Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co overview
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. details its lineage from 1835 to 1929 under Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush with Charles H. Morris as managing editor. It serves Athens area and surrounding communities with weekly and Sunday editions, lists circulation associations, and notes subscription rates of 64.00 per year by mail and various weekly carrier options.
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Eetablisher
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Paintiing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Morris
City Manager Plan Highlighted At Week Meeting
Members of the League of Women Voters heard a detailed explanation of the city manager system. The speaker stressed the manager’s long-term tenure and nonpolitical hiring, noting voters still elect council members who hire the manager.
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League of Woman Voters
Portsmouth
Headlight use dangers and need for better car lighting
The article warns that most cars have adequate lighting but many drivers ignore dimming rules. It notes improperly adjusted headlights create glare and danger on winding roads with poor rails. It advocates simple adjustments and cautions against relying on law to require inspections or extra bulbs.
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Athens
Columbus
Federal paternalism debate alarms public affairs readers
The article warns that federal paternalism could erode state power and self reliance. It cites proposals for tax centralization and federal aid, notes federal crackdowns in Chicago, and recalls Calvin Coolidge's cautions about domestic initiative. The piece links backyard gardens as a coping method for summer shortages.
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Chicago
Calvin Coolidge E
Odds and ends from New York fashion and city life
A long sketch of Manhattan services from department stores loaning models for fashion shows to nursing dietitians in baby departments and camping experts in sport shops. It notes the job of weather observers and ironies of city life, along with “trousseau secretaries” handling invitations, travel, gifts, and bridesmaid details.
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New York
Manhattan
Trousseau
Hand Of Fatima Cartoon Explores Superstition In Mohammedan Life
The explanation discusses the hand of Fatima painted on walls to ward off the evil eye and djins. It notes the Oriental life haunted by superstition and describes the artist Pedro Candioti Swam known as El Tiburon de la Quilla, highlighting his 1931 Santa Fe to Buenos Aires swim in 7 hours 55 minutes and a 1930 Goya to Santa Fe feat. Tomorrow features a Deaf Expert on Sound.
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Fatima
Pedro Candioti
Candioti
la Quilla
South America
Santa Fe
Buenos Aires
Goya
Information Bureau Answers Reader Questions in D.C.
A Washington based Information Bureau under director Frederic J. Haskin offers free replies to queries. Readers send two cents with questions on topics like public figures, history, biology and famous names such as Marie Dressler and Al Capone, with concise factual answers provided.
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Washington
Athenie Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, DC
Season Courage In Face Of Farm Hardships In 1931
In Washington on May 1 the Washington Letter notes American farmers begin the 1931 season with courage amid drought and low prices. Overproduction, unemployment, and weak demand hit dairy prices as milk moves to manufactures. Arkansas and Minnesota show drought relief and financing aid. farmers shift to self work, tightening budgets, and relying on family labor.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Joseph
Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
Modern Detectives Use Science to Foil Crooks
Poetic portrait of detectives relying on psychology chemistry and early forensic science. It praises blood pulse analysis oscilloscopes and fingerprinting to uncover criminals.
Community gardens rise as relief aid in summer
The Committee for Employment notes a sharp rise in vegetable gardens across the United States this summer. Many part time or unemployed workers will grow vegetables to feed themselves. Idle land owned by railroads and mining firms is being used for this purpose, with civic groups and relief committees supporting the effort.
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United States
A Thought for Today From Jeremiah’s Verse
A thought for today quotes Jeremiah 8 6 about hearing and not understanding and no one repenting of wickedness. The line likens people rushing to battle and turning from truth in a reflective devotional tone.
Presidents and Their Wives booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled Presidents and their Wives. It includes pictures and biographical sketches of all presidents before Mr Hoover and promises quick essentials of U.S. history. Sent to readers for ten cents.
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Mr. Hoover
White House
United Sates
Requests Ten Cents for Presidents and Their Wives Booklet
The Information Bureau invites readers, enclosing ten cents in coin or stamps, for a copy of the Presidents and Their Wives booklet. Address fields request name street and city for delivery from Washington DC.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, DD. C
Grant’s Tomb Ceremony Noted by Third Grant
The article recalls Ulysses S. Grant as a household name among 80 million Americans and contrasts schoolroom fame with those who view him as a decisive figure who "sought it out" and achieved victory. It mentions rumors about his whisky and a remark attributed to Lincoln.
