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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1942

Page

4

Newspaper Publisher Associations and Subscription Rates Notice

The notice lists member organizations including American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association and The Associated Press with republication rights. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail in several Ohio counties and states annual, semiannual, ten week and weekly prices. It notes entry at Athens post office and advertising rate inquiries with offices in Chicago New York Detroit and Cleveland and mentions nominal obituary charges.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgen Vinton Washington John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland

New Year’s Resolve For 1942 War Effort

A wartime exhortation urges Americans to boost morale, cut waste, walk more, and work harder as 1942 begins. It calls on citizens to support allied efforts, reflect on Pearl Harbor and Wake Island, and imagine Axis defeats turning tides, stressing decisive personal action.

Army Navy Wake Island Pearl Harbor Adolf Hitler Germany Russia North Africa Japan America British Empire

Enviable Athens Finance and Leadership Change

Mayor Cliff Cornell and Service Safety Director Bart Davidson exit Athens with strong cooperation and an economy focused record. F L Woodworth to take over management with orderly finances and well inventoried city property while county debt and new costs temper future gains.

Cliff Cornell Bart Davidson Athens City F. L. Woodworth Cornell-Davidson Athens

Hens Increase Egg Output Amid Busy December

The Department of Agriculture reports U S hens laying 10 percent more eggs this December than last with seven percent more hens joining the flocks. The rise in production parallels upticks in shipyards and offers a bright outlook for hens and industry alike.

Department of Agriculture U. S

Perhaps Not Too Late for Alaska Overland Route

The piece argues the United States failed to start an overland Alaska route two years earlier and now relies on sea and air for reinforcement. It warns Alaska’s vulnerability to attack and notes defense measures are late but not beyond repair, emphasizing timing cannot be earlier but perhaps still salvageable.

Alaska U. S England Thoreau

Notable quotes on virtue and self-improvement

A compilation of two 19th century moral reflections. Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes character and moral culture in education while H. W. Beecher speaks of lifting the self higher through deliberate grasping for virtue and progress.

Mary Baker Eddy

Raymond Clapper Looks at English Life Amid War Hardship

In a wartime reflection from Washington, Raymond Clapper recalls a summer England visit. He notes families sheltering after bomb damage but finding joy in wedding rituals and shared meals. He cites J B Priestly on ordinary life, urges resilience, and contrasts English and American wartime austerity.

Washington England Ritz Dorchester Savoy East End Whitby Scotland Elliott Roosevelt

Washington Scene: Wartime Labor and Small Business Debates

Peter Edson surveys wartime labor ideas and government efforts to assist small business. He notes a proposed volunteer reserve labor army for war plants, opposed pay terms, and the spread of small business units across agencies led by lawmakers Truman and Murray. He critiques coordination as crucial amid new aviation regulation and other policy moves.

Department of Commerce Floyd W. Odlum OPM White House Department of Justice James FE. Murray Butte Mont Senate Harry S. Truman Independence National Defense Cogaisrattdsasb

Athens City Council Begins Two-Year Terms at City Building

City officials sworn in by Samuel B. Erskine as J. E. Bailey Carl Beasley Charles Day Fred Fenzel Hal Rowland W N Russell and Anna Stauffer join council Rufus Hopkins named president Mayor Robert Wood begins second term 1931 county recorder counts 1837 instruments and 2834 chattel mortgages filed in Ath ens. Pickett Roach wedding at Pomeroy home before year end. both graduates of Ohio University. E Re Lash and Susan Lash visit Marietta.

Athens Samuel B. Erskine J. E. Bailey Carl H. Beasley Charles W. Day Fred Fenzel Hal H. Rowland W. N. Russell Anna F. Stauffer Rufus C. Hopkins Robert S. Wood County Recorder Emmett Carpenter Athens County Recorder Gwendolyn Pickett H. B. Pickett Pomeroy Lee Stewart Roach Clarence W. Roach Ohio University Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority Delta Tau Delta Fraternity

Athens City Officials Begin Second Term in 1933

Mayor T. B. Roush started a second term and named R. D. Williams and Rafael Johnson as directors. C. M. Gill began a second term as council president. City solicitor R. W. Finsterwald continued. Ott Hoisington launched a clean-up week in his office as walls received a yellow paint refresh. Frank W. Cone returned from a business trip to Florida.

T. B. Roush Ott Hoisington Frank W. Cone Florida

Funeral Services for Mrs. Maggie Ledlie Held in Langsville

Langsville notes show funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Ledlie at Langsville Church on December 29. Her husband, Mr. Ledlie, died about two months earlier after long illness. she leaves one son J Theron Ledlie seven grandchildren. Her daughter Goldie Ward predeceased her.

Langsville Maggie Ledlie Ledlie R. W. Miller Parkersburg Cora Wright Middleport Dale Wright Clair Nelson W. A. Miller J. L. Miller Alice Daisy Ethel Miller Hayward Harmon Emma Piper Vinton Arnold Knotts Lois John Huntley W. T. Miller Ernest Piper Gerald Freda Marjorie Cecil Bolin Joe Chester Erwin Michael F. A. Miller Swearingin Dyesville

Dearborn Store Dilemma Tests Will and Loyalty

In a serialized Christmas tale secretary Carol faces a moral bind as Andy Dearborn battles a shady manager Herrick over a missing will and control of the store. Herrick offers a bribe to secure a ten year contract while Andy weighs loyalty to his father’s policy of service to the people.

Andrew Dearborn Carol Andy Linda Julian Mr. Herrick Herrick Bill Reece Toyland Nicky Bill Linda Dearborn Nicky Svout Andy Dearborn

Gifts of a New Year by Marguerite Moore Bidwell

Poem asks New Year to bring love and peace not wars and prays for safety of soldiers. It envisions gifts of hope, reconciliation, and healing, ending with a brief weather fact about raindrops consisting of millions of particles and variable drop size.

Marguerite Moore Bidwell, O

Corning Local Defense Council named for wartime duties

Ohio defense officials list Corning leaders including Mayor M R Brown as council chairman and Guy Lamity as executive director. Other roles cover welfare health education safety and industry with numerous local residents named to committees. Child welfare and public service news follow with hospital moves and family visits across nearby towns.

Corning Ohio State Council of Defense Ohio For Defense M.R. Brown Local Defense Council M. R. Brown Guy Lamity G. D. Keller Department of Health James Miller Department of Education P. G. Gannett Sherman Leasure Hollie W. Love Carl E. Stallings Bertha E. Levion Karl G. Love Emmett Love Henry W.keen R. F B. Briggs Jessie H Henry W. Spray, Jr Virgil Davis R. E. Briggs

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