Athens Messenger and Herald printing overview and rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. profiles include publishers Frederick W Bush and Charles H Harris, with staff roles and association memberships. It lists offices, circulation groups, national reps, and subscription rates by carrier and mail in Ohio, including weekly and annual prices.
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W Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gorcon K Bush
Charlies H Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Ohio
Better Business Ahead Christmas Outlook For 1937
Improved buying power and consumer confidence lift year end prospects higher than 1929. Increased spending, heavier payrolls, and more stock across stores point to stronger Christmas trade and a robust start to 1937.
Athens plans water line upgrades to boost fire protection
Spending to finish large water mains over Athens will provide the best pressure for fire defense. Until fire equipment is modernized and housed, insurance rates won’t fall. Patchwork mains from rapid growth created varied line sizes across streets and districts. Insurance experts urge larger circuits, aided by federal funds, now nearly completed. Ancient Athens fire trucks sit in an alley as best practice favors city building relocation. Logan faces the same issue. Savings from reduced insurance in Athens could exceed the cost of new gear in a single year.
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Athens
Logan
Charities See Rising Contributions Across 78 Cities
This fall donations to Community Chest campaigns rose in 78 cities with over 38 million dollars raised. Many communities exceeded targets as private giving rebounded while governments aid remained high reducing perceived need.
Culture Olympics at Penn to uncover latent talents
Samuel S. Fleisher backs a Culture Olympics planned by the University of Pennsylvania School of Education to foster cultural talents in children and adults with potential scholarships as possible awards. The program aims to spread nationwide and highlight mental as well as physical pursuits.
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Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fleisher
University of Pennsylvania School of Education
Gas Station Attendant Laughed and Walked Away
An armed bandit entered a Pittsburgh gas station where the attendant laughed and walked away. The report notes a model employee would have oiled and polished the gun, reflecting the risky interaction.
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Pittsburgh
Cultural Olympics planned in Philadelphia headline
A cultural Olympics is launched in Philadelphia with training that may involve late night reading. Americans returning from Madrid face a long acclimation to U.S. customs and the July Fourth celebrations. A Western traveler complains of a pie as a tax issue leads to humor and patience.
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Philadelphia
Madrid
United States
New Deal Hints Slow Markets Amid Price Rise Fears
Washington sources say New Deal spokesmen are pulling back from stimulus while stock traders fret. Rumors of a looming capital gains tax, possible war talk, and a President hostile to stock trading ripple through markets. Prices rise across most sectors, with wholesale levels near 1926 highs, signaling anxiety over inflation despite a strong holiday outlook and wage increases.
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Washington
New Deal
SEC
FRB
Europe
Roosevelt Eyes Farm Leaders to Shape New Agricultural Legislation
As Roosevelt plans a private conference with farm advisers he aims to summon top agricultural leaders to Washington for several days to draft a new program. The plan, likely routed through Secretary Wallace after January’s session, mirrors how the AAA was born in 1933 and seeks to keep federal control via soil conservation and production controls without a constitutional amendment.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Agriculture
Wallace
Congress
AAA
Chester Davis
Semi arid wheat farmers push crop insurance interest
In the semi arid regions only wheat farmers show much interest in crop insurance. They expect the plan to cover years with low prices and poor yields. The AAA crowd plans starting with wheat first year, while overall campaign talk has faded after the drive.
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AAA
Unfair to Listeners: Campaign Against Biased Radio
A national drive emerges as Jack Parker, a reform broadcaster, leads a dialers' campaign against programs deemed unfair to organized listeners. He claims millions are joining across 22 states. Critics fault excessive commercialism and urge better educational and cultural broadcasting.
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National Press Services
Jack Parker
Santa Claus Trips by Plane Surprise for Spanish Children
A report notes Spanish children have received surprise packages by air for several months, marking a playful deviation from traditional gift delivery. The piece highlights the novelty of Santa Claus traveling by plane and delivering festive parcels.
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Santa Claus
Memory of Childhood and November Woods Poems
Poet's Corner features readers Eleanor Sewell of Athens Ohio and Barbara Hankison of Nelsonville Ohio. The memory poem recalls a mother singing while baking cookies and children listening. A November woodland scene depicts leaves fading, berries remaining, cattle returning home, and imminent snow.
