Athens Messenger Publishes Daily Except Saturday
Page four of the Athens Messenger outlines publication details for 1828 to 1929 with staff names and notices. It lists subscription rates including four dollars fifty cents per year and fifteen cents per week, plus zones and postage terms. References to Associated Press and national representatives are included.
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Athens Messenger
Mpessesgin Publishing CO
Meg Morgan
Vinton
Warit
Athens Post
Steel Leaders See Burdened Industry In War Effort
Roosevelt warns that no greater burden has fallen on a single industry as steel and iron chiefs meet to press for clear needs and timing from the government. They cite labor strife threatening mills coal mines shipyards and tank and aircraft plants as the defense program hinges on coordinated production.
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Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Washington
Shell
White House
Remembering the Rural Telephone Central
A reflection on the closing of a small rural telephone exchange. Operators, the Central, and family life shaped daily community bonds, bringing news, calls to doctors, and shared stories. The shift to bigger lines brings better service but erodes intimate local ties.
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Central
John
War era apple butter effort crowns Mineral women
The Mineral community celebrates over 550 quarts of apple butter made by local women, with one housewife producing four score quarts. The piece credits war inspired thrift, abundant crop, and cheap ingredients for aiding the effort, noting hours of labor and smoky eyes.
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the Messenger
Colgate President Calls Home the Nation’s Core Influence
Dean Carl A. Kallgren of Colgate University states that the most influential single institution in America remains the home. He emphasizes the home as the nation’s foundational element shaping values and society.
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America
Carl A. Kallgren
Colgate University
Clash over captive coal mine force joins sparks at White House
In a heated dispute, Raymond Clapper argues the core issue is whether the final 5 percent of captive miners should be compelled to join the United Mine Workers. Roosevelt summons both sides as leaders quit the National Defense Mediation Board, threatening its effectiveness and overall war-effort cohesion.
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Washington
National Defense Mediation Board
Lewis Union
Mediation Board
Joan Lewis
C.I.O
OPM
C.so
Lewis
Roosevelt
White House
United Mine Workers
Defense Mediation Board
United States
Bethlehem
War Labor Board
Washington scandal unfolds over franking abuse and perjury charges
Peter Edson chronicles a growing scandal centered on perjury charges against George Hill secretary to Rep. Hamilton Fish. The piece links improper use of congressional franking to broader propaganda distribution, naming Henry Hoke as the catalyst and detailing potential involvement of multiple senators and representatives in sending Nazi material postage free.
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Washington
Congress
Gosh
George Hill
Hamilton Fish
Garrison
N. Y
Hill
Fish
Henry Hoke
New York
Hoke
United States
German Library of Information
German Railroads Information Bureau
Congressional Record
Dies Committee
Post Office
U. S
Germany
Four men arraigned in Glouster Post Office robbery case
Federal Court in Columbus arraigned four men tied to the Glouster Post Office robbery of Oct 18. Postal Inspector Frank Casey led the investigation from Athens. The piece also notes school club officers, a pep meeting performance, a football game report, and Armistice Day attendance at Arlington for an unknown WWI soldier.
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Federal Court
Columbus
Frank Casey
Athens
Israel Putnam
George S. Putnam
Baltimore
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. Evan Davis At Taylor Ridge
A large birthday dinner was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. Evan Davis home in Taylor Ridge. Guests from Ironton Athens Columbus Glouster and Greens Run attended, bringing birthday cakes from relatives. Mrs. Gerald Bryan hosted the Ladies Aid Society with a music program by local youths Doras and Deloras Judson and Thurman Judson.
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Taylor Ridge
Evan Davis
Davis
William Davis
Ironton
Elmer Davis
Jacksonville
T. E. House
Jackson
Vern Kempton
Athens
Pearl Geecey
Sam Wyatt
Bertha Wyatt
Trimble
James Bulloch
John Davis
Doras
Deloras Judson
Thurman Judson
Greens Run
Fred Olbers
Herman Kempton
James Harrison
Clyde Canter
Martha Kloh
Carl Hildebrand
Bryan
Farmers Institute at Dyesville and Community Notices
The Dyesville Farmers Institute will run three sessions in the Dyesville Church on Saturday November 15. Events include talks titled Doing the Impossible and Food for Defense, plus a democracy versus dictatorship discussion. The day features songs, plays, and a bazaar hosted by church ladies. Also reported are births, funerals, Armistice Day observances, and local social notes from Dyesville and surrounding areas.
