Subscription rates and war camp denazification report
The piece lists varying subscription rates for Ohio and outside Ohio, with weekly, monthly, and yearly options shown in currency. It also describes a wartime program in a German prisoner camp run by American officers, demilitarization and reeducation of youths, and the process of adopting civilian salutes as part of shedding militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
sOutside Onio
Athens Post Office
Umap
John W Cullen Company
Obiense
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Atomic Bomb Offers No Triumph Warily Elevates Debate
Washington observers report a mood of horror not celebration over the atomic bomb. While some hope negotiations may follow, leaders warn of Japanese reaction and the need to weigh when and how to use the weapon. A sober ethic tempers any sense the war is ending, as uncertainty about damage and future threats lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Germany
Jmper
United States
China
Iwo Jima
Tt Ie
A New Era Dawns in Education Philanthropy
An $8,000 gift to Ohio University supports better housing for girls, enabling a dormitory for non sorority students to gain home economics experience. The piece argues postwar reforms blur lines between private and state schools and underscore unified aims in American education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
East
United States
Allied views on atomic bomb ending the war with Japan
The piece argues the atomic bomb could hasten victory by enabling easy invasion of the Japanese mainland and blockading Japan. It notes civilian hardship, Japan’s fortifications, and tunnel warfare after Okinawa, warning against mass slaughter while recalling Pearl Harbor and Potsdam’s offer.
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Nippon
Japan
Pacific
Okinawa
Harbarie
Pearl Harbor
Potsdam
Alphabetical Agencies and the UNO Nickname Debate
A feeble protest notes that the United Nations Organization will likely be called UNO. The piece discusses pronunciation, Spanish word order, and the appeal of simple initials, contrasting with LON and noting the era’s trend toward shorthand names. It ends by remarking some people avoid self consciousness in social settings.
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United Nations Organization
UNO
WPB
RFC
League of Nations
2 Council
Taft Wagner housing policy clash shapes postwar plan
Peter Edson notes a photo finish battle between Sen. Bob Taft and Sen. Bob Wagner over postwar housing doctrine. Taft’s liberal, centralized housing program contrasts with his conservative image, including a single agency idea and urban renewal measures.
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Washington
Bob Taft
Ohio
Bob Wagner
New York
Congress
Wagner
Senate
Banking and Currency
Taft
Banking and Currency Committee
Taft Committee
Taff
Senator Taft
Origins of the Japanese Dynasty and Imperial Rule
The article traces Japan's history from myth to a formal state around the early Christian era, noting puppet emperors under Buddhist influence and Fujiwara dominance. It describes shifts from imperial myth to political power, with civil wars, shogunal rule, and eventual shifts as modern nationalism rose in the 18th–19th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Fuji-waras
Fumimaro’ Kovove
Fujiwaras
Becining
Hakko Ichiu and the Emperors World Rule Legend
The text traces Japanese uses of Shinto revival to justify imperial power and world conquest under the Hakko Ichiu doctrine. It cites Tadahiko Imaizumi and Tadahiko Imanimi statements from Tokyo Radio in 1942 and 1944 claiming the Emperor is ruler of Japan and the world, and arguing peace must flow from the Imperial House.
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Japan
Jimmu
Hakko Ichiu
Hakko Ichin
Tadshiko Imaizumi
Tokyo
Imperial House of Japan
Tadahiko Imaimini
Tokyo Radio
Rays From Atomic Bombs May Last for Many Years
New York report explains that radiation from Hiroshima may persist or affect bodies for years if exposure occurs. It notes neutrons from bombs differ from cyclotron rays, with neutron protection varying by material and proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hiroshima
Harold Jacobson
Earth
New Mexico
Marrying Girl Halted By Term in Prison
Rosanine Roberts Chester 23 of Columbus, tied to five marriages since age 15, pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawfully receiving government allotment checks. Federal Judge Mell G Underwood sentenced her to concurrent two year terms on each count. She admitted marrying Louis Chester for his allotment funds while still wed to Preston Walker, her fourth husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rosanine Roberts Chester
Mell G. Underwood
Louis Chester
Preston Walker
U. S
Ray O'Donnell
Chester
War Today Battle of Pacific in the home stretch
The piece notes that 60 percent of Hiroshima was wiped out by the atomic bomb and credits Allied possession of the bomb with the power to force Japan toward surrender. It argues for peace through reason and sees the Pacific War’s end within reach as Tokyo weighs capitulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Dewite MacKenzie
Hiroshima
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Tve
China
United Nations
Mikado
Nippon
Truman
Cyo
Hirohito
Local nostalgia recalls early county social events
Names of Ohio and California residents at hayride picnics and Ohio Day gatherings appear from years past. The list includes Miss Patty Cuyler of Lansing and Miss Virginia Hoover with families from Athens County, Long Beach, and nearby towns, plus wedding announcements for Freda Lurene Mathews and John D. Gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beasley
Patty Cuyler
Robert 5. Cuyler
Lansing, Mich
Virginia Hoover
T. N. Hoover
California
Bixby Park
Long Beach
Calif
Athens County
J. W. Campbell
E. C. Taylor
Virginia Boover
Lillian Landis Hollister
R. L. Hollister
Herbert Allen
Ruth Allen
Sadie Russell Kelley
Fred Kelley
John Foite
T. W. Greene
Marie Hickeman
Ralph Howard
Ray Mathews
Freda Lurene
John D. Gift
Julian Gift
Athens
Public Forum Letter Shortage Affects Contributions
Readers complain about limited newsprint and rationing impacting the Public Forum letters. The editor notes constrained conditions and asks contributors to keep letters concise while still expressing views.
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Cnretery
Baus
Why Read It Editorial Sparks Reader Outrage
A reader from Glouster blasts an August editorial in the Messenger for harsh attacks on a late president, accusing the paper of hatred and fault finding after Roosevelt’s death and denouncing the editor as a one-horse county writer.
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the Messenger
Roosevelt
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Tartu
Tolischus
Emperor of
Howard W. Blakeslee
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Abner Markhem
Ironton
Martha Salt and Son
Thomas
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J. K. Joly
Marjorie
George Robert
Youngstown
George B. McKinstry
By Galbraith
Ingis
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Agnes Clark, Glouster
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