The Athens Messenger Publishing Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger lists publisher Bush, Radon Peek as publisher and general manager Charles Harris as managing editor. It notes association memberships and advertising offices in Chicago New York and Detroit with obituary and thank you notices offered at nominal rates. Subscription rates include 15 cents by carrier per week and mail options at $4.60 for six months.
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Bush
Armen Ney
Suitien Printing Co
Radon Peek
Charles Harris
Newstates Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Associated Meals
Daly Press Association
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens Post
Not a One Man Job in Athens County Sheriff Faces Deputy Shortage
An Athens County issue denounces Sheriff Charles W. Stratton for running with only one deputy after mid July amid a $15,000 deficit. The letter urges immediate action by the sheriff or county commissioners to prevent chaos in law enforcement and potential legal action after cuts to the road and bridge fund.
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Athens County
Charles W. Stratton
Law and Order
Sheriff Stratton
Karl Gardner
Stratton
Gardner
Roy Goldsberry
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Grand Jury
Farmers Suffer Theft as Relief Rolls Change Attitudes
Rural losses rise from sneak theft as food from gardens and canneries disappears. Near Athens a family loses nearly a quarter of canned meat to outside thieves, while livestock is butchered in fields. Picnickers damage trees and shrubs and townspeople treat country property as everyone’s.
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Athens
Schools on Defensive Warn of Nationwide Move Against Public Education
Dr Edwin C Broome Philadelphia superintendent tells the National Society of New England that a country wide movement seeks to discredit the school system arguing it drives high government costs He acknowledges cost but says taxpayers get more value from education than from any other tax supported service He urges cutting government waste and favoritisms to lower taxes while preserving school funding for children.
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Edwin C. Broome
Philadelphia
National Society of New England
Katharine
Dr. Kaye
Bertine
John Kaye
Ellen
Michael Heathcroe
Michael
John
Merser
Violet Merser
White House
Innicock
Michael Heatherpe
Micha Heatheroe
Strykhurs
Michael Heatheroe
Portable barn tour highlights farm life in New York streets
A mobile display of cows sheep and barnyard fowl tours New York City streets to give urban children a glimpse of farm life. The stunt contrasts city advantages with the hardships faced by children raised amid urban surroundings.
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New York City
The News Behind the News by Paul Mahon
Washington reports a lobbyist wired his manufacturing client after the NRA ruling declaring New Deal dead and go ahead. Inside circles mutter that the emergency era is over and legal restraints may prompt new suits, silencing the New Dealers politically.
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Paul Mahon Washington
NRA
Roosevelt associates blame Richberg for NRA poultry ruling
The piece argues many New Deal lawyers fault Donald Richberg over the poultry case and NRA strategy. It notes Felix Frankfurter skepticism and explains the Supreme Court ruling that poultry becomes non interstate commerce once in a city, suggesting broader limits on government leverage despite the decision.
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Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Mr. Richberg
New Deal
Richberg
Belcher Lumber
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
NRA
Private notes reveal New Dealers split over NRA ruling
The piece reports that New Dealers shared only one point after the decision bitterness toward the court. A liberal sample shows fear of restrictions to reforms like slave trade limits, child labor, income tax, minimum wage, and railway protections. A labor delegation laments legal voids and hints at a picket line as protest.
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NRA
Labor Department
McGrady
Idle city schooling misses rural life for urban kids
The piece argues urban children lack exposure to farm life and livestock. It suggests transporting children to rural habitats rather than bringing cows into cities, noting the artificial condition of city life.
District Tales of Long Ago in Southeastern Ohio
A sketch of pioneer domestic life in Southeastern Ohio describing spinning yarn and flax with Big and Littl Wheels, looms, and wool production. It notes wolves, sheep raising, carding wool into rolls, linsey woolsey cloth for dresses, home made men’s clothing, and marriage era state suits.
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Ohio
Understanding Low Blood Pressure Its Causes And Limits
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that low blood pressure is not a disease but a condition with a range of potential causes. Some people show symptoms like headaches and dizziness, yet no clear abnormalities are found, suggesting hidden organ activity or physiological limits in current medical knowledge.
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Morris Fishbein
Columbus visitors noted at weekend gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. George Hopkins were Columbus visitors. Ohio University sophomores dragged the freshmen through Hospital Lake in their annual tug of war. C. H. Hudson of the Nelsonville Y M C A was named chairman of arrangements for the Scout Court of Honor at Nelsonville. Parente grouped to form a Junior High School Parent Teacher Association. Mrs. Frank Gullum elected president with officers named. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walsh and daughters Martha Billen and Margaret Louise visited Chillicothe as guests of Philip Neudorf.
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Ohio University
Hospital Lake
C. H. Hudson
Nelsonville
Scout Court of Honor
Parente
Frank Gullum
W. F. Giesecke
A. E. Wagner
E. H. Phelps
Charles Walsh
Martha Billen
P. L. Shannon
Margaret Louise
Chillicothe
Local Youth Musicians Headed to Cincinnati Conservatory
Miss Mabel Leishett and Miss Alma Moore sang at the Presbyterian Church then planned to enter the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Whipple hosted guests Mr. and Mrs. William Curran of New Lexington. Dr. W. B. Bentley and Ohio University chemistry students visited Pomeroy salt works. Mrs. C. H. Horn and daughter Marcella returned from Middleport after visiting Mrs. Horn’s brother Lawrence Murphy.
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Mabel Leishett
Alma Moore
Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
George E. Whipple
William Curran
New Lexington
W. B. Bentley
Ohio University
Pomeroy
C. H. Horn
Marcella
Middleport
Mrs. Horn
Mr. Lawrence Murphy
Public Forum Letters Encourage Hope Amid New Season
Signed reply from Effie Smith Calvert of Pomeroy dated May 27 urges readers to stay optimistic about better times. The verse references past rising prices and current improvements, mentions eggs and rail service, and highlights renewed faith and seasonal growth as reassurance for readers.
Haleakala Silversword Grows in Hawaii Crater
A native plant, the Haleakala Silversword, thrives in the crater of Haleakalā within Hawaii National Park. The text notes its unique habitat and fragile status.
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Haleakala
Hawaii National Park
Cartoon Explains Father Coughlin’s Predecessor
A concise note on Father Gabriel Richard born 1767 in Saintes France who fled Revolutionary France in 1792. He lived in Baltimore before moving to Detroit, served as vicar general, preached on justice and morality, and published Michigan’s first newspaper and the first Catholic periodical in the United States.
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Gabriel Richard
Saintes
France
Revolutionary France
Baltimore
Detroit
Michigan
U. S
Strykhurst Sees Quiet Turn in Love Triangle
Katharine Strykhurst grows closer to Dr. John Kaye and Michael Heatheroe while Zoe Parker recovers from poisoning amid Gibbs Larkin’s fallout. Katharine navigates family power, aging rivalries, and a renewed bond with Bertine Merser as she contemplates a future with Heatheroe.
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Katherine Strykhurst
Michael Heatheroe
Zoe Parker
Gibbs Larkin
Zoe
Katharine
Joan Kaye
Strykhurst
Gibbs
Michael
Sally Moon
Sally
Doctor Kaye
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