Hitler wonders who will face the USSR as war rages
The piece surveys the Soviet military might and fears for small states as Germany and its allies contend in the west. It notes Stalin’s possible Baltic consolidation and the risk of red territory gains while Hitler contemplates long term consequences and peace with the Reds.
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Hitler
Germany
Italy
Baltic
Balkans
Rumania
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Russia
Perfect Service Honor for Ohio School Bus Driver
An Ohio school bus driver receives a gold cup for decades of safe driving with both horses and automobiles, highlighting the skill and patience required to transport children. The piece notes that bus accidents are rare but tragic when they occur and urges motorists to exercise caution around school buses on imperfect roads.
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Ohio
Resurrection of Vintage Styles Dominates Fashion Scene
The article notes a revival of early 20th century fashion with wasp waists bustles and crinolines. It describes modern outfits borrowing 25 50 and 75 year old looks plus a hint of 1939 flair and 1875 coiffures. It reflects on nostalgia for grandmas Golden Age and a playful clash with modern trends.
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Prissy
Protecting Liberties Supreme Court Guards Free Press
The Supreme Court ruled ordinances banning handbill distribution in several cities unconstitutional, safeguarding free press rights. It said littering is not enough to stop pamphleting and that any street cleaning or traffic control must not curb expression. The piece adds a note on insomnia as a psychologist describes ideas breaking into consciousness.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Worcester
Mass
Irvington
N. J
High Court
Supreme Court
Christmas Truce Mention Possible in Europe
A humorous note suggests a Christmas truce in Europe so Santa can travel to chimneys without colliding with bombers. The idea plays on wartime tensions and a wish for peaceful holidays amid conflict.
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Europe
Santa Claus
Bricker’s Ohio Candidacy Tangles with Cleveland Relief Crisis
In a Washington column Raymond Clapper critiques Gov. John W. Bricker’s bloc in the national race and links his delay in calling a legislative session to relief deficits in Cleveland. He notes 100,000 unemployed, scarce groceries, and calls for tax power to fund aid amid a booming steel era.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Cleveland
Bricker
Davey
Harold Burton
Burton
State of
Bruce Catton Reports Washington Scene
Bruce Catton notes that submarine scare reports have harmed Caribbean and South American travel and led to cancellations. He cites travel bureau responses, insurer caution, and shifts in ship registry plus lingering public jitters as winter bookings lag. Police in Omaha found slugs in a station pay telephone.
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Omaha
Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau
The Messenger Bureau provides a column of questions on grammar mail issues and postal recovery. The exchange covers verb agreement with committee, recovering lost parcels, Bagpipes comparison, and annual destruction of standing timber by fires storms and insects amounting to about seven billion board feet.
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Frank H. Vizatelly
United States
Summers Store Coat Ad Promoted In Local Ads
Ten years ago readers saw multiple local ads including Summers Store for coats and Day Staheart Sales for washing machines. G W Hopkins Radios Hatch Library National Book Week and Brooks Fierce furnaces plus Wheaton Crooks Hardware pipeless furnace advertised. Security Savings Bank plus officers urged save now to spend later. Rail schedules for K and M Hocking Valley and B&O trains. Bell Auto Sales Nelsonville pitched Cleveland Six touring car. Auctioneer George Allen announced sale at Woolley and Rowland farm Albany. L H Baughman Athens funeral director advertised private motor ambulance. Stuart Opera House featured The Shepherd of the Hills while Athens Opera House promoted Cupid's Revue.
Corning Social Notes Highlights Local Club Meetings
Corning plans booster meeting for I O O F and Rebekah Lodges on Friday December 1 at 8 pm. Girl Scout Troop No 1 met at Mrs F A Cady’s home led by Lenore Young to assist with the Christmas Seal drive. Golden Rule Class to sponsor a bazaar and soup sale in U B Church Saturday December 2 from 4 pm. Rebekah Lodge to meet Friday evening December 1 at 6 pm.
