Fred Bush remembered as visionary Athens Messenger publisher
The Athens Messenger honors Fred Bush, longtime publisher and newspaper man of SE Ohio, noting his dream of a community newspaper with national reach. It lauds his leadership, fairness, and devotion to honest news, and states his life’s work built an enduring institution.
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Rederick W. Bush
Southeastern Ohio
Fred Bush
the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Ohio
North Hill
Hocking Valley
Southern Ohio
Remembering Fred Bush Messenger Publisher and Friend
As We Blindly Search for Words By C. H. Bartlett honors Fred Bush a Messenger family member and trusted publisher. The tribute recalls his strength, loyalty, and guidance as a practical visionary who built a steady, honest foundation for the newspaper and its readers.
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C. H. Bartlett
Messenger
Tall Tree
Fred Bush
Health and Diet Advice From Dr. Frank McCoy Columns
Public health column outlines weekly menus by Dr. Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Includes breakfasts lunches and dinners with Melba toast vegetables fish poultry and desserts, plus potato preparation and diet cautions about starch fats and sugars. It also covers remedies for blood and intestinal toxemias, a baby rash case, and infant feeding guidance with milk and orange juice before feeds.
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Frank McCoy
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Science wonders and the atom power explained
Arthur Brisbane discusses advances in atomic science, noting methods of splitting atoms, the potential of Niagara power and the work of Langmuir Whitney and Coolidge. He highlights the tiny scale of atoms and gas molecules, and suggests radioactivity and electronic bombardment reveal a vast unseen world.
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China
Moon
Doctor Coolidge
Irving Langmuir
Doctor Whitney
Foods That Do Not Worsen Catarrh in Winter
Mrs J H asks which foods do not produce catarrh during her winter cold. She notes possible chronic catarrh and seeks guidance on diet to ease nasal symptoms. The inquiry requests specific foods and practical recommendations.
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J. H
Substances and Radiation Wonders in a Laboratory
A description invites readers to visit a lab to observe crystals salts and ores under bombardment revealing colors and brilliance. It explains counting electrons discharged from a radiating uranium sample enclosed in thick lead and notes that radium in space becomes lead over billions of years.
Laboratory Girls Test Tiny Parts With Precision Gauges
Near the laboratory, young ladies work scientifically in the manufacturing department testing small pieces of machinery to within one five thousandth part of an inch using fine gauges.
Women at Work in Mines Then and Now
The piece contrasts old mining labor by British women in caves with today’s improved conditions. It recalls women in low galleries crawling on hands and knees, dragging coal cars while chained to limits, then notes overall improvements in work environments.
Monotony of Gauging Work Attributed to Women
A GE engineer claims testing with gauges is intolerable for men but women endure it and perform better due to delicate touch from child care. He cites scientific history, arguing humanity is ancient and child care makes men unable to stand such tasks beyond minutes.
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General Electric
Giant turbine factory powers Ford engines
The article describes a large turbine factory producing power generating machines for global use. A single turbine built for Henry Ford is expected to output 150000 horsepower after conversion to electricity, costing 1.5 million dollars, and fueling Ford engines that will drive vast American mileage.
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Henry Ford
Modern Industry Cuts Costs With Improved Machinery
General Electric's new machinery cuts the cost of a product from $600 to $60, yielding cheaper goods, higher wages, and bigger profits as science and machinery advance. The passage highlights how improved machines lower production costs and boost profitability.
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General Electric
GE Among Leaders Employs 100,000 with $150 Million Wages
A Great American organization is General Electric led by President Gerard Swope with Mr Young as chairman. It employs 100000 men across its plants, pays about 150000000 in wages yearly, and manufactures many products from electric locomotives to lamps.
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General Electric
Gerard Swope
Mr. Young
Young Plan
Weveleth
Showman Shearer Dazzles Senate Committee Hearings
William Dadi Shearer dominates a Senate committee hearing with brash showmanship and sharp wit. The veteran lobbyist and promoter captivates witnesses and onlookers, while allies hail him as a great man and critics resist his bold posture. The scene includes the crowd at Capitol Hill and the notable presence of a D A captor and party rhetoric.
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Ly Wou
Spode
Washington
William Dadi Shearer
Senate
Mr. Shearer
Sam Shortridge
Shearer
Ballyhoo Boys
Will Hayes
Bond
Teapot Dome
Shortridge
Mace Donald
Florida
London
GE Builds Giant Water Wheel Generators for Soviet Russia
General Electric is producing the largest water wheel generators ever made, claimed to be destined not for England France or America but for Soviet Russia. The remark suggests a shift in industrial output toward the USSR.
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General Electric
England
France
America
Soviet Russia
A Daily Study In Correct English Lesson Preview
A daily study notes correct usage and pronunciation guidance by W. L. Gordon. It highlights preferred terms like sales woman over saleslady and explains common misspellings and synonyms. The entry defines the word ineffable as incapable of being expressed in words with an example.
Charter Granted for Stewart Grange
C M Freeman writes County Deputy Warren that a charter for the Grange at Stewart has been granted. Athens High defeated Logan High 59 to 0 in the season opener at the playground. Officer Ed Bolin serves as acting police chief for the month while Porter Tightens city forces. Miss Aldine Roach visits Marietta as sister’s guest. The Athens Mission Church received remaining 388 dollars to become the permanent home for mission work. Miss Ethel Haning hosted a Sunday dinner for Miss Mary Albright and Miss Bess Dickel at West Carpenter Street. Mayor and Mrs S B Hedgey spent Sunday with the in-laws of the former. Mrs C L Poston and Mrs T R Biddle left for Cincinnati.
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C. M. Freeman
The
National Grange
William J. Warrener
Stewart
Ed Bolin
Porter
Dity
Athens Mission
Ethel Haning
West Carpenter Street
Mary Albright
Bess Dickel
Parkersburg
8. B. Hedgey
W. W. Skinner
Rome Township
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