National Representatives Rates Notice in Athens Post Office
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Obituary charges and card of thanks noted. Subscription rates by carrier and mail in Athens area counties: one year four fifty, six months two dollars, ten weeks one dollar. Extra postage for other zones charged on application.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Janes
Liberalism as a shifting label in American politics
Raymond Clapper reflects on how Liberalism defies precise definition as he cites Willkie Borah Jackson and McNutt. He notes liberals adapt to new dangers through history from Jeffersonian times to Jacksonian reform and the evolving balance of democracy and property interests.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
John Hamilton
Jefferson
Ickes
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Indiana
Hitler
Senator Borah
al Smith
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Carter Glass
Henry Wallace
Mr. Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
World War Foretold as One Global Conflict Emerges
The article argues that three simultaneous wars across Europe Asia and Africa form a single emerging global war. It cites Soviet expansion under Stalin Mussolini’s conquests and Nazi aggression as interconnected fronts. It warns small neutral states face pressure and eventual subjugation.
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Finland
Joe Stalin
Russia
Signor Mussolini
Albania
Ethiopia
Balkan
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Sudetenland
Memel
Danzig
Poland
Germany
Britain
France
Mussolini
Worst Yet To Come Delinquent Taxes Plague Ohio Districts
A historical editorial notes rising unpaid taxes in Ohio, especially Cuyahoga County, hurting municipal finance. It argues tax compliance funds government services and back debts, cites voter-tax conflict, and highlights Southeastern Ohio successes in tax collection while warning national debt trends worsen.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Weather and War Cloud American Forecasts
Washington weather experts warn meteorology suffers from limited international report exchange due to European wars. This delays accurate forecasts for the United States and ships at sea, underscoring Americans desire to know if the sun will shine tomorrow or if rain will come.
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Washington
United States
America
Link With The Past A Neanderthal Skull Sparks Debate
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian laments a Russian scientist's discovery of a new Neanderthal skull as a link in mankind's story. He notes irony in a land led by Neanderthal tactics of brute force and pillage. The piece frames science vs. willful folly amid world tension.
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Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Washington politics and Vandenberg coalition bid
Bruce Catton reports on Senator Arthur Vandenberg’s American Mercury piece arguing a Republican coalition to salvage the New Deal with improved administration of relief and policy. The piece weighs Vandenberg as a potential presidential candidate and analyzes motives and possible effects on the 1940s campaign. It notes Washington debate over party unity and the impact of Kuusinen’s Finland policy on U.S. cooperatives.
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Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
American Mercury
McNary-Haugen
Dewey
Hoover
Taft
Bricker
Ohio
Otto Kuusinen
Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau
Questions and Answers page from The Messenger Bureau in Washington D C presents general knowledge Q A pairs. It covers topics from tax exemptions for plants to life insurance payments in 1938 and facts about civilizations Napoleon Noel meaning and dog reproduction ages. It reflects period style guidance on seeking information via mail and stamp.
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Washington, D. C
Messenger Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
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Louisiana
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Oklahoma
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Noel
A Prayerful Mother Verses by Messenger Reader
Poetical contribution from Mrs Ralph R Roush Fay Kincade Columbus Ohio, formerly of Athens, offers a prayerfulMother poem about a mother praying for her sons in hardship. The verses request blessing, strength, guidance, and protection for the boys and imply heavenly reward for steadfast conduct.
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Ralph R. Roush
Fay Kincade
Privileges of the Public Forum Signatories Rules
The Public Forum notes that anonymous letters criticizing officials must include the writer’s name and a witness signature certifying authenticity. The witness signature need not be published. Questionable signatures will be checked, those that cannot be verified will not be published. Editor.
Miners in Columbus Anniversary Dispute Prompt Letter
John S. Wilson of New Straitsville protests a Dec 5 Messenger article claiming miners and delegates to the 1890 Hocking Valley convention in Columbus. He asserts many named delegates are incorrect and offers to provide an accurate list, noting only three original delegates survive. He asks the paper to publish or verify delegate names.
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the Messenger
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Andrew Roy
Health Hints on Individual Growth and Posture
Dr H A Harris of Cambridge University argues there is no universal index of physical fitness for all ages. He notes no correlation between mental tests and physical measures in children, and stresses individuality in growth, posture, and development over standardized drills or uniform training.
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H. A. Harris
Cambridge University
Germany
France
United States
Harris
London Wartime Romance Amid Air Raid Secrets
In wartime London Mary Carroll a fashion expert awaits passage to the United States with Vincent Gregg a famed adventurer. A mysterious card, an air raid shelter, and a late-night note deepen Mary’s trust as she fears betrayal while preparing to sail aboard the Moravia to America.
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Mary Carroll
London
Vincent Gregg
Mary
Carla Marchetta
Gilbert Lenox
United States
Vincent
Black Watch
New York
Moravia
America
Carla
Ten Years Ago at Old Man's Cave Beauty Spot
Dry forces favor transfer of law enforcement. Vic Dixon logged 200000 miles delivering mail over 25 years on the Athens County route under the late Postmaster C D Gist. Birthday dinner for Mrs H A Matheny at the home of Mr and Mrs W H McClain.
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Vic” Dixon
Athens County
C.D. Gist
H. A. Matheny
W. H. McClain
Route One
Athens
Point Rock Personal And Social Mention
Miss Adriene Holcomb of Columbus spends four weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs W R Holcomb. Francis Knapp and Lewis McLaughlin were in Wells ton Friday. Laurel Grange joins Columbia Star and Harrisonville Granges for combined officer installation. D W Morris won the grange quilt. Wesley Ogdin of Columbus spent the weekend here. Harley Pickett and family visited Darwin relatives. I F Radcliffe moved to a farm near Carpenter. McLaughlin family reunion with John Cooper and Lena Knapp noted Hamden weekend visit.
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Point Rock
Adriene
Holcomb
Columbus
W. R. Holcomb
Francis Knapp
Lewis McLaughlin
Wellston
Laurel Grange
Columbia Grange
Columbia
Star
Harrisonville
Laurel
D. W. Morris
Wesley Allen Ogdin
Harley Pickett
H. B. Pickett
Darwin
I. F. Radcliff
Carpenter
John Cooper
Lena Knapp
Hamden
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