National Representatives Ad Rates and Subscription Details
National representatives listed for John W Quillen Company Chicago with advertising rates on request at Home or Foreign offices. Obituary cards and other notices handled. Athens Post Office second class matter under 1918 act. Subscription rates: by carrier 15 cents a week. by mail in Ohio one year 64.50. six months 32.50. ten weeks 1.00. weeks 60. One week rate listed.
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National
John W Quillen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Ohio
Vacation Over for Supreme Court Returns to Work in October
The Supreme Court ends its summer recess on October 5 as major cases move toward rulings. Key issues include the Frazier Lemke Farm Moratorium Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railroad Retirement Tax Act, unemployment compensation, fair trade acts, and municipal power plant loans. Also pending and likely to be reviewed are the Public Utility Holding Company Act, Securities Exchange Act, Communications Act and Social Security Act.
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United States Supreme Court
New Deal
Supreme Court
Horatio Alger a Prophet to Harvard Alumni
Harvard asked judges to name graduates for the college hall of fame and three chose Horatio Alger. The piece argues Alger shaped the American creed that honesty and hard work guarantee success, a belief that persisted through industrial growth and mass production, though recent years challenge that view.
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Harvard University
College Hall of Fame
Horatio Alger
Alger
Edward Ellis
Harry Castleman
Oliver Optic
Harvard
America
Test of Love Use Driving Habits to Judge Suitors
The American Automobile Association suggests brides study a suitor by his driving in heavy traffic to reveal temper nerves fatigue timidity manners and sportsmanship. The idea is echoed that grooms could be tested by similar observations of behavior such as nitpicking in the car and vanity or untidy habits.
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American Automobile Association
AAA
Americans Embrace Life Insurance Then and Now
The article notes that in 1935 one in ten Americans held life insurance, rising from earlier decades due to higher national income and workers’ earnings. It credits liberal policy terms, broader coverage, and improved agents for expanding protection, with 65 million Americans viewing life insurance as a step toward social security.
World Monies and Quotas Amid Franco Anglo talks
Washington observers doubt a full world economic conference is near as three powers push hard for stability. France hints at quota and tariff tweaks tied to currency reform while U S and Britain await the franc's normalization. Military and political tensions in Spain influence diplomatic posture for Italy and France.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Ethiopia
Lemke
England
United States
Glass backs first class New Deal over second rate plan
The piece notes Senator Glass quietly backs a high quality New Deal after a private talk with President Roosevelt. It cites his remark that he favors a first class solution rather than a third rate one if a plan is necessary. It also mentions a New Jersey lunchroom run by a former auto firm executive with mandatory sandwich accompaniments.
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Glass
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Chicagoan Dies in Garage Gas Broadcast Incident
A Chicago resident listening to a broadcast in a closed garage was overcome by gas. Rescuers arrived in the nick of time and dialed off the politician.
Texas girl inherits great grandmother dress dispute
A Texas girl resists wearing her big sister’s hand me downs while a famed dancer says she dresses two decades younger than her age. The piece contrasts family pride across generations and fashion gaps.
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Texas
Lipstick Health Warning and Driving Kiss Controversy
A clipped, opinionated column warns lipstick as a health menace and notes risky kissing while driving. It claims more injuries come from playing than any other sport, while caddies’ whistles punctuate the piece with sharp, moralizing tone.
Public viewpoints on the 1936 presidential election procedure
Charles E. Miller explains the electoral system for the 1936 race. Voters in 48 states have 531 electoral votes, with 352 in the east and 179 in the west. He notes electors meet later to choose the president unless a candidate wins the needed majority.
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the Messenger
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
London
House of Representatives
Union
Mississippi River
Mississippi
New York
Penn
Ill
Ohio
Texas
Cal
Mich
Mass
N. J
Ind
N. C
Wis
Minn
Okla
Iowa
Tenn
Ala
Kan
Miss
Ark
Conn
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Dak
Mont
Idaho
Utah
Del
N. Mex
Ariz
Nev
Wyo
Charles E. Miller
Athens
Sunshine and Seasons in a Poet’s Corner Page
Poem and letters explain how sunshine lifts moods and seasons change from May fields to harvest time. Ruth O Shea of Millfield Ohio shares a reflective verse about winter gloom and a sigh. Barbara Hankison of Nelsonville Ohio adds a farming reminiscence about crops and future food.
