A Different America Watches Europe War Unfold
The piece compares American reactions to World War II style conflict with 1914 and 1919 eras. It argues Americans have grown desensitized by decades of terror from Spain China and Ethiopia and now view civilian casualties and total war with a grim, resigned mindset. It notes the shift from shock to acceptance as modern war becomes normalized.
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America
Europe
Gettysburg
Antietam
Paris
Berlin
Spain
China
Ethiopia
Lusitania
United States
Athenia
Industryville U S A shows factory town living and prosperity
An article extols industrial towns like Industryville USA, detailing a factory employing 150 with a $975,000 plant investment and $180,000 payroll supporting 600, plus 33 stores, 393 homes, 320 cars, 22 room school, 2 dozen professionals, and a $2.5 million tax base. It argues manufacturing sustains communities and national living standards. A California couple fear a wild cat dropping down their chimney, not a bomb.
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United States
Industryville
America
Borah warned of European danger years before the war
Raymond Clapper argues Senator Borah’s early warnings about European tensions were prescient in 1931 but criticized for timing. He notes Borah urged Versailles Treaty changes, cautioned against disarmament, and questioned American neutrality as Hitler rose, while conceding Borah was right about early signs.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Bill Borah
Roosevelt
Hull
Europe
Borak
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Premier Laval
Hoover
Germany
Borah
Hitler
France
St. Germain
Austria
Upper Silesia
Britain
America
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Bruce Catton describes U S Army reliance on military attaches in London Berlin Paris and Poland to report on Rhine land and Polish campaigns and on fortifications and armament. He notes observers are not spies and highlights officers in each post and the shift in WPA wage policy amid wartime focus. Butchers begin ultraviolet meat checks as sun tan steaks approach.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Rhineland
London
Berlin
Paris
Poland
Germany
England
Bradford G. Chynoweth
George C. McDonald
Samuel A. Greenwell
Rene R. Stadler
Horace H. Fuller
Sumner Waite
John M. Sterling
Arthur W. Vanaman
Percy G. Black
Bernard A
Questions and Answers in the Information Bureau column
The Messenger publishes a Q and A feature from its Information Bureau answering diverse facts. Topics include Breckenridge and Dillon in Colorado lacking U S inclusion, Portland cement origin, Horse Shoe Curve location on the Pennsylvania Railroad, early deaf education, the 4 H club pledge, iceberg drift south of Nova Scotia, and absence of presidential popular vote records before 1824 with electoral college precedents.
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United States
Breckenridge
Dillon
Colorado
Breckinridge
England
Joseph Aspdin
Leeds
Isle of Portland
Arizona
Gallitzin
John of York
Girolamo Cardona
Pavia
Labrador
Cape May
N. J
Nova Scotia
Gulf Stream
Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Electoral College
McGuffey Readers Honor in Poet's Corner Verse
Messenger Readers contribute lines praising McGuffey Readers and their legacy. The poem honors moral lessons of right versus wrong, faith in self and God, and communal duties, ending with the signature BESSIE M. GORSLENE.
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McGuffey
Public Forum Letter Defends Middleport Laws and Pace
J N Williams of Middleport Ohio replies to Cleveland critic, defending local law, streets, parking, car sales, and smells from pig pens. He urges readers to view Middleport and Pomeroy as good towns where people feel at home and treated right. The letter dates Sept 13.
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the Messenger
Reds
Cleveland
Gallipolis
Athens
Jim Williams
State Patrol
Health Department
J. N. Williams
Middleport
Dairy herd winner and fair prizes noted in Ga-Me-Ath area
Okey Ashcraft of Guysville scored highest in a 15 cow dairy herd judged by the Gallia Meigs Athens Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Billy Dixon of Troy Township High School earned third premium on Barred Plymouth Rock chicks at the Ohio State Junior Fair. Dry weather threatened to curtail crop records. Florence Trumbull became the bride of John Coolidge, son of former President Calvin Coolidge.
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Okey Ashcraft
Guysville
Billy Dixon
Troy Township High School
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
President Calvin Coolidge
Teachers named for Central East and Athens schools
Central School staff include Florence Carr Ardilla Shuster Blanche Linton Blanche Bay Mary Williams with principal. East Side School team lists Jean Thompson Bessie Dickson Frances Carr Celia Devitt Helen Townsend Bertha Bridgman with principal. Athens High School roster features Geoffrey F Morgan Russell H Rupp Maria Grover Helen Leech Beatrice Osborne A L Wible Anna Pickering Nelle Pickering Belle Schloss Mrs Wini Fred Ackley Clara Weiher. A new motor fire truck in Athens responded to a fire at the hot dog shop in the Elk Hotel on West Union Street.
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Central School
Florence Carr
Ardilla Shuster
Blanche Linton
Blanche Bay
Mary Williams
East Side School
Jean Thompson
Bessie Dickson
Frances Carr
Celia Devitt
Helen Townsend
Bertha Bridgman
Athens High School
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Russell H. Rupp
Maria Grover
Helen Leech
Beatrice Osborne
A. L. Wible
Anna Pickering
Nelle Pickering
Belle Schloss
Winifred Ackley
Clara Weiher
Athens
Elk Hotel
W. Union St
Wedding Anniversary Under Strain As Sheltered Love Wavers
Marian plans a glamorous anniversary party to revive her marriage but Dan's affection drifts to Dolly while Carma, Pete's ex, stalks jealousy. Dolly's homey warmth clashes with Marian's vanity as guests arrive, revealing pride and longing in a tangled circle of spouses and secrets.
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Marian
Dolly
Dan
Dana
Carma
Chicago
Pete
Huyler’s
Randy
Amy Ellen
Bill Sands
Bill
Randy Means
Dolly Harkness
Health Hints and Diet Thyroid Overactivity in Women and Girls
Overactivity of the thyroid gland may occur in women well past middle age and in girls. Signs include tremors, exophthalmos, rapid heartbeat, and high metabolism. Diagnosis may require careful palpation and metabolic testing. Treatment can involve surgical removal of tissue or thyroid extract to restore function and prevent permanent eye and tissue changes.
Speaker In Overalls Delivers Homes Message
A speaker in overalls at the Construction Industries luncheon used the workwear to symbolize building homes and practical effort toward housing.
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Cleveland
Construction Industries
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