The Messenger Publisher and Rates Notice
The Athens Messenger page provides publishing details for 1896 with staff roles Gordon K Bush Charles H Harris and Frederick W Bush as publishers and editor. It lists circulation and subscription rates for carrier and mail in and outside Ohio and mentions overseas service pricing. It notes Associated Press usage and national representatives.
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Frederick W. Bush
Bee
Py the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Drafting Women Advocated by A A U W
The American Association of University Women backs drafting women if War and Navy Departments deem it necessary. The stance flags opposition and calls for a sane open debate, noting the success of women already in service, recruitment shortfalls for WAC and WAVE, and English compulsory service as precedent.
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American Association of University Women
War and Navy Departments
Delinquency Debate Spurs Parental Reform Views
A UK House of Lords discussion on juvenile delinquency echoes familiar claims. The Earl of Glasgow lightens the mood by mocking the notion that punishment brutalizes, recalling his own cane experiences and suggesting potential for non-violent discipline.
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House of Lords
London
Earl of Glasgow
Canning
Coal Shortage Warns of Frigid Winter Ahead
The notice urges households to stock up early for next winter as coal supply tightens. War plant demand and overseas shipments will reduce available coal while older miners draft reduces output. Keep homes warmer only to below normal and work with dealers to secure remaining fuel.
The Army Calls Civilians as Teachers in Wartime
The Army seeks 3000 to 5000 civilian teachers to instruct illiterates in uniform, due to shortages as soldiers depart for duty. Public schools and the Army suffer manpower gaps, and illiteracy hampers wartime effectiveness. The campaign may strain education but offers a chance for adult literacy as a social and economic fix.
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Army
Armed Services
Jap propaganda comics group mocked by American news
A Tokyo broadcast reports Japan’s creation of the Greater East Asia Comic Study Society to boost morale. The piece ridicules the plan, suggesting American comic heroes’ prowess would outmatch any imagined samurai or enemy schemes.
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Tokyo
Tojo
Primitive Worship Flight Officer Coogan Tales
Flight Officer Jackie Coogan reports Burmese natives believed he was a god when he descended in a glider. They did not request autographs, tore off buttons, wore bobbie socks, or swooned. The cartoonish scene contrasts fame with local reaction.
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Jackie Coogan
Invasion likely framed in global war outlook
Washington reports outline of a coordinated invasion across multiple fronts tied to Quebec and Teheran plans. Russia’s push in the Balkans and potential Near East actions, plus air power and Pacific war tempo, shape a prolonged 1945 German surrender with Japan operations advancing but delayed by British constraints.
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Washington
Italy
Quebec
Teheran
Churchill
Russia
Stalin
Balkans
Near East
Turkey
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Greece
Balkan
Norway
Denmark
Baltic
Finland
France
Hitler
Channel
Maginot Line
Germany
Japan
India
Burma
Europe
Indian Ocean
Asia
War Labor Board steel case to test wage demands
Edson reports that when the War Labor Board resumes hearings in mid April the 81 steel companies will rebut Phil Murray's wage rise demands. The 14 demands will be grouped into three main lines including a challenge to the Little Steel formula and potential references to the stabilization act.
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War Labor Board
Phil Murray
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
I. O
Bureau of Labor Statistics
WLB
Red troops cross into Romania as war pressure grows
The Soviet army advances on Romanian soil aiming toward Iasi and Danube routes while declaring no intent to annex territory. Odessa facing demolitions signals potential Axis evacuation as up to 200,000 German troops risk being cut off in the zone.
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Axis
Rumania
Germany
Moscow
Berlin
Bulgaria
Hitler
Carpathian
Iasi
Jossy
Danubian
Ploesti
Odessa
Ukraine
Black Sea
Russia
World Quiz Answers From wartime Q and A
A compiled set of trivia from a WWII era Q and A column. Topics include military command in Italy Gen Alphonse Juin land per capita eight acres and a half. Vistula river flows through Warsaw. Barrel capacity is 42 gallons. Turkey trading with Germany under a year by year plan. Federal debt about 210 billion dollars. President asked 99 and 93 billion for next fiscal year war portion. Galapagos Islands location and context. Pole vault record 15 feet 5 3/4 inches by Cornelius Warmerdam in 1941. Gallant Fox yearly winnings record.
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Cornelius Warmerdam
Come Spring and Red Cross Plea in Poet's Corner
Verses from readers include Nora C. Hesson lamenting a lost loved one and urging spring return with memory. A final appeal by J. C. Hallam of Syracuse urges continued Red Cross donations, invoking sacrifice and national service.
