The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Details
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co announces weekly publication since 1825 with Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Ona Gen. Mgr Charles Harris as managing editor. It lists affiliations, agency reps, advertising rates, and mail subscription prices across Ohio counties.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Ona Gen
Mgr. Charles &. Harris
Radio World War Broadcast Criticized for Distortion
A column denounces a Wells War of the Worlds radio broadcast as harmful and unreliable. It argues the sensational adaptation misled listeners, damaged radio’s credibility, and warned future broadcasts could erode trust.
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Wells
Tugwelltown: the dream turned costly failure near Washington
The piece recounts the Greenbelt model community near Washington built under Tugwell’s planning drive. It notes tax costs, high rents, and overstated social aims, plus practical woes from water and maintenance to resident rule conflicts and a washing-clothes deadline. It highlights the gap between ideal plans and real life in the model town.
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Germany
Britain
France
Europe
Fair
Merle Thorpe
Tugwell
Greenbelt
Washington
March of Progress
Babylon
Tugwelltown
America
Nature
Adam
Human Nature
Farley and Dewey spar over Albany yeggs and Saratoga gambling
Westbrook Pegler mocks James Farley and Tom Dewey in New York commentary. He recalls Farley’s lax stance on criminals in boxing clubs, hints at yegg influence in Albany and Saratoga gambling, and questions Dewey’s focus on local graft versus larger state issues.
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Tigers
Mr. Farley
Farley
Albany
Yeggs
Mr. Dewey
Saratoga Springs
New York
Goggs
Dewey
Lehman
Dies Committee Sparks Political War Inside Washington
The Dies committee fight widens as Roosevelt and Murphy's Michigan sitdown clash highlights tensions. President and governor telephoned daily during critical moments, with Murphy resisting troops while Roosevelt reportedly approved. Party foes push a broader battle as Mosier and others back Dies despite internal Democratic pressure.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Roosevelt
Martin Dies
House “Un-American” Committee
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Dies Committee
Murphy
Dies
Arthur Healey
Massachusetts
Jack Dempsey
New Mexico
Harold G. Mosier
Ohio
California
Minnesota
Mosier
Thomas
New Jersey
Mason
Illinois
Starnes
Alabama
Garner
Electric dryers bring relief to thirsty Potomac households
The passage notes damp days in the Potomac country cause unwashed clothes to hang on Mondays. Pressure from housewives led to action, diplomacy resolved the issue, and Secretary Wallace ordered electric dryers installed, funded by taxpayers as part of a broader push for a more abundant life.
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Potomac
Wallace
Washington
Pneumonia Risks Rise With Fall Cold Weather
Dr Morris Fishbein explains pneumonia as a leading death cause rising in fall and winter crowds. He notes transmission potential, vulnerable groups like the elderly and children, and city crowding as factors while describing historical milestones in diagnosis and prevention.
Pledges and Local Events Highlight Athens Chronicle
Sigma Pi at Ohio University pledges Joe McCullough of The Plains. Cars driven by Cliff Martin Luhrig and John Swanger collide at Herrold's Mill Bridge. J S Sherrard sells 95 E State St home to Mrs Clara McAdoo who sold her home and S High St to Mrs Sarah L Miller, Alpha Delta Pi housemother. Twenty years ago headlines say surrender seems near. James P Wood resigns as Athens County prosecuting attorney to join Cleveland law firm. Twenty Athens girls serenade Army Navy SITC headquarters with piano on a truck. Edna Sprague leaves for Norfolk Va to work in U S Naval Service. Lt Darrel Sams arrives from Camp Sherman for 30 days leave. convalescing from influenza at home.
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J. S. Sherrard
E. State St
Clara McAdoo
S. High St
Sarah L. Miller
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Darrel Sams
Camp Sherman
Ray Richey
Public Forum welcomes signed letters on current events
Readers are invited to submit signed letters to the Public Forum commenting on current events. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple pieces per day and must include the writer's signature.
Miner concerns spark Letter to the Messenger editor
George W Williams of Glouster voices objections to Dupler's article on miners' issues. He claims Oral Daugherty sided with operators, cites the Sunday Creek Coal Co. and WPA layoffs, and defends J. W. Wilson as county engineer in disputes over lines.
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the Messenger
Dupler
Oral Daugherty
Poston No. 6
WPA
J. W. Wilson
Wilson
George W. Williams
Glouster
R. D
Fannie Hurst on Mexican and American women roles
The author Dismisses Mexican women's ambitions and notes American women risk backsliding when given opportunity. She cites interviews with business and professional women who feel diminished by male views. The piece also visits St Pauls Cathedral's Whispering Gallery and crypt during a busy week with 4360 visitors.
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America
Fannie Hurst
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Murder to Music in Hotel Lobby Leads to Blackmail Clue
Detectives Feeley and Tait chase songwriter Weeks after a tense hotel lobby encounter. Weeks reveals he wrote The Cat's Meow and demands a band position or public ruin. Tait suspects Weeks may be tied to Ludden Dombey’s murder, following Weeks to a swank Harris Rogers building.
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Myrna Dombey
Robert Tait
Anne Lester
Myrna
Dannie Feeley
Ludden Dombey
Feeley
Tait
Weeks
Golden Bowl
Dombey
Mr. Tait
Montgomery
Farnsworth
Mr. Weeks
Stephens
Donnie
Bob
Harris Rogers
Hollister Sunday School Sees Big Attendance Rise
The Hollister Sunday School reports attendance over 100 this Sunday, with September and October averages at 86, higher than prior years. The Everready Class led with a 22 member banner, The Builders 20, and several classes vie for the banner as Dorcas Class plans a Wednesday meeting with Mrs Harmons.
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Hollister
Hollister A. B
Mae Maynard
Emma Hardy
Hazel Adams
Alma Rinehart
Everready
Mt Union Social Notes Snapshot of local gatherings
Local listings recount a Friday class meeting at the Weatherby home with numerous residents including Nicholson Epple Wiseman and Wood families. Dates note a November 11 next meeting at Glenn Turner with Ruth Nicholson in charge and a pound shower for Ward Nicholson.
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MT. Union
William Weatherby
M. A. Nicholson
Evelyn
Ward Nicholson
Harley Carr
Chloe Peck
Florence Epple Calvin
Imogean
Aileen
Richard
Bobby Epple
Willis Wiseman
Eva Stewart
George Wood
Frank Wood
Glenn Turner
Ruth Nicholson
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