Athens Messenger: Page Four Notices and Rates
The Athens Messenger publishes daily except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Frederick W. Doak and Gordon K. B head the paper with Charles J. Harsis as managing editor. Subscription rates list weekly and yearly prices and zones for mail delivery.
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Frederick W. Doak
Posnanes
Athens Messenger & Merald Printing CO
Gordon K
Charles J 'Harsis
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Oition
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Our Royal Family and the Defense Debate
Phil B. Hanna argues in the Chicago Journal of Commerce that Roosevelt era defense powers threaten democracy. He criticizes bid for expanded executive control, urges limits on Bill 1776, a one year cap, a two thirds congressional review, and an independent audit to preserve civil rights while aiding Britain.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
James
Marines
Elliott
Carol
Michael
Norman Thomas
University of Chicago Round Table
Britain
Congress
Washington
Phil
Hanna
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Is It Our War Colonel Lindbergh Prefers Negotiated Peace
The column argues Lindbergh favors a negotiated peace to end the war in Europe but warns this would fail to prevent future conflict. It predicts a decisive victor seeks total domination, leaving the loser prostrate for generations and the world wary of repeating past cycles of aggression.
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Lindbergh
Europe
American Filer
Asia
Hitler
Victor
Vangu
Furthe
Lindbe
Shipping in Confusion Delays Needed US and British War Aid
Raymond Clapper criticizes slow haggling over ships as Danish vessels sit idle in American ports while Britain presses for more tonnage. He notes Navy and Maritime Commission debates, neutrality act tweaks, and pressure to deploy U.S. merchant and naval vessels amid looming war risks.
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Washington
State Department
Maritime Commission
United States
Roosevelt
Joseph Kennedy
England
Hitler
East Indies
Defense Commission
Jesse Jones
Turkey
Admiral Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
House
Pacific
Atlantic
Navy
Bruce Catton reviews Washington Scene
Bruce Catton portrays Henry A Wallace as a mix of mystic and practical, with a rigorous intellect and difficult social manner. The piece notes his early boomerang experiments, his Congress diplomacy as Agriculture Secretary, and friendships like Ed Flynn. It ends with wry quotes about democracy and aging marriage.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Wardman Park
Rock Creek Park
Jim le Cron
le Cron
Congress
Agriculture
Ed Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Public Forum Letters Encouraged Signed for Daily Use
The Public Forum invites letters on current events to be signed by the writer with the signature published alongside the contribution. Letters should be concise to allow multiple pieces in a single day.
Hoover era prunes and wages spar over WPA critique
Floyd Wagoner of Athens RD 2 writes in the Messenger forum defending the Hoover era, noting hardship, soup kitchens, and limited food for children. He challenges Floyd Lowery to explain his past work and charges hypocrisy over welfare programs.
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the Messenger
Floyd Lowery
Hoover
WPA
Floyd Wagoner
Athens
RD 2
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Debates Over FDR and Farm Policy Spark Capital Letters
A reader in Athens on January 20 questions FDRs New Deal and debt, noting claims of large agricultural imports and a national relief program. The letter criticizes government confidence, cites figures on farm products and cattle, and suggests skepticism about continued support.
Paraphrase of L envoi by Nelle A McVey
Poet expresses after earths final song and fading fame, the blessed afterlife of workers. The faithful shall ascend softly, sing with Mary Elisha and John, toil for ages, and be praised only by the Father. Each shall seek peace in work and sing of beauty under divine guidance. New Marshfield Ohio.
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Mary
Elisha
John
W P Barnitz Dies at 82 In Letart Falls
W. P. Barnitz aged 82, an old Indian fighter, died at his home in Letart Falls. A Washington committee reported widespread contempt for prohibition and open drinking by youths. Athens debate teams coached by Mrs. Anna K. Price won, with John Pickens and others on the affirmative and Margaret Haskins among the negatives.
