Athens Messenger page header subscription rates
The Athens Messenger describes publication details, staff roles, and association memberships. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, varying by region, with weekly and annual pricing and regions served. It notes obituary and card of thanks charges and advertising details.
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Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
TAXES IN A HARD ECONOMY: BUDGETS AND INFLATION FEARS
Washington hints show defense taxes may lead to broadening the base to cover wartime and New Deal spending. The piece argues inflation risks from heavy war debt, calls for drastic war taxes and deep spending cuts, and warns against political resistance to tax reform.
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Washington
England
White House
Great Britain
Germany
Settlement Without War Shows Peaceful Borders
The note argues border disputes can be settled without war, citing Colombia and Venezuela as 100 year conflict examples that reached amicable borders and shared waterways. It praises Western Hemisphere peaceful adjustment and the US as a good neighbor aligning with such settlements for future regional peace.
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Germany
Poland
Danzig
Colombia
Venezuela
South America
Orinoco River
United States
Americas
The Pleasure of Being Wrong
An essay reflects on historic misjudgments from wartime expectations to postwar prosperity. It notes experts failing to predict Greek resistance, postwar optimism, and the shift to public works and savings plans. It questions whether new wartime production will avert a downturn and urges humility about forecasts.
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Greece
National Resources Planning Board
United States
Happy birthday Hitler marked in Germany today
Fifty two years after his birth in Braunau on the Inn, Adolf Hitler’s birthday is celebrated across Germany. Historian Motley recalls William the Silent’s struggle for freedom, while the Duke of Alva is noted as an oppressor not mourned. Streets are decked with hunting and transparencies in tribute.
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Braunau-on-the-Inn
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Motley
William the Silent
William
Duke of
Alva
Netherlands
Hitler
War Department mural sketches dream of freedom under threat
Raymond Clapper argues the 50 foot mural in the new War Department Building symbolizes what Americans defend against Hitler. He notes scenes of worship, voting, press and radio, and the American home, linking economic self interest with the fight for personal liberty. He warns that a Nazi world erodes freedom and urges unity to preserve a free, peaceful global order.
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Washington
War Department
Hitler
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Norway
Germany
Holland
Netherlands
Peter Edson Reviews Washington Scene on Air Power Growth
Peter Edson surveys U S aviation expansion as production nears 1200 planes a month and discusses the drive toward a 50 000 plane force. He outlines three lines of effort plane production air fields and pilot training, with emphasis on ramped up recruitment and stringent training to produce 30 000 pilots annually.
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Washington
U. S
Army
Congress
Air Corps
WPA
Armed Forces For Defense Development
Air Corps Reserve
Countless millions reduced to misery and death feared
The text ponders the impact of Hitler’s possible death, questioning who would mourn across the affected cities and suggesting a grim forecast of suffering and catastrophe without a clearly hopeful outcome.
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Hitler
Easter activities and social notices in Coolville area
Congregational Ladies Aid Society meets April 17 at Mrs Vera Daugherty's home. Troy Grange gathers April 19 to view Gone With the Wind at the Troy auditorium. Troy High School Commercial students go to The Plains for shorthand and typing contest. Rita Carol Newsom born April 11 in Pennsville. Numerous local visits and Easter events described, plus church Sunday School Easter egg hunt and community hospitality at various homes.
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Coolville
Congregational Ladies Aid Society
Vera Daugherty
Troy Grange
Rock St
Troy Auditorium
Troy High School
the Plains
Louella Clifton
Troy
Athens
C. T. Newsom
Rita Carol
Pennsville
Earl Barr
Evans Dermott
J. E. Dermott
Constantine, Mich
E. M. Daugherty
Alda Larson
H. C. Parrish
Poet's Corner Verse From Clyde Wiley Athens Ohio
Poet's Corner contributions require name and address. The verse depicts loneliness as a night flying figure and a day vulture, tracing despair and isolation through stark imagery. Clyde Wiley of Athens Ohio signs the piece.
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Clyde Wiley
Poem Excerpt Reflects on Wisdom Against Cruelty
A reader from Carbondale Ohio signs a four stanza poem that critiques hate and ignorance. The verse contrasts vile savagery with a figure of wisdom who holds scales, suggesting judgment and moral balance. The piece ends with a contemplative gaze toward understanding over cruelty.
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Gene Dunlop
Apple Grove Social Notes Highlight Weekend Guests
Apple Grove residents shared a busy social weekend with birthdays and visits. Mrs. Charles Sayre hosted a birthday dinner for her husband and her own birthday, with Ruth Weldon and Elizabeth Taylor of Racine as guests. Guests from Racine, Pomeroy, Letart, Akron, Athens, Antiquity, Rockland, and Portland attended various family gatherings and an Epworth League Easter program.
