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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1944

Page

14

Subscription Rates and Notices for Ohio Circulation

Subscription rates listed for various terms and regions including Ohio and overseas. Mentions acceptance conditions by Messenger printing paper supply and second class matter status. Advertising offices named in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland with inquiry options at home or foreign offices. Obituary and card notices priced on application.

Cartier Ohio Athens Oitier Jonn W Cullin Company Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland

Hoover's Experience Argument in Presidential Contests

David Lawrence argues that Hoover benefits from the debate over executive experience as a credential for the presidency. The piece weighs Roosevelt's 1933 handling, Dewey’s Albany tenure, and the role of nonpartisan officials in governing during crises, warning that protest votes could reshape 1940s outcomes.

Washington Herbert Hoover Hoover White House Roosevelt Hull Europe Hitler New York Dewey Albany Austria Treasury Department Arthur Ballantine Treasury Reconstruction Finance Corporation Eugene Meyer Jesse Jones

Germany Plans for Peace and War Recalled in 1920s Tale

Column recounts Sigrid Schultz’s Berlin correspondence and German prewar strategy. It describes disarmament unfinished, 90 billion marks in reparations, inflation used as a tool, and German industrialists repurposing wealth abroad. It notes Dawes plan loans and a shift to weapon production, setting the stage for World War II.

Berlin Sigrid Schultz Germany Rhineland Switzerland Hitler Jmen Charles Dawes Dawes Loniy

Mason Board To Meet In October Session

October meeting of the Mason Board of Education will be held Saturday afternoon. Commissioner Chapman, honored on business yesterday, said only routine items were likely for consideration and there was nothing on this year’s program of a controversial nature.

Point Pleasant Board of Education Chapman

Senatorial inquiry questions lend-lease totals and Roosevelt role

A senatorial investigation challenges official lend-lease figures, suggesting direct plus indirect aid to the British Empire ran to 19.7 billion dollars instead of 6.6 billion. The probe alleges material was sold or reshipped to preserve trade, prompting questions about President Roosevelt’s indispensability to peace.

Roosevelt

Coal control debate signals shift to peacetime regulation

Editorial notes impending government price regulation of coal as wartime controls wane. It warns permanent bureaucratic controls could extend to all industry, risking subsidies and eventual government ownership in a broader collectivist approach. The piece contrasts such aims with market based recovery and calls for coal to stand on its own in competitive conditions.

Washington Department of Justice Wheeling Intelligencer Wheeling W. Va

Comfortable Shoes and Foot Health in America

Americans boast fine shoes in quality and appearance yet few wear truly comfortable footwear. English walkers may suit bigger feet, and vanity hinders acceptance of comfort. Properly fitted shoes last long, prevent foot trouble, and reduce the need for chiropodists, easing mindset and appearance.

London

Peter Edson’s Washington Letter on Capitol Celebrities

Washington gossip and political quirks as reported by Peter Edson. Notes on public figures nicknamed by reporters, a hotel waitress’s views of Capitol Cowboys, Byrnes remarks on wage policy, and Helen Gahagan Douglas’s Dies Committee exposure. Includes jab at political influence and press culture.

Washington James F. Byrnes National Press Club Justice Byrnes OWM Helen Gahagan Douglas Hollywood Congress Dies Committee C.I.G. Political Action Committee Dies Robert E. Stripling Douglas Claude Pepper Vail Pittman McCarran Nevada C. 1 AUC

Public Forum Letters Decry New Deal Plans

In a published letter, Mrs. Parker S. Sniffen of Nelsonville argues against New Deal policies. She cites Rexford Tugwell, Alvin Hansen, Henry Wallace, and Walter Winchell, claiming a push toward European-style planning, nationalized police power, and government ownership of industry threatens American liberty and labor. She urges business leaders to oppose the administration’s plans.

the Messenger Republican Party Garfield Stewart Springfield Republican General Assembly United States Department of Industrial Relations Sidney Hillman Dea New Deal Rexford G. Tugwell Ges Eleanor Roosevelt Alvin H., Hansen Federal Reserve System and National Resources Planning Board Litlie Henry Wallace Henry Walter Winchell White House Berle, Sr Athens Berle America Parker S. Sniffen Nelsonville

Germany seeks permanent League seat after disarmament claim

Germany announced it met Versailles disarmament demands and would seek a permanent seat on the League of Nations Council. The European corn borer spread in Ohio counties south of Lake Erie despite control efforts. Athens County ranked third in coal production among Ohio mining counties.

Germany League of Nations Council Ohio Lake Erie Athens County

Reforestation views from Syracuse Ohio editor note

A reader criticizes a Sunday editorial on forest trees and reforestation. He recalls planting a grove east of Athens with cotton trees later cut for pulpwood and urges more attention to tree growth as a side-line for farmers.

the Messenger Mg Mar Athens Mwark

DREAMS OF TOMORROW When the ladies rule this nation

Verse asks what society would be like if women governed. It argues mothers shape homes and nations, noting both men and women pay taxes and vote. The piece calls for leadership with stamina and questions the sons raised, urging readers to consider who guides the nation.

Hoover Mr. Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Roosevelt Gov. Dewey Dewey Mrs. Roosevelt Jsephine Osborne Long Bottom Blessinger Esch

Stolen Vases From Graves Prompt Family Plea

Rose Callahan Tefft of Carbondale laments thefts from graves at New Marshfield family plot. She recalls a yellow vase last year and a blue bowl placed this summer that vanished, asking who would steal from the dead and appealing for conscience.

the Messenger New Marshfield Rose Callahan Carbondale, Sept

Allied push against Siegfried Line looms in Aachen sector

The American First Army presses heavy attacks in the Aachen area as the Allied drive toward the Siegfried Line intensifies. Eisenhower warns correspondents not to expect an immediate breakthrough, noting logistics and harsh winter weather complicate the assault and bridge defenses near Cologne could hinder engineering efforts.

Aachen Hisenhower Siegfried Line Hodges Hitler Rhine Cologne Eisenhower France

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