Athens Messenger historic caption and publishing details
The Athens Messenger announces publishing standards and staff roles including Frederick W Suah as publisher and Gordon K. Buth as publisher and general manager. It lists affiliations with professional associations and notes Being issued as a Second Class Matter with subscription rates across counties.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W Suah
Athens Messenger & Herald Inting CO
Gordon K. Buth
Mer. Charlee &. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Infané Daily Press Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Athens
Onetier, Inc
Gallia
Hocking
Met Morgen
Vinton
Washington
Drawing Closer to Canada and United States Trade Ties
Thirty years ago Taft offered reciprocity to Canada but was rejected, while today both nations accept partial tariff reductions to bolster defense and cooperation. The idea of pooled production and freer trade echoes toward a postwar unity, contrasting with late attempts at Franco British monetary union. England failed to unite with France. Canada and the US pursue closer ties for the future.
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William Howard Taft
Canada
United States
England
France
The Servant Problem in Ruth Millett’s We the Women
Ruth Millett argues in We the Women that the servant problem stems from women bossing women. She notes a woman resents another woman as her superior and suggests wives work outside while husbands stay home with the maid or hire male help. Men, she implies, may not mind being bossed by women.
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Ruth Millett
Interned Nazi Sailors Highlight Fifth Column Risk
The piece warns that while Nazi and Fascist seamen in camps may be fed and sheltered, the real threat lies with seemingly respectable people who could aid sabotage. It notes long-standing alien infiltration at U S ports and ongoing risks from foreign plotters, urging vigilance beyond obvious saboteurs.
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Free America
Germany
Drought Bites Upper Ohio Valley Hardest in Rural Areas
After a long dry spell the region faces heavy rainfall needs to refill reservoirs and restore streams. Rural areas report the sharpest shortages as some streams dry up and the Hocking River carries mineral contamination making water unfit for use. Officials warn that conservation policies are failing to address the drought.
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Upper
Ohio Valley
Hocking
Roosevelt Hesitates Over Enough Aid to Save England
Raymond Clapper argues Washington is torn between aiding Britain and avoiding direct war. He notes Churchill push for more U.S. aid and hints at Roosevelt's strain while officials avoid explicit policy, urging a frank government statement with factual Britain details to unite public opinion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
United States Naval and Air Patrol
Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Pepper
Stimson
Navy
Great Britain
Hall
Knox
Boston
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Lindbergh
Congress
White House
Britain
Washington gas buggy war seen in car production cuts
Peter Edson surveys the impact of a 20 percent cut in 1942 car output, predicting four and a quarter million new cars and effects on dealers, prices, and service. He notes higher used-car prices, longer use of old cars, and a shortage of auto mechanics, with quotes from Col. Stephen J. Chamberlin on demobilization timing.
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Washington
Water Woes and Drought Preparedness Expressed
The speaker laments ongoing stream pollution and drought cycles and argues that despite incremental conservation measures progress toward secure water is insufficient. The commentary calls for stronger action to protect water supply amid recurring droughts.
Acquittals in Wheat Theft Case Highlight Vinton County Court
In McArthur two Radcliff men Warren Chambers and Gerald Arbaugh were acquitted of burglary and larceny of 94 bushels of wheat after a two day trial. A six to six hung jury then split on John H Colley v Industrial Commission, with no verdict. The court also noted dissolution petitions for Puritan Brick Co and various real estate transfers, tax stamp collections, a May 10 school board meeting, and upcoming draft/volunteer notices.
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John H. Colley
Industrial Commission
Chatfield
Colley
Lomax
Puritan Brick Company
Hamden
O. E. Vollenwelder
Leland J. Matteson
Matteson
Vinton County
Vinton
Thomas Witham
Lancaster
William Biffle
New Plymouth
Henry Sprague, Jr
Fort Knox
Zaleski Fish and Game Club Plans May Party
The Vinton County Fish and Game Association will host a party and dance at the Town Hall in Zaleski on May 23. The Zaleski High School Home Economics Club gave a picnic supper at Lake Hope on May 1 honoring two seniors Ruth Harkins and Frances Taylor.
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Zaleski
Vinton County
Zaleski High School Home Economics Club
Lake Hope
Ruth Harkins
Frances Taylor
Betty Booth
Doris Rhoades
Ellen Perry
Marjorie Bowen
Ruby Andy
Eileen Liderton
Virginia Parsons
Anna Rhoades
Mary Ghite
Josephine Doyle
Helen Nichols
Ruth Tripp
Marguerite Fuller
Kenneth Leach
McArthur
Little Generals
Martin
Lomax
Vinton
Hamden
Vinton County Fish and Game Association
Fish and Game
Ohio League of Sportsman
Father Farrell
Albert Crombie
Ohio
State Department of Education
Wellston
The Preciousness of Mothers in God’s Quiet Gift
An unnamed poet describes an angel finding value in a mother. Across scenes a flower, a bird, a diamond, and a pearl symbolize a mother’s heart, voice, love, and joy. The poem concludes that all earthly worth rests in a mother’s steadfast care. Marguerite Moore Bidwell, O.
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Earth
Heaven
Bashan Social Scene Sees Families Visit in Summer Extend
Bashan residents share a busy weekend with visits across Columbus Dunbar and Middleport. Mr and Mrs Milford Cole and son Donald travel to see Bert Orr and relatives, while Stanley Trussell hosts and other families gather for fishing trips and summer planning.
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J. C. McKay
McKay
Lottie Hayman
Minnie Orr
Clarence Sorden
Bert Orr
William Watson
Clint Orr
Murder Plot on Tonto Mountain Narrowly Foiled
Leana Sormi hatches a plan to use a radio detonator and mine shaft to kill Carolyn, targeting Robert's project X-999. She schemes to time Carolyn’s presence in the shaft, rides with Robert and Carolyn, and masks her intent with cordial charm while hoping to exact revenge.
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Leana Sormi
Carolyn
Tonto Mountain
Bob Hale
Leana
Tyler
Mummy Ridge
Bob
Robert
Forbidden Rendezvous in the Tonto Mountain Tunnel
Carolyn Tyler plans a secret 6 o clock meeting with Bob Hale after a tense ride with Leana Sormi. Leana, watching from a distance with a transmitter, sets the stage for a concealed encounter as tension builds and a cliffhanger ends the segment.
Hockingport Social Notes Highlights Local News
The Hockingport W S C S met May 14 at Mrs. Austin White's home with Mrs. Whitlatch as co host. Billy Uhl 12 earned top state eighth grade test score at Coolville. Notable deaths include George Hildon and wife Sarah New Rumley and Frank Hildon Saginaw Mich. Various residents relocate visit and weekend guests noted.
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Hockingport
W.s.cs
Austin White
Whitlatch
Billy Uhl
Coolville
George Hildon
Sarah
New Rumley
Frank Hildon
Saginaw. Mich
Alf Dumper
Saint Cloud
Fla
Rose Windon
West Union W. Va
Baxter
Charles Husk
Frederick Medley
Parkersburg
C. W. Medley
William Kelly
East Liverpool
Kelly
Anna Foster
County Road Force
Mayfair
Earl Cowdery
Robert Randolph
Mon Foster
Gertrude Foster
Clarice Medley
June Medley
Carl Welling
Gladys Hall
Austin Hall
Frank Moore
Emily
New England
W. Way
Racine Social Notes From Athens Scholarship Tests
Racine residents listed such as Marian Simpson Thorne Longsworth Robbie Clell Ruth Moore and others attended scholarship tests at Ohio University in Athens. Local moves include Emmett Smalley joining Marietta Manufacturing Company at Pt Pleasant and Mr. Cross returning from the South to Morgantown West Virginia for Dupont Co. employment.
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Racine
Marian Simpson
Thorne Longsworth
Robbie Clelland
Ruth Moore
Ethel Brewer
Ruby Lawrence
Mildred Morris
Eleanor Gainer
Ronald Roush
Betty Hoback
Howard Yokely
Mildred Talbott
Athens
Ohio University
Emmett Smalley
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Pt. Pleasant
George Benton Cross
South
A. B. Cross
Morgantown
W. Va
Cross
Dupont Co
William Bentz
Coshocton
John Bentz
Bert Mineard
Akron
Paul Allison
Zanesville
Verne Watterson
The
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Mother’s
Racine Baptist Church
Mattie Skirvin
Wilbur Jonas
Nelsonville
Odell Pittinger
Crown City
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Coop
Raymond Clapper
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Road Service Department
American Automobile Association
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Vinton County Court
Zaleski Fish and Game Club
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Marguerite Moore
Bidwell, O
By Galbraith
Lou
Bashan
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