The Athens Messenger Header and Circulation Notes
The Athens Messenger publishes weekdays with a Sunday morning edition. Frederick W. Bush is publisher, Gordon K. Bush general manager, Charles H. Harris managing editor, and it is a member of multiple press associations. Subscription rates vary by region with annual rates listed and postal terms noted.
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Farmer Is Not Stopping
A wartime exhortation urges American farmers to expand food production while defense plants move upward, stressing that uninterrupted farming and war materiel output are vital to defeat Hitler. It calls for shared drive across management and labor and links farm output to democracy and national defense.
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America
John Smith
Great Britain
Washington
Defense
Hitler
Football Bowl Melting Pot of American Talent
The essay argues that immigration blends into loyal American college football rosters across the nation. It cites players with diverse names such as Cohen, Silverstein, Rakowsky, Narducci, Nowak, Grygo, Pecora, and Suntheimer among others, illustrating the melting pot in northern, western, and southern teams.
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Roosevelt
America
Kemps
Marshalls
Eliots
Nowak
Grygo
Pecora
Suntheimer
Pie Counter Rush In Reverse
The International City Managers' Association notes municipalities face a problem as defense industries raid city halls with salary offers up to three times municipal pay. Dayton Ohio Kansas City Missouri and Durham North Carolina cited as examples, shifting personnel away from local government and easing unemployment among ward heelers.
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International City Managers’ Association
Dayton
Kansas City
Durham
N. C
America faces fashion crisis in hats, not wars
The piece argues the nation's real problem is what hats men wear in the evening rather than national defense or war. It mocks slouch hats and top hats as ill fitting, noting many distinguished men dress poorly and conclude with a whimsical woodcock remark.
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Woodcock
Quote echoes wartime resolve from Italian editor and U S Chamber official
The remarks cite a rugged resolve in the Anglo-Saxon struggle and a call to tap unused patriotism in America. Mario Appelius and Albert W Hawkes are quoted as urging firm stance and national vigor.
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Mario Appelius
Popolo d'Italia
America
Albert W. Hawkes
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Raymond Clapper: War Likely and Path to Postwar Order
Washington columnist Raymond Clapper argues war in the North Atlantic and possibly with Japan is near. He urges bipartisan action, a postwar international framework, and cooperation with Britain to secure resources and prevent future global conflicts.
Interstate trade barriers nag interstate travel and defense
Dr. Daniel L. Marsh cites a Washington scene where a factory fresh gun mount was hindered by state width laws and a 25 hour delay. He notes federal legislation by Rep. Warren G. Magnuson to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb state barriers. He cites WPA surveys mapping nearly 3,000 statutes, highlights oleomargarine tax issues, and cites Navy interest in nonrefrigerated food storage for ships.
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Washington
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Congress
Warren G. Magnuson
Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inter- Departmental Committee
Navy
Public Forum letter questions wealth and power dynamics
Leonard Tucker from Athens argues that liberty lost leads to sacrifice of many lives and that brain trusters dominate wealth. He traces class struggle from rich rulers to labor, capital, and despots, asking who is to blame in current history.
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the Messenger
Charlies Larson
Halloween dance opens Athens winter social season
The Athens Country Club hosted a Halloween dance with host committee members including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hess and Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Peden. Sammy Kaye and his Ohio University Band performed at the Majestic Theater, delivering an entertaining show with vocalists and dancers. Birthdays for Frederick Kittle, Dorothy Walker, Patty Daugherty, and Howard Hanes were noted in the city schools. Anna Pickering, Helen Reynolds, Greta Lash traveled to Cincinnati to attend the Ohio U football game and saw Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in Reunion in Vienna.
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Athens Country Club
Robert Hess
Don C. Peden
Fred H. Beckler
Earl Beckley
Carl H. Beasley
P. F. Good
Sammy Kaye
Ohio University
Majestic Motion Picture Theater
Kaye
Frederick Kittle
Dorothy Walker
Patty Daugherty
Howard Hanes
Athens
Anna Pickering
Helen Reynolds
Greta Lash
Cincinnati
Ohio Ucincinnati U
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Vienna
Langsville Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Mrs Grace Savage and son Don of Charleston spent the week end at the Langsville farm. Ray Miller and family from Parkersburg were guests of Daisy Miller and sisters. Huntington visitors included Henry Miller family Estel Arrewood Roy Holly and Miss Pearle Atkins at Norma Queen home. Various Miller relatives visited Chillicothe and Cabin Creek with noted family gatherings in Middleport and Wilkesville.
