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Athens
Frederick W. Bush
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Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K Busan
Charles 4. Harris
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Messenger
Athens Post Office
Joan W. Cullen
Chicago
New York
Columbus
C. Clevelen
Blame the Blocs and the Draft Policy Crisis
The piece condemns pressure groups for destabilizing the draft during wartime, arguing a permanent selective service system is needed. It criticizes political interference by labor farm and industry blocs, warns of shifting orders and unclear classifications, and calls for stable manpower planning.
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Senator Taft
Taft
Army
Navy
Congress
National Selective Service
Servants, Not Rulers in Maryland Budget Watch
From 1920 to 1940 Maryland state spending rose dramatically but since 1943 the budget was trimmed. Tax cuts saved 12 million dollars in income tax and 3 million in property taxes. other savings totaled 1.5 million. Citizens formed a Public Expenditure Council to monitor spending and tax policy in partnership with officials, urging accountability.
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Maryland
Reed
Supreme Court
Belated Regrets Over Censorship Breach Prompt Inquiry
Director Byron Price says excerpts from alleged Vivian Kellems and Count von Zedlitz correspondence reached a government agency and Rep John Coffee, violating a pledge to keep investigated letters confidential. He vows to find who breached confidences and cooperate with inquiries.
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Byron Price
Vivian Kellems
Connecticut
Frederick von Zedlitz
Argentina
John Coffee
Price
Portrayal of Mussolini and public reaction noted in interview
The interview recalls threats of public display and admission fees as Mussolini faced a hostile crowd. The columnist mocks the notion, comparing crowds to pigeons and snakes in parks and zoos, and argues comfort comes from attitude rather than circumstance.
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Mussolini
Draft policy finally moves toward age based system
Washington discusses the draft crisis since 1940 and explains General Hershey's shift to inducting younger men first. It notes pressures over essential workers and agriculture, the role of Congress, and the move to raise the induction age from 26 upward with married men and nonessential occupations to be decided locally.
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Hershey
Germany
Armed Services
United States
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Congress
Marshall
Letter From Washington on War Oversight Probes
Peter Edson discusses the surge of congressional investigations into war efficiency and profiteering. He notes 63 committee probes plus 90 standing panels, warns of potential scandals, yet praises well run inquiries for preventing mistakes during the war. He cites the Truman Committee as a model saving taxpayers money.
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Congressional Committee
House
Senate
Lindsay C. Warren
John J. Cochran
House Accounts Committee
House of Representatives
House of Investigations
Congress
Truman
Prayer Quote From Mary Baker Eddy
A devotional quotation thanks God for light and love reaching earth and asks for liberation for the bound, consolation for the innocent, and open gates of heaven.
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Father
Mary Baker Eddy
Italian King Faces Pressure to Abdicate Amid War Cabinet Talks
Observers say King Victor Emmanuel III may retire soon as Allied talks align with a possible new cabinet including Communist representation. The move follows Mussolini's fall and shifts in Italian politics as Badoglio courts unity with Communist input while the monarchy remains under scrutiny.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Umberto
Emanuele
Mussolini
Palmiro Togliatti
Badoglio
Moscow
London Daily Mail
Marshal Badoglio
Allied Advisory Commission For
Local residents host visitors over weekend in Marietta area
Cutler Corp. Dean McAtee of Camp Pratt Kansas spends ten day furlough with parents Pearl and McAtee. Pvt. Edward Foster of Camp Barkley Texas and Miss Thelma Stanley of Albany visit with Esther Goddard. Numerous relatives from Bartlett Danville Athens Marietta endicott and Columbus gather for Sunday calls and dinners amid weekend travels.
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Cutler—Corp
Dean McAtee
Camp Pratt
Kansas
Pearl McAtee
Edward Foster
Camp Barkley
Texas
Thelma Stanley
Albany
Esther Goddard
L. A. McKain
Bartlett
Kirby McKain
Danville
Ray Goddard
Phyllis Blauser
Athens
L. A. Blauser
Merl McAfee
Sharon Lee
Waldo Welch
Bobby
Billy
Akron
Martha Schuman
L. A. Welch
Marietta
William Mayhugh
Helen Coulter
Ashtabula
C. E. Coulter
Ellen Hatch
Lloyd Remely
Karl Place
Ronnie
Clifford Goddard
Sharon Lynn
Lara
Sara Goddard
Columbus
N. Y
Orla Fickel
Logan
Earl Stover
Laurel Cliff Health Club Meeting Notes and Local Updates
Laurel Cliff Health Club hosted by Mrs. James Radford and Mrs. Lou Diehl welcomed fourteen members and two guests with readings from Edward Evans Clarence Akley and a letter for T Cpl Thomas Parker. Mrs. Shaverinsky spoke on diseases. prize to Mrs. Margaret Allen. May meeting set with Mrs. Leifheit and Mrs. Hart. Several local property and visit notes follow.
