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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1941

Page

4

Obituary Notice Rates and Copyright Credits Listed

The notice lists membership and rights of the Associated Press in this paper and outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail across several Ohio counties. It also notes postal terms, national representatives, and obituary care charges, with a line about copyright and republication rights.

American Sewspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Deady Press Association Associated Press Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton Washington Counties

Japan Delays Talks While Pressing Far East Ambitions

The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Japan extends talks with the United States for two weeks while refusing concessions. It questions troop moves in Indo China and suggests Tokyo seeks time to bolster fleet strength, urging firm American resolve to defend "fantastic principles" and national existence.

Japan United States Togo Indo-China Indo- China Kurusu Washington Tokyo Hull Asia Rostov Tula Moscow Britain Orient Manila Alaska Burma Thailand Malaya Far East America Cleveland Plain Dealer

Freedom to Move Sparks Burden on Taxpayers in California and Florida

A Supreme Court ruling upholds freedom to relocate across states while critics note the influx of migrants burdens taxpayers and workers. The piece argues relocation should share the costs and cautions against further government paternalism after years of protectionism.

United States Supreme Court California Florida Virginia New England

ClapperWarns on Far East Crisis and Japan’s Aims

Raymond Clapper argues that eight months of talks with Japan yield no progress as Tokyo presses expansion in the Far East. He warns the United States faces three threats to its interests from a potential Japanese attack on Thailand and the broader aim to push white influence out of Asia.

Washington Far East State Department Hull Tokio Japan Nomura Thailand United States Philippines East Indies China Pacific Hawaii Tojo Britain Germany

Homefront shift drags workers to defense centers

Hundreds of local craftsmen and defense plant workers have moved away seeking high wages in defense towns. The article notes unclear counts and predicts demand will continue for years as living costs and crowded quarters push families to relocate from their home district.

Plan for Independent Office to Help Small Business

Peter Edson interviews a plan by Guy Holcomb to create an independent agency named the Office of Small Business Problems. It would swiftly hear complaints, advocate for small firms, and have broad powers, possibly created by Congress, with a board of small business leaders and lawyers.

Washington National Defense Program Guy Holcomb Anti-Trust Division Department of Justice Thurman Arnold Holcomb Office of Congress Office of Production Management OPM

Healthful living teens top U S health list

Gertrude Heikes and William Senders, teens famed as the healthiest boy and girl in the nation, advocate a healthful diet including milk apples cabbage and other vegetables. They live on farms and emphasize early bedtimes outdoor exercise and fresh air. Ground cleared near Athens County Fairgrounds enlarges West Union Street Cemetery. Pi Beta Phi alumnae hold a reception at Mrs White's home with guests from Youngstown. Chinese and Japanese delegations press Shan tung withdrawal in Washington talks. Germany backs the U S associations of nations plan and vows no mobilization for another war.

Gertrude Heikes William Senders United States

Cheshire News Notes Highlights Local Lodge Officers And Social Visits

Cheshire notes the C. E. S. elected officers for the coming year led by Esta Reese as worthy patron and Garfield Searles as trustee. Residents share family events with visits and celebrations including Louis Butcher’s 18th birthday and the Butcher’s 40th wedding anniversary. Visiting relatives and friends from Middleport Evans W Va Zanesville and Portsmouth are listed with brief mentions of employment and stay durations.

Cheshire Esta Reese Charles B. Rife Briggs Kirby Clara Ward Ine Rife Mary Hughes Reva Reynolds Garfield Searles Dell Fife Middleport George Mulford Columbus Gene Sayre Dorothy Spires Edward Underwood Fostoria Charles French Zanesville Lewis Spires William King Evans W. Va S. V. Sayre Stanley Swisher Bertha Carter Star John Grover Jimmy Charleston George Yeanger Rance Watkins Portsmouth Everett Watkins Emma Rife Horton Roush

Victory in the Sky Verses By Messenger Reader Leda Sams

Poem by Leda Sams titled Victory in the Sky is shared in this Readers column. The verse describes stars forming a group in the sky and a great white star shining at dawn, offering encouragement and hope to weary readers.

Messenger

Lady Diana faces love and plot amid scandal

In a serialized tale Diana, married to writer Stephen Curt, confronts her own desires and the betrayal of Evalyn Thorpe as Stephen’s affair with Evalyn looms. Adela’s schemes and Richard Thorpe’s infidelity threaten their tangled life, while Diana weighs her future in a dangerous emotional web.

Stephen Curt Diana Richard Thorpe Evalyn Stephen Mr. Tucker Ellen Curt Adela Phil Bruce Downstate Bill Jackson Thorpe Richard Evalyn Thorpe Joey Long Jane Burt

Langsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Funeral

Langsville residents share weekend visits among families with Cumberland Charleston Nelsonville and Derby connections. Funeral services were held for Mrs Marion Phelps at Langsville Church with a large family: Dale Phelps and several daughters. Community gatherings include an all day Ladies Aid quilting event and a Thanksgiving visit by local families to Daisy Miller and sisters.

Langsville Albert Combs Cumberland L. E. Entsminger Anna Miller Maynard Davis Sue Charleston Entsmingers Sadie Wilson Tom Erma Nelsonville Alice Miller Marion Phelps Langsville Church Dale Phelps Mather Flossie Hull Rutland Maud Phillips Logan Helen Bails Hamden Vira Barr Bessie Siders Leota Grimes David Entsminger Middleport Frank Braley Derby von Miller Bernard Ledlie Chillicothe Ladies Aid Society Entsminger W. T. Miller John Huntley Hayward Harmon Emma Piper Vinton Daisy Miller

Social Notes of McArthur and Visitors

Social notes report visits and weekends across multiple cities. McArthur and McARTHUR Miss Anna Darby stayed with Judge J W Darby, while Arthur George visited in North Middletown Kentucky with Roger Talbott. Other guests include Margaret Wrightesel Columbus with Frank Wrightsel, John Gill Jr after Virginia vacation, Clarence Thomas Jr Dayton with C O Thomas family, Ted Whitmore Dayton with P W Gorsuch family visits, Beeman Collins Columbus visiting his mother, and Harry Westerman Columbus visiting Cynthia Hamilton. James Shenault Londonderry visited Effie McCarley.

Virginia Clarence Thomas, Jr Dayton C. O. Thomas Ted Whitmore P. W. Gorsuch Beeman Collins Columbus Dave Eberts Harry Westerman Cynthia Hamilton

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