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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1940

Page

4

Newspaper Affiliations and Subscription Rates Notice

A period notice lists American Newspaper Publishers Association and other bodies and describes subscription rates by carrier and mail across Athens and several counties. Rates include one year four fifty, six months two fifty, ten weeks one dollar, with extra postage for other regions.

Ife' S Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgen Vinton Washington

Mercy Ships For Children And The New Ocean Liner

Raymond Clapper questions U S policy amid a fundraising ad for Mercy Ships to England's children and discusses changing neutrality law to allow American ships to rescue evacuees. He notes the SS America in service, its restricted voyage plans, and the risk of drawing the U S into war with Germany.

Washington Mercy Ships England Hugh Johnson Dominions House of Commons Clement R. Atlee Commons United States Red Cross America Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Haiti Cuba New York

Roosevelt Drafted For a Third Term, Urges Prudence

An editorial questions whether Franklin D. Roosevelt was drafted or willingly sought a third term. It criticizes the push for a third term and calls for accountability on constitutional principles, wartime crisis rhetoric, court packing, and the country’s fiscal and military readiness.

Chicago Baruch Hitler Germany Supreme Court Washington Jefferson

Bruce Catton criticizes national conventions and platforms

Bruce Catton argues that modern political conventions resemble a chaotic show with wasted time on speeches and staged demonstrations. He laments platform writing by select committees and notes the empty rituals of nominating speeches, urging a calmer, more deliberative approach in American politics.

Washington Coney Island America

Ten Years Ago in Our Area Highlights

President E B Bryan of Ohio University returned from a western trip. Annual home-coming planned at The Plains Methodist Episcopal Church. Rutland residents hauled water from a creek due to shortage. Almus Rawlings truck stuck in sand and towed out. June Heffkin celebrated her fourth birthday.

E. B. Bryan Ohio University Plains Methodist Episcopal Church Rutland Almus Rawlings

Take It Easy Expert Urges Relaxation For Fatigue

The article discusses fatigue perception, distinguishing truly tired individuals from those overexerting themselves. It cautions neurasthenic behavior, urges physician care for physical weakness, and recommends increments of physical activity. It advises sympathetic treatment for those avoiding work and stresses planned vacations for genuine relaxation.

A Tale of Woe and Parish Pledges to Ladies Aid

A poetic set piece laments church neglect and fund-raising needs, urging reliance on the Ladies Aid for maintenance and repairs. Included are verses by Marguerite Moore Bidwell of Bidwell Ohio and Edna Wiggins of Minersville Ohio, plus a note on early gold discovery tied to a birthday onion dinner.

All Ladies Aids Deacon Brown Brother Jim Sister Jin Ladies Aid Marguerite Moore Bidwell Ohio O. B Edna Roush Wiggins Minersville

Flying course drama ends with sabotage plot at Midland

Anne Norris enrolls in a CAA flying course with Georgette Parker while Tony Scott plots with James Daley to damage Captain Dick Douglas's plane. Anne races to prevent the plan but is knocked unconscious in the hangar as the cliffhanger continues.

Anne Norris CAA Georgette Parker Tony Scott Anne Dick Douglas Instra Midland University Tony Jumes Daley Georgette Solos Douglas Georgette Clarice Villa Miss Norris Daley Tony and James Daley

Cutler hosts fiftieth ICCF Lodge anniversary celebration

The fiftieth anniversary of the ICCF Lodge was celebrated Sunday evening at the lodge hall with a program led by Edward Folger, deputy grand master, and attendees included Dick Welch and Past Grand Master W. H. Watkins of Marietta. An annual home-coming at Cutler Centennary Church is scheduled for August 4. Nearby residents and visitors are listed with multiple family visits and travels across Marietta, Columbus, Cleveland, and Parkersburg, with social and club activities noted, including an Everready 4-H Club picnic in Marietta.

Cutler Centennary Joseph Congerton Marietta C. H. Fish Gerald B. Root Zanesville Elza Root Jeanette Goddard Clifford Goddard Clair Nice Columbus William Morgan Ray Goddard Charles McKain Carbondale Colo Charles Fish Hervey Emmet Copeland New England Edward Whitlock Parkersburg Lydia Root Ralph Masters Cleveland Arlo Jarvis Flossie Nice A. J. Dodds Pittsburg Kans Gilbert Newton Belpre Everready Lyle Basim

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