Athens Messenger obituary rates and subscription detail
Public notice from The Athens Messenger describes obituary charges and card of thanks pricing. It lists carrier and mail rates for Athens and surrounding counties, including annual and half-year options, with extra postage for other zones.
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Athens Sessenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr. Charlies H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press Metiosa
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Rearming plan urged to spur postwar economic recovery
A Federal program to finance a multi billion rearmament effort is proposed to revive economic growth and private investment. The piece argues for continued spending beyond wartime and notes the Peru conference as key to balancing defense needs with peacetime trade and opportunity in the Western Hemisphere.
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Americas
United States
Peru
Western Hemisphere
Relief Favored for Youthful Murder Defendants Near Athens
The article notes a youth pair sentenced to life for a filling station operator’s murder near Athens, spared the death penalty due to inexperience and non intentional killing. It discusses rising armed robbery severity and law enforcement’s strengthened efforts to curb crime.
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Athens
Public Pressure Over a Player Quitting for Religious Beliefs
The piece argues public reaction to an eastern college football player quitting for religious reasons was excessive. It asserts personal choice should remain private and that similar actions by others in dance or cards would be treated differently.
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Wen
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler condemns the American Medical Association assessment of a Philadelphia case where a woman delivered a stillborn baby at a rooming house after multiple hospitals refused admission. Pegler highlights delays and indifference by doctors and police, arguing the account exonerates few and blames the system for failure to assist the emergency patient.
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New York
Philadelphia
American Medical Assn
Answers to readers questions on law, taxes, and history
This page compiles Q&A on US immigration and return rights for a citizen with a noncitizen spouse, Als Islands sovereignty history, Loretta Young film role, last states admitted to the union, city sales taxes, undergarment materials, and Clarence Darrow’s link to the New Deal.
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Canada
United States
Aland Islands
Gue
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
League of Nations
Loretta Young
Robert Taylor
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Philadelphia
New York
Charleston
Huntington
Bluefield
Morgantown
West Virginia
St. Louis
New Orleans
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Recovery Review Board
National Recovery Administration
Washington Power Struggle: Farleys and Corcorans Clash
Washington factions around postmaster general and the 100 percent New Deal group battle over influence at the White House. The Farleys push to bar Corcorans from policy, while the Corcorans urge Roosevelt to sever ties with Farley as Democrats face a 1940 crossroads.
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Washington
Farleys
Corcorans
White House
Democratic Party
Harry Hopkins
Ickes
Jackson
SEC
Douglas
Ben Cohen
Leon Henderson
Jommy Corcoran
Farreys
F. D. KR
Pressured Hysteria Strains College Sports Narrative
A reflection on how intense pressure around college sports can fuel mass hysteria, suggesting the problem lies not in the athletics but in the social reaction and expectations surrounding them.
Messenger Service Bureau Address Guidance
Instructions request enclosed three cent stamp for questions at Washington Bureau. Legal and medical advice not provided, nor extensive research. Mail to Messenger's Service Bureau, 1013 13th St, Washington DC, The Editor.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Promising Growth Through Tact In Planetary Readings
The reading warns of conflicting interests but notes strong potential for progress and stability. It highlights new contracts in investments or real estate, with opportunities for birth signs to launch a growth year managed by tact and discreet agreements. An elder or woman may raise concern. a born child may be versatile and ambitious.
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein in 1937 Gum facts
In 1937 Americans chewed 86 million pounds of gum worth about 100 million dollars averaging 100 sticks per person. Gum comes from chicle sap tapped from Central American and Mexican trees and is flavored with peppermint and other substances. It can aid jaw exercise and oral cleaning and may help mental calmness.
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Morris Fishbein
Europe
Globe
Central America
Mexico
United States
Fifth grade play and alumni notes from East Side and Ohio University
East Side School reports fifth grade participants Martha Hoisington Dorothy Morrison Martha Sams William Love Delmar Kempton. Essays on books by Louise Bailey Bobby Davis Harold Young. Sigma Rho charter members at Ohio University include Pauline Swanson Mary Ellen Wood Esther Harris Cecile Guth rie Eleanor Garrett Virgene Brill. Several McKibben family members serve in U S armed forces with varied roles and locations. Lieutenant Frank LeRoy, formerly Athens machine gun company sergeant, noted slightly wounded in France.
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East Side School
Martha Hoisington
Dorothy Morrison
Martha Sams
William Love
Delmar Kempton
Louise Bailey
Bobby Davis
Harold Young
Sigma Rho
Ohio University
Pauline Swanson
Mary Ellen Wood
Esther Harris
Cecile Guthrie
Eleanor Garrett
Virgene Brill
Lieut
Frank LeRoy
France
LeRoy
Athens Machine Gun Company
B. R. LeRoy
Lovers Aweigh Serial Drama Moonlights in Sailors Life
Judy Alcott, daughter of Admiral, faces a love triangle with Dwight Campbell and Jack Hanley as Marvel Hastings headlines a station wedding. Judy struggles between memory and duty while Diane Bell nudges toward action and a daring restaurant outing amid looming nuptials.
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Judy Alcott
Dwight Campbbell
Jack Hanley
Marvel Hastings
Jack
Judy
Dwight
Texarkana
Marvel
Diane Bell
Navy
Alcotts
Diane
Pensacola
Dwight Campbell
Millfield Notes and Community Gatherings Report
Millfield News notes cover the Ladies Society of the Church of Christ meeting at Mrs. Bessie Petiit home with new member Zella White and Armistice Day songs, plus a December gathering planned. A birthday anniversary for William Pyle drew friends to East Millfield with many attendees listed.Illness mentions include Mrs. E C Crabtree and Mrs. Grover Semon, with family updates on the Petiit and Biddison families and funeral attendance in Athens.
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Millfield
Ladies Society of the Church of Christ
Bessie Petiit
Eda Heffkin
Garnet Blower
Petiit
Hill
Zella White
Jessie Lemons
Celia Boudinot
Olive Brookins
Elizabeth Robinett
Jessie Fulton
Bessie Petitt
Jessie Lemon
Madelene Bousedinot
Bertha Sanders
Viola Howsard
Ida Hill
Mae Boudinot
Nellie Brookins
Chauncey
Jane White
Patricia Petitt
Sharma
Eugene Boudinot
Tommy
Espe Blower
Dwight Shark
William Pyle
East Millefield
Dorothy Rasp
Jacksonville
Melvin Koons
Richard Dunkle
Clifford
Leslie Pyle
Trimble
Gene Johneston
Holden W. Va
Arthur Triplett
Edward
Wm. Cole
William Funk Jr
Genine
William Theisen
Lewis Muzio
Charlies Pyle
Ruby Simpson
Grosver Bean
Marlene Ann
Pearl Davis
Elsie Misner
John Dean
Robert Brown
Judy Ann
Edith Kidd
Amsy Beal
Wm. Pyle
Wilma
Gerald
Wilford
Leland
Melvin
E. C. Crabtree
Grover Semon
Frank Semon
B. H. Petiit
Elmer Biddison
Athens
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Zaleski
U. S
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San Diego
Coy McKibben
Everett McKibben
Carl McKibben
Camp Sherman
Ralph McKibben
Clark
Pat) Rice
J. H. Rice
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Betty Wallace
NEA Service, Inc
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