The Athens Messenger and Herald masthead notes publication details
The page lists the Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co with Frederick W. Bu as publisher and Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It notes circulation affiliations, Associated Press rights, and national reps. Subscription rates show one year four fifty, six months two fifty, ten weeks one dollar, weekly carrier rate.
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Athens
Frederick W. Bu
Big Sur
Athens Messengers& Herald Printing Co
G K. B
Mgr Charlies H. Harris
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Gallia
Hocking
Merorgan
Vinton
Washington
Public debate on defense and unemployment in the 1930s
The piece warns that defense job training may mask unemployment and long term relief dependence. It criticizes voters and politicians for focusing on foreign defense while neglecting domestic issues, urging awareness before election deadlines.
Red Scare Calls for Loyal Selection of Guardsmen
An editorial urges purge of suspected radicals from the National Guard and reserves before training. It warns foreign influence in large cities and calls for careful background checks and loyal American citizens to guard defense funds and prevent revolutionary use of military knowledge.
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National Guard
Tastes and Brands Influence Consumer Habits
The piece argues that tobacco brands win customers after fifty cigarettes establishing a taste and addicting buyers while coffee brands cycle with temporary switches as households seek perceived improvement. It notes Duncan Hines on taste fatigue and urges temporary brand changes to reset expectations.
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Duncan Hines
Defense talks coordinate Pan American anti subversion efforts
Officials report quiet but steady work across American countries to share control measures against fifth column activity. The Pan American Union has called a conference to align police and judicial steps and exchange data on espionage sabotage treason sedition and other subversive acts.
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Havana
Pan American Union
Glass Neckties Spark Odd Fashion Trend
Fragmentary remark suggests new glass neckties sparked by curiosity. The text hints at a bizarre scenario where sales staff may be involved in emergencies, reflecting a surreal commentary on modern trends and truth.
Maine election signals mixed Republican gains in 1940
The Maine results show Republicans winning 64 percent for governor and 59 percent for senator, offering a healthy gain since 1936 but not a clear national victory. Editorials note the Romney trend, cautions about statewide results predicting national outcomes, and discuss Britain, Willkie, and peacetime conscription shaping the fall campaign.
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Washington
Maine
Joseph Martin
Hoover
Landon
Roosevelt
Vermont
Willkie
Low Countries
France
Britain
Congress
WPA waiting list grows as defense jobs lag in relief program
Bruce Catton notes WPA employment remains high with about 1.69 million on rolls and a 1,000,000 waiting list. He cites slow defense reemployment, southern relief increases, and a 1937 crash-era backlog as factors, predicting little relief before broad reemployment.
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Washington
WPA
Congress
Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Required
The Public Forum invites readers to submit signed letters on current events. Writers must include their signature for publication. Short submissions are encouraged to fit more items in each day’s edition.
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Messenger
Defense Debates Conscription Versus Building Up Forces
Joe French of Middleport criticizes Charles Larson's defense stance arguing conscription would pull millions from families and jobs during peacetime. He says defenses can grow without conscription by trimming red tape and adjusting enlistment terms, and warns against trusting a dictator in America. He questions current equipment shortages and suggests practical steps.
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the Messenger
Charles Larson
Forum
Nazi Germany
Germany
America
Hitler
Joe French
Middleport
Sept
Social Briefs From Syracuse Community
Syracuse residents host and visit family members over the weekend. Local students depart for Ohio University and Wyoming teaching positions. Evengelistic services to begin at the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene after the Methodist conference.
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Syracuse
E. G. Campbell
Hallam
Byron Spence
Columbus
George Henderson
Allen Underhill
N. J. Karr
Marcia Karr
Ben Quisenberry
Roger
David Flanagan
Athens
Ohio University
Gladys
Mildred Crooks
Lenora Campbell
Eleanor Karr
Wyoming
Charles Henderson
Canton
Robert Roberts
Robert, Pomeroy
I. G. Fleming
W. F. Bartels
Henry Zeiher
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Bertha Lawrence
Mainwaring
Syracuse Methodist Church
Ohio Methodist Conference
Lakeside
Betty Allen
Akron
David Cuckler
Cuckler
J. E. Carleton
Syracuse Public
Dan Rizer
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Louis XIV's Button Obsession and Exquisite Jewels
King Louis XIV reportedly spent about 600000 dollars each year on buttons. He owned buttons set with diamonds and other precious stones, reflecting an extravagant fashion fixation.
