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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1941

Page

4

Local Newspaper Notices and Subscriptions

Public notice text outlines Associated Press rights and rates for subscriptions and obituaries. Includes distribution regions Gallia Hocking Le Mor Vinton Washington Counties with prices for different terms and mailing rates. National reps listed including John W. Cullen Company in Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland.

Gallia Hocking le Mor Vinton Washington John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland

Ohio Guardsmen progress in South camps

Encouraging notes from official sources describe Ohio National Guardsmen advancing toward modern warfare readiness in South maneuvers. Veterans will rotate back to civil life as younger trainees fill roles, with specialized training and massive equipment buildup aimed at meeting future emergencies and deterring war.

Ohio National Hitler

No Master Race Ahead In Europe Says Critics

The piece argues Europe will not become under a master race controlled from Berlin and warns against returning to international anarchy. It urges studying Nazism to expose its horror and to motivate a better path toward freedom for European peoples.

Europe Hitler Mussolini Berlin

Navy ships rise as wartime production speeds up

The piece notes frequent ship launches at Pt Pleasant and other yards, highlighting booming U S naval output. It argues for expanding both ships and bombers to bolster defense, stressing England's reliance on ships and the threat of a German fleet.

Gallipolis Pt. Pleasant Ohio South England United States Germany

Quote on simplification and propaganda limits

A SPAB official notes the gap between simplification and standardization while a comment on propaganda underscores that trickery often evades detection. The quote links Nelson remarks to broader concerns over messaging and manipulation.

Donald M. Nelson SPAB

Censorship and daily life for American reporters in London

Raymond Clapper describes censorship and studio controls in wartime London. He recalls censor bean counters Warr Trouncher and Toye, the humorous insights into British life, pubs, shelters, and the public’s stoic resilience against air raids. He notes Brits prefer self rule over German conquest and rejects appeasement.

Knudsen Chooses Walter Harrison For Defense Construction

In the early defense effort Big Bill Knudsen selects Walter S. Harrison of AT and T as construction adviser and head of production for OPM. Harrison, rising from private industry to oversee shipbuilding, ordnance and machine tools, has delivered with minimal fuss.

Washington Big Bill Knudsen John Biggers National Defense Advisory Committee New Defense Organization Walter S. Gifford American Telephone and Telegraph Company Gifford W. H. Harrison Knudsen Army Navy Harrison OPM London W. Averill Harriman

New Plymouth WCTU Meeting and Community News

The New Plymouth WCTU held its regular meeting at the Hawk home with plans to attend the county convention on Sept 18 in McArthur. Local residents including A J Hinerman, Mrs Olive Weede and many families attended social events and visits in Wesley, Columbus, Cincinnati and surrounding areas.

New Plymouth Misses Hawk WCTU McArthur A. J. Hinerman Union Furnace Olive Weede Columbus Viola McGathey Stanley Miller Cincinnati Howard Hockman Canal Winchester Homer Wilson Elyria Wesley Harley Remy Earle Heinlein Board of Health H. W. Harden Logan Mary Harris Raymond Konkright Wesleyan College Delaware Jeffersonville Board of Education Leon T. Heinlein Cleveland Heinlein Ohio University Hamden Missionary Society of the Church Eva Swaim Cleo Brown Elda Shover Amy Jones Beda Williams Verna Vollenweider Anna Heinlein Minnie Darby Ida Gray Springfield Cora Cox Stella Smith Phoebe Reynolds Axe Harold O. W. Williams Ernest Lolita Chas. Wycuff Maude Lantz Otto Lockel Wm. Morrison Marion Brown Carl Wallar S. M. Heinlein Katharine Cassell Elizabeth Heinlein John Heinlein Stratford Conn Junior Heinlein

Corning Social Notes Highlights Local Events

Corning St Bernard's Church picnic set for Sept 13 at Sunday Creek Coal grounds near Hermey s garage with supper and games. PTA plan for Sept 15 at 7 30 pm in high school auditorium with social time and lunch. Class 13 of Methodist Church to host Sept 29 party in church social rooms with lunch served to guests and members.

Corning St. Bernard's Church Sunday Creek Coal Company Hermey PTA Parent-Teacher Association Flora Briggs Lee Thomas Briggs Methodist Church Thomas Blanche Wilson Mary Dibble Columbus Lulu Dunlap Cecil Bell Mary and Gertie Spence Edith Swartz Gladie Morgan Lora Longley Mable Dunlap Mrs. E. C. Hardin Vivian Keller Frances Fieming Marie Keller Mary Roof Helen Refaniti

Lat A Lot Club Members Dine Visit Lancaster Theater

Tilabel Foura Wilma Spence Edna Charlton Mary Swartz and Frances Spence of the Lat A Lot Club dined at Blosser's Restaurant in Logan and attended a Lancaster Theater party. Wilma Spence hosted the club at her home Friday night. Carl Hermey, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hermey, is among 50 graduates at Cleveland College of Embalming ceremonies at Western Reserve University on Thursday evening September 14.