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Apple Grove
Charles Sayre
Ruth Weldon
Elizabeth Taylor
Racine
Weldon
Carl Shields
Patty
Pomeroy
Ward Bibbee
Gideon Roush
East Letart
Ralph Neigler
Henry Roush
Drusilla Smith
Johnnie Fisher
Herschel Radgley
Akron
Will Reefer
Athens
P. A. Hinkle
Letart
W. Va
Arthur Roush
Richard Roush
Walter Roush
Tom Norris
Rachel Chapman
Reva Evans
Louise Parr
Letart Falls
Early Roush
Ruby Hayman
George Hayman
Roy Buck
Frank Buck
Epworth League
Russell Lee
Westchester
Charles Sharp
Wayne Carpenter
Eugene Arthur
Rockland
Howard Carpenter
F. Worthington
Jean
Beryl
Faye
Portland
Bernice Harpold
W. E. Shank
Jack Shank
Maggie Dils
Parkersburg
O. G. Shields
Grand Coulee Dam Penstock Piping Scale
The 18 penstock pipes of Grand Coulee dam required nearly six acres of steel plates weighing 14,206,000 pounds. Each second, 2,538 tons of water will flow through these pipes.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Love Power and the Atomic Frontier Script
In a serialized tale by Oren Arnold science explores the idea that atomic power could run man made machines. Dr Robert Hale and Leana Sormi witness a lab breakthrough in uranium fission, discuss guarding the discovery, and plan to record and share the results with universities and industry as they grapple with the dawn of a new energy era.
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Robert Hale
Miss Sormi
Robert
Leana
Leana Sormi
Dr. Hale
Princgpel
Secretarial Hire Sparks Caution in Dr. Hale
Dr. Hale, famed scientist, meets Carolyn Tyler after advertising for a secretary with high pay and secrecy. He senses danger yet is drawn to her violet eyes and poised intelligence. The interview ends with tension as he contemplates secrets that could revolutionize civilization.
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Robert
Leana Sormi
Dr. Hale
Carolyn Tyler
Carolyn
Miss Tyler
Chase Church events and local visits in Laurelville area
Rev C E Hoyt will preach at Chase Church Thursday April 17 at 8 pm. Several local families, including Blackwood, Graham, Woodyard, and Tubbs, visited relatives in Athens and Chase. Chase Circle Ruth meets May 1 at Mrs Coates for a full day with gift exchange and household hints.
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CHASE
C. E. Hoyt
Laurelville
Chase Church
Homer Blackwood
Caldwell
J. A. Graham
T. J. Savage
E. Union St
Athens
Ruth Woodyard
Bliss Woodyard
W. B. Woodyard
Alton Woodyard
Blake Tubbs
Ruth
Robert Coates
Leo Welsh
Ed Martin
Merrill Chase
Charles
Dave Blackburn
Martha Chase
Corning Social Notes Births and Easter Gatherings Hit Corning
Corning briefs announce the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Swartz at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Good Friday. Social items describe Easter decor at the Cady home on Vine Street, a birthday party for Supt F A Cady with prizes, and euchre at Mrs Martha Benedicts. Several Easter visits and family gatherings are noted across nearby towns with gifts, prizes, and polka luncheon details.
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Corning
Wilbur Swartz
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Cady
Vine St
Supt
F. A. Cady
Sam Frasure
Robert Spence
Martha Benedict
Nell Kockensparger
Jane Beaver
Josephine Hermey
Jean Wilson
Edward Ferguson
Edward
Beth Ferguson
Jack Hettick
Bobby Refinall
Methodist Church
William Spence
Wilma
Mary Ford
Jimmy Williams
J. C. Case
Columbus
True Smith
Mr. Smith
Frank Smith
Marietta
James Hardy
Hardy
Tuck Randy
Robert Sper
Spence
Floyd Baughman
Crook
Pomeroy
Loretta Franz
Albert Ae
As Pa
Harry Steffen and
Famil
Lancaster
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Inland Daily Press Association
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Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Coolville News
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Reynoldsburg
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C. L. Orr
R. C. Orr
Kathleen
Lillie Dunfee
Canton
Etta
Leora Dunfee
Farold
Ida Campbell
Alice Robinson
L. H. Deeter
Allen Biles
Springfield
Methodist Sunday School
J. K. Macleod
Geneva Dean
Joan Sheets
Poet's Corner
Carbondale
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