The Athens Messenger Masthead and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger page lists the 1825 establishment, publishers Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush, and editor Charles H. Harris. It notes daily and Sunday editions, association memberships, AP rights, and subscription rates by carrier and mail across several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Encirclement and the War Web Across Nations and People
The essay discusses encirclement as a metaphor for global tension, noting how nations and individuals feel surrounded by others. It predicts a tightening war web around the American people, with reference to Roosevelt and the freedom of the seas, comparing current threats to Germany's WWI claims of encirclement.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Back to School and the Value of Freedom
An essay urges gratitude for American liberty as students return to school. It contrasts U S freedoms with censorship and propaganda in other countries and calls for reflection on preserving liberty. The piece emphasizes unbiased information, personal growth, and responsible civic respect.
Beaverbrook Warns England Faces Final War Front
Lord Beaverbrook argues Britain could be the war’s final battleground. He urges ramping tank production and American aid as Hitler aims at England through a Europe-wide front, while pledging Moscow cooperation and warning Russia losses threaten Allied supply lines.
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London
United States
Russia
Lord Beaverbrook
England
Hiller
Hitler
West
Beaverbrook
Ministry of Supply
Churchill
British Isles
Niagara Falls
Germany
Scandinavia
Cherbourg
Moscow
Harriman
Charles H Wyatt dies. Athens leader remembered
Charles H Wyatt longtime Athens resident and member of a prominent Athens County family dies. He Led civic social and business affairs, worked in farming and business, and remained active in church and public life, leaving a broad, beneficent influence on neighbors and associates.
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Charles H. Wyatt
Athens
Athens County
Ames Township
Joshua Wyatt
Charles Wyatt
West
Senate Slot Tax Debate Sparks Mock Heroic Rhetoric
Peter Edson skewers Senate debate on a 13 billion package amid rising deficits and defense costs. He highlights Berkeley L. Bunker’s defense of slot machine taxes, his Mormon bishopric, and sharp exchanges with Senator Tobey, framing the session as fiscal theater.
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Washington
Senate
Nero
Berkeley L. Bunker
Las Vegas
Nev
Patrick Henry
Virginia House of Burgesses
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Berkeley Bunker
Hitler
Bunker
Key Pittman
Nevada
New Hampshire
Banker
Broad way to hell versus narrow path to heaven
Leonard Tucker from Athens laments the spread of vice on the broad road to hell, urging preachers to unite and warn souls. He argues Scripture implies few are saved and questions how the unholy masses can reach salvation without collective action.
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the Messenger
Hell
Heaven
Jesus
Leonard Tucker
Athens
Ode to the One Room Schoolhouse and Memories
Poet's Corner features a reader contributed verse dedicated to Grosvenor School in Rome Township. The poem recalls rural school life, winter sledding, shared water from a farmhouse, early education, and lasting bonds of friendship from a past era. Signed by Lena Smith Starlin, New England, Ohio.
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Lena Smith Starlin
New England
Personal and Social Notes of Zaleski
ZALESKI Mr and Mrs Stephen Cram celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary Sept 4. They have lived in Vinton County except five years in Massachusetts. They are parents of three, Charles at home and Bertha Walton and Sylvia Conrad of Lancaster. Mr and Mrs Albert Pennell marked 50 years Sept 8 with a second party in Lancaster. They have four children and several grandchildren. Local residents attended Madison and Wesley homecomings. A new baby Ivan Leroy born to Roy Peters and Alice McGlaughlin Sept 1. twin daughters to Clifton Albaugh and Aug 29 daughter to Philip Colley.
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Zaleski
Stephen Cram
McArthur
Massachusetts
Vinton County
Charles
Bertha Walton
Sylvia Conrad
Lancaster
Albert Pennell
Atbell
Robert Lohse
Robert Joseph
Herman Lohse
Middleport
Harold Lohse
James Robert
Shelby
C. E. Kyle
Roy
Lloyd
Dale
Irene
Grove City
Alonzo Arbell
Charles Rhodes
Floyd
A. Z. O'Leary
A. H. Hayes
Ella Mae
Joan
Mary Elizabeth
Kenneth
Helen
Eileen Siderton
Pennell
Kyle
Arbell
Hayes
Vernon
Idaho
Andrews
Vanderford
Herrold
Cram
Elk Township
Herrold Dam
John Andrews
Clyde West
Billy
Aaron
Arthur
Tommy
Martha Mae
John West
Prattsville
Henry Harkins
Carpenter
William Andrews
Nancy
Will Scott
Margaret
Columbus
Little Ted Cram
Ivan Leroy
Roy Peters
Alice McGlaughlin
Dundas
Clifton Albaugh
Philip Colley
Germany Recedes to One Doctor for Three Thousand Citizens
In Germany the doctor to population ratio worsened to 1 per 3000 as 10000 Jews were removed from the list and many physicians were drafted for military service.
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Germany
Bride From the Sky Charms with Air Adventure
Judy Allen plans a westward flight to visit Aviator Sandy Ammerman after learning he is safe from a test crash. A mysterious message delays her, then a telegram confirms his love as she races to join him, while a rival suitor watches closely.
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Judy Allen
Sandy Ammerman
Philip Rogers
Judy
Phil
Skyways
Ammerman
Union Station
West
Philip
Sandy
The
Air
Chicago
LaGuardia Field
Paradise
Vinton County election filings and court notes
McArthur voters see 174 candidates filed by 6 30 p m Friday for county offices. Nine seek county school board posts and school levies will go to voters. Foreclosure and civil petitions noted. jurors to be drawn October term. welfare, road and surplus rules updated. reclassification of 96 registrants and 50 Class 1-A reserve urged for October November drafts.
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Vinton County
Joe Hagerty
Vinton Two
Ronald E. Simms
Vinton Bolen
Lew Bolen
Common Pleas ‘Court
J. W.darby
Standard Oil Co. Inc
Burgess
Elsie Greenwood
Vinton County Child Welfare Service
Ursula Gallagher
Children's Bureau
Cleveland
Miss Gallagher
McArthur Stone Co
Ponetown Road
Harrison Township
Brown ‘Township
Two Mile Road
Vinton County Selective Service
Herbert Hamilton
McjArthur
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Athens Post ——_e
Gallia
Hocking
Vinton
John W. Cullen Company
New York
Detroit
LY Ley
Raymond Clapper
Krivoirog
Dnepropetrovsk
Pittsburgh
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Grosvenor School
Rome Township
Harvey
Rays
McGuffey
By Galbraith
Daean Brethi
Bride
BY Helen Welshimer
NEA Service, Inc
Chapter
Vinton County Court
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