The Athens Messenger masthead and publishing details
Page four masthead lists The Athens Messenger established 1825 with publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager. Cheries H. Harris is managing editor. It notes associations, AP rights, national representatives, advertising contacts, obituary charges, and subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple Ohio counties.
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Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Ores
Vinton
Washington
Patience urged as Athens traffic rises with students
The piece warns Athens motorists to slow down as pedestrians surge in a busy college town after summer, noting double parked trucks and crowded curbs. It says student population will heighten risks at intersections, urges patience and careful driving as the only real solution.
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Athens
University
Travel freedom urged to boost cross border visits
The Pan American Union reports no passport requirements in Mexico Haiti or Cuba for tourists and notes Panama only asks for passports for travelers arriving and departing by different ships while the Dominican Republic requires proof of return. The piece urges expanding personal contacts with neighboring nations rather than imposing travel barriers.
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Canada
Pan American Union
Mexico
Haiti
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
186 Pounds of Blueprints Reveal Tank Craft Pace
K. T. Keller of Chrysler recalls visiting Rock Island arsenal and returning with 186 pounds of blueprints. It took 197 men four weeks to analyze the plant and production layout, costing about $100,000, with tanks built in wood and later painted, illustrating the complexity behind wartime production and why progress spans months.
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K. T. Keller
Chrysler
Keller
Rock Island Arsenal
No Armistice in Price War in Building Sector
As building shows signs of revival from the defense effort economists fear artificial price inflation. If prices rise further the boom could become an artificial and inflated surge, risking a sharp deflation after the emergency.
Radio Promises Fail To Deliver On Dental Remedies
Listeners express disappointment as toothpastes powders and liquids promoted on air do not meet expectations and fail to improve dental health as advertised.
Oddity of Paying for Private Offices and Receptions
A quirky trend shows men renting costly offices to be easily found by others yet hiring secretaries and receptionists to guard access, creating a paradoxical setup where visibility and exclusivity coexist.
German ownership in U S industry prompts Senate probe
WASHINGTON reports growing concern over German control in American business. Senator Wheeler leads calls for a Senate investigation into German stock holdings patents and foreign profit flows tied to defense sectors. The issue follows a Navy rangefinder dispute with Bausch & Lomb highlighting foreign influence.
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Wheeler
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co
Zeiss Company
Navy
Navy Department
Thurman Arnold
Senator Wheeler
Germany
Proposal for Senate probe on German wartime earnings use
The text discusses restricting German earnings used for propaganda and trade competition in Latin America. It suggests compulsory registration and deposit of proceeds in government custody to settle blocked American earnings, potentially funding postwar exports to Germany. It calls for a Senate investigation before legislation.
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Washington
Latin America
Germany
Washington Scene under wraps as Illinois judge bars grand jury witnesses
Bruce Catton reports on a federal judge in Springfield Illinois issuing a no talking order in the Union Electric grand jury probe. The secrecy aims to expose a slush fund linked to Missouri politics but leaves the investigation largely hidden from public view. The piece also notes rumors linking the Pennsylvania Central Airlines crash to sabotage and German agents, which officials dispute.
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Washington
New Deal
Illinois
Union Electric Co
Union Electric
Missouri
Union
North American
Wendell Willkie
Brieggle
Springfield
Ill
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Lundeen
Jackson
J. Edgar Hoover
Aeronautics Board
Elevating Elevators and Courts Question Whos to Blame
A collage of quips contrasts legal fairness with public opinion. The quotes debate focusing trials on current crimes, independence, education for service jobs, self justification in surveys, and the value of good deeds versus appearances.
Universal Conscription Debate and American Work Ethic
A long critical column argues against selective conscription and against war profiteers. It calls for universal conscription for all ages 17 to 99 with full wartime pay and wealth mobilization, criticizing propaganda and defense contractors. The piece endorses returning to rugged American self-reliance, hard work, and pride in labor and democracy.
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the Messenger
America
National Defense Council
American Legion
Europe
Hitler
Atlantic
English Channel
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
Abby
John
Russia
Playground Equipment Ordered for Schools in Logan-Salt Creek
Logan-Salt Creek board of education plans installing playground equipment at several one room schools. Supt Samuel H Dillon reported orders placed and expected arrival by next week. district finances improved by public utility property value increases.
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Logan
Salt Creek
Call for total national mobilization and conscription
F E Radcliffe from Albany urges complete wartime unity and full conscription to strengthen national welfare and military preparedness. He calls for every citizen to contribute energy and resources and accept army discipline at army wages to win the war.
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God of Reason
F. E. Radcliffe
Albany
The Gasoline Order Mystery in the VP Office
Sue Mary, a stenographer at a law firm, suspects Vera has misplaced a government gasoline order papers. Vera calmly retrieves the document from Clark’s office after Sue Mary warns of the danger, revealing Vera’s cool, capable demeanor and hinting at deeper intrigue in the changing world. Wait, this is a serialized story setup.
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Sue Mary Jefferson—Steographer
City
Ang New Friends
Joe Stefanski
Sue Mary
Nick Alexander
Youth Progress
Vera
Oliver
Nick
Kitty
Ross Clark
Miss Grant
Ross
Natalie
Mr. Clark
Kansas Women Explore Ancestry In Pomeroy And Meigs
Four Kansas women visited Pomeroy and Meigs County to research their ancestors. Dora Briggs Johnson and daughters Minnie Backus Eva Nunn and Rhoda Johnson traced lineage while Rhoda Johnson, Wheat Queen, owned 800 acres near Syracuse. The article recalls 50 years earlier in Chauncey area schools with teachers Nye Biddison Wilkes Hall and LeMaster. Dudley LeMaster of Chauncey suffered serious injuries after a windshield crash at Main Street Crossing linked to Mine No 25 work.
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Kansas
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Dora Briggs Johnson
Minnie Backus
Eva Nunn
Rhoda Johnson
Syracuse
L. C. Nye
Chauncey
E. G. Biddison
Morristown
J. C. Wilkes
Athens
James Hall
Nye
Dudley LeMaster
Main St
Central Grade School Staff and City sidewalk plans
Central Grade School teachers led by principal Mary Williams and a list of faculty members faced a fractured hip from a fall. J D Brown announced removal of exterior steps at the Bank of Athens and new inner stairs. Athens City Council debated sidewalks along Carpenter Street Garage Street due to shale bank. Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels featured in the film Sick Abed.
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J. D. Brown
Bank of Athens
Athens
Carpenter St
Autumn Echoes In A Little Song By Nora Gillespie Hesson
A nostalgic verse by Nora Gillespie Hesson prints two pieces from Athens Ohio. The first recalls drafting a fragile chanson then losing it to autumns refrain. The second paints a child returning from school to milk pails and mewing kittens on a calm autumn night.
Bandolier Clue Sparks Lokapi Discovery
A skin bandolier worn by African natives helped uncover the animal known as the lokapi. For years such bandoliers were the sole evidence of its existence.
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Raymond Clapper
Bruce Catton
Washington Scene
James Russell Lowell
By Galbraith
Pop
Marguerite Gahagan
NEA Service, Inc
Central Grade School
Mary Williams
Walter Porter
Mildred Rice
Ethel Fri
Edith Stocklin
Blanche Linton
Arrdilla Shuster
Florence Carr
Grace Goodspeed
Nola Williams
State St
Wallace Reid
Bebe Daniels
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Nora Gillespie Hesson
Ohio
Laura B. Foster
Columbus
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