Page Four announcements and subscription rates
The Athens Messenger publishes weekday editions with a Sunday morning issue. It lists staff roles and associations, national representatives, advertising rates, and subscription prices by carrier and mail across several Ohio counties.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Roosevelt Plea Delays World War Threat, Aims at Peace
The article lauds President Roosevelt for urging Hitler to seek a peaceful path and avoid a broader conflict. It argues America should stay out of European affairs while the President shows a humane, conference-based approach to avert war. It warns Hitler's goals could expand beyond Czechoslovakia and predicts further German aggression if unchecked.
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Hitler
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Great Britain
France
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Italy
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Sudetenland
Hopeful Sign On Divorce Case Over Political Views
A man sued his wife for divorce after she praised the New Deal but the judge dismissed the case and told him to tolerate his wife’s views. The piece notes that political opinions at home can be personal and that many wives of unemployed men face harsher realities while neighboring employed households differ.
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Pat
Bill
Larry
Notheing
Joe
Unionized blood donors seek A F L charter
New York reports grant of an A F L charter to a new union of professional blood donors with a condition they pledge not to strike. If the union loses control the charter would be revoked, raising questions about enforcement of bargaining power. The piece notes potential satire and mentions an eastern town ignoring a new post office and a hurricane that defied forecasts.
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New York
A. F. of L
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler compares Bob Davis and Ernie Pyle with calm idealists who ignore politics and war’s horrors, noting their detachment and the public’s drift toward awareness as fear of war grows. He reflects on Vienna, Hitler’s cruelty, and readers seeking light amid looming conflict.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Bob Davis
Vienna
Davis
Ernie Pyle
Quoddy Village
Akron
Toledo
Spain
Ohio
Knights In Armor
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Mr. Davis
Austria
Germany
Hitler
Supreme Court Faces Broad Docket As Nation Sits In Balance
The Supreme Court reconvenes with eight justices and about 400 cases on the docket including TVA constitutionality challenges and NLRB labor fights. Key items hover over A F L and C I O union rights, Mooney habeas appeal, and wartime continental tensions shaping public policy.
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Roosevelt
Senate
TVA
Tom Mooney
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Public Forum Letters To The Editor Guidelines
Public forum letters on current events are welcomed and must be signed by the writer. The signature appears with the contribution. Letters should be concise to allow multiple items each day.
Modernism in the Church Attacked by The Messenger Editor
In a Sept. 25 letter from Gallipolis R A Howell denounces Modernism as anti Christian. He argues Modernists pose as Christians while denying Christ’s virgin birth resurrection ascension and salvation by Christ’s death. He links Modernism Unitarianism and Judaism as anti Christian.
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Frost first of season noted by Chauncey
Ten years ago Chauncey reported the season's first frost. East Side School Student Body VP Leslie Fultz recited a poem at a school assembly. Alice Bardin performed a piano piece. A P Hixon led Athens Schools. Alma Tompkins Melvin Danielson C D Giauque judged radio auditions for six entrants at Music Hall with state contests planned in Columbus led by Joy Cutler.
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Chauncey
Leslie Fultz
East Side School
Alice Bardin
Alma Tompkins
Melvin Danielson
C. D. Giauque
Music Hall
Columbus
Joy Cutler
Camp Sherman Quarantines Over Bronchitis Spread
Twenty years ago 1400 bronchitis cases led Camp Sherman to place the camp under quarantine. Albany native Lawrence Woodyard, son of Cary Woodyard, attended a party as guest of honor before joining the S A T C and S N T C programs at Ohio University. Ohio University enrolled 810 students. 260 registered for the two programs. Captain Plant led the operation with Lee M. Patton as personnel adjutant. An advertisement for United States Government Bonds queried readers on Germanys Peace Terms.
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Camp Sherman
Lawrence Woodyard
Cary Woodyard
Albany
Ohio University
Plant
Lee M. Patton
Drum major contestant dispute over twirling method
Earl D. Shriner of Walbridge Ohio challenges a Messenger statement about the drum major Dent of Mansfield twirling with two fingers versus his son Glendon using the whole hand. He argues his son has always twirled with two fingers and urges accuracy in future coverage.
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Glendon
Dent
Mansfield
How-to Keep Your Wife or Husband From Driving You Daffy Club
A Cleveland or Akron era spoof outlines married life as a prank where spouses snap candid photos of each other’s faults. The piece jokes the scheme may backfire by erasing memories of mishaps and flaws, leaving marriage to drift toward instability rather than truth.
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Akron
Hit Run Love Serial Brings Pat to Court and Heart
A woman torn between love and duty faces a moral test as her fiancé Larry Kent stands trial for a fatal hit and run. Pat contemplates truth, lies, and loyalties while Tom Sweeney confesses his love and patience. The story moves toward a courtroom outcome and personal resolve.
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Patricia McGraw
Larry Kent
Tom Sweeney
Larry
Pat
Bill
Psychic forecast warns of traps in documents and deals
The article predicts a day of sharp thinking needed to navigate fraud and duplicity in writings and contracts. It notes a birthday cohort faces peculiar factors and that a child born today may be emotionally imaginative but may gain support from notable figures due to good intent and potential unusual intellectual gifts.
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