Notes on newspaper affiliations and subscription details
A fragment lists press associations and AP rights, plus postal matters. It notes second class matter at Athens Post Office and blocked rates for subscriptions, with various regional zones and advertiser contact hints. It mentions obituary charges and a card of thanks, along with multiple city offices and distribution references.
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Athens
Gallia
Horking
Wreckington
Joan W. Cullen Company
Chicago
York
Detroit
Cleveland
Out of Tune with Rail Labor Wage Demands
Rail unions protest wages are at least 30 percent below comparable industries seeking raises costing railroads about 900 million dollars annually. Government parity payments to farmers total far less, while rail labor earnings remain about 50 percent higher than other sectors.
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United States
United States Post Office Department
Times
No Deal With Japan Without China Consent Says Editor
The writer denounces any daylight negotiations with Japan that ignore China and warns against selling Czechoslovakia down the river by replacing pledges with expediency. He urges that the United States honor its aid commitments to China and insist on China’s knowledge and consent in any deal with Japan.
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Japan
China
United States
Czechoslovakia
Traffic Jams The Rule In Southeast Ohio Hill Towns
Traffic is heavy everywhere as towns struggle with streets not designed for modern vehicles. Parking is inadequate in all sizes, alleys for unloading are scarce, and motorists hunt for spaces daily. The piece notes these problems are common beyond the local area and not unique to one town.
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Ohio
Southeastern
Dust Bowl recovery noted with farm sales and diversification
Analysis cites Dust Bowl easing through shelter belts and farming shifts. In South Dakota 3100 farms sold in six months with 87 percent to operate, 814 bought by tenants. Farmers move from wheat and corn to diversified crops as relief progress continues.
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Shelter Belt
South Dakota
Clappers Suggest Forbearance in Public Criticism
Raymond Clapper argues for balanced criticism of public officials amid wartime policy debates. He urges lawmakers to use independent judgment, warns against local pressure dictating national decisions, and values informed, two way communication between citizens and representatives.
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Congress
United States
Washington
Executive Branch
Edson Reviews Washington Scene on Tax Bill Size and Costs
Peter Edson analyzes the 1941 tax bill now law noting a $13.9 billion to $14 billion total tax impact, with most last year’s taxes repassed and new taxes starting October 1. He details House and Senate passage timelines, early 1942 income tax collection, and rising IRS costs and staffing as defense spending expands. Rep. Hamilton Fish comments from Fort Bragg on wartime training spending.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Department
Congress
House Ways and Means
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Finance
Internal Revenue
Federal Internal Revenue
Fort Bragg
Hamilton Fish
New York
Mexican minister quotes on life and change
Dr. Don Luis Quintanilla, Mexico’s minister plenipotentiary, reflects that life is a perpetual motion with only death remaining static. The remark hints at constant change and final end.
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Don Luis Quintanilla
Meigs WCTU Meeting Highlights And Elections At Syracuse
The Meigs County Women's Christian Temperance Union held a convention in Syracuse Methodist Church with Miss Marcia Karr in charge. Officers elected for the next year include President Mrs. Carol Cook and Vice President Mrs. Arthur Lewis. Event featured devotions, talks by Rev. J L Buckley and Rev. John Elwood, plus reports on The Union Signal reading and the ST L program.
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Syracuse
Meigs County
WCTU
Syracuse Methodist Church
Marcia Karr
Eva Simms
J. L. Buckley
Ralph Reuther
John Elwood
C. H. Higginbotham
Margaret Sauer
S.T.L
H. J. Hysell
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy Union
Carol Cook
Arthur Lewis
Paul Winn
Ira Fleming
Melvin Grimm
Helen Underhill
Columbus
N. J. Karr
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Henry Zeiher
Avazo
Jean Williams
Marjorie Moore
C. H. Williams
van Johnson
Irving Karr
Parkersburg
William Adams
St. Joseph Hospital
Jennings Weyland
College Road
Middleport
Thomas Duffy
Pomeroy
Asbury Methodist Church
C. P. Williams
United Brethren
Norman Baer
Christian Baer
Follansbee
W. Va
Noreatha
Rutland
Athens women aid Needy with cannings in county drive
Athens residents organize cannings for county's needy with volunteers including Mrs. Arthur Hunter and many others. Miss Marian Coe departs for Teachers College of Columbia University in New York to study for a master's degree while her parents accompany her for ten days of East sight seeing. Mr. Philip Woodworth leaves for Cincinnati to study medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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Athens
Athens County
Arthur. Hunter
Frank Buxton
Marian Coe
New York City
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
George A. Coe
East
Philip Woodworth
E. E. Woodworth
Cincinnati
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Roach Returns to Ohio University to Complete Course
Wescott Roach, former Representatives Post Office official in Washington, D C, goes home to reenter Ohio University for his college studies. Caldwell funeral attendees include local Elks members DeMolet Moore Fuller Roach and Emmett Keenan. Louise Leete hosts informal reception with Constance Leete and guests Katherine McKee Janice Battin Dorothy McCormick. The Rauch family songs and a Horn accompaniment mark a motor trip return from Defiance to visit former Athens residents Simon Brouwer.
