The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co publishes weekly with a Sunday morning edition and the Athens Post Office listings. It covers five southeastern Ohio counties and surrounding communities, offering obituary notices and advertising while detailing subscription rates and mailing options.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K Bush
Charles Harris
Ohio
Alhens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pombkroy
Middleport
Coulville
Governor White’s Compromise Plan For Ohio Miners
Governor George White submits a conciliatory plan to coal miners and operators in Ohio to recognize collective bargaining and ease the ongoing mining district crisis. The proposal offers state mediation, protections for re employment, and limits on wage cuts during a one year truce while both sides are urged to study the plan. Overall, it is offered as a compromise to restore activity and public confidence amid a difficult low mood period.
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George White
Ohio
White
United Mine Workers of America
Hollywood Gold
Joseph B. Bickerton
Writers’ Organization
Fifi D'Orsay
Lois Moran
Jimmy Cagney
Victor Moore
Florida
George Jessel
Doc Rockwell
Hocking Valley
Athens, O
Poor Little Rich Country Promotes Recovery Through Confidence
A pro growth and optimism piece argues America remains rich in assets and opportunities despite recent deflation in spirit. It cites population of 123 million, record bank deposits, vast life insurance, gold in treasury, rich natural resources and farm incomes over 7 billion dollars, urging action and belief to restore prosperity.
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America
Chillun
Thought for Today on Faith in the Future
A devotional note cites Leviticus 19 4 about not worshiping idols and marks a belief that a group must trust the future as they make lasting investments.
Stowaway season opens with schemes and tall tales
New York May 23 stowaway legends surface as young men hide in boxes and tunnels, facing arrest and fines. A bold plan involving a passport, a Boston ticket, gin, and a misdirected voyage on the Ile de France collapses in fog. A new tavern venture targets Wall Street losers, and noted figures from Hollywood and theater mix in era buzz with local color.
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New York
Ile de France
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Boston
Public Forum Letters Highlight School Struggles and Rural Respect
A teacher letter from Athens laments low home finances hindering instruction as the school year ends. A second note from Amesville condemns city motorists for stealing blossoms, blaming urban detachment and longing for country life.
Athens Information Bureau Answers Curious Questions
Readers submit inquiries on government of Greece, island sizes, Eli Whitney biography, and four leaf clover propagation. Answers note Greece as a republic with a 1927 constitution, Greenland and New Guinea as largest islands, Whitney born 1765. cotton gin inventor, and that four leaf clovers can be propagated by cuttings though do not come true from seed.
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Greece
Senate
Australia
Greenland
New Guinea
Borneo
Eli Whitney
Westborough
Massachusetts
Yale
Georgia
Whitneyville
Connecticut
New Haven
Athens Gardener Encourages Yard Pride Amid Street Widening
The Athens Gardener praises locals for improving yards and gardens as East Athens undergoes repaving and street widening. He urges continued interest in homes to boost community spirit and happiness, stressing focus on constructive, life‑enhancing tasks. May 18, 1932.
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Athens
Athens County Teachers Face Harsh Home Conditions Reflected in Classrooms
A teacher notes that the past year has been difficult for Athens County schools as modern youth face harsh home environments. Veteran teachers describe ongoing challenges, with conditions in many homes directly impacting classroom work and student performance.
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Athens County
Huey Long Spurs Cap sustained filibuster humor and glare
Washington May 23 Huey Long the Louisiana senator parodying old rivalries in a lengthy tax bill filibuster. He mixes sharp argument with humor as he blasts targets and rails at Senate procedure while recalling stories about Mose Jackson and a tombstone quip.
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Washington
Huey Long
Louisiana
Kingfish
Tom Heflin
Alabama
Tom
Huey
Old Tom
The Wren Calls for a Mate in Spring Rank
In early May a solitary wren sings a ceaseless call to attract a mate, contrasting with robins and bluebirds. The wren urges, Come on before it is too late, while wrens from distant dales hurry to join, and the male wren celebrates his mate with a gladsome voice.
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Harrison & Richardson
Mose Jackson
Mose
Bluebird
Dales
Glens
Word Booklet for Correct Speech and Writing
A concise guide to pronouncing and spelling words correctly with notes on misused terms. Learn to speak and write properly by sending six cents for a copy plus postage.
Word Booklet Request Notice
Herewith six cents enclosed for a copy of the Word Booklet. Please send to the stated name at the provided street city state address.
Buckeye Lake Fire Destroys Business Section Early Morning
A fire swept Buckeye Lake’s business district for a quarter mile at 4 o clock, causing under $200000 in damage. Insurance partly covers the loss and the blaze disrupted downtown activity.
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Newark
Buckeye Lake
Renominations Highlight 1920s Republican slate
Twenty years ago E. C. Woodworth was renominated for General Assemblyman by a majority over 1000 votes, Henry A. Hatch was renominated for county recorder by a comfortable majority. Dr. W. A. Matheny urges war on the house fly as a dangerous animal. Charlies Newsom, a noted local bee fancier, offers help with swarms. Ezra Walker received pension blanks from Congressman H. C. Claypool for veterans to claim at no charge.
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E. C. Woodworth
Henry A. Hatch
W. A. Matheny
Ohio University
Ezra Walker
H. C. Claypool
Twilight series finale to be operetta at College Auditorium
The last number of the W. C. A. twilight series will be an operetta staged in the College Auditorium directed by Miss Anne Hughes and Mrs H R Pierce.
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College Auditorium
Anne Hughes
H. R. Pierce
Patience and interruption in childrearing and daily life
The piece argues interruptions test adults and children alike, urging learned patience and a calm mindset. It stresses letting a child finish impulses, modeling humor, and accepting the unexpected to reduce worry and foster resilience.
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Agla
Bob
Bobby
Congress asks Civil Service tested by memory of Star Spangled Banner
Congressman Fuller urges every Civil Service employee to prove ability to sing recite or write from memory the Star Spangled Banner. The column questions whether Hoover or Senate members know all the words and asks Doctor Butler about a possible third party amid a half of citizens who won’t vote.
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Sas
Hoover
Congressman Fuller
Senate
House
Doctor Butler
Markets Readies Capital Flow Amid Group Plan
A powerful financial coalition led by Owen D. Young Alfred P Sloan Jr Charles E Mitchell Walter C Teagle and Clarence M Woolley plans to inject funds into business. Stocks rise briefly on the news though they often dip again. Russia defends readiness for war training both men and women in firearms and aviation with proposals to train American pilots in time.
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Owen D. Young
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles E. Mitchell
Walter C. Teagle
Clarence M. Woolley
Russia
Advocates Press Congress for Legalized Contraceptive Information
Advocates urge Congress to legalize distribution of contraceptive information at the first hearing since 1878 when such material was banned. They argue birth control could aid public health but claim many people resist using it.
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Congress
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