The Messenger Publishing Company Page Details
The Athens Messenger lists publisher Gordon E. Bush and managing editor Charles H. Satris. It notes circulation by the American Newspaper Publishers Association and Associated Press affiliation. Subscription rates are given for in state and out of state, with weekly and special editions mentioned. It claims postal designation and national advertising representation.
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Athens Messenger
Thiubieheg
W Bush
Tvet
Fternoon
the Messenger
Gordon E. Bush
Charles H. Satris
Manari Ng Edluar
Obie Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Obie Newpaper Association
Associated Press
Ohio
Hick Outaida
Olio
Messenger
Athens Post
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Clevelan
Naina
End of War Reconversion Challenges Ahead for Consumers
The piece outlines lingering shortages and controls after the war, with tires scarce and coal, meat, butter, clothing and lumber limited. It warns of jammed travel, slow discharges, and a cautious recovery as production shifts and price controls persist. It notes job prospects and wage corrections but stresses a long, difficult transition.
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Congress
A radio in every pocket debate and prophecy
A satirical piece questions a future with pocket radios in every user’s life. It mocks postwar optimism and ponders social friction as radios invade public space, hinting at possible rights and legislative responses while lampooning cultural clashes and pop culture references.
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Wordsworth
Mary Margaret McBride
Congress
John
What Will Be What For U S Civilians
Reconversion Director Jonn W. Snyder outlines home front expectations after WWII. Demobilization will discharge seven million from the armed forces in a year, with unemployment possibly five to eight million in 90 days to spring. Price and rent controls persist with wage stabilization, shortages linger, and manufacturing shifts aim to raise consumer production in 3 to 6 months.
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Washington
Jonn W. Snyder
Congress
Truman
OPA
Washington Letter on government information men and their role
Douglas Larsen surveys top public relations figures in government. He notes how information men shape public perception, influence policy framing, and shield leaders from criticism, with examples from Biddle to Horton and Brooks.
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Washington
Congress
John Q
U.S
People’s Representative
Harold Tekes
Francis Biddle
Jolly Charles Malcolmson
Philadelphia Record
Biddle
Biddie
Montgomery Ward
Jimmy Byrnes
Charlie
Chicago
Malcolmson
Bob Horton
Maritime Commission
Navy
Maritime
Horton
Bob Brooks
OPA
Murray City Notes Reflect Local Bonds and Memories
Local column recalls social visits and family gatherings from Murray City and nearby towns. Mentions Mrs. Edwin A. Jones and Mrs. W. H. McKee hosting relatives at University Terrace, plus visits by F. E. Dawler of National Brands Stores. Includes tree bond of 20 and 19 years ago memories and community notices across Athens and Nelsonville.
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Edwin A. Jones
Katherine McKee
Gloria
Brooks
Jackson
Jones
W. H. McKee
University Terrace
Murray City
Reeder
Clayton Worthington
Daugh
Athens Fairgrounds
Ter
Janice
Edd. Worthington
P. F. Good
Strathmore Boulevard
Dayton
Pete
Charles Hillyer
Peter S. Good. Gandchildre
Viola Grubb
Ruth Alice ‘Ignor
Columbus
Tom Bennett
Cincinnati
John Cuthberson
Charles Shunkwiler
Donald Shunkwiler
Lois
Sam Costello
James Lanning
Mary Lanning
Delores Nida
Homer Lanning
Jimmie
Charles Walters
Carolyn
Akron
Hazel Stone
Billie
Joey
Jacksonville
Hazel Storer
Lynn
Canton
Carolyn Richards
James Salyers
A. J. Barnhill
Carl Carsner
New Lexington
Ernest Williams
Shady
Side
Sadie Williams
Glouster
Mary
Ann James
Mary Dixon
Edward
Charles Dixon
Nelsonville
Robin
Snow Fork Temple
Pyth
Jan
Jan Sisters
Cora Walters
Red Bird
Wnelsonille Lodge
Opal Lanning
Humming Bird
Janice Lanning
Ralph Nida
Jean Rowland
William Shelton Land
Lena Campbell
Elsie Evans
Myrtle Lanning
Albert Jones
Donna
Charles Collins
Junior Sapp
Betty Sapp
Gerald Sorreills
Lester Sorrell
Betty
Barbara J James
Garnet Wolfe
Emmett Short
Aves Ann
Loren Thompson
Coleen Phillips
Willard Brown
David
Genevieve Siminton
John Sorrell
Pfc
Richard Siminton
Norfolk
The Japanese War Mindset and Strategic Shifts in World War II
The piece surveys shifting power in the Pacific, noting initial Western underestimation of Japan and later Allied gains. It cites figures and sources from Japanese and Allied outlets, including Kenryo Sato, Tokyo Radio, and MacArthur, on war timing, naval air dominance, and the path to Japan's defeat.
