The Athens Messenger Publisher and offices listed
The Athens Messenger details publication as a weekday afternoon paper with a Sunday edition, credits Gordon KK Bush as publisher, Merald Pimxting Co, and charit ies H Harris as managing editor, notes circulation and regional scope in southeastern Ohio, lists offices in Chicago Detroit and New York, and provides subscription rates and classifications.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Merald Pimxting CO
Gordon KK. Bush
Gen. Mer. Charities H. Harris
Traffic Delays Prompt Call for Common Sense and Tolerance
The piece urges drivers to share roads with patience and curb self centered driving in Athens. It notes most jams come from double parking and crowding streets and praises police for a three day weekly traffic drive to curb violations while inviting better solutions from readers.
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Athens
Poverty and crime linked in submerged tenth findings
Health council report labels a 10 percent urban underclass as the submerged tenth occupying 6 percent of the area. They account for disproportionate births, infant deaths, unemployment, charity, illegitimacy, juvenile delinquency, murders and prostitution, with wider social tax and governance impacts.
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Health Council
Wax-works at Coney Island draw crowds with morbid display
New York May 26 Vivian Gordon Legs Diamond and Two-Gun Crowley head a wax works show at Coney Island famed for gory reproductions. Officials worry about fakery as crowd sizes rise and Carlotta the two headed girl faces scrutiny over a possible end to the sensational blowoff attraction.
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New York
Vivian Gordon
Crowley
Coney Island
Chicago
Jake Lingle
Wax-Works
Carlotta
The Lone Trin of the Helen E Cartoon Explains a 1918 Incident
Yesterday's cartoon outlines how the packet Helen E left Point Pleasant without a crew amid an ice gorge on the Ohio River. The vessel, then between Point Pleasant and Cincinnati, reached Evansville, Indiana, before anyone could board. The Helen E is now owned by Capt. H C Donnally of Wheeling. Tomorrow’s cartoon, The Gateway That Divides Summer and Winter.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Cincinnati
Smith Dock Co
Evansville
Indiana
Helen E
H. C. Donnally
Warwood Ave
Wheeling
Ohio University elects Dr. E B Bryan for five years
Board of trustees selects Dr EB Bryan to serve a five year term as president of Ohio University. He has led Colgate University for eleven years and previously acted as Ohio University president was Dr E W Chubb. Anastasia Collins marries Omer J Daugherty at St Pauls Church with Cecilia Collins singing.
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EB. B. Bryan
Ohio University
Anastasia Collins
Omer J. Daugherty
Lawton
W. Va
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Martin Collings
John Sprague
Nellie McGowan
Cecilia Collins
Frank Collins
John
Jock") Moore
Rendvlis
D. H. Sullivan
Ohio Mine Workers
Moore
Cleveland and Toledo Trip By Local Party
Mr. J. D. Brown and Mrs. C. H. Welch joined by Mrs. F. W. Bush motored to Toledo and Cleveland. Mrs. T. J. Davis of Cincinnati joined the party in Lima. They visited Dr. and Mrs. O. Fordyce in Toledo.
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J. D. Brown
C. H. Welch
F. W. Bush
Toledo
Cleveland
T. J. Davis
Cincinnati
Lima
O. ©. Fordyce
Frequently Asked Questions in The Information Bureau
Freely answering via The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin, this feature reprints a Q and A from Washington experts. It covers Derby favorites, pickle jar sealing, jade meaning in Chinese and Japanese culture, baseball in Australia, instinct versus intuition, the waltz origin, dueling laws in Europe, tall-people clubs, and the dandelion name origin.
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WN. R. A
T’ang Jung-tso
Australia
P. Cc
R. G. L. A. Bailey
Cyclopedia of Horticulture
The Bureau of Standards and modern necromancers
Washington Letter compares the Bureau of Standards to medieval wizards and notes its precise forecasts for material lifespans and load capacities. It describes testing methods for steel beams concrete and other materials and explains how safety margins guide construction decisions.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Standards
Endor
Merlin
Bureau
Wizards of the
Bureau Magicians
Brotherhood of Soothsayers
Europe
American Society For Testing
Empire State Building
New York City
Jericho
Federal Bureau of Standards
No Cause for Alarm in Machines Replacing Human Labor
Philosophers warn that advancing automation may end work as we know it and reduce mental vigor. The verse laments a future of ready supplies without effort, risking a dull population and social health issues as poverty persists in cities.
A Thought for Today From Saint Matthew
A concise devotional line echoes Saint Matthew 6 13 urging guidance away from temptation with a brief spiritual reflection for readers.
New Official Road Map Offered by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a new AAA produced road map 28x42 inches with a 24 page booklet equivalent back information. It includes state motor laws U S numbered routes Canada Mexico Cuba visiting directions and safety guidance for motorists. Copies are distributed through The Athens Messenger Washington Bureau for fifteen cents with a coupon.
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U. S
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
American Automobile Association
Athens Messenger
Washington
Official Road Map order enclosed with fifteen cents
Information Bureau director in Washington reports sending fifteen cents for a copy of the new Official Road Map. The note mentions coin or stamps and includes a garbled street and city reference.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Prederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Four Americans Named to New York Hall of Fame
Four men joined America’s Immortals in New York’s Hall of Fame, bringing total to 69. The new honorees are President James Monroe for founding the Monroe Doctrine, Matthew Fontaine Maury who mapped seas and founded the Naval Observatory and Hydrographic Office, Walt Whitman the poet, and James McNeill Whistler the painter.
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America
New York
Hall of Fame
President Monroe
Matthew Fontaine Maury
United States Naval Observatory and Hydrographic Office
Walt Whitman
Post
James McNeill Whistler
Hall of Fame Bust of Whistler by Macmonnies
Readers visiting New York should see the Hall of Fame to view a fine marble bust of Whistler by Macmonnies. The sculpture presents Whistler as he saw himself: aggressive, powerful, and beautifully skilled, rather than aged and quarrelsome.
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New York
Hall of Fame
Whistler
Macmonnies
Hoover Urges Economy in Post Office Franking Waste
President Hoover, in a campaign for national economy, consults Postmaster General Brown and the four assistant postmasters general. The postal deficit tops 140 million dollars, with a call to cut 80 percent of free franking by Congressmen and others. Hoover notes he gave up the Mayflower yacht and suggests Congressmen abandon wasteful postage to set an example.
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Hoover
Brown
Neral
Washington
Herbert B. Crosby
Calvary
Crosby
Congress
Army Air Display Draws Rainy Crowds
Hundreds of thousands waited in rain to view the Army’s airplane display as the public shows strong interest in air defense. The government contemplates spending tens of millions on fighters and submarines to save hundreds of millions in potential future costs.
Washington crime waves stain Hoover model city claim
Washington reports rising murder rates and police corruption with 65 murders in 1931, 63 cops fired, and extensive underworld activity. A satire notes Hoover’s mayoral role while officers and officials struggle against graft and illegal speakeasies as embassies guard themselves.
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Washington
Hoover
Ufe
Chicago
Beulah Limerick
District of Columbia
Express
Understanding Child Nervous Habits and Parental Reactions
The piece explains childhood jerking or twitching as a nervous habit often triggered by uncomfortable clothing or irritation. It notes mothers overreact, seek doctors or oculists, and that attention can reinforce the habit. If the child is otherwise well, avoid drawing attention or scolding.
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Mary
Government critique of wartime anti aircraft resources
A parliament style critique questions continued large public spending on aging anti aircraft targets and foils the country’s defense priorities. It challenges the value of hundreds of millions poured into useless floating targets used to lure enemy planes.
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