Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger weekly edition information lists publishing staff, associations, and advert steps. It includes publisher K. Bush and editor H. Harris, with affiliations to American Newspaper Publishers Association and others. Subscription rates show carrier and mail options in Ohio with yearly, ten week, and four week terms.
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Herald Printing CO
Don K. Bush
Mer Aanthe H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Onio Seine
Ink Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Inland Daily Press Association
Telegraph Wire Report
United Ss Associations
Ohio
Aoa
American Fathers Learn to Study Fatherhood Seriously
A bulletin by the American Child Health Association notes fathers study the role like a job. They visit schools read books and form study groups to give sons the best possible breaks. The piece discusses the ideal father versus real behavior and how fatherhood shapes a boy’s world and growth.
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American Child Health Association
Little Willie
Dad
SELF HELP IS BEST HELP FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRESS
Editorial urges personal and civic self reliance to avoid unsustainable debt and dependence on external aid. It argues individuals and local governments must plan ahead, live within means, and build credit, warning that reliance on unspecified outside assistance ultimately harms communities.
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Mer
Ready Driver Posture Aimed at Preventing Motor Mishaps
The article argues drivers must stay alert and ready to act in emergencies as traffic rises. It stresses proper driving posture, feet placed for quick braking and clutch use, and attention focused on the road to prevent accidents.
Elder Schildkraut Trims Players with Knife in Shylock Tale
Konrad Bercovici recalls a New York tale of elder actor Schildkraut who, while preparing to play Shylock, whetted a razor sharp knife and theatrically threatened Antonio on stage. Offstage, he learns the rival card sharp who had trimmed him previously was among the backstage figures.
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Konrad Bercovici
Schildkraut
Brandishinz
New York
Konrad
Manhattan
Joseph
Second Avenue
Schildkraut, Sr
Shylock
Bercovici
Antonio
Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Infor mations
The Athens Messenger Information page answers reader queries on nutrition for children, optical illusions in Magnetic Hill, origin of bowling, distinction between paddy and unhusked rice, submarine escape training, and frozen assets in banking.
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H. A
Bureau of Home Economics
Magnetic Hill
Los Angeles
Frank G. Menke
Egypt
Greece
England
Pterodactyl: a fowl and brute merged in nature's trial
The verse recalls the pterodactyl as a hybrid of bird and brute, larger than hawk or owl, with fur none and fowl traits. It notes the extinct creatures vanished as Nature tested forms, while humans gained a chance to persist and preserve life on Earth.
Drivers urged to focus on safety and foresight on road
The speaker stresses minimal excuses for crashes and says each driver should learn to be comfortable and safe, thinking ahead of others. Those who pay attention to their job never need alibis or wonder how accidents happen.
A Thought for Today From Isaiah
A devotional line quotes Isaiah 66 17 promising a new heavens and new earth. It emphasizes a future beyond memory of the old world.
Explanation of Yesterdays Cartoon The Hindu Kiddie Car
A satirical note on fakirs and a fakir union forms around the image of a Sadhu’s son on a nails wagon. The piece comments on the appeal of holiness and contemplation while noting overcrowded fakir ranks and new union rules.
Taught School for 69 Years in Covington Indiana
Miss Olive BE Coffeen signs her sixty-ninth teacher’s contract at 83 to continue teaching in Covington district. Her career began at 15, spanning the evolution from one-room schools to a modern system. Tomorrow asks How Many Countries Celebrate Armistice Day.
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Olive BE. Coffeen
Indiana
Covington
Miss Coffeen
Messenger Forum Letter on Books and Public Interest
A reader urges continued publication of government bond market notes and laments reduced room for letters. Another writer, signing LORE BOOK LOVER, discusses book lending and urges buying books to avoid loss. An anonymous subscriber notes room for cooking school ads amid the dialog. Athens and Nelsonville letters dated Nov 6, 1931.
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Athens, O
Probable Loss of a Book Sparks Library Reflections
Editor Messenger laments borrowers who take books and never return them. He notes rental libraries grew as people faced daily costs and pride in owning books has faded, arguing nonreturners hurt libraries and reading culture.
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Messenger
New Booklet on Parliamentary Law For Leaders
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet titled Parliamentary Law aimed at speakers and leaders to prevent parliamentary snarls and untangle tangles. Readers are urged to send six cents for a copy using a coupon.
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Athens Messenger
House of Representatives
Congress
Request for Parliament Law booklet and postage
Information Bureau in Washington asks six cents for a copy of the booklet on Parliamentary Law. The note includes sender’s name and address field as Name Street for mailing details.
West Athens calls for more street lights after rate cut
An East State Street resident urges Athens to install street lighting on dark sidewalks despite trimming trees. He notes sidewalks in front of affluent properties and criticizes rough paths that cause ruined shoes and stumbles at night.
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Athens
East State Street
East Side
Global silver crunch and gold reserves in wartime talk
The article notes Japan and Russia would need large silver supplies if conflict widens. It reports shortages in New York at 30 cents an ounce with potential rises to a dollar. Japan reportedly holds 75 million in gold in San Francisco to fund explosives and silver purchases, while Washington and France dominate gold but may face a goldless world in a war scenario.
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China
Russia
Japan
New York
San Francisco
Washington
France
Question of Russia and Japan in Manchuria outcome
The article ponders whether Russia will permit Japan to establish influence in Manchuria and become its dominant ruler. It frames the issue as a geopolitical query about future power balance between Russia and Japan in the region.
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Europe
East
Russia
Manchuria
Russia and Japan War Threat Sparks Wheat Boom
The article notes a possible Russo Japanese war over Manchuria would be different. It suggests a stronger current Russian government and the risk of wheat sales being refused to feed soldiers could drive a wheat boom, even if some grain traders remain unaware.
