Debate over atomic bomb's role in ending WWII in Washington
Washington columns debate the atomic bomb’s decisive part versus Army Navy and Air Forces, noting Japan’s surrender before atomic use, Russia’s entry, and the broader implications for future warfare and overseas bases while questioning the moral weight of the act and Churchill’s cited claims.
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Washington
China
Army
Navy
Congress
Pacific
Marianas
Arnold
United States
Russia
America
Japan
Germany
Marine Corps
Bataan
Winston Churchill
Army Air Forces
Britain
Local Newspaper Subscriptions and Rates Notice
Public notice outlines subscription prices for various terms, including Ohio and outside Ohio rates. It lists annual, monthly, weekly options and special services, with names of distribution centers and offices. The fragment also mentions obituary and thank you cards as nominal charges and notes second class matter status.
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Carrict
Ohio
Stmt
Mesaenaer @s
Athens
Brock Kittridge Returns Home in Torn Family Reunion
Corinne Kittridge awaits Brock’s return to Daverton after his marriage decision to Thayer Wayne. Moya Sherren arrives with Brock’s old friend circle at the airport, revealing deep tensions as Thayer faces a painful reunion. The scene ends with Brock seeking his bride while Thayer struggles not to break down.
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Brock Kittridgt
Bore’ Fiper
Daverton
Busch
Mittridge
Bert
Brock
Mildreth
Kittridge
Tal
Thayer
Thayer Wayne
Moya
Rush
Corinne Hittridge
Corinne
Moys
Hildreth
Moya Sherren
Mrs. Kittridge
Mrs
Mia
Kitttridge
Uncle Tudton
Mra. Kittridge
Time for sanity in face of postwar leftward pressure
The piece warns that New Dealers and socialists will push the nation left in the coming months amid idleness and unrest. It urges high level sanity to resist state socialism, defend private enterprise, and avoid reliance on dole while war orders wind down and labor mobilizes. It cites Roosevelt era lessons, warns of strikes, and urges production through private channels.
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America
England
Dole
Roosevelt
Sorry to the Japanese for treachery after surrender
The text laments Japanese actions after surrender, accusing them of continued aggression and treachery. It rhetoricly seeks strong punishment by General MacArthur to ensure Japan minds its own business and regrets their past behavior.
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MacArthur
Balloon Bomb Bust Highlighted as Barbaric Warfare
The article notes that at least 2.5 balloon bombs reached the American continent late in World War II. It argues the balloons were used barbarically with random civilian victims, contrasting them with the precision use of two atomic bombs dropped on military targets, despite the bombs’ differing destructive potentials.
Washington Letter on censorship and war agency control
Douglas Larsen notes that formal censorship ended but warns that postwar practice still blocks press access. He details how every federal agency, including War and Navy, requires clearance through public relations before any official statement. The piece condemns political censorship, cites limited access for officials, and questions accountability and leaks.
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Washington
Byron Price
Price
U. S
Office of War Information
OWI
War and Navy Departments
Plains Personal Mentions Reach Across Akron and Canton
The Plains society notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling between Akron Canton and nearby towns. It records deployments, furloughs, family visits, and multiple guests including McCulloughs Marcinkos Shafer Batchelders Evans and Cram families, with local workers and servicemen noted.
Army Takes No Action On Veterans Protests In Japan Plans
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a protest by combat veterans of the 95th Division against occupation duty in Japan grew, but authorities announced no disciplinary action. The Camp Campbell public relations office said enlistees from the 13th airborne corps and artillery had written protest letters over proposed Pacific deployment.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
95Th
Japan
Camp Campbell
13Th
Airborne Corps
Pacific
War Today Being Tested by Dewitt Mackenzie
The piece notes civil war tensions in China and unrest in Japan, plus fallout across the Far East and Europe. It cites clashes in Shansi Province between Nationalist forces and Chinese Communists, and discusses how Big Three dynamics Russia Britain United States may face strain.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
China
Tokyo
Japan
Irvin A. Wolfe
Athens-Amesville Road
Yebied
Jackie Lee
Europe
Orient
Chian Hai- Shek
Chungking
Shansi
MacArthur Senger
Russia
Britain
America
le NB Auiece
Balkans
U. S
State Byrnes
United States
Bulgaria
Bevin
House of Commons
Romania
Hungary
Syracuse Has V J Program At Day Observance
Syracuse-VI Day was observed at Asbury Methodist Church with four denominations praying and a musical program led by eight year old Gene Shea singing God Bless America. Local clergy Rev Beulah Koester and Rev A J Shea spoke as Lieut Beulah Ward arrived from England for a furlough before reassignment. Individuals from nearby towns visited relatives and attended various events including Meigs County Pioneer meeting and Pleasant View School homecoming.
