Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1941

Page

5

War Far From Being Won Erika Mann Tells Audience

Erika Mann, author and journalist, warned that the war is far from over and urged determined effort to defeat Hitler. She spoke on a Memorial Auditorium platform about broadcasts to the German people and the need to prevent a second world war, stressing youth, propaganda, and a postwar vision.

Athens Messenger Athens Erika Mann England Memorial Auditorium Miss Mann Portugal The Toronto Star Liberty Magazine British Broadcasting Corporation Joseph Goebbels Hitler Russia Earl C. Siegfried College of Fine Arts

Walton League Picnic Plans for Sunday at Waterloo Cabin

The Izaak Walton League invites members and families to a rain or shine picnic this Sunday at the Waterloo Township cabin. Serving begins at 5 PM. Attendees should inform Clarence Kelch at Modern Appliance Co. how many plates to reserve. committees remain as last week.

Izaak Walton

Keep Up Fight On Diphtheria

Members of the Athens City County Health Department will finish the diphtheria inoculation program for Athens County schools this week insuring vaccinated children in The Plains Mechanicsburg Luhrig Glouster Trimble Village Jacksonville Trimble Township and Athens City schools. Next month smallpox inoculation will begin and mothers of pre school children are urged to have their children inoculated with the older children at school or by their family physician.

Athens City- County Athens County Plains Mechanicsburg Luhrig Glouster Trimble Village Jacksonville Trimble Township Athens City

Legion Show At AHS Sunday In Athens Boasts Noted Performers

The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion presents a Boone County Jam boree star lineup at Athens High School Auditorium this Sunday with two shows at 2 30 p m and 6 30 p m if needed an extra showing may be added. Featured acts include Lazy Jim Day Texas Ruby Curly Fox Hugh Cross and his Radio Pals Merele Travis and the Drifting Pioneers plus WLW Cincinnati broadcast.Team names like Girls of the Golden West Millie and Dollie Good are listed.

K. T. Crossen Post American Legion Boone County Drifting Pioneers WLW Cincinnati Girls

Three More Enlist For Service in CCC

Three more boys from the Athens area were inducted into the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Nelson in Nelsonville yesterday. The enrollees are Albert E. Evans 19 Nelsonville Charles E. Mitchell 17 Route 3 Athens and Cameron H. Brooker 18 Route 1 Nelsonville.

Athens Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Nelson Nelsonville Dale Ziggaroos CCC Albert E. Evans Charles E. Mitchell Route 3 Cameron H. Brooker Route 1

Elementary pupils attend 8:30 Tuesday assembly at University School

Children from all grades except kindergarten and first grade gathered for an 8:30 Tuesday morning assembly at University Elementary Training School. Jane Maccombs, a senior at Athens High School, spoke to the students about the Community Chest drive.

University Elementary Training School Jane Maccombs Athens High School

Two Women Hurt In Reedsville Head On Crash

State Police reported three accidents Wednesday including a head on collision on Route 124 two miles north of Reedsville injuring Minnie Carpenter and Myrtle Raiguel, both in Charles Williams vehicle. Damages totaled 650 and one arrest was made.

State Highway Patrol Charles Williams Reedsville James Brownfield Belpre Minnie Carpenter Myrtle Raiguel Williams Parkersburg The Commercial Credit Corp Columbus Owen L. Heusch Athens Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Athens Paul Gilham New Marshfield Chase Road Route 50 Heusch Cliff Cornell Coolville John Bunyan Clyde Alloway Frost Alloway Runyon

Jean Prahl to Speak at Salvation Service in Athens

Miss Jean Prahl evangelist at the revival at the Salvation Army Hall in Athens will tell the story of her life tonight. A Chicago Evangelistic Institute graduate, she leads the program as children from afternoon meetings join in singing. Miss Mary Marshall speaks Friday and Saturday nights.

Jean Prahl Salvation Army Hall Athens Prahl Chicago Evangelistic Institute Mary Marshall

Cow at State Hospital Sets National Dairy Record

Ideal 1874224, a Holstein cow in the Athens State Hospital herd, produced 18 823 pounds of milk and 550 pounds of butterfat in a record making lactation. She was four years old and milked thrice daily, setting a national benchmark per The Holstein Friesian Association of America.

Athens KBOPB Athens State Hospital Holstein- Friesian Association of America

Iceland PM resigns amid coalition split over living costs

Prime Minister Hermann Jonas, his son, and a four-member coalition cabinet stepped down today after a dispute over policy responses to rising costs tied to ongoing war pressures. The move reshapes government leadership in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik Iceland Hermann Jonasson

First Ring-necked Pheasant Introduced in Oregon in 1881

The text notes that no wild ring-necked pheasants existed in the United States until 1881 when Oregon received introductions from China. It highlights the origin and date of the species’ arrival.

United States Oregon China

Teachers Converge for Association Meeting Activities

A noon luncheon Friday in the First Presbyterian Church will host a representative assembly with nominations for president vice president secretary treasurer and two three year posts. Officers vote in Memorial Auditorium lobby. Sessions span elementary, adult education, science and drama at multiple venues with many named speakers and chairpersons.

First Presbyterian Church Ha Hotwaean Memorial Auditorium Wayne T. Matthews Athens Dr. Mitchell Association For Childhood Education Mechanicsburg Miss Villa Tippie FE. A. Hansen Christian Church H. L. Brown Jackson E. W. Tischendorf Kent State University J. W. E. Dunbar John H. Litterly Ohio State University Ralph R Walker Union Furnace W. A. Matheny Ohio University M. Memorial Auditorium Edith E. Beecher Mitchell

Leave Cars at Home Athens Hosts Urge Parking for Visiting Teachers

Residents are asked to keep streets clear tonight and Friday to aid visiting school staff. Nye Chevrolet offers space for 25 cars on its used lot, accepted by the local arrangements committee. Multiple sectional meetings follow at various venues with chairmen and speakers listed, including Miss Louise Drake and Miss Alberta Yeager, plus professors from Ohio State and Indiana University among others.

