Abbreviated Newspaper Rates Notice for Athens Area
A fragmented rates notice lists subscription costs in Athens and surrounding counties. One year $4.50, six months $2.00, ten weeks $5.00 with weekly options and extra postage details. Includes entry as second class matter and national reps Culien Company. Obituary and card of thanks incur nominal charges.
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Athens
Gellis
Hocking
Meigs
Morgen
Vinton
Washington
Jonn W. Culien Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
After Hitler What Plans For Postwar Industry
Industrial leaders push research to soften postwar crash and convert defense plants for peacetime use. They warn Germany could wage an all‑out industrial war to ruin American life with slave-made goods unless private business remains viable.
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Germany
Eccles urges wage restraint and longer work week for war effort
Federal Reserve Chairman Eccles tells the House Banking Committee that inflation will rise if wages continue to climb. He urges suspending the 40 hour week during the emergency and possibly extending to 48 hours to protect defense production.
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House Banking Committee
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Portraits of William Green by Stolberg in Saturday Evening Post
The piece features William Green, AFL president, with Samuel Gompers opposing labor laws. Green recalls their clash over social legislation and the push for social security including workmen’s compensation health and unemployment insurance.
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Benjamin Stolberg
Saturday Evening Post
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Green
Gompers
Sense of Equality Driven by Automobiles in Society
A writer argues that widespread car ownership sustains a strong sense of equality by linking status to automobile ownership. Regardless of age or model, drivers identify with the car owning group and feel superior to pedestrians, elevating self-importance, especially for the humbler. The essay praises broad auto distribution as a safeguard for democracy.
Democracy voices in doubt and England’s wartime freedom
Raymond Clapper argues against fears of losing democracy and election outages. He compares U S and British openness, noting Parliament questions and press criticism persist in wartime. He defends limited wartime disclosures as not restricting discussion.
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Churchill
England
Russia
London
American machine tool workers drive wartime output
Peter Edson profiles Washington scene praising American machine tool workers for the defense program. He notes about a hundred thousand skilled hands, expanding to 25 000–30 000 more, with citizens and apprentices in two age groups, facing training gaps, migration, and wartime urgency.
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Washington
Family washing roles spark debate in households
A fragment discusses women doing family washing and the energy spent on keeping foundations in place. It notes men as both amusing and perplexing depending on the viewpoint, reflecting a gender dynamic of the era.
Notable social notices and remarks from Athens history
Ten years ago readers saw church membership additions at First Methodist with Prof A C Gubitz and Mrs Gubitz. H G Wells warned of civilizational collapse while in the U S. Spanish Republic shifts sparked war talk. Halloween parties and sorority events lit the social scene alongside family reunions and AR activities in Athens and Albany.
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The
First Methodist Church
A. C. Gubitz
Carolyn Fuller
Carl Fuller
Dexter Social and Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Dexter residents and families report a week of guests and travels. Loyal Folden and Raymond Broyles hosted in Gallipolis while Ham Marchington, Elmer Nelson, and Emmett Davis hosted in Chauncey and Dexter. Other visitors included the Saxtons from Dunbar and Dana Williamson of Ironton.
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Dexter
Loyal Folden
OHE
Gallipolis
Raymond Broyles
Homer Marchington
Elmer Nelson
Langsville
Emmett Davis
Robert Hixson
Chauncey
Lewis Saxton
Ward Saxton
Dunbar
W. Va
Dana Williamson
Ironton
W. R. Amos
Kenneth Weaver
Hallie Bowen
Oren Hugg
Pilgrim Ridge
James Hill
Iown
James Folden
Folden
Albert Romine
Mud Fork
Peter Nelson
Mary Swan
Parkers Run
Ruth Davis
Finley Thompson
Nora Thompson
Salem Center
Herbert Folden
Clarence Hewitt
Mrs Sharp Hostess to Twentieth Century Study Club
Mrs O F Sharp hosted the Twentieth Century Study Club in its first year meeting with programs on hobbies and happiness. September events include November at Mrs L W Pilcher's home and a note of several regional visits and travels by members.
