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The Athens Messenger announces its 1825 establishment and 1896 to 1920 publisher tenure with staff listings and editorial leadership. It details publishing schedule, association memberships, and advertising policies while noting postal classifications and subscription rates across counties and mail options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Neraldinting CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles B. Harrin
Treasury chief hints one billion cut could pass in one year
The article reports Treasury Secretary Morgenthau telling the House Ways and Means Committee that cutting one billion dollars from the New Deal vote defense budget in a year would not disrupt normal operations. It notes congressman Jenkins seeks details while warning the reply may be evasive and politics may prevent real economy.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
Tom Jenkins
Ohio
White House
France
Jenkins
Ways and Means Committee
WPA
NYA
CCC
AAA
Mr. Jenkins
Roosevelt
The County Seat and The New Era of Government
A county seat writer critiques expanding government from New Deal agencies to bustling courthouses. He argues new offices fill halls with hired help and warns of excess bureaucrats, urging efficiency to ease taxpayers’ burden and suggesting a decisive cleanout of deadwood.
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Washington
Frankness a Sterling Virtue in wartime reflections
The piece contrasts World War II era statements by Mussolini and Graziani about Libya with Churchill’s blunt House of Commons admission that the British bungled chances. It argues that the candid admission of error favors the more accurate mindset in the long run.
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Mussolini
Libya
Wavell
Graziani
Churchill
House of Commons
Yugoslav Peace Efforts Fail as Germany Seeks Colony
Yugoslav government efforts to preserve peace with honor collapsed as Germany aimed to convert Yugoslavia into a German colony, stated by Constantin Fotitch, Yugoslav minister to Washington.
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Germany
Yugoslavia
Constantin Fotitch
Washington
Reynolds Presses to Lead Senate Military Affairs
Raymond Clapper reports growing controversy over Senator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina as a potential chair of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Isolationist rhetoric, antiwar stances, and past associations spark opposition, while some argue seniority should prevail.
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Washington
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate
Reynolds
Senator Reynolds
Peter Edson Reviews Washington Scene
Washington commentary notes two southwest businessmen visiting defense HQs to explore war production but decide against pursuing war orders. It frames upcoming shifts to scarcity and broader business disruption, cites Deputy Director MacKeachie on post surpluses, and warns of higher taxes and wartime spending.
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Washington
South-West
Defense
Chiefs of Defense
Douglas C. MacKeachie
Division of
Office of Production Management
Department of Commerce
MacKeachie
Roosevelt pledge of no secret treaties in 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt states there is no secret treaty or obligation with any other government and that the nation is not bound to secret understandings that could lead to war or other aims. The message emphasizes openness and commitment during October 1940.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eight Ohio University Juniors Elevated to Mortarboard
Eight OU junior women were voted into Mortarboard the campus senior women’s honorary. Alex Root Athens County superintendent spoke at the League of Women Voters conference at Athens Presbyterian Church on school board qualifications. Ruth Braden of Marietta was elected head of WVU Food and Dietetics. Sylvia Hull of Albany and Ramona Moore of Stewart earned state scholarship honors.
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Ohio University
Phoenix
Mortarboard
University
Alex Root
Athens County
League of Women Voters
Athens Presbyterian Church
Ruth Braden
Marietta
Department of Food and Dietetics
West Virginia University
Sylvia Hull
Albany
Ramona Moore
Stewart
Athens Kiwanis Chapter Formed at Dinner Meeting
A limestone survey in Athens County was reported to the county board as Geological reports and field work were studied. At a Windsor dinner for Athens businessmen Kiwanis was introduced, a round table discussed benefits, and membership blanks launched the local Kiwanis chapter. Superintendent C E Stailey received a vote of confidence and salary raise from the Athens board of education.
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Athens County
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Windsor
Kiwanis
C. E. Stailey
Athens Schools
Athens Board of Education
Kimberly Mothers Day Observed At Local Church
Mother's Day was observed in a local church during Sunday school worship. Each mother received a flower as Miss Blanche Riley led the service.
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Kimberly
Blanche Riley
Wm. Dishong
Bob Clarke
Columbus
Gilbert Adams
Camp Lee
Andrew Adams
Gerald Kinsey
Dayton
Wes Kinsey
John Ossman
Nelsonville
Melvin Pack
Harold Davis
Deanville
Chas. Huddy
Everett Wilson
Wilson
Andrew Donahue
Daugherty
Irene McDowell
Steubenville
Elizabeth McDowell
Leroy Weaver
Lucy Wood
White Cross Hospital
Roger Higgins
Judith
Ruth Warehime
Katharine Warehime
Gnadenhutten
Homer Warehime
James Ossman
Ely
Oak Grove
C. A. Mallon
Amherstdale
W. Va
Robert Beckler
Mother's Clubs Meet At Jacksonville Tonight
The Nursery School Mother's Club hosts an event in Jacksonville tonight at 7 30 with attendees from nearby towns. Out of town funeral attendees include Horton Tinkham and family Duncan Falls and several Tinkham relatives. Additional local greetings feature Miss Verna Crawford and Mrs Carrie Krinyk among others.
