The Athens Messenger Page Four 1920s Ad Rates and Circulation Data
The Athens Messenger announces advertising rates available at home or foreign offices. It lists circulation affiliations with major associations and agencies. Subscriptions in several Ohio counties are priced at 4.50 per year and 2.50 for six months, with other zones priced by extra postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Steady Hand Needed to Dire Committee Spending
The article laments the all time spending by the administration and rising tax shortfalls. It argues Congress is out of control as elections near and warns for a steadier hand in Washington with a more cohesive cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Democratic Party
White House
Roosevelt Party
IOU
Bergdoll Case Highlights Immigration and Draft Debate
The piece praises Congress for blocking Bergdoll's return to the United States citing his World War record. It argues many Americans abroad should stay overseas and criticizes officials for allowing foreigners to enter. It calls for halting further immigration and rounding up aliens living illegally, urging stricter control and deportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
Bergdoll
United States
Bergdolf
America
Hitler
Germany
Washington
Stalin Tops Hitler as World’s Most Read Author
The piece notes Josef Stalin outsells Adolf Hitler in Russia with 157 million copies since 1933, compared to 2 million for Gone With the Wind. It questions American sales methods and selling resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
Detroit Parking Solution Promises City Center Access
Detroit plans to buy large outlying parking lots and run free bus service to downtown in a bid to ease downtown congestion and curb all day parking. Michigan passes laws to enable purchase of parking spaces as cities test new approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
State
Michigan
Capitalism Under Scrutiny as New Deal Hearings Begin
Raymond Clapper reports on the temporary National Economic Committee led by Senator O Mahoney. Hearings will analyze why the capitalist system feels paralyzed, focusing on vast reserves of idle savings in life insurers, investment trusts, and large corporations and how these funds are used to fuel or stall the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Economic Committee
O'Mahoney
Congress
White House
Economic Committee
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Washington interview with Howard Hunter deputy WPA administrator on politics in the relief program. Hunter explains local political manipulation risks and how recent laws bar workers from party activity while defending safeguards as necessary for civil rights and program integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard Hunter
WPA
Hunter
Congress
New Jersey
Southeastern Ohio Drivers Prefer Outskirts Parking
The passage notes drivers avoiding jams in small towns by leaving cars on the outskirts, a practice common in Southeastern Ohio as they seek to dodge traffic and congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lions versus eagles speed records and bridge quiz questions
A reader asked about lion and eagle speeds with a note that a printed circular lists animal speed records and can be requested from the Washington Bureau. The column also answers Bridge shading, weight on the sun, myriameter, and US post card and housing data from 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth St
Washington, D. C
U. S. Housing Authority
USHA
District of Columbia
Night Mother's Day Memory Poem by Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Poet's Corner entry from Messenger Readers features Annie McIntyre Bartoe of Nelsonville Ohio. A mother remembers her son on Mother's Day with memories and forget me nots. The piece depicts twilight dreams and a lingering maternal love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
Public Forum cites immigration hearing testimony and concerns
A Sacramento letter to The Messenger critiques Congressional hearings on immigration. The writer cites testimony about 20 000 admitted outside quota and 4 542 748 legally entering since 1924, plus large remittances and aid figures. He argues the propaganda harms American workers and national policy. May 8 Sacramento California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Reynold
Essman
Roosevelt
Ster
Roe Savn
Brooklyn
America
Oman
Pennsylvania
Thotfe
Europe
C. M. Goethe
Sacramento
Calif
Senior Class Day at Chauncey-Dover High School
Read about local seniors Bennie Ferrer Lucy Nye Leland Southerton Alice Dew Carroll Tippett Elsie Rankin Lloyd Thomas and Gwendolyn Andrews at the Chauncey Dover High School Senior Class Day exercises as a keepsake from ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey-Dover High School
Bennie Ferrer
Lucy Nye
Leland Southerton
Alice Dew
Carroll Tippett
Elsie Rankin
Lloyd Thomas
Gwendolyn Andrews
Evelyn Fouty
Citizen school to start for adults in Redtown
Miss Minnie Dean visited in Washington and Athens as County Superintendent Alex Root announces the first citizen’s school for those over 18 will begin at Redtown. Leaders fundraising for the Victory Loan report $537 950 subscribed in the county with $331 900 still needed in four days. Teacher certificates issued to Leah Featherstone C J McCullough Maude Lopez Faye Marshall Helen Dennison Sabra Armstrong Sibyl Gabriel Lelia Barnhill Mack Braley Anna Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Root
Redtown
Leah G. Featherstone
C. J. McCullough
Maude Lopez
Faye Marshall
Helen Dennison
Sabra Armstrong
Sibyl Gabriel
Lelia G. Barnhill
Mack R. Braley
Anna L. Martin
Danger and a Dead River Girl in a New York Night
In a smoky Cove bar the Duke and Nick plan to hide a suicide and a missing image tied to Janice French. Detective Mike recalls a drifting girl found in the East River, a pink dress, a sapphire ring, and a life that ends as they try to cover the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick
Tony
Mike
Duke
Martin
Tenth Avenue
Mikey
East River
Daddy
Babe
Janice French Mike
Mary Frankn
the Gazette
Janice French
New York
the Uke
Scarlet fever ear infections and risks for children
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that about 12 percent of scarlet fever cases involve ear infections which can lead to hearing loss, mastoid infection, or brain involvement. The review notes virulence variation and recommends prompt examination of the eardrum and possible drainage to prevent severe complications and protect life. A new drug sulfanilamide shows promise in preventing ear infections in scarlet fever. Studies in hospitals are ongoing to determine proper dosing for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fishbein
Sweden
Italy
Campus athletes join campus activities in Oberlin survey
A survey in Oberlin Ohio finds more than 80 percent of lettermen from the past three years actively participate in campus organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper, Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
THE
United Press
Congress Awakening
Stalin
Raymond Clapper
Bruce Catton
Iso Berens
Poet's Corner
Messenger
By Galbraith
the Public Forum
Immigration
Sarah Hopper Church
Rutland
James Terrell
George S. Pilcher
Minnie Dean
Frank Dean
Farley
Helen Worden
NEA Service, Inc
Mary
Ladé
Chapter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!