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Ted Kuntz
Jean Smith
Columbus
Carl Smith
Frank Maloney
New Vienna
Steve Salts
Fern Thomas
Janet Rutherford
Dayton
Phillip Asbury
Marie
Elizabeth
Frances Asbury
Paul Ward
Patterson Field
Arthur George
Virginia Chappelear
Ferne Rowland
Myrtle Keller
Adeline Coward
Dolores Jean
Edward Khinke
Lansing
Mich
R. M. Carey
Clyde Brandt
Springfield
L. L. Leach
Henry Meadows
Frank Meister
Canton
Walter Spanibal Columbus
Raymond George
Spencer
W. Va
West Virginia
Hemlock Grove Social And Personal Notes
Hemlock Grove social items list multiple visits and gatherings. Families named include Midkiff Heilman Betzing Welker Story Hines Killinger and Bryan with extended trips to Canada and Athens. Evening guests include Clay Bryan and Golda Heilman.
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Hemlock Grove
Ziba Midkiff
Cecil Heilman
Allan Heilman
Homer Midkiff
Grace
Gary Midkiff
Carl Heilman
Canada
Don Betzing
Sandusky
Dorsel Smith
Ralph Welker
Athens
Bert Romine
Porter Midkiff
R. V. Heilman
Bunker Hill
Wilbur
Midkiff
Jewell Story
Theo Hines
William Killinger
Clay Bryan
Middleport
Golda Heilman
Paradise Lake Murder Mystery Continues in Town
Maudie O Connor and her daughter Mary confront a web of suspects after Herbert Cord is found dead. Jeanie Morris and Marcie Dixon figure in a tangled love triangle as Maudie recalls her confrontation with Cord. The inquest and police investigations press the case toward a second Paradise murder.
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Maudie O'Connor
Paradise Lake
Mary
Herbert Cord
Stash Veretti
Paradise
Millie Morris
Jeanie Morris
Millie
Cord
Margie Dixon
Dennis Flynn
Ted Palmer
Jeanie
Chris Gordon
Maudie
Morris
Old Sourpuss
Ted
Social Notes of Bradford
Social notes from Bradford record a busy period with visits among local families. Mentions include Stephen Might visiting his parents in Bradford, Paul Chapman of Bradbury visiting Charles Buck, and the Might family hosting relatives in Jacksonville. Additional exchanges involve the Buck and Lambert families, visits to Akron, guests of Mrs. Homer Hawkins, and return of Oscar Roush from an army camp to Bradford.
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Bradford
Stephen Might
Cleveland
Clarence Might
Paul Chapman
Bradbury
Charles Buck
John Might
Jacksonville
John Lambert
Akron
John Goble
Homer Hawkins
John Sisson
Norwalk
Philip Might
Otho Smith
Walter Kennedy
Dexter
Athens
Oscar Roush
Zaleski News Notes and Community Updates
Zaleski notes residents in Athens for hospital care and local travel. J L Cavanaugh and Mrs. Frank Bighouse receive treatment at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Lulu Webb visits from Mt. Perry. rail work on B and O line progresses. Nazarene Church adds cement steps and a bell. The Reverend Daniels resigns Hamden Zaleski Methodist Church circuit. Mrs. Adam Hill dies in Columbus.
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Zaleski
J. L. Cavanaugh
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Frank Bighouse
Lucille
Stewart
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Joseph Hayes
Nazarene Church
C. W. Brush
Ann
Clara Potts
Nelsonville
O. H. Burns
Akron
James McKibben
McKibbens
Merritt Wilson
Elkins
Cleve
Columbus
Floyd
Freda Chapman
Jane Reed
Mahala Knowton
Marion
Ralph
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Washington Scene
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H. G. Wells
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Patty
Michael Daugherty
Luther Dunfee
Audry Dailey
Robert Landis
James Kittsmiller
L. Hoisington
H. W. Cox
Bartlett Gibson
Harold C. Mardis
Edith Stocklin
Ethel Radcliff
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
W. E. Day
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Nabby Lee Ames
D.ar
O. D. Dailey
Albany
C. D. Hopkins
C. W. Gullette
A. O. Sloane
Wolfe
F. 8S. Wolfe
John B. Poston
H. L. Atkinson
Merrill
F. J. Beasley
W. T. Sprague
Guy J. Fierce
E. V. Wolfe
Samuel M. Howard
L. A. Koons
W. B. Johnson
Mrs. Sharp
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