The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger header lists publication history dating to 1825 with publishers and officers. It notes association memberships, national representation, and advertising policies. Subscription rates show one year four forty five dollars, six months two fifty, ten weeks one dollar, weekly fifteen cents with regional stenographic areas and postage adjustments.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Carros
Ise
Catlin
Hocking
Negorgan
Vinton
Washington
Liberty's Lamp Goes Dim and Lindbergh Losses
A wartime-era column condemns President Roosevelt and warns of one man rule after Col. Charles A Lindbergh is demoted. It argues free speech erodes under dictatorship and urges defense readiness while supporting Lindbergh’s right to speak and critique policies.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
United States Army Air Corps
Air Corps
White House
Closing the North Door
The joint defense board announces a completed naval and military plan by Canada and the United States after six months of work. It pledges mutual aim to lock and double-bar doors to North America from Alaska to Greenland and move from agreement to physical defenses to deter any power from violating the Western Hemisphere.
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Canada
United States
Joint Defense Board
Alaskan
Greenland
North America
Quality of Mercy and the Red Cross Aid
The text notes the US contributed 27 million dollars through the Red Cross to relieve suffering worldwide. It emphasizes the generosity is nonpolitical and voluntary with no expectation of gain, reflecting a compassionate national sentiment amid looming stern challenges.
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United States
Red Cross
Tax policy sparks war crisis rhetoric from Clapper
Raymond Clapper rails against Treasury Secretary Morgenthau's tax plan, denouncing Republican objections as short sighted and inflationary. He warns binding tax hikes and war-time sacrifices will hit every earner, urging unity against Hitler and emphasizing shared burden.
Germany's stamina and sacrifice build European strength
The speaker argues Germany leads Europe due to stamina and sacrifice. Sacrifice is needed to fund effort, requiring material and human energy drawn from income rather than printing presses, and it should come sooner rather than later.
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Germany
Europe
Peace advocates gain ground in debate over avoiding war
A Washington scene review notes peace groups led by Senators Wheeler and Nye press to keep America out of war. It cites the America First Committee and allied organizations, racing polls, labor concerns, tax policy, and Congress mail as factors shaping public sentiment and the four week decision window.
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Defense
Hitler
America
Washington
Congress
United States
Fellowship of Peace
Wheeler and
Nye
John T. Flynn
Coughlinites
Gerald Smith
Midwest
Senator Nye
Detroit
Britain
Mercy in a Merciless World Keeps Hope Alive
A reflective note on preserving mercy amid harsh times. The speaker urges maintaining compassion as a guiding virtue in difficult circumstances. The tone is earnest and contemplative, emphasizing mercy as essential to humanity's resilience.
Ohio University Commencement Speakers Selected
Semper Fidelis and Athens Junior High Latin Club guests attend Ohio University Classical Club meeting in Ellis Hall. Mrs P E Hixon hosts a bridge tea at Athens Country Club with pink decorations. Dr Walter A Jessup of the University of Iowa to give baccalaureate and commencement addresses at the 127th Ohio University graduation.
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Semper Fidelis
Athens
Ohio University Classical Club
Ellis Hall
P. E. Hixon
Athens Country Club
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Ohio University
Funeral services held for George A Rodgers Sr in Corning
Funeral services were held today at the United Brethren Church for George Arthur Rodgers Sr 63 who died after a three week illness at his Corning home. He was born in England and lived in Corning since age 16. Surviving are his wife Hannah five daughters two sons and three grandchildren. Burial followed at Miller town Cemetery with Rev A C Shonkwiler officiating.
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Corning
George Arthur Rodgers
Rodgers
England
Congo Mine
N.Y.C. Railroad
Hannah
Mark Hemery
Pittsburgh
Jack McCreanor
Glouster
Harriett Ciber
Mary Elizabeth
Champlain
Jeannette
George Arthur, Jr
Jack
Keith Rodgers
Miki Rodgers
Johnny Adams
Hannah Neal
Zanesville
Mary Brown
Minnie Mason
Mae Rodgers
American Legion
F. A. Cady
Corning High School
Junior
Father
Montmorrency
Ichabod
Esmeralda
Methodist Church
Mary Roof
E. C. Hardin
Lulu Dunlap
Flora Briggs
Lulu Dane
Myrra McCoy
Elizabeth Gray
Lee Thomas
Mother Carey
Martha Benedict
Jean Wilson
Beulah Craig
Mary Ann Beaver
Helen Bruns
Calvin Currey
Doris Herron
Elizabeth Mae
Athens
Carpenter Sheep and Wool Growers Meeting in Carpenter
A meeting of the Carpenter Sheep and Wool Growers Association took place at Carpenter Church. A state association communication assured members that higher prices were being commanded at the Columbus warehouse.
