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Published weekdays with a large Sunday edition by The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and general manager, Charles H. Harris is managing editor. Covers Athens and surrounding counties in Southeastern Ohio with specific newspaper identities and subscription terms listed. Obituary and card of thanks requests incur charges. Entered as Second-Class Matter. Carrier and mail rates shown.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
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Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Rich ar d Whitney On Supply And Demand In Economic Mood
New York Stock Exchange president Richard Whitney urges acceptance of the economic tide. He says passive resistance to supply and demand is unwise and that waste should be eliminated while invention and hard work drive recovery.
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Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Merchants’ Association of New York
America
New York
CREDIT DUE AMERICANS NAMED IN ISSUE’S WISE ADVICE
Jay Franklin argues Americans display more common sense amid low mood and economic stress. He notes absence of riots or mass upheaval, with six million unemployed yet no broad revolution. He praises restraint and willingness to work, urging renewed jobs over ideology.
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Jay Franklin
Washington
Franklin
Coxey
British Finances and U S Ties Highlight Dependent Links
An article in Magazine of Wall Street notes England is the United States' leading customer, surpassing Canada. Last year England bought over $670 million of US exports and sold US buyers more than $200 million in return, while US investors hold over $500 million in British industries, underscoring mutual stakes and potential risk from any English financial strain.
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United States
Current Magazine
Wall Street
Canada
Auction of Racketeers Cars Draws Curious New York Crowd
In New York a confiscated car auction behind a traffic hub reveals ingenious hiding places and gadgets used by bootleggers. The piece notes bullet hole decor, trapdoors, and convertible bars, with buyers eyeing both unique designs and expensive secondhand models from Mercedes-Benz and European makes.
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Sixth Avenue
Eighth
Christopher
Greenwich
Loring Peetle
Motors, Inc
Mercedes-Benz
Freely Answering Questions by Frederic J. Haskin Inquiries Bureau
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers free help on topics from history to geography. Questions cover ancient kings like Sapor of Persia, Oakland California’s origin, riddle stories, Chancellor Bruening’s age, and glass wool production and uses in ships and engines.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D
A. N. A. Sapor
Persia
Saper
Oakland
California
T. A
Don Luis Maria Peralta
Moses Chase
The Ordeal by Montague: A School Recital Woes
A humorous reflection on classroom recitals. The speaker recalls nerves, stammering, and lip service to the golden rule as youths faced public speaking. The poem contrasts school anxieties with adult worries about war and strife, ending on a note of relief at avoiding future pieces.
American Firms Leverage British Branches for Credit
Scores of American firms operate extensive branches in the British Isles. The swift American banking response to English requests for new credit shows the interlinked interests of English and American commerce and suggests benefits flow both ways.
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British Isles
A Thought for Today Promise of Kindness in Return
A biblical verse urges reciprocation of kindness to the speaker’s father’s house as a pledge after acts of courtesy. The message emphasizes faithfulness and covenant words from Joshua 3 12.
Athens Local Notes and Movements From Daily Life
Prices rose yet remained 53 percent above 1913 levels as business recovered and banks showed deposits growing while loans fell. Louise Leete taught domestic science in Washington schools. W H McKee visited Pittsburgh and Buffalo. Straw hat season closed September 17 in New York with extended wear permission. Fifty years ago Wilbur Williams began service at Camp Wool Athens. Athens Grange lent a library gift from Congressman Albert Douglas. S L McCune of Cincinnati visited. Light brown moth millers swarmed the Post Office area at night lighting, except near the Courthouse corner. L C Nye’s bug catching dog was active.
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L. C. Nye
Dowling at Sabine Pass and a quiet island church
The cartoon explains Dick Dowling's 1863 defense at Sabine Pass where 42 Irishmen held off 15,000 Federals, with two gunboats disabled and no Irish losses. It also notes a stone church at Cowichan Bay built by the Quamichan Indians that never hosted a service, its fate shrouded in mystery. Tomorrow feature: The Child Who Prefers Pipe Smoking to Candy.