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Corning
Rebekah
F. A. Cady
Lenore Young
Cady
Glenwood Pythian
Jacqueline Lamb
Julia Ferguson
Hanna Rodgers
Lurline Penrod
Dessie Sands
Catharine Binderbakin
Kate Hardy
Alvie Ballis
Edith Nichols
Mayme Rodgers
Libby Roberts
Charlotte Chute
Gwen Nelson
Edna Price
Margery Hoffert
Margaret Schlingerman
Alice Mae Wilson
Veneta Wilson
Viola Rogge
Albert Miller
Lorena Spence
Anita Cady
Eliza Murray
Mary Burns
Columbus
George Hardy
Juanita Priest
Elizabeth Murray
Orris Leeth, Jr
Roseville
Golden Rule
U. B
Betty Brown
Springfield
Loretta Nash
Casper Nash
Old Couple Triumphant Through Aid From Government
Poem recounts a penniless elderly couple living in a bare house with scant food and worn clothes. After losing their daughter and grandchild yet saving some for old age, a socially conscious government provides aid that brightens their final days. The piece notes their gratitude and enduring dignity.
Five人物 entangled in Benthorne murder mystery
Five suspects including Arnold Benthorne’s in‑law William Alston and gangster Joey Di Torio collide in a tense house stakeout. Captain Dawson probes Ava Johnson and Douglas as twists hint at an inside alibi and a plan to trap the lovers. The scene closes with Joey insisting on a guarded confession.
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Arnold Benthorne
Helen Benthorne
William Alston
Berthorne
Joey DI Torio
Aba Johnson
John Douglas
Ara
Captain Dawson
John
Big Red
Benthorne
Dawson
Ava
Douglas
di Torio
Krone
Alston
Joey
Chateau
Mr. di Torio
Health Hints and Diet Health Hints and Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein notes influenza and pneumonia as major U S death causes. In 1937 they killed 148 014 people, with high mortality in ages 5 to 19. Prevention hinges on hygiene and avoiding contagion. care calls for bed rest and a physician if sick.
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United States
Harvard Professor Warns U S Against Air War Refusal
Dr. William Y Elliott of Harvard says refusing airplanes to France and England in the current European war would be fatal for the United States If we refuse Japan would seize France and England in the Far East then attack us Russia would push communism into eastern Europe and Asia Germany would likely win Europe and threaten South America Our national interest would be seriously endangered.
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U.P
France
England
United States
William Y. Elliot
Harvard University
Elliott
Japan
Far East
Russia
Europe
Asia
Germany
South America
Public Forum letter thanks Longstreth area supporters
Cassius M. Clouston of Carbon Hill thanks residents of Longstreth and nearby communities for cooperation in evangelistic meetings. He praises attendee presence, gratitude to Mr and Mrs Add Sanborn for hall donation, and to Mr McCombs for hall heating. He laments low turnout elsewhere and stresses the value of the immortal soul.
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the Messenger
Longstreth
Add Sanborn
McCombs
Cassius M. Clouston
Carbon Hill
Athens County readers urge deputy sheriff cut to save funds
Jacob Roberts of Athens Ohio argues in a forum letter that with better roads and more patrols the county could dispense with two deputy sheriffs and rely on six highway patrol officers and three township constables. He cites county financial leaks and urges commissioners to pursue courthouse economy.
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Messenger
Linscott
Jones
Athens County
Thanksgiving Gatherings Highlight Albany Rural Notes
Albany Rural notes record multiple turkey dinners and visits across Albany Rural and nearby towns. Families hosted guests from Athens Columbus The Plains Granville and Findlay with birthdays church services and Sunday visits noted for Mr and Mrs McCann Davis Collins Minear Bailes and Stanley families.
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Albany R.D. No. 1
Frank McCann
George Davis
Tom Davis
John Davis
Jacksonville
Donald Whaley
Athens
Bettina Collins
James Dickson
Jarrett Martin
Prattsville
A. Z. Minear
Gordon
Glen Scott
Beckey Hawk
Harry Hawk
New Marshfield
George Weisenbach
Stanley Griffin
the Plains
Nadene Refeld
Columbus
Ray Bailes
Denver McVay
Thomas Quick
Granville
Fernie Porter
Dianna
Walter McVay
Bernadine Steininger
Findlay
Ernest Stanley
Autumn Joy
Dixie Lou
Louisa Stanley
Herbert
Weaver Chapel
David Bratton
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