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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1941

Page

4

Athens Messenger publishing details and affiliations

The Athens Messenger published in Athens Ohio outlines its 1825 founding, 1929 publisher Frederick W Bush era, and printing under GME Athens Messenger Herald Printing Co. Gordon K Bush as publisher and general manager with Charles H Harris as managing editor. It notes Associated Press rights and local post office entry.

Frederick W. Bush Athens Messenger. & Herald Printing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association Associated Press Athens Post Office

Subscription rates by carrier in several counties

Rates listed for subscriptions in Athens Gallia Hocking Mel Morgan Vinton and Washington counties. One year four dollars six months two fifty ten weeks one dollar. Extra postage rates in other zones on application. National representatives John W Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland. Advertising rates on application. Nominal obituary and card of thanks charges.

Athens Gallia Hocking Mel Morgan Vinton Washington John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland

America Reassessing War Pressures On Hitler And Japan

The Greer incident and U S Navy posture put Hitler on notice while raising questions about his true aims. Japan faces a shifting balance as the United States and allies gain the upper hand in the Pacific and across Asia, with Tokyo’s threats viewed as bluff to influence negotiations.

America U.S.S Greer Hitler United States Heth Mediterranean Middle East Atlantic Europe Washington Tokyo Japan Pacific White House State Department China Russia England Holland Orient Germany Asia East Indies Soviet Union London Berlin France Britain Dutch East Indies

Reading the real cost of London bombing raids

The Economist cites an insurance firm figure showing 3 percent losses to London holdings in two years of war, equating to about 480 million dollars in property damage. The piece argues that total war losses exceed dollar estimates, with the true stakes far beyond financial figures.

London Economist British Financial Journal

Quote on legs and stockings from Russell Markert

New York dance teacher Russell Markert asserts men have always focused on women's legs and will continue to do so regardless of stockings. The remark reflects attitudes about fashion and gendered gaze.

Russell Markert N. Y

Courtship Dilemma Quoted In Kingstree Probate Records

A humorous remark from a courtship dispute reaches Probate Judge Snowden of Kingstree South Carolina. The speaker laments that drunkenness ruins marriage prospects while sobriety would doom the match. The quip reflects social norms of courtship in the era.

Snowden Kingstree, S. C

British openness invites US lawmakers to visit wartime Britain

Raymond Clapper argues for a small group of US lawmakers to visit Britain to observe lend-lease operations and war production. He says such trips would inform Congress, reduce reliance on propaganda, and help ensure proper use of American funds while noting Washington officials already share the burden of direct observation.

London Brendan Bracken American Congress House Senate England United States Congress Washington Army Navy Jerry Land Maritime Commission Harry Hopkins

Washington Senate weighs movie industry in dress rehearsal

Peter Edson previews a Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee dress rehearsal on potential probes into moving pictures as propaganda and anti Nazi content. The session, led by Senator D Worth Clark with counsel Wendell Willkie, seeks whether a full investigation should follow.

Washington Capitol Hill Hollywood Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Wendell Willkie Nicholas Schenck Harry Warner Barney Balaban Darry Zanuck D. Worth Clark Pocatello Idaho Gerald P. Nye Cooperstown N. D United States Senate

Perry County Court Notes Show Annexation Hearing Planned

Perry County commissioners plan a Roseville annexation hearing expected to double the town population to about 2700. The court deals with probates, estates, divorces, licenses, and local business licenses amid ongoing county finance actions.

New Lexi County Roseville

Sharpsburg Social and Brief Personal Notes

Sharpsburg notices list weekend visits from Canton Marietta Rutland Detroit Elm Grove W Va Athens Athens Joy Bartlett Lathrop and McDougal along with several family gatherings. Property transfers show Daugherty et al. to Harvey and Maud Dobbins and Beattie to Beattie coal land in Pike Township.