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Langsville
Grace Savage
Don
Charleston
Ray Miller
Raymond
Ralph
Mary
Bobby Childers
Parkersburg
Daisy Miller
Henry Miller
Estel Arrewood
Roy Holly
Pearle Atkins
Huntington
W. Va
Norma Queen
Atkins
Alice
Daisy
Ethel Miller
Florence Armstrong
Chillicothe
Cora Morris
Hazel Wright
Blanche van Zant
Middleport R.D
John Miller
Raymond Miller
Louis Nahfer
Cabin Creek
C. E. Denny
Wilkesville
Bruce Morris
Chester Erwin
Michael
A. E. Erwin
Middleport
Autumn Serenade by Annie McIntyre Bartoe in Nelsonville
A lyric poem titled Autumn Serenade notes purple twilight falling leaves and flute like tones as crickets cheer and breezes moan. The piece invokes silver bells and a woodland vibration while roses and grasses dry and small creatures sing in Nelsonville Ohio.
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Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Halloween Party and Social Visits Report
Mrs. Clarence Laughlin hosted a masquerade Halloween party for her son William Whyte with guests Lillian Cranmer Mildred Wilson Cledythe Cranmer Mabel Coss Rowena Sprout Lillian Landis Alberta Junod Phyllis Laughlin Authorene Laughlin John Klinder Edward Rosser Dewain Landis. Mrs. Faye Wingett and son David visited Athens over the weekend. At a Child Conservation Halloween party hosted by Mrs. Charles DeMolet Jr prizewinners were Mrs. Paul Keever Mrs. E B Young and Mrs. C L Jordan. Visitors included Mrs. W H McKee and daughters Grace and Katherine and Mrs. P G Hibbard in Columbus.
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Clarence Laughlin
Lancaster St
William Whyte
Lillian Cranmer
Mildred Wilson
Cledythe Cranmer
Mabel Coss
Rowena Sprout
Lillian Landis
Alberta Junod
Phyllis Laughlin
Authorene Laughlin
John Klinder
Edward Rosser
Dewain Landis
Charles DeMolet, Jr
N. Court Sr
Paul Keever
E. B. Young
C. L. Jordan
Wilkesville Club Reunites and Local News Highlights
Wilkesville club members gathered at Mrs Marie Steffin s home in Mechanicsburg for a Halloween themed social with a plated lunch. Hospitalization and relocations include William Hawk in Grant Hospital Columbus and H E Rathburns moving to J T Long property.
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Wilkesville
Chiefs Club
Marie Steffin
Mechanicsburg
Blanche Penn
Shirley Peters
Gladys Major
Eliza Steele
Gertrude Strausbaugh
Evelyn DeVault
Anna Ogdin
Jewell Strong
William Hawk
Grant Hospital
Columbus
H. E. Rathburn
Ewington
J. T. Long
Williard Rathburn
S. W. Halley
Galena
Earl F. Wickline
Gallipolis
Catlettsburg
Wickline
Camp Shelby
Mary Woltz
Rio Grande College
Anna Shenefield
Bonnie DeVault
Strausbaugh
American Legion Hall
K. of P. Hall
Warnie Steele
Garden Club
Grace Nunemaker
McArthur
Wanda Spires
Willie Spires
Murder in Paradise Chapter XX
Maudie, awake and curious, passes the night with town rumors while the narrator and Jeanie discover Liza Holmes missing and an attic door that may hold the next clue. The pair search the Morris house, noting Liza’s absence and a puzzling night alone.
