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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1940
Page
4
A garbled OCR chunk mentions Walter, Whit, and Gallia with ages and references to robbery, court, and a few names like Martin Johnson and Nichols. The text is incomplete and reads like an index of legal notices or indictments with multiple broken phrases and unclear actions.
The Athens Messenger recaps Raymond Clapper noting the Roosevelt camp plans to frame Wendell Willkie as aligned with big business and fascist tendencies. Norris, Connally, and Bankhead are cited weaving concerns of power trusts and a potential fascist fear into the campaign narrative. Willkie defends a unity message in Philadelphia remarks.
Analysis notes how Yugoslav and Balkan boundaries shift amid wartime ambitions. Stalin’s gains in Romania and Hungary’s ambitions reflect broader moves to redraw lines across Europe. The piece links nationalism, population diversity, and strategic planning to future German Nazi economic aims and Nazi control of Balkans trade routes.
A warning that July brings the most deadly month for accidents as the National Safety Council urges individuals to act safely this Fourth of July and throughout the month. It emphasizes personal responsibility over public action and notes the annual toll of firework accidents.
In Winterland Peru near Bolivia and Brazil borders, eighty families long isolated from war news live peacefully for 25 years. Aviators prompt request to Peruvian government for a radio station, a development that shatters their remote Eden and exposes them to world events.
The idea of a town owning a forest for pleasure and profit is not new. Since 1910 Newington New Hampshire planted a community forest and Troy Maine recently created a 1000 acre woodlot, making 1500 communities in the U.S. with such ownership. The American Municipal Association notes over 3,000,000 acres are held this way, with many employing foresters. Ownership varies, includes schools and hospitals, and Wisconsin lists 150 school forests. Timber profits aim at growth, with byproducts in hunting, fishing, and recreation, often turning tax delinquent land into assets. Southern Ohio towns are well placed to pursue this.
The quotation cites Kenneth Goode on distinguishing gender and cites Roosevelt remarks on fame. It argues only a few hundred people daily achieve any notable press, and that one must live an extraordinary life to be remembered, noting the tension between notoriety and legacy.
Bruce Catton argues the Willkie nomination ends the old guard era, noting the Pennsylvania clash and outsider delegates reshaping the Republican Party. He says new leaders emerge, the platform shifts to Willkie's control, and the party will never look the same. The piece quotes Dr. Dilworth Lupton on Paul and vanity.
A reader quiz covers can labeling codes and their purpose, U.S. car sales in 1939 totaling 2,723,946, and Benjamin Franklin not patenting any inventions. It explains seniority rights as length of service in promotions and job protections, notes July 10, 1920 as first present-size currency issue, credits Brown for currency size idea, and offers tips for pedestrians at night such as facing traffic, carrying a flashlight, and wearing a white arm band.
Disjointed OCR notice notes plans to relocate President Street residence from the South Bridge to South Court Street. Mentions Estel Crabtree of Nelsonville injuring himself while playing for Minneapolis after colliding with a fence and other scattered business ads from Wheaton Hardware to Union Grocery and J. E. Zeller in Nelsonville.
Corning notes outline Fourth of July events at Coolville, with a big celebration, a Rendville vs Corning soft ball game, and a 10 p.m. fireworks display. The issue also covers a wedding at the A B Parsonage, detailing Carla Stallings and Nellie Haught, family attendance, and post ceremony plans. Community organizations including 4-H clubs, Ladies Aid, and church events are listed with dates and hosts.
Certification Officer Othnell Jones reports parental difficulties in securing enough enrollments for Gallia County. Only 15 prospects exist toward a July quota of 35 men. plans call for taking recruits to Portsmouth Friday for potential enrollment.
In a coast to coast serial episode Peace endures a chaotic train meal with Denny and the King clan. A remembered film star lookalike is spotted as Rhoda and the others navigate a dinner car caper with a baby turtle, a clamor for quiet, and a tense crossing of unfamiliar faces.
Mrs King, Carole Love and Rhoda clash over a train journey with Denny and Peace. A missing pet turtle provokes concern as the group negotiates care, feeding, and bedtime chaos while wary about hidden dangers aboard.
Langsville social diary records visits among Entsmingers Davises and families from Charleston New Com erland Zanesville and others. Notable gatherings include Langsville Ladies Aid, an extension picnic at Syracuse, and numerous weekend visits to Columbus Bucyrus Rutland Wellton Zaleski and Ripley areas, with many relatives named.
Local social notes record visits and greetings among Point Rock residents. People include Lewis McLaughlin and family, the Knapp household, Mulholand and Slave of Wilkesville, Webby of Columbus, Radekin, Radekin Jr., Gerald Collins, Neva Ogdin, Emma Marie Bolton, Helen Holcomb, Mattie Morris, Erma Vale, Sedwick Vale, Anna Goff, Dorothy Corrinon, Mina Curry, and others at various homes around Middleport and nearby towns. Several trips are noted to Ironton, Athens, Columbus, and McArthur, with weddings and farm work mentioned.
Fomeroj Meigs County dealers sold forty four new cars in June with five trucks and the remainder passenger cars, according to the monthly report from the county clerk’s office.
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