Newspaper Subscription Rates and Associated Press Notice
Public notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Athens and surrounding counties, with 15 cents weekly carrier rate and annual mail option at 4.50, 2.50 for six months, and 1.00 for ten weeks, plus zones and postage details. It notes Associated Press credit and obituary/note charges and agents in several cities.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circuistion
Ohio Newspaper Association
Daly Press Association
Associated Press
Focal News
Athens
Gallia
Hockingbeigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washi
Quinns National
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Roosevelt and labor policy under wartime strain
Raymond Clapper assesses the strike threat as a pressure tactic and argues for using the Railway Mediation Act to preserve production. He notes open shop policies, Roosevelt’s defense mediation board, and concerns over congressional action if labor disrupts the war effort.
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Congress
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
National Defense Mediation Board
Senate
Rededication day call for total defense and sacrifice
President Roosevelt designates Armistice Week as Civilian Defense Week urging total defense beyond armed forces. The piece recalls the 1918 Armistice, reflects on costs of war, and calls for disciplined civilian effort, higher production, and no laggards to support veterans and fight for freedom.
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Roosevelt
Europe
United States
White House
Washington
Join the Red Cross
Thousands in the district are urged to join the Red Cross this week as quotas rise for national defense. The appeal notes the need in wartime as American soldiers serve abroad and disaster relief remains vital, urging continued support to fund emergency home front services.
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Great
Red Cross Army
National Defense
Red Cross
Ohio
American manufacturers surge in arms to aid Britain
Walter D. Fuller, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, cites that seven months into the year American output already nears twice the total combat planes Britain lost in all of 1940. Shipbuilding also soars with 197 destroyers under construction from 200 ordered in 1940, outpacing Axis powers. He urges that free industry can meet the task.
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England
British Isles
Walter D. Fuller
National Association of Manufacturers
Mr. Fuller
U. S. Navy
Great Britain
Britain
America
Fuller
Free Lands
Political quotes from 1940s figures in election brief
A collection of public remarks. William F. O'Dwyer accepts the people’s verdict as New York mayoral race ends. Louis E. Frechtling comments on Allied victory and Africa reconstruction. The Rev. Frank M. Sheldon stresses honesty as social cement.
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William F. O’dwyer
New York City
All
Africa
Louis E. Frechtling
Foreign Policy Association
Frank M. Sheldon
Milwaukee
Peter Edson Reviews Washington Scene
Peter Edson outlines a forthcoming government effort to compile a master catalog of defense and civilian supplies. The project, led by Donald M. Nelson, will detail raw materials labor and machinery needs to sustain a long war effort and equip up to six million soldiers as events unfolded through 1941.
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Washington
United States
Hitler
Donald M. Nelson
Public Forum on WPA Foremen and Social Change
A reader from Glouster argues that workers under mediocre careers who become WPA foremen often gain pretensions and strain relations with peers. He urges foremen to reflect, adjust their attitudes, and set positive examples for families reliant on their labor. Signed Robert Morris, Nov. 8.
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W.P.A
Ohio
Tam
Robert Morris Glouster
Messenger prize goes to East Side pupil in football contest
Juanita June Morris, seven, daughter of Mrs. Louis Shirley, won two tickets to the Ohio Miami game by predicting all 21 winners in the Messenger football contest. Athens County road projects eyed for completion before bad weather set in. Athens Needle Club to celebrate its twenty fifth anniversary on Wednesday November 11. General Pershing reported complete success at the Washington conference on armament limits. News notes on Wilson recovery and Armistice Day services at Arlington. Child Conservation League reports 50 percent Red Cross roll call at their subscription booth. Guests included Mrs. W. W. Lee and others. The Unknown Mother at Arlington memorials reflects thoughts of mothers for their sons.
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Juanita June Morris
Louis Shirley
East Side School
Messenger
Child Conservation League
Fred H. McCoy
Red Cross
W. W. Lee
J. L. Henry
G. Jordan
P. G. Hibbard
Voters, Officials, and Local News From Kimberly Precinct
In Kimberly precinct 326 votes were cast with four absent votes from Virginia. The jail tax levy drew 107 for and 103 against. Schoolboard results included Dishong 134 Mourne 142 Johnson 100 Wagner 104 Hoce 69 Murphy 82 White 45 and other trustees and officials listed. Local items note Guy Wolfe injured at a CCC camp, union meeting on Nov 15, and various visits, moves, and a fire near Nettie Pickett. A revival continues at Luhrig church and a piano fund drive is planned for Kimberly school.
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Kimberly
Virginia
Dishong
Mourne
Johnson
Wagner
Hoce
Murphy
White
Trustee
Hallett
Curtis
Cook
Pierce
Beckler
West
Worden
Bennett
Bumgardner
Skivers
Constable Russel
Katzenbach
Kelley
Ray
Ervin
Byers
Justice of the Peace
Donley
Barrows
Election Board
Earl Mourne
Herbert Bailey
Ed Cagg
Guy Adams
Floyd Brown
Ralph Wolfe
Ralph Wolf
Guy
CCC
Utah
Nelsonville
Raymond Butler
Pearl Newtun
Slate Row
Elia Six
Kensingston
William Davis
Harold Davis
George Rutter
Freddie Jack
Carl Somers
Bess Hook
Jennie Fugitt
Garnet Hook
Sarah Fenn
Deanville
Charles Wachenschwanz
Oak Grove
Charles Hook
York Township
Selby Murphy
Ben Wagner
Homer Adams
Perry Colegrove
George Christy
Dana Christy
Fort Jackson
S. C
George
Sixth Infantry
South Carolina
Billie Robinson
Shirley
Sue
Columbus
George Griffin
Nettie Pickett
Marion Pickett
Ervin Nanna
Gallipolis
Kimberly School
Luhrig
Bert Hanning
Pete Laird's Westward Flight Rocks University Town
Star halfback Pete Laird abandons the team to chase Hollywood ties with Stephanie Stevens, while Coach Dugan and captain George Landers face a shaken squad. Laird, unfazed by critics, negotiates a quiet pact with the coach as Anne Humphreys confronts personal and public pressures amid Northwestern showdown buildup.
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George Landers
Dinty Dugan
Anne Humphreys
Pete Laird
Anne
Hollywood
Stephanie Stevens
California
Pete
George
Stephanie
Sophanie
Larry Winship
STATE
Chicago
Stevens
Lawrence
Dinty” Dugan
Pat Lester
Laird
Lester
University Town
Northwestern
Sports Writing
Sanders
Peter
Traffier
Artie Lewis
Dugan
Landers
Apple Grove Woman Fannie Gayle Scott Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Fannie Gayle Scott of Apple Grove died Wednesday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Letart Falls Methodist Church with Rev. Cooper officiating and interment in Letart Cemetery. Survivors include her son Lawrence Gayle of Miami Florida. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hudnall and family, plus Dor is Mae and Paul, visited Letart Falls relatives. Revival services continue in Fairview led by Rev. Cooper.
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Apple Grove
Fannie Gayle Scott
Lawrence Gayle
Miami
Fla
Methodist Church
Letart Falls
Cooper
Letart Cemetery
B. H. Hudnall
Doris Mae
Paul
Marietta
Wilson Slaughter
Ernest Brown
Parkersburg
George McClintock
Akron
Charles Sharp
Huntington
Spencer Hayman
Gardner Field
Calif
E. C. Shank and Sons
Pt. Pleasant
Fairview
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Russia
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WPA Management
the Messenger
J. W. Wilson
Athens County
Athens Needle Club
John J. Pershing
Woodrow Wilson
Arlington National Cemetery
York
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