The Athens Messenger and Herald Publication Details
Notice shows publication info for The Athens Messenger and Herald 1898 including publisher G M Harris managing editor and association memberships. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail across several Ohio counties with annual, six month and ten week options and extra postage details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Messenger & Herald Printing Co
Merries H. Harris
Isc
Mal
Gallia
Hocking
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
National Newspaper Week highlights press and public bond
Editorial urges readers to value the daily newspaper as a vital part of life and a safeguard of democracy. It notes subscribers shape a paper’s fate, stresses the press role in interpreting events, and invites stronger reader familiarity during National Newspaper Week from Oct. 1 to 8.
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H. R. Helsby
Olean
N. Y
Times Herald
Helsby
Daily Press
National Newspaper Week
Where Danger Lies
The piece argues for strict control of aliens and subversive groups, forced registration, ending foreign language broadcasts, and military training in schools. It critiques perceived American weakness and urges the Legion to push harsher policies and parental discipline to counter foreign influence. It also jokes about two vice presidents and a British golf club ruling related to bombing contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Bund
Bunds
Europe
New York Radio Chats With 20-Pound Lobster
A New York radio station pursued novelty by interviewing a 20-pound lobster. The lighthearted segment showcased the unusual guest as a quirky talking point for listeners.
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New York
Train Still Misses Start as Delays Linger
A busy schedule collapses as delays ripple through morning services leaving passengers waiting. Officials attribute early morning hiccups to maintenance issues while rail crews work to restore on time departures.
An Uncertain Path: Britain France and America in War Plans
In this analysis from Philadelphia the writer questions Churchill's aims to erase Hitlerism and explores the feasibility of British conquest of Europe, the risks of invasion across the Channel, and the potential American role. The piece critiques Churchill's flare for distant offensives and warns of unintended consequences in the Far East and Dakar.
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Philadelphia
Henries
Hitler
Kaiser
Europe
Britain
Channel
Napoleon
Germany
France
Bagdad
Port Said
Churchill
Antwerp
Gallipoli
Norway
Belgium
Dakar
de Gaulle
Far East
Great Britain
Japan
Axis
Standard Oil
Washington
Bruce Catton Reviews Washington Scene
Bruce Catton surveys policy moves on aiding Britain with aircraft and money. He notes interest in releasing U S built flying fortresses for Britain and hints at neutrality law changes to ease loans, plus questions about housing subsidies and defense needs.
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U. S. Housing Authority
USHA
Defense Commission
Public Forum Letter Writing Guidelines
The Public Forum column invites signed letters on current events. Writers should include signature and date. keep letters brief to fit multiple contributions daily.
Full Discussion Needed on 1940 Selective Training Act
F. E. Radcliff of Albany argues the 1940 Selective Training and Service Act contains dangerous powers for the president to delegate authority across branches. He urges citizens to read section by section and hold senators and representatives accountable for perceived erosion of state rights through compulsory training.
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the Messenger
Selective Service
United States
District of Columbia
Mrs Wellman Suffers Back Injury on Trip
Mrs John A Wellman of Mound Street sustained a back injury while on a motor trip with her son John Wellman of Cleveland and her sister Miss Jessie McMagigal of this city. They visited the Great Smokey Mountains. At Norfolk Virginia she received treatment and returned home Friday confined to bed after the car hit a rough spot on the highway.
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Logan
John A. Wellman
Mound St
John Wellman
Cleveland
Jessie McMagigal
Great Smokey Mountains
Norfolk
What America Means to Me
Essay argues democracies are sinking into weakness and disillusionment yet possess a true case. It calls for renewed vigor, courage, and honor, urging citizens to fight for noble ideals with resolve and even force, contrasting love of liberty with fear and apathy.
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Jesus
There Is No Place Like Home Poem
Poet readers share verses on home with nostalgic lines about returning to family and a welcoming house. The piece notes it carries the name and address of Mrs John Cuckler of Athens Ohio for Messenger readers submissions.
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Messenger
John Cuckler
Athens
Ohio
Railroads Move Half Million Pounds of Explosives Annualy
Estimates show American railroads haul about 500000 pounds of explosives each year for blasting tree stumps breaking ice and dynamiting road barriers, reflecting a heavy reliance on explosive work in maintenance and construction.
Sale Notice From Athens Street Auction
Fragmentary OCR shows a local sale header with item line reading 46W or . Athens. Aves 448 and mentions a venue and time readouts are unclear.
Airport plot deepens as Sue Mary suspects Nick and circle
Sue Mary attends a crowded bar scene with Nick Vera and Ross Clark Jr. while chasing clues about an airport site and alleged political intrigue. She fears Nick's evasive talk and notes a rising labor dispute at the Smithson factory as tensions rise amid wartime pressure.
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Sue Mary
Nick
Vera
Clark
Ross Clark, Jr
Babs
Young Clark
Young Ross Clark
Miller
Old Ross Clark
Albany Social and School Notes Highlights
Albany notes celebrate Sam Scott and wife’s 25th anniversary with a Sunday potluck. Methodist Ladies Aid elected O D Dailey secretary and Paul Barnes assistant secretary. Lone Sierra Club formed at Albany High with Beulah Calvin president and Margaret Donaldson vice president. Recent wiener roasts noted for seventh to freshman grades. FFA baseball loss to faculty. Reports chosen for English class. Africa study and a Community Fair exhibit on October 4-5.
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Albany
Sam Scott
Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
O. D. Dailey
Glen Tewksbury
Paul Barnes
Woodyard
Margaret Donaldson
Dorothy Haning
Aldine Radcliffe
Lois Wingett
Eileen Ashcraft
Virginia Whiteman
Garnet King
Eula Beatty
Aldenna Woodrum
Hazel Woodyard
Ila Mae Jones
Mazie Johnson
Marie Pauley
Lois Dunn
Valree French
Eldon Dailey
Young
Africa
Bidwell Personal And Social Briefs
Floyd Russell is re covering from a hand infection. Harrison Stice and wife trip to Missouri to visit relatives. Alva Lane and wife of Buffalo West Virginia called on Mrs Glassburn and family. Wes Lewis convalescing from illness and moving into former McBrides house. Rev Charles Weed of Rio Grande spoke at September PTA meeting. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Jennie Boatman’s home. Virginia Smith chosen as Bidwell-Porter School candidate for Fall Festival.
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Bidwell
Floyd Russell
Harrison Stice
Missouri
PTA
Charles Weed
Rio Grande
Ladies Aid
Bidwell M. E. Church
Jennie Boatman
Virginia Smith
Bidwell-Porter School
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio News Paper Association
Inland
Cal Press Association
Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Detroit
Senate
U. S
British Golf Club
Adolf
Hugh Johnson
America Daily
Bruce Catton
Washington Scene
Army Air Corps
William Allen White
U. S. Army
White Committee
Berlin
Social Security Board
Texas Appeal Board
the Public Forum
F. E. Radcliff
America
Taylor Caldwell
Poet's Corner
By Galbraith
GOPR
NEA Service
YNC. T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
Salevmiutu
Olen
Marguerite Gahagan
Sue Mary Jefferson
Joe Stefanski
Nick Alexander
VERA_ OLIVER
Smithson
Gull Plane
Joe
Natalie
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