Athens C. B. Nye Nye Chevrolet Christian Church Louise Drake Middleport Mildred Murphy Betty Clancy Central Academy of Commercial Arts Cincinnati Alberta Yeager Portsmouth C. Langdon White Western Reserve University

Scouts to Ush­er at Ohio State Northwestern Game

Five Boy Scouts of Troop 59 with scoutmaster R S Atkins will depart Saturday for Columbus to usher at the Ohio State Northwestern football game. Scouts are Wendel Drake Ned Cameron Ted Neutzling Charles Gilkey and Jack Atkins. Six crewm en Crown Cleveland The Coast Guard reported six men drowned early today when the Great Lakes Towing tug America out of Toledo capsized.

Boy Scouts Troop 59 R. S. Atkins Columbus Ohio State Northwestern Wendel Drake Ned Cameron Ted Neutzling Charles Gilkey Jack Atkins Cleveland Coast Guard Great Lakes Towing Co America Toledo

Magnesium Plant Planned On Lake Shore In Painesville

Construction contracts expected soon for a 16 million dollar magnesium plant on the lake shore to supply critical metal for aircraft parts and aerial bombs.

Painesville

East Side School Holds Its First Assembly

The East Side School held its first general assembly on a Wednesday afternoon led by sixth grade president Lina Hess. The program included singing America, a flag salute, Gene LaBaw’s clarinet solo, and a talk by Coover Staats on the Community Chest drive. A three reel film The River showed topsoil loss, floods, and prevention measures such as dams. The Rev and Mrs Sydney C Everson invite Albany Methodist Church members to call at their parsonage Friday afternoon from 2 to 5.

East Side Lina Hess America Gene LaBaw Coover Staats Sydney C. G Everson Albany Methodist Church Albany

Sixth Grade Honor Roll At East Side School

The first period sixth grade honor roll at East Side School lists 16 pupils with an average grade of B or higher. Names include Lina Hess Keith Henry Joan Vance Dickie Mathews Betty Reeder Nancy Packard Emma Lee McCune April Kinsel Irma Connett David Potter David Algeo Marjorie Davis Gene LaBaw Jane Hamilton Jane Dew Esther Farley.

East Side School Lina Hess Keith Henry Joan Vance Dickie Mathews Betty Reeder Nancy Packard Emma Lee McCune April Kinsel Irma Connett David Potter David Algeo Marjorie Davis Gene LaBaw Jane Hamilton Jane Dew Esther Farley

Community Chest hits $4 422 17 toward $10 000 goal

The Community Chest total rose to 4422 17 in hand at the Messenger Building HQ with 5577 still needed to reach the 10000 goal. A published list shows 1000 firms and several individuals contributing at least 1 and 25 respectively, including Buckeye Dry Cleaners Coca Cola and Kerr Hardware. The report also notes a House Rivers and Harbors Committee meeting planned to discuss a billion dollar navigation and power program.

Messenger Buckeye Dry Cleaners Coca-Cola Company Lamborn Studio Western & Southern Life Insurance Co Washington House Rivers and Harbors Committee Ihe

Plan Seven Service Days In Girl Scout Observance

Athens Girl Scouts plan seven service days from October 26 to November 1 for Girl Scout Week honoring Juliette Low. Activities include church services in uniform, exhibits in stores, and themed days such as Homemaking Day Arts and Crafts Day Out of Doors Day International Friendship Day and Citizen Day.

Athens Juliette Low Scouting Movement America United States World Association of Girl Guides Girl Scouts

Woman Will Recover 22 Lost in Athens

Mrs. J. W. Egnew of Lamar Indiana lost a pocketbook containing 22 dollars while visiting Athens. Police traced the memory described stores, found the pocketbook, and deposited money awaiting claim. it will be returned. A second item reports Mrs. John F. Race and daughter escaping injury after a skid on wet leaves knocked down a stop sign and hit a residence yard.

Athens J. W. Egnew Lamar Ind John F. Race Central Ave W. State and N. High Sts

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for gentle bowel movements

An advertisement touts Dr Edwards' Olive Tablets as aiding daily liver bile flow to stimulate bowel movements. It claims they awaken liver secretion and tone intestinal muscles, priced 15¢, 30¢, 60¢, available at all drugstores.

Dr. Edwards

Also Mentioned on This Page

Germany White House Roosevelt Churchill Walton League Children's Oxfords Oxfords ENNA Hill S. Court Legion AHS Salvation Service State Hospital John S. Ram‘sever J. Floyd Dixon Ewing Auditorium Miss Bartelle Hamilton Logan R. G. Dawes R. E. Beckley L. C. Staats Ellis Hall Chester Enlow J. W. Evans New Boston Cochairmen G. H. Reavis Music Hall Carol D. Long Wellston T. J. Moore Dover Public Schools University Library Ruth Preston Julia Carter Rufus Putnam Merle Danford Trimble Dean Anna Pearl McVay Wadleigh High School New York City Super Hall Robert Emmert Carl Denbow Ohio State Cussins & Fearn Company H. T. Phillips Thomas M. Wolfe T. R. Biddle Carl W. Phillips Frank R. Murphey Harper, Pendry the Gallaher Drug Co Hocking Corporation W. A. Comer Cussins & Fearn Co W. State FORD Ford Trucks Fred R. Beasley
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication