Hitler's New Year broadcast undercuts morale but hints at truth
Washington dispatch notes Hitler’s New Year speech repeats Allied quarrels and plans to dismember Germany, warns that optimism among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin risks prolonging the war. It argues for candor in international affairs and calls for new leadership and ideals to end the conflict.
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Washington
Hitler
Hiller
Office of War Information
Messrs
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
London
Moscow
London Economist
United States
Britain
America
Germany
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Wilson
Paris
American Congress
Subscriptions Rates and Notice for The Messenger
Rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions in various regions with annual, semiannual, and weekly options. Outside Ohio subscriptions accepted as print paper supply allows. Also notes obituary and funeral notice charges and national representatives with advertising rates on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohin
Ohio
The
Messenger
Athens
Iin Tice National
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
A Long War
A veteran affairs analysis warns war’s consequences linger for decades. Neuropsychiatric injuries expand, with peak hospital needs projected for 1975. The Veterans Administration creates a medical advisory group to tackle evolving war related illnesses and prevention is urged by leaders and pacifists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Experience Speaks on Saving for Home Comfort
The article urges homeowners to stop delaying comfort purchases for the home. It argues that many waste money on futile items and endure makeshift heating and plumbing. It foresees postwar savings being invested in better homes and equipment, stressing early use of savings for lasting leisure and comfort.
Butler’s harsh fix for Japan blamed on wartime bluntness
A quoted wartime quip attributed to General Smedley Butler suggests drastic treatment of Emperor Hirohito to erode belief in divinity. The speaker mocks leaders and contemplates extreme public shaming as a quick, brutal wartime solution.
Budget Message and Congressional Action Described
Peter Edson explains how the annual budget message shapes appropriations and how Congress tinkers with figures. A 1944 comparison shows eight of 18 major divisions near prior estimates, nine cut, two billion saved mainly bookkeeping, while war funding is deferred to next year.
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Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Appropriations
Harold Iches
Archie MacLeish
James Lawrence
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Budget Bureau
Two Indictments Reported By Mason County Jurors
Mason County grand jury returned two indictments in a short session. NeNie Kapp faces a misdemeanor for selling non intoxicating beer to an intoxicated person. Burley Board Sr. stands charged with felony theft of an automobile owned by Dr. C. W. Petty. The session included new court officials and several chancery orders and land sales. United States naval shipping losses since Pearl Harbor total $1.6 billion.
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Foint Pleasant
Credit Court
Bardin
NeNie Kapp
C. R. Burford
Burley Board, Sr
Hartford
Ic. W. Petty
Alex McCausland
B. O. Blain
Guy Burdette
Harry L. Dyer
M. L. Duff
W. D. Steele
George Biffle
Homer C. Johnson
Everett Sayre
Christie Blet
F. G. Musgrave
George G. Somerville
Miller
A. Bailey
A. D. Hume
Frank Burris
Herbert Eads
John A. Fisher
Robert Stephenson
Ernest Hesson
Oral L. Morrison
Hesson
Petit Purers
Collis Timberlake
Ripley
Cologne
J. G. Hart
Guardian
Jessie Junior Hart
Alberta
Waite Durst
Clendenin
Hayward
Olga Nibert
John Nibert
W. H. Daniel
Glenwood
H. G. Braley
Myrtie Braley
Velma K. Heiner
Stella Wallace
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
George S. Baxter
Earl E. Persinger
Edna Persinger
Earl
Union District
Hattie Palsley
James B. Cain
Somerville
Mr. Somerville
Hannan District
Anna Blake
Daisy Blake
Lillie Forden
Charleston Roar
Lewis District
Homer H. Felden
Steve Buckrom
Big Blacks Schedule 16 Games This Winter
Point Pleasant basketball coach Sanders announced 16 games for the season with two more likely against Buffalo High. The Big Blacks open at Barboursville and travel to Poca, Sandyville, Gallipolis, Mason City, Ravenswood, and Pomeroy with home dates against Sandyville, Ravenswood, Gallipolis, and Poca. Players include Martin, Miller, Buddy Miller, Rose, Somerville, Bruestie, Morrison, Gerlach, Icard, Ferrell.
