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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1941
Page
4
Fall Opening and the New Business Climate
Nation's Business notes autumn shifts in policy and economy as defense needs reshape prices wages taxes and production. Business leaders face uncertainty about demand capacity and distribution while patriotic pressures and public notices signal continued commerce amid change and caution.
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Defense
America
The Souvenir Hunting Season Wanes in U S Travel
A National Park Service regional director says Americans are less souvenir crazy and more interested in sightseers. Stolen towels chips and ash trays are no longer seen as vacation testimonials, as travel should broaden mind and spirit, not clutter shelves.
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National Park Service
Navy seeks 13000 men monthly for wartime training
The Navy calls for 13 000 recruits each month to train sailors for the growing two ocean fleet. It emphasizes that a navy is built on men as much as ships and guns, citing historic leaders who stepped forward and pledging future recruits for Stark Kimmel and King.
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United States
Jones
Bainbridge
Preble
Decatur
Porter
Farragut
Dewey
Stark
Kimmel
King
Hopeless Optimist Outlook Amid Rising Turbulence
A snappy line notes the speaker’s stance as a perennial optimist despite worsening conditions. The quote frames a belief that positive thinking prevails even as circumstances deteriorate, hinting at resilience and continued hope despite external pressures.
Encirclement Strategy in World War II Debate
Raymond Clapper argues in London that Hitler is trapped in a vast encirclement shaped by British, American, and Soviet forces. He stresses production and shipping as key, praises British air power, and calls for coordinated Allied efforts to seal the ring and wear down Germany.
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London
Hitler
Germany
Russia
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Channel
French
Portugal
Spain
Mediterranean
Iran
United States
RAF
Middle East
Soviet Navy Mystique Shifts in Pacific War Bluff
Peter Edson surveys wartime naval strength and secrets, noting Soviet submarines may outmatch expectations while the Red fleet remains opaque. He details Norden bomb sight secrecy, acoustic mine evolution, convoy risks, and a mobile blood bank concept for emergency transfusion support.
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
Readers invited to contribute brief signed letters on current events. Submissions should be concise to fit multiple items per day. Signed contributions must include the writer’s name for publication.
State Guard at Camp Perry reports week of training and cohesion
Denver N. Bricker writes from Camp Perry describing Company B Ohio State Guard’s week of drills at the camp. He notes eager soldiers, first-timers adjusting to military life, rainbound tents, strong meal service, and officers who lead closely. The unit wins the rifle match, earns a Governor’s cap, and aims to return home ready to serve Ohio.
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the Messenger
Ohio State Guard
Camp Perry
Woodworth
Slagle
Perry
Ohio
Denver N. Bricker
Blue Lake Personal and Social Notes
Sixty Sunday School scholars from Elizabeth Chapel enjoyed a picnic at Roadside Park Kerrs Station. Miss Virginia Rose Houck is ill. Miss Myra Evelyn Sheets of Columbus, who attended business college, secured a position in Columbus and taught school three years. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hazlett. granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hazelett. Belle Plymale of Detroit spent the weekend with the Barie and Porter families and Zenia Shaw. visited Detroit and Windsor. The Wrights of Covington Va. were guests of Mrs. Caldwell. Schools resumed Sept. 2. Osin Roush and Sheets visited Athens. William Thivener plans move to Columbus. Rev. Ted Waller of Zanesville completed a two week meeting at St. Nicholas Church. Rev. Harley Brucker and family visited Gallipolis and Newark. Delbert Boster moved to Gallipolis.
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Blue Lake
Elizabeth Chapel
Kerrs Station
Virginia Rose Houck
Myra Evelyn Sheets
Columbus
Miss Sheets
C. E. Sheets
Robert Hazlett
James Hazelett
Belle Plymale
Detroit
Nettie Barie
C. E. Porter
Curtis Swann
Jimmy
Zenia Shaw
Windsor
Canada
Jesse Wright
Covington
William Caldwell
Orin Roush
Sheets
Athens
William. Thivener
Ted Waller
Zanesville
St. Nicholas
Gallia County
Harley Brucker
Eric
Adam Brucker
Reverend Brucker
Miss Ruth
Everett Brucker
Newark
Delbert Boster
Gallipolis
Age Reckoning at Pension Time in Bladen
Poet laments aging as pensions arrive. The speaker recalls once being 455 but now 65, noting inflation of age with time and urging others including old maids to know their true ages when the pension is due. Signed by Mrs C E Sheets from Bladen Ohio R D No 1.
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United States
Washington
Red Cross
C. E. Sheets
Bladen, O
R. D
Minersville Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Minersville residents report a flurry of weekend guests and family gatherings. Grafton Grueser and two Columbus daughters visited their mother Elizabeth Grueser as relatives from Columbus Chicago and Napoleon enjoyed time with kin.
Double wedding in suspense as Kay longs for Ted
Kay plans a romantic lakefront moment for Ted to propose to her, while Joe and Mary prepare to marry. Ted disappears after a kiss and a doorknob gift, prompting searches, detective efforts, and a waiting game. Ted reappears in Niagara Falls, reuniting with Kay as questions about the breakup fade.
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Kay
Joe
Mary
Ted
Joe Benton
the Lake
Flynn
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Corning Social Notes Highlight Local Activities
School enrollment dips as Corning public schools report 166 pupils in the lower grades and 237 in junior high and high school. Miss Van Atta substitutes in Latin and English after Mary Elizabeth Babcock’s resignation. Christening at St Bernard’s for two week old Robert Francis Marolt with sponsors Catherine Hillis and Tony Orecchio. Family dinner at maternal grandparents’ home. Gladie Morgan hosts a club gathering with prizes and lunch for members. Auxiliary officers elected including Thelma Frasure president and plans for games party. St Bernard School gearing up for opening Sept 8 with book preparations. Bake sale planned Sept 13 in front of Deanie Johnson’s restaurant. Women’s Society of Christian Service and United Brethren Church groups meet with devotions, stewardship program, and upcoming meetings.
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Robert Francis
Carl Marolt
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
Anthony Tague
Catherine Hillis
Tony Orecchio
Dominic Orecchio
Leona Hillis
Mary Towner
Legion Hall
S. Valley St
Thelma Frasure
Edna Dunlap
Minnie Dunlap
Deanie Johnson
Main St
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Janet Mason
Gertie Spencer
Gladie Morgan
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