Athens Messenger history and publishing details
The Athens Messenger nearby history notes its reestablishment in 1825 by Frederick W. Bush and publication by Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co. Charles B. Sarris as managing editor. It serves Athens and surrounding counties with weekday afternoons and a large Sunday morning edition.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Werald Printing CO
Gordon EK
Bush
Charles B. Sarris
Thought for Today Quotes From Scripture and Voltaire
A daily quotation presents I Corinthians 1 12 warning against pride and Voltaire remark on the vanity of small minds. The collection pairs a biblical admonition with a philosophical maxim to provoke reflection.
Community Responsibility Encourages Scout Support
A Athens resident urged praising Boy and Girl Scouts for school street patrols during recess and dismissal. The piece notes Scouts lack city support, need more members, leaders, quarters, and funding, while recognizing safety patrols improved by a local motor club.
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N Srate
Motor Club
Ohio focuses on road work to curb unemployment
Ohio officials report an ambitious winter road program to revive employment and business. Federal road funds rise to 125 million with a goal of 250 million. state and local funds redirected to maintenance and drought relief. Public officials and industries push ongoing construction, repairs, and clean up to keep workers employed.
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Ohio
State of
Awakening Civic Spirit Boosts Towns and Counties
The article argues that neglect of community life harms towns and the nation. It notes few towns have built strong civic consciousness through leadership, urging broader civic loyalty to turn collective needs into shared progress and pride. It highlights visitors’ observations of emerging community pride and the spread of civic loyalties to new population centers.
New York Opera Night Echoes old Social Rules
In a Metropolitan lobby during opening night, New York society crowds mix with a street spectacle outside as photographers flash and scalpers move amid a fashion parade. Inside, silent concerts and claque chants collide with chatter about tiaras and a waning pageantry once ruled by Mrs. Astor.
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Gilbert
New York
Metropolitan
Broadway
Gether
Public Forum Letter On Ohio Coal Miners Strike
A reader submits a brief letter noting a Manhattan Coal strike where about two hundred miners left work after an incident with coal taxation. The writer imagines an organized federation to protect workers and mocks officials perceived as opposing reform.
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Manhattan
Ohio
Golden Gate Bridge Proposed as Great City Landmark
The plan envisions a magnificent Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark for San Francisco and California. Cost projected at 35 million dollars, presented as a small price for a useful and beautiful engineering achievement.
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Golden Gate Bridge
California
San Francisco
Homeless in Bowery Survey Details 14 999 Men
Welfare Council of New York interviewed 14 999 men in the Bowery about past and present conditions. Most were native born Americans over 46, unskilled and without money. Few were foreign born, highlighting a native born majority among the unemployed homeless.
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New York
Bowery
Welfare Council of
Largest auditorium built without nails documented in cartoon
Yesterday's cartoon on Dianora Salviati notes she bore 62 sons in Florence and a tablet honors the Signora Frescobaldi. An obscure zoological fact declares no insect has more than eight leg pairs, while oats are fruit. Tomorrow hints at an old grape vine.
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Dianora Salviati
Dianora Salviato
Bartolomeo Frescobaldi
Florence
Signora Frescobaldi
Heinrich Heine
Calendar 13 month plan to keep Sundays fixed and add leap week
The Disciples of Christ propose a 13 month year with four week months and a leap week every seven years to preserve Sundays on their original days. They suggest starting in 1933 and argue business benefits while facing religious opposition from Jews and Seventh Day Adventists over Sabbath observance.
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Washington, D. C
Disciples of Christ
Washington
United States
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Haile Selassie Crowned Emperor of Abyssinia
The piece recalls Haile Selassie I being crowned emperor of Abyssinia after a lineage tracing to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. It notes Sheba’s long-ago death and humorously contrasts Selassie’s appearance with legendary figures.
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Haile Selassie
Abyssinia
Addis Abeba
Sheba
Solomon
Selassie
Emperor and wife guard water supply in Addis Ababa
The Emperor and his wife sat up all night praying and woke to find the city of Addis Ababa without water. Officials said the water was cut off for everyone except the monarchs to keep it pure for them.
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Addis Abeba
Coronation of Abyssinian Emperor in Silk and Smoke
Princes dressed in silk satin and gold bear rhinoceros hide shields and ancient swords as six snow white horses pull a carriage once owned by the German Kaiser. The emperor is nearly suffocated by incense and smoke during the church ceremony.
