Athens Messenger obituary notices and rates fragment
Fragment of Athens Messenger page covers publication details, offices and staff, circulation across five counties, and subscription rates. It mentions Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Charles H. Harris as managing editor, with pricing for weekly and monthly plans.
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Possetenet
Frederick
Big Sun
Athens Messenger & Bald Ting CO
Gordon K. Bush
Punisner
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Oolonia
New Deal praised for handling 1933 bonus army
The piece lauds the administration for cordial reception and housing of ex soldiers in 1933. It notes offering forest jobs to the bonus seekers, with about 1,900 enrolling in one day and 500 protesting later. The approach is said to have resolved the thorny issue and improved ex-soldier prospects.
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Bonus Army
Forest Army
Washington
Navy Goes Moral Admis Leigh Chooses Clean Language
Navy chief Admiral Leigh orders removal of profane swearing aboard all vessels as part of promoting discipline. The piece notes sailors’ strong vocabularies and depicts a coxswain under stress with rookie deckhands, illustrating challenges in enforcing the ban.
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R. H. Leigh
United States
Admiral Leigh
Property Betterment Spurs Home Improvements This Season
Small property owners invest in painting, porches, fences, and new homes as prices stay low. The piece argues spending on better living conditions returns value, boosts perception, and circulates purchasing power rather than taxes or non-productive charity.
Propaganda in News Compared to American Standards
The piece argues that American newspapers provide objective factual reporting while foreign outlets distort news under government influence. It asserts readers elsewhere prefer American journalism when accessible and warns against propaganda masquerading as news.
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Atlantic
Equator
Does This Mean Anything The Fatal Auto Crash Record
A four month fatal motor car record in Pirot shows many cars defective in brakes tires lighting and steering with a 40 percent rise in defective cars in fatal crashes. No driver fitness data is provided. Fewer cars registered in 1933 deepens the call for driver and vehicle inspections.
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Pirot
Sarah Bernhardt Converted and Island Fleeces Spotlight
The article notes Sarah Bernhardt born Jewish and converted to Catholicism. It also highlights Orkney and Shetland fleeces, with seaweed contributing to sheep diets in the islands, underscoring local textile and agricultural lore.
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Sarah Bernhardt
England
Ork
Shetland Islands
Domestic silver lining in hard times on love and marriage
Dorothy Dix argues the financial crisis dulled marriage and spurred free unions while revealing true character. She cites letters from across society describing strained marriages, wives turning to work, men losing fortune, and fewer divorces due to cost, with a cautious blessing in the downturn.
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Prudence
About Your Children By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
A health column cites a Children's Bureau leaflet mapping a food dollar split for families on welfare or low income. It details allocations for milk vegetables eggs bread fats and a daily cod liver oil for under twos with notes on seasonal adjustments and keeping milk cold. Romford, England, has one MP despite 290,802 residents.
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Children's Bureau
Cartoon Explains Noah Webster’s Lexicographic Legacy
Yesterday’s cartoon honors Noah Webster, who died May 28, 1843, as a key lexicographer. It notes his Grammatical Institute and its Speller of the English Language selling tens of millions of copies, a record American best seller. Tomorrow: The Gold Star Matriarch.
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Noah Webster
Grammatical Institute
Go Over Family Medicine Chest Discard Junk From Routine Cleanup
Dr Morris Fishbein warns that many home medicine chests accumulate dangerous clutter. A sample audit lists milk of magnesia, old prescriptions, dried tape, leftover cough syrup, broken thermometers, stale powders, old razors, stained gauze, a leaking hot water bottle, nonworking atomizers, unused exercise booklets, gummed droppers, a wire hairbrush, and old razor blades. The piece urges quarterly review with the family doctor and disposal strategies for old blades and other useless items.
