The Athens Messenger Page Four Advertising and Rates
The Athens Messenger announces subscription rates by carrier and mail with annual, semiannual, and shorter terms. Listed are office details, publisher and editor names, and ad rate references plus obituary charges. The notice notes affiliations and post office class status.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W . Putt
Turday
Athens Messenger & Frald
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
The Functions Of The Reporter
A reporter remains an impersonal observer, reporting events for the whole community and not taking sides. He does not applaud or partake in meetings, and promises to keep ethics intact, leaving decisions to the editor while facing temptations like bribes with integrity.
Knowledge Power and Victory in Wartime Britain
A column argues that distant regions between India and the Mediterranean may decide World War II. It notes British readers own travel narratives by Doughty, Lawrence, and Bell as precursors to modern military insights guiding power and potential victory.
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India
Mediterranean
Caspian
Arabian Seas
Britain
London
Brandee
Tabriz
America
Doughty
Lawrence
Bell
Politics Heat Up As Local Voters Watchful For November
Rumors and grapevine talk swirl about the upcoming election in the district as voters focus on local issues. Observers expect Ohio politics to reach a rip roaring stage next year while national politics may face an unprecedented situation amid wartime tensions.
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Ohio
Scrap Aluminum Drive Yields 11,835,139 Pounds Collected
The drive collected 11,835,139 pounds of scrap aluminum, a strong total though short of expectations. The amount is likened to the aluminum used in 350 large bombers, though the metal will not be used to build aircraft. The effort signals potential for uncovering other hidden materials like scrap iron and paper.
Roosevelt urged action on defense housing bid to beat blackmail
Raymond Clapper notes President Roosevelt may intervene as the A F L building trades threaten retaliation strikes over the Currier Lumber Co. defense housing bid in Michigan. The low prefabricated bid faces opposition from labor leaders who oppose mass production and want traditional hand building.
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Washington
Roosevelt
A. F. of L
Currier Lumber Co
Detroit
Michigan
Currier
Sidney Hillman
OPM
CIO Building Trades
Department of Justice
William Green
Revival clash over movies in Coolville paper fires editorials
Edward Campbell of Coolville voices concern that a local evangelist crusade against motion pictures ignores broader town problems. He notes the failed ban petition, vacant pews, and hypocrisy between church campaigns and local social issues, urging focus on real needs rather than moral bans.
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the Messenger
Coolville
Coorville
Edison
Hell
Heaven
Hades
Rome
Edward Campbell
Social events honor guests with bridge party and tea
Mrs. C. C. Robinson and Mrs. M. E. Twiss hosted a bridge party at Mrs. Twiss’s East Union Street home for Mrs. Albert J. Jones of San Diego, guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jones. Mrs. James A. Palmer hosted a Foreign Missionary Society tea at the Palmer residence on North College Street with assistants Mrs. Elery Michael and Mrs. M. M. Kerr. In the receiving line were Mrs. W. L. Stutz and Mrs. C. M. Coulter. Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Wright of Bristol Indiana were guests of Prof. and Mrs. A. R. Kresge. Mrs. Harry Stalder and Miss Mary Stalder were Saturday visitors in Columbus.
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C. C. Robinson
M. E. Twiss
Twiss
East Union St
Albert J. Jones
San Diego
Cal
E. J. Jones
James A. Palmer
Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Palmer Home
N. College St
Elery Michael
M. M. Kerr
W. L. Stutz
C. M. Coulter
H. E. Wright
Bristol, Ind
A. R. Kresge
Harry Stalder
Mary Stalder
Columbus
Washington Public Information Machine Grows Quietly
Peter Edson surveys the federal public information apparatus in Washington noting about 800 principal offices in the administrative branch and an estimated 100 with active public relations posts. He compares postage costs for franked government mail and congressional mail to illustrate the scale of the system.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Office of Public Information
Department of Public Information
Office For Emergency Management
Algo
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Poet's Corner Readers urged to send verses with name and address
The column invites Messenger Readers to submit poems bearing author name and address. It offers motivational lines on work, resilience, and self-help, ending with a signature from Mrs. Samaria Rice of Pomeroy Ohio Route 1.
