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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show a mention of a meeting involving Captain Pa in Gran with permission or permit context. Details are sparse, no clear date, place beyond Gran, or organizing body identified.
A fragment from a local page notes a brief event titled Wee Flyin Hour impacting the college grounds. Details are sparse but indicate a disruption or incident delaying activities on campus. Further context from the page would clarify the participants and outcomes.
The notice lists subscription options and rates for different regions and periods. It notes Associated Press usage rights, offices in major cities, and mailing details. Rates include one year four dollars, six months two dollars fifty, ten weeks one dollar, with regional variations and postage terms.
A letter argues to widen East State Street to Madison Avenue and extend widening to other congested city streets. The author cites prior failed projects blocked by small groups and urges city officials to act for multiple bottlenecks as Athens faces increasing car traffic on narrow streets.
In Maumee Valley a traveling convention will be held next month to deepen interest in Northwestern Ohio history. A caravan could cover miles in Southeastern Ohio to develop knowledge of regional tradition. The region once saw battles and homes of native peoples along the Ohio River and Zone Trace.
A Civil Service Census shows state government employment rising to 540,000 from 297,000 ten years ago, while city workers climb from 718,000 to 940,000 and counties to over 500,000. With federal payrolls set to swell under defense, the only likely restraint may be among state and local governments.
The piece contrasts German Nazism with Kaiserism and jokes about a non alcoholic people’s drink as a state decree. It notes the US variety of soft drinks and questions whether a state can impose a preferred beverage. It warns that rapid, fearsome social experiments have occurred in Germany recently.
Captain Robert M. Losey U S Military attache in Norway was killed by a bomb splinter last year. His meteorological observations on Russian aircraft in Arctic Finland continued to yield valuable data after his death, potentially saving lives by guiding aid and safety measures.
Hugh Johnson vents on Colorado Springs gossip about a rumored Roosevelt tactic to neutralize Willkie with a war related bombshell and a push for 50 destroyers sold to Britain. He notes Far East tensions with Japan moving on Indo China and Dutch East Indies and cautions against New Deal politics in an election year.
Bruce Catton analyzes a proposed excess profits tax bill as Congress debates bases for calculating wartime profits. The piece explains compromises allowing manufacturers to choose bases, tax rates, and amortization plans, with side notes on stolen property act amendments affecting foreign expropriation and British wartime purchases.
War Department information will guide tests at Fairbanks Alaska this winter for Arctic flight training. The data aims to aid army fliers and prevent further loss by applying the lessons Captain Losey gave his life to establish.
Ralph D Norris of Gloucester argues against Frances Maxwell’s view on Adolf Hitler. He contends Hitler seeks war, cites German actions and literature as proof, asks why Germany allies and movements abroad flourish, and urges Americans to prepare for worst case outcomes. Norris signs Aug 12.
Officials of the Ohio State Museum are excavating mounds at The Plains on the Coon property. A 30 foot ladder reaches a house in an elm tree near Stedman Packing Company. The tree house was built by W. H. Uncle Billy Wolfe and Fred Anderson, a passenger brakeman and baggage man on Train No. 30, Hocking Valley. Mr and Mrs E G Silvas have returned from a month long vacation in Liverpool Nova Scotia.
Twenty years ago rates of the Hocking Power Company were increased for Gloucester. Fatty Arbuckle performed in The Hayseed at the Columbia. Dr Robert E Nye of Buenos Aires and Miss Mary Sutherland of Wyoming wed near Cincinnati before moving to South America. An apple tree at T W Craig’s lawn on West Union Street was blown over and removed.
Bashan social notes list visits and friendly gatherings. Guests include Harry Fisher of Florida visiting the Bailey and Trussell families, Marion Slater and son Clifford from Hebron, the Stobarts from Racine, C. A. Hoskins from Florida visiting J. B. Frank, Miss Farmer of Raymond City visiting Sorden, Roy Pendergrass of Chauncey, Lucile Wilkinson from Florida, the Keffers from Spencer with N. E. Bissell family, and Elmer Baum of Bremen. Local hosts include A. H. Bailey, the Frank and Sorden households, and others in Bashan and nearby communities.
Lieutenant O Leary probes Hazel Leighton after Martin Sayler is found dead in his study. A released promise and a $5,000 payment loom as suspects? with the crime scene yielding no external clues. Hazel reveals bitter contempt for Sayler while the investigators deduce the killer is still inside the house.
In an era of synthetic materials old timers recall cotton and wool. A liquid wood of pulp with hydrogen may spin into wood clothing, possibly launching a new industry if costs align with other fabrics. Nylon improves hosiery as shrinkproof trends spread. Glass fiber neckties offer 45 color combos and resist staining, burning, fading and wrinkling, with uses from table linens to upholstery. 129 fish species have been identified in New York harbor.
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