Sharpsburg Floyd Grimes Canton Maria Grimes C. T. Strode Pollyanna Armstrong Marietta June Armstrong Rutland B. E. Armstrong Bernard Walker Columbus Charles Burns Detroit Cecil Burns Clarence Kerns D. N. Mulford Ray Mulford Elm Grove W. Va Forest Cavey Dayton John Cavey Trimble Cc. T. Strode Warren Miller Joy Amelia Wolf Athens Daugherty Harvey Maud Dobbins Reading Township Milton Margaret Beattie John F. Riley Pike Township Allen Beattie Fulton Beattie

Letter from H. A. Wooley Prefers Service Over Candidacy

The editor records a signed column from Athens Ohio citizen H. A. Wooley announcing he will not seek the mayoral office this season. He urges residents to put aside self and work to improve Athens, thanking supporters and calling for collective effort.

the Messenger Athens Ohio H. A. Wooley

Two Roads in Life by Marguerite Moore

Poem reflects on choosing between a righteous path and a worldly detour. The white shining road offers prayer and Christ like footprints on Calvary, while the other road profits from sin and leads to lost souls. Marguerite Moore Bidwell, Bidwell, O.

Marguerite Moore Bidwell, O

Bride from the Sky Chapter 1 An Airman and a Journalist

Judy Allen, an associate editor in Manhattan, dreams of a future with aviator Sandy Ammerman. After he departs with a promise to return, she longs for him while weighing career and romance. A sudden news item interrupts her plans, foreshadowing danger and change as she heads to work.

Judy Allen Sandy Ammerman LaGuardia Judy Couturier Sandy San Francisco Skyways, Incorporated Mars Judy Sweet Darling Spain China Harvard Philip Rogers Philip Phil Manhattan Bali Guatemala East Indies Lunts Helen Hayes Washington Square Congress Fifth Avenue

Mineral Social And Personal Highlights

Mineral Social and Personal notes list visits and gatherings in Albany Asbury Ridge New Boston Barberton and nearby areas with residents and guests including El don McDaniel Edward Betts Eva Kennard Cornelia Dunn G L Stout Hiram Wadley Elza Dunn Thurman Sickels Annie Pike Em met Lowe Bessie Plantz Emma Jenkins Paul Coley J P Snyder Solomon Scott and others. Community quilting event at Methodist Church Thursday afternoon to aid the church.

Eldon McDaniel Albany Frank McDaniel Edward Betts Eva Kennard Asbury Ridge California Elza Elmer Dunn Cornelia Dunn Thurman Floyd Dunn Charles Edward New Boston George Shingler Labor Day Barberton Frank Sickels Annie Pike Morris J. P. Snyder Philip Karney Dayton Kate Karney Washington, D. C Solomon Scott S. P. Shingler U. S. Navy Sherwood U. S

Legion Moves Equipment to New Logan Quarters

Logan Post of the American Legion relocated part of its gear to the James Block after a regular meeting last week. The move shifts operations from the Hansel Building to the new quarters.

Logan Logan Post American Legion James Block Hansel Building

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The Athens Messenger Raymond Clapper Peter Edson Washington Scene Perry County Cora Palm Francon Pleas Cour Paul Foltz Johnstown Pike Grace Foltz Foltz Paul Bexley Hinds Iles Albert Churry Velma Garvin Richard Houck Della Gossman Paul Cavince George B. Stevens Helen V. Lynn Thornville Fred M Lulu M. Combs Charles Norris Paul Repack Corning Mary E. Buckley Morris H. Buckley C. M. Garrett Crooksville Paul and Florine Gordon Glenford Mary E. King Robert Kieffer New Straitsville John C. Fleming Justice of the Peace Court Shawnee Phillips R. Gibbons John R. Abram Bella Blackwell Lloyd Blackwell Common Pleas Mary B. Sowers Stanton B. Sowers Harold Moore Fanny Moore A. S. McGonagle Common Pleas Court Robert Don Hamilton Buckeye Lake Emily Irene Gartin Carl G. Swinehart Jefferson Shell Emma L Junction City Wooley Poet's Corner Messenger Fach By Galbraith NEA Service Inc T. M. Reg U.S. Pat Bride BY Helen Welshimer Chapter NEA Service ING Legion
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