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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1940
Page
4
Local page from The Athens Messenger outlines publication details, rates, and society notices. It lists editors, associations, and advertising policies, with stamping about obituaries and thanks notices and subscription pricing for Athens area readers.
A 1940 editorial warns that American disunity benefits dictators and could endanger democracy. It urges voters to remember unity, heal post election scars, and resist polarizing rhetoric as the nation approaches November elections. It compares disunity to prewar European manipulation and stresses duty to country over individual views.
A historical reflection on blame for unpreparedness amid rising world conflict. Debates between Roosevelt and Willkie over Republican and Democratic roles in defense policy surface questions about political transparency and access to intelligence. The piece closes with a Mary Baker Eddy quotation on divine governance and human rights.
Officials warn that without increased domestic food consumption there is no ultimate solution to farmers' difficulties. The remark emphasizes the need for expanded consumer demand to stabilize agricultural livelihoods and price supports.
In New York City Hugh Johnson defends John Lewis against partisan labor leaders opposing his support for Wendell Willkie. Johnson argues Lewis forged real labor gains, including union rights, bargaining power, and higher wages through NRA era reforms, and questions the motives of La Guardia and other critics.
Bruce Catton discusses how Maurice M. Milligan’s leadership could shape the Department of Justice inquiry into vote fraud. He surveys the broad, politically charged landscape including Chicago’s Kelly-Nash machine, Jersey City’s Boss Hague, and investigations across Philadelphia Wilmington St Louis Kansas and Kentucky into padded registrations WPA payrolls and Willkie club activity.
Nelson A. Rockefeller argues that armies and navies cannot withstand propaganda attacks from subsidized international news services and foreign films, highlighting media as a critical frontier in national power and cultural influence.
A maxim from Matthew 7 12 18 urging mutual kindness and fair dealing as a guiding principle for behavior. It frames the Golden Rule as aligning with law and prophetic teaching.
A quotation attributed to Lord Chesterfield endorses doing unto others as one would be done by, framing it as a universal standard of morality and justice. The line emphasizes equitable behavior as a timeless principle.
A sequence of unsigned letters from citizens in Columbus Glouster and Athens urge voters to consider policy over party. Writers criticize New Deal spending, warn against concentrated power, defend Roosevelt, and advocate voting for Wendell Willkie or backing differing views.
A reader reflects on the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations, recalling hardship during the Hoover era and relief after FDR's reforms. He cites WPA, CWA, NYA, CCC in improving his life, comments on third term talk, and questions what twelve years under Hoover might have produced. He contrasts pre and post New Deal employment experiences and shares personal resilience.
A letter from Edna Harpold of Chester Ohio argues that if Roosevelt wins on November 5 he could balance the budget by drastic measures. She proposes abolishing the Supreme Court recalling foreign diplomats dissolving the cabinet and dissolving Congress stripping officers from the armed services and replacing local officials with Washington control. She suggests sending unemployed to fight for England and warns such power would end liberty of thought and polls.
Sidney questions Nella as she regains speech and reveals more about Adams Langdon and Mrs Langdon. Togi describes Langdon's strange behavior and a near shooting. Sidney tails a hidden figure toward Langdon Knoll as the mystery deepens.
Rutland residents report visits from relatives including Leo and Judson Price. Local church activities feature the Merry Maids class gift and the Methodist home coming. Rutland High School forms a Latin Club with officers Catharine Morris president and Rex Dunfee as reporter.
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