The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. profile
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. publishes weekdays and a Sunday morning edition. It serves Athens and surrounding communities with a 100000 population footprint across five counties in Southeastern Ohio. Subscription rates vary by method and duration.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Lessons on wealth and family value during hard times
A reflective sermon argues that thousands have learned a hard lesson about chasing paper profits from speculative ventures. It warns that true wealth lies in family life, neighborly respect, and essential human values rather than material riches.
Flowers for the Living at 80 Patton’s Funeral
An 80-year-old Illinois farmer, R Patton of S Benton, attended his own funeral and enjoyed the praise he heard. He suggested turning old age tributes into living appreciation rather than waiting for death. He valued being celebrated while alive and hopeful that families continue recognizing the elderly.
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R. Patton
S Benton
Ill
Patton
River
Jordan
St Goodby
Distrust The Public And Its Officials Warns Of Harm
A columnist laments how general suspicion harms national cohesion and erodes confidence in public institutions. The author notes many critics denounce leaders they barely know, then reverse opinions when faced with personal acquaintance, urging recognition that most people are law abiding and friendly.
Strictly Kosher Note Attends Otto Kahn Night at Earl Carroll
New York theater gossip notes Otto Kahn’s white hair at the Earl Carroll opening. Barbs on hair nets fashion, Hays and Howard spotted, and Barney Gallant returning from North Africa. Jimmy Dunn film star rise tied to Bad Girl box office, plus romance rumors between Queenie Smith and Robert Garland. Cabaret acts reference Rhapsody in Blonds and a Booze phonograph.
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New York
Eugenie
Otto Kahn
Earl Carroll Theater
Banker Kahn
Will Hays
Roy Howard
Barney Gallant
North Africa
Europe
Barney
St. Louis
Jimmy Dunn
Broadway
Hollywood
Upper Broadway
Bronx-Harlem
Randall Gould
Orient
United Press Bureau
Shanghai
Queenie Smith
Robert Garland
World Telegram
Knowledge Quiz Q and A From 1930s Interview Column
A dense Q and A section presents trivia from questions about racing in barns to Lindberghs travel plans and Ro din sculptures. It includes origin of hoi polloi and Gypsy Smith birth, notes on The Gates of Hell, state holidays for admitting states, Iceland habitable portions, emery origin, Roosevelt letters editor, bride initials customs, Eskimo birth records and missionary records.
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Lindbergh
Japan
Charles Lindbergh
Gypsy Smith
Rodin
Paris
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
Iceland
C. A
Emery
Theodore Roosevelt
Truth n Poetry Born Too Late
A reflective poem notes Western universities accepting farm produce for tuition once traded at general stores. The speaker recalls trading cabbage beans pumpkins and tea for goods, contrasting rural barter with later college degrees and the chance for education through crops. It laments missed schooling despite fertile toil.
The Opportunity Narrates A Sharp Social Critique
A reflective piece contrasts a cynic who deems people fundamentally different with a broad claim about a misaligned brain. The narrator uses vivid metaphor to critique pessimism and suggest mislaid empathy within modern life.
Thought for Today Proverb from Timothy 2:6
A brief devotional note quotes The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits from Timothy 2 6 offering a reflective message on reward for labor.
Athens Receives Heavy Rain Flooding and Relief Drive
Athens and vicinity faced three hours of heavy rain with flooded cellars and streets resembling rivers. Despite the weather, residents donated two tons of clothing and hundreds of pounds for Near East relief sent to Brooklyn for Europe. Westcott Roach returned to Ohio University to resume studies while social gatherings occurred at the Grosvenor home.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Brooklyn
Europe
Westcott Roach
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Ohio University
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon Check Marks Japanese Rise
The article describes a historical cartoon about a $55,000,000 check issued before 1808 that signaled Japan's emergence as a world power by ending the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, with Korea and Formosa ceded to Japan. A Chinese representative presented the check to Japan in London on May 7, 1808, as formal ceremony. Tomorrow features A. Coward, described as a very valorous soldier.
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Japan
China
Korea
Formosa
London
A. Coward
Musicians Lose Jobs as Sound Pictures Expand
The Washington Letter reports that in four years about 50 percent of motion picture musicians were laid off as sound films spread. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes reductions vary by theater type, with nearly 10,000 workers displaced, while deluxe venues and larger stages maintain staff.
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Washington, D. C
Hollywood
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
United States
Athens Messenger Publishes New Official Road Map
The Athens Messenger releases a comprehensive road map guiding nationwide motor tours. It includes highways, mileage, state laws, U S numbered routes, resort areas, touring objectives, first aid, safety rules, and trip planning. Corrections last made April 15. limited distribution through the newspaper. Send fifteen cents with coupon.
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United States
District of Columbia
U.S
Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Balance of dole and aid for families in winter plan
The speaker argues against broad payouts to all, proposing five million families receive five hundred dollars each, totaling two and a half billion, to prevent destitution this winter. He warns that concentrating relief on specific trades while leaving millions in need would be worse than a universal dole.
