Athens Daily News Rates and Circulation Fragments
A fragmented 1920s Athens notice lists affiliations including American Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Daily Press Association. It notes telegraph wire service usage and post office classification, with subscription rates shown as per week and per year in Ohio.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Four List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press Associations
Ohio
Death of Robert Dollar Ends Era of Maritime Legends
The English speaking world mourns Robert Dollar, noted shipowner and model of honest enterprise. The Scottish magnate died yesterday at an advanced age, ending a career that transformed the Dollar Line and inspired the Cappy Ricks tales. Flags fly at half mast in ports worldwide as seafaring men recall his rise from modest beginnings to global prominence.
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Robert Dollar
Peter B. Kyne
Dollar Line
Orient
Dollar
End Not Yet in Sight PTA Effort Aids District Children
The article praises district parent teacher associations for feeding hundreds of children, with mothers and fathers volunteering in school kitchens and teachers contributing time and funds. It notes ongoing food insecurity, calls for continued community cooperation, and acknowledges remaining challenges in education and child welfare.
Taos Art Colony Gains New York Spotlight
New York May 17 Taos New Mexican artist colony gains fame through a Broadway play Night Over Taos and a Mabel Dodge Luhan book on D H Lawrence escapades. Indians crafts displayed in Grand Central Gallery and a shift from secrecy as Taos becomes a public arts hub.
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New York
Taos
Maxwell Anderson
Mabel Dodge Luhan
D. H. Lawrence
Grand Central Galleries
Santa Fe
Chambers of Commerce
Henry Poor
Montgomery Roosevelt
Teddy
Ernest Blumenschein
Albert Phillips
Bloomy
Paris
Phillips
Denver
New Mexico
Blumenschien
Summer camps urged along Shade River by Mineral Lodge
The Odd Fellows of Mineral Lodge Meigs County advocate local summer camps along Shade River and in isolated hill regions. They argue camps will boost open air recreation, reduce seiners and dynamiters, and extend leisure with profitable, community centered use of abandoned farms cabins and barns. The piece encourages other districts to follow Meigs example for regional growth.
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Shade River
Odd Fellows of Mineral Lodge
Meigs County
Ohio
Meigs County Fraternal Order
Lindbergh Baby Case Demands Swift Justice Across Agencies
The nation faced a grave demand to capture the Lindbergh baby killers with unity among federal agents, state police, city officers, and private investigators. The editorial urges swift, thorough action to prove government capability and restore citizens' sense of safety, warning against vigilante extremes while stressing the need to bring criminals to book.
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Sam
Federal Secret Service
New Jersey
Feo
Lindberghs
Baby Lindbergh
Thought for Today and Quoted Scripture Reflection
A devotional note cites St. Mark 9 37 about offering a cup of water in Jesus name and adds a social quip on living beyond one s income and beyond Uncle Sam text reflects modern religious sentiment about stewardship and personal responsibility in a concise period voice.
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Christ
Execution by Pepper Pot cartoon from Nanking
The cartoon depicts a brutal punishment for parricide in China, showing a culprit immured alive inside a pepper pot shaped tower on a bridge. It is presented as a Believe It Or Not illustration from the Far East expedition with a note about a future feature titled A Real River of Doubt.
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Taos
Lander
Wyo
Wind River Valley
Bechler River
Montana
Sierras
Reno
Nevada
Sacramento
Calif
China
Nanking
Far East
Knowledge Desk answers from The Athens Messenger Bureau
Readers asked about aviation figures cost of Shanghai invasion meridian stones Jewish mourning customs and the Man in the Iron Mask. The Bureau provides numbers on commercial airplanes pilots and civilians affected, historic customs, and various historical theories.
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United States
Aeronautics
Shanghai
Duke of
Public Forum on Driver Behavior and Miners Pay
The Messenger letters address highway safety urging enforcement patrols and speed discipline. A Nelsonville reader condemns owner domination and strikes and urges miners to accept lower pay and work six days weekly to stabilize coal supply and avoid frequent strikes.
Town Vandalism Stirs Frustration Over Repeated Thefts
An editor laments ongoing petty vandalism and theft in the town. He notes a merchant losing at least 25 thermometers in two years and reports youths in possession of stolen thermometers. He argues small thefts are widespread and often unreported, questioning the mindset of hobbyist thieves.