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Louis XIV
France
What America Means to Me
A reflective address frames Americanism as an idea rather than a place advancing democracy equality liberty and the American Dream. It warns against narrow nationalistic America first views and urges an inclusive, pan human culture embracing immigrants from Europe Africa and beyond.
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United States
Plymouth Rock
Ellis Island
British Isles
Europe
Scandinavia
Italy
Poland
Balkans
East
Mexico
Africa
You came when I was busy poem by Marguerite Moore Bidwell
A brief verse by Marguerite Moore Bidwell from Bidwell Ohio. The speaker recalls being deaf to a call while overwhelmed by hate and care until God spoke and offered a ransom of life and serenity. The poem ends with acceptance of that transformative gift.
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God
Marguerite Moore Bidwell
Star of Bethlehem linked to planets in ancient belief
The article notes that many astronomers believed the star of Bethlehem was formed by Jupiter Mars and Saturn appearing closely together as seen by the Wise Men.
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Bethlehem
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Sue Mary in a City Studio Party and Crusade
Sue Mary, a stenographer, meets Nick, Vera, and the Youth Progress crowd at Natalie’s studio party. The group argues for independent political influence while she bonds with Joe and enjoys a sense of freedom, planning a possible future with marriage and home life. The tale mixes romance with early 1940s social activism and a longing for purpose.
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Sue Mary Jefferson
Joe Stefanski
Sue Mary
Nick Alexander
Youth Progress Group
Vera Oliver
Nick
Natalie
Vera
Mary
Russia
Joe
Broadwell Social and Brief Personal Notes
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank James included Alex Guess and daughter Marie from Carbon Hill and Fred H Sisk, Columbus, plus Florence Sisk of Miami. Other visitors were J F Maxwell J S Hill and Joseph Youngs family from Springfield. Local socials note travels and visits across nearby towns.
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Jaunita White
Lawrence White
Albany
Ella Ogg
Leonard Smith
Rockland
Lotie Brill
Mt. Carmel
Elmer White
Iowa
Bernard White
Kenneth
William Cummings
Ellis Run
Evalina Brill
Keith
George Starling
Todds
Racine Social And Personal Happenings Around Town
Racine residents shared visits and gatherings across several towns. Families traveled to Indianapolis Columbus Nelsonville Meigs County Fair and Marietta for Citizenship Day while others hosted dinners and picnics in Racine Broad Run Long Dale Graham Station Apple Grove and Gravel Hill reflecting a busy social season.
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Racine
Paul Curtis
Mr. Curtis
James L Alley
Indianapolis
Charles Jiiden
George Neigler
Dwight Ross
Columbus
Jake Gaul
Ruth Ann
Herbert Banks
John Circle
Eleanor
Mary Jean Watson
Marian Simpson
Emma Jane Jividen
Charles Mallory
Bobbie
Marietta
Martha Neigler
Roy Sayre
Jan Neigler
Bobbie Cleland
Bobbie Dye
Emma Jividen
S. H. Fadely
Roy Proffitt
Emma Jane
Jividen
Will Carnahan
Joe Beegle
Shirley
Meigs County Fair
Harry Roush
Clifford Beegle
Pittsburgh
Richard Beegle
Guy Beegle
Tommy
Ira Beegle
Charlie Beegle
Edward
Racine R. D
Betty Beegle
Bob McKelvey
Norma Kay
Apple Grove
Vera Beegle
Annie Hoopes
Myrtle Curtis
Winifred Gibbs
Althea Hayman
Dorothy Wolfe
Johnnie Clark
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