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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
4
Page four of the Athens Stressenger lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, with three month and ten week options and mentions circulation practices. It notes associate press affiliation and local advertising representations while referencing offices and post office filing.
Fragmentary notes recount a Saturday event in a western state with wrestling action and a community scene. References to locations, teams, and a final score are unclear but suggest a regional match drawing local interest.
A newspaper narrative praises the Ohio State Highway Patrols for unwavering duty and team discipline. It notes patrolmen’s demanding hours, strict standards, and Columbus meetings that yield stronger performance. It emphasizes the patrol’s public image and reliable policing in press-facing service.
Yellow traffic lines on narrow state highways in Ohio create tire wear and road danger. Berms worn by heavy travel worsen hazards as drivers push past safe limits. Proper berm maintenance reduces wear, but many berms are eroded and lower than pavement, increasing risk.
The author argues Canada is a key hemispheric ally in defense. Britain’s fate could affect American war material flows and a potential peace. Canada will not seek a separate peace with Germany, receiving U S support, and arms to Canada likely stay near the Atlantic.
Britain starts paying compensation for air raid victims from Christmas, offering small weekly amounts to injured civilians, including unemployed women and hospitalized men. The piece notes about 20,000 civilian deaths and up to 30,000 wounded since intensified bombing began last September.
President Roosevelt in a fireside chat frames aiding Britain against Nazi aggression as a moral and material war. He warns against appeasement, says no U.S. expeditionary force outside borders, and stresses production and military needs guiding its future aid. Time will reveal if this stance leads toward direct conflict with Germany.
Bruce Catton critiques government actions in shifting tenant farmers from prime farmland for military uses. He notes the Farm Security Administration would face huge relocation costs if funded, while landowners and mortgagees benefit from army land purchases. He argues the pattern favors prime land for bases over displaced tenants.
The article reviews the Farm Security Administration response to rural displacement near Madison Indiana and Radford Virginia. It describes declarations of taking slow payments and land acquisition challenges. FSA surveys 2000 farms with sub standard housing and plans to build and rent new homes for workers then sell to dispossessed farmers to avoid slums and ghost towns. It notes efforts to find land without inflating prices and occasional releases of tracts to farmers. The piece ends with a Tryon Edwards quote on true humility.
Readers may submit signed letters on current events with brief length to fit daily space. Contributions must include the writer's signature. Shorter letters allow more voices to appear in the column.
Letter by Charles R. Larson argues tariffs protect labor and industry from foreign competition. He claims free trade lowers wheat prices and harms farmers, while tariffs raise profits, trigger investment, and boost employment across farms and factories. He urges U S markets prioritize American producers.
The Weather Bureau defines wind categories by speed ranges: calm below one mph, light one to seven mph, gentle eight to 12 mph, moderate 13 to 18 mph, and fresh 19 to 24 mph.
Verses sent by Messenger Readers note a four year old boy mourning pets killed by a cruel act. A white dog and a tiny pug named Pouch guarded the child, who now sobs for his lost companions. The writer laments the fiend and asks mercy for the twisted mind responsible.
Poetic guidance urging daily devotion to God, starting and ending each day with prayer. Encourages reading the Bible, mindful conversation with the divine, gratitude for blessings, and seeking rest and guidance through faith.Mary Karch Lakeview, 0.
Mrs. Clarence Curtis's daughter Martha visited with Mrs. James Curtis at Naylors Run. Edward Evans moved to the Finlan property. Charles Karr and family enjoyed Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dow in New Haven West Virginia. Josie Turner returned from Port Clinton after a month with relatives. Clifford Jacobs joined Henry Beach for Christmas at Bradbury. John Diehl and Lou Diehl hosted Christmas guests at Wolf Pen. M. A. Howell hosted Christmas guests including Nancy Walker and Frank Dill, plus Glenn Dill, Eliz a beth Arnold, Milton Hysell, Orville Allen and family at Tuppers Plains. Margaret Ellen Hysell visited Miss Evelyn Turner. Mabel Russell of Rutland spent Friday in the Jacobs home. Dorothy Ackley, employed in Athens, spent week with Vernon Ackrey's family. Charles Howell and Evelyn Turner with Karin spent Christmas with Silis Bennett's family at Pomeroy.
Valerie argues with plans for a modest Front Street house as Jerry and Val confront money, independence, and in laws. Valerie storms to leave while Jerry contemplates starting fresh away from family control, pledging to find their own way.
Local society items list guests and visits to McArthur area households. Names include Miss Irma Carey Marion Maloney Mr and Mrs John Saltz and family with repeated references to New Vienna Columbus and Pittsburgh residents. influenza illness noted for J E Rosser.
Albany Rural notes list numerous Christmas gatherings and guests across Albany Rural and nearby towns. Families hosted dinners and hosted friends including the Battrill Jones Enlow West, Dickson, Lievellen, Elliott, Scott, Collins, McCann, Bailes, Lewis, Minear, and others from Athens, Latham, Piqua, Coolville, and Lancaster.
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