Newspaper publication and subscription details listed
The text lists affiliations including American Newspaper Publishers Association and Associated Press, and outlines subscription rates by carrier and overseas rates. It notes location bases Ohio and outside Ohio, plus service limitations and post office publication status. It also mentions obituary notices and advertising rate inquiries.
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Ooo
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Press
Messenger
April skies brighten for air attacks as Europe faces war surge
The article notes intensified Allied Russian pressure against Germany from Teheran coordinated offensives across Europe. It reports British and American air power targeting Hungary and the Balkans, the Cassino setback in Italy, and German forces pinned in Italy and the Balkans while Moscow threatens further invasion from the east.
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Pacific
Burma
Europe
Germany
Teheran
Japan
South Pacific Atoll
Tokio
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Moscow
French Mediterranean
Balkan Peninsula
Black Sea
Baltic
Norway
Balkan
Balkans
Budapest
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Italy
Rome
Cassino
Brutalities Rise as Soviet Push Prospects Grow
The piece warns that as Soviet forces advance into the Balkans and Allies threaten broader western action, thousands more Jews and other German captives face butcheries. Escape routes remain scarce, deaths from starvation poison gas and bullets likely rise in coming months.
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Balkans
United Nations
Asia
Address It Right for Overseas Mail in Wartime
The Army reports 15 percent of mail to soldiers overseas is misaddressed. Envelopes should show rank, full name with middle initial, serial number, service organization and unit, APO number, and postmaster at embarkation. Verify addresses instead of guessing if unsure.
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Army
The Need Is Real for Salvage in Wartime
The article urges widespread paper salvage as essential to war effort, noting wartime stocks remain strong yet strained. It stresses communities differ in participation, warns delays in shipping impede processing, and asserts the armed forces will receive required paper regardless.
Cassino and the Italian campaign as a strategic lesson
The piece argues Cassino should not be overstated as a sole war measure. It notes mixed troop nationalities, air ground coordination, and weather factors, with Stars and Stripes cited on plans and outcomes. It suggests better use of air power close to front lines and views Italy as a limited but constructive front contributing to overall victory.
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Washington
Cassino
Italy
Stimson
Stars and Stripes
Monastery Hill
Pershing
Baker
Air Command
Tunisia
Edson's View on 4-F Recruits After Easter Break
Congressional proposals seek to place 4-F men into labor battalions after Easter recess. Selective Service data show about 3,437,000 men aged 18 to 37 classified 4-F, nearly 45 percent of the Army’s strength, with main deferrals due to physical and mental defects. Breakdown lists mental disease, vener cardiovascular issues, musculoskeletal problems, hernia, and other disqualifying conditions as the primary causes.
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Selective Service Headquarters
Congress
Waste paper drives rely on women and children
Paper is essential for war needs and economy. Waste paper collection is not a manpower issue. the best drives are led by women and children who respond when reminded of the necessity. Continued salvage hinges on presenting the case effectively to the public.
Reedsville Social and Personal Notices Grow Busy
Funeral attendance for Mrs. Sarah Ellen Fields drew visitors from Parkersburg Little Hocking Tup pers Plains and Rockland among others. Family birthdays and military homecomings, including Pvt Cecil Dillon Jr and Cpl Paul Childers, highlighted a weekend of travel and reunions.
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Reedsville
Sarah Ellen Fields
William Whitehead
Ernest
Parkersburg
Elizabeth Kibble
Harriet Kimball
Marks
Little Hocking
Ray Tuttle
Chester
W. Va
P. F. Hetzer
Eden
Dotson
Tuppers Plains
Clarence Young
Success
W. F. Osborn
Cecil Dillon
Jin Armed Service
Paul Childers
Camp Mackall
N. C
Oren Childers
Jerry
Cpl. Childers
Army
Fort Bragg
H. E. Kibble
August
Marine Corps
Alice Dean
A. C. Stout
Mary Alice Hetzer
Columbus
Beatrice
Margaret Boring
Akron
Leona Smith
L. S. Buckley
Parkersbug
W. B. Kibble
William Carman
A. C. Stewart
Clarabel Barnett
Bernard Coleman
Ruth Barnett
Fred Coleman
Ronald Osborne
Janet
Great Lakes
Eugene Buckley
Pomeroy
H. R. Buckley
Racine
J. M. Smith
George Smith
Marietta
McGuffey Echoes to Modern Times in Verse
Poet Lena Smith Starlin reflects on changing ideals from McGuffey Readers to modern life. She contrasts Mary on a school bus and children at the movies with classic morals, notes shifts in work, tech, and war, and ends by wondering how the story ends.
