Athens Messenger page listing publication details and rates
The Athens Messenger announces publication details for the paper from 1825 with Frederick W as publisher and K. Bush as general manager. It lists frequencies weekday afternoons and a large Sunday edition, and includes circulation and advertising rate notes for Athens and surrounding counties.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W
Ee Messenger & Erald Printing CO
N K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Nighttime Traffic Perils Highlight Holiday Accident Toll
A study of traffic accidents shows most occur at night during holidays when alcohol is prevalent and roads are clear. Glaring headlights and wet roads raise risk for all drivers, including careful ones, with Ohio smooth stretches and curves proving fatal for speed-minded individuals.
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Ohio
NO PROFITEERING IN DEFENSE CONTRACTS
A recent Army and Navy survey shows defense contracts yield low returns. Average profit on material orders is under 4 percent and construction fees average 3.2 percent, with some cases much lower. The report argues against the idea of "war millionaires" and says industry supports America by producing munitions, not profit.
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Army
Navy
America
Caution urged as school traffic returns and buses resume
Authorities warn motorists to slow down as children resume school travel. School buses will operate on primary, secondary and narrow county roads with youngsters walking and biking nearby. The warning cites real danger from bicycle riders and notes the school bus law must be followed to protect children throughout the year.
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Chesterhill
Pioneer English farmer grows American style sweet corn for sale
A historic English farmer raises corn in Britain using an American method. London papers explain corn as a valued food and delicacy among Anglo Indians, describing boiling, buttering, salt and pepper, then nibbling the cob like a rabbit. The piece notes possible wartime value of sweet corn trade.
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John
London
America
East
Britain
Norway compared to Iran in wartime outrage
The Boersen Zeitung condemns Iran invasion as brutal attack on a neutral state. The text then likens Iran to Norway, arguing the description fits both cases and reflects German indignation over foreign aggression.
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Iran
Boersen Zeitung
Norway
Raymond Clapper on Civilian Defense Lessons from England
Raymond Clapper argues American civilian defense should adapt British methods to fit U S needs not copy them. He highlights open air duties like fire fighting evacuation and first aid while noting class barriers blur in Britain and suggesting U S women focus on training first aid communal feeding and automobile transport for civilian defense both wartime and peacetime value.
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London
United States
England
Lady Reading
Tammany
America
SPAB Reviewed as Potential Fix in Washington Scene
Peter Edson analyzes the new seven member Supply Priorities and Allocations Board SPAB and its executive director Donald Marr Nelson noting the board could streamline the shift to all out defense economy. Nelson’s trusted leadership and Sears Roebuck experience cited as key to organizing wartime priorities amid political shifts.
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Washington
China
Great Britain
Russia & Co
OPM
Wallace
Leon Henderson
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Labor
Stimson
Knox
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
Baruch
SPAB
Donald Marr Nelson
Priorities Division
Nelson
Army
Navy
Sears- Roebuck
Chicago
White House
National Defense Advisory Council
ORM
Homecoming Draws Hundreds at Methods Church
Long Bottom hosts annual gathering with attendees from Pennsylvania New Jersey West Virginia Michigan and 17 Ohio counties. A noon basket dinner followed a business meeting and social time. Stanley Swan elected chairman and Grace Hawley secretary treasurer for the coming year.
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Long Bottom
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West Virginia
Michigan
Ohio
Stanley Swan
Grace Hawley Scretary
Harry Manning
R. A. Anderson
Clyde Alcorn
Sebring
Johnny Deffenbaugh
Bethesda
H. A. Hensley
Donald Matlack
Akron
Lucy Douglass
Cowdery
Chloe Anderson
Mollie Grimes
Alexandria
George Osborne
Racine
G. W. Curti
Helen Brooks
Jackie
Belpre
Parkersburg
W. D. Barton
Cleveland
Elmer Woode
Jeromesville
Fred Woode
Kenneth
Ashland
Linnie Swan
Stout Famil
A. C. Stout
Perry Curtis
Lancaster
David Yates
Washington, D. C
Jean Anne
W. S. Chevalier
Columbus
Stella Chevalier
Darsel Riebel
Dorothy Burden
Margaret Pickens
Public Forum Letter Claims A World Order Aligns Against Christianity
Leonard Tucker argues from a Bible perspective that victory by either Russia or Germany leads to the same anti Christian outcome. He says both nations serve money power, democracy fades, and a Godless world empire will arise threatening Zionism and Christianity with divine intervention to end it. Athens date September 1 1941.