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Maudie
Jeanie
Morris House
Liza
Millie
Liza Holmes
Halloween Party Plans Roaming Through Corning Society Notes
Corning social notes report several club gatherings. The Philos Class plans a Halloween party Tuesday at 7 in the church basement with a fish pond fortune telling amusements and refreshments. A jitney supper is set for 4 30 Thursday. Sewing clubs met at various homes with S S S Club hosting Mrs Bess Cook and lunch for Isabel Murray Joan Edwards Helen Garrison Lu Brown Polly Roof and Mary Evans. O K Club met at Mrs Delcie Spence's with attendees Lora Longley Elizabeth Hardy and Janet Mason and plans for Nov 6 at Mrs Mable Dunlap's. T N T Club hosted by Mrs Margaret Baird with games and lunch for Sarah Blower Mildred Ferguson Elsie Exenkemper Vera Roof Jo Smith Louise Wemmer Eleanor Spence. Ace High Euchre Club met at Miss Jean Wilson's with Beulah Craig high score Edna Dunlap float and Martha Benedict low. Lunch for Helen Bruns Thelma Frasure Hazel Edwards Beulah Craig Martha Benedict Josephine Hermey and Edna Dunlap.
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Corning
Philos
United Brethren Church
S.S.S
Bess Cook
Isabel Murray
Joan Edwards
Helen Garrison
Lu Brown
Polly Roof
Mary Evans
O.K
Delcie Spence
Lora Longley
Elizabeth Hardy
aJnet Mason
Mable Dunlap
Margaret Baird
T.N.T. Club
Sarah Blower
Mildred Ferguson
Elsie Exenkemper
Vera Roof
Jo Smith
Louise Wemmer
Eleanor Spence
Jean Wilson
Beulah Craig
Edna Dunlap
Martha Benedict
Miss Wilson
Helen Bruns
Thelma Frasure
Hazel Edwards
Josephine Hermey
Pythian Sisters Past Chiefs Club Dines at 6
A six o clock chicken dinner was served to the Past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters on Thursday night. Attendees included Catherine Binderbasin of Glouster Charlotte Chute of New Lexington Lena Fenneken Julia Ferguson Lu Brown Edith Nichols Roma Hawkins Kate Wright Kate Hardy Mayme Rodgers and Margaret Harris.
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Chiefs Club of
Pythian Sisters
Catherine Binderbasin
Glouster
Charlotte Chute
New Lexington
Lena Fenneken
Julia Ferguson
Lu Brown
Edith Nichols
Roma Hawkins
Kate Wright
Kate Hardy
Mayme Rodgers
Margaret Harris
Halloween Party Sponsored By Methodist Church Class 13
Class 13 of the Methodist Church sponsors a Halloween party in the church on Wednesday night October 29 inviting the public to attend.
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The
Methodist Church
Halloween Party Hosted by Vernick Home Misses Zee Vernick and Jean Ruscoe
Misses Zelda Vernick and Jean Ruscoe jointly hosted a Halloween party at the Vernick home on Thursday night with games contests and a lunch for a group of young people Prizes were awarded to Dee Swish.
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Zelda Vernick
Jean Ruscoe
Vernick
Dee
Missionary Day Service At United Brethren Church
Many attended the Missionary Day service at the United Brethren Church Sunday night. Rev L Mignery, returned missionary and now pastor of the Nauvoo Church, gave an interesting sermon. Musical numbers were presented by the girls junior choir directed by Alice Mae Wilson.
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United Brethren Church
L. Mignery
Nauvoo Church
Alice Mae Wilson
Weekend Visits From Ohio and Michigan Residents
Mr and Mrs W S Beaver of Leon West Virginia spent the week end with Dewey Beaver and William Lons staff. Mr and Mrs Oral Dunlap of Flint Michigan visited his parents Charles and Mrs Dunlap Sunday. Betty Ong and twins of Athens were guests of Leon and Lever Kemp. Charles Fenneken of Toledo returned home after visiting his parents George Fenneken Sr.
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W. S. Beaver
Leon, W. Va
Dewey Beaver
William Lonsstaff
Oral Dunlap
Flint
Mich
Charles Dunlap
Betty Ong
Athens
Leon Keler
Charles Fenneken
Toledo
George Fenneken
Road Work Equipment Returns to Zanesville for WPA Project
After the first mile of improvement on the Chillicothe Road, tour trucks from Zanesville returned all hand equipment. A second two mile unit on the same highway was approved by the county commissioners but funds may delay completion until spring.
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Gallipolis
Chillicothe Road
Zanesville
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