The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. notice
Publication details for The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. with publisher Gordon K. Bush and Charles B. Harris listed. Includes agent affiliations, circulation groups, and access to advertising rates. Subscription prices shown for various counties and zones.
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Athens Stessenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles B. Harris
Oberlin First Woman Admitted On Equal Basis Milestone
A century ago Oberlin College admitted women as equals, a sensational step paralleling Ohio University’s 1869 co ed entry by Margaret Boyd. The piece notes the spread of co education across American colleges, honors for Boyd, and the lasting tradition she embodies in Old Ohio.
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Oberlin College
Athens
M. Boyd
Ohio University
Oberlin
Margaret Boyd
Athens County
Old Ohio
Instrument of People Grand jurors urged to act for reform
An Eastern Ohio county urges citizens to inform grand jurors about conditions seen as illegal or improper. The piece argues jurors have broad investigative power to address wrongs and protect political freedom, highlighting citizen responsibility and the potential impact of grand jury actions.
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Ohio
No Part in Disputes in Meigs County Headlines
The Meigs County editor notes deep splits over the Roscoe Fowler sheriff indictment in the Williamson murder case and the Meigs County Children's Home trustees dispute linked to Eastman. Readers are urged that The Messenger remains neutral, aiming to collect and distribute news impartially.
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Williamson
Eastman
Meigs County
Roscoe O. Fowler
Lafe Williamson
Meigs County Children's Home
Neighbors Debate Morality and Censorship Efficiency
A perspective asserts that while a few deserve confinement, many others share similar morality and that neighbors can enforce censorship effectively and cheaply. This view argues for local action to regulate behavior.
Hidden Motives and Joy in Work
A reflective brief argues real happiness comes from finding joy in work while the truly skilled may seem profound yet lack depth. It cautions that the impossible challenges some while others dismiss effort as depressing.
Soviet auto industry struggles reveal reliance on foreign help
In Moscow and Gorki major plants copy American designs with Ford and Buick roots. Dybets is removed amid charges of anarchism and fake specialists. PRAVDA cites disorder and losses. analysts say mass production skills lag and foreign aid may be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Gorki
S. S. Dybets
America
Austin Co
Ford
Budd Engineering Co
Dybets
Pravda
Farley Rumors Stir Washington Political Speculation
Washington gossip links Postmaster General James Farley to a possible exit by year end and a future foray into business. The SEC has shown no rush, and Farley reportedly seeks recognition for his administrative work rather than high pay. Some speculate he may aim for New York governor in 1938 or even the presidency.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
James Aloysius Farley
Jim
Farley
Securities and Exchange Commission
Post Office
SEC
Jim Farley
Post Office Department
New York
Depesters
United States
Man awaits letter but faces a flood of circulars
A frustrated man waits for a real letter while bombarded with circular mail. The scene captures delays and annoyance caused by junk mail competing with genuine correspondence.
Agnews Family Plunges Into Romantic Turmoil
Margit schemes to save Irene from Charlie Jones and the alluring dangers he poses. She falls for Charlie while plotting his capture with Keough after a Scotland Yard cable labels him a notorious criminal, as Waldo’s engagement to Irene frays.
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Margit
Irene
Waldo
Charlie Jones
Charlie
Keough
Scotland Yard
Marat
Love and danger collide on a Long Island verandah
Margit admits love for Charlie then confronts his perilous identity. She urges him to flee with money and a plan as police surround the Swan Inn. The scene ends with her confession and a cliffhanger about Charlie’s true past.
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Starett
Swan Inn
Margit
Charlie
Keough
Aldo
Waldo
Darling
Irene
Long Island
Ritz Plaza
Beaver
Jones
Teough
Europe
Emma
Tasmania
Charlie' lI
Marast
The Vicksburg Scow and Autumn Verses
A poem The Vicksburg Scow recalls Civil War memories with E V Wolfe and others from Athens County including Joe Wolfe and the late William Dean. It describes Porter and his gunboat, a siege at Vicksburg, and the scow’s dramatic explosion. Also includes an autumnal verse noting harvest, birds, and seasonal change. The closing note mentions Argentina’s average meat consumption.
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Vicksburg Scow
E. V. Wolfe
Lower Plains
Joe Wolfe
E V
Vicksburg
William Dean
Athens
Athens County
Dean
Porter
Dinosaur Cemetery Found Near Aral Sea Desert
Large Mesozoic era cemetery discovered in the Zy Kum desert near the Aral Sea. Fossils include small amphibians to gigantic dinosaurs some reaching forty meters in length.
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Moscow
Zy-Kum
Aral Sea
Washington Tops Nation in 1936 Pulp Output
In 1936 Washington led U S pulp production with $27,549,520 of pulp and 895 797 tons. Wisconsin followed in second place with Maine close behind at $23,680,643. Oregon's pulpwood industry was valued at $6,695,145.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Wisconsin
Maine
Oregon
Vitamin C and scurvy origins in diet and history
Scurvy is rare today but linked to deficient diets especially with single food items or starch. Vitamin C is abundant in fresh fruit and vegetables and degrades with heat and age. Captain Cook observed sailors’ scurvy on long voyages and highlighted fresh food. Treatment includes antiscorbutic foods and vitamin C supplements, with rapid improvement in 24 to 48 hours. The 1920 Polish winter section notes severe cold and loss of fruit trees.
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Tropics
United States
Captain Cook
Cook
Cape Horn
Poland
Ruth Elder saved by Azores rescue flight to Le Bourget
Ruth Elder, famed trans Atlantic flyer, was picked up off the Azores in a United States to Le Bourget flight. In Athens, Mrs Wiley Sprague and others attended an Eastern Star memorial meeting in Nelsonville while Athens High School reports a busy cafe and student elections.
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Ruth Elder
Azores
United States
le Bourget
France
Wiley Sprague
J. W. Hudson
John Kilpatrick
Pearl Drake
Athens
Nelsonville
War Work and Camp Sherman Preparations Highlight Local Notes
American women were being employed at gasoline stations to relieve men for war service. Camp Sherman was being prepared to receive the second Army group. Ira Chaney of Glouster left for Camp Sherman, was unlocated when listed, and Benjamin G. Dorsey of Alexander Township substituted. Chaney later returned from Pennsylvania coal fields and proceeded to Camp Sherman. Zenner's delivery truck driven by Lon Pickering and a roadster driven by Fred Beckler collided at Union and Cemetery streets. Ohio University faced Ohio Wesleyan on the Ohio Field with a lineup including Wendt and Loomis at backs, Grover and Starkey at ends, and other listed players.
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Camp Sherman
United States Army
Ira Chaney
Glouster
Benjamin G. Dorsey
Alexander Township
Chaney
Pennsylvania
Zenner
Lon Pickering
Fred Beckler
Union and Cemetery Sts
River's Lure Draws Fishers Home in Dreamlike Verse
Hazel McCallum of Minersville Ohio writes of the river’s pull on fishers. The poem describes river life as food drink and refuge, with memories of waves and moonlit paths. It ends with a wish to lie near the river after death and a lullaby of the stream.
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Paradise
Hazel McCallum
Minersville
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Virginia Coe
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Lee Cooper
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Arthur Boyles
Richard McAfee
John Gift
John Sheridan
Forrest Noland
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William Hooper
Leo Hooper
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