Tilabel Foura Wilma Spence Edna Louise Charlton Mary Frances Swartz Frances Belle Spence Logan Blosser Lancaster Carl Hermey Henry Hermey Cleveland College of Embalming Western Reserve University

Ice Cream Sale Planned by Plan Ice Cream Sale

The Philosophy Class of the United Brethren Church met Tuesday night and arranged an ice cream sale for Wednesday September 17. Louise Wemmer and Lena Fenneken led a devotional period before the business session. A social hour featured a Bible game and hymn contest followed by a potluck lunch with many named attendees.

Philos United Brethren Church Louise Wemmer Lena Fenneken Gertrude Gladden Verna Marshall Alice Mae Wilson Isabel McLain Edith Davis Lu Brown Bertha

Pastor Begins Fifth Year at U B Church

Rev. Arthur Shonkwiler presented the first quarter program to the Sunday School and church last Sunday, adopted by the official board on Monday. The Junior Christian Endeavor met after vacation with Mrs. Bertha Ferguson in charge, and Mrs. Isabel McLain led the intermediate society. Mrs. Helen Shonkwiler will lead the Young People's prayer group which resumes Thursday at 7 30 PM.

Arthur Shonkwiler U. B Junior Christian Endeavor Bertha Ferguson Isabel McLain Intermediate Society Helen Shonkwiler Young People’s Prayer Group

Attendance at a religious service changes social and economic conditions

A brief observation notes that regular church attendance influences broader community life including social norms and economic activity, citing Duncan at Lakewood Methodist Church in Cleveland as an example.

Ae Duncan Lakewood Methodist Church Cleveland

Smith Family Changes Address to North Spring Street

Mr and Mrs Sterling B Smith and family moved from FE Hunter Street to North Spring Street. They occupy the dwelling vacated earlier in the week by Miss Jessie McManigal who moved across the street into property bought by her sister Mrs John A Wellman. The Wellman property has been remodelled and repainted since purchase.

Logan Sterling B. Smith FE. Hunter St North Spring St Jessie McManigal

Social notes from Long Bottom and community updates

Long Bottom Woman's Society of Christian Service met with Mrs. Frank Dorst for a well attended session led by president Mrs. Ava Myers. A potluck lunch was served and a mattress center operates in the Methodist Church basement. Riverside Garden Club met with eight members and elected officers for the year. Next meeting set for Sept 24 with Mrs. Thurman Babcock. Mrs. Jessie Potter of Beaver Pa visited family here. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Matlack and Mr. and Mrs. W H Swan visited relatives elsewhere.

Long Bottom Woman’s Society of Christian Service Frank Dorst Ava Myers Methodist Church Riverside Garden Club E. L. Clark W. N. Swain Leona Hensley Garnet Hensley Thurman Babcock Jessie Potter Beaver Abbie Shumaker Donald Matlack Niagara Falls Canada W. H. Swan East Liverpool

Bride from the Sky In Love and Flight

Judy Allen realizes she loves flyer Sandy Ammerman after a near escape in a test flight to the west coast. She learns he may favor debutante Peg Gordon, then travels by train toward New York where Phil Rogers appears and telegrams arrive. Continued.

Judy Allen Sandy Ammerman West Coast Philip Rogers Judy Sandy Chicago New York Margaret Peg) Gordon Rockies Peg Peg Gordon Miss Gordon Newark Pennsylvania Hudson River Phil

Poets Corner I kissed my hand to the first star

A narrator recalls a beloved guitarist and a sad melody. The voice speaks of a heart full of pain and echoing sorrows through images of broken dreams, vanished rainbows, lost ships, melted castles, fading roses, and driftwood. A wish to rekindle lasting joy accompanies the refrain.

Cutler Social And Personal Roundup In Town News

Otto Dille and family from Eldorado Illinois visited Eldorado group for a weekend gathering with relatives in New England Rachel Cunningham hosted a picnic dinner marking the Dille visit first in five years Carrie and Deane Dunbar hosted Friendly Circle class on Saturday Next meetings set with Karl Place Gale Masters and children from Wheeler Montana visiting Verne Leyda hosts Virginia Place from Columbus and others joined Sunday social rounds with I R Blauser Ford French household Nellie Lou Carothers visited Steubenville parents J A Carothers in town for the weekend

Cutler Otto Dille Kenneth Richard Eldorado Ill Carlos Linscott Wilbur Orange Zanesville Earl Martin Marietta Rachel Cunningham New England Dille Carrie Deane Dunbar Karl Place Gale Masters Wheeler, Mont D. F. Masters Clyde Baker Crooksville Verne Leyda Virginia Place of Columbus

Untamed Etna Towns Thrive Despite Frequent Eruptions

More than half a million residents live on Mount Etna’s slopes as the volcano erupts frequently. The region endures nineteen eruptions in the last century, yet communities persist with life and work continuing around the volcano.

Mount Etna

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