The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens News Rates and Staff
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Athens
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Ohio
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Enterco A
Athens Post Office
Argoy
John W Culley Gotsaby
Chicegs
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
First Presidential election sees Communist Party skip candidacy
From its founding this party marks its first election without a presidential candidate as Browder and followers endorse the New Deal option. Roosevelt’s actions to release Browder from prison and permit Mrs Browder to stay in the United States despite deportation orders drew protests from multiple federal agencies.
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Communist Party
Browder
New Deal
Roosevelt
Federal Penitentiary
State Department
War Department
Navy Department
FBI
Immigration and Naturalization Services
France and De Gaulle Victory in Recognition of Provisional Government
The article portrays General Charles de Gaulle as the symbol of France’s revival from June 1940, crediting his leadership for sustaining resistance and reuniting the nation. It notes Allied recognition by the United States, Britain, and Russia as pivotal to France’s path to a rightful role among world powers, while distinguishing De Gaulle as a symbol rather than a political operator.
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Charles de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Russia
France
General de Gaulle
England
Napoleon
Italy
Germany
de Gaulle
Public opinion on war power and peace transparency on Main Street
Residents express mixed views on presidential war powers and secrecy. Fathers and mothers oppose single-person war authority, calling for Congress control, while a veteran urges Congress to decide. A farmer links war power to national seriousness, and a note echoes Mary Baker Eddy on unity and justice amid press scrutiny.
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Main Street
Congress
Roosevelt faces questions over One Thousand Club fundraising
The dispatch questions President Roosevelt amid reports of the One Thousand Club soliciting $1,000 gifts from businessmen to back his re election. A Kefauver letter implies talks of using funds for radio time and access to influence, prompting calls for clarity to prevent undermining public faith.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress of the United States
Associated Press
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Estes
Kefauver
Chicago
One Thousand Club
White House
U. S
Congress
Letter From Washington on Federal Agencies and Costs
Peter Edson reviews a Citizens’ National Committee pamphlet detailing about 444 federal agencies with tables on their employment, appropriations, and purposes. It notes combined annual appropriations of roughly 106 billion dollars and 2.95 million employees, excludes armed services except civil servants, and highlights the rise of government corporations post 1933 as the “fourth arm” of the government.
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Washington
Citizens’ National Committee, Inc
Armed Services
War and Navy Department
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Dewey
Public Forum Letter Attacks Roosevelt and New Deal
A reader from Harrisonville attacks Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, accusing the President of partisan manipulation, misusing wartime rhetoric, leaking propaganda overseas, and undermining constitutional government. The letter questions Supreme Court power, cites Fala, Okinawa style references, and endorses Dewey and Bricker in the upcoming election.
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Democrat
the Messenger
McCauley
America
Channing Pollock
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Congress
Diocletian
James A. Reeder
Missouri
Russia
Germany
Italy
Teamsters Union
Grand
Old
Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewer
John W. Bricker
J. F. Bowles
Harrisonville
Dewey Roosevelt War Leadership Debate Doubtful
A fragment debating whether Dewey could succeed Roosevelt in leading the war effort. The writer asserts Roosevelt did more for the country than anyone known and criticizes Democrats, hinting at political tension and partisan opinion.
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the Messenger
Dewey
Roosevelt
Mr. Dewey
Hitler
Brint
France must master its fate amid fresh De Gaulle crisis
In a wartime column, the author argues France faces a severe crisis under De Gaulle’s decree disarming civilians except the army and police, with Communists resisting. He rejects foreign guardianship, urging France to regain sovereignty, endure trials, and support soldiers without external interference.
Farmers face tax burden amid New Deal letter to editor
In a Messenger letter praising the New Deal for farmers, the writer notes rising per capita income but highlights per capita federal taxes exceeding 300 dollars. The piece argues that with higher taxes and public debt, current income mirrors the low mood years of the early thirties, questioning farmer gullibility.
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the Messenger
Shark oil barometer in a bottle used by Bermuda natives
In Bermuda, natives use shark oil in a bottle as a barometer. The oil is clear in good weather and turns milky with approaching storms. The note also records a Donald Parsons in Athens R D 1 with a date of Oct 25.
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Donald
Parsons Athens
R.D
Bermuda
Roses and Romance Drive a Cold War to Warmth
Leo Babateek plots to woo Ginger with a bouquet and a coded note after scouting a blue convertible. A chance florist stop and a dove card lead to a swift confession at the Chalfont home where desire overpowers caution, ending in a kiss as the scene closes.
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Leo Babateek
Virgil Borgio
Boggio
Ginger
Borgio
Kabateck
Mabateeck
Boggie
Leo
Hogeio
Lea
Ten years ago Athens delegates at state PTA convention
Athene’s delegates to the state PTA convention included Mrs Homer Brown Mrs L C Staats Mrs Ernest Gross Mrs H F Dunce and Mrs Ernest Rawles. Several Nelsonville football players were injured in an auto accident en route to a Wellston game.
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PTA
Athens
Homer Brown
L. C. Staats
Ernest Gross
H. F. Dunce
Ernest Rawles
Nelsonville
Wellston
Ralph Horton
James Ellell
Dale Stage
Alex Hobson
I'm Sorry Joe A Soldier's Quiet Farewell in Italy
A wartime poem bids farewell to PVT Charles R. Lax of Italy, honoring a fallen friend. The piece laments the dead, promises eternal remembrance, and closes with explicit sorrow and a neighborly is near sentiment.
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Joe
Earth
Dée
Charles R. Lax
Italy
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