Local News Pricing and Postal Information
The notice lists Associated Press rights and newspaper postal details. It states 1918 act eligibility, carrier and mail subscription rates across counties in Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington. Rates include one year four dollars fifty cents six months two dollars, ten weeks one dollar, weekly one fifty, with extra postage for other zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Revealed by the Draft on Unfit Young Americans
The draft records show nearly half of draftees aged 21 to 35 were unfit for service in the first million examined. Widespread health issues include syphilis tuberculosis dental problems and underweight. The piece calls for more clinics and officials focused on public health to build a healthier future.
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United States
One Way To Disappear In War Between Nazis And Reds
The article describes the brutal Russian front as a savage battle of extermination with both sides inflicting heavy losses. It notes Nazi aims to destroy the Red army and the Communist regime, while Soviet and Allied leaders insist on the destruction of Hitlerite Germany as the path to peace. The piece frames a struggle to determine which regime will survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Welles
Germany
Churchill
Hitler
Unemployment insurance rules curb wartime draft effects
States have revised unemployment laws to freeze benefits when a man is drafted, preventing benefits based on civilian earnings from continuing after Army service. If a future veteran seeks benefits post discharge, their amount would reflect Army pay instead of prior civilian wages. The change is urged as just by the American Public Welfare Association. A Thames Estuary town signs a wartime alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Public Welfare Association
Washington clash in defense orders hurts industry
Raymond Clapper reports on conflicting Washington orders from OPACS and OPM directing auto production cuts. The disharmony delays civilian supply reductions, fibers, textiles, and defense shifts risk worsening as business faces overlapping authority and unclear leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
OPACS
Automobile
Mr. Henderson
Roosevelt
Williams. Knudsen
OPM
Automobile Industry
Peter Edson reviews Washington scene on defense plants
Defense officials fear up to 5000 plants may close temporarily this year due to scarce materials. Proposals focus on spreading contracts and materials to more firms, and on reallocating labor to defense plants, balancing disruption and unemployment relief. Communities in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania face shutdowns in aluminum utensil and other civilian goods industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Wisconsin
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Chilton
Kewaskum
West Bend
Eau Claire
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
New Washington, D
Lemont
Marshalltown
Cleveland
Quote from Chief Justice Hughes on judges and codes
The community looks to our judges for competency efficiency and impartiality without which codes merely add to an accumulation of legal futility.
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Hughes
Military voices emphasize ready fleets and ocean freedom
Secretary Stimson asserts friendly control of surrounding oceans as a condition of freedom and independence. Navy Secretary Knox states the fleet is always ready, and readier now than ever.
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America
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures With Short Posts
Readers may submit signed letters on current events. Contributions should be brief to fit multiple items per issue. Signatures appear with each letter.
Letter on justice freedom and world peace from Athens editor
The July 26 Athens letter argues true freedom rests on justice as a source of peace. It condemns Prussian German influence, praises Winkelried and Switzerland, and praises Raymond Clapper as backbone of the nation. The writer cites biblical and classical references to urge choosing a side for liberty and civilization.
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the Messenger
Leonard Tucker
St. Paul
Germany
Rudyard Kipling
America
Arnold Winkebried
Republic of Switzerland
England
Winkelried
Hitler
Abraham
Isaac
Red Sea
George
God
Raymond Clapper
Messenger
Mr. Clapper
Bessiem
Gorslene
Athens
Odd belief links storks to migratory clipper ships
Along the Mediterranean coast peasants hold that storks and cranes act as clipper ships for smaller birds during migration flights. This folk idea reflects coastal communities' imaginative explanations of avian travel patterns.
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Mediterranean
Epworth League Campers Return from Methodist Grounds
Epworth League members come home from a week at the Methodist Camp Grounds led by chaperon Mrs L F Miller. Several families and visitors were named including Roach family at Fort Thomas Kentucky and Clyde Featherstone returning from Athens to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Methodist Camp
Tom Biddle
Ted Preston
John Phillips
Malcolm Miller
Paul Nichols
Ralph Wagner
Paul Cable
Robert Worthman
Joe Bardin
Mary Margaret Kelley
Carolyn Fuller
Dorothy Ruth Holcombe
Martha Foster
L. F. Miller
Clyde R. Featherstone
Athens
Seattle
Wash
Notable Guests Attend Copeland Party and Local Ads Highlight Ohio Town
Guests at Mrs. C. M. Copeland’s party for her daughter Nelle Copeland included out of town friends Mrs. John E. Snow of Chicago Mrs. F. M. Turner of Detroit and Mrs. William C. Munds of Cleveland. Advertisers listed span Emmet H. Cotton Athens Furniture Exchange John Overmyer Fordson tractor agent George W. Hopkins Studebaker dealer Isaac Wilson Store Chauncy The Leader Confectionery C. E. Norris Hutchinson and Stickney. Guy Dinsmoore elected county superintendent of schools by Athens County School Board and Dr. Harry Rosebrough’s six piece orchestra played at Lamborn’s Pavilion in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Copeland
M. F. Cooley
Nelle Copeland
John E. Snow
Chicago
F. M. Turner
Detroit
William C. Munds
Cleveland
Messenger
Emmet H. Cotton
Athens Furniture Exchange
John Overmyer
George W. Hopkins
Fordson Tractor
Isaac Wilson
Chauncey
The
Leader Confectionery
C. E. Norris
E. Carpenter Sr
Studebaker
Lostro Auto Sales Company
Ford Hack
Gage Site Company
Logan
Hutchinson and
Stickney
Harry Rosebrough
Lamborn
Glouster
Corning Social Notes and Weekend Visits
Corning society figures report guests and weekend trips from Columbus, Cleveland, Fostoria, Nelsonville, and West Virginia towns. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Chas Roof, Betty Jane, Dick Rodgers, Helen Baxter, Lila Latta, Ruth Ann Thomas, Jim Rodgers, Mae Rodgers, and guests from Fairview and Junction City.
