Athens Messenger Page Four Highlights News Dispatch Use
The Athens Messenger presents Page Four content crediting the Associated Press for exclusive use of its news dispatches and local reporting. The page notes AP rights apply to both credited and non credited material within the paper.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger Herald. Printing Co
Gordon K. Pevilsher
Gen
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Por Publishers Association
Ohiomerican
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Unchecked Alien Saboteurs Questioned by Congress and Public
The piece asks why anti defense sabotage by alien Communists is not tackled by courts or deported, citing lax deportation enforcement, overstretched immigration, and leniency from Washington officials. It notes FBI insights, Dies Committee findings, and historical contrasts with wartime measures.
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Congress
Washington
Hitler
Stalin
FBI
Dies Committee
German sales pitch in Ecuador questions US war production
The article notes German traders in Ecuador promise six month delivery if the US cannot supply, signaling confidence but revealing production pressures. It argues the US must boost wartime output and also sustain future trade in the Americas. It warns against reliance on imports the war may soon impede.
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Ecuador
United States
Germany
Americas
They Still Marry In Spite of Everything
In Cook County Chicago 46 914 couples married in the last year an increase of 27 5 percent while divorces rose 5 6 percent to 9 737 about one fifth the marriages. The piece notes optimism amid rising marriage and divorce during tough times.
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Cook County
Chicago
Union's open market defeats state trade barriers in 1941
The article praises the United States unity and free internal trade as crucial to national strength. It notes that recent efforts to erect barriers were defeated in 1941 state legislatures, with bills favoring local labor or taxed products from other states being rejected in multiple states.
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United States
Council of State Governments
Thoughtful gift quoted by Macdonald about friendship
A concise reflection on giving a nonmaterial gift of a kind thought to friends. The idea echoes George Macdonald’s belief that thoughts and kindness carry divine-like generosity beyond tangible objects.
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George Macdonald
Raymond Clapper on Germany and the Robin Moor Sinking
Washington writer Raymond Clapper argues Germany must choose between isolated punishment or a policy of unrestricted attack on all American shipping. He warns Berlin could push the United States toward war by declaring a broad offshore policy or defuse the incident as isolated.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Robin Moor
State Department
Cape Town
Great Britain
United States
Congress
Red Sea
Roosevelt
Hitler
Washington Scene Defense Industry Committees Get Justice Blessing
Peter Edson explains how a new form of industry committees would advise the Office of Production Management and the Office of Price Administration Civilian Supply while not becoming code authorities. The plan aims to restrict civilian production to bolster defense, with officials noting the committees would influence, not supplant, policy.
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Washington
Defense “Industry Committees
NRA
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
Defense
Hurman Arnold
Antitrust Division
Danny John Lord O'Brian
OPM
Justice Boys
Jackson
O'Brian
Knudsen-Hillman, Nelson, Biggers, Stettinius and Company
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
Leon Henderson
OPACS
Defense Department of Internal Economy
Ministry of Supply
Opm-Opacs
National Defense
Ten Dollar Windfall Found in Vest Pocket
A reader discovers a ten dollar windfall while searching an old vest, adding unexpected cash to their finances. The incident highlights the surprise of finding money and the simple joy of a small, chance gain.
Albany Social And Personal
Albany items note a May meeting of Lee Township conservation groups at Mrs. A. D. Cline's home with seventeen attending to discuss Food for Defense. Other notes include births, church activities, Bible study classes, and Carrie Hall Club meetings with plans for Grange refreshments and July gathering.
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Albany
Lee Township
A. D. Cline
Frank Pugh
County Conservation Office
Eileen Baughman
Ohio University
Athens
Maxine Radcliffe
Dayton
Frank Radcliffe
Abany
Wallace Gillogly
Pennsville
Melvina Gillogly
Granville Gilloggy
Eldon Dailey
Lillian Peavey
Frank Knapp
Frances
Marion
Wendel Baughman
Grange
Carrie Hall Club
Sam Scott
The Messenger Letter From The Editor Thelma Howard
The writer signs as Thelma Howard urging moral reflection on oppression and worldly power. She condemns poisonous warfare and inner spiritual wars, calling for unity to combat evil and seek eternal gain.
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the Messenger
Thelma Howard
Taps Sound O'er The Sea Poem Comrades Three
Poet’s Corner piece by Hilda White from Gloucester Ohio reflects on two soldiers who fought different causes but rest together on a hill. It laments the call of taps from the sea and honors shared sacrifice and comradeship.
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City of the Dead
Hilda White
Prohibition Campaign Flier By Mae Young
A Portland Oregon reader Mae Young issues a temperance appeal urging total abstinence from alcohol to protect soldiers and youth. The piece argues liquor harms national defense and values youth over revenue, calling for nationwide dry policies and public pressure.
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United States
Mae Young
Portland, O
Rt. No. 1
Toreh Church Society Meets at 85th Birthday Event
Toreh Church Society met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Mary A. Hayden to honor her 85th birthday. Fifteen members two guests and several children shared a picnic dinner after the program and business. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Dorothy Day.
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Torch—Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society
Mary A. Hayden
Hockingport Road
Dorothy Day
Cyrus Jones
The
Baptist Church
Center Valley Baptist Church
Marietta
Thelma Baker
Parkersburg
Goldie Gladwell
Emma Stout
Athens
Alma Jones
Evelyn Cunningham
Ada Gillilan
Columbus
Mary Gillilan
Middletown
Ohio University
Jake Lyons
Mattie Gladwell
Little Hocking
R. D
Fannie Dewees
Howard Lake
Bettie
Cyrus Baker
St. Joseph Hospital
Rose Kinchlee
Harry Pettit
Caliban and Caleb Café meeting twists in a late night scene
In Herbie's Curbside Cafe Angus MacPhillips argues with a slick stranger while Adoreen Mickletwidge and Millie Schweitz exchange wagers about Adoree s dreams of New York. Angus presses for marriage as Adoreen contemplates a future with Caleb butter deliveries pending.
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Angus MacPhillips
Herbie
Adoreen
Angus
Mississippi
Hollywood
Miss Lamarr
Caleb
Lamarr
Mickletwidge
Adoreen Mickletwidge
New York
Millie Schweitz
Addie
Millie
Sunset Boulevard
Gore Personal And Social News Highlights
Gore personal and social notes reflect a flurry of visits and family gatherings with Akron relatives visiting Charles Boring and Logan relatives visiting others. Local residents including the Starr, Mohler, Nutter, Houdyshell and McMullen families share weekly and weekend visits, while Lon Arnett mourns a sister in West Virginia. A rusty nail injury affects the Starr family member.
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Harrison McMullen
Bart Mohler
Jacob Nutter
Orland Mohler
Orville
Ida McMannis
Blanche Hartman
Woodroe Nutter
Logan
Jesse Hicks
Carbondale
William Hicks
Fred Wilson
Martha
Roseville
Frank Starr
John Starr
Frank
Mina Houdyshell
Moxahala
Joe Sutton
Lon Arnett
West Virginia
Walter Starr
Old Gore
James Starr
Bob Starr
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