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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
7
The Daily and Weekly Messenger installs a Twentieth Century Angle Bar Perfecting Press from Duplex in Battle Creek. The machine prints cuts folds and counts at 6,000 papers per hour, using a four mile roll to produce 4 to 12 page editions with rapid form changes.
The article lists the Messenger's staff with duties including Fred W. Bush editor and manager, Charles H. Harris city editor, Ralph P. Jennings reporter and mail clerk, B L Horn ad writer, Miss Hettie Hooper bookkeeper, Thomas L. Snyder foreman of composing, Louis C. Shelby linotype operator, L L Deissle ad aetter, Goldie Smallwood head setter, Clarence Mellor pressman, Vance Bougher assistant pressman, Louis Snyder devil, plus about 40 county correspondents providing neighborhood news by mail and phone.
The Daily Messenger credits the success of its popular local daily to the city’s carrier boys. Selected for the initial issue, they diligently deliver papers and collect weekly payments regardless of weather. Each boy wears a National Newsboys association badge and carries a life member card. Names listed: Fred Ulmer, Carl Bell, Virgil Mansfield, John Price, Edwin Finsterwald, Russell Pinsterwald, Charles Watkins, Dale Jones, Louis Snyder, Pearl Croz, Jerry Fowler, Isaiah Flory.
The article describes the new flat-bed perfecting Duplex press at the Daily Messenger capable of printing 80 papers a minute and delivering editions faster than prior methods. It highlights quiet operation, strong construction, four to eight pages per run, and a public viewing invitation to observe the press in action. It also mentions a note about West Point cadet graduations shifting to February due to officer shortages.
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