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Sabine Pass
Texas
Dick Dowling
Leonidas
Clifton
Dowling
The
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Church OF NO Services
Cowichan Bay
Vancouver Island
MACHINE-MADE JOBS PROVE GAIN IN EMPLOYMENT NATIONWIDE
Washington Letter argues that machinery boosts total employment by creating new industries and markets. It cites rising machine building in the U S, expanding transportation equipment, and higher productivity in sectors like autos and leather tanning, underscoring a higher American standard of living.
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Grand Rapids
Akron
America
Great Britain
Germany
India
United States
Famous Love Affairs booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet titled Famous Love Affairs a collection of real stories from India Egypt France Italy Germany England and America illustrating love's power and diverse outcomes. Readers may obtain a copy by sending ten cents with a coupon.
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India
Egypt
France
Italy
Germany
England
America
Request for Famous Love Affairs booklet
Information Bureau notice requests ten cents for a booklet on Famous Love Affairs. Includes space for Name Street City State and directs mail to Washington D. C. under Frederic J. Haskin as Director.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Business Improves As Gold Reserves Grow
The text asserts lenders show foolish timidity and citizens hold back, yet business improves. It claims the country is fully solvent with limitless credit and over five billion in gold. It concludes that when people demand better times and act, they can obtain them.
Governor Ritchie Opposes Public Utilities Ownership Stance
Governor Ritchie of Maryland argues against government ownership of public utilities, warning it could render citizens political slaves to the Federal Government. He notes that while some compare private efficiency to government laxity, the claim of inevitable subjugation is exaggerated. He cites the Post Office as an example the government runs effectively.
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Ritchie
Maryland
Uncertainty Grows Over House Speakership Post Longworth
The Capitol scene centers on who can win the speakership with a fractured 435 member House. Democratic Floor Leader Jack Garner of Texas gains favor for his popularity and party support, offering a path even if Republicans keep a bare majority. Contenders Tilson and Snell face divided backing amid insurgent pressure and possible cross party votes from Kvale and Maas. The next moves hinge on special elections and rule changes as Democrats eye a chance to organize the House and shape committees.
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Nicholas Longworth
House
Longworth
Nick Longworth
Jack Garner
Texas
Repub
Congress
Garner
John Q. Tilson
Bert Snell
Rules Committee
Tilson
Snell
Lorngworth
Paul J. Kvale
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Kvale
Maas
Garner Erno
Cincinnati
John B. Hollister
David Lorbach
Missouri
Safety talk warns of dangers to children at home and street
Dr Ella Oppenheimer of the Children’s Bureau urges vigilant safety practices for children. Teach not to put objects in mouths, keep medicines and poisons out of reach, supervise electrical gear, and guard kitchen fires. Emphasizes street walking, traffic signals, and winter hazards with calm, practical guidance.
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Ella Oppenheimer
Department of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Government sentences and military service compared
A statement argues that clerks are not slaves and that the government administers West Point, Annapolis, the army and navy. It contends officers and men are not slaves, emphasizing governance over personnel.
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West Point
Annapolis
Army
Navy
Doherty Buys Miami Biltmore Property for Major Sports Club
H L Doherty of New York has purchased the Miami Biltmore Hotel and Country Club at Coral Gables Florida. He plans the largest all year sports organization in the United States and asserts it will be representative and enduring.
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H. L. Doherty
New York
Miami Biltmore
Miami Biltmore Country Club
Coral Gables
Florida
British editor answers on economic aid with one word
A. Jd. Cummings of The London News Chronicle borrows a phrase but says America can teach Britain nothing in the present economic Blizzard. His blunt reply to what America can teach Britain is nothing in this exchange.
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A. Jd. Cummings
London News Chronicle
America
Britain
Slump Critique on Unemployment Relief Methods Criticized
A speaker blasts current relief methods as wasteful and antiquated as they fail to feed millions of unemployed. the quote frames the debate during a period of economic hardship and aimless policy.
British critique of American leadership and crisis plans
An Englishman derides American methods while admitting Americans produce far more automobiles. He concedes British muddled ideas of statesmanship, confusion of counsel, lack of leadership and no practical plans to meet a prolonged crisis.
Public Forum Letter on Jobs for Married Women
The Messenger prints a Thursday forum letter arguing married women with employed husbands take jobs from capable men, including widows with many children. The writer asserts fairness and justice, urges consideration of working husbands’ wages, and questions why women’s positions are given when families struggle to survive.
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