Obituary and publisher notes from The Athens Messenger
Page four lists Frederick W Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929 and Gordon K Emer as publisher and general manager with Charles H Irwin as editor. It notes association memberships and AP reprint rights, plus domestic and foreign advertising details and subscription rates across several counties. The piece is a catalog of staff, memberships, and pricing.
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Frederick W. W. Bush
Pubier
Arms
Yesersobna Wrald Fhixting Co
Gordon K. Emer
Charles H. Iria
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Organ
Vinton
Wash
Capitalism Explained by Banking Leader
A major American bank head defines capitalism as the democracy in action through collective saved capital. He emphasizes that capital consists of millions of small deposits pooled to fund homes and businesses, with bankers as stewards and investors as the actual owners. He warns against political trends that weaken private enterprise and individual savings.
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America
Learning About American Freedom Bill of Rights Week
A New York law requires public schools to teach the Bill of Rights. The State Board of Regents designated Bill of Rights Week to promote reading the first ten amendments, highlighting liberty including no state church, freedom of worship, speech, press, assembly, protection against warrantless searches, and rights to a speedy trial and to confront witnesses.
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New York
State Board of Regents
Private life insurance costs reach historic high
The article notes private life insurance in the United States now totals 117.5 billion dollars, the highest level ever. It compares this surge to war risk insurance and social security, saying private policies rose 3.1 percent above 1939 and 2.7 billion will be paid out to policyholders this year. The piece argues private business shows the most colossal statistic amid large government figures.
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Leroy A. Lincoln
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Allied Leaders Speak of War News and Work Ethic
The piece ties Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini to world war aims and notes a Greek legation knitting club finishing 800 items for soldiers in Albania. It contrasts these with a quoted American defense ethos urging hard work over debate and references moral sayings from Martin Luther and La Rochefoucauld.
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Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Athens
Greece
Princess du Erbach-Schoenberg
Legation
Benito
Public sentiment and policy on aiding Britain in wartime
Raymond Clapper argues fear of entering war shapes debate on aid to Britain. He notes Hull’s influence and White House support for restraint, rejecting convoy or destroyer transfers that risk fighting. He warns Roosevelt would need provocation to shift policy, and emphasizes boosting defense production to avoid war sentiment.
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Washington
Britain
Hull
White House
England
Axis
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Italy
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
U. S
London
William Allen White
Pacific
Japan
Washington Scene on Wage Hour Law and Soy Bean Rise
Bruce Catton discusses enforcement dilemmas of the wage hour law. Restitution back wages are increasingly waived to gain compliance while keeping universal observance as the priority. The piece also notes soy beans rising to a major Midwest crop due to lard shortages and potential export declines.
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Washington
Wagefour
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Letter Support for W. W. of A. in Athens County
Lawrence Cottrill signs a letter praising the W. W. of A for promoting one hundred percent American unity. He argues the group serves all people, criticizes Roosevelt critics, notes WPA relief and private employment desires, and urges public backing with a hopeful morale. Nelsonville December 6.
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the Messenger
Athens County
W. W. of A
WPA
Roosevelt
Naval
Hot Springs
White House
Lawrence Cottrill
Nelsonville
Willing Workers Call for Unity and Help
A community plea urges members to attend weekly meetings, count attendees, and support the hall’s effort. The speaker celebrates growing participation, stresses sticking together as brothers, and honoring the committee to ease each other’s burdens.
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the Messenger
Busy Bee
Poet's Corner Ablaze With Wartime Rhetoric
The poem speaks of Hitler's abat toir and distant cannons. It urges unity against traitorous enemies and calls for action as times run low. Leda Sams signs the piece, framing wartime fear and resolve in stark, urgent terms.
Albany Operetta Promises Holiday Stage Event
Albany grade school rehearses the operetta At the Court of Santa Claus under Mrs Wanda McDonald with students performing Wednesday night December 18 at 8 o'clock. Eileen Baughman a junior at Ohio University wins a grand prize in the Intellectual Intercollegiate Sweepstakes in Boston. More local social notes record moves births and club meetings across Albany including garden clubs and library talks.
