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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
4
The Athens Messenger offers subscription rates by carrier and mail, listing counties Galia Hocking Meigs Vinton and Washington as coverage areas. It notes publication details, staff roles, and advertising information with a brief obituary service note.
A letter discusses Charles Francis Adams Jr proposing a six year presidential term with no further eligibility and a cabinet that renounces party ties upon oath. The author frames questions about whether a neutral executive can emerge from party politics and if detachment is possible or sincere.
A humorous description of a wife who manages domestic life, supports a husband, keeps diaries of his deeds, plans social engagements, trims the budget, and values homemaking over costly outings. It notes her practical, thrifty, and affectionate traits, including liking wholesome activities and her mother in law.
The piece notes the Petain regime in France curbing exuberance private festivities and disbanding labor groups. It contrasts past French gaiety with new discipline and a managed economy amid wartime strain, wondering if Hitler may pursue similar controls elsewhere.
Governor Lehman urges a congressional law to let states form home guard units for a year of training. The plan would use veterans and volunteers organized and supervised by the army to defend cities if the national guard is sent to camps. It complements calls for national guard federal service and conscription.
The piece notes men would rest only if not kept busy by home chores and jokes that wives save odd jobs for them. It observes women are likeliest to err between 35 and 40 while men err most often between 30 and 55.
Raymond Clapper argues that a democracy must act to defend itself and accept conscription in the face of modern warfare. He warns against waiting for war to begin and notes Churchill on the strategic stakes and moral authority, urging decisive action to maintain Latin American support and deter Hitler.
Bruce Catton notes enlistment trends for 1940 showing Kentucky Texas North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Oklahoma Colorado leading the 9 percent range while Ohio and Nevada lag at 2 percent. Pennsylvania Texas New York top enlistment totals and wool production rises as domestic supply expands for a larger army and navy.
In a witty, cryptic notice the author compares Japan’s trade pressure on Australia to a dangerous threat while joking about a sword swallowing act. The piece uses playful references to marriage prospects and optimism versus gloom in a lighthearted, columnar style.
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A collage of money related beliefs from Dr B A Cartwright U of Oklahoma detailing cravings for coins and luck. It cites St James Day apples, spiders signs, left moon money, hole in garment on Christmas and penny tree legends from Paris Missouri.
Cassius M. Clouston argues in The Messenger that neglecting early religious training, church attendance, and reverence for God leads to societal wickedness. He laments modern distractions from faith, urging parents to revive ancestral devotion and biblical defense to avoid national captivity. August 19 Carbon Hill.
Col Earl Swepton of Chillicothe, a veteran race horse starter, was selected as the official starter for the Athens County fair. The Athens Plains game notes Hughes and David forming the battery for Athens against Plains with Barstow and Hawk on the Plains pitching and catching. Plains won 9 to 7. Miss Merle Danford from Trimble and Miss Mary Kerr of Cleveland returned after a six week western tour. Miss Jane Atwood of Ohio University faculty departed San Francisco for a five month world trip.
The Overland was described as a pasoline horse on display by Lastro Auto Sales at the Athens County Fair. Miss Munn Athens County health nurse urged a rat killing drive. A local merchant donated $5 for prizes. A tent meeting at Canaanville School Grounds announced for Aug 20 to 29. Mayme Kern left for Buckeye Lake to join Beatrice Osborne and the Girl Scouts. Lowell Chase of Albany planned stunt flying at the fair after serving as a first lieutenant at Langley Field Virginia.
A wartime poem praising a woman on an island who bears hardship for conscience and freedom. She fights for liberty, facing fear with steadfast resolve, while exiles endure cost for the cause guided by the song of freedom. The piece ends noting the author BESSIE M GORSLENE.
Detective Lieutenant OLeary investigates the death of lawyer Martin Sayler amid a web of suspects including Dale Appleby Rhoda Waters Hazel Leighton Winslow Mardell and George Barbour. OLeary notices odd book placements and plans a staged gathering to trap the killer revealing a calculated motive and method.
Albany notes report Mr and Mrs Ben Wonders of Columbus visiting Mr and Mrs Harley Cline and Mr and Mrs George Thorne installing a Wilkes Street water system by Owen McAfee. A shower for Mrs Richard Black formerly June Kruskamp at her mother's home drew 50 guests with Bettina Collins Donald Whaley and Bern ey Derry providing music and a lighted house centerpiece on the dining room table. Hostesses included Mrs Richard Black and several others.
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