Classified notice on newspaper affiliations and rates
Association and agency affiliations listed for the Athens Post Office edition. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are shown for Athens and surrounding counties with a year price of four dollars and fifty cents.
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United Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens Post Office
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Reunionist echoes from Southeastern Ohio settlers
In this reflective piece the author urges family reunions to honor early Southeastern Ohio settlers and their hardships. It contrasts past self reliance with present ease, urging renewed pride in local institutions and courage to carry on for future generations.
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Ohio
Gorham Sets Record As Athens County Treasurer
G D Gorham, in his Athens County treasurership, reduced tax delinquencies by about 175000 and pioneered foreclosure proceedings in 1934. He introduced part payments of taxes, publicized payment methods with The Messenger, and modernized records cutting labor costs. His fiscally strict administration saved taxpayers substantial sums.
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Athens County
G. D. Gorham
Gorham
Ohio
Athens
The
Messenger
Retirement Keeps Two Violin Makers Active in Old Age
In the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad district two veteran workers celebrated retirement with notice that their hobby of violin making keeps them engaged. The piece argues hobbies sustain life beyond rust out, preventing vacuity in old age and giving retirees purpose to tidy up loose ends in the home and community.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Clapper Looks at Impending National Political Shuffle
Washington analyst notes widespread talk of third terms coalitions and purges as 1938 elections approach and 1940 presidential dynamics take shape with Roosevelt Barkley Farley LaFollette Wallace and other figures in play. He cautions that insiders see more uncertainty than outsiders.
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Washington
John Lewis
Roosevelt
Barkley
Farley
LaFollette
Wallace
Earle
Democratic Party
Hoover
Thore
Republican Party
New Deal
T. R
Wilson
Jim Farley
John Hamilton
Long Island
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington’s 1940 alignments risk farm labor split
The piece analyzes how three major farm groups the National Grange Farm Bureau and Farmers Union align with parties and labor. It notes farm labor tensions over the Supreme Court and AAA taxes, and that farmers seek good crop prices alongside favorable wages, signaling cooling support for the administration.
Crop control legislation tied to farmers market prices
The speaker argues Senate consideration early next year should align with existing farmers market prices. He notes farmer morale is improving, farm communities remain calm on political reform, and the president hints at a standard egg quota from a Democratic island outing.
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Senate
The Curse That Came True On The Meigs County Road
Meigs County 75 years ago faced a highway dispute between Pomeroy and Rutland later known as No. 124 The Pomeroy and Jackson Highway Editor O B Chapman backed cutting through Cook Gap against Cook family wishes Chapmans Hobby The Cook matriarch cursed the project predicting ongoing expense and trouble as long as the road stood.
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C. A. Hartley Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Rutland
Pomeroy and
Jackson Highway
Telegraph
O. B. Chapman
L. G. Thrall
Chapman
Cook
Adrenal Gland Disorders Addison and Overactivity
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses Addison disease caused by adrenal cortex withdrawal with symptoms like insomnia fatigue bronze skin and low blood counts. He notes cortin replacement can extend life and covers medullary overactivity with adrenalin excess, X ray or tumor removal as treatments, and warns about risks. The piece also notes over 2 575 clubs registered in London last year.
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Morris Fishbein
Cortin
Athens hosts eight grade graduates and county orchestra
Athens welcomed 618 students at eight grade commencement. Lee Township pupils listed include James Gilham and Ruth E. Allen among others. Carthage Township students featured too. An all county orchestra of 60 pupils led by Walter A. Wood performed for the exercises. Professors McLaughlin Copeland and families returned from an extensive eastern tour.
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Athens
Lee Township
James Gilham
Kenneth Saylor
Marion Stewart
Ruth E. Allen
Everett Elliott
Basil Curtis
Neil Dickson
Gladys Everley
Carthage Township
Ralph Cole
Mildred Bond
Mary C. Booth
Marie Barnhart
Wayne W. Sharp
Raymond Bails
Clarence Bails
Orville Koehler
Howard Swindell
Delmar Annon
Russell Burdette
Omah Gaston
Rubal
Walter A. Wood
Local social notes and guard departure updates
Grace and Letha Bean return from Gallipolis where they visited Dr. Milo Wilson. Red Cross party hosted by Mrs. Alonzo Palmer and Mrs. Verne E. LeRoy. Guests include Mrs. Dow S. Grones and several Misses. Homeward from Buckeye Lake arrive Grace and Gertrude Walker. Major S. M. Johnson to Montgomery Alabama as first Guardsman to depart for training. his horse and gear go with Stable Sergeant Bud Sprague who cares for the charger gifted by Athens friends.
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Grace and
Letha Bean
Mrs
Murn Bean
Gallipolis
Milo Wilson
Alonzo Palmer
Verne E. LeRoy
Red Cross
Dow S. Grones
Alice Henry
Louise Roach
Hazel Roach
Anna Pickering
Harriet Putnam
Edna Copeland
S. M. Johnson
Montgomery
Alabama
Bud Sprague
Sprague
Major Johnson
Athens
Poet's Corner Verse from Messenger Readers
Reader submissions include verses with name and address. ALICE FRICK of Pomeroy Ohio writes a memorial style meditation praising God through nature and urging trust, praise, and peace.
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Messenger
Alice Frick
Pomeroy
Ohio
Madman's Island Adventure on a desert isle yarn
Kay Dearborn inherits a yacht and is suspected of murder as Melita and Priscilla face hunger thirst and danger on a remote island. Two university professors Tom Forrest Mac Harper and Grant Harper join a rescue circle aboard the Mistral while searching for Kay and the Chinook amid fresh clues and looming peril.
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Kay Dearborn
Melita Howard
Kay
Priscilla Dunn
Forrest Brothers
Grant Harper
Melita
Priscilla
Mélita
Tom and
Mac Forrest
University
Tom Forrest
Mac
Harper
Grant
Forrest
Tom
Mistral
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Raymond Clapper
By Raymond Clapper
Arthur Capper
National Grange
Louis J. Taber
Edward O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Union
E. H. Everson
South Dakota
AAA
Minnesota
Supreme Court
London
Philips Sommer
Mulberry Ave
George McLaughlin
Helen
C. M. Copeland
Hallene Woods
Poet's Corner
George Clark
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Fairweather Cove
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