Ohio Newspaper Rates and Association Credits
Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail in Athens and nearby counties. Rates include one year four dollars fifty, six months two dollars fifty, ten weeks one dollar, and weekly price. Mentions national and regional press associations and circulation auditing.
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Meraber
Seers Newspa Publishers Association
Ohio
Doreee
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Gallia
Beaene
Meigs An
Vinton
Washington
Defense budget forecast to cost more than WWI
The twenty eight billion dollar total defense budget presented to Congress promises heavier expenditures than the First World War and forecasts even higher costs. The President warns of rising taxes and bonds, production curtailments, and a possible one man dictatorship if mismanaged.
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Congress
National Congress
Innocence, wolves, and the new need for wire taps
The piece argues that nations cannot stay innocent in a dangerous world and notes that under Attorney General Robert H. Jackson Congress must grant special permission to tap phones in espionage cases. It asks whether this marks a loss of a Golden Age innocence or a prudent smartness.
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Department of Justice
Robert H. Jackson
Congress
Perception of protection rackets in occupied Europe
The piece contrasts a local protection racket with the German occupation of the Czech Moravian Protectorate. It notes 400 million crowns due to the German Reich as the price of safeguarding sovereignty, with costs shifted to the Reich under the New Order in Europe.
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United States
Czech-Moravian
Europe
Thetis submarine rises again as Thunderbolt sinks Italian sub
The Thetis sank in the Irish Sea in June 1939 with 90 dead. Recovered five months later and recommissioned as the Thunderbolt, it reportedly torpedoed an Italian submarine. Admiralty confirms the resurrected vessel’s new act in wartime.
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Thetis
Irish Sea
Quote on ideal state by Muzzey historian
Historian Dr David W Muzzey notes that the ideal state has never existed on earth, but visionaries from Plato to Woodrow Wilson have continued to imagine it. The remark reflects a long tradition of political idealism and aspiration.
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Earth
Plato
Woodrow Wilson
David 8. Muzzey
Bevin Quote on Daily Effort Shortening Struggle
British Labour Minister Ernest Bevin states that each day's extra effort will shorten the overall struggle by a day, reflecting wartime resolve and perseverance. The remark underscores a pragmatic approach urging persistence and sacrifice to hasten victory.
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Ernest Bevin
War comment from Senator Shipstead on winners
The record quotes Senator Henrik Shipstead asking who will win the war and replying that they all lose. The remark reflects wartime pessimism and uncertainty about victory.
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Henrik Shipstead
Roosevelt outlines postwar world aims in Congress message
Raymond Clapper notes Roosevelt shifts from aiding Britain to shaping a postwar order. The president argues for defeating Hitler and resisting any peace dictated by aggressors. He envisions a world with worldwide disarmament and economic understandings, fostering international cooperation and a lasting moral order.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Britain
Hitler
United States
England
Roosevelt critique of world crisis and Axis threat
The passage argues that civilization is endangered by global economic distress and Axis aggression. It condemns wartime and peacetime tyranny, suppression of freedoms, and mass persecution, and it suggests Roosevelt seeks an Anglo American alliance to reshape the world, signaling broader U.S. involvement ahead.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Norway
Hitler
Roosevelt
Congress
So Come And Get It Readers’ Letters Collected
A column compiles short reader comments on current events. Signed by the writer, the signature appears with the contribution so many letters may be printed daily.
Editor asks Mr Larson questions on trade and taxes
A reader asks Charles A Larson to explain free trade and who pays import duties and taxes. The letter questions wartime motives, wage costs, and tariff protections, linking them to a 1919 industry and a later nutrition piece on caloric intake and diet.
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the Messenger
Charles A. Larson
Larson
Mr. Larson
Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
South America
Ft. Hayes
Cold Metal Process Co
Conscript's Wife Yesterday and Night Out at Davenport
Martha struggles with loneliness after Bills departure as Paul and Suzanne try to comfort her. She recalls past freedoms and fears neglect, then shares a dinner at the Davenport and a late drive, before a neighbor’s sharp rebuke at her doorway.
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Bill
Martha
Butch
Paul
Suzanne
Martha Marshall
Helen
Mr. Elliott
Davenport
Paul El-iott
Leary
County officials sworn in as 1941 begins in Vinton
McARTHUR Monday saw new county officers take oaths. Delbert L. Johnson became clerk of courts with Pauline R. Johnson as deputy. Nile Scott replaced the recorder with Agnes Scott as deputy. James W. Darby became prosecuting attorney and Elvey C. Frn and C. G. Harper joined the commission. O. C. Reed sworn in at Columbus to replace Kenneth Robbins. Other officials retained posts. The grand jury to convene Feb. 3. County finances show minor tax receipts drop but near prior year totals. Six new scarlet fever cases reported, all isolated.
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James E. Darby
Vinton County National Bank
Bert
Mary Wilson
A. L. Chatfield
Corda Remy
Lindsey Remy
Earl Stuck
Vinton County
Rose Clark
Bruce Catton Reviews Washington Scene
Washington scene recalls David Lasser leading the Workers Alliance now organizing the American Security Union to push relief labor into private work on defense projects like the Washington airport. He cites wage disparities and argues WPA should be absorbed into government hires. The Union seeks reemployment, work training, and permanent relief for unemployed WPA workers.
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Washington
David Lasser
Militant Workers Alliance
American Security Union
Lasser
WPA
Workers Alliance
Congress
Communist Party
Alliance
Wave of the Future Quote by Mrs Irving Berlin
A quoted remark mourns democracy’s state in America as Mrs Irving Berlin discusses Ann Lindbergh and her Wave of the Future vision. The line frames concern over cultural political shifts and national destiny in a reflective tone.
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Irving Berlin
Ann Lindbergh
Just Across the Bar Poem Passage from Annie Bartoe
Poem describes white sails at dawn and gray sails at dusk as a person crosses the bar to the Great Beyond. People watch the soul sail away, hear the whispered “He’s gone,” and imagine waiting loved ones on a shining shore. Annie McIntyre Bartoe, Nelsonville, Ohio.
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Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
Youngs Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary in Athens
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young of 24 Franklin Ave Athens marked their 60th wedding anniversary. The event featured guests including Miss Louise Leete and Mrs. Louise Higgins Langenburg. News notes report fashion trends, local visits, and a high school basketball win for Athens High 40 to 12 over Washington Court House.
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Charles Young
Franklin Ave
Athens
Battin
Wise
Barnes
Bolin
Sharp
Athens High
Washington Court House
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Associated Press
Associated
Raymond Clapper
Albany
Radcliffe
Wilbur L. Dubois
M. A
Fona
Mary Swartz
Janvar
Betty Wallace
Vinton County Court
Bruce Catton
Washington Scene
Poet's Corner
Louise Leete
University Terrace
Louise Higgins Langenburg
Cambridge
Mass
Alfred G. Farmer
Dayton
W. E. Webb
Hollywood
Franz L. Woodworth
N. Congress
St. Athens
H. A. Hatch
Mrs. Hatch
Columbus
Davis
L. L. Deissle
W. R. Forester
Charles Lastro
Frank Gifford
Amesville
A. M. Hamilton
Middleport
New York
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