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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
4
Ohio selective service boards, medical examiners, and legal advisers prepare to register new 21 year olds. In six months they sent nearly 35 000 young men to camps for a year of training and have been lauded as magnificent by state headquarters for their patriotic spirit and fair, quiet efficiency.
Dan Beard, famed Boy Scout commissioner and youth movement leader, spoke on his faith before dying at 91. He defined religion as the brotherhood of man and God, expressing a simple code that life and afterlife are shaped by inner outlook.
The Berlin authorities announce a German man will be executed for copying and distributing a foreign radio program. About 1,500 others faced fines or jail for listening without passing along forbidden words, illustrating the regime’s harsh crackdown on information.
Dr. Louis I. Dublin told the American Institute of Actuaries that mortality for children aged birth to 14 has dropped 60 percent over the past two decades while infant mortality fell 45 percent. With fewer births, preserving each life matters as death rates now run as low as 1.07 per 1,000 at age ten. War won’t last, and conserving life will outlast destructive knowledge.
A reflective saying notes that gradual adversity is more bearable with calmness than sudden great prosperity, attributed to Samuel Butler.
The quote notes that a roused woman awakens fierce impulses of recklessness and despair, a temperament that few men wish to provoke, as described by Charles Dickens.
The novelist Maritte Holley once described a past pleasure excursion as a “pleasure exertion” in a quoted remark noted by historians. The line reflects her playful diction on leisure and travel long ago.
Raymond Clapper argues that draft reclassification to remove striker deferments and loyal union leadership cleansing of subversives will curb labor unrest. He cites government support, hearings for raised wage concerns, and actions in Pittsburgh and Inglewood as proof that Communist influence is being challenged and that cleaner unions are essential for wage justice.
Peter Edson reports on a Department of Commerce plan to reorganize the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Twelve Regional Business Consultants will cover the 12 federal reserve districts, backed by 19 field officers, forming the United States Department of Commerce Field Service to aid business, trade, and defense alignment.
Messenger readers submit verse reflecting on historical conquest and resource wealth, urging continental solidarity from Hudson Bay to the Horn. The piece honors indigenous resilience and calls for unity symbolized by orchid, rose, palm, and pine as the Americas seek freedom. Bessie M. Gorslene, Athens, Ohio.
In McConnelsville and surrounding areas court actions include Harry E Dobbins seeking divorce from Vancil Dobbins on gross neglect grounds. Estate actions show Emmett Abel administering C L Alderman cognovit note for 394.75. Will contest by Maneta Bozman against H H Ogievee settled and dismissed. Divorces of Cary O Pickenpaugh and Helen Pickenpaugh settled. Estate values listed for Lizzie Dover 5891.84 with distributions to daughters Anna Price Mary McElhiney Margaret Durbin and grandchildren Elinore John P Price Ardath McElhiney Robert F Patricia and Richard F Durbin. Edgar Custer estate valued 1588.33 with debts 403 and widow Rosa E Custer inheriting portion. Names of residents and relations appear with birthplaces and addresses across Malta Stockport Glouster Deerfield and Stockport Route areas. Recorder's office transfers include property deeds among local residents such as Charley Roberts Harvey N Lewis Mary R Smith George A Triplett Zelpha Triplett and others.
Laura B Foster from Columbus Ohio writes on humility amid rapid change. She laments superficial values and idol worship, urging readers to endure upheaval, adjust, and keep a steadfast heart.
Mrs. Joe Wallace attended the Great Council convention of the Pochaontas Lodge of Ohio in Columbus as Nelsonville delegate. Lunch hosted by Mrs. Harry Lanning and Mrs. Bertha Karnes at the Neil House. Several families vacationing or visiting Michigan, Illinois, and West Virginia. Local residents ill or recovering, with multiple travel plans for summer.
Syracuse residents and visitors are listed with short updates. The Syracuse Garden Club picnic occurred at Roadside State Park. Local teachers and students, including Eleanor Karr and David Flanagan, are noted for travels, arrivals, bridal plans, and family visits across Ohio and beyond.
Angela warns of danger as Stephan is injured in a mysterious accident and brought to Deborah Lovett by Dr. Bingham. Bridgie commands, Hilton surveys, and a government angle emerges as Deborah faces a perilous night waiting for Stephan’s recovery.
Wilkesville notes a flurry of visits and social events. Miss Bessie Phettiplace and Miss Edith Straus baugh travel in North Carolina and the West, while Mrs. Bessie Wells sees her husband in Grant Hospital with Mrs. Lottie Kruskamp. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Ward Welty and sisters visit Burl Steele, and Edward Fitzpatrick of Marion calls on A Le DeVault and Mrs. Brown and family. Catherine Wells Tours the West, Joe Thompson and Clyde visit from Cincinnati, and a Presbyterian Sunday School party brings homemade ice cream and shortcake to the K P Hall. Also listed are Miss Viola Bobo, Mr and Mrs Don Allen, and Jarret Bobo as dinner guests. William Hawk returns from Columbus with a legcast. Paul Spires visits from Columbus. and E G Nelson hosts a birthday party for Ruth.
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