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Chicago
Memorial Day address by Reverend Father Byrne at West Union
The Reverend Father Byrne of St. Pauls Church will deliver the Memorial address at Decoration Day exercises in the West Union Street country. Post Commander J L Pickering announced. Captain J B Allen will marshal the day. Sigma Pi Fraternity opens a new chapter house in Park Place with Lloyd Antle and Mrs Fenzell in the receiving line. A 100 cover dinner followed, honoring members families. Max Lewis, West Union Street carrier, set a record as a paper boy after seven years. The Messenger notes early carriers including Russell Finsterwald and others.
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Father Byrne
St. Paul's Church
West Union Street
J. L. Pickering
J. B. Allen
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Park Place
Lloyd Antle
Fred Fenzel
W. E. Moler
H. J. Brown
Mary Morgan
Max Lewis
Athena High School earns first grade status in Athena County
Stewart achieves first grade for Athena High School the inaugural village to do so. A high school committee including Dr. E. D. Harper W. B. Rice R. A. Lowman and J. Biddison was appointed to employ all teachers. A Senior class flag was torn down during a clash atop West Washington Street hill by Junior member Rupert Jones. Decoration Day baseball doubleheader planned with Schaeffler and Dougan pitching for Ohio.
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Washington Street
Athens High School
Ruper Jones
Guy Wire
Decoration
Schaeffler
Dougan
Ohio
Lindberghs and Morgans Face Public Scrutiny in 1930s Probe
Charles August Lindbergh challenged the Money Trust and forced a Morgan hearing. The younger Lindbergh, son of the aviation hero, faces questions over receiving below market Morgan securities. Pecora fights for full public disclosure as Morgan names surface, showing banker ties to politics and industry.
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Washington, D. C
Charles August Lindbergh
Minnesota
Money Trust
J. P. Morgan
Morgans
Morgan
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
America
Paris
House of Morgan
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Committee
Woodin
Coolidge
McAdoo
Norman H. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Justice Roberts
Rarob
Pecora
Whales Have Largest Brains and Other Notable Facts
A roundup of curious statements mentions whales with the largest brains weighing up to 7000 grams, rheumatism deaths in Britain, furrier rabbit fur yields, herring nourishment, velvet care tips, a cave on Manhattan Island, auto tourism declines to Canada, the first Pullman car in 1859, Joan of Arc's sainthood, pedestrian injuries, gopher dirt disposal, Rutland’s rare civil case record, and staff credits for Crescent Tewksbury and team members.
Prohibition debate and public concerns circulate in Athens
A fragmented Letter to the Editor from Athens dated May 27 discusses unsigned submissions, evidence of good faith, and the Prohibition issue. It argues Prohibition reduces crime and death rates and funds education by limiting liquor, while noting economic and social costs.
Prohibition repeal push warned as dangerous plan
The Messenger editor argues the drive to repeal prohibition is dangerous. It lacks a sober strategy to address liquor problems and would place control in the hands of factions aiming to increase consumption rather than curb it.
Nazi Arrival Provokes Brooklyn Disturbance
More than a thousand Communists clashed with police as Hans Weidemann, Hitler's spokesman at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, arrived in Brooklyn. The police had Weidemann removed by tug, amid accusations that his propaganda was not part of his mission.
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Hans Weidemann
Germany
Brooklyn
N. Y
Weidemann
Hitler
Albany Boy 14 Dies After School Injury
Albany youth Kenneth Orland West, 14, died following an accident Sunday tied to school activities. He leaves his father John W West and Margene at home along with several relatives. Funeral services were set for Tuesday afternoon at the church in Albany with Rev Warner presiding.
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Kenneth Orland West
John W. West
Margene
E. M. Freeman
New Ma
Burritt
Mra
Sarah G
New Marshfield
R P
T Church
Albany
Warner
Armadillo Puzzle Clue List and Player Hints
A crossword style puzzle lists clues across and down including three banded armadillo and various wordplay hints. The grid references halts and lengths hint at entries like horsefly sugar loom and farewell. The vertical clue begins with a pigment deficient person and incomplete phrases abound.
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