Athens Messenger and Herald printing note bio data
Retablished 1625 Frederick W. Bush Publisher 1896 to 1929 published every weekday afternoon except Saturday plus a large Sunday edition by Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co Gordon K Bush publisher and general manager Charles H Harris managing editor member of publishers associations Inland Daily Press Association national representatives John W Cullen Company rates and circulation details obituary and card of thanks pricing second class matter at Athens post office subscriptions by mail and carrier rates across counties active 1918 act setting mailing zones and periods
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
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New York
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Purge clash prompts states to chart own course
In a Tuesday primary wave, South Carolina renominated Cotton Ed Smith and California rejected McAdoo while backing Downey, signaling state independence from White House dicta. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says the events raise questions about federal interference in state elections and applaud regional autonomy as healthy for democracy.
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White House
Washington
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Ed” Smith
Senate
Smith
California
McAdoo
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Sheridan Downey
J. F. T. O'Connor
Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
New York
George
Tydings
O'Connor
Supreme Court
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Crisis age for men sparks debate in The Crossroads
A British psychologist at the BAAS argues the crisis age for men is 50 marking a moment when change is seen as too late. The piece questions the focus on 50 while noting other midlife milestones and humorous anecdotes from Des Moines and a globe-trotter with only an umbrella.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
California
Florida
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler critiques the Dies committee inquiry into Communistic activity. He argues Fellow Travelers in media excuse Fascists and Nazis while attacking Communists. Pegler cites the CI O and League for Peace and Democracy to claim a pattern of manipulation and misrepresentation.
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New York
Dies Committee
Dies
Supreme Court
Mr. Dies
Bolos
Russia
League Against
Moscow
League For Peace and Democracy
League
Shirley Temple
Behind the Scenes In Washington
A look at Senate investigations reveals extensive prehearing work, evidence gathering, and staged questioning. La Follette and Thomas lead efforts to document corporate and bank conduct, with witnesses pressed through long sessions and tight questioning to build a factual record.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Pecora
Nye
Stephen Rauschenbush
Wheeler
Max Lowenthal
Inside a congressional hearing room
The scene places the chairman's left a committee secretary with past transcripts, and the right a chief counsel and investigator. A witness may be disadvantaged by unseen documentary evidence while testimony shifts when contrary documents arrive. The room walls display charts, maps, violence areas, and corporate connections.
Paris Drive Aims to Shield Tourists from Swindlers
In Paris, a campaign targets con artists who exploit travelers. The drive seeks stronger protection for visitors who cannot fend for themselves, highlighting the risk to tourists and the need for safeguards against fraud.
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Paris
Burglar Targets Goldfish Bowls in Berkeley
A Berkeley burglar concentrates on goldfish bowls, while speculation links him to broader crime patterns. Ocean cables are being buried with sea-going plows, and Secretary Wallace is cited as probable behind the scenes. Italy accelerates hospital building in Addis Ababa, prompting mixed reactions.
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Berkeley
Calif
Hollywood
Wallace
Italy
Addis Ababa
Public Forum Letter Warns Against Vice and Corruption
Silas J. Sayers of Trimble Ohio in a signed August letter urges readers to follow the Bible and Golden Rule, decrying crime, drinking, shows, and political corruption while praising church and honest men who will not sell votes. Says the nation is in an evil day with tainted money and warns of the Devil’s influence.
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the Messenger
Messenger News
Times
House of God
Silas J. Sayers
Trimble
Harold Wells discussses talkies in motion pictures
Harold Wells returning from Hollywood after three years spoke on the new use of talkies in cinema. Wells, a Christie comedies scenario writer and a gay man, shared his insights. Miss Helen Phillips wed Harold Addicott, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Phillips and Mr. Addicott, son of Prof. L. J. Addicott. John Sprague and James Devlin left for a week’s vacation in Cleveland and at Geneva-on-the-Lake.
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Harold Wells
Hollywood
Wells
Helen Phillips
Harold Addicott
Miss Phillips
H. T. Phillips
Mr. Addicott
L. J. Addicott
John Sprague
James Devlin
Cleveland
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Athens County women seek nurse trainees for national defense
Miss Helen Ullom, chairman of Athens County Women in the Council of National Defense, announced applications from local women for nurse training. Grace Riley and Annabelle Seiple had already registered. Also listed, thirty six men from Athens County reported to Camp Sherman and included named locals. Mrs. A. G. Farmer and daughter Margaret Louise returned to Wright Field, Dayton, with Mrs. Farmer’s mother and sister.
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Helen Ullom
Athens County
Council of National Defense
Grace Riley
Annabelle Seiple
Camp Sherman
Foraker Capple
Hugh Auer
Herbert McCalley
James I. Palmer
Earl Miller
John Buck
John Naughton
James Hunt
Bernard Bowers
Pete Bachus
Harve Smith
Ira Quick
John Smart
Charles Thompson
John Dundon
Jess Coon
Arthur West
Homer Griffin
Clifford Perry
Mack Braley
Fred Warden
Clarence Sullivan
Allen Kresge
John Gleason
John Gillespie
Lester Sickels
Charles Grosvenor
A. G. Farmer
Margaret Louise
Wright Field
Dayton
John Cuckler
Margaret Cable
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses preventing tuberculosis through avoiding contact with active cases and ensuring full healing. Emphasizes school entry exams, tuberculin testing, and serial chest X rays to detect early TB. Notes adolescence vulnerability, poor nutrition, and the need for optimum growth nutrition plus hygiene. Vaccination with BCG is not yet routine, but some favor it in high risk homes.
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Morris Fishbein
Stars Say- September 8 Predictions by Genevieve Kemble
Much high pressure activity and tension are expected as planetary testimony points to lively initiative and enterprise. Those born on September 8 may enjoy a vigorous year with energy directed into progressive and gainful channels through cooperation with influential financiers. A child born that day could be intellectually brilliant, energetic, and prone to bold speculative moves, with sociable warmth and an early marriage likely.
Kentucky colt auction sparks a bidding war
Linda Gordon, a keen racing enthusiast, enters a Lexington sale for Golden Toy with help from Monte Hill and Uncle Sandy. A bold bid battle unfolds as Donald and Linda collaborate before Hill drives the price to three thousand five hundred, drawing cheers from locals. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the auction continues.
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Linda Gordon
Manhattan
Blue Grass
Bruce Radford
Linda
Sandy
Monte Hill
Belmont
Louisville
Golden Toy
Radford
Pompey
Lord Goldman
Great Pompoon
Monte
Mr. Donald
Raix
Hill
Donald
Sandy Gordon
Mr. Jenkins
Miss Gordon
Kentucky
U. S
Flower of Mystery by Charles E. Sellars
Poet verses celebrate a lone flower on a sandy bed, growing from dawn to sun, blessed by divine breath and dew. The piece frames beauty as created by an unseen hand and urges readers to find wonder in nature. Glouster Ohio contributor Charles E Sellars signs the verse. Mention of William Burt and iron ore deposits in northern Michigan follows as a separate note about a surveyor whose compass spun.
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Charles E. Sellars
Glouster
Ohio
Michigan
William Burt
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