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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1943

Page

4

Subscription rates and delivery options across regions

The notice lists yearly and short term subscription prices by carrier for Ohio and outside regions. It notes overseas service rates, mentions acceptance of subscriptions outside Ohio based on print-paper supply, and lists national representatives including John W. Cullen Company.

Ohio Omid Messenger Athens Act of Is John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland

The Union Within a Union on Postwar Plan and Management

Postwar planning calls for greatly increased business activity aided by management talent. Officials argue freedom of choice under American democracy fuels growth, with a strong role for managers who coordinate people, materials, and markets. The piece weighs whether future plans threaten individual dignity or uphold republican traditions.

Merle Thorpe United States

Pendulum of Competition Shifts To Independent Merchants

Department of Commerce figures show independents gaining share in food retail. In 1943 first quarter independents earned 66.5 percent of sales vs chains 33.5 percent, up from 60 percent in 1942 and 55.9 percent in 1933. The swing reflects consumer freedom, war effects, and service improvements by independents. policymakers should avoid protective regulation.

Department of Commerce

Wisdom of the Wise Quotation Featured by Dis-Trade

A brief feature highlights the value of quotation from the wise and aged, attributed to Dis-Trade. The note emphasizes preserving wisdom through remembered sayings and proverbs.

Controversy Over Voice of America Broadcast Policy

Washington column questions OWI led short wave broadcasts under The Voice of America. It criticizes the recent Italian government naming slip and urges State and War Departments to supervise foreign broadcasts more closely. It warns against emulating Goebbels style and stresses reliability.

Washington Voice of America OWI Congress State War Departments The Owl William J. Donovan Office of Strategic Services Robert Sherwood Elmer Davis Sherwood Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Sherwood Department of State Roosevelt Hull United States New York War War Department Italy Senate Herr Goebbels

Sicily Landing Footnote From Allied Journalists

A World War II correspondent recounts landing in Sicily and bivouacking near an Allied airfield. He describes meeting the local commander, linking with other reporters, and preparing to ride a weapons carrier to Gela. Paratroopers who jumped earlier are noted as ongoing stories of the campaign.

Sicily New York World-Telegram Jack Thompson Chicago Tribune Africa Richard McMillan United Press Eighth Army Tom Henry The Washington Star George Biddle Henry Biddle Thompson McMillan Gela

Foxy Fox Distills Secret Fuel Behind Ration Regs

A Philadelphia mechanic named Fox discovers a secret fuel allowing unlimited car use without breaking ration laws. He will not share the formula, warning that widespread DIY mixing would trigger new controls and worsen conditions.

Fox Philadelphia CPA Eith News Wale

Letart Falls Methodist Meeting and Social Notes

Letart Falls notes list upcoming events at the Community Building including a WSCS meeting on Friday Aug 7 and Faithful Circle class gathering on Wednesday Aug 12 hosted by local families. The item also records visits, travel, births, and military service notes involving residents and relatives, with many regional ties.

Letart Falls Ws.cs Methodist Church Faithful Circle Bert Hunt Margaret Lightfoot Bert Grimm al Pearson Nadine Lutz Akron FE. J. Grimm Seph. Pickens Saxon Carol Balser Great Lakes Naval Training School Henry Balser Cecil Chapman New Brighton Emma Chapman Cincinnati Carrie Roberts W. O. Crow Bertha McDade Faye Webster Nease Pomeroy Julia Barnitz Columbus Ruth Barnitz A. B. Alexander Earl Grimm Barnitz Red Cross Darrell Roush Alberta Alexander

Stewart Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits

Stewart residents and visitors are noted in a weekend social roundup. Art Deeter, injured on the B and O Railroad, is hospitalized in Parkersburg. Visitors include Nell Newman and her Columbus daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Parsons and children, Mrs. P. P. Parsons, and Dana Busch. Others host or plan moves and visits across Stewart, Guysville, Marietta, Athens, and Minersville.

Stewart Art Deeter St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Nell Newman Columbus F. H. Laughlin Guysville Vern Parsons P. P. Parsons Paul Parsons William Copeland Marietta John Frost Amy Frost S. D. Root Church St Luther Smith Bartlett Arthur Wetherell Dana Busch Athens Bert Scott Gaylord Cook Minersville Carl W. Hayes

Q and A compilation on artifacts wars and maps

A set of Q and A entries covering artifact definitions secretaries of war in WWI the sweet heart of the AEF the baby state Arizona 1912 AM GOT Allied Military Government of Occupied Territory and Nazi slave workers estimates.

Arizona

Tuppers Plains News Briefs

Local notes report travel plans and visits among residents of Tuppers Plains and nearby towns. Mentions Gerald Lamb and Georgie Springer departing for Columbus Buckeye Lake for two weeks, plus hospitalities among families from Huntington Alfred Athens Coolville Blanchester East Shade Parkersburg Cincinnati and Washington. A farm sale and military transfers are noted amid social gatherings and club activities.

Tuppers Plains Gerald Lamb Charleston Georgie Springer Columbus Buckeye Lake Carl Parker Walter Johnson Huntington Clarence Warner Eloise Alfred Belle Keller Elsworth Keller Coolville Charley Keller Mabel Athens E. F. Matlack Melvin Shaw Pittsburgh Mary Shields J. S. Davis Georgia Springer Minnie Matlack Ethel Arbaugh Cincinnati H. S. Cole Linda Lou Swindler Burlingham Alice Ritchey Hattie Green Pomeroy Clyde Watson Jerusha Watson Parkersburg Homer Cole Bridge Club Hazel Grandon Belpre Helen Bailey Curtis Bailey Camp Joseph T. Robinson Arkansas Camp van Dorn Mississippi Wilbur Barrows Mary Ellen Swiggard Washington Mollie Shields Walter Jr Louis Osborn E. F. Mattack Clyde Millhone Farm

Moscow in 1941 Prelude to War Quietly Approaches

The piece recalls a late spring in Moscow 1941 with war looming as Germany and the Soviet Union edge toward confrontation. It describes Kremlin rituals, party meetings, bread queues, and foreign diplomats as Molotov visits Hitler and Matsuoka departs, followed by Stalin and Molotov's unexpected farewell exchange implying shifting alliances.

Moscow Kremlin Europe Russia Germany America Ankara Berne London Soviet Union Communist Party Supreme Soviet Great Palace Troitsky Gate Joseph Stalin Stalin Vechernaya Moskva Tchaussee Viacheslav Molotov Adolf Hitler Italy Japan Molotov Yosuke Matsuoka Matsuoka Berlin Rome Jean Champenois Havas Hitler Mussolini Hans Krebs Krebs

Zaleski Social and Personal Notes

Zaleski social items list residents visiting relatives and moving about. Mrs. Robert Marti visits her husband Pvt. Martin in California while others send weekend greetings from Parkersburg and Columbus. A furnace delay at the Methodist Church and local employment changes are noted along with births and family visits to North Carolina and Texas stations.

Zaleski Robert Marti Pvt Martin California J. A Bedinghaus Danter Margaret Anne Parkersburg Donald McKibben James McKwen Helen Cincinnati Roy Kyle Lake Forest Albert Pennell Albert Rider Railia Vera Carr New Marshfield Kathleen Kenneth Lone Pyt Robert Lopez North Carolina Mae Hayes Lumbus Ray Rider West Sgt Webb Linn Payne Columbus Reeves Edna Hawkaway Ethel Tripp Shingler Ellston Emerson le

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