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Wescott Roach
Representatives Post Office
Washington, D. C
H. M. Roach
Ohio University
Charles DeMolet
Alex M. Moore
J. A. Fuller
C. W. Roach
Emmett Keenan
Elks Lodge
W. W. Ackley
Caldwell
Louise G. Leete
Constance Leete
Leete
C. H. Grosvenor
Katherine McKee
Janice Battin
Dorothy McCormick
Frank X. Rauch
W. V. Daggett
Wilbur
James
Ruth
Robert Horn
Defiance
Simon Brouwer
Athens
Nancy Jane Your Boy Your Home in Younger Years Verses
Poet readers submit verses with name and address. This piece by J.C. Hallam from Syracuse Ohio speaks to a mother Nancy Jane about letting boys roam, cherishing youth, and avoiding overprotection as they grow.
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Messenger
Nancy Jane
Laurel Cliff Social Notes Highlights Visit Patterns
Laurel Cliff notes list weekly social visits with residents hosting guests from Parkersburg Athens Toronto Columbus and Harrisonville Road. Notables include Miss Fern Dora Schaeffer student nurse at St. Joseph Hospital and Mrs Georgia Hamilton from West Virginia. Ailing Mr William Davis returns home after appendicitis surgery. Sherwood Garden Club to meet with picnic at Mrs Margaret Lightfoot in Rock Springs.
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Laurel Cliff
Fern Dora Schaeffer
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
N. E. Schaeffer
Nealy Anderson
Athens
Hollie Hawk
Joe Hysell
Hysell Run
Milton Hysell
Faye Allen
Columbus
Georgia Hamilton
West Virginia
Josia Turner
M. A. Howell
Nancy Walker
Pearl Parker
Charles Reiffle
Toronto
William Strauss
Byron Hysell
David McGee
Allen Eichinger
Allard Pratt
Harrisonville Road
William Davis
Sherwood Garden Club
Margaret Lightfoot
Rock Springs
Judy Allen Plans Ready Wedding to Philip Rogers
Judy Allen faces a love triangle as she prepares to marry attorney Philip Rogers while aviator Sandy Ammerman returns to complicate her choice. Jealousy and a warning from Sandy’s appearance threaten the ceremony, but Judy resolves to marry her steady fiancé.
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Judy Allen
Philip Rogers
Sandy Ammerman
Sandy
Peg Gordon
Judy
Philip
Sara Fuller
Darling
Peg
Phil
Hemlock Grove Social And Personal Notes
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Midkiff and family included R. V. Heilman Betty Heilman Nora Mae Michael and others from Bunker Hill Ball Run and Walter Heilman Emmett Hawk Homer Midkiff and families. Emmett Hawk and children were dinner guests of Ralph Welker. Tom Holter visited his daughter Mrs. Standford Stockston. Kenneth Combs and children from Springfield and Herb Bradfield Addie Bradfield from Harrisonville visited here. J J Will visited their granddaughter Mrs. Ziba Midkiff. Bert Romine and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Romine.
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Hemlock Grove
Porter Midkiff
R. V. Heilman
Betty Heilman
Nora Mae Michael
Bunker Hill
Walter Heilman
Ball Run
Emmett Hawk
Homer Midkiff
Ralph Welker
Tom Holter
Nease Settlement
Marshfield News Notes Celebrate Mrs Nichols Birthday
A crowd gathered at Mrs. Francis Nichols home to mark her 82nd birthday with a noon meal for neighbors and friends including John Ewing Athens and many local residents. Other items note Grange inspections, garden club activities, visits from relatives, and upcoming meetings in New Marshfield with several named households and towns represented.
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New Marshfield
Francis Nichols
Nichols
John Ewing
Athens
Nettie Barron
Lottie Shaffer
Mary Shanks
Janet Jones
John Cline
Mary Collins
Gladys Beveridge
Blanche Burkett
Carrie Sidders
Nora Withers
Lou Hawk
Effie Bridge
Charles Hawk
Jack
Roy Llewellyn
Gayle
Kathleen
Columbus
Everett Wigal
F. G. Hoodlet
Grange
Maude Llewellyn
Walter Freeman
Bellefontaine
Ed Davis
Cleveland
Wesley Davis
Everett Addis
Mineral
Lee Jones
Ccragun Grange
Coolville
Harry Addis
Fay
New Concord
Maud Llewellyn
C. H. Robinson
Wendall Bridge
Springfield
Floyd Bridge
Summit Grange
Grange Hall
Saunders
Albany
Roger Hambel
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Inland Daily Press Association
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Wallace
Raymond Clapper
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
Meigs Wctu
Fred Wheaton
Robert
Marjorie
Fred, Jr
Charles
Napoleon
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