The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger notes publication schedule and staff. It lists publishers Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush, editor Charles B. Marts, and affiliations with press associations. Subscription rates are shown for local counties and zones, with note on postal and advertising policies.
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Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Shing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles BH. Marts
Cartier
Athens
Galils
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Ohio Chamber Campaign Urges Cuts in Non Defense Spending
Ohio business leaders launch a state wide drive led by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to urge drastic cuts in non defense government spending after the federal budget director announced a 126 million dollar increase in non defense outlays for 1942. Citizens are called to press representatives and oppose Washington bureaucracy amid factory closures and rising unemployment.
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Washington
Federal
Ohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Women Real Leaders Conference Urges Focus on Responsibilities
A national leadership conference is proposed at a Midwestern college to discuss the American woman and her duties. The speaker argues women should balance rights and opportunities with home and family responsibilities, emphasizing educating women as family heads to raise thoughtful, unselfish children amid a modern push for personal advancement.
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America
Government wage controls urged as danger to unions
An economist from a leading American labor group warns that federal wage ceilings could end collective bargaining and freeze union power. He compares this to German and French wartime policies, arguing that forced sacrifices would resemble coercive state control and threaten economic freedom.
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Germany
France
Hitler
Homely Tradition Cited as Motive in Action Quotations
A quotation from Rochefoucauld and Stacy May discusses the value of actions and motives. It contrasts greatness of action with the goodness of motive and notes a national sentiment toward decisive outcomes versus chance.
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Stacy May
Government shifts defense work to small washing machine firms
Raymond Clapper notes that due to unemployment and material shortages the government will push defense production into smaller washer and refrigerator factories. Three washer firms become primes, others subcontract. Officials warn of tough times, longer war, higher taxes, and the spread of defense work to smaller communities while overall living standards remain comparatively high.
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OPM
Finland in Arctic War Drive Shapes World War II Balance
Peter Edson argues that Finnish forces, operating with Nazi aid, have won rapid Arctic campaigns and threaten Russia and Allied supply lines. He notes Finland’s expansion of its defenses and a shifting strategy that could force Britain and possibly the United States to act to counter Moscow’s gains. The Petroskoi capture and lebensraum claim underline a wider strategic ache.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Finland
Russia
Britain
U. S
Mannerheim
Arctic
Cheka
Petrozavodsk
Petroskoi
Archangel's
Siberia
Persian Gulf
Traffic court cases hinge on mental safety at the wheel
The text cites Dr Lowell on sane yet unsafe driving, mentions selling at a Detroit psychopathic clinic, and quotes Roosevelt and William Jay about motives and actions, reflecting legal and political opinions from the era.
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Lowell
Detroit
House moved to make way for new South Bridge
Clarence Roac of Richland Ave. had his house moved back and set on a new foundation to clear space for the South Bridge project. Mitzi Green appeared in Huckleberry Finn at the Majestic Theater in this city. Capt. F. S. Lowry led a Spanish-American War Veterans convention in Zanesville with district attendees listed from Coolville Nelsonville Glouster Millfield Athens and nearby communities.
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Clarence Roac
Richland Ave
New South Bridge
Mitzi Green
Majestic Theater
F. S. Lowry
Zanesville
R. A. Dalton
Caddie McKinstry
Herb Sutton
W. A. Westervelt
W. V. Reider
Coolville
L. R. Kelch
George Hall
Nelsonville
Will Farfes
Glouster
H. E. Learned
Millfield
J. C. Edmundson
Elizabeth
Edward Sherlock
E. C. Woodworth
Athens
Birth and social notes from Hemlock Grove circle
Mrs. O. G. Jordan and her niece visit Mrs. Cox’s parents Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Miller in Hemlock Grove. The Cable family announces the birth of Edward Lloyd on October 10. Halloween party host Miss BD C Snow leads the Tuesday Needle Club with guests Mrs. John Tiller and Mrs. Frey McCoy. Mrs. R. W. Finsterwald is named head of the Sunday School children’s division at the Presbyterian convention.
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O. G. Jordan
Herbert Cox
BD. C. Snow
Tuesday Needle Club
John Tiller
London
Frey McCoy
Roy Pilcher
The
Presbyterian Church
R. W. Finsterwald
Beulah Trussel
Akron
George Verfers
Spurgeon Metzler
Jackson
Metzler
E. C. Marshall
Hollister A. B
Billa Ramsey
Columbus
Bettie Ramey
Roy Thomas
Pontiac
Mich
Toledo
Thomas Charlton
Clyde Dunlap
Ida Dewland
Glouster
Albany Club Meets With Mrs Fought
Albany weekly notes record the Carrie Hall Club meeting at Mrs Belle Fought with potluck dinner and a program by Mrs Eva Sanders on flower cultivation and arrangement. November gathering planned at Mrs Vance Springer’s home.