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Jacksonville
William Tinkham
Horton Tinkham
Duncan Falls
Carl Tinkham
John Tinkham
the Plains
Wm. Tinkham
Millfield
Carrie
Columbus
Henry Thorsbauch
Farr Linscott
Lewis Johnson
William Chastin
Uhbrichsville
Charles Williams
James Williams
Allan Sayre
Jack
Fort Wayne
Ind
S. C. Sayre
Ray Wemmer
Akron
Bert Weiser
Woodwind Quartet Heads to North Central Regional Contest
Michigan group from Gallipolis including Scott Westerman Bobby Harrison Lewis Stiverson and Elaine Lear travels to Flint for the North Central Regional Music Contest on Thursday guided by Richard Downs school music director and Mrs. George Lear.
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Michigan
Gallipolis
Scott Westerman
Bobby Harrison
Lewis Stiverson
Elaine Lear
Flint
Mich
Richard Downs
George Lear
Syracuse Mothers Honored and Local Notices Across Town
Major operation at Holzer Hospital for Mrs. A L Flanagan. Daughters visit from Columbus and St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg. Mother's Day services held. prizes awarded for oldest youngest and largest family. W S C S and Temperance blotters distributed in churches. Local visits and travel notes from Syracuse residents include relatives in Louisville Columbus Pomeroy Marietta and Canton. Navy enlistment and weekend visits noted among residents.
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Syracuse
A. L. Flanagan
Holzer Hospital
Lawrence Sellers
Columbus
N. J. Karr
William Houd
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Asbury Methodist Church
Coridges
Charles Calkins
Mary, Pomeroy
van Johnson
Calkins
Louisville
Kentucky
J. E. Carleton
Gayle Price
James Gayle
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Marcia Karr
Melvin Grimm
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy
Clarence Naylor
Irving Karr
B. F. Quisenberry
Vernon Jones
Navy
Portsmouth
Harry Jones
Emerson Ward
Mildred Winebrenner
Frank Winebrenner
Charles Winebrenner
Marietta
Samuel Winebrenner
Eleanor Karr
Wyoming
Edward Mills
New Brighton
David Duckler
Keith
George
Canton
David Cuckler
George Henderson
Ruins of Nineveh Mark One of Ancient Assyria
Among ruined cities, Nineveh stands as one of the oldest in the eastern hemisphere. The ancient capital of Assyria was known as far back as 2500 B C.
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Nineveh
Assyria
Zaleski Lodge Of Masons Inspection Highlighted by Gala
Local Masonry events open with Zaleski Lodge of Masons inspection led by Galbraith Zaleski. A large attendance marked the evening as members and visitors joined in ceremonies and fellowship across multiple chapters and districts.
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Galbraith Zaleski Lodge of Masons
Campus passions ignite as Chris defies change on cardman
Paula, Tony, and Chris approach graduation with tension amid campus politics. Paula suspects Chris guards a deeper tenderness beneath his thrill seeking. Kilo Sherwood and the Anti Fraternity League stir rumors as Dr Lud urges resistance to changes.
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Paula Jeffers
Chris Wentrich
Tony Beale
Paula
Tony
Chris
Cardman
Martin Lud
Luci
Dr. Lud
Methlike
Cardman Arch
Kilo Sherwood
Kilo
van Horn
League
Gamma Tau
Wentrich
Lud
Kile
Paulie
Dean ‘Larson
Bill Jenks
City
Sweetland
Rutland News Notes and Local Social Tidbits
Rutland notes report Sunday School activities and birthday gifts for teachers Mrs Edith Bean and Mrs Audrey Theobald. Local moves, visits, illnesses and travels include Harrisonville Star inspection attendees, Munt Price family visit, and CCC camp return. An Odd Drinking Vessel from Biblical times described with its long spout.
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Rutland
Marcus Roush
Harold Smith
Buckley
Audrey Theobald
Racine
Edith Bean
Harrisonville
Joe Phillips
Don Anderson
Bernice Porter
Will Clark
Charley Grey
Bernice Winn
Reva Mills
Stanley
Marjorie
Jack Warner
Jackson
Judson Price
Spencer
W. Va
Mont Price
Herman Hoppes
Pittsburgh
Clair Taylor
Columbus
John Utsinger
Cincinnati
Frank Utsinger
Weber Theobald
Charley Harrison
B. A. Hoppes
Jack Schoonover
CCC
Yellowstone National Park
Clarence Chase
Athens
Eva Welsh
Ray Barton
Mississippi
Burl Barton
Colorado
Don Hogue
Floyd Dunfee
Freda Schoonover
S. J. Dunfee
Torch
Janet
Mansfield
Jean Chapman
C. O. Chapman
Marvel Spires
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mitt Spires
Hugh Mutehler
Atlanta, Ga
Guy Mutehler
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