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Albany
Santa Claus
Wanda McDonald
Eileen Baughman
Ohio University
Boston
Mass
C. S. and A
Saturday Evening Post
Hanford Stanley
Darwin
McVay
Laurence Oxley
Hoyt Hannin
Howard Rossiter
Lowell Chase
Railroad St
Nelson Luckert
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hose
Harry Brown
Harvey McVey
Charles Wood
Lloyd Bolin
Esta Carbaugh
Will Lewis
Charles Stricklan
Harold Cunningham
Mattie Bolin
Bailey
Clifford Andrews
Luckett
The
Baptist Ladies Aid of Albany
Ohio
Wayne Welch
Albany Garden Club
J. and O. D
Woodyard
Jessie Cline
H. W. Tedrow
Hamden
Evergreen
Benny Can
Vernon Canny
Joan Batterall
Judy Barnes
Sharon Vorhes
Duane Kite
Bobby Tewksbury
Ralph Bratton
Ronda Russell
Patsy_Sweeney
Janice McDaniel
Joan Batteral
Virgene Buck
Bobby Eweesaty
Bill Tewksbury
Ralph Bratten
n_ Batteral
Duane White
Wendell White
David Young
George Miller
Athens
Mary Beatty
Naomi Calvin
Helen Davis
Jack Downs
Norma Lee McDaniels
Carl Robinson
Margaret Whiteman
Mary Frances Bean
Doris McCoy
Betty Pugh
Mildred Pugh
Janean
Joyce Tyler
Richard Baughman
William Elliott
Lamar Springer
Lois Dunn
Iona Higginbotham
Marie Pauley
Worley Baughman
Lola Lievellen
Springston
Eloise West
Taleen Simonton
Mildred
Claire Dinsmore, Jr
Harry Hoffee
Kessel Smith
Lloyd Stanley
Kathaleen Marcum
Aldine Radcliffe
Mazie Johnson
Margaret Donaldson
Tia Mae Jones
Dorothy Hanning
Dortha Whiteman
Mary Ellen Riley
June Pincelli
Max Farley
Sherwood Gillogly
Roger van Dyke
Gerson Munn
Town Named Whynot From Repeated Demands
Town meeting members pressed for naming honors asking why not honor this or that hero. A North Carolina community ultimately adopted the name Whynot reflecting persistent public urging.
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North Carolina
Whynot
Hidden Radio Gear and a Fiendish Plan Unfold in Bailey Ranch
In a tense exchange Andre Girardeau maps the Bailey ranch hangars and alibi routes while Lena Montoya praises his nerve. He plots to slip from a theater and drive to the site under cover of darkness as Ronnie Bailey remains a key target in a larger scheme.
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Wes
Ronnie
Bailey
Lena Montoya
Varsity Pharmacy
Lena
Andre
Ronica
Lona
Andre Girardeau
Ronnie Bailey
Rainbow Canyon and Flying Tests Stir College Visit
Wesley and Ronica attend a Rocking R Ranch dinner as Colonel Mae David invites the pair to desert bombing tests near Rainbow Canyon. The plan hints at a secret and future shared adventures while Wes wrestles with mixed feelings.
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America
Rainbow Cannyon
Rainbow Canyon
Wesley
Ronica
Mae David
Wes
Colonel McDavid
Miss Ronnie
Ficers
Thomas VU
Bailey
Ronnie
Rocking R Ranch
Ronica Bailey
Marshfield Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings and Birth Announcements
Women’s Society of the Christian Service meets at Mrs. F. G Hoodlet’s home with a Christmas gift exchange. Births include a nine pound daughter Luda Kay to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Withers on Nov 23. grandparents John Withers and Oscar Andrews. A daughter Janis Floreade born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hartman on Nov 28. grandparents William Hartman and Jacob Katzenbach. Various visits and illnesses noted including Mrs. Elza McGranor a guest in Mary Collins’s home, and Carl Davis visiting his grandmother.
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New Marshfield
Women's Society of the Christian Service
F. G Hoodlet
Bernard Withers
Luda Kay
John Withers
Union
Oscar Andrews
Janis Floreade
Leonard Hartman
Iris Katzenbach
William Hartman
Nelsonville
Jacob Katzenbach
Elza McGranor
the Plains
Mary Collins
Gladyse Marsh
Athens
Irvin Russell
Albany
Maude Llewellyn
Carl Davis
Cleveland
R. W. Davis
Fred Elliott
Larry
Chillicothe
Walter Saylor
New Plymouth Notes Busy Local Social Roundup
Local visitors include Mrs. Carl Turner and children with relatives in Lancaster. Rev. J. M. Stewart attended the Athens Presbytery conference. Revival started at Mt. Pleasant led by Rev. Raymond Konkright. WCTU Christmas meeting planned for Dec 11. Grange degrees conferred at Thursday night meeting. Wesley Foundation quartet from Ohio University to lead Methodist service on Dec 15.
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New Plymouth
Carl Turner
Lancaster
Earle Heinlein
McArthur
J. M. Stewart
Athens Presbytery
Athens
Raymond Sigler
Logan
William Gibbons
John Collins
Collins
Dwight Harris
Garth
Helen Archer
Laurelville
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mary Hixenbaugh
Zaleski
R.F.D
Potter
Fitzpatrick
Jane Steele
J. Stewart
Wesley Foundation
Ohio University
Methodist Church
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obie
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Oniopewee Paper Association
Inisnd Daily Press Associat
Associated Press
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Martin Luther
de Rochefoucauld
Raymond Clapper
Bruce Catton
Washington Scene
WWA
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Abattoir
Slaughter
Leda Sams
By Galbraith
NEA Service
M. Reg
U.S Pat
Zevs
Reece
BY Oren Arnold
Rocking R
Dude College
NEA Service, Inc
Marshfield Social Notes
Mildred Collins
Richard
Harry Wise
John Cline
Marie Armstrong
Little Son
G. W. Beveridge
R. C. Gilham
Federal Grand Jury
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