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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1941

Page

4

Local Newspaper Rates and Association Credits Notice

A historic paper lists subscription prices for Athens and neighboring counties, with rates by year and week and mentions associations including the American Sexepaper Publishers and the Associated Press. The notice credits national representatives and details postage, office locations, and foreign ties.

American Sexepaper Publishers Association Ohie Burran Ohio Newspaper Association Irland Daily Press Association Associated Press Cartier Athens Gallia Hocking Mews Morgan Vinton Washington John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detrot Cleveland

War Time Civilians urged to build local defense readiness

In Southeastern Ohio readers are told Civilian Defense Week is underway with emphasis on public duties and training for air raids and gas masks. The piece urges focusing on home life and civic training from children onward, warning against panic while supporting national resilience and community health.

Atlantic Seaboard Ohio U. S LaGuardia Atlantic Athens R.O.T.C Europe Peach Ridge Rhine

Armistice Day Reflections on War and Lend Lease Policy

Raymond Clapper argues Armistice Day 1941 exposes a looming undeclared naval war with Germany and warns against repeating postwar mistakes. He criticizes Wilson's peace and decries abandonment of inter allied controls while praising Roosevelt's expansive lend lease power and calling for a plan to restore order in world affairs.

Washington United States Germany Japan Pacific Atlantic America Woodrow Wilson France England Wilson Kaiser Roosevelt East Indies Great Britain Russia China Congress Hitler Britain

Washington's new upper crust of officials and multiple roles

Peter Edson surveys a Washington elite where top figures hold two or more titles and numerous jobs. He cites Jesse H. Jones with seventeen posts across the Federal Loan Agency and related bodies, and names others with six to nine positions, forming a dense network of interlocking leadership.

Washington Henry Agard Wallace Wallace Economic Defense Board Supply, Priorities and Allocations Board Jesse H. Jones Secretary of Commerce Federal Loan Federal Loan Agency Reconstruction Finance Corporation Defense Supplies Corporation Rubber Reserve Corporation Jones Federal Loan Administration Jones Bays FLA Wall Street Sam H. Husbands Carroll B. Merrill Henry A. Milligan Charles B. Henderson Howard J. Klossner William C. Costello George R. Cooksey Robert J. Linquist

Flag salute defense from Trimble pastor letters

Co. B. Felter of Trimble writes to The Athens Messenger defending his Seventh Day Adventist church and members against rumors they do not salute the American flag. He notes his church supports non combatant service and honors the flag, citing S.C.A. Medical Cadet corps and exemptions from bearing arms.

the Messenger Trimble S.C.A. Medical Cadet Corps Co. B. Felter

Weather slows air mail as midwest iced and foggy

Winter weather grips the Midwest with fog sleet and falling temperatures grounding air mail planes. Ohio University honors Chinese student Madame Chow as an honorary member of the Child Conservation League as her four year old son accompanies her in Athens.

Midwest Madame Chow Ohio University Child Conservation League Athens

Troy High School operetta to open Farmers Institute program

The Troy High School music department will present an operetta at the Farmers Community Institute session Friday evening and Saturday, Nov 14 and 15, in the high school auditorium. Institute officers are Harry Barnett president Edgar Dixon vice president Mrs Nellie Swisher secretary.

Coolville Troy High School Farmers’ Community Institute Institute Harry Barnett Edgar Dixon Nellie Swisher Helen Rogers William Cook Hannah D Willing Workers Congregational Sunday School Troy Grange Coolville Personals

Union Furnace P T A Presents Old Family Album Tonight

LOGAN The Union Furnace Parent Teacher Association will present the Old Family Album at the school building at 7 30 tonight with about 20 participants in the production. The annual carnival is planned for Tuesday evening Nov 1 at the school building featuring a minstrel staged by men faculty members and school employees.

LOGAN Union Furnace Parent Teacher Association

Laird Faces Betrayal as Love Triangle Explodes

Pete Laird reels from Anne Humphreys’ confession and a Hollywood romance plot. George Landers confronts Pete in a brutal hotel room showdown, ending with a cracked shoulder and a game night looming.

Pete Laird State University Pete Hollywood Dinty Dugan George Landers Anne Humphreys Stephanie Stevens Anne George Stephanie Mr. Landers Dell House Laird Landers Sonny

Portland Wins County Prize For Exhibit

Portland wins first prize for largest value of products at the booth festival in Pomeroy with a value of 100 dollars. A large turnout of youth accompanied by several adults attended along with local women groups meeting and various community notices.

Portland Scott J. M. Cox Earl Wilford William McKelvey Pomeroy Women’s Society of Christian Service Letart Falls Asa Kirtle Portsmouth Golden Rule Albert Paynter Agnes Price Edna Paynter Hattie Paynter Olin Milhoan Holzer Hospital William Talbott Maxine Pauline Ritchie Irene Roush Columbus Frank Alexander Mt. Lakes Essie Alexander Leland Leonard Siders Youngstown J. A. Siders Robert Carr Earl Wills William Carr Lester Price Kate A. T. Chapman Apple Grove Lee Taylor Charleston Dana Browning Belva Mabel Ann Cox Elsa Lilly Roush East Liverpool Rev Cleland Racine Harold Johnson Reedsville Eber Ours Clarence Blosser Eva Blosser

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