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the Messenger
Russia
Germany
Britain
America
Leonard Tucker
Athens
Notable Local Highlights From Athens Meigs and Green Counties
Miss Clara Poston returned from a vacation at Yellow Springs and West Liberty. Forty Guernsey breeders from Meigs Athens Gallia and Vinton counties gathered at Fred Nelson’s Wilkesville home. Athens County Fair winners listed include Cora Biddie Catherine Brown and others in household manufacture. Townsend family reunion near Albany traces back to 1816. John Gleason honored for marble work and burial sites in Southeastern Ohio. Greens Run Orbiston church schools held a joint picnic and service with Orbiston losing the contest. Five thousand American soldiers’ bodies returned from France faced cremation risk at a Hoboken dock fire.
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Guernsey
Meigs
Athens
Gallia
Vinton Counties
Fred Nelson
Wilkesville
Household Manufacture
Athens County Fair
Cora Biddie
Catherine Brown
Bess Allen
Della Shaw
Pauline Mapes
Robert Coates
H. A. Starlin
T. N. Hoover
Bertine Sidders
Fred Dorre
Mary Dickens
Florence Bobo
Grace E. Potter
William A. Riston
Point Rock Social Briefs Recap of Local Visits and Events
Local residents in Athens Columbia and Wilkesville area hosted and visited family friends including Owen Kennedy Turner Holcomb Lowther and Young households. The Twentieth Annual American Legion bean dinner is planned for Wilkesville grove on September 6. Community members traveled to McArthur Wellston and Charlestown Indiana for shopping and family time.
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Point Rock
Owen Kennedy
Ronald
Athens
J A. Turner
Carpenter
Curtis Young
Charles Rife
L. D. Cottrill
Neva
Morris
Columbia
Helen Holcomb
Columbus
W. R. Holcomb
Beulah
Charleston
Betty Mae Young
Gomer Bowen
D. W. Morriss
McArthur
Wellston
Wilkesville
Bert Bable
Charlestown
Ind
W. D. Bable
Veterans Hospital Visit Noted for World War Soldier
Sam Culp of Benton township was at the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital Tuesday for an examination. He is a World War veteran who served with the local company and saw service overseas.
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Logan
Sam Culp
Benton Township
Chillicothe Veterans Hospital
Cheshire Chapter Plans Fortification Hill Family Picnic
Cheshire Chapter of Eastern Star schedules a family picnic for Friday evening September 5 on Fortification Hill with Masons and families invited. Transportation from the Masonic Hall at 6 PM. lunch baskets and table service required. rain location is Masonic Hall.
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Cheshire - Cheshire
Eastern Star
Fortification Hill
Masonic Hall
Julius Chandler
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
William Davis
Columbus
Kermit Massie
C. C. Peters
Clarabelle White
Mechanicsburg
Belle McCarty
New Plymouth
W. E. Thompson
Betty Swisher
Butler
Stanley Swisher
Foster Little
Martin Gandee
Middletown
Jenney Lou McCarty
Buckeye Lake
Louis Thompson
Toledo
Marvin Thomas
Cora Rowley
Ora McLain
Huntington
Cora Webb
Pomeroy
Clara Ward
Clifford Harrison
Newark
Raymond Grover
Otto Rothgeb
Dale Allensworth
Helen
Rucker Neal
E. M. Musgrave
Nellie McCarty
Autos Crash In Guysville
Autos crash reports from Guysville last week include a Lincoln from Columbus returning from Atlanta that struck a telephone pole near the George Chesser property, causing damage and injuring several. another wreck Sunday near Mrs L V McLaughlin's yard sent a young couple skidding over a cement wall en route from Springfield to Parkersburg with no serious injuries.