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Ruth O'Shea
Millfield
Ohio
Barbara Hankison
Nelsonville
Dorothy Gish Arrested on Traffic Charge Cited by Officer
Connecticut officer Robert Herr recalls arresting Dorothy Gish on a traffic charge. The remark questions freedom versus slavery, contrasting with Otis F. Glenn’s rainfall plea to farmers and Etienne Gilson’s philosophical quote.
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Robert Herr
Connecticut
Dorothy Gish
District Tales of Long Ago in Addison Township
Addison Township in Gallia County formed from Kyger Township on March 3 1811. Early settlers include Samuel Rees 1797 John Bing 1800 John Trackier 1802 and others. First cabin 1795 by Hezekiah Frazer, Bethel Church site later, first post office 1837 at Addison.
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H. Bion
Bradbury
Addison
Gallia County
Kyger
Hezekiah Frazer
Samuel Rees
John
William Bing
John Trackier
William Cherrington
James Maddy
McCoy Rollston
James W. Maddy
Aaron George
James Marten
Augustus S. Guthrie
William Frazer
Abram Durst
Campaign Creek
Charles Buck
Joseph Rife
Bulaville
Robert Guy
Rife
John Cherrington
Bethel
J. W. Parker
Bulnville
John Bing
Bethel Church
James Jones
Abraham Knapp
James Martindale
Alexander Miller
Addison Village
Reuben Rothgeb
Robert Reynolds
John Lanks
William Watson
Eastern Star initiates new class in Nelsonville
Ten years ago the Eudora Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Nelsonville planned to initiate a new member class led by Mrs. Stella Davis and others including Mrs. Mia Anderson and Miss Stella Gray. Daughters of Dorcas hosted a birthday surprise for Mrs. Mary Ellen Dean on her 80th birthday. Oak Hill awaits 24 hour electric lighting from the Hocking Power Company.
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Eudora
Order of Eastern Star
Nelsonville
Stella Davis
Alice Anderson
Stella Gray
Flossie Crawford
Margaret Galvin
Mable Washburn
Stella Betts
Mary EB. Bartlett
Grace Kelch
Lula Saltz
Daughters of Dorcas
Church of Christ Trimble
Mary Ellen Dean
Oak Hill
Hocking Power Company
Fall Festival Highlights At Pleasant Valley High School
The program featured Joseph Myers Clifford Ruth and Robert Lowther who supplied music with Miss Mabel Leifheit and Miss Irene Arthur as soloists. Leo Williams named most popular homely man Edyth Fulton most attractive girl. Wescott Roach helped close state armories and returned for fall term at Ohio University. Phillis May daughter of Charles and Mrs Jordan named after a friend. Mr Phillis offered a baby carriage as a birthday gift. Hull Foster Jr and family returned from a western trip.
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Pleasant Valley High School
Joseph Myers
Clifford Ruth
Robert Lowther
Mabel Leifheit
Irene Arthur
Leo Williams
Edyth Fulton
Wescott Roach
Harry M. Roach
S. M. Johnson
Roach
Ohio University
Phillis May
Charles Jordan
Adams Express Company
Jordan
Shel Phillis
Zanesville Company
Seventh Regiment
Phillis
Flight Across the Pacific Sparks a Love and Flight
Kay Graham, a stewardess, falls for Ted Graham a veteran pilot with a son Dickie. She impulsively joins a Honolulu flight hoping to escape duty. On board she notices Illah the dancer spy intrigue while Kay plans to reveal her actions to Ted and face the consequences.
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Kay Dunn
Ted Graham
Ted
Dickie
Kay
Honolulu
Illah
Iilah
Kay Graham
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein
Small children may insert or swallow foreign objects such as beans chalk buttons and coins. Do not probe with improper tools seek medical help. doctors may use forceps X rays and specialized techniques to locate and remove the object sometimes by passing tubes to pull it out or by blocking its descent with chewed food to aid passage.
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Morris Fishbein
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Toledo
Mediterranean
Mussolini
the Public Forum
Commenta Om
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Messenger
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Otis F. Glenn
Illinois
A. L. Totman
North Hill
Women’s Needle Club
Charles Woods
P. E. Shirley
Mary A. Fryburger
Thomas Hoffman
Rebekah Lodge
Mrs. Hull Foster, Jr
West
George Clark
RANS
Pacific Flight
Monte
Ralph
Doris
Mariner
Ship's Harbor
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