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Albany
Carrie Hall Club
Belle
Eva Sanders
Vance Springer
Merrill Chase
Ralph Burdette
Wesley Walburn
West Virginia
Charles Milligan
Lebanon
Lois Wingett
E. K. Carpenter
Carpenter
N. A. Bourgeoise
Columbus
Burgeoise
White Cross Hospital
Christine Dorsey
Ben Dorsey
Twila Knowles
Lasch
A. D. Cline
Gallipolis
Charles Parker
Box River
Minn
William Cline
Athens
John Cline
Rush, Jr. Released From Army for Eldorado Camp Return
Logan near Logan Welcomes home Thomas Rush Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Rush after seven months in service He is discharged due to age 28 plus and will arrive home Wednesday from Eldorado Arkansas where he was stationed in a camp
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Logan
Thomas Rush, Jr
Thomas Rush
Near Logan
Eldorado
Ark
Rush
Wilkesville Garden Club Holds Meeting and Installations
Wilkesville Garden Club met at Mrs. Maggie Rhodes home with new officers taking duties. Louise Woltz elected president and Avanelle Betz chosen as secretary replacing Shirley Spires. Auxiliary and American Legion installations conducted by officers from Wellston and Oak Hill with Mrs. Luella Bowen to serve a second year as unit president. Several visitors attended and November plans noted for McArthur.
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Wilkesville
Hurley Wiseman
R. S. Williams
Oak Hill
Luella Bowen
William Hawk
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Paul Kunz
Delmer Kunz
New Rome
Harley Strong
Dayton
J. E. Strong
James McCormick
Holzer Hospital
John Shilling
Anna Shenefields
Dewey Ellis
Edith Spires
Leota Faught
American Legion
McArthur Post
John Clark
Frank Gray
Dailey Morris
Gomer Bowen
Nealie Thompson
Jane Thompson
Helen Miller
Salem Center
Bear
Lottie Kruskamp
William McGarvey
Lancaster
D. E. Wood
Athens
Two Local Families Endure Tragedy and News of Visits
Long Bottom notes a family burying a three year old while mourning another infant death in Parkersburg. Local visits include Mrs. J E Meredith and Mrs White of Coolville with Mrs L J Myers. Several residents travel or move, and a break in at C H Lawrence Grocery is reported with canned goods stolen. Born to Mr and Mrs William Connolly a son on Oct 13.
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Long Bottom
Ted Thompson
Parkersburg
J. E. Meredith
White
Coolville
L. J. Myers
Oscar Babcock
Thurman’ Babcock
Columbus
C. H. Lawrence
Maywood Johnson
C. E. Myers
James Jeffers
Reedsville
William Connolly
Lloyd McPeek
Belleville
E. L. Clark
George Clark
Harrisonville
Murder at Paradise Lake mystery closes in on Miss Millie
In Paradise Lake Maudie O Connor and her daughter Mary uncover Miss Millie Morris dead in a boat with a heavy blow to the head. The inquest links Herbert Cord to local numbers rackets while Ted Palmer and Denny Flynn chase a scoop. Tod Palmer hungrily pursues a story as the town weighs Veretti as a suspect.
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Paradise Lake
Maudie O'Connor
Mary
Herbert Cord
Ted Palmer
Pretty Jeanie Morris
Cord
Margie Dixon
Maudie
Stash Veretti
Dennis Flynn
Paradise
Chris Gordon
Millie Morris
Jeanie
Fate
Tod Palmer
Denny
Tod
John Antler
Veretti
Sullivan
Ted
Jeanie Morris
Millie
Darling
Miss Millie
Corning Social Notes Round of Local Gatherings and Events
Corning residents shared a weekend of card games and a potluck at Harold Wall and family hosted by East Hill. Firefighters tackled a grass fire on Lewis Lane lot with minimal damage. Catholic Ladies of Columbia hosted a birthday party and prizes. Local families visited, traveled, and reported on health, funerals, and moves across Corning and nearby towns.
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Lewis Lane
Party Wednesday Night At St. Bernard’s Hall
Hermey's hall hosts a cuchre and games party sponsored by the MNOPQ committee of St. Bernard's Church. A door prize and several other prizes will be awarded and a jitney lunch will be served.
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Hermey’s Hall
MNOPQ
St. Bernard’s Church
Birthday celebration marks 65th for Charles Schlingerman
Charles Schlingerman’s sixty fifth birthday was celebrated with a family reunion at Rachel Macher Park Logan. A noon picnic dinner featured a decorated candle lit cake. Attendees included Levy Ross and family members from Nelsonville and nearby communities.
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Charles Schlingerman
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
Levy Ross
Betty Jean
Evelyn, Billy
Dorothy Ann Ross
Nelsonville
Lance
Abkhazian Language Not Alphabetic and Isolate in Georgia
A note on Abkhazian where the language spoken in the Caucasus has no writing system and appears to have no relation to other tongues. It highlights its unique status and linguistic isolation in Russia's Caucasus region.
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Caucasus
Russia
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