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The Athens News record describes a Southeastern Ohio newspaper serving Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding areas with circulation across five counties. It notes affiliations with national newspaper associations and mailing details as a second class matter through the Athens Post Office and lists subscription rates for Ohio residents.
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Wen
Heathens
Messenger
Berald Printing CO
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Heae Managing
Ator
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Athens Post Office
Swope’s radical plan to stabilize industry and aid workers
The article applauds Henry Swope for proposing a government supervised, broad worker safety and pension program. It argues big business must voluntarily evolve or face societal action. It notes the proposal groups industries into trade associations, offers life and unemployment insurance, and allows worker influence in administration.
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Brard Swope
National Electric Manufacturers’ Association
New York
Swope
Purklind
What Good Roads Are Doing Good Transportation
The article argues that expanding highways will decentralize industry and spread population, enabling factory locations across new areas. It links power transmission and road networks to industrial growth, noting long commutes for workers but the benefit of country living, and urges expanded highway programs to meet future industrial shifts.
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United States
Plan to ship U S wheat to help China famine relief
Officials consider long term credits to move part of the U S wheat surplus to China where floods threaten about 10 million people. An estimated 5 million bushels could be used monthly for a year, resolving storage waste and aiding exports. The proposal, if enacted, might boost American wheat growers and exports.
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United States
China
Street Scenes in New York Life Gorgeously Grotesque
A New York note to King Vidor recalls Street Scene as the city’s sidewalks reveal life in vivid vignettes. The walker encounters a gutter bum, a street vendor, a barber shop sign, a veiled veteran, and a beret wearing cat seller near the Gaiety Theatre, illustrating urban grit and charm.
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New York
Broadway
47Th Street
King
Information Bureau answers from Washington Q and A
A Washington based information service provides free guidance via The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Questions cover women pilots in Britain, Kentucky stairway, cotton versus burlap durability, dried milk origins, Moscow cathedral rebuild, Maine gangbuster help, Lindbergh Beacon girders, Burke’s birth name, first plant patent, Harper's prize winner, eating humble pie, American workers to Russia, Chinese dramatic artists, plant water needs and U S school population.
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Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Co. R. A
Kentucky
State Capitol
Frankfort
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
U. 8
Department of Agriculture
Grimwade
England
Moscow
Maine
New York
Alice Deming
Fred York
Flagstaff
William Burke
A. Burkowski
Henry F. Rosenberg
New Brunswick
N. J
Harper's Prize
Robert Raynolds
Bliss Perry
Ellen Glasgow
Carl Vanren
Russia
Soviet Russia
Amtorg Trading Corporation
New York City
China
Beloved Judge Lennon remembered in California voting history
Cartoon summary notes Justice Thomas J. Lennon of the California Supreme Court, nicknamed The Beloved Judge, receiving 268,818 votes for Chief Justice in 1926, despite his death announced after the election. It highlights strong county majorities and state affection for a lost leader. It also references a 1931 fuel efficiency record by a Cummins-Diesel test truck from New York to Los Angeles, and teases an upcoming feature on an unusual American League baseball incident.
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Lennon
Supreme Court of California
Golden State
Supreme Court
New York
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Petroleum glut pressure crosses oceans in world oil trade
The Washington Letter notes rising competition in crude and gasoline exports from foreign producers as U S output remains high. Oklahoma and Texas governors deploy measures to curb production while the federal government backs curtailment amid growing imports and shifting world shares in petroleum trade.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Texas
United States
United Kingdom
Truth and Poetry FILING A CREDIT CLAIM
The piece laments neglect of poets and nations as muses of pride. It cites Byron in Greece, Kipling in India, and Rome’s ancient fame, arguing poets continually feed national identity through verse, though some ignore this vital role.
Athens Messenger Promotes Favorite Poems Booklet
The Athens Messenger presents America's Favorite Poems as chosen by a national public poll. A handy booklet reprints the best loved poems for home use. Readers are urged to use the coupon to obtain this remarkable collection.
Oil Exports Shifting World Balance with Venezuela Leading
The article compares 1930 export figures showing Venezuela exporting 135,305,000 barrels versus U S 23,704,000, with Venezuela up five to six times greater. Colombia and Russia show rising shares while the United States loses gasoline export dominance trailing Dutch and Russian competitors in global markets.