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Carpenter
Dyesville Farmers’ Institute
Dyesville
White
Clair Dale
Eileen Stansbury
Food For Defense
C. E. Blakeslee
Manahan
Dyesville Church
Dyesville Choir
Columbia Grade School
Laurel Grange
Mr. Manahan
Dale Stansbury
Jerry Kay
Larry Jay
Bradford Social Briefs Highlight Family Day and Local Visits
Social items report 56 attendees at the Bradford Bible School on Sunday November 9. Fathers Day prizes awarded to oldest Sheridan Bailey youngest Charles Burt and the father with most children Wayne King. A special song was sung by Sheridan Bailey. Local residents Philip Might Ella Hysell Flora Hendricks and families visited or stayed with relatives.
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Bradford
Sheridan Bailey
Charles Burt
Wayne King
Philip Might
Sandusky
Clarence Might
Ella Hysell
Bradbury
Flora Hendricks
Rapperston
W. Va
M. E. Cambron
Charles Hally
Roseville
Mickey Buck
Charles Buck
John Sisson
Nancy Might
West Rutland
Nora Cambron
John Lee
Pt. Pleasant
Record July 1911 Rainfall in the Philippines
World record rainfall occurred in July 1911 with 46 inches in 24 hours and 88 inches in four days in the Philippines. The events marked an extraordinary monsoon period and severe hydrological impact across the region.
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Philippines
Laird Faces Minnesota as Pete and Stephanie Stir Campus Rumor
State star Pete Laird is pressed by actress Stephanie Stevens amid campus intrigue and a party atmosphere before the Minnesota game. Landers starts at quarterback as team morale frays over Pete and Anne Humphreys while Dugan seeks to keep the squad focused for a sellout. Pete endures a tough kickoff collision and a stretcher scene as the drama and stakes rise.
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Pete Laird
Stephanie Stevens
Stephanie
Anne Humphreys
George Landers
Dinty Dugan
Pete
George
Anne
Sanders
State
Illinois
Zuppke
Dipsy-Doo
Wonsacki
Joey Anderson
Iowa
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Laird
University Town
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
The
Gophers
Landers
Dugan
Andy Roskauer
Dodor
Larry Winship
Winship
Kid
Steph
Country Club
Big
Wonsocki
Ox Anderson
Anderson
Oak Grove Grange Holds Meeting and Dance Plans
Oak Grove York Grange held its regular meeting on Friday November 7 electing officers for the coming year including Master Adda Maccombs and secretary Marie Duskey. Degree work was shown with five candidates and a shower for Mr. and Mrs. Halliway followed by plans for a November 29 play. A miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cagg is set at the next meeting. Local residents visited and illness updates were noted alongside a closing note mentioning widespread dinosaur bones clues.
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OAK Grove
York Grange
Adda Maccombs
C. E. Hoskins
Elcie Weaver
Paul Wachenschwanz
Arthur Duskey
Maude McClain
Estella Cagg
Marie Duskey
Edward Howard
Ceres
Ruby Howard
Pomona
Hazel McClain
Flora
Belle Hoskins
Marie Warehjme
Faye Howard
John McClain
Lawrence Cagg
James Mes Clain
Gilbert Johnson
James Cope
Dana Windon
S. M. Cagg
Oral Daugherty
Oakley
Gay Sharp
Wess Woodard
Connett
Gordon
W. Va
Woodard
Elinor Six
Belpre
Vena
Wanda Wachenschwanz
Glen Burt
Salem
Bob
Jack Leonard
Edward Cagg
Ashland
J. E. Cagg
Royal Hartman
Andrew Wilson
Richard
Andrew
Roy
Case
Columbus
Carmeleta Walton
Charles Wendell
Harrold Nanna
Ervin Nanna
Gladys
Gallipolis
Beulah
Dolly McDade
Wood McDade
Floodwood
McDade
James Edwards
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