The Athens Messenger Publisher and operations outline
The Athens Messenger details publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charles B. Harris. It notes daily weekday publication except Saturday, a large Sunday edition, and association memberships. Subscription rates are listed for Athens and surrounding counties with in‑city weekly charges and mail plans.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles BH. Harris
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Harrisonville Fair Chiefs Celebrate Home Theme
Harrisonville farm families prepare to display this year’s harvest bounty and canning abundance at the Harrisonville Fair with the theme The Home. Organizers praise hard work, neighborly support, and the farm’s central role in rebuilding solidarity in the hills of Southern Ohio.
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Harrisonville
Ohio
Unfit to Drive: Toledo Case Highlights Road Danger
Safety groups say a small group of drivers cause most accidents and some are unfit to drive. A Toledo case shows a man who killed a pedestrian, was released on bond, and 16 days later was arrested for 67 mph city driving, underscoring the need to keep dangerous drivers off the road for life.
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Toledo
Reading speed and comprehension call sixth grade level
A New York survey of 3,000 Americans shows the average reader is at a sixth grade level with only 25 percent reading efficiently. Advocates urge faster, more intelligent reading to handle the growing volume of public information and participate fully in modern life.
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New York
Julius F. Neumueller
Slowing Down Near Schools Is Safer, Says Officials
A district urges motorists to curb speeds in school zones amid injuries and fatalities from children in traffic. Ohio marks 20 mile per hour limits near schools with defined zones and lights, while safety patrols organize.
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Ohio
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Rodney Dutcher examines Albert Levitt's bid to disqualify Justice Hugo Black from the Supreme Court. The piece outlines emoluments retirement pay, the Borah theory, vacancies, and whether Black’s seat could be affected by Congress’s retirement provision and court power.
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Washington
Albert Levitt
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Levitt
Congress
Sumners-McCarran
Black
van Devanter
Stone
Roberts
Cardozo
Potemkin Showmanship Enshrouds Court Blunder in U S
Hugh S. Johnson comments on a political show and a Supreme Court controversy likening it to Potemkin staging. He argues the administration masked failures with grand public displays while a damaging court matter unfolds, ending in a spectacular but hollow triumph.
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Washington, D. C
Potemkin
Catherine of Russia
Crimea
Catherine
Chamber of Horrors
Supreme Court
United States
Temple of Justice
Mississippi
Chicago
Charlie
Thomas
Mussolini Pledges War-Free Mind Amid War Debate
Duce vows all thoughts on preventing war while adversaries mock him as warped. Tommy Manville agrees to pay 200000 dollars to end his fourth marriage, hinting he seeks consolation in a symbolic certificate or wealth sharing.
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Mussolini
Duce
Tommy Manville
The Agnews Saga unfolds at Lake George
In a swell life prone to collapse, Margit faces a breakup with her sister Irene’s infatuation for Charlie Jones. Keough the detective, hiding in plain sight, spots Irene, Felice, Margit and Charlie in the hotel lobby, revealing a crowded web of relationships and hidden motives.
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Agnews
Margit
Lake George
Charlie Jones
Keough
Butier
Charlie
Mrs. Bly
Waldo
Irene
Felice
Marot
Keough Plays Cat and Mouse in London Calling Gambit
Keough and Bailey uncover a staged international con where Charlie Jones uses a fake Banks telegram to draw London police. a transatlantic call reveals Asquith’s dossier listing the Duke of Westminster and other aliases as a dangerous con artist. a disguised bell boy signals Keough’s increasing exposure.
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Charlie
Old Bean
Roger Weed
Roger
Banks
George
Unch
Asquith
Tan Aeau
New York
London
Keough
Mare's Nest
Bailey
Charlie Jones
Duke
Irene
Bly
Margit
Felice
Waldo
Arlie
Cornwall T. Asquith
Prince James Hotel
Lake George
Charles Jones
Monk Mossoini
i@arl
Canterbury
the Duke of Westminster
the Dynamiter
Vienna
Rome
Paris
Budapest
Nord Evpress
Richard Williams
Weed, Withby and Brookham Ltd
England
Scotland Yard
Murlie
Ball Floats Into Goal in Water Pool
In a first grade hockey match here the ball floated into a water filled goal mouth and the goal was allowed. The incident decided the game as scores remained level. In a separate note, 2,000,000 dozens of eggs are consumed annually on U S railway dining cars.
