The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekdays except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Frederick W. Bush as publisher and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager. Subscription rates list one year four fifty, six months two dollars and fifty cents, ten weeks one dollar, weekly five cents.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlee A. Harris
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inlang Daily Press Association
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Mings
Morgan, Vinton
Washington Counties
Nation's Business Under Siege by Misleading Views
Merle Thorpe laments misinformation between leaders and workers about U S business. He cites Syracuse University findings showing mixed banker images and urges a Committee of One from every business member to defend free enterprise since 1776.
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Merle Thorpe
United States
Samson
H. W. Hepner
Syracuse University
America
Jules Verne
Too Late to Save the Duke of Windsor’s World Tour Plan
An editorial labels the Duke of Windsor’s stated aim to tour the world and aid labor and housing as futile. It argues his influence is gone, that Nazi Germany exposed his limits, and that his former power as monarch cannot translate into meaningful reform or public sympathy.
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Duke of Windsor
Men of Paris
Germany
Prince of Wales
Call to arms on tuberculosis rise in death rates
Dr Kendall Emerson of the National Tuberculosis Association warns the US tuberculosis death rate increased from 54.5 to 55.4 per 100 000 between 1935 and 1936, a small rise he calls a warning. He urges renewed effort as Christmas seals go on sale next month.
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Kendall Emerson
National Tuberculosis Association
United States
Emerson
California Civil War veteran dies at 101 after rye whiskey claim
A California Civil War veteran aged 101 has died. He attributed his long life to rye whiskey, saying the drink would eventually bring him down.
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California
Behind the Scenes In Washington by Hugh S. Johnson
President Kennedy the tax debate shown as hurtful to jobs argues taxes on profits and capital gains deter work and business. Johnson says tax policy favors the wealthy, hurts the poor, and broad reform could raise revenue by taxing more while expanding employment and wages.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt faces pressure on surplus tax revisions and wage policy
President Roosevelt is pressed to revise surplus profits and capital gains taxes while pursuing the New Deal aim of higher purchasing power for the poor. He argues relief for the poor boosts national income, defends corporate tax views, and signals willingness to aid housing investment, with mixed adviser reactions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
PWA
RFC
New York
Tigers Expand Park Capacity to Sixty Thousand
The Detroit Tigers plan to raise seating at their ballpark to 60 000 capacity. The note hints at optimism about Schoolboy Rowe's pitching arm recovering. The other item mentions the nine power conference and China in a narrowly framed, juridical analogy.
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Detroit Tigers
Will of Stephen Wilson Opens Probate in Early Gallia County
In July 1804 Stephen Wilson's will is probated in Gallia County then part of the Northwest Territory. The document dated Oct. 27, 1801, gives 480 acres by the Ohio River to William and Stephen, while his wife receives livestock and a bond. Wilson, a blacksmith and farmer, also assigns tools to son Thomas and bonds and land to four sons. Daughters Elizabeth and Margaret receive one Spanish dollar each.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Stephen Wilson
Martin Hall
Thomas Buffington
Wilson
Letart
Meigs County
Northwest Territory
Ohio River
William
Stephen
David Guir
Bath County
Virginia
Thomas
Scioto River
Robert Charles
James
Elizabeth
Margaret
Athens Merchants Institute and Town Meeting Recap
Ten years ago Athens hosted a three day Retail Merchants Institute led by O W Greist of Chicago. A town meeting at the high school discussed election issues under the League of Women Voters with Mrs S H Bing. Don Roush received a farewell surprise before his Southwest trip. Elks honored Dr R F Demers leaving for Columbus with luggage from Robert Wood.
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Athens Retail Merchants Institute
O. W. Greist
Chicago
League of Women Voters
S. H. Bing
Don Roush
Athens High School
Cc. D. Roush
Columbia Ave
Athens Lodge
R. F. Demers
Columbus
Robert Wood
Dr. Demers
Russia out of Great War headline sparks tense era clash
Knights of Pythias held an oyster feast in Castle Hall with toastmaster B L Horn. The event announced Liberty Loan bonds totaling 800 dollars purchased. Ohio University male students staged a 200-strong drill on the Athletic Field. Football schedule listed Baldwin Wallace and Ohio U in Athens with an easy Ohio win predicted. A columnist urged kicking the Kaiser out of Congress, targeting La Follette and Kaiser allies.
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Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
B. L. Horn
Liberty Loan
Ohio University
Baldwin-Wallace
Ohio U
Athens
Ohio
Railway uses films to train dispersed staff in London
The London Midland and Scottish Railway plans a program of five new talking films to train its widely scattered workforce as production nears completion.
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London
London Midland & Scottish Railway
Miner Union Officials Appointments Draw Letter Opinion
The writer criticizes John Owens for appointing John Wyckoff to a mine post favoring American citizens. He notes most U M W A and C I O organizers are Italian or Polish and questions foreign influence. The letter warns against communism and mentions Mussolini’s son and a Windsor Duke scenario. Signed by Geo Wilson of Nelsonville.
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the Messenger
John Owens
John Wyckoff
Athens
Wyckoff
Owens
U.M.W. of A
Mussolini
America
C.I. O
Duke of Windsor
John L. Lewis
United States of America
Geo. Wilson
Nelsonville
Nov. 1
Acne Rosacea Distinguishes From Common Acne
The article explains acne rosacea as a skin inflammation causing red cheeks and a enlarged nose. It may progress from a red nose tip to widespread facial involvement with visible large pores and blood vessels. It affects men more than women but treatment can halt progression by adjusting digestion and controlling infections.
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London
Wentworth Debutante Plans Lavish Hotel Ball
Jill Wentworth presses her plan for a grand party with Alan Jeffry invited, amid family tensions and a missing invitation from Milo Montanne. Mrs. Wentworth pushes for a swank setting while Jill recalls her father’s caution about flashy spending. The family dynamics and social expectations frame the lead event.
Notable Dinner Party Tensions Unsettle Wentworth Plans
Mrs Wentworth confronts Jill over social choices at a scalding party. Jill refuses to invite Milo, arguing it would imply care she does not feel. Miss Dexter confirms Jill’s guest list is thorough, barely masking tension as an unfamiliar name Alay Jeffry appears.
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Barry
Sylvia
Trousseau
Jack
Jill
Miss Davis
Miss Walton
Madame Louise
Mrs. Wentworth
Milo Montanne
Mother
Mr. Montanne
Mothher
Milo
Dexter
Miss Dexter
Alay Jeffry
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