Athens Messenger Page Four Summary Notice
The Athens Messenger lists publishing details for Frederick W. Dosh Pantner Gordon K. Publisher and Gen. Mer Charles B. Mee Managing Editor. The paper is a member of major press associations and notes Associated Press republication rights and obituary charges. Ads and notices accepted per policy. entry via Athens Post Office.
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Frederick W. Dosh
Pantner
Athens
Gordon K
Charles B
Meee
Subscription Rates by Carrier in Several Ohio Counties
Rates listed for Ath ens Gallia Hocking Meigs organ Vinton and Washington counties. One year four dollars fifty cents six months two dollars fifty cents ten weeks one dollar one week fifteen cents. Extra postage required in other counties on application.
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Atphens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Organ
Vinton
Washington Counties
Weighing Athens County Taxes and “Nice” county services
The Messenger urges readers to vote no on excess taxes while noting local pressure blocs influence county government. It argues taxpayers should be informed about service demands and the true costs, then decide if extra taxes are needed to fund desirable enhancements.
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Athens County
Washington
Rabbit Fever Warning From Findlay Veterinarian
Dr. W. G. Cook warns hunters opening rabbit season November 15 to inspect carcasses for tularemia also known as rabbit fever. He cites 1938 2,088 cases and 139 deaths and 1939 about 2,200 cases with ~150 deaths, noting most human cases involve handling wild rabbits. He urges rubber gloves and careful dressing to avoid infection.
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W. G. Cook
Findlay
Cook
Dr. Cook
United States
Ghost towns could revive for defense needs across the nation
The piece argues that many towns faded or vanished as defense and government policies shifted industry. It urges economists and engineers to study idle facilities and idle communities, proposing revival of ghost coal and other industries to provide decent wages and counter displacement.
Hoover food plan blocked by British blockade stance
Washington officials report Lord Lothian flatly refused to lift the blockade to feed Continental Europe. They say Britain fights for survival and insist the blockade remains essential despite Hoover's public push.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Lord Lothian
Britain
Hoover
U S Policy on Spain and Britain Aiding to Slow Axis
The United States refuses Spain in the Hoover plan while offering food to Spain if Franco keeps the country closed to German troops on the French border. Britain and the U S aim to block Axis access to Gibraltar, with milk aid to unoccupied France as a humanitarian aim but framed as strategic. The policy seeks to extend Allied time to rearm and deter Hitler, tying aid to defense and resistance.
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Spain
United States
Gibraltar
France
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Asia
Africa
England
Dunkirk
Catton assesses Congress curbing defense and New Deal spending
Bruce Catton surveys Washington's budget outlook as opposition forms to cap defense and New Deal spending. He notes Virginia Republican Clifton Woodrum and Senator Pat Harrison leading the economy bloc toward a restrained program to match budget estimates and prevent blank-check growth.
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Washington
Congress
Clifton Woodrum
Virginia
Appropriations Committee
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
House
Appropriations and Ways and Means
Woodrum
Prohibition debate letters trigger local rebuttal
Fred C. Galvani of Hockingport replies to Charley A. Freer's December Public Forum piece in Nelsonville, arguing prohibition caused social ills and wartime manipulation, recounting travels and urging Freer to heed the ninth commandment.
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United States
Prohibition
Mr. Freer
Fred C. Galvani
Hockingport
Dee
McArthur News Notes Update Local Social and Health Postings
McArthur society items show Mrs W W Tinker business visit in Columbus and Mrs Helen Wills hosting a Literary Club reading. Mrs Myron Turner and Mr George Turner also travel to Columbus. Bridge parties and business visits recur. Zaleski school quarantine ends pending DEC 30 school closure remains. Four quarantined families in Zaleski and one in Dundas due to scarlet fever.
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George Turner
George Pilcher
Columbus
Elvey Fri
McArthur
Ruth Saltz
Mabel Lowry
B. F. Wills
N. Boundary Ave
W. E. Stanton
Chillicothe
Lawrence Gill
Vinton County Health Department
Health Department
Board of Education
Zaleski
Dundas
Christmas Day Poem from Lola Knight Alfred Ohio
A religious Christmas verse by Mrs Lola B Knight of Alfred Ohio extols the gift of God's son and the love of Christ. The poem urges that Christmas remind all to honor Christ and live humbly through His name.
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God
Christ
Lola B. Knight
Alfred
Ohio
Vague Defense Pause Sparks Possible Rethink by Majority
After completing defense preparations, officials said the plan would revert to current status unless a majority of people vote otherwise. The statement signals potential delay or reversal tied to public opinion.
Fiery attack at Bailey ranch ends in rushing escape
A detailed suspense scene follows a would‑be arsonist at the Bailey ranch. He quietly plants incendiary devices near hangars and the two story house as flames erupt and alarms trigger a frantic evacuation. Witnesses report a sudden blaze and runners fleeing toward the spread of the inferno.
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Rocking R Ranch
Army
Bailey Mansion
Thief Steals Bomb Sight From Deserted Hangar
A lone saboteur infiltrates a deserted Bailey hangar, overpowers guards, and removes a highly prized bomb sight. He disassembles the unit, notes exact measurements, and escapes as the burning Bailey house roars in the background, to be continued.
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America
Hamden News Notes Highlight WCTU Convention Report
Mrs. Nira Tucker, county president, reports on the state WCTU convention in Cincinnati October 15 to 18 at the Hamden Union meeting. Attendees include Miss Nettie Milhon and several Hamden residents. Also noted are local visits, a hospital patient nearing discharge, and upcoming Christmas and PTA programs.
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Hamden
Nira Tucker
McArthur
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Cincinnati
Hamden Union
Tucker
Nettie Milhon
H. J. Dye
Charles McCoppin
Estella Scott
Charles Rice
Flora Campbell
Lucinda Campbell
Etta Hughes
M. E
PTA
Antje Baker
Leverett Murdock
Portsmouth
Mt Union All Day Meeting At Church And Community Visitors
All day meeting announced at Mt Union church with Sunday school at 9 30 am and afternoon program and preaching services followed by a basket dinner at noon. Several local residents and visitors including H H Pickering Harrisonville and families attended events and visits across the area.
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MT. Union
H. H. Pickering
Harrisonville
M. A. Epples
Calvin
Harley Carr
Charles King
Bradway
W. B. Caster
Columbus
John. Nicholson
Ward Nicholson
Wesley Caster
Toledo
John Nicholson
Everett Bailey
Clarence Eastman
Midway
M. A. Epple
Glenn Turner
Carl
Delbert Welker
Hemlock Grove
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