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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1940

Page

8

Lewis Attacks Defense Plans at UAW Convention

CIO leader John L. Lewis criticizes the defense program and conscription as threats to democracy. Sidney Hillman, a New Deal supporter and CIO vice president, is expected to address the convention after Lewis spoke yesterday.

ST. Louis John L. Lewis United Automobile Workers Sidney Hillman President's Defense Council Lewis CIO Hillman New Deal

Sleeper Unharmed as Lightning Blasts House

Pete Sondergard a bachelor farmer in Dannebrog Nebraska slept through a fierce strike that toppled his chimney wrecked part of the roof tore off three sides of the house and threw his bed four feet from the wall He emerged unharmed and uninjured after the bolt blasted through the home.

Dannebrog Pete Sondergard Pete

Byler To Lecture at Straitsville Church Tonight

The Rev. Robert Byler conducts the second series of Knowing the Faith lectures at the Straitsville Methodist Church tonight at 7 30. The talk titled A Christian View of the World will run about 40 minutes and be followed by a congregation Q A. Attendance invited.

New Straitsville Robert Byler Methodist Church

Stocks Inch Higher on Steady Bases After Brisk Rise

New York AP reports stock movement showing steady prices as traders seek firm bases after yesterday's rise. Notable shares resilient include DuPont Allied Chemical Union Carbide United Aircraft Montgomery Ward Goodyear Western Union Eastman. Bonds and commodities rise slightly while US Steel declares a $1 a share dividend and posts higher June quarter earnings.

NEW York DuPont Alied Chemical Union Carbide United Aircraft Montgomery Ward Goodyear Western Union Eastman England Financial District U. 8. Steel

Toledo and Pittsburgh Market Prices for Livestock and Grain

Toledo grain prices list Wheat No. 1 red 78 1 2 cents No. 2 red 77 1 2 cents Oats No. 1 white 32 1 2 to 33 4. No. 2 white 31 9 to 32 4. Pittsburgh butter eggs and live poultry markets show firm butter with varying scores and unsettled eggs. Cincinnati livestock reports hogs calves and cattle with price ranges and weights. wool and Boston market activity noted with lower bids today.

Toledo Cleveland Butter and Egg Board Boston

Kempton reunion set in Jacksonville Grove

Annual Kempton reunion will be held in Jacksonville Grove on August 4 with Mrs. Cora Davis as president. The note lists numerous Davis relatives and local guests visiting from Circleville Ironton Gloucester and Columbus, plus social visits and a Ladies Aid meeting. A stray 1927 Arctic tern note appears as a dated fragment.

Shade Loyal Workers 4-H Club Florence Snow Angel Ridge Grace Russell Taylor Ridge Kempton Jacksonville Grove Cora Davis Evan Davis Inlaw Raymond Davis Chester Davis Columbus Harry Wright Carolyn Jean Austen Wilson Circleville William Davis Ironton B. W. Conway Glouster June Heffken Guy McVay Harrietsville Robert Poole Clarence Sharp John Davis Elmer Davis Jack Kutta White Cross Hospital

Secret exchange to reclaim Queen Olga’s emeralds

In a covert plan, Charles Spencer orders Queen Olga to return with Madge Graham to his room while keeping Olina and Philip out of the loop. Olga grants a promise of secrecy, as Spencer signals a non troubling but urgent errand to retrieve the jewels.

Olga Olina Maman Madge Jack Leslie Transvania Charles Spencer Secret Service Madge Graham Graham Sag Harbor Princess Olina Lillian Underwood Philip

Exiled Queen Olga Hears Surprising News At Dinner

Adele Garrison recalls entering a tense room as the family presents unexpected news to Queen Olga. The scene centers on a promise kept, a search for emeralds, and the queen’s reaction to a shock that unsettles her poised authority.

Olga

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