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Carpenter Sheep and Wool Grower's Association
Carpenter Church
Columbus
Langsville social notes highlight regional visits and moves
Langsville residents share weekend visits with relatives in Star Hall Rutland Charleston and Columbus. Families report gatherings with the Pickens Miller Sisson Ledlie March and Wells groups while several moves are planned including the Brown and Ledlie households.
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Langsville
Clair Nelson
von Miller
Frank Nelson
Star Hall
S. G. Pickens
Charleston
W. Va
Carroll Pickens
Rutland
T. M. Pickens
J. L. Miller
Rio Grande
Alice Miller
Marvin Morris
Jack
Pomeroy
John Swisher
Donald Lee
Dorothy Evelyn
Lloyd Thomas
Columbus
Bernard Ledlie
William Ledlie
Dorothy Ledlie
Margaret Wells
Cecelia March
Jackson
Power Substance Plot Drives Leana to Seize Control
Leana Sormi plans to take possession of the mysterious X-999 after a tense session with Bob Hale. She envisions wealth and power, aiming to use an abandoned mine shaft near Blair to move the substance with Carolyn and Bob, while planning a bold, unresolved scheme. The telegraph hints at a personal conference with Leana.
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Leana Sormi
Bob
Carolyn
Leana
Robert Hale
Dr. Hale
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Telegraph Office
North America
Bob Hale
Blair
Tonto Mountain
Uncle Sam's Store Poetical Letter from Nelsonville
A readers verse from Mrs. Annie McIntyre Bartoe of Nelsonville Ohio humorously portrays Uncle Sam at the store doors. The piece ends with a cheerful note that there are no dictators today and references “Irish Potatoes” and “Sweet Potatoes” in a playful rhyme.
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Sonny
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
Death notices and social tidbits from Hooper Ridge area
Hooper Ridge notes record the death of James Irvan Wolfe of Burlington Kansas on April 4 1941 with burial at Butler Missouri beside his mother. Local visits are listed including Snyder Mingus Keirns and others. Private James E Nye in Virginia invites correspondence via Fort Belvoir Virginia.
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Hooper Ridge — Spicer la Keirns
James Irvan Wolfe
Burlington
Kansas
Butler
J.J
Athens County
John Snyder
Edward
Athens
E. C. Kasler
Marion Snyder
Ralph Howard
National Guard
Camp Shelby
Miss
Wilson Howard
Ruth, Keirns
Wayne
Larry
Don
Julia Minegus
Sand Ridge
Mingus
Rev. Harris
Chesterhill
Otho Coon
the Plains
Keirns
C. M. Keirns
Earl Seel
Russ Nelsonville
Sam Donald
Wilbur C Wright
Greens Run
Clair Sayers
Sarah Linscott
James E. Nye
Virginia
Fort Belvoir
Brain cells show limited reproduction and brain size shrinks with age
Reproduction of brain cells is limited, and as people age the brain generally becomes smaller.
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Associated Press
Liberty
Raymond Clapper
Morgenthau
Representative Crowther
Knudson
North Carolina
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Cooley
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Spain
Corning Social Notes
E. C. Marshall
Frank Craig
Mr. Craig
Leroy Craig
van Wert
Florida
Emil Keller
Mr. Keller
Robert H. Lanblade
Warren
Eleonora Gehring
Edinboro
Phi Sigma Chi
Masonic Temple Ballroom
Homer Johnson
O. B. Sloane
St. Paul, Minn
Richard W. Bowden
Langsville News
By Galbraith
Rasna
BY Oren Arnold
NEA Service, Inc
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Uncle Sam's Store
Uncle Sam
Mammy
Sam
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