Iran censorship threat shocks United Nations caution
David Lawrence notes Iran has imposed censorship on all dispatches, likely at Russian instigation, jeopardizing world peace and challenging the United Nations charter. He urges Security Council action to demand explanations from Iran and probe foreign influences while warning censorship signals a dangerous form of aggression and a slide toward totalitarian control.
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Washington
Iran
Russia
Department of State
United Nations
San Francisco
United Nations Security Council
Moscow
Roosevelt
United Nations Security Council d
Council
Security Council
Teheran
United Nations’ Conference
League of Nations
Hitler
Duck shooting tale on Cape Cod unfolds in tense hunt
By William Maier a Cape Cod Duck hunting story follows Debby Weeks and Joel as they join Elfie, Ellie, and Bart for a windy shoot. Debby coaches Joel about shooting ducks while the group battles gusts and squalls. A first duck hunt ends with mixed results and questions about future practice.
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Wilman
NEA Service
DNC
Ellie
Joel
Debby
Elfie
Elie
Cape Cod
Agnes
Eyile
Mart. Doe
Doe
Easter Duck Hunt Stories From a Youth Adventure
In 16 year old era scenes a Robinhood Girl Scout troop tours near Athens Fairgrounds during an Easter recess. Joel and Debby tag along as they learn about ducks from Ellie and Debby, shoot a lone drake, and plan hunts while offering playful chatter and schoolish lessons on duck species.
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Robinhood Girl Scout
Freda Dorothy
Bart
Athens Fairgrounds
Ellie
Thor Olson
Debby
Joel
Ralph Wagner
John Meadow
Moore
Meadville
Marsh
Wagner
Ohio University
J. K. Vickers
Jack
N. Congress St
New Lexington
Marian Coe
Upper Arlington
Colum
George Coe
Erie
Reedsville Veteran Is At His Home
James Jeffers, once a Walter Reed Hospital patient, is now living with his parents near Reedsville after shrapnel injuries in Burma led to amputation of his right leg. The article notes various local people, school graduations, family visits, and recent monuments in Reedsville Cemetery. A newborn son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mays.
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Reedsville
James Jeffers
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
J. Jeffers
Burma
Hartman Hospital
Parkersburg
Richard A. Smith
No. 9 Road
Tuppers Plains High School
Paul Buckley
Raleigh Hetzer
Charles Pickens
Chester High School
Kathryn Wallace
Beulah Blaine
Elia Watson
Cuyahoga Falls
Walter Gilmore
Charles Crislip
Alfred
M. Elliot
Don Effinger
Virgie Swartz
C. V. Buckley
Maxine Vineyard
Rex Argubrite
Marion Hetzer
Arthur Hetzer
Toledo
A. A. Hetzer
Claude Smith
Algir Mills
Ruth Myers
Smiths
Kenneth Cowdery
Letha Osborn
Ernest L. Kibble
Kibble-Hetzer
Vivian Humphrey
M. E. Church
State Well
Route T
Tuppers Plains
Alvin Mays
Greed Is Risen in Easter Season Sermon Clash
The piece decries rising greed in Washington and across America during Easter, urging voluntary sacrifice and shared abundance. It condemns food rationing bypassed by law, advocates for feeding the hungry, and warns of political self interest and industrial strife harming daily needs.
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Washington
Old World
New World
Congress
States' Struggle Over Rights and Washington Invasion
Ohio attorney general leads two suits challenging federal moves seen as invading state authority. One blocks Interior from taking California oil lands under salt water. the other challenges ICC rail rate favoritism toward the South. The issue links to riparian oil beneath Lake Erie's waters and regional economic stakes, with potential impacts on shippers and consumers.
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Thomas Jefferson
U.S. A
Washington
Ohio
U. S
Secretary of the Interior
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri
Arizona
Great Lakes
Ohio Geological Commission
Hugh Jenkins
U. S. Supreme Court
Lake Erie
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Where Are They Delicate Rations And Shortages In Public
The Office of War Mobilization insists civilian production is at peacetime records while the public asks where the goods are. Figures mislead. autos radios washing machines shirts stockings and other essentials are still in short supply. The writer suggests OWMR stay quiet on the matter for now.
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Office of War Mobilization and
OWMR
Letter From Washington: Veterans Sway to Open Shops or Sawmills
Peter Edson reports on a Commerce Department backlot advising discharged veterans to plan postwar ventures such as beauty shops or sawmills. The piece mocks the wartime push, noting historical timelines from Jamestown to modern cosmetology, census counts, and public reception to civilian goods amid postwar shortages.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Department of Commerce
Commerce
War Department
Information and Education Division
Morale Services
Okinawa
En Whitney
America
Ravenswood Spelling Champion to Represent County in Charleston
Miss Betty Hatcher captured the Jackson County spelling bee and will represent the county in Charleston in May. Runner up was Doris Stone of Mud Run school, with Evelyn Dawkins of Gilmore junior high and Ruben Brown of Cottageville close behind. The column also notes a lodge hall instructional program, a theft at the peal room, a school play, a marriage in Ravenswood, and social notices plus club activity and funeral rites for Dr. W E Carson.
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Betty Hatcher
Jackson County
Miss Hatcher
Charleston
Doris Stone
Mud Run
Evelyn Dawkins
Gilmore
Ruben Brown
Cottageville
Marriage of Alma Jean Noll and Welson Chritchfield Jr
Miss Alma Jean Noll and Welson Chritchfield Jr married Friday afternoon April 12 at the Noll home. The Rev Cecil Patterson officiated the Baptist church ceremony with music by Mrs Lena Powell. Attendant Miss Lee Ann Somerville wore a fashion wool dress and pink carnations. Best man was Nelson Chritchfield Sr. Immediate family and a few friends attended. couple left for a motor trip to Ravenswood afterward.