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W. P. Barnitz
Letart Falls
Washington D. C
Athens
Anna K. Price
Wellston
Nelsonville
John Pickens
Katherine Campbell
John Foite
Dorothy Radford
Margaret Haskins
Arabelle Chute
Betty Gullum
Mary Ellen Bibbee
England Shifts War Effort To Air Power Craft
Miss Marie Voigt wed Claude Foulk in a local ceremony with guests including Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Preston. Tuesday Club gathered at Prof. Mardis home chaired by Myrtle Mardis. Dorothy Woodworth elected president of Willing Workers Sunday School Class with Ruth Jones and others as officers. Central School thrift drive nets $100.40. M. T. Ellis Furniture promotes new records Margie and Blue Diamonds.
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Marie Voigt
Dean Irma E. Voigt
Claude Foulk
Miss Voigt
F. M. Hutchinson
John H. Preston
Hutchinson
S. K. Mardis
Myrtle Mardis
Dorothy Woodworth
Willing Workers
Ruth Jones
Mary Beulah Moler
Annett Huff
Ruth Carson
The Plains Social Briefs
Miss Eudora Stauffer of Athens spent Sunday with Idabelle Wallace. The Stauffer family will move into the Grant Michaels house soon, and Merwin Stauffer will move to the vacated home. Mrs. Virgil Stotts will soon join her husband in Washington DC, who is employed there. Ladies Auxiliary Local No 8 to meet Tuesday at 7 with a potluck.
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the Plains
Eudora Stauffer
Athens
Idabelle Wallace
Kermit Smith
Springfield
Clearance McDonald
Virgil Stotts
Evelyn McDonald
Washington D. C
Stotts
Charles Coon
O'Neil
Social Notes of Mt Union Highlights Visitors and Travel
Sunday School attendance stood at 39. Mrs. M A Nicholson and her children Evelyn and Marion visited Mrs. Grace Savage in Langsville. Charles King and Anna Bradbury stayed with Harley Carr over the weekend. Sidney Jordan returned from a two week visit to Akron and Columbus. Glenn Turner and son Carl visited Robert Turner in Carpenter. Sidney Jordan visited Mrs James Clark and her infant daughter at Rutland. Marion Nicholson returned to work in Baltimore Maryland.
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MT. Union
M. A. Nicholson
Evelyn
Marion
Grace Savage
Langsville
Charles King
Anna
Bradbury
Harley Carr
Sidney Jordan
William Wahl
Akron
Columbus
Glenn Turner
Carl
Robert Turner
Carpenter
James Clark
Rutland
Marion Nicholson
Baltimore
Serial Story Conscript's Wife Faces Household Strain
Martha cares for her ill sister and three children while Helen is hospitalized. Paul arrives angry at her burden and proposes hiring help, but Martha insists she will not abandon her family nor take charity. The scene ends with plans to tell Bill, as Suzanne threatens to reveal Martha's situation.
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Martha
Paul
Martha Marshall
Paul Elliott
Helen
Bill
Paul Helen
Genie
Sis
Mr. Elliott
Sister
Eugene
Suzanne
York Grange Has Meeting
York Grange met Friday evening January 17 with the charter draped in honor of Coralie Buell. A memorial tribute was read, and several members were ill. Committees were named for future work and Albany Grange degrees to be conferred next Saturday. Neighbors and guests attended, with notes on funerals and visits. Napkins cut to order from Peter the Great era are noted.
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Oak Grove
York Grange
Coralie Buell
C. E. Hoskins
Alice Maccombs
Jimmy
Lena Huddy
Gilbert
Cleo Whitmore
Venice Brown
Vernon
Estella
Harland
Jessie
Bernice Cagg
Robert
Mary Beckler
William Davis
Miles Howe
Albany Grange
May Howard
Neva
Edna Lantz
Trimble Grange
Nora Cagg
Carmeleta Walton
Julia Foughty
Royal Hartman
James Wolfe
Nelsonville
Larry
Raymond Davis
Stout Funeral
Connett Cemetery
NYC
Anna Thompson
Poston
Lizzie Gilpin
George Walton
Eddie Cagg
Ohio
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Poet's Corner
Messenger
L’envoi
By Galbraith
Central School
M. T. Ellis Furniture Company
Margie
Blue Diamonds
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Social Notes
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Peter the Great
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