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Syracuse
Asbury Methodist Church
Gené Shea
America
Beulah Koester
A. J. Shea
Beulah W. Ward
England
Frank Winebrenner
Alabama
Will Stivers
Ton
Cleveland
Robert Stivers
Helen Underhill
Columbus
N. J. Karr
Marcia Karr
William Adams
Parkersburg
Irving Karr
David Bel
Bell
D. B
A. E. Williams
John C. Hallam
D. B. Williams
Margaret Nease
Meigs County
Pomeroy
J. E. Carleton
Pleasant View
Sutton Methodist Church
J. J. Roush
New Brighton
Mae Young
East Liverpool
Earnest Lallance
Michael Rice
F. A. Shumway
van Johnson
Shade River
Ellen Baer
Old Vienna Hotel Replaced by Modern Building
The Golden Pear, a historic hotel in Vienna’s Landstrasse once dating to 1701, was demolished to clear space for a new structure. The framed hotel and restaurant hosted many notable guests including Beethoven, among its famous patrons.
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Landstrasse
Vienna
Beethoven
Public Forum Letters Edit for Space Limits
Readers urged to trim submissions to fit newsprint constraints. The forum column warns that under tight space some letters may not appear in full to preserve department time and consistency of editorials.
Be Thankful Editor Message From The Messenger August 14
An editorials expresses gratitude for an end to conflict and calls for remembrance of those who lost loved ones. It reflects on Franklin D Roosevelt, wartime sacrifice, and the hope for peace, urging prayers and thanks for America’s safety and a cautious view of other nations. Also a note from Rutland dated Aug 16 and a Hawaii population figure for Oahu.
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the Messenger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Buitain
China
England
Wartorn
Maude Pearl Schuster
Rutland, Aug
Lavertys Vacationing in New York State
Mia Laverty, her daughter Miss Margaret Laverty, and Etta Laverty are on vacation in New York State. The family outing reflects a typical early 20th century newspaper item about private citizens enjoying a leisure trip.
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Fred Slaughter
Natalie
Columbus
Jean Gist
Mia
John Gist
Dorothy Gist
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Etta Laverty
Margaret Laverty
New York State
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Associated Press
Douglas
Larsen
the Plains
Guy Shamel
Akron
G. M. Shamel
Gene
Anne Mc. ‘Cullough
James McCullough
Canton
al Criminski
Lewis, McMechen
Russell Jellison
Jellison
California
John Batchelder
Sir Paul Batchelder
Gulfport
Thomas Marcinko
Tommy
Carey
Fostoria
George Shafer
Beaumont
Asa Cochran
Carl Jewett
Cecile Six
Los Angeles
Calif
Ella
Bob Evans
Henry Evans
Air Corps
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Texas
William G. Thomas
Barney Matheny
New Marshfield
Thomas
George Martindale
Martindale
McArthur
Elvira Cram
Cram
Leonard Rodehaver
Earl Rodehaver
Wanda Miller
Pleasantville
Tony Kovalcik
Delmar Buffington
Vivian
Betty Olson
Dottie Bumgardner
Betty Call
Sherman Sharp
Sharp
Luke Hardy
Mary Lu
Betty Oliver
June Staley
Linda Beth
Atea
Harry Foster
Betty Fulton
Helen Straftton
Elizabeth Wood
Patty Cuyler
Pauline Cone
Ellen Biddie
Ted Preston
Mary Ellen Wood
Tom Wood
Tom Biddle
William Fleck
J. G. Hope
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
Ohio University
Athens Messenger
Hotel Berry
C. M. Gill
Protous
By Galbraith
KX Perr
Sonny
Hawaii
the Public Forum
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
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