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Sydney
United States
Keough Tracks a Suspect in Tense Pursuit
Keough believes he is on the right track as Charlie proves tougher than expected. The question remains whether Keough can capture him alone. Read tomorrow for the next installment of the cliffhanger.
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Keough
Charlie
Chick Census Taken Washington
The Department of Agriculture reports more than 700 million chicks hatched annually, with nearly half produced by commercial hatcheries, in a survey released from Washington.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Forest Fires Cause About Seventy Five Million Dollars in Damage
Records show U S forest fires inflict roughly 75 million dollars in annual losses across the United States. Firefighters and agencies report ongoing threats and funding needs to improve prevention and response infrastructure.
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United States
Public Forum argues licenses aid safety but fall short
Nelsonville letter writer G. D. Ridenour questions drivers' licenses as a theft measure. He suggests state licensed mechanics certify vehicle condition and periodic inspections, plus stricter speed limits, to reduce accidents and theft. He notes parking chaos on Public Square and mocks enforcement, urging safer driving education through the Highway Patrol.
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the Messenger
Highway Bureau
Highway Patrol
Nelsonville
G. D. Ridenour
Oct
Bell gifted to St. Peter's church in Gallipolis dates from 1868
In 1868 St. Peter's vestry received a 828 pound bell from Marruley's foundry West Troy New York with strict conditions forbidding secular use. The donor remained anonymous. After 69 years the bell rings for worship only and has never been used for other purposes.
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Gallipolis
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
City Board of Education
St. Peter's Church
Marruley’s
West Troy
New York
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Ohio
Jacob
Local social notes and pledges from Athens area
Ten years ago Mrs R R Salters Mrs John Edington and Mrs Gay Aumiller of Nelsonville hosted a dinner at the American Legion Building. Chi Omega pledged Greeba Collins Mary Elizabeth Hughes Elizabeth Edmundson and Ruth Marie Henry wed Joseph Wayne Saltz. Pi Beta Phi pledged Martha Stewart. A benefit bridge at the R of P Hall featured prize winners Victor Pierce J H Boden Mrs A R Cline and Mrs Maude Fenzel.
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R. R. Salters
John Edington
Gay Aumiller
Nelsonville
American Legion Building
Chi Omega
Greeba Collins
Mary Elizabeth Hughes
Elizabeth Edmundson
Athens
Ruth Marie Henry
J. L. Henry
Joseph Wayne Saltz
McArthur
R. of P. Hall
Victor Pierce
J. H. Boden
A. R. Cline
Maude Fenzel
Jacksonville High School welcomes new Come pany L recruits
Paul Shannon Harry G Henry John W Ashton and Clinton B Bean join Come pany L in the Senior Class of Jacksonville High School with Wendell Hall as president Helen McKinley as vice president Phyllis Bryson secretary Carrie Smith treasurer and Miss Lucille Potts as class teacher Tag Day in Athens raised funds for the new playground Mr and Mrs W S Foutch Jr Akron stayed with Mr and Mrs W S Foutch Sr Elizabeth Kern hosted Mrs R J Snively Columbus as house guest
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Paul Shannon
Harry G. Henry
John W. Ashton
Clinton B. Bean
Comepany L
Jacksonville High School
Wendell Hall
Helen McKinley
Phyllis Bryson
Carrie Smith
Lucille Potts
Forgotten early history of the church bells recited
Readily recognized even when other church bells ring, the article notes the edifice’s bell is famed yet its early history is largely forgotten by younger Shippers.
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By Rodney Dutcher
Hugh Johnson
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Corp
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Wationals
the Public Forum
Harry R. Hurn
Pi Beta Phi
Martha Stewart
Elizabeth Kern
R. J. Snively
George Clark
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