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Laurel Cliff
James Radford
Lou Diehl
Radford
Elise McCumber
Meigs County
Catherine Shaverinsky
Arnold Snowden
Edward Evans
Clarence Akley
T. Cpl
Thomas Parker
Pearl Parker
Evelyn Turner
Shaverinsky
Margaret Allen
Helen Leifheit
Cecelia Hart
Charles Neal
Bradbury
Earl Hoffman
Clifford Jacob
Crown City News Notes Easter and visits around Crown City
Numerous local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and friends across Gallipolis Huntington Proctorville and Detroit. Easter events include a rally at Pilgrim Holiness Church with a 37 dollar collection. Army Pvt. Junior Daniels is back on furlough from Florida with a departure for camp planned April 21.
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Crown City
Oma Willams
Hillsboro
Grate
Stanley Watts
Joan
Katherine Rankin
Lettie Halley
Gallipolis
William Gatewood
R. D
Perry Gatewood
Harry Gorby
Proctorville
Janice Gorby
Junior Daniels
Herschel Haskins
Vene Browne
Huntington
Asa Spurlock
W. A. Lanier
Florida
Georgia Estes
Ronnie
Detroit
Louise Estes
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Redmond Rose
Louis Sheppard
Nellie McCown
Eureka
Stanley Church
Samakin
Columbus
Miller
Melridge Miller
Gerald Myers
Pfe
Ernest Lee Levisay
Salt Lake City
Ernest Levisay
Sanford Brumfield
Old Jan’s Tragic Legacy on a Farm Forever Changed
A narrator recalls his grandfather Old Jan’s decline after years of hard labor. As the elder’s strength fades, the story hints at a hidden tragedy connected to a past event near a river town, prompting a late lead toward a revealing encounter.
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Jan
Old Jan
Fiann
Jean
Hartford West Virginia Community Notes Reads Like Local Social Page
Hartford, W Va residents send weekends visiting relatives and attending events. Charleston guest Miss Helen Jenkins visits Hartford as do Huntington visitors Mrs. Helen Stone Cook and son Charles. P T A meetings, Navy inductions, Boy Scouts charter gift, and Easter visits thread the week.
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Hartford
W. Va
Helen Jenkins
Charleston
Helen Stone Cook
Huntington
Charles
Jennie Stone
Sonny Crites
Mason
Wilbur Fields Jr
Bob McGuffin
Point Pleasant
F. A. Chapman
Delmas Kearns
Bernice
Jessie Wilson
Marie Starkey
Ora Gibbs
William Kelley
P.T.A
West Columbia
Donna Ruth Edwards
Roland Gibbs
Gibbstown
U. S. Navy
Baptist Church
Girl Scouts
Waltz
W. C. Stearns
Spiegel
Boy Scouts
Graham Station
James ‘Lewis
Middleport
Robert Embleton
Norfolk
James Adkins
Courtland Rockwell
Arizona
Rockwell
West
Charles MacKnight
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes
Rock Springs People Visit Friends and Relatives
Rock Springs notes a host of visits and furloughs. Local residents host relatives from Pontiac Pomeroy Columbus and Letart Falls while service members from Camp Maxey Camp Robinson and England send greetings and reports from duty. Obvious travel includes plane and train trips as families gather during leave Easter and other holidays.
Pleasant Valley Personal Mention Brims With Local Visits
Cpl. Clark H. Cline of Camp Luna New Mexico spends a furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Cline in Marshfield and visits his brother Roy. PFC. 1 Goodin enjoys a ten day furlough with wife Mrs. Bessie Goodin and parents. Homer Goodin remains in England. Lowell Lowery moves his family to a nearby farm. Easter gatherings include the Brooks and grandchildren at the Han ning home, with Athens residents among guests. Mrs. Hattie Reeves and daughter Alice from Girard Ohio vacation here. Ed Brooks and son also visit Pearl Wood’s home.
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Rock Springs
Cora Canterbury
Mabel Humphrey
Pontiac
Michigan
W. A. Morgan
Leroy Eichinger
Pennsylvania
Geneva Joachim
Jean
Genheimer
Forest Run
Flora Radford
Roy Eastman
Elvda Harting
Charles Grues
Pleasant Valley
Clark H. Cline
Camp Luna
N. Mex
John Cline
Marshfield
Roy Cline
Goodin
Bessie Goodin
Arthur Goodin
T. H. Morgan
Betty Gilham
F. X. Rauch
A. C. Stratton
Athens
Hattie Reeves
Alice
Girard
Ohio
Granville Reeves
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