The Athens Messenger Masthead and Publishing Details
The Athens Messenger details its historyFrom 1825 to present by Frederick W Bush and Gordon K Bush with Charles H Harris as editor It operates weekday afternoons except Saturday and a large Sunday edition The paper is part of the Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co and member of multiple press organizations Subscriptions vary by region with annual and short-term rates listed and extra postage charges quoted on request.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
America’s Role in Japan and China’s Turmoil
The piece argues Americans bear some blame for Japan’s rise and the current aggression in China. It contends Western powers, including the United States, influenced Japan by example and policy, noting Japan’s modernized army and navy under Western models and the use of force in territorial expansion.
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America
Japan
China
Orient
United States Navy
England
France
Germany
Russia
Europe
Mexico
Industry's Real Market: Steel Workers as Car Owners
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports a study of 157,000 steel workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia finding 117,000 own cars. If the trend holds industry wide, 400,000 steel workers would be car owners, highlighting a link between worker prosperity and automobile demand.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Farming Prosperity Boosts Industrial Sales
The 1937 farm income is estimated at about 9 billion dollars, the highest since 1929, rising by over a billion from last year and more than 4.5 billion from 1932. About half a billion comes from agricultural adjustment program payments, the rest from marketing. The note links agricultural prosperity to broader industrial demand and a wider market for manufactured goods.
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Department of Agriculture
Spain must secure constitutional amendment before town capture
Reports indicate that before either side can regard a town as truly captured in the fighting, Spain must first pass a constitutional amendment. The remark underscores the legal prerequisite tied to territorial control amid hostilities.
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Spain
New Yorker Urges Mothers Colleges Sons to Pursue Letters
A New Yorker counsels mothers that their college sons should aim for letters. The piece notes that even those who fail to make the football team can still have monograms on their pajamas as a form of achievement.
Veteran’s Hatchet History Reemerges in Pennsylvania
A long-dead World War I veteran surfaces in Pennsylvania after 20 years, evoking a reminder of the Europe burying hatchet moment from 1918. The strange posthumous appearance draws local curiosity and historic reflection.
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Pennsylvania
Europe
Behind the Scenes In Washington
Roosevelt moves toward a district court of appeals appointment that could shift the balance on federal policy. Harold M. Stephens will fill a prior vacancy while a Jewish or Catholic nominee is expected to replace Justice Van Orsdel. Stalin era Soviet rumors and American Communist spins surface amid political maneuvering.
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Washington
Hugo Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
New Deal
George Martin
Roosevelt
District Court of Appeals
Court
Harold M. Stephens
Supreme
Josiah van Orsdel
Miller
Duke University Law School
The More Abundant Life Debate By Hugh Johnson
Hugh Johnson argues that true abundance comes from good jobs and private capital working, condemning redistribution as poverty. He criticizes Roosevelt era taxation as choking business and investment, predicting job losses and stock declines if policies persist.
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Hugh
Johnson
New York City
Roosevelt
Lord Macaulay
John Flynn
Weather Officials Laud New Robot Weather Men
Weather officials praise automated meteorologists for cutting mimeograph costs and delivering stock predictions more efficiently. The move signals a shift toward mechanized forecasting tools.
Long Island Mystery as Margit confronts Spike's saloon scene
Lovely Margit Agnew keeps control of life in her Long Island home and dressmaking shop while her sister Irene, engaged to inventor Waldo, meets sidewalk artist Charlie at Spike's. Keough the butler uncovers clues as Margit discovers Irene Waldo Charlie and the Italian proprietor reenacting a movie scene. danger follows when Charlie grabs Margit.
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Margit Agnew
Long Island
Irene
Waldo
Agnew
Charlie
Spike
Keough
Margit
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Corp
Trene
Margit confronts chaos at a dim New York saloon
In a crowded saloon Margit and Irene argue with Charlie Jones a handsome director as a clique of drunks and a staged romance spiral out of control Irene Waldo and Spike watch while Margit wrestles with anger fear and a possible police call. Charlie prods gently inviting Margit to join the scene before tears reveal a fragile throne of nerves.
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Margit
Charlie
Mr. Beaver
Miss Agnew
Spike
New York
Beaver
Irene
Waldo
Charlie Jones
Quoted Quotes From Notable Figures Highlight Varied Views
A montage of dated quotes spans domestic, artistic, and economic topics. Supreme Court Justice Henry G. Wenzel criticizes diaper care affecting self esteem while Montague Love jokes about pay and reviews. Dwight Lighty foresees operatic training for a mouse and L. J. Tabber notes a billion dollar rise in farmer spending since 1929.
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Supreme Court
Henry G. Wenzel
Winners in Messenger picture coloring contest named
Winners in The Messenger coloring contest include June Baird Virginia Boyd Bob Bingman Elizabeth Holmes and other bright students. Honorable mentions span many towns with ages six to twelve. Noted injuries and community events appear alongside veteran lists and travel notices.
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the Messenger
June Baird
Virginia Boyd
Glouster
Bob Bingman
Athens
Elizabeth Holmes
Jacksonville
Ira Jean Nelson
Floyd Nelson
Harlan Rex
Nelsonville
Eudora Stauffer
the Plains
Evelyn Wolf
Baby Clothes on the Line Poem by Annie McIntyre Barteo
Messenger Readers contribute a verse about baby clothes on a wash line. The poem describes white garments puffed by wind and marching scarves of fabric in a backyard display, with little flags and playful images accompanying the scene.
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Messenger
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Lip cancer offers real hope of recovery with early treatment
Health notes state cancers of the lip progress slowly and many patients are cured by early surgery radium or X ray. In clinics 33 of 52 lip cancers treated by surgery were well after two years and 90 of 98 had cures. Radium history shows 208 made free from disease, with 74 well five to ten years after treatment.
District Tales of Long Ago (Continued) 1870
Local notes recount Steenrod and Wilson’s protected store with lightning rods and W B Brooks building a river hopper for rail coalwork needing about 500 bushels daily. Decoration Day observed at Nelsonville with two veterans buried locally. Sherman visited, then departed toward Chauncey. July reports Columbus excursions and a Nelsonville picnic with speeches by Generals Grosvenor and Wildes. Stuart’s Minstrels tour the Southern Ohio Canal area.
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Steenrod & Wilson
W. B. Brooks
Nelsonville
Andrew Conner
C. A
92Nd Regiment
Morris McKee
Co. G
W. T. Sherman
Chauncey
Lancaster
Cable House
Kenesaw
Columbus
Grosvenor
Wildes
Athens
Stuart
Ohio Canal
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Daredevil 110 year old Bridget Downey hailed as Ireland’s oldest
Bridget Downey of Mullinahone County Tipperary marks her 110th birthday claiming to be Ireland’s oldest inhabitant. Neighbors say she remains hale and active both mentally and physically.
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Dublin
Ireland
Bridget Downey
Mullinahone
County Tipperary
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