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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1941
Page
4
The Athens Messenger records publication specifics on page four with staff names and mail rates. It lists publishers, editors, associations, and circulation terms for Athens and surrounding counties. The notice frames the paper as established in 1825 with subscription pricing and service areas.
Leaders of Britain and the United States urge renewed faith in democracy. Churchill calls for a society that shares gains widely as war ends. Roosevelt stresses both material and spiritual needs, warning against internal disruption and urging collective resolve.
The text celebrates a list of New York men newly inducted into the armed services, noting their varied origins and the unity of purpose. It argues that America’s polyglot population is a strength and compares this diversity to the fallen in the Argonne Forest, underscoring national pride in all Americans despite differences.
The author notes scarce information from Germany's occupied territories. Reports claim orderly German conduct yet hint at anti German demonstrations sabotage and severed heads. Silence from Poland and Czecho Slovakia suggests a troubling truth beneath the conquest and new order.
A collection of witty lines notes that taxation power can harm, asserts marriage depends on personal virtue, and jokes about income tax burdens. The quotes cite Dr. E L Thorndike and Rev Dr Edwin Dahlberg as sources of social observation.
Raymond Clapper notes President Roosevelt’s message urges unity and renewed confidence amid global threats. He recalls past crises and cites democracy as the enduring path, contrasting totalitarian waves with America’s Sacred Fire of Liberty and Mayflower spirit.
Bruce Catton describes the 1949 inauguration guest program as governors from 48 states visited Washington. The inaugural committee scrambled to entertain visiting dignitaries with banquets and teas after ball plans were canceled. Maine supported a Sunday luncheon while Vermont favored its own events, leading to a catch all luncheon for Gov. William H. Wills and追加 territorial governors.
Dr. Philip D. Wilson of Columbia University reports from England that civilians bear the heaviest burden while the British army remains comparatively unscathed. He notes the uneven impact of wartime conditions on civilian populations.
The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events allowing multiple daily contributions. Writers must include a signature to identify the contributor and keep letters as concise as possible.
Charles H. Watson of Portland writes defending workers on WPA and criticizing Editor Larson for attacking the New Deal. He recalls CCC service, questions Hoover era aid, and asserts personal reliance on relief while seeking better work and independence.
A patriotic poetic exhortation condemns war makers and greed driven rulers. The speaker warns that war machines and conquest corrupts beauty and faith, promising divine judgment. The poem urges courage for families and steadfast faith as world troubles mount.
The Plains welcomed Jan on January 13, the first baby born in Athens County in 1931. Community notes list G.A.S. Lodge officers installed in Middleport and a Temperance Day program at Central School with many participating students.
Twenty years ago J Okey Hall owned a West Union Street restaurant. Captain H E Devol arrived to arrange Salvation Army headquarters. Mrs W H Sharp urged Ohio clubwomen to fast one day and donate the cost of a meat meal to Hoover Fund aiding 3 500 000 starving Europeans. Mrs C C Beverage honored guest at surprise birthday dinner at 5 Stewart Street.
Cheshire Chapter OES Past Matrons and Past Patrons plan their annual meeting Friday night January 31 at the Masonic Building with a potluck dinner before business and social hour. Local teachers and residents are noted for absences and family health updates.
Martha weighs cheaper living options to split time with Bill, planning weekly weekends at a hotel near camp. She fears Suzanne Decker's gossip could ruin Bill’s trust and vows to tell Paul first thing. A telegram arrives: Helen is critically ill, prompting a hurried departure.
Mrs Byrd Ward ill in Holzer Hospital noted as improving. Mr and Mrs Sam Giles were guests of daughter Mrs Henry Spencer at Middleport last week. Engineer Homer Comstock on the steamer Reliance visited his mother at Pt Pleasant as the boat was inspected and moored. Henry Oliver visited relatives in Jackson and Washington D C. Mrs E C Venz returned from Wellston after visiting her ill father Willis. C I C Sunday School Class No 3 met with Mrs Leslie Deem with social hour and lunch. Norma Meadows of Pt Pleasant was guest of sister Mrs Carl Roush. Only 39 attended Sunday School due to illness and bad weather. A revival at Addison continues drawing local attendance.
Miss Gladys Foxx of Pomeroy works for Mrs. Frank Dailey while Eloise Foxx wins a pure bred pig in a Rio Grande College contest. Local notices report visitors for Eva Pierce’s birthday, moves, transfers, illnesses, and a Toledo death of Stephanie Oiler.
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