The Athens Messenger History and Staff
The Athens Messenger established 1825 published weekdays except Saturday with a Sunday edition by The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co. Gordon K. Bush publisher Charles H. Harris editor ASNA member groups and national press affiliations listed.
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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
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press
Subscription Rates by Carrier and Zone
Rates listed for Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington Counties One Year four fifty Six Months two fifty Ten Weeks one dollar Weekly fifteen cents Extra postage rates in other zones on application
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Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Middle Path Democracy's Job Seeks Nonextremist Course
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urges at the American Legion that the United States must pursue a middle path between isolation and entanglement. He argues democracy thrives by blending ideas from rivals, requiring hard thinking, mutual respect, and sustained effort to keep liberty alive and resist extremism.
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Cordell Hull
American Legion Convention
America
Abolition of PWA Signals Change in New Deal Legacy
The Public Works Administration is being phased out as the emergency era ends, seen as a landmark in slowing pace of the fight against the low mood. It contributed about 2.7 billion dollars to non federal projects since 1933, created 661 million man hours of direct employment, and produced substantial indirect work. With its removal, the nation will reassess its achievements and how to fund them going forward.
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Public Works Administration
PWA
A Serious Klan Case Warns Against Revival
The piece warns that the Ku Klux Klan could revive amid Justice Black's case and urges Americans to prevent a return of the hooded order. It recalls the Klan’s decade of poisoned politics and its spread of hatred and intolerance, urging vigilance to block its influence.
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America
Justice Black
Ku Klux Klan
Hooded Order
Germany
Klan
Best-retiring lobbyist known for a lifetime of railroading
The longtime congressional lobbyist is remembered by peers as a stalwart advocate whose career was marked by relentless influence peddling. Colleagues note his intimate knowledge of legislative maneuvering and his persistence in advancing interests, despite scrutiny.
Roosevelt western trip hinges on public mood pulse
A fragmented item notes Roosevelt aims to gauge national sentiment on his western tour while another line references India and royal property. The text is garbled and presents no clear events, dates, or participants beyond Roosevelt and vague Indian references.
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Roosevelt
Austria’s Dollfuss Moves to Official Dictatorship
In Vienna, Dollfuss suspends Parliament and pushes a new constitution to dissolve 60 years of parliamentary government. A 90 minute session enshrines an executive dictatorship as Austria becomes a corporate state amid tensions with Italy and Germany.
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Raymond Clapper
Vienna
Austria
United States
Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Wheeler
Des Moines
Engelbert Dollfuss
Dollfuss
Roosevelt
Jack Garner
Washington analysis links stock slump to price rises and policy
An analysis cites Dr. Leon Henderson of WPA warning that stock gains rested on a long rise, not underlying demand. He urges price cuts, cheaper lines, and restraint on hikes, noting rising wages but high prices curbing purchases. The report links construction delays and purchasing power to future recovery and warns of a potential tailspin without broader action.
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Washington
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
New York
Leon Henderson
WPA
Henderson
Glenn Frank
Henderson urges focus on volume over high per unit profit
Henderson argues profitable growth comes from increasing volume rather than raising profits on each unit. He notes auto makers justify price hikes by higher labor costs, but says labor increases have been small and do not offset gains from tech progress, boosting overall output.
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Henderson
NRA
The Story Thus Far dAfe on Long Island
Margit leads the Agnew household with calm detachment as Irene falls for Charlie Jones a married sidewalk artist. Waldo renounces Irene prompting Margit to urge a hasty elopement while Charlie reveals Irene and he have plans for a trip to the Adirondacks.
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Long Island
Margit
Irene
Charlie Jones
Charlie
Waldo
the Adirondacks
Irene Runs Off With Artist Charlie Jones
Margit Agnew grapples with a family crisis as Irene elopes with Charlie Jones the artist living abroad in a trailer. Keough reports Irene is happily escaping with Jones and Margit faces a web of rival loyalties as Felice shifts plans and Mrs Bly signals uneasy truth.
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Margit
Charlie Jones
Charlie
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Bly
Irene
Waldo
Keough
Felice
Quote from Senator Borah on freedom and security
Senator William E Borah of Idaho argues that yielding political freedom for economic security costs both liberty and security. The remark frames a critique of tradeoffs between freedom and promised prosperity.
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Wiliam E. Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt Says Constitution Is For The People
In a plain spoken line the president declares the Constitution a layman’s document not a lawyer’s contract. The remark frames a broader view of constitutional interpretation and public accessibility.
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President Roosevelt
Love in Hollywood Echoes Publicity Says Margot Grahame
Movie actress Margot Grahame remarks that love in Hollywood mirrors ordinary love, though it invites publicity. Her observation blends fame with romance, noting public attention as a constant factor.
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Hollywood
Margot Grahame
Leontovich Quote Highlights Russian Public Happiness
Eurgenie Leontovich, a young Russian actress, states that government merit for Russia is welcomed and people’s happiness reflects on the nation. The remark appears in a U. S. stage appearance notes from Palo Alto.
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Russia
Eugenie Leontovich
U. S
District Tales of Long Ago
As early as 1822 a school near the Forks of the Creek later became Sedalia. Miss Nancy Bagley led the school, renowned in local lore for New England grace. Around 1824 John Morrow ran a log school in Trimble Township with oil paper panes and a large winter fireplace.
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Sedalia
Nancy Bagley
William
John
Samuel
Sunday Creek Woodlands
Miss Bagley
New England
Priscilla
John Alden
Miles Standish
Itrimble
John Morrow
Poet's Corner memories invite readers to share verses
Doet's Corner Verses by Messenger readers appear in this column. Each contribution must include name and address. The piece evokes nostalgic scenes from Athens Messenger readers with lines about schools, rivers, prairies, and memories, ending with Annie McIntyre Bartoé of Nelgonyide, Ohio.
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Messenger
Poet's Corner
Athens
Three Soldiers Treated In Athens Armory Hospital
Three injured soldiers were housed in the improvised hospital at the Athens Armory. Harold Webster Holley Ellis and Welby Smalley were among those cared for. George Kern of Margaret's Creek was injured when his express wagon overturned. Kern was known for horseradish and a lost record drive is noted. Mrs Elizabeth Grover Beatty left for Ohio State University to study for her master's degree in history.
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Athens Armory
Harold Webster
Holley Ellis
Welby Smalley
George Kern
Margaret’s Creek
Mr. Kern
Elizabeth Grover Beatty
Ohio State University
Duke of Windsor heckler arrest shocks duke’s former chauffeur
George Ladbrook, a former chauffeur to the Duke of Windsor, is arrested for heckling a soap-box critic of the former king, drawing attention to tensions surrounding the royal figure.
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Duke of Windsor
George Ladbrook
Duke
King
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
The main cancer treatments today are surgery radiography and the X ray. Radium and X ray therapy suit skin cervix and certain head and neck tumors but have limited value for stomach liver pancreas kidney and intestines. Dangerous methods include caustic ointments plaster massage and non scientific mental approaches. A cheerful attitude cannot cure cancer and should not replace proven treatments.
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Hon
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iNelgonyide
Herbert P. Sutton
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William J. Warrener
Athens County Farm Bureau
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YMCA
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Lucy Ballard
Lancaster
Ezra Walker
A. W. Allom
Robert Bishop
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J. R. Lostro
Sam Siegel
Charles Lostro
Clarence Hardy
L. A. Spencer
W. C. Parker
Harry Regal
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E. Parker
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Dwight Tritipp
Harry Graham
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