Ohio newspaper associations and advert rates notice
The Athens Messenger lists affiliations with American Newspaper Publishers Association and other bureaus. It notes advertising rates and obituary card charges for home or foreign offices and various nominal fees.
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American Ftewspaper Publishers Association
Obio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inlaw¢ Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
No Laws That Could curb Press Over False Roosevelt Report
Washington critics urge caution after an irresponsible reporter spread untruths about President Roosevelt. They warn against punitive action that could muzzle official news and set a dangerous precedent, arguing the press self regulates and libel suits are limited by law.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Presse Corps
Russians Plan Pole Weather Station Expedition
A Russian polar expedition aims to establish a meteorological station at the North Pole to study weather during months of darkness. The crew intends to remain on drifting ice, supported by planes, with global attention on their high risk scientific venture.
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North Pole
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
Pole
Guard Rails On The Job Along State Highway 31
State highway department officials in Columbus installed the newest guard railing between Circle Hill and Floodwood to improve safety on steep embankments. The editorial praises proactive safety measures and urges continued action as motorist fatalities rise, noting Director John Jaster’s effectiveness and the need for practical safety features on highways.
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Circle Hill
Floodwood
State Highway Department
Columbus
State Highway Administration
John Jaster
Noisy Crickets in England Dismissed as Poor Sport
English customs counsel patience after a beating. They say the proper response is silence, not chatter about the setback. The remark plays on cricket metaphors to imply restraint in the face of provocation.
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Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
The Robinson Boom and Roosevelt Clash for Supreme Court Seat
Washington debates a Robinson nomination tied to Roosevelt and Senate maneuvering. Republicans and labor leaders speculate on a 40 hour week and $16 minimum, while Joe Kennedy tightens control of the Maritime Commission and bans press access.
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Washington
Robinson
van Devanter
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Harrison
Byrnes
Senate
Arkansas
Cummings
Corcoran
Cohen
Labor
John Lewis
Green
A. F. of L
Roosevelt's policy seen as shield against global war
Hugh Johnson argues that the Pittman Neutrality Bill risks surrendering Congress's fiscal and monetary powers to the executive, weakening Congress's war decision role. He credits President Roosevelt with strengthening the navy, mobilization plans, a gold reserve, and Pan American goodwill, forming the real shield against European conflict.
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Pittman
B. M. Baruch
Roosevelt
Fire destroys home. community aids recovery in Kimberly
Mr and Mrs George Griffin lost their home and belongings to a May 2 fire. The Griffins have moved back to temporary housing with help from Kimberly locals including Local Union 3905 Salvation Army and Rev Lloyd Evans. Neighbors and Nelsonville Fire Department contained the blaze with bucket brigades and a water-laden booster tank, likely saving nearby houses. Floyd Brown Kimberly Ohio.
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the Messenger
George Griffin
Griffin
Kimberly
Nelsonville
Framed Honors and Local Memberships Highlight Ohio News
The Alpha Kappa Delta Society was installed at Ohio University with Elsie Zehring Mrs. Stanley Wolfe and Stanley Roush as charter members. Faculty include Isaac Ash H J Jeddeloh S H Bing and E S McDowell. Athens High School adds nine National Honor Society members led by Hubert Matheny and Donald Higly. Beatrice Kinsel and Jerome Kramer announce marriage in Warren on May 17 per Kra mer parents.
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Alpha Kappa Delta Society
Ohio University
Elsie E. Zehring
Stanley Wolfe
Stanley Roush
Isaac Ash
H. J. Jeddeloh
S. H. Bing
E. S. McDowell
Co. D. Giauque
Clark E. Williams
W. Walter Ludwig
Athens High School
Hubert Matheny
Donald Higly
Doris Giesecke
Lillian Kittle
Bernice Kayser
Marcella Horn
Elaine Roe
Helen McLaughlin
Elizabeth Hughes
Guy Wanless
Roy McClanahan
Jack Wadley
Louise Daggett
Beatrice A. Kinsel
Jerome P. Kramer
Warren
Twenty Years Ago Social Notes From Meigs and Athens
Twenty years ago Mrs. Charles Blackwood spent the week at Blackwood farm Meigs County. W B Golden hosted his mother Mrs Hattie B Golden of Logan and sister Mrs Bessie G Cable of Pittsburgh Pa. Miss Mabel Poston Nelsonville visited en route to Hebbardsville to see Misses Margaret and Marie Lax. Mrs FE Black attended the Woman s Auxiliary Episcopal Church convention in Columbus Trinity Church. Mrs Harry W Watson and son Jack stayed in Columbus with her parents Mr and Mrs C L Riggle. The Mexican orchid defies soil by clinging to dry bark with roots in air and moisture from atmosphere and bulbs.
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Charles Blackwood
Blackwood
Meigs County
W. B. Golden
Hattie B. Golden
Logan
Bessie G. Cable
Pittsburgh
Mabel Poston
Nelsonville
Athens
Hebbardsville
Margaret and
Marie Lax
FE. F. Black
Woman's Auxiliary
Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
Columbus
Harry W. Watson
Jack
Mrs. Watson
C. L. Riggle
Yellow fever devastates Gallipolis in 1878 epidemic
Gallipolis endured a brutal yellow fever outbreak in late summer 1878, killing 35 residents. The John A Porter brought the contagion from New Orleans, forced to land below the city after a broken rocker arm. The town enforced quarantines, burial at night, and martial‑like rules as doctors fought futilely to contain the disease.
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Gallipolis
Gellipolis
Ohio River
John A. Porter
New Orleans
Gallia
Gallipotte
Southland
Garden Gypsy and Ocean Foam Verses in Messenger Corner
Poet entries from Messenger Readers include The Garden Gypsy praising tiger iris with vivid color and mythic imagery. The piece contrasts with awe at distant stars and ocean spray, while noting the American Philosophical Society traces to Franklin’s Junto of 1727 in Philadelphia.
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The
American Philosophical Society
United States
Junto
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Afraid to Love A Cast Of Characters
Dorothy Starke hunts furnished rooms in Manhattan to hide as she fears being blamed for John Hendrys murder. She reads the papers, checks dozens of ads, phones 40 plus women, and visits numerous landladies, hoping to find a quiet room before dawn.
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Joan Barrett
John Hendry
Bob Andrews
Hendry
Joan
Sybil Hendry
Philip Hendry
Sybil
Dorothy Starke
Charles Norton
California
Dorothy
San Francisco
Crew
Norton
Bob
New York
Green Hills
Manhattan
City
John Ware Hendry
West Side
Diabetes shifts from hunger to insulin driven control
Health column notes diabetes derives from a Greek term and centers on pancreatic inactivity. Insulin therapy transformed management by allowing carb intake while replacing missing pancreatic material. Despite progress, cases and deaths rise. heredity and rapid modern life influence incidence. by 1930 diabetes rose in mortality ranking.
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Morris Fishbein
Vienna
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