Union Furnace Briefs: Weekend Visits and Anniversaries
Community notes from Union Furnace list visits by Ernest Murray and family, Harold Powell and Columbus relatives, and several other guests. The Duffey wedding anniversary is celebrated at the Hammon home in Logan with local attendees.
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Union Furnace
Ernest Murray
Delbert Marstiller
Joyce
Anthony Murray
Bidwell
Harold Powell
Columbus
Jay Powell
Harry Wilson
Bert Ingmire
Robert Fricker
John Murray
Lancaster
Wilbur McDaniel
Wayne
John McGuire
Jamnita Woodard
William Ambrose
Sugar Grove
Pearl Duffey
Harry Hammon
Logan
John Bickle
Dallas Worthman
Murray Phillipe
Trials of a Klansman and a grandfather in 1919
A Colorado farmer recalls a 1919 trial over a barn arson tied to the Ku Klux Klan. Norberg is acquitted after testimony from Old Jan and Dr Morton, as public opinion shifts and the grandfather suffers public humiliation. The young narrator witnesses courtroom dynamics and the clash of loyalty and justice.
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Colorado
Ku ‘Klux’ Klaws
Jan Mesrik
McNamara
Norberg
Mesnik
Old Jan
Jim
Shing
Jon
Sam Washourn
James Morton
Dr. Morton
Rutland Garden Club Hosts Rummage Sale for Red Cross
Rutland residents donate to Red Cross as the Garden Club meeting features a rummage sale led by Mrs. James Titus. Proceeds reach $16.60 with additional contributions from schools, bake sales, and local groups. Attendees include Ensign Denver Walk and families of local residents, and a birth announced for Virginia Nell.
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Rutland
Rutland Garden Club
M. E. Rathburn
James Titus
Red Cross
May Davis
American Legion and Women's Suey
Rathburn
Ensign
Denver
C. O. Chapman
Bronx
New York
Cash Johnson
Blain Giles
Frances Larkin
Bill
Dinner honors returning soldiers from Camp Atterbury
Haydenville residents gathered for a dinner honoring Pfc. Donald R. Skiver and his wife on furlough from Camp Atterbury Indiana. Attendees included A. J. Skiver Nora Skiver James Redick Richard Skiver C. H. Maffin Lt. M. Howard and families from Nelsonville and Haydenville. Funeral services were held for Harold Gastin at Carbon Hill Methodist Church and for Mrs. Mark Vancuren in Logan.
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Haydenville
Nelson Skiver
Pfc
Donald R.skiver
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
A. J. Skiver
Nora Skiver
James Redick
Richard Skiver
C. H. Maffin
M. Howard
Sandra
Karen
Nelsonville
Roy Vancuren
Columbus
Elmer Vancuren
Jacob Ginther
Gertrude Ginther
Middleport
A. Hawk
Sam Hiles
O. D. Johnson
Logan
John Hooper
G. C. Nutter
East Liberty
Methodist Church
Mark Vancuren
Farewell Dinner in Crown City for Inductee Clovis Graham
A Crown City farewell dinner honored Clovis Graham on the eve of his Army induction. Attendees from Crown City Huntington and Oakland included the Simms Caldwell Bills Tabor and many others. Also noted were hospital updates and upcoming anniversaries plus the death of John Everett Rankin of Crown City.
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Crown City
Clovis Graham
J. G. Simms
Leslie Caldwell
Hilda
Paul
Mack Williams
Louise
Donald
Jack
Delcie
Gail
Sanford Bills
Norman
Evelyn
Lydia Sheets
Emmett McClosky
Sonia
Millard Collins
Leslie
Elsie
Homer Beaver
Dolores
Harold Jordan
Billy
James Deaton
Huntington
Maxine Tabor
Oakland
Calif
Richard
Kathryn
Mary Lou
Danny
Clyde Tabor
Alva Henderson
Camp Fannon
Texas
California
Charles Simms
Simms General Store
John Everett Rankin
S. C. Rankin
Max Rankin
J. W. Rankin
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Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
O. Cleveland
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Edson
Poet's Corner
A McGuffey
McGuffey
Mary
Harry
Amy
Maud Muller
Packard
Algiers
Sir Ralph
Rover
God
Heaven
Lena Smith Starlin
By Galbraith
MEA
Allied Nation
Urea
Robert D. Lusk
NEA Service, Inc
Jim Norberg
Garden Club
Robert Kennedy
Elza Haley
Haley
Pvt
Roverly Kennedy
Ed Kennedy
Dwight Kennedy
Dorothy
Edith
Keith
Margaret Caugh
Rutland High School
Joe Tucker
Nelsonville R. No. 2
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