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Manchurian
Manchuria
Russia
Roosevelt duty in Manchuria and Japan’s wartime role
The article argues Roosevelt acted as arbiter after the 1904 war, ceding Russian possessions in Southern Manchuria to Japan and spending over two hundred million dollars there. It warns Russia would face a hard fight to regain the lost territories and pleads for the US to stay out, heedful of providence and noninvolvement.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Manchuria
Russia
Russia’s failed railcar deal shifts to Germany
Russia attempted to purchase nine thousand railway freight cars and other transport gear for fifty million dollars. American businessmen refused to advance half in cash, pushing the sale to Germany, a move that could affect private debts to financiers eager for quick commissions.
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Russia
Germany
Nut
Gandhi comments on king, independence hope questioned
Gandhi meets the king and speaks kindly, but says only God brings encouragement for India’s independence, not kings. He contrasts this with Japanese actions dropping bombs, noting air power can both encourage and discourage.
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Gandhi
Democrats Split Over Roosevelt Nomination In 1920 Convention
The piece notes widespread support among rank and file Democrats for Governor Roosevelt of New York, while a rival faction aims to block his nomination. It warns a two thirds rule could bar the will of the base, mirroring past decisive defeats of favored candidates.
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Roosevelt
New York
Champ Clark
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Plane Crash Leaves Five Burned Alive
A recent airplane crash left five people burned alive amid wreckage reports. Investigators work to identify the victims and determine the cause of the tragic incident.
Notre Dame Beats Rutgers 48 to 0 Among Week's Best Team
New York critics call the Notre Dame eleven one of the season's finest. Knute Rockne coached the team that routed Rutgers 48 to 0. Other notes include Dr. A F Holmes resigning from Lima State Hospital and heading to Pasadena with Mrs. Holmes for the winter.
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New York
Notre Dame
Rutgers
Knute Rockne
A. F. Holmes
Lima State Hospital
Three Township Areas Approve Levy After Past Rejection
In 1921 Carthage Lee and Alexander and Lodi Townships backed a three mill school levy by large margins after last year’s defeat. Albany joined with a three to one plurality in favor signaling broad support across the region.
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Carthage, Lee
Alexander
Lodi
Albany
Red Cross roll call deemed success despite lower Athens votes
In Athens the Red Cross roll call drew a smaller turnout with 1,800 voters compared with 3,300 last year, yet organizers called the effort a success and noted strong participation in a period of economic strain.
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Athens
Red Cross
Maucks Visit Athens and Local College Ties Highlight Trip
Dr and Mrs Joseph W Mauck of Hillsdale Michigan toured Athens visiting J Perry Wood. Mauck a former Hillsdale College president had been offered a Ohio University professorship and spoke at Rio Grande College for Simeon Hutsinpillar Bing's inauguration. B & O telegraph workers won wage gains and shorter hours as government arbitrators settled the dispute. Heirs of Mabel Moulton sought amid a late 19th century Athens born estate. Ohio coal mining tops a half billion tons since 1838 with Ohio trailing only Pennsylvania Illinois and West Virginia. Athens baseball posted a two thirds win rate though the season lacked financial success.
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Joseph W. Mauck
Hillsdale, Mich
Athens
J. Perry Wood
Doctor Mauck
Hillsdale College
Ohio University
Rio Grande College
Simeon Hutsinpillar Bing
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
West Virginia
United States Geological Survey
Oyster Supper Honors New Pastor at Christian Church
An oyster supper at the Christian Church celebrated the installation of Rev. E. D. Murch. Participants included M. P. Totman B. A. Headley L. A. Koons Professor Frederick Treadley N. K. Alderman and Dr. H. T. Phillips.
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The
Christian Church
E. D. Murch
M. P. Totman
B. A. Headley
L. A. Koons
Frederick Treadley
N. K. Alderman
H. T. Phillips
British tariff shift could reshape US trade patterns
Rodney Dutcher reports that Britain, as the United States’ top non-Canadian customer, may abandon free trade for tariffs, risking a tariff wall around the empire. A tariff rise could boost American branch plants abroad but hurt global health by reducing German trade balance, with Britain’s 1931 purchases and 1929 cotton and tobacco exports highlighted.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
United Kingdom
Canada
North America
Britain
Germany
France
England
British Isles
Children’s Book Week Encourages Reading Habits for Youth
In mid November the community observes Children’s Book Week to educate parents on the value of children’s reading. The piece argues that early reading establishes lifelong habits, notes shifts in children’s literature toward engaging, nonpreachy morals, and urges parents to explore books themselves before shopping for gifts.
New Youth Books Offer Rich Readings for Young Readers
Old time children s books failed to engage youngsters with plain text and dull pictures. Now a surge of excellent titles spans babies to sixteen year olds with engaging art and adventurous themes. A trip to the bookstore invites exploration of fairy land and travel tales.
Diesels Expected to Curb Plane Explosions and Power Needs
The piece argues that a perfected Diesel engine will prevent conflagrations from aviation and enable aircraft use, auto power, farm energy, and rural grids, reducing lines. It urges government funding to develop and hasten perfection, criticizing low government spending.
Washington Wash by Strickland Gillilan
A satirical column mocks government insiders in Washington and mocks capo Al Capone era connections. It questions public integrity and references Jimmy Wilkerson in Chicago and a Miami bungalow, with lionizing a dog over mob ties.
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Washington Wash
Strickland Gillilan
Washington
Ph. D
Jimmy Wilkerson
Chicago
Capone
Wilkerson
United States
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