Lions Guard Throne With Roaring Parade At Ethiopian Ceremony
A vivid scene describes bearded priests dancing before a church as the emperor appears on a high outdoor platform. Four trained lions, adorned with ropes, prance nearby as guardians of the throne, their golden manes flashing while spectators cheer. The lions are depicted as capable of harming the emperor if unleashed.
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Ethiopia
Judda
Emperor feasts tribesmen with cattle meat and fermented wine
An ancient account describes the emperor feeding 25,000 tribesmen with meat from 6,000 cattle and supplying wine made from fermented Boney. The record notes strong pacts associated with the event.
Installment Buying Under Severe Test in 1930
Washington reports two Commerce Department surveys show a 6.7 percent drop in net retail sales and a shift in auto financing with fewer new cars bought on installment. Used car financing rose slightly while overall installment share hovered around ten percent as inflation of defaults looms.
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Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
W. C. Plummer
Commerce Department
More Truth Than Poetry No Harm In Asking
A reflective poem contrasts Japanese farmers seeking government aid with American figures noting high drinking, highway truck width challenges, and rising restaurant prices. The piece blends humorous asterisms with social critique and rural and urban disparities.
Ohio University Routs Otterbein 53 14 at Columbus
Ohio University defeated Otterbein in Columbus by a 53 to 14 score. Peg Fuller starred, with Boyd Fiber and Davis praised by writers for the decisive victory. A board of education approved a contract to use the state armory for Athens High School gym classes with separate sessions for boys and girls. Twenty years ago the Red Cross in Athens County logged 1314 interviews with ex service members or relatives.
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Ohio University
Otterbein
Columbus
Peg Fuller
Boyd
Fiber
Davis
Athens High School
The
Board of Education
Athens County
American Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Republicans Plan Victory Celebration in Athens County
Republican leaders in Athens County urged supporters to join a celebration of Harding's anticipated win. The event aims to rally morale and mark the victory for the party and its candidates.
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Athens County
Harding
Freshmen Must Wear Green Postage Stamp Hats
The Men's Pan Hellenic Council passes a resolution requiring freshmen to wear the new green postage stamp hats or face consequences. The decision marks a notable dress code change on campus and signals a strict disciplinary stance by interfraternity leadership.
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Pan-Hellenic Council
Athens High downgrades Aquinas 28 to 0 in key clash
Athens High School football team the Warri ors shut out Aquinas of Columbus 28 0. Standout players Wise Oldfield Bolin Dow Barnes Oldfield and Feth led the effort in a decisive victory.
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Athens
Warriors
Aquinas
Columbus
Wise
Oldfield
Bolin
Dow
Barnes
Feth
Garage Near Court and Carpenter Streets Opens Soon
The new garage at the corner of Court and Carpenter Streets is nearly ready for full service with operations currently limited to storage use.
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Court and
Carpenter Streets
Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Inquiry Bureau
The Athens Messenger offers a reader inquiry service with answers on topics from Howard University’s namesake to mythic lore. It covers figures, such as O B. N A, and details on the Apple of Discord, mirror superstition, the Judge Baker Foundation, languages spoken by a state department chief, cattle usage, Balzac and the Comedie Humaine, and a correction about Queen Victoria’s jubilees.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Aphrodite
Venus
Hera
Juno
Pallas
Minerva
Paris
Troy
Tennyson
M.C. A
Lillian Esihier
Judge Baker Foundation
Judge Baker
Massachusetts
Stion
Harvey Huron Baker
Bos Juvenile Court
Wilfred Stev
Garian
Comedie Humaine
Comedie Humain
Balzac
France
Queen Victoria
Bilee
Whitelaw
Becca
England
United State
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Survey shows varied midyear retail returns across departments
The semi annual survey reveals higher returns in jewelry 19.1 percent and electrical appliances 16 percent while men's clothing 6.5 and women's specialties 13.9 rise, furniture unchanged. Dr Plumemer cautions the full year results remain uncertain until the annual survey is completed. The half year shows declines from 1929 in jewelry 19.5 percent and furniture 14.1 percent, shoes 10.2, men's clothing 10.1, women's specialties 6.6, department stores 5.3, with a slight 0.1 percent rise in electric appliances.
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