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Messenger
Court Street
Call for Motorist Protection on Busy Highway
Editor Messenger notes a 150 mile Sunday trip on a main highway highlights the urgent need for protection for motorists. The writer expresses strong concern over highway safety and calls for action to improve conditions for drivers.
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Messenger
Urges Ohio miners to work for own benefit
A reader voices criticism of John Lewis and the United Mine Workers of America, questioning financial transparency and alleged West Virginia mining interests. The letter argues the strike served Lewis, not miners, and calls for action against high priced mines.
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Ohio
Messenger
John Lewis
Mine Workers’ Journal
West Virginia
Miami
Hils
Look Out Bootleggers in the Drys Clash
Citizen letter from Millfield in May 1982 condemns bootleggers and praises dry candidates while urging clarity of thought. The writer likens bootleggers to hyenas and coyotes, accusing them of unlawful tactics and fatal consequences. The piece reflects post election tensions and calls for moral action.
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the Messenger
Mosquito Defies Size in Poetic Challenge
A humorous verse mocks a mosquito for feebleness yet hails its cunning. It taunts the tiny pest on swamps and sewers, noting how it terrifies humans, outwits sages, and persists despite science, ending with wonder at its sly power.
Athens Messenger Seeks Booklet On George Washington Bicentennial
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet for the Washington bicentennial providing a condensed Washington biography, anecdotes, celebration history, and illustrated trip ideas to Virginia and Maryland. The publication invites readers to visit Washington landmarks and use a coupon.
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Athens Messenger
George Washington
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
George Washington Bicentennial Booklet Request
The Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin invites readers to enclose ten cents in coins or stamps for a copy of the George Washington Bicentennial booklet. Include name street city state for delivery.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
George
Local Notices and School Skits Highlight Athens News
Dr Daniel McGurk begins as pastor at First Methodist Church occupying a new North Congress Street home during construction of a brick parsonage. Ohio University coeds stage the ninth annual skit show raising funds for the Woman's League loan fund. Athens High School presents a chapel skit to start subscriptions for Arena. Captain J B Allen returns to politics as clerk of the Athens County Board of Elections. Twenty years ago ex bishop David Hastings Moore returns to West Union Street. Harvard Lab investigations by Rhys Evans are noted in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Visiting Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Cleveland Chamber of Commerce reports strong local auto ownership.
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Daniel McGurk
First Methodist Church
W. EH. Herrold
Congress Street
Ohio University Coeds
Woman's League Loan Fund
Irma Voigt
Miss Nellie Van Vorhes Buys Jacoby Brothers Farm
Miss Nellie Van Vorhes purchases the Jacoby Brothers farm known as the White place on New Marshfield Road through McKinstry and Parker. She plans to place the property under a capable manager and continues her piano teaching at Ohio University.
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Nellie van Vorhes
Jacoby Brothers
New Marshfield
McKinstry and Parker
White Place
Ohio University
About Your Children Wise Doctor on Fresh Air and Sleep
A worried mother and father battle a cold night on a sleeping porch for their son Billy. The doctor forecasts safe air use, recommends warmth and comfort, and credits fresh air with Billy’s recovery as he never suffers again.
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Billy
Dad
Cross
Happenings at the Capitol
Washington notes explain the flurry over federal unemployment relief as politics driven by fear and public pressure. Democrats and administration forces push for action amid rising unemployment and strained relief funds, with warnings from labor leaders about potential unrest.
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American Federation of Labor
Dairies and Milk Plants Visited in Athens County
Sanitary inspector R L Marlow leads a county wide tour of about 215 dairies and milk plants checking sanitary conditions. By Saturday five dairies and the Cline Plant had been inspected, with H K Gidley and H J Swaim assisting to enforce bottle reuse bans and inspect dairy wagons.
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R. L. Marlow
Athens County
H. K. Gidley
Department of Health
West Virginia
Athens
Marlow
H. J. Swaim
Ohio State Department of Agriculture
Foods and Dairies Division
Swaim
Dawymen
Trimble
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Homer Baird
Angeila Woods
Arena
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Abbott Wilcox
J. B. Allen
Athens County Board of Elections
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Physical Laboratory
Harvard University
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