The Athens Messenger History and Circulation Details
The Athens Messenger details publishers editors and associations. It lists publication schedule and offices, pricing for subscriptions in multiple counties, and postal classifications. It notes nominal obituary charges and various advertising rates upon application.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Sea Week
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Dangers of Farm Highlighted at National Safety Congress
David J. Price reports at the National Safety Congress that farms cause more fatal work accidents than factories or plants. Rural fire losses run high with 3,500 deaths annually and property losses around 125 million dollars nationally.
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National Safety Congress
David J. Price
Department of Agriculture
Red Cross
Coal and Taxes in Ohio Counties Hit by Mining Boom
Ohio counties dominated by coal mining report the heaviest tax collections in a decade as steady work and good wages spread benefits beyond mining regions. Officials estimate at least a million dollars in mining counties goes to tax rolls, reducing delinquent lists and boosting nearby industries.
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Ohio
Conservation Progress Seen In Zaleski Forest Lands
Motorists visiting the Zaleski forest area in late summer and fall observe reclaiming land in selected sections. Ten years ago denuded washing hills in Southeastern Ohio drew rare remarks but ongoing conservation work shows results though some erosion continues. Americans often ignore waste until it hurts. substantial land remains that can still be saved.
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Zaleski
Ohio
Briers
Jungle rediscovered vegetable baffles top cooks
An exploring party returns from the jungle with a new vegetable that stumps leading cooks. They struggle to identify its use and origin. Researchers sample the produce as chefs debate possible dishes and classifications.
Des Moines Woman Picks Strawberries Delays Pre Winter Garden Tales
A Des Moines woman delays the pre winter garden stories by picking November strawberries. Authorities disagree on why men sleep, sometimes to escape authorities. Winter skating romances reverse typical courtship as the girl breaks the ice. Variety headline notes skating antics with comedic tone. A remark questions whether Greek is a dead language.
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Des Moines
Variety
Raymond Clapper In Europe
Berlin uses a “joy through work” push to mask total control under Nazism as labor discipline tightens. A factory worker loses his job for converting a plot to a garden, highlighting government power over hiring and movement.
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Raymond Clapper
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Ivan the Terrible
Moscow
Why Pay Taxes as New Deal Guide Book
Washington views the Cushman Coyle volume Why Pay Taxes as a blueprint for New Deal aims. It argues democracy must tax to curb power and fund public services, favoring higher rates on the middle and wealthy, with real estate and sales taxes hitting the poor and calls for broader public works and anti monopoly goals.
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Washington
New Deal Administration
David Cushman Coyle
Coyle
America
Why Men Like Us by Louise Benjamin Sparks Rules for Women
A 1930s guidance voice outlines game like rules for women. Louise Benjamin urges grooming, responsiveness, measured speech, and vocal control while stressing avoidance of chasing men and maintaining focus on a single partner to win at courtship.
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Louise Paine Benjamin
Louise Benjamin
Benjamin
Tom
Harry
I would rather be a beggar Than be a minister's wife
The poem by Adda L. Andrews from McArthur Ohio critiques the life of a minister's wife. It laments constant scrutiny, judgment of attire and conduct, and pressures to conform while highlighting the double standard faced by the preacher's spouse.
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Adda L. Andrews
McArthur
Fowler remembered for charity and church work in Egypt
Carl Patterson of Chesterhill recalls John S. Fowler and his wife Esther, longtime Bartlett residents who funded the Fowler Orphanage in Cairo after ministry travels. The couple, active in the United Presbyterian Church, died in Winona Ohio. Patterson argues Fowler’s name deserves remembrance for his broad charity.
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the Messenger
Jane Dowd Dailey
John S. Fowler
Bartlett
Washington County
Athens County
Friends
Esther
John
Philadelphia
Egypt
America
Cairo
United Presbyterian Church
Fowler
Esther Fowler
Athens
John S
Winona
Ohio
Grosvenor McKee Elected Canton Councilman
Ten years ago Grosvenor McKee won election to Canton city council and was tied to Timken Roller Bearing Co. He was the son of Mrs. W. H. McKee of Athens. Other local items include Ohio University Bobcats football tactics and a Rotary Club insurance talk. A baby boy and girl were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Myres at Millfield on election day.
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Grosvenor McKee
Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
W. H. McKee
Athens
Ira Myres
Millfield
Portrait at Dawn Sparks Ardath’s Bold Escape
In a tense studio scene, Ardath seduces painter Alan as he sketches her, hoping to trap him with beauty. He challenges her, sees a harsher truth, and insists on a long, solitary night of work before offering sleep. Ardath plans to destroy the canvas and leave at dawn.
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Alan
Ardath
Picture Fire Sparks Flight of Jill and Ardath
Ardath wakes angry from last night as Jill arrives in the early morning snow to plead with Alan at the mansion. Jill, elegant and anxious, hopes for forgiveness while Ardath braces for his temper and a confrontation that will end in a cliffhanger.
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Jill
67Th Street
Patty
Alan
Ardath
Alfred Personal and Brief Social Notes
Alfred society notes report travels and family visits. Alfred residents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henderson visited Sherman Henderson in McCainsboro Illinois from Friday to Monday. Otto Swartz and daughter moved from near Junction City to the Cal Snodgrass farm north of Alfred. Stella Watkins spent last week with nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs Laban Hill in Pomeroy. Okey Sayer and Ashton Antiquity visited with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morris. Carl Babcock and guests stayed with Guy and Nin Dean. Mrs Charles Coe of Athens spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. V J Shumway. Lester Vanmeter improves after illness. James Van Meter, coal mine injury patient, is recovering.
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Alfred
Lee Henderson
McCainsboro
Sherman Henderson
Otto Swartz
Junction City
Cal Snodgrass Farm
Stella Watkins
Laban
Antiquity
Henry Weaver
Albert Morris
Carl Babcock
Near Portland
Guy and
Nin Dean
Charles Coe
Athens
V. J. Shumway
Lester Vanmeter
James van Meter
Burlingham
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Garris
Coal and Taxes
Europe
By Rodney Dutcher
Cople
Poet's Corner
Messenger
the Public Forum
John Fowler
Carl Patterson, Chesterhill, O
Don Peden
Ohio University
Bobcats
University of Cincinnati
Athens Rotary Club
C. M. Gill
J. M. Higgins
A. G. Farmer
United States Army
Athens High School
George Clark
Sport
Hitler
Japan
China
Spain
Jill Wentworth
Alan Jeffry
Barry Wentworth
Jack Wentworth
Sylvia Sutton
BY Mary Raymond
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