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United States
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico
Russia
Persia
Americas
Venensuela
Dutch West Indies
Dutch East Indies
Stars Say For Saturday September 19
The stars predict unusual liveliness and alluring events with possible high pressure in business and private matters. Unrest or inharmony is under inquiry while financial hazards loom in business yet negotiations with corporations or secret bodies through writings may gain momentum.
Thought for Today Warns Workers of Iniquity
A brief devotional line urges workers to heed a warning about iniquity, noting the voice of lament in sorrowful tears.
Request for America’s Favorite Poems booklet
Information Bureau, Frederic J. aoe. Director, Washington sends ten cents by coin or stamps for a copy of the booklet. Name. City.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Aoe
Washington
America
Birthday Vigils Hint At Active Year For Some
Those born on this day face a lively year with activity in business and private affairs. Finances may be tight while opportunities arise to deal with large corporations or secret groups via letters or writing. A born child may be versatile and diplomatic with literary leanings. notable figure Samuel Johnson, historian, is cited.
Fall Festival Prep and Local Notices From Court Street
Court Street businesses set up booths for the Fall Festival while Rafael Johnson declares no parking on Court Street between Carpenter and Union. Abbott Wilcox elected president of Mohican Sunday School. Merrill Atkinson serves as secretary treasurer with 56 members. Also noted are guests of D. H. Moore and various historical references to Ohio coal mining trends and state fire safety inspections from a prior era.
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Court Street
Rafael Johnson
Carpenter
Union Streets
Abbott Wilcox
Mohican
The
Presbyterian Church
Merrill Atkinson
Democrats Face Two-Thirds Rule In Coming Convention
Washington notes how the Democratic two-thirds rule fuels debate before conventions. The piece traces the rule’s history from 1832, its shifts under McAdoo and Smith factions, and past efforts to suspend it. It highlights arguments for solidarity versus majority rule and recalls exceptions like Clark and Van Buren near-misses.
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Washington
Argong Democrats
Madison Square Garden
McAdoo
Smith
al Smith
Govermnot
Champ Clark
Martin van Buren
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
van Bwureah
About Your Children And The Fear That Haunts Them
A columnist argues fear shapes children even in happy homes. Strict discipline and swift punishment breed secret anxieties that undermine self confidence, efficiency, and enthusiasm. Open talks relieve worries, improve appetite and color, easing emotional turmoil.
Mayor Curley and Ouimet Lead City Golf Prize Round
Mayor Curley tours municipal golf links presenting prizes with a mellifluous speech then plays a round with Ouimet against Chauncey Williams and Fred Wright. The scene notes Curley’s red brick Jamaica Way home with shamrock windows and praises Police Lieutenant O'Dea guiding Boston traffic.
Boston Police Carry Revolvers On Outside Belts
Boston police keep revolvers on outside belts to speed drawing and prevent enemies from shooting first. The practice is urged as a model for other cities to adopt for faster response and improved safety.
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Boston
Coolidge At Home Draws Auto Crowds In Massachusetts
Massachusetts residents line up to glimpse former President Calvin Coolidge at his simple village house. The scene is smaller than the crowds at Lenin’s embalmed body in Moscow, but Coolidge is alive and engaging with visitors.
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Massachusetts
Coolidge
Lenin
Red Square
Moscow
Mr. Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge poised for decisive move says friend
An intimate school friend predicts President Coolidge will be in a receptive mood soon. He claims to know this "by certain signs" and notes Coolidge grows restless just before launching a new initiative.
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Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Calvin
Mr Coolidge and the prosperty wave reference
The text contrasts Mr Coolidge with vague public knowledge about him. It notes Coolidge understands when to ride a prosperity wave and when to drag uphill after it has hit bottom.
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Mr. Coolidge
Todd
Gan
Execution of Hurley Ends Police Murder Case
In a neighborhood stirred by the event, Hurley was executed for murdering Policeman Joseph P. O'Brien during a robbery. He was the first to be executed for such a crime after killing a officer with a single shot then three more. Governor Brynene had commuted other murder sentences. Hurley, who had mocked religion, prayed with prison chaplain Father Ralph W. Farrell in his final hour. Public views on religion shift near death.
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Hurley
Joseph P. O'Brien
Brywne
Ralph W. Farrell
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