Divorce Filed Amid Eight Year Marriage To Daddy Browning
Peaches Browning applied for divorce from her husband known as Daddy Browning who was her spouse for eight years. The notice appears among local society items in the Athens area.
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Peaches Browning
Browning
Night for the Morrow
A Colorado farmer finds a sick stranger who leaves a crucial written message. Jan Mesrik faces a courtroom verdict after the Ku Klux Klan burns his barn, while a Judge questions loyalty and a community targets him. The narrator and Mary Hughes rally for justice as social pressure mounts.
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Colorado
Jan Mesrik
Sharpsburg Social Notes
Sharpsburg residents host guests and visit relatives with many local names and moves. Pauline Burton and Derwood Cradlebaugh appear among visitors. families travel from Canton Athens Columbus and Sugar Creek. several guests attend business and social calls in Amesville McConnelsville Chesterhill and Mt. Hermon.
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Sharpsburg
Burton
Pauline Burton
South C. St
Athens
Derwood Cradlebaugh
Mechanicsburg
Richard Craig
Billy Riley
Great Lakes
Carlos North
Canton
North
James Stobart
Theta Brickles
Stotts
Zaleski
Vint Beard
Maria Grimes
Mt. Hermon
C. O. Gifford
Carl Quinn
McConnelsville
Phyllis Gifford
Dorothy
Columbus
Howard Gifford
Hellen Quinn
Dale
Chesterhil
Roy Pierce
Richard Pierce
Bob Withem
Amesville
Marion
Pierce) Stonager
Johnny Jr
Nora Maysour
Sugar Creek
New Moisture Proof Plastic Sole For Shoes
A new plastic sole for men and women’s footwear preserves rigidity and ease of walking while being completely moisture resistant and maintaining a better appearance.
Rubber industries aid war effort with specialized footwear
Rubber makers produced a cushion heel to protect wearers on impact and a rubber sole for mountain troops, highlighting the sector's wartime contributions through durable footwear innovations.
U S Sends About 25 Million Pieces Abroad Each Week
The United States is dispatching roughly 25 million pieces of mail overseas weekly. This high volume reflects ongoing postal operations and international mailing demand.
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United States
Haydenville Woman's Society hosts March gathering
Mrs S M Hardgrove hosted the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting on Wednesday March 22. Mrs John Hooper led with the program New Voices and district conference reports were shared by Mrs W E Bancroft. Members and guests from surrounding towns attended. many local families enjoyed lunch after the social.
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Haydenville
S. M. Hardgrove
Woman's Society of Christian Service
John Hooper
New Voices
W. E. Bancroft
Glen Farley
C. S. Matheny
Crusade For A New World Order
J. E. White
Hardgrove
Hooper
Nelsonville
Homer Carter
Arthur Teddy
E. Bancroft
White
John Campbell
Anna West
Columbus
Emerson Crane
Camp Perry
Janet
Logan
Cora Crane
Max Kinnison
Louise
Richard
Margaret
John Clouston
Walter Swain
Lenora
Linda
Albert Greathouse
Sarah
L. J. Wyskiver
Howard Baterman
Carbon Hill
Hall Phelps
Tony Lof Logan
Jerry Thomas
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Charles Vollmer
Brice
Harold Gastin
Jean Lee
Carl James
Vernon Nixon
Union Furnace
Doris
Sam Farley
Joe Patton
Ruth Krieder
Paul
U. S. Navy
Mary Petty
Grace Patton
Bryan Hubble
Grant Patton
G. R. May
Guy Bailey
Lowell May
Gale
Ronnie
William Micalek
Billie
Pontiac, Mich
Katherine
Lois
Sanedra Sue Yarber
Betty
William Mihalek
Joe Mihalek
Pontiac
Mich
John Mihalek
Texas
Lee McQuade
George Ford
Kathleen
Wilbur Lightfoot
Colleen
Jay Powell
Elizabeth Powell
Pauline Patton
Patty Rowland
C. H. Laurel
Gerald Miller
Harve Angle
Hobart Smart
Carbon Hil
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Red Cross
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Dolores Phelps
St. Marys
St. Mary's High School
Kyle McAfee, Jr
William Warner
Chester
Tuppers Plains
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Akron
Verle Kenney
Mrs. E. C. Kenney
Albany Road
T. O. Reed
Ohio Penitentiary
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Athens-Marietta
Coolville
Federal Creek
Sharpsburg Hill
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Buchtel
Monday Creek
Athens-Nelsonville
Shade Creek
Jerseyville
A. S. McCullough
Marietta
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Vone
Chiatrist
Robert D. Lush
NEA Service, Inc
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