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Messenger
Samaria Rice
Pomeroy, O
Route 1
Luncheon Hosts and Plans for Ohio University Inauguration
Mrs A S Bethel, Mrs J J Sisler and Mrs W E Moler hosted a luncheon for 85 at Mrs Bethel's home on W Washington St Little Helen McLaughlin greeted guests and aides in sewing included Otha Beasley Jean Gist Katherine McKee Audrey Danford Janice Battin Dorothy McCormick Ruth Miller Plans were made for the Friday Nov 4 inauguration of Elmer B Bryan as Ohio University president Governor Harry L Davis to preside Officers elected for Standard Bearers of the First Methodist Church include Dorothy Slutz as president Ruth Miller as vice president and other officers Beatrice Rose treasurer and Mrs Harry Beckley as a leader.
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A. S. Bethel
J. J. Sisler
W. E. Moler
Bethel
W. Washington St
Helen McLaughlin
Otha Beasley
Jean Gist
Katherine McKee
Audrey Danford
Janice Battin
Dorothy McCormick
Ruth Miller
Elmer B. Bryan
Ohio University
Harry L. Davis
The
First Methodist Church
Dorothy Slutz
Francis Lee
Mary Slutz
Mildred Mansfield
Beatrice Rose
Harry Beckley
Murder at Paradise Lake Mystery Ends In Alibi Twist
In Paradise Lake a murder at the resort brings suspicions on Margie Dixon and Jeanie Morris as Maudie O Connor and Denny Flynn probe Cord s past and the inquest reveals an unexpected alibi for Jeanie from Ted Palmer The tangled drama hints a larger web while romance lingers over the lake under a moonlit night.
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Paradise Lake
Maudie O'Connor
Mary
Herbert Cord
Margie Dixon
Pretty Jeanie Morris
Cord
Ted Palmer
Miss Millie
Jeanie
Paradise
Chris Gordon
Dennis Flynn
Maudie
Denny
Lone
Young Ted
Mr. Palmer
Margie
Millie
Denny Lad
Dixon
Stush Veretti
Stush
Veretti
Stash
Whitcomb
Finn McCool
Fate
Dan Cupid
Bashan Social and Personal Highlights
Mr. and Mrs. William Watson and Bert E. Orr visited Columbus to see Mr. Orr’s daughter Mrs. Milford Cole. Stanley Trussell moved his family to the L. E. Trussell farm. Mr. and Mrs. William Sorden of Milburn West Virginia spent the weekend with relatives. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs A D Tuttle’s home. Roland Torrence visited William Wolfe Wednesday evening. Alta Fredrick visiting Otis Fredrick in Logan. J C McKay were guests of Clint Orr Tuesday. Jack Sorden returned from a boat trip on the Junior. Kenneth Cornell and family moved to the Deems farm.
Coolville and Troy Social Notes Fall festival and gatherings
Coolville Troy High School hosts a fall festival with a red white and blue patriotic theme set for Thursday evening October 30 in the high school auditorium. Local church and Ladies Aid societies meet with new members joining and visits from families across nearby towns.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Athens
Act of Ile
Gaile
Hocking
Poste
Morgan
Vinton
Jonn W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Raymond Clapper
the Public Forum
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Congress
Poet's Corner
Orbiston Social Notes
Orbiston
Thomas Dixon
Greens Run
Williard Dixon
John Turvey
Buchtel
Ralph Campbell
Murray City
Helen Bookman
Alice Glancy
Pearl Glancy
Frank Searls
Joe Leybourne
Carson Coakley
Marion
Steve Sorrell
Everette Wilson
Kimberly
Glen Roy Sorrell
Williard Sorrell
Albert Yates
Carl Yates
Canton
Barbara Conger
Ladonna Poling
Logan
David Sorrell
Raymond Spencer
William McDonald
Murray
Laura Peacock
Delbert
Denny Camp
Etta Camp
Hazel Robinson
Dayton
Lawrence Martin
New Straitsville
Fred Conger
Elizabeth Roberts
Ladies Auxiliary
U. M
the Plains
Alie Nida
By Galbraith
Pat
Marguerite Gahagan
Chapter
Mak
NEA Service, Inc
Bashan
Coolville, Troy
Social Notes
Troy High School
Congregational Ladies Aid Society
G. O. Shanks
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Church
Ford Friend
Ferne Runnells
F. W. Chapman
H. N. Hooven
Heidi
Solebury
L. M. Walden
Vera Daugherty
Ira Burnfield
Dana Smith
Sandra
Parkersburg
Otis Crawford
Smith
Glennis Daugherty
Michael
Marietta
E. M. Daugherty
Hope Walden
Charles Bentz
Wilma Dunfee
Roy Deeter
Joseph Baker
George Ramey
Jo Ellen Friend
Little Hocking
Ralph Congreve
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