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U. S. Grant
Grant
Hudson River
Lafayette
Washington
Lincoln
The Granta Life and The Call to Action
The speaker notes Grant’s habit of doing nothing until a worthy chance appeared and contrasts it with a society that often fails to provide chances for meaningful work. He argues most people lack opportunities to contribute and stay trapped in routine jobs, a situation unlikely to change soon.
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Grant
West Point
Automobiles Move by Truck to Distant Destinations
Car manufacturers ship new vehicles by road to far destinations rather than rail, affecting railroad receipts. The Interstate Commerce Commission allows fines in the Southwest to curb such freight shifts.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest
Intramural Track Honors At Ohio Field
Sigma Pi Fraternity captured the gold sov ing cup in the intermural track meet at Ohio Field with Beta Theta Pi finishing second. Nearby, upcoming marriages for Miss Marie Swaim to Harold Mardis and Miss Myrtie Mardis to O L Hoisington were announced at a surprise shower for Miss Edith Stocklin. Twenty years ago the Girls Glee Club of Ohio University debuted in a concert in the college auditorium, led by Miss Ellen Roberts. The Me dist Church conference for the Marietta District met at Glouster and planned to move to Middleport next year. Mrs. E D Sayre and Mrs J T Merwin hosted a tea at the Masonic Temple with many hostesses.
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Sigma Pi Fraternity
Ohio Field
Beta Theta Pi
Marie Swaim
Harold Mardis
Myrtie Mardis
O. L. Hoisington
Edith Stocklin
Girls Glee Club
Ohio University
College Auditorium
Ellen Roberts
Me‘dist
Marietta
Federal Land Bank Speaker At Chamber Luncheon
A Louisville Chamber of Commerce noon luncheon featured a Federal Land Bank representative who explained the banks had paused operations for a year due to a Supreme Court decision that now favors them. He discussed taxation and farm loans and the impact on farmers.
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Louisville
Federal Land Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Supreme Court
Prohibition Not An Issue Says Senator McWhorter
Washington May 19 Senator J Boomboom McWhorter argues prohibition is not the issue but politics and headlines distract voters. He cites stories on bootlegging penalties liquor marketing schemes and local enforcement to suggest prohibition is mainly a newspaper concern. He notes competing dry and wet drives and calls for shifting focus to economic problems.
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Washington
J. Boomboom McWhorter
Baltimore
Bootles
John Eric Glynne-Percy
Scituate
R. I
Best Minds Reject Dole Amid Prosperity Talk
A quoted utterance argues against dole while contrasting a 500 million dollar annual dole in England with a one billion dollar peacetime US deficit. It emphasizes avoiding government handouts and pursuing prosperity, noting dole funds circulate in the economy through stores and goods.
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England
Feeding the Needy Directly by Family Heads Favored
The text argues for giving money directly to the head of each family rather than routing aid through overhead organizations like the Red Cross Y M C A or Salvation Army. It suggests if agencies are needed the Navy or Army should distribute funds.
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Red Cross
Salvation Army
Navy
Army
King of Siam Denounces New York Taste
The Siamese king disagrees with Mr. Chesterton on New York City aesthetics. Chesterton likens the city’s outline to a tub of butter, while the king claims New York would amaze a visitor from Mars as a display of human achievement.
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Siam
Chesterton
Great Britain
New York City
New York
Mara
Methods of Sangsters Under the Modern System
In New York City the article notes they have put millions in banks. A Porto Rico youth with ten cents to his name claims he has $600,000 saved and tells officials to jump in the river. A policy king is said to have deposited $1,250,000. These cases show wealth is protected by income tax procedures and law when cash is involved.
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Marie Dressier
Lelia Koerber
Cobourg
Ontario
Canada
Patrick Henry
John Henry
Hanover Court
France
Philip IV
Sandow
Otto Hennig
Saxon
Rigouwlet
RK. T. S
al Capone
New York City
Porto Rico
New York
Public Forum Protest Against Lewd High School Play
Editor Messenger reports a organized protest over a recent High School auditorium production titled A cone Flap per. Several hundred children and youths attended with adults backing the show through advertisements and local organizations. The letter from Mrs. A. B. Wagnes condemns lewd vulgar and unwarranted suggestiveness and calls for such programs to be omitted to protect youths.
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Editor Messenger
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