Navy must keep its own air arm says veteran officer
An experienced naval officer argues the U S Navy defeated Japan thanks to naval aviation and its integrated force structure. He notes British adaptation lagged in naval aviation and questions if an independent air force would have aided the fleet. The piece discusses carrier power, submarines, and the future balance of air and sea arms in wartime strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Nes
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
Ti Q
Pacific
Royal Navy
Halsey
Norway
Mediterranean
North Africa
Middle East
RAF
British Isles
Germany
Britain
United States
Subscription rates and church services in Athens area
The notice lists subscription rates for The Messenger and related services, with various prices and terms. It then reports the Athens area Apostolic Faith Church all-day meeting held August 19 at Tom Beatty’s Pleasant Hill Ridge home, led by Elder G Hartin, with about 100 attendees and multiple speakers from Ohio towns. next year’s meeting set for the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafriar
Ohio
Ervios Mens Eescion
Obio
Messenger
A&f
Athent Pot
Act of
Nevione
John Welles Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Bome
Whans
The
Apostolic Faith Church of Athens
Tom Beatty
Pleasant Hill Ridge
G. Hartin
Rank
Tiller
Akron
Deere
Lehman
Crooksville
Jacks
Newark
Sutton
Piqua
Cole
Parkersburg
Carr
Martin
Athens
The Strained Homecoming of Brock and Thayer
Thayer confronts Brock after his return with a crippled leg and a bruised pride. She grapples with fear, pity, and honesty as their private tension surfaces during a tense dinner plan and a failing attempt at normalcy. The future remains unsettled as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breck
Brock
Thayer
Rutland News Notes Dated War Ends Jubilation and Visits
Local business places closed for two days to celebrate the war ending. Community members share visits with relatives from Pt Pleasant Akron Massillon Columbus and Rutland. Burns and injuries noted with Junior Dennis burn while driving a coal truck. Many families travel for reunions and campouts as servicemen return home and plan furloughs with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Judson Price
Pleasant
Akron
Price
Jenior Dennis
Vernon "Willis
Massillon
Floyd Kennedy
Washington
Texas
Wade Kennedy
Ellen Kennedy
Della Archer
H. W. Grover
Elizabeth Grover Beatty
Columbus
Archer
Grover
Miller Baxter
Middleport Park
Colwell
J. W. Colwell
Leading Creek
Vera Archer
Bertha Rutherford
Mary Price
T Sam Bryant
Chester
Harold Rice
Dell Rice
Fred Dunfee
Floyd Dunftfee
OUR WAR DEBT AND THE HOME FRONT OBLIGATION
A wartime column argues the public must honor veterans daily, not just in words. It notes veterans face housing, employment, and red tape challenges after service, and calls for steady adjustment and respect as they reintegrate into civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Joan
Bright cloud dark lining warns of rising highway deaths after rationing ends
The piece argues lifting gasoline limits and speed restrictions will likely raise traffic fatalities. It links more driving, worn tires, poor car condition, and driver inexperience to more crashes, noting preventive steps are easy yet unlikely, driven by belief that accidents happen to others.
Governor Lausche Pushes Ending War Time In Ohio
The governor urges Congress to end wartime clocks and restore standard time across Ohio and the region. Residents face daily time confusion as districts differ, with Athens hoping city action to revert to standard/slow time before fall. Public sentiment seeks prompt remedy and recognized attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausche
Congress
Ohio
Middle West
Athens
Women enter most trades but few become doctors
Douglas Larsen notes a wartime report showing women have entered many professions but remain scarce in medicine. In 1944 there were 1,176 women medical students versus 1,146 in 1941, with high training costs and delayed earnings. Across the field, average physician income tilts male, and women doctors remain underrepresented in specialties, with regional disparities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
Woman's Medical College
Philadelphia
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
The Mikado reverence and Japan war ethics debate
A long Sunday program at multiple Athens churches contends with Japanese leadership reverence and the Mikado myth. The article discusses Hirohito as a figurehead, Allied capitulation, and urges restraint in religious or cultural attacks while noting Roosevelt’s freedoms and the Shinto religion’s role. Various Methodist and Presbyterian services are listed across Athens and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Entsminger
Dewity MacKenzie
Rutland
Entsminger
Tokyo
Charleston
W. Va
J. C. Cole
Parkersburg
John L. Carr
Athens
Hirohito
Leasons
Europe
Roosevelt
Scorld
Japan
Hooper Ridge Briefs and Church Events
Hooper Ridge reports church service fees to be held Sunday morning and evening led by John Tigner of Glouster. Sunday School at 10. Ladies Aid Society gathers at Maud Kasler home. birthdays noted and next meeting planned for Elden Tt home. Reunion for Linscott family set for Sept 2 with Mrs. Linscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Athens Free Methodist
Madison Baptist, Bible Study and Prayer Meeting
Leroy Hiett
Hooper. Ridge
John Tigner
Glouster
Ladies Aid Society
Maud Kasler
Helen Linscott
Hilda
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Athens Area Church Services
Apostolic Faith Church
Whiyer
Myre
Orocs
Troyer
Strport
Pete Grimshaw
Hhimes
Emma
Douglas Larsen
West
South
Wesleyan Pethodist
Fred Fields
Young People’s Society
Elmer Spencer
Juichi Terauchi
Southeast Asia
Louis Mountbatten
Central Ave. Methodist
Elmer G. Roessner
Central Ave
First Methodist
First Church
Roessner
Alexander Presbyterian Bible School
H. ‘T. Houf
Ohio University
Bier
Christian Endeavor
Church OF Nazarene
Young People's Meeting
Mary Larch
Brown Ave
Danville Pilgrim Bible School
Earl Wachenschwanz
Ngono
Africa
Donald
Allen
BE. G. Roessner
Harold F. Kellogg
Kellogg
Church OF Good Shepherd
George Sixbey
St. Luke’s Church, Marietta
First Christian Bible School
E. A. Davis
Amesville Presbyterian Sunday School
NEW England Presbyterian Sunday School
Amesville
Chesterhile Methodist
Loyal Temperance Legion
Pleasanton Methodist
Bates Methodist Sunday School
Clarks Chapel
Methodist
Richland Methodist Sunday School
Marshfield
Union Methodist Sunday School
Bishopville Christian Sunday School
A. m
Albany Baptist Bible School
E. C. Potterf
Jackson
Albany Methodist
Agader
China
Pearl Chapel
Hooper Ridge Briefs
Ewe Ne Am Prey
Mrs
Israel
By Galbraith
Tome US
Frankfurter
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