The Athens Messenger staff and policy notes
Public notice style column outlines printing staff affiliations and Associated Press membership. Subscription rates listed include annual four fifty and six months six twenty five, with weekly carrier and mail options across several counties.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W
Eyroa
Athens
Eur &Senger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Ha
Putere
Focal
Gallia
Hocking
Meiorgan
Vinton
Washington
Debating full presidential war powers and domestic liberty
A Senate debate on granting the President full-time war powers. Critics warn such powers threaten constitutional liberties and mirror dictatorships, arguing emergency measures erode individual rights and undermine America’s democratic values.
Business Women Urge Vote and Better Democracy
The Business and Professional Women's Clubs promote voter education with the theme Democracy Vote informing first voters from 21 to 81. They urge women across public service and private roles to recognize their power as voters and support capable leaders to sustain democracy against rising totalitarian influence.
Who Runs for President In 1940 Debate
Hugh Johnson critiques Roosevelt era politics and the 1940 campaign. He argues the Axis fears Roosevelt, frames the war issue, and urges Willkie to clearly address peace versus war to win. He warns against evasive talk and calls for a direct vote on the nations fate.
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New York City
Franklin
Wendell
Mass
Messrs
Wallace
Lehman
New York Times
Rome
Axis
U. S
Roosevelt
Hitler
Willkie
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Allegheny Mountains
Washington Observer
United States
O. K
Wendell Willkie
Bruce Catton Reviews Washington Scene
Washington discusses Senator Wheeler push for a defense industry probe amid agency opposition. DOJ favors the inquiry, war department skeptics fear production disruption, and administration aides campaign against it. Subplots include UMW loans to CIO drives and a Japanese submarine concern. The column notes U.S. susceptibilities to German influence and wartime economics.
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Washington
Wheeler
Senate
U. S
Defense Commission
Administration
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Thurman Arnold
War Department
U.S
Bausch-Lomb
One Men Rule Nations and The Vote For Freedom
A passage urges intelligent voting to defeat Hitler and his associates, praising open fair play for survival. It notes businesswomen appealing to women to use the vote, calling the privilege a patriotic vital purpose not available in many parts of the world.
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Hitler
Public Forum Letters Encourage Signed Community Debate
Readers are invited to submit signed letters to the forum. Signatures must appear with the contribution. Shorter letters are preferred and multiple entries may be published in a single day.
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Messenger
Capital and Labor Tone in Postwar Debate
In a forum letter Denzell E. Phillips argues that war losses stem from untrained officers and poor battlefield care, not just combat. He calls for wealth redistribution to gain peace, questions national debt, critiques industrial taxes, and warns capital use to pressure labor. He ends urging labor to awaken and control voting power.
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the Messenger
Roosevelt
Bishopville Personal And Social Notes
Bishopville society notes report visits among local families. Harold Ahle and son Larry of Glouster spent Saturday with Dwight Smith family. J. M. McDonald and Victor Norris hosted visitors in Glouster. Charles Milhoan, recently in a CCU camp near Las Vegas, returned home to visit his parents before resuming a Nevada assignment for six months. Mary Jo Withem from Glouster stayed with her grandparents J. M. McDonald. Thursday visitors included Don Withem and Victor Norris with the McDonalds. the McCracken family of Barbertown were guests of grandparents P. M. Smith and Dwight Smith through Thursday.
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Bishopville
Harold Ahle
Larry
Glouster
Dwight Smith
J. M. McDonald
Victor Norris
Charles William Milhoan
Las Vegas
Nevada
Charles Milhoan
Milhoan
Mary Jo Withem
McDonald Home
Don Withem
McCracken
Barberton
P. M. Smith
Mrs. Dwight Smith
Advice About Your Nerves at Boston Dispensary Explains Psychotherapy
Article describes how the Boston Dispensary offers psychotherapy for nervous conditions, with a 50 cent fee or reduced charges and free care if needed. It follows Mrs. D.’s case of recovery after strict mind training, stressing that symptoms stem from thought habits rather than physical disease and can be cured by psychological methods. It notes community events and a wedding in Barberton and visits by Mr. and Mrs. Norris to the Smith household.
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New England Medical Center
Boston
Mass
Barberton
P. M. Smith
Clarence Linsecott
Robert Obney
Miss Linscott
Victor Norris
Glouster
Subversive Plot Unfolds In City Law Office
Stenographer Sue Mary Jefferson confronts Nick Alexander and Vera in a tense scene at a law firm as federal agents close in. Joe Stefanski remains in critical condition after procedures, while Nick and Vera face arrest and interrogation by Flanagan and his team over labor trouble at Smithson and related subversive activity.
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Sue Mary Jefferson
Joe Stefanski
Sue Mary
Nick Alexander
Vera
Oliver
Joe
Federal
Department
Nick
Ross Clark
Mr. Flanagan
Flanagan
Clark
Nicky
Smithson
Young Couple Faces Change as Life Moves On
A reflective poem and prose excerpt recount a family’s farewell to a departing partner and a hospital scene where Sue Mary awaits news about Joe. The piece mixes sentiment with a brief thriller dialogue and ends noting all characters are fictitious.
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Flanagan
Mary
Joe
Girl Injured in Fall At Long Bottom
Leota Larkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Dell Larkins fell 30 feet while delivering papers at W P Matlacks frightened by a dog. She was unconscious, treated at Camden Clark Hospital and is recovering with injuries including bruises and knocked out front teeth.
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W. P. Matlack
Leota
Dell Larkins
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Cora Swan
Ethel Stout
Betty Roush
William Stethem
Christian Sunday School of
Long Bottom
Union Sunday School of
Mt. Olive
A. L. Swan
Belleville
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NEA Service
Natalie
Poet's Corner
Charles E. Sellars
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