Athens Messenger details and publisher information
The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K Bush as publisher and general manager with Charles H Harris as managing editor. It notes associations and bureaus and provides subscription rates by carrier and year for Ohio and short-term periods.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Baldinting CO
Gordon K Bush
Mgr
Charles H Harris
Athens
Ohio
Values in Education Highlight Broad Curriculum Debate
Assistant Education Director Joseph W. Fichter of Ohio argues at a state convention that the best schooling blends reading writing and arithmetic with broad life preparation. He says facts and frills often aid growth, while President Bryan of Ohio University stresses college learning as a civilizing process teaching personal conduct and financial management.
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Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio
Fichter
Bryan
Ohio University
President Faces Decision On Labor Board Truce Amid New Deal Tensions
The piece argues Roosevelt must choose whether to back labor boards whose rulings provoke industrial defiance. It warns that a truce would fail unless labor yields gains from collective bargaining and cautions about further court action or production delays due to board actions.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Thwart the Bootlegger Drives Tax Protest Urgency
The piece argues taxpayers face rising taxes from all government levels and urges lower liquor taxes to curb bootlegger activity. It notes ongoing arrests and destruction of stills, cites public support for tax relief, and calls for encouragement of legitimate manufacturers and distributors to reduce illegal liquor trade.
Index of Recovery Signals Slow Rise in Telephones
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company reports a quarterly gain in new stations with 37 500 telephones added in the September quarter and a full year gain of 300 000 expected. Compared with last year’s losses, this suggests a real improvement in the economy of the middle class, with a slow but steady tide rising.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Miner Strike Brings European Fear and Uplifted Resolve
The period brings sickness worldwide while American miners resist harsh demands. The piece notes mass death threats by workers in Hungary and contrasts it with U S conditions, urging gratitude and resilience amid labor tensions.
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Hungary
Europe
The White House and Chamber of Commerce Behind the Scenes
Washington analysis reveals a deepening rift after the questionnaire dispute. The article argues the Roosevelt White House and Chamber President Harriman did not mend fences in their conference, and tensions may affect future policy and lobbying dynamics.
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Paul Mallon Washington
White House
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Chamber
Roosevelt
Harriman
Roosevelt and the Question List Stir White House Peace Talks
A quarrel over a Chamber of Commerce questionnaire to President Roosevelt triggers a drive to clarify the affair. The White House investigates precedent, Emissaries visit, and Harriman meeting reportedly ends with peace, though questions linger and critics spin tales.
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Chamber
White House
Harriman
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Mr. Harriman
C. of C
Morro Castle Report to Propose Marine Regulation Reforms
A forthcoming Morro Castle inquiry will urge tougher marine rules on steel superstructures fire doors and shipbuilding practices. It will also criticize current laws that shield ship owners from paying real damages for negligence and propose new legislation to address this gap.
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Morro Castle
Administration critics spark talk on Montreal silver exchange
The administration opposes a new Montreal silver exchange intended to lure American silver speculation. Attorney General Cummings shifts stance on the Houde case after Labor Board Chairman Garrison uncovered new evidence. Liberty League supporters claim the group has raised 500000 dollars. Rumors about Louis Howe’s illness are incorrect. he rests in Fall River and plans to return to the White House soon.
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Montreal
Cummings
Houde
Labor Board
Garrison
Liberty League
Outfit
Louis Howe
Fall River
White House
Hungarian Miners Strike Echoes Deep Social Turmoil
An editorial comment describes Hungarian miners locking themselves underground as a desperate wage strike. It labels their act fanatical and a sign of a demoralized, regimental society under postwar strain, warning that such turmoil signals broader ill health in nations under sham democracies and reckless leadership.
Big farm coyote killed near Athens and county fair highlights
Martin Seiple shot a full grown coyote three miles south of Athens. The second annual Albany Public Schools fair drew 1,500 attendees with prizes for flowers, dolls, jelly, candy and baked goods. Winners included E I Stanley, Sweeney, Howard, Croy, Barr, Potter, Gillelogly, Jones and others. Birth announced for Betty Lou Wycoff. Attendees at conferences and events included J Pickering and Ruby Mercer. Automobile buyers listed. moving pictures at a penny fair. Dean Richeson welcomed Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association. Swineheart urged statewide prohibition at a mass Athens event.
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Martin Seiple
Athens
Albany Public Schools
E. I. Stanley
George Sweeney
Betty Jane Howard
Mabel Croy
Earle Barr
Madeline Potter
Pauline Gillogly
Margaret Johnson
History of This District Chronicles Salisbury Township Settlers
James Smith and family first settled Salisbury Township in 1797 near Leading Creek along the Ohio River. Early arrivals include David Thomas at the forks of Leading Creek in 1797, Hamilton Kerr in 1798, Hy sells circa 1804, and Robert Harris who set up the first ferry in 1816. The Meigs County area saw a state road surveyed about 1810 from Gallipolis to Marietta, with early paths by foot or horseback and mail delivery along the route. Nathanial Clark arrived in 1816 as the first settler near present Pomeroy, and some land patents were signed by President John Quincy Adams.
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Smith
Massachusetts
Marietta
John M. Smith
Meigs County
David Thomas
Salisbury Township
Culpepper County
Virginia
Leading Creek
Thomas
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton notes children resist conspicuous clothes and prefer sameness. Small patches or worn items can be acceptable if not conspicuous, while oversized or gawky outfits deter them. Honest explanations about hand-me-downs are advised. children wish to be in the crowd and watch modest color choices.
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Aunt Sue
Voters urged to oppose rubber stamp officials and oppose Donahkey allies
James C. Immel of Marietta denounces relief waste in Montgomery County and nationwide, accusing the NRA AAA and related agencies of autocratic, profit driven schemes. He questions voters about supporting Vic Donahey and returning congressmen who backed costly relief programs and oligarchic governance.
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the Messenger
Columbus
Montgomery County
Civil Works Administration
Congress
Treasury
NRA
AAA
Vic Donahey
James C. Immel
Marietta
Lip cancer offers real hope with early surgery and radiotherapy
Dr Morris Fishbein explains lip cancer tends to be less malignant but dangerous if untreated. Early surgical removal and radiotherapy or X rays show promising results, with 63 percent recovery after surgery in one clinic and numerous cases cured or long-term disease-free after radium treatment.
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United States
Tomorrow Fight in History Brings Brooding Clash
Yesterday's cartoons examine Greek Sicily necropolises repurposed for the living and a derisive portrait of Henry Broug ham as a port-fueled reform bill speech. The piece parries with a teaser about tomorrow's brooding history clash.
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Henry Baron Brougham
Vaux
The Cathay Case Unfolds in a Murder Mystery
Criminologist Sidney Griff visits Mrs Cathay to probe her husband Frank Cathay's death and a journalist's murder linked to a newspaper probe. The scene unfolds in an expensive mansion as Griff questions motives around reputation, fear, and potential autopsy talk.
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Dan Bleeker
The
Blade
Morden
Cathay
Sidney Griff
Charles Fisher
Carl Racine
Griff
Nome
Racine
Mrs. Cathay
Frank
Mr. Cathay
England’s 1920s Strawberry Output Declines Reported
The fragment notes 1924 England had 9 of strawberries under producing 90,217 low fruit and 1933 crop data of 23,871 acres in hundredweight. It also includes unclear phrases about setting a float tail first.
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England
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