morrow was soon to be the bride of Charles A Lindbergh.
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Mary Edwards
Rose Price
New York City
Oscar Simpson
The
Millfield
Parent- Teacher Association
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
President Coolidge
Anne Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Twenty Years Ago Athens Merchants and Local Notes
Twenty years ago home grocers listed in a buy at home program included A W Barker Bethel Brothers Athens Co-Operative Co Alfred Black W H Brooks Chase and Reading W M Gray Flinn Grocery Co H Hildebrand H G Householder J L Householder R R Marquis Charles Mills D H Phelps L W Russell E F Sheridan Square Deal Grocery Co Sunnes Grocery Co J W Woodward Headlines reported American Reds planned to wipe out leading men with deadly bombs Athens merchants faced a tax driven luxury issue The Lookout Cincinnati carried a frontispiece photo of the Lillie Class of the First Christian Church The class had 76 active members the largest in the city Mrs Fred Kiltan president The class was named for Miss Lillie Faris with officers Rachel Powell Grace Roush Florence Burt Alma Saleters.
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A. W. Barker
Bethel Brothers
Athens Co-Operative Co
Alfred Black
W. H. Brooks
Chase and Reading
W. M. Gray
Flinn Grocery Company
H. Hildebrand
H. G. Householder
J.L. Householder
R. R. Marquis
Charles Mills
D. H. Phelps
L. W. Russell
E. F. Sheridan
Square Deal Grocery Co
Sunnes Grocery Co
J. W. Woodward
Cincinnati
Lillie
First Christian Church
Fred Kiltan
Lillie Faris
Ohio University
Rachel Powell
Grace Roush
Florence Burt
Alma Saleters
Cow Population Surpasses Humans in Jefferson County Wisconsin
In Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Jefferson County reports 36,785 people and 54,994 cows. The article notes the abundance of milk supply for a famed mill baths, suggesting cows outnumber residents by a wide margin.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Anna
Jefferson County
Egg shortage hits Montana as imports bridge the gap
Montana faces an egg shortage as local production fails to meet demand. Officials say states like Washington Utah Idaho Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Illinois and North Dakota help supply Montana, while Andorra is noted as the world’s smallest republic in Europe.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Ing
Thomas McMaster
Montana Department of Agriculture
Washington
Utah
Idaho
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota
Andorra
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pagt
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Raymond Clapper
Latin America
Bad
Bruce Catton
WPA
By Galbraith
Dr. Patrick
Government Printing Office
Spain
Oren Arnold
NEA Service
Barre
Sheridan Starr
Rio Grande
Border Patrol
Barry
Uncle Sam
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