Athens Messenger History and Circulation Details
The Athens Messenger printed in Athens Ohio covers Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities. It operates weekday afternoons and Sunday morning editions with publisher Gordon Bush and editor Charles Barris. It lists circulation and subscription rates for carriers and mail within Ohio.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon & Bush
Charles
Barris
Ohio
Noither
Athens-Nelsonville
Glouster Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Thought for Today quotes and reflections
A brief line of reflective quotes appears, attributing a thought for the day to St. John and Rousseau. The prose offers abstract, philosophical ideas in a concise, quotable form suitable for a daily reading item.
Bowman gang terror in Ohio and West Virginia persists
In the Ohio River region, the Bowman brothers and their associates drive a reign of terror with ambushes and gun battles. Authorities vow a decisive showdown to end banditry as October urges motorists to avoid the countryside due to deceptive October calm.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio River
United States
Bowman Brothers
Bowman
Jay Withem
Morgan County
Navy Day Focus Reflects on Service and Security
The piece urges recognizing Navy Day on October 27 and honors the Navy’s role in national life. It highlights Navy League support from veterans and civic groups, the Navy’s response in crises abroad, protection of foreign and domestic commerce, and cherished traditions guiding national safety and peace.
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Navy
Navy League of the
United States
League
A Tribute to the United States Navy and Its Sailors
In a period voice the article salutes the Navy as a cornerstone of national affection and peace. It highlights the Navy’s splendor and efficiency, praising well manned ships and sailors and urging continued sea defense and funding into the future.
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United States
United States Navy
Safer flight records for military pilots despite stunts
Insurance figures show army and navy pilots have lower accident death rates than commercial transport pilots. Last year civilian transport pilots with a Commerce license and 490 plus flight hours faced 29 deaths per thousand, while commissioned Army pilots had eight and Navy pilots ten per thousand. The reason remains unclear but service discipline and strict regulations may contribute to greater safety.
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Army
Navy
Department of Commerce
How to Kill Time in New York by a Daily News Note
A nostalgic tour of New York thirsting for visitors and locals alike. The author lists sights from the Daily News Building lobby to Fifth Avenue galleries, St. Morita Hotel, Sardi’s, and Central Park views, offering quirky diversions for idle hours and a playful poke at city life.
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New York
Newark
Daily News
42Nd Street
American Society of Peace
Broadway
Electric News
Times
Roxy
Fourth Avenue
Chrysler
6Th
Central Park
Paramount Theater
Lbrary Square
Fifty-Seventh
Madison Belt
New Harriman Gallery
Orchard Street
Forties
Forty-Fifth
Fiftieth
Poverty Row
Sixth Avenue
Forty-Fth
Plane described as banded across sky for over an hour
A pilot demonstrated control at all speeds as the plane dived with power. The craft was described as literally banded about the sky for more than an hour, resembling a football kicked around a field during maneuvers.
Hoover doubles funds for aviation experiments
President Hoover concentrates on aviation research, securing twice the appropriation for experimental purposes. One outcome is the development of a cowling over the engine, improving aeronautical efficiency.
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Hoover
Credit losses plague retailers as open accounts rise
Washington report shows stores face billions in bad debts from open charge accounts. Banks earn 5 to 6 percent, while fur returns run as high as 16 percent, prompting debate on cash versus credit and calls for relief measures.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Credit Nen
Department of Commerce
President Drives Aviation Development With Personal Interest
An able engineer leads aviation progress, adding fifteen miles per hour to the speed of every airplane using the new performance device. The President’s hands on involvement signals strong governmental backing and a swift push for advanced air travel.
Presidential flight promise would boost national pride
The passage imagines a U S plane departing Washington and nonstop flying via London Paris Berlin Moscow Constantinople to Asia, landing at a new Turkish capital on a fixed date. It argues such a statement would advertise the country regardless of Captain Hawks or private enterprise, highlighting false reliance on individual initiative.
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United States
Washington
Atlantic
London
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Asia
Hawks
Ford raises Berlin plant wages to stem strike wave
Henry Ford notes the psychology of timing as 126000 metal workers in Berlin quit over wage cuts of 6 to 8 percent. On the same day Ford sent letters to Berlin factory workers signaling a raise from 2 marks 40 Pfennings to 2 marks 50 Pfennings per hour, a small increase but preferable to a cut.
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Henry Ford
Berlin
Ford
Ford Pushes Wages Boost Amid Prohibition Talk
The article reports Mr. Ford insisting wage increases justify higher pay, linking prosperity to wages, while criticizing prohibition. It notes a plan to require rabbis to list congregation members and issue prescriptions, with government running retail wine shops in big cities to oversee dispensing.
Water to wine at Cana and the prohibitionist claim
The passage notes that Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding and argues that the Bible does not state it was nonalcoholic. It suggests guests would have preferred plain water if that had been the case. The piece critiques modern prohibitionist positions.
Children and Cruel Severity Weigh on Detroit Case
A 14 year old Detroit girl accused of smoking was expelled from school, denied the charge, and then she drowned herself. The piece argues adults grow hardened and that severe treatment of children causes intense suffering and lasting harm, warning that adults often claim ignorance after tragedy.
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Detroit
Translating Bureau Experts Weigh Languages and Costs
Washington reports on the State Department Translating Bureau where Emerson B. Christie leads a team translating about 3,000,000 words yearly in 21 languages. The work spans treaties, diplomatic notes, and technical terms, highlighting German and Japanese as particularly challenging and urging better pay scales for translators.
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Washington
State Department
Emerson B. Christie
Turkey
White House
Christie
Japan
China
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Haiti
More Truth Than Poetry Seeing America 2030
An antiquarian muses on future discovery of past American life. He notes iron and stone homes, long voyages by ships, and laborers choosing land travel over sea or city work. He questions food abundance and short lifespans, judging early Americans as crude savages whose health and climate could not counter their ruin. The piece ends with astonishment that such people ever endured.
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Esau
United States
Port Arthur
Texas
Wales
Tom Thumb
Scotland
Charles Sherwood Stratton
Bridgeport
Conn
P. T. Barnum
Lavina Warren
Golf Jests and Critics Blur Lines in Fragile Rivalry
A lighthearted sports note mocks Bill Rogers and Cat Coolidge as it ponders golf course permanence, cites St Andrews as a benchmark, and questions critics deeming certain plays as hits versus hit-and-run moves.
Information Bureau Q and A From Frederic J. Haskin
A compiled Q and A column from Frederic J. Haskin’s Information Bureau features trivia on golf tie rules, U S city populations, Sealyham terriers origins, yawns contagion, Gen Tom Thumb, gas lighters, fish eggs, baby dress sizes, soft drink coloring, diamonds value, U S letter carriers, historic room names, Nile tributaries, and the United States Marine Band.
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George W. Kunz
France
United States
L. Kh
Lower Nile
United States Marine Band
Jd. W. Ork. A
Ripley’s Proof on Volcanic Cones Revealed as Refuse Heaps
The article argues that famous volcanic cones like Fujiyama are built from piled lava and ashes. It cites The World in the Past by B Webster Smith and The Geographical Journal 1896 to claim cone surfaces bend under wind pressure due to their hollowed, craggy textures.
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Fujiyama
B. Webster Smith
the Geographical Journal
Four-Handed Check Game by Howard J. Wood Debuts
Howard J. Wood of Los Angeles introduces Foursome, a four player checkers variant on a 145-square board with 48 men. Players may act solo or as partners with three opponents per game and kings move in all directions after reaching the far row. Tomorrow, Googes or Geese?
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Howard J. Wood
Estrella Avenue
Los Angeles
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