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Pacific
United Nations
Japan
China
Western
Asia
Oceania
Genghis Khan
Jjapan
Manchuria
Korea
Tsushima Straits
Normandy
Malsyx
Kenryo Sato
War Ministry
Roberts
Pearl Harbor
United States Armed Services
United States
Toyko Radio
United States Navy
New Order
Greater East Asia
Tokyo
Japan Times and Advertiser
Douglas MacArthur
Sue
Vaded
Hirohito
Diet
Kuniaki Koiso
America
Leyte
Tokyo Radio
Clifton Social And Personal Highlights Across Regions
Clifton social notes list visits and family gatherings across multiple towns. Names include Edna Peck Pauline Wells Patty Chillicothe Alma Peck Wilma Newell Columbus Mary Stewart Ronnie Dayton Oscar Henry Betty Ann Dana Lewis Mina Marjie Ike Lewis East Liverpool Clara Edwards West Columbia Hoy Fox Mt. Vernon Ann Williams Point Pleasant Pearl Smith Cecil Smith Weigand Mason Belva Profitt Erma Fowler Bessie Winona Pickens Byron VanMeter Ned Henry John Booth family Corning and others during weekends and recent weeks.
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B. J. Redmond
John Beaversor
Helen Roberts
Toledo
John Hoschar
Betty Ann
Dana Lewis
Mina
Marjie
Ike Lewis
Bill Bass
East Liverpool
Clara Edwards
West Columbia
Andy Stewart
Myrtle Little
Hoy Fox
John Forshee
Mt. Vernon
Ann Williams
Point Pleasant
Pearl Smith
Cecil Smith
Weigand
Mason
Belva Profitt
Erma Fowler
Bessie
Winona Pickens
Rebekah Lodge School of Instruction Saturday
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge hosts district 52 School of Instruction at Odd Fellows Hall starting 1 PM Saturday. Mae Schott, Ohio Rebekah Assembly president, leads with Anna J Henderson of Columbus assisting. Dinner follows in the K of P Hall and later Mae Schott inspects the lodge.
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Glouster
Marcellie Rebekah
War Today: Japan's surrender shocks and postwar challenges
Dewitt Mac asserts Allied victory in ground war but warns peace requires winning Japanese minds. He notes leaders Anami and Suzuki suicides and cabinet resignations as Tokyo braces for occupation. He cautions Japan's medieval mindset and the emperor’s surrender spectacle as a pivotal, fragile moment shaping a future world order.
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Dewitt Mac
Japan
Tokyo
Koreichika Anami
Baron Sumiki
Domei
Suzuki
Kusuo Oya
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
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Macaulay
U. S
Douglas Larsen
Murray City News
Messenger Ders
F. E. Dawler
National Brands Stores
Ind
Atlanta, Ga
Ohio National Guard
Camp Knox, Ky
Monty Campbell
John Price
James Laverty
William Laurent
W. W. Lee
Grosvenor St
C. EB. Stailley
Athens
Mr. Stailey
B. L. Morton
Stailey
Charles Brevitz
Indian Lake
Greta Lash
Anna Pickering
Lash
Kenneth Pickering
Youngstown
William C. Munds
Catherine Chubb
Cleveland
White House
Carbon Hill
Eless
LEDA
Iver
Vers
Cassius M. Clouston
Carben Hill
Singapore
Clifton
Rebekah
By Galbraith
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