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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
The piece appears to be a business notice about republication rights and advertising, listing Associated Press credit, obituaries pricing, mailing details, and subscription rates for Athens area including Gallia Hocking Vinton and surrounding counties. It notes second class matter at Athens Post Office and rates for months and weeks.
The Dies Committee notes Manfred Zapp of Transocean News Service reports stiff resistance to foreign coverage. Americans newspapers, press associations prefer gathering their own news abroad. Despite chaos and censorship, U S news coverage of Europe remains the best and reporters risk lives daily.
Last year more than 3,500 people were killed in December traffic across the United States. The National Safety Council appeals to reduce this toll in 1940, urging drivers to curb speed and drink-driving, pedestrians to avoid jaywalking, and everyone to observe basic traffic laws during holiday travel.
A federal court ceremony grants citizenship to a diverse group of immigrants. The judge praisesAmerica’s promise and notes that new citizens have learned its realities including peacetime conscription and taxes. The speech affirms that the melting pot continues to work as a national ideal.
A Salt Lake City newsboy recalls a banker’s Thanksgiving wish that someday a town boy becomes Utah’s governor. Forty years later Herbert B. Maw, once a newsboy, attends the 1940 governor elect’s Thanksgiving dinner, realizing the tale of opportunity.
In New Mexico about 4000 Navajo were registered under the draft law. Many did not grasp pacific aims and viewed it as a paleface way of declaring war. Some said farewell to families ready to fight while recalling ancestral fighting heritage and distant memories of slave hunting.
Washington notes that the administration shifts toward man to man dealings with Congress in delicate wartime matters. Morgenthau seeks to use the 2 billion stabilization fund to aid China and other nations, with secret controls and moral consultation. The piece recalls past disputes over the destroyer deal and French aircraft negotiations, highlighting partisan tensions and war policy controversy.
Secretary Morgenthau learned a lesson from the French plane incident and sought congressional input. He notes lawmakers are human and respond to considerate treatment, admitting many issues require executive action when time or legislative routes are unsuitable.
Bruce Catton outlines a Washington campaign to gain recognition for Gen. Charles de Gaulle and his Free France regime. Jacques de Sieyes arrives as de Gaulle’s envoy, linking with France Forever to win U.S. support and access roughly 1.5 billion dollars in sequestered French assets, with Weygand in Africa posing a competing leverage. The United States threads cautious diplomacy, aided by Britain’s alignment with de Gaulle and Leahy’s recent France ambassadorship context.
Howard C. Bolin and John Sauvage of the Meigs County Taxpayers League present support for county budget controls after audits. They cite auditors findings criticizing prior practices and note improved handling of tax revenue and adherence to budget under new county commissioners.
In a letter from Hockingport, Mrs. Neff and C. Norman ask the county budget commission to restore bi monthly book truck service. They note rural isolation and limited income make library access essential for fiction, educational aids, and community reading, urging continued visits every two weeks.
Poetry by Charles E Sellars of Glouster Ohio reflects on war's grim reality and the longing for peace. The verse contrasts battlefield fires with tranquil scenes under God’s blue sky, ending with a weary return home.
Washington reports the Civilian Pilot Training program has fed 2,600 plus trainees to Army and Navy air training centers. Secretary Jesse H. Jones notes 571 centers participated through September with 18,000 students in progress and 677 more applying for military aviation. Of those leaving CPT, 518 instructors have joined the armed forces or airlines, and CPT grads show strong military and civil career paths.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Devol of Cutler observed their 20th wedding anniversary and 73rd birthdays with an open house at their home. Edward Nice, 69, formerly of Cutler, died Monday in Columbus after years as a local merchant. Social notes record visits from relatives and friends across Cutler, Marietta, Zanesville, and Charleston with several local gatherings.
Colonel McDavid explains a sealed bomb sight and automated range control to Andre Girardeau aboard a powerful new aircraft. They plan tests in Rainbow Canyon while Ronnie Bailey and Wes observe with mounting excitement as Lona and a stranger vanish into the canyon wall.
Wes and Ronnie tail Lana into a canyon after she meets a mysterious older man. They spot a drag mark and a hidden brush to erase tracks, then follow to a shadowy cave as danger feels real. The scene ends with suspense as the adventure continues.
Murray City notes a benefit party at Murray High School on Thursday December 5 at 7 30 p m hosted by the Band Boosters Club. The community also hears a Christmas cantata Chimes of the Holy Night to be presented by the Methodist Church ladies on Sunday December 22 with Mrs Elaine Richardson directing and Mrs Mattie Ralph as pianist.
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