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Guysville
Columbus
Atlanta
George Chesser
Guysville Telephone Co
L. V. McLaughlin
Springfield
Parkersburg
Guy Starkey
Hornell
New York
George F. Starkey
Theodore Hawk
Emmons
Minn
Warner
Minnie Hawk Christy
Hawk
Beulah Hutchens
Alma Hutchens
Athens R.D
Gladys Irvin
Gladys Lee Simmons
John Simmons
Mary Patton
Greenfield
Burch Simmons
Claire Martin
Emma Bean
Sugar Creek
Vern Starkey
Akron
G. F. Starkey
Great Smoky Mountains
Virla
Stanton Graham and Son
Wyandotte
Mich
Graham
Ada Christy
F. B. Bean
Co. L. Brooks
Buckeye Lake
Rosemary Mantz
Robert Doster
Tiffin
Pauleta McLaughlin
Paul Mansfield
P. G. Chapman
Mansfield
Canaanville
Stewart
Leta V. McLaughlin
Pauleta
Bob
Janice
Michigan
Canada
Gray Owl Befriends Beavers Near Cabana Streams
Gray Owl, an Apache Indian of Cabana Quebec, Canada, has befriended local beavers. The beavers follow him along the streams, climbing in and out as he moves through the area.
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Gray Owl
Cabana
Quebec
Canada
Vacation and secrets at Lake Olivera mansion
Six people retreat to a summer cottage on Lake Olivera. Explosive research ties to secret Wondrosoap project. Kay and Joe reveal appreciation and plans as romance lingers and Ted faces a money driven future. Joe and Mary depart for school as Kay and Ted dread a marriage question.
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Joe
Ted
Mary
Benton
Kay
Flynn
Taylor
Europe
Tim Donovan
FBI
Hans Stadt
United States
Hans
Washington
Chemical Research
Army Ordnance
Tim
Lake Olivera
Joe Benton
Ted Andrews
Farmers To Attend Feeder Calf Meeting
Farmers invited to a feeder calf meeting at the courthouse on Monday evening September 22 at 7 30. Extension service orders for about 100 calves placed and more expected. Discussion will cover prices and calf types.
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Logan
Extension Service Office
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid Plans Friday Meeting
Taylor Ridge residents gather for Labor Day weekend visits as families from Amesville Canton and Columbus join locals. Social activity centers on the Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Carl Hildebrand’s home while extended kin visit from Akron Athens Glouster and Jacksonville over the holiday.
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Taylor Ridge
Ladies Aid Society
Carl Hildebrand
Clifford Olbers
Marie
Joy Pummell
Mildred Strubble
Bob Strubble
Logan
Fred Olbers
Mont Davis
Columbus
John Wind Ger
Clyde Canter
Della Chalfant
Akron
Perry Chalfant
Geraldine Nagle
Amesville
Ernest Chalfany
Canton
William Davis
Ironton
Chester Davis
James Bulloch
Evan Davis
John Davis
Jacksonville
Elmer Davis
Dora Heffken
W. D. Coey
Russel
Dorothey Kempton
Athens
Hollister High School
John E. Wandlin
Bert Judson
Clifford Brooks
Spencer of
Glouster
Julia Herbst
Dayton
Hermen Kempton
Frank Sabo
Millfield
James Golding
Clara
Gladys Hildebrand
Carl Welling Ham
Labor Day
Alvin Ward
Jacqueline Ward
C. E. Chevalier
Dwight Smith
Ronnie
Carol Ann
Bishopville
William Bulstron
Donald Hooper
Pat Bulstron
John Hooper
Gertrude Lainey
Elle Lindholm
Cleveland
Carl Lainey
Felix Lindholm
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Peter Edson
Washington Scene
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Minford
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West Liberty
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W. H. Townsend
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John Gleason
Gleason
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Orbiston
Frederick Treadley
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Charles Bradfield
Guy Osborne
Lahugh
Pendergrass
France
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