Prohibition campaigners plan nationwide tour
Prohibition campaigners announce a tour of 260 cities to push a nationwide repeal effort. In New York and Chicago they propose wearing bullet-proof vests and attracting crowds with a close harmony quartet that includes a bootlegger a racketeer and a gangster while condemning the idea that temperance can be achieved overnight by law.
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New York
Chicago
Gin Sin and MurderHeadline from Mr Kobler’s tabloid
A young girl named Catherine Cronin attended a modern gin party and drank prohibition gin. She was taken by a man described as a petty gangster to his apartment where she was strangled. The piece hints at a broader plot to resell prohibition in the United States and references her mother.
Government considers Chilean air report after mutiny
Government eyes a commission to study Chile's aviation history. Sailors seized control of the navy, and a small loyal airfleet was deployed with bombs. Some sailors surrendered or fled, ending the mutiny as airplanes proved decisive.
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Chile
Athens Sees First Bellless Opening In Public Schools
Twenty years ago Athens public schools opened without bells as the old brick building was razed. Emma C. McVay became superintendent of medical temperance. Prof J R Morton purchased the North Hill acre lot from H P Miller. O A Miller moved to California. Silo construction spread countywide as creameries in Athens Amesville and Coolville boosted dairy prospects for farmers.
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Athens
Athens County
We T. U
Emma c. McVay
J. R. Morton
North Hill
H. P. Miler
O. A. Mr. Miller
California
Amesville
Coolville
Athens Board of Review elects chair and members
W H Brown was elected chair man of the newly organized Athens Board of Review. The group met in the law library on the third floor of the courthouse with James Ginnan and Jesse Finsterwald serving as other members.
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W. H. Brown
Athens Board of Review
Lawibrary
James Ginnan
Jesse Finsterwald
Happenings at the Capitol and Hoover commissions
Walter S. Gifford and the new relief committee face inevitable criticism as Hoover era commissions meet resistance. The piece reviews past friction at the Farm Board, Wickersham, the White House Child Health Conference, Employment Committee, Federal Power Commission, and others, noting hostile reception and internal conflicts.
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Washington
Walter S. Gifford
New
Hoover
Monongahela
Yellowstone Park
Alaska Highway
Federal Farm Board
National Commission On Law Observance
Gifford
Farm Board
White House
Eve
U.S. Public Health Service
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Arthur Woods
Colonel Woods
Childhood nutrition for school readiness and meals
The article urges children to eat a balanced breakfast before school highlighting fruits cereal milk toast and eggs. It recommends a nourishing lunch and emphasizes vegetables fruit and milk while limiting meat and rich desserts. It warns against skimpy breakfasts and stresses milk intake and mindful, unrushed meals.
Chile Announces Increased Air Budget Amid Navy Bombing Pressure
Chile proclaims a larger air defense budget as naval forces face intensified bomber threats. Officials say reallocations aim to strengthen air power and overall maritime security against aerial campaigns.
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Chile
Government weighs shift to airplane production over battleships
Opinion suggests redirecting funds from floating targets to air power, arguing for a broader defense industry approach. The note critiques current allocations and proposes prioritizing aircraft manufacturing amid strategic debates.
Census Finds Fewer Young People Than A Decade Ago
The census bureau notes fewer youths under nineteen and more middle aged adults, with 47 608 991 under nineteen and 36 152 869 aged 25 to 44. The piece cites notable elderly workers like Goethe Voltaire Michelangelo Titian Von Moltke Leo and Gladstone continuing to be productive past eighty. It compares usefulness to a cabbage at three months and an oak tree later.
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Goethe
Faust
Voltaire
Michel Angelo
Titian
von Molkte
Pope Leo
Gladstone
King George I Donates Personal Funds to British Finances
The king contributes 250000 dollars annually from his Civil List to aid Britain’s finances. Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales give in proportion. The king’s income, about three million dollars, is not a gift from the people but payment for surrendering royal estates.
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George
England
Queen Mary
Prince of Wales
New York
Astor Fam
King George Remains On Throne After Surrendered Assets Profit
The article argues the surrender of the king's property yields greater income for Britain than the payments owed to him. It praises King George and his advisors as wise, concluding this is why he remains on the throne.
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George
Public Forum Letter on Married Women in Athens Jobs
A Citizen argues that married women should quit holding positions in Athens to let unemployed men support families. The writer asserts single women and wives may keep jobs, but many married women have roles while their husbands seek work. He says men want work, not charity.
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mBhor
Athens
Local Officials Praised by Athens Writer
A Athens Messenger reader letter endorses long tenure for town leaders Congressman Jenkins Representative Mardis and Probate Judge Johnson. The writer cites continued service of General Grosvenor as virtue in governance and hopes to vote for the three men again, comparing to Judge Holmes of the Supreme Court.
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Congressman Jenkins
Mardis
Johnson
Athens
Grosvenor
Holmes
Charles W. Supet
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