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Cleveland
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
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Vinton
Washington
Plan to study land use by Southeastern Ohio farmers
Southeastern Ohio farmers plan a land use study to chart future production trends. A comparison of Civil War and present land use shows rural populations shrinking in Athens and nearby counties while hundreds of thousands of acres sit idle. Dairying and poultry rise as income sources. prices and debts shape decisions for a decent living.
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Ohio
Athens County
Economic outlook after war boosts American business
The article argues wartime demand spurred production but warns against over speeding up. It notes industrial output rose despite public debt and anti administration sentiment, driven by lagging earlier production and resumed consumption. A postwar downturn is possible if normal procedures aren’t followed, with abnormal profits from war profits likely to be taxed.
Humorous Movie Sparks Congressional Critique of Washington
Congress reacts to a current film lampooning ins and outs of Washington with calls that many characters could not hold seats in the House or Senate. While praising some able lawmakers, critics note clowns and dumbbells exist in life and politics, urging humor with proportion. Also mentions Admiral Byrd delaying trip and a missing freighter City of Flint with sentimental value.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Huey Long
Republic
Russia as Pacific Power Elevates US Foreign Policy Concerns
Raymond Clapper argues that a German backdoor to Pacific aviation via the Soviet Union and Japan could exploit an arms embargo route through Moscow. He warns Russia’s growing Pacific role could shift balance, complicating US policy toward Berlin and Tokyo while Russia looms near Alaska and influences European and Asian dynamics.
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Finland
Moscow
Russia
Berlin
Hitler
Molotoff
Tokio
Western Pacific
Far East
Germany
Townsend plan dominates early 1940 campaign push
Bruce Catton reports on the Townsend old age pension campaign launching November 9 with Pennsylvania radio broadcasts and Townsend Downey speaking tours across Pennsylvania New York Ohio and beyond. The effort aims to sway voters toward electing a pro Townsend Congress and President in 1940.
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Washington
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Congress
Pennsylvania
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Sheridan Downey
California
Downey
Empire State
New York
Senate
Ohio
Illinois
Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau
The Messenger Information Bureau in Washington answers readers questions on topics from presidents since the Civil War to naval burial places. They note three presidents since the Civil War have been elected, explain torpedo launch surface eruptions, and identify burials of John Paul Jones and Admiral Bligh.
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Cleveland
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arthur Dean Lindsay
Ocilla
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Thirteenth St
Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
A. Rossiter Johnson
John Paul Jones
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
William Bligh
Bounty
Lambeth Churchyard
London
Steeples Point Skyward in a Quiet Rural Ode
Poem by Dora Maye Redick from Logan Ohio honors weathered country church steeples beside quiet roads. It contrasts modern change with sacred memory, praising humble shrines amid green pastures, still waters, and cattle, hoping the steeples and their values endure for future generations.
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Dora Maye Redick
Public Forum Letter Questions Chauncey Dover School Board
Athens reader FE A Ted Wood urges Chauncey Dover district to replace its board of education and superintendent. He cites bus issues for Sugar Creek students, mentions local book purchases, and questions prior superintendent recommendations while urging new leadership for improved district operations.
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the Messenger
Roger Bolin
Sugar Creek
Moxahala
Ernest Smith
Chauncey-Dover Board of Education
Chauncey School
Smith
Board of Education
Dover
Ames-Bern
Amesville
Chauncey-Dover
FE. A
Ted) Wood
Athens
R. D
Easter Forum letters oppose Bigelow plan in The Messenger
The writer objects to airing local troubles in state forums when issues become national. The Bigelow plan is before the state and faces widespread opposition from sixty five state organizations and leading groups including Ohio governors, Farm Bureau, Grange, PTA and farm papers. E Gillespie Millfield Nov 3.
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the Messenger
Bigelow
Coddled Dog in Pound Enjoys Morning Tea
Belmont mass report Pat a wire haired fox terrier owned by Mrs. James Dever is confined to the city dog pound for biting two persons yet receives a special daily diet from custodian Charles Bacon. He starts with juice cheese weak tea and crackers. Afternoon bone and evening hamburger and biscuits followed by ice cream twice weekly.
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Belmont
Mass
Pat
James Dever
Charles Bacon
Hamburg
Joan of Arkansas heiress abducted on campus mystery
Joan Johnson a Tech coed and heiress to a vast fortune is kidnapped with Dan Webber and forced to write her father demanding 50 000 dollars. Gangsters Big Ed and associates probe family links as Alpha Nu members and Keith Rhodes scramble for clues and a getaway plan. The plot thickens with suspicions about J G Johnson and a potential crew forming around Rocco Petrone.
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Joan Johnson
Tech
Keith Rhodes
Dan Webber
Keith
Joan
Dan
Big Ed
Rocco
Sam
Kid
Alpha Nu
Stadium Road
Bill Slocum
J. G. Johnson
J. G
Arkansas
Tommy
Carol
Kay
Marianne
Barney Hughes
Elaine
Bonnie Harris
Rocco Petrone
St. Louis
Health hints on ear infections and treatment methods
Health hints explain how nasal infections from colds measles and other diseases spread to the ear via the eustachian tube and how improper nose blowing can worsen matters. Advice covers symptoms including sharp ear pain ringing and crackling with yawning, and cautions against self treatment while detailing doctor administered ear irrigation and care.
Fire Recurring After Home Blaze In Oakland
In Oakland California Mrs McCarthy's home suffered a blaze. After firemen doused the fire she dried soaked clothes in a closet and used a heater to hasten drying. About 48 hours later a second fire started, traced to the closet heater igniting the drying garments.
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Oakland
Calif
W. W. McCarthy
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