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Alma Jean Noll
Welson Chritchfield
John H. Noll
Cecil Patterson
the Baptist Church
Lena Powell
Lee Ann Somerville
Charleston
Nelson Chritchfield
Mrs. Chritchfield
Jo Ravenswood
Discharged servicemen list and radio program notes
A long list of discharged personnel from Nelsonville through McArthur with ranks and names appears, followed by New York radio chart moves led by Bob Hope returning to the top. The update notes February to March standings for Bing Crosby Red Skelton and others, plus scheduled NBC ABC and MBS program listings for evenings and special events.
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New York
CPI
Bob Hope
Hooper
Fibber J
Molly
Hope
Charlie McCarthy
Bing Crosby
Red Skelton
Crosby
Scotterns
Fred Allen
Radio Theater
Jack Benny
Walter Winchell
District Attorney
Bridge superstition and architectural curvature explained
The article notes a belief that Chinese bridge curves deter evil spirits that travel only in straight lines. It mentions Welpre Pvt Alfred C Mayte and Max L dieGlothin in connection with this theory and discusses extensive use of screens in China.
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Welpre—Pvt
Alfred C. Mayte
Max L. dieGlothin
China
Beloved Ohio chosen for OU Convocation song
Twenty years ago a new Ohio University song Beloved Ohio written by Prof C D Giaque and arranged by Prof C C Robinson drew spontaneous applause when sung by the Girls Glee Club at OU Convocation. Mrs Paul Keever hosted Hobson Study Circle at her mother's home 10% W State St Athens. Athens High School Radio Club met at Jack Preston's home with John Alden leading and L B Vorhees as faculty advisor present. Miss Bessie White of the Athens Home Telephone Co office returned from a banquet and convention of telephone employees at the Neil House in Columbus.
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Ohio University
Ohio
C. D. Giaque
Physical Education Department
C. C. Robinson
OU Convoca Ition
Paul Keever
Hobson
Sam K. Burson
W. State St
Athens High School
Jack Preston
John Alden
L. B. Vorhees
Bessie White
Athens S Home Telephone Company
Neil House
Columbus
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Elle
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Jamestown
Boss Sawyer
Paul Bunyan
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Ravenswood Social Notes
Order of Eastern Star Lodge
Nina Gracey
Wellsburg
Florence Ransom
Rob
Jakie Boggs
Cpl. C. W. Dye
State Police
Fred Bare
Beanville
Marguherita Geren
Boggs-Milhoasn
Anna Margaret Boggs
Carl Leon Milhoan
W. G. Boggs
Paul E. Sutton
Milhoan
Ravenswood
Mountain State Business School
Parkershere
Harley C. Milhoan
Murraysville
Navy
Guam
Philippine Islands
Harvey Coen
Marion Coen
Garden
M. Howell
Marion
Nellie
Hot Springs
N. M
Blance Fulton
G. E Coen
Carroll
Neilie Buck
Seigal Johnson
Car Coen
Athens
Donald Smitt
Frank Louder
Jlubert Gilbert Coen
A Hin
Dorie Coen
W. K. Rector
Connie Rector
Victoria McCoy
Wheeling
Miss Rector
West Liberty Collee
M. G. Morgan
Bobby
Verner Hurd
Evelyn Parsons
Ray Hupp
Wilding
DeWitt Beall
Ralph Stutler
Huntington
Mre Jashian
Cuttar
Tere Ee Vranas
Pauline Bennett
Detroit
Alice Hall
Howard
New Brichton
Lawrence Leeson
Larry
Parkerhhurz
Leon Leeson
Ripley
E. J. Leeson
Earl McGlothlin
John Watts
Paul Pickens
West Virginia Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Georgia Williamson
J. E. Hutchinson
Paul Harris
Fred Lewis
C. E. Williamson
M. E. Polsene
J. H. Noll
Earl McGlothtin
R. J. Leeson
Ethel Click
Lena Charter
DR. Carson
Vail
W. E. Carson
Pittsburgh
Noll-Chritchfield
Nelsonville
John W. Kester- Sor
Emmett H. Davis
Terrance
Tignor
Logan
Ralph S. Knotts
Joseph T. Krannitz
Robert W. Fitzgerald
Gallipolis
Raymond F
Pope
Stanford W. Cremeans
George E. Morris
Dale P. Fisher
Pomeroy
William H.knopp
Leo E. King
William E. Stivers
Bidewell
Joseph D. Saunders
Murray City
Louis R. Stan
Ernest L .Damewood
Roland R. Stethem McArthur
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Homer E. Abele
Ivan W. Seitz
Robert E. Perry
Glouster
Frederick R. Browser
Joseph Molnar
Backtel
Robert L. Bauer
Floyd V. Harris
Chauncey
Hodge A. Leiber
NBC
Mady Christians
Henry J. Morgenthau, Jr
MBS
WKRZ
Oil City
William Bendix
Howard i Barlow
Cbs
Bob iHawk
Loretta Young
Screen Guild
East Lefty
ABC
Fat Man
I Desai
Paul Whiteman
Bill Thompson
Bull Drummond
Guy Lombardo Band
Billy Fox
Ossie Harris
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