National Representatives Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
National Representatives based in Chicago New York Detroit and Cleveland advertise rates for foreign offices and obituary cards. Athens Post Office lists second class matter under the 1914 Act. Subscription by carrier weekly with rates in Athens Gallia Hocking Me Meee Vinton and Washington counties One year four fifty six months two fifty ten weeks one dollar and fifteen cents weekly extra postage in other zones on application.
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John W.W. Cullen
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Clevelan
Roosevelt Rumor Links Defense Plan to Wallace Presidency
A Minnesota congressman voices a rumor that if re-elected Roosevelt would turn the job over to Henry A. Wallace. The piece criticizes Roosevelt as worn out after eight years, questions his health, and accuses him of pursuing power regardless of the country’s fate.
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Minnesota
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Farmer’ Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Minnesota Sclon
Farm policy critique urges self help over political fixes
The speaker blasts stopgap farm policy as failing to raise prices or expand markets. He argues farmers need home markets, higher urban buying power, and use of farm materials, criticizing red tape and political favoritism that stall real relief.
Nine Years of Sino Japanese War Noted
The piece marks nine years since Japan's 1931 Manchuria move and the Sino Japanese conflict. It recalls about two million deaths and describes Chinese endurance as they retreat and rebuild inland. It notes potential signs the long struggle may near an end as space and time limits tighten for both sides.
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China
Manchuria
East Asia
READY TO COME HOME
Embassy officials in London report 3500 Americans stayed on the British Isles awaiting safe passage as Nazi bombing escalates. Stranded travelers appeal for U S vessels, but there are no boats headed home at the moment.
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British Isles
England
State Department
London
United States
Defend Britain group cited in Chicago meeting flare
Hugh Johnson criticizes a Defend America by Defending Britain rally in Chicago. He accuses eastern handlers of pushing toward war with Britain and urges Americans to vote on the war issue to preserve independence. He links calls for detaching ships and torpedo boats to a broader war party.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
America
Britain
Gold Coast
Army Air Force
Congress
America First
Defend
Middle West
Seaboard
Eastern Seaboard Coliseum
Texas
Maury Maverick
Rio Grande
Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
California
Maury
Boadicea
Dorothy Thompson
Admiral Stanley
Eastern Seaboard
Great Britain
Singapore
Asia
Willkie
United States
Bruce Catton Reviews Washington Scene
Bruce Catton analyzes the West coast longshoremen strike settlement and its impact on the National Labor Relations Board. He notes the reopening of a pivotal ruling, potential setbacks for Harry Bridges, and the upcoming appointment to Mad den’s successor. The piece outlines how port by port bargaining could dilute Bridges’ influence and shift labor dynamics.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Harry Bridges
J. Warren Madden
Labor Board
International Longshoremen’s Association
Tacoma
Port Angeles
Anacortes
Wash
A. F. of L
Joseph Ryan
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Ryan
West Coast Waterfront
Bridges
Ryan's
Alaskan
Bremerton Navy Yard
Defense
Sidney Hillman
Elwin Egan
The
Northwest
America in peril and the case for liberty
Edward Campbell defends capitalism yet warns against its excesses and urges public voice and reform to defend democracy. John Dos Passos weighs dangers at home and abroad, urging civic courage, organized liberty, and a united Republic to withstand totalitarian threats. He argues for a productive, liberty preserving economy and a strong constitutional framework.
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John Dos Passos
Atlantic
United States
Republic
Europe
New World
America
France
Threadneedle Street
Highway Head Quits For County Conservation Post
GALLIPOLIS Perry Township resident W. E. Slagle resigns as supervisor with the state highway department to become chairman of the County Conservation Association, an office to which he was recently elected.
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Gallipolis
W. E. Slagle
Perry Township
County Conservation Association
Only a Mirage of Love by Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Poet’s Corner presents a reader verse from Annie McIntyre Bartoe of Nelsonville Ohio. The poem describes a love experienced as a mirage, ending in loneliness at day’s end. The piece includes the writer’s name and address.
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Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville, O
Yesterday's Air Age Plot Unfolds in City Office
Sue Mary, steno in a law firm, questions the YP group's motives as Vera Natalie Nick and Boss Clark push a campaign tied to a new airport site. Sue Mary fears a strike at Smithson plant and hidden deals while hoping Joe Stefanski still loves her.
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Sue Mary Jefferson
Joe Stefanski
Sue Mary
Nick Alexander
Vera
Oliver
Kitty
Clark
Miss Grant
Babs Fleming
Ross Clark
Babs
YP Group
Young Clark
Natalie
Nick
Joe
Campaign Publicity Committee
United States
Fritz King
Smithson
Carpenter Church Social Notes Highlight B Y P U Events
Carpenter Baptist Church hosts a series of young people B Y P U meetings led by Rev C C Stricklin. Upcoming events include a wiener roast at State Farm Park and a Saturday screening of Joe E Brown in Fit for a King. The Oct 1 roast and a Thursday birthday social are announced. attendance spans Columbia High School juniors and seniors and church members with local guests.
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Columbia High School
Joe E. Brown
Carpenter Baptist Church
Alva Rawling
R. C. Schofield
Raymond Sisson
Mary Sisson Ellis
Columbus
Albert King
Ray Rosser
Zaleski
Jesse Brewster
George Daniels
Aten Shain
James Stephenson
Walter Wolfe
Ben Turner
Ellen Couch
Dale Wippel
Shirley
Ray Calvert
Mark Hartenbach
Pomeroy
Leo Sisson
Reedsville
Dave Farmer
Emma Sisson
Middleport
Frank Pickett
Mary Nichols
Winter Haven
Florida
H. B. Pickett, Jr
Charles Zeigler
B. A. Howery
E. E. Hull
Mount Vernon
Verlin Howery
Names of Jurors Drawn in Meigs Co
Names of persons declared ineligible for service on a petit jury and grand jury in the October term were drawn Tuesday by the jury commission at the clerk of courts office. Judge C. E. Peoples presided. The October term opens October 7 and the grand jury will convene then.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Peoples
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Hugh Johnson
America Daily
Bruce Catton
Washington Scene
the Messenger
Forum
Labor
Russia
Edward Campbell Coolville
Highway Head
By Galbraith
NEA Service. Inc
7. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Marguerite Gahagan
NEA Service
Meigs Co
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