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Fred Grey
Ben Orris
Fairview
Ruth Ann Thomas
Thelma Latta
Jim Rodgers
Columbus
M. R. Brown
Mae Rodgers
Martha Young
Helen Shonkwiler
Mae Marshall
Stoutsville
Bert Raskey
William Jones
Ray Latta
Thelma
Lila Latta
Helen Baxter
Nelsonville
Fred Barnett
John Sicilian
Duane Wright
Junction City
Dorothy Jean Russell
West Columbia
W. Va
Grace Hoffman
Don Latta
Baxter
Fostoria
Mary Alice Irwin
Joe Irwin
Ralph Hardy
A. G. Heckman
Los Angeles
Calif
Indian Chief Dugan Steals the Starlight Terrace Show
Barbara plans a formal party attendance for Dugan Blake only to be surprised when he arrives as Chief Leaping Water in full ceremonial dress. His dancing wows the guests and unsettles Barbara as she realizes her social plan has backfired into a lively, riotous evening.
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Barbara
Dugan Blake
Starlight Terrace
Dugan
Uncle Hank
Oklahoma
Hank
Miss Chase
Starlight Terace
Larry Grover
Sue Bishop
Charley Gilroy
Ina
Bruce Meade
Charley
Henry
Ashe
Ina Meade
Sue
Larry
Langsville Social Notes Snapshot of local visits and news
Rosa Barnes returns from Columbus and Akron. Ladies Aid holds all day meeting at Grace Savage home. J L Miller back in Rio Grande after three weeks with sister. Martha Butricks visits Lancaster daughter. Emma Johnson visits son in Gallipolis. Several families visit Alice Miller and sisters. Bernice Ledlie finished training in Cincinnati Hospital and returns to Holzer Hospital. Bruce Morris family visits Wilkesville. Leona Kennedy visits Newark. Families visit Rutland. Soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood asked to stop enclosing get acquainted notes with dirty laundry bundles.
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Langsville
Rosa Barnes
Columbus
Akron
John Huntley
Emma Piper
Vinton
Hayward Harmon
Bidwell
Alice Miller
Bernice Ledlie
J. T. Ledlie
Cincinnati
Holzer Hospital
Bruce Morris
Denny
Wilkesville
Leona Kennedy
Newark
Willard Reeves
F. A. Miller
Chester Edwin
Michael
Dwight Brown
Gordon
Rutland
4-H Toppers Club to Hold Special Meeting
A special meeting of the 4-H Toppers Club is set for Thursday afternoon July 31 at the local school. Community members and families are noted in the attendance of several residents frequenting the area over the weekend.
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Coolville
Charles Smith
Charleston
P. O. Smith
Ruth Smith
Glen Dean
Columbus
J. W. Kincade
J. W. Comer
Morgantown
W. Va
Clell Benjamin
Kincade
Laura Goodwin
Bridgeport
F. W. Chapman
Leora Bingman
Athens
Ralph Wolf
Mary Lou
Chicago
Janice Chapman
Guysville
Barbara Chapman
Elbert Root
Elwood
Bobby
Dale Blair
F. Isaac
Dayton
Jacob Neffley
Miamisburg
Harold Davis
W. B. Hartnell
Main St
Clara English
Carleton Barnhart
Stewart
Frank Hornsy
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Leily Press Association
Thames’ Mouth
Georgetown
Capitol
Henderson
Army
Roosevelt Defense Organization
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
the Public Forum
Clarence Roach
Lee Stewart Roach
Gwen Pickett
John Lee Marquis
Fort Thomas, Ky
James Roach
Citizens Training Camp
Robert Leake
Athens County
Athens County School Board
Guy Dinsmoore
New Marshfield
Corning Social Notes
By Galbraith
Jerry Brondfield
NEA Service, Inc
Langsville Social Notes
Fort Leonard Wood
Coolville and Troy
Delphin Creeger
Susie May Hornsby
W. E. Burgoon
Middletown
Faye Chapman Ross
Artesia
N. O. Barnett
Ravenna
Alfred Parrish and Sons
W. E. Moore
Parkersburg
H. C. Parrish
Alda Larson
Frank Ward
Condit
Jand
C. W. Hornsby
Michael Earlo and Son
Mr Rand
S. A. Folty
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