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Mother
Eleanor Sewell
Athens
Ohio
District Tales of Long Ago Chronicles Chauncey’s Early Government
Chauncey was incorporated in 1906 with John M. Lahugh as first mayor. Ordinance No 1 set salaries: mayor $25, clerk $20, marshal $8. councilors unpaid. Posts detail successive mayors, past postmasters, and the 1838 Chauncey post office. The forest of Siberia note closes the piece.
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Chauncey
John M. Lahugh
Dover Township
Lahugh
Ray Gardner
Peter Pendergrass
William Edwards
Edwards
W.S. McKitrick
S. H. Stephenson
John Mourne
Charles Howard
George Gibbs
W. T. Sprague
R. C. M. Hastings
A. E. Watkins
John Cook
Frankie Howard
Edward Minister
Henry George remedy urged by Charles F Davis in Letters
In The Messenger column readers are invited to send signed letters. Charles F Davis of Middleport argues in favor of Henry George's economic remedy. He cites unemployment income inequality and tax system burdens as core issues, referencing Dr John Dewey and the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
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the Messenger
Henry George
Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Park Place
New York
John Dewey
Charles F, Davis
Middleport
Ohio State Alumni Day Celebrated in Logan
OSU alumni gathered in Logan for Alumni Day with organizers C F Ridgely Forest Weinrich George Cooke Robert W Lang Fred H Hull and others hosting. Attendees included Mrs Clair Karr Mrs Otho Karr Mrs Charles Karr Mrs Mark Roller Miss Margaret Clark and Miss Ann Pickering plus multiple families from Campbel St Nelsonville and East Bank W Va.
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Ohio State University
Logan
C. F. Ridgely
Forest Weinrich
George Cooke
Robert W. Lang
Fred H. Hull
Clair Karr
Pomeroy
Robert McElhinney
Otho Karr
Middleport
Charles Karr
Mark Roller
Helen Dorst
Dora Reuter
Sara Hamm
Beatrice Hess
Margaret Clark
Campbell St
Nelsonville
Henry Stephenson
East Bank
W. Va
Mrs Gross and Frank R Gross to Crooks ville visit relatives
Mrs Ernest Gross and baby and Mr Frank R Gross travel to Crooksville. Mrs Gross will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Brown while Mr Gross visits his son Mr Fred Gross. Herbert Red Richardson returns from Manns Choice Pa with his in law and sister Mr and Mrs C R Clarke. Mr and Mrs T L Morgan hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs J W Herrold and son Joe Port Columbus.
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Ernest Gross
Baby
Frank R. Gross
Crooksville
Gross
Charles Brown
Mr. Gross
Fred Gross
Herbert Red( Richardson
Manns Choice
C. R. Clarke
T. L. Morgan
J. W. Herrold and Son
Joe Port
Columbus
What You Should Know About NEW SOCIAL SECURITY LAW
The wage earner who applies for a Social Security account is cautioned not to lose the account identification card. Benefits at 65 depend on wage credits. if lost, a new card can be issued. The process moves via five steps through typing centers and the Baltimore office, with strict record filing to avoid confusion among similarly named workers.
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Social Security Board
Baltimore
Manhattan
Half Acre in Eden Ends in Family Crime Reveal
Tony Stellicci confronts brother Carlo over a trunk of stolen goods tied to recent robberies. Marcia Canfield’s search for Frank Kendrick leads to Chicago and back as police recover the loot. Bruce McDougall appears as a looming ally or observer as the drama moves toward further consequences.
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Marcia Canfield
Philip Canfield
Frank Kendrick
Marcia
Kendrick
Helen Waddell
Frank
Chicago
Tony Stellicci
Carlo
Storm
Bruce McDougall
Helen
Bradfords
Tony
Bobbs Neck
Henderson Bridge
Canfield
New York
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein
Simple rules guard sight Do not face bright light or windows during work Use clean towels Avoid eye level hooks or projections Eye physiology explains fleeting eye spots and blinking as protection Blinking rate varies by mood attention and gender Readability notes irritants like smoke increase blinking
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Morris Fishbein
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