Second Class Matter Notice at Athens Post Office
Entry recorded at the Athens Post Office under the 1918 act as second-class matter.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1942
Page
4
Tolerance debated as audiences snub Star Spangled Banner at theaters
A reader laments theater audiences who walk out during the national anthem and screen lyrics, urging reverence for the flag. The letter condemns indifference, calls for courtesy to country, and contrasts with patriotic images like a July Liberty cover. It urges limits to tolerance amid wartime sacrifices.
War brides and wartime marriages amid military mobilization
The piece defends war marriages as a natural response to military calls for more men. It argues many couples will be separated long term and supports brief, early unions before deployment. Unmarried women are urged to pursue careers since marriage chances will be limited. War brides have historically followed conflicts, and this time there will be more of them.
Uncle Sam to Sell War Damage Insurance at 10 Cents Per Hundred
War damage insurance will be offered at ten cents per one hundred of value for dwellings and contents. It cannot be mandatory due to constitutional blocks, so buyers may use private agencies representing Washington. Declining coverage means potential aid from charity if a home is destroyed.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
A Lump of Coal Sparks Plastic and Rubber Revolution
A lump of coal is described as a future engine of progress turning into synthetic rubber and plastics. The piece praises coal's role in advancing America's industry, chemistry, and innovation, forecasting an all plastic era and benefits for American enterprise and Southeastern Ohio.
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America
Ohio
WAAC Begins Training as First Women Enter Army Auxiliary
Fort Des Moines Iowa sees 400 plus 40 officer candidates start eight week WAAC training. The program aims to boost non combatant roles freeing men for battle. Auxiliaries receive pay and wear olive drab uniforms with distinct undergarments and gear described in detail.
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George S. Mills
Fort Des Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
United States Army
Congress
Faith
WAAC
Protests Near White House Mark Bonus Army Stand
Washington police arrested two men as the Bonus Army sought to surround the White House but there was no rioting. Leaders were jailed while the protests remained vocal.
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Washington
Bonus Army
White House
Morale Mania in Wartime Labor Gutts Up
Peter Edson surveys U S war agencies scrambling to keep labor morale high through pep talks slogans and morale drives while noting mixed results and robust counterexamples from shipyards and management. He argues simple praise and practical respect outdo elaborate campaigns.
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Pearl Harbor
War Department
Washington
Army
A. Robert Ginsburgh
Services of Supply
Navy
Admiral Woodward
Knox
Chicago Daily News
Maritime Commission
Mark O'Dea
New York
Vinton County Court Notes Highlights Inductions and Local Actions
Seventy two Vinton County men were sent to Fort Hayes for final army physicals with 42 accepted for service and 14 days home before active duty. A marriage license was issued to Richard Gaston and Helen Napper, and another to Gerald Biffle and Grace Morgan. Scrap rubber drive gathered 90 512 pounds, short of the 92 004 pound quota but above initial estimates. McArthur Savings and Loan on the Federal Home Loan Bank Review honor roll for selling over five percent of resources in War Bonds. Vinton residents exceeded bond quotas by about 57 000 dollars for May and June. Mrs Pauline Johnson resigned as deputy county clerk. Margaret Johnson named to succeed.
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Richard Gaston
Athens
Helen Napper
Zaleski
Gerald Biffle
Grace Morgan
McArthur
Vinton County
Drive
Delbert Reese
McArthur Savings and Loan Company
Federal Home Loan Bank Review
L. W. Pilcher
Pauline Johnson
Sugar Rationing Board
Margaret Johnson
Delbert Johnson
Nellie Leach
Sugar Board
McConnelsville Court Actions and Probate Notes
Morgan County court actions include judgments for Albert Burtnett versus Clyde Petty on $557.58 and costs with property sale if not paid. First National Bank of McConnelsville forecloses on a 44 acre Bald Eagle farm offered at public sale with no bids, reappraisal planned. Jail terms follow for Denzil Elliott and John C. McClead on alcohol, suspended license, and intoxication charges. Frank Northrup sues Edison Blackburn over two Jersey cows. Probate notices admit the wills of Hugh Donahue and Linda E. Yarnell, with estates and bequests detailed. real estate transfers listed for Clyde McElfresh, Charles Ewart, Raymond Malone, G K Strode, and G G Vickroy. Also noted is a culinary aside about French dressing with fresh mint.
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McConnellville
Albert Burtnett
Clyde Petty
First National Bank of
Denzil Elliott
Riecker
John C. McClead
Frank Northrup
Malta
Edison Blackburn
Hugh Donahue
McConnelsville
Jennie Donnahue
Hugh James
Virginia Donahue
Linda E. Yarnell
Stockport
Elsie L. Waite
Anna Musgrove
Clarence E. Yarnell
Clarence E
Newbern C. Yarnell
Verse column seeks reader songs with names and addresses
Messenger Readers urged to submit verses with name and address for the Heroes Day column. The piece includes a patriotic Air Marching Through Georgia and calls for Allied Victory banners, honoring Athens County heroes and veterans.LEDa Sams is named in the chorus.
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Messenger
Georgia
Athens County
Georgia Way
Murder in the Clouds A W O Brien Serial
Clyde Dawson and Carole Tiske travel toward Canada on a slow mystery of double agents. A photo, a coded message, and a breakfast confrontation thrust Dawson into a dangerous entanglement as Paul Dexel screams for truth and Dawson feigns a dangerous charm.
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Clyde Dawson
Carole Tiske
Montreal
Dawson
Dartmouth
Halifax
The
Nova Scotian
Paul Dexel
Carol Fiske
Darwin
Kennards Host Birthday Dinner for Denver Kennard
Mr and Mrs Dave Kennard honored their son Denver with a birthday dinner Sunday a large cake with 2 inch candies centered the table Numerous relatives and friends from Chini cothe Athens New Marshfield Circleville Barberton Zaleski Lancaster and Columbus attended including Mer rill Betty Christinia Priscilla Ann and Judith Lynn along with extended family members and neighbors
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Carbondale
Dave Kennard
Denver
Merrill
Betty
Denver Kennard
Christinia
Roy
Clipperner
Chinicothe
Dean Kennard
Connett
Paul Kennard
Paul Kenna
Priscila Ann
Zaleski
Clarence Edgar
Coony
Mack Stanley
Orville Crow
Granville Crow
Zellman Crow
Hadley Ely
Mineral
Wilbur Younes
Danny
Young
Hamley Run
Hiram Holland
Roger William
Judith Lynn
Lancast
Ralph Williams
Russell Lowry
Columbus
Guy Lowry
Lorena Hoak
Dunlop
Ed Chesser
G. \ Arnold
New Marshfield
D. B. Lowry
Sund
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F. L. Preston
Warren F. Clements
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Flo Ziegfeld
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
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War Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
Wendell Lund
Todd Shipyards
Brooklyn
Bethlehem Fairfield
A. F
Chalmera
Vinton County Court
Morgan County
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Edward K. Hum
U. S. Army
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Edward J. and
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Secy- Treas
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Rev. Tennell
Leda Sams
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Clem
Ferry Command
A. W. O'Brien
NEA Service, Inc
Darwin Lemoy
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TCA
Moncton
N. B
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Carole Fiske
Chicago
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Canada
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M.e Dawson
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Pearl Mace
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Michigans
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