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Point Pleasant
Sanders
Buffalo High School
Barboursville
Big Blacks
Poca
Sandyville
Gallipolis
Mason City
Ravenswood
Pomeroy
Huntington East
Homer Martin
Bobby Miller
Buddy Miller
Kenneth Rose
Paul
Long Holiday Of School Ends In Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant update notes Mason County schools resume after a three week holiday, with classes restarting. Deputy county clerk Joan Aten Jr returns to duties after six week illness from a hive attack. Bus service faced weather delays but overall attendance improves. 300 of 387 junior high and 240 of 294 senior high students were in class. Families visit and travel as residents resume routines after holidays.
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Joan G. Aten, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Holly P. Bell
Grantsville
W. H. Beawards
Spencer and
Cleveland
J. Willard
Johnny
Parkersburg
H. Paige Bell
L. B. Hannaman
Arlington, Va
Jacqueline
Windsor
Lynchburg
Randolph-Macon College
Marian Withers
Fredericksburg
Mary Washington College
C. H. Withers
George O. Harper
Chicago
Furniture Mart
Point Pleasant
Mason
Frances Clark
Baltimore
Flo Robbins
Stephen K. Noble
Navy Transport Service
Virgil Plants
Vernon
Owl Hollow
Greerdones
Jericho Road
Wahama High School
When New York Was Young: Miss Fraser in 18th Century Tale
A fragment from a serialized piece depicts Miss Fraser, a slender spinster and headmistress, teaching girls in 18th century New York. The scene shows attire, sleigh ride, social customs, and expectations for women's education, contrasted with limited schooling and a present-day perspective on love and propriety.
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New York
Fraser
Linsey-Woolsey
Ned
Fanny Humphrey
Miss Fraser
Oxford
England
Epiris
Bank Reports Sale of Bonds in Mason
Mason County purchased 781 239 25 dollars in bonds with 271 583 75 dollars in E Bonds as part of the Sixth War Loan. Chairman Walden F Roush said a final report was expected by the end of the week.
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Point Pleasant
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Mason County
Walden F. Roush
Cold Weather Slows Rise of Ohio River
The Ohio River at Point Pleasant stood at 37.7 feet at 4 PM Tuesday with a rise of 0.6 feet since 11 AM. Observers expect only a small further increase or stabilization over the next two hours as cold weather slows the crest, possibly averting a minor flood. The Huntington weather bureau wire advised continued rise or stationarity.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Huntington
Barnett Elected To Head County Court At Point Pleasant
John Barnett was elected president of the county court by Commissioners D. E. Wedge and J. L. Watterson at the courthouse. Barnett had just returned home from Holzer Hospital and will serve until December 31, 1946. Commissioner Wedge named president pro tem. Watterson began his six-year term.
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Point Pleasant
John Barnett
D. E. Wedge
Watterson
Barnett
Jericho Road
Holzer Hospital
Wedge
Point Clinic Births and Guilty Plea Report
Point Pleasant notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Lee King of Leon with weight eight pounds on New Year s Eve at 110 55 o clock. confirms it as Mason County s first 1945 birth. Mrs Cecil Toles and infant Charles Elmer discharged New Year s Day. Gray C Robinson of Gallipolis Ferry pleads guilty to intoxication, pays five dollar fine and costs.
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Point Pleasant
Point
Alvert Elwood
Howard Lee King
Leon
Mason County
Cecil Toles
Charles Elmer
Gray C. Robinson
Gallipolis Ferry
Aged Beech Hill Farmer Jerry Yauger Dies at Home
Jerry Yauger, past 80, a prominent farmer of Beech Hill south of the Kanawha, died Tuesday afternoon at his home after a sudden illness. He is survived by his son Roy Yauger and daughter Mrs. Clara Kay, both of Beech Hill, and was cousin to the late Mrs. C. G. P. Musgrave of Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jerry Yauger
Beech Hill
Kanawha
Yauger
Roy Yauger
Clara Kay
C. G. P. Musgrave
Byus Opens First Store in 1950 at Point Pleasant
George E. Byus, newly relocated from south of the Kanawha, started his first mercantile store in 1950 marking about 54 years in business. Point Pleasant received a quarterly $771.29 liquor fund share from the state liquor commission profits, with Mason County towns sharing $47.74 and Mason City $173.7 in distribution.
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Point Pleasant
George E. Byus
Kanawha
State Liquor Commission
Mason County
Mason City
Polish question sparks shift as Lublin committee rises
War Today reviews the conflict over Poland as the Lublin Committee proclaims a provisional government with Soviet backing. It considers its likely control of eastern Polish territory and the reaction of Britain, the United States, and France as potential recognition moves unfold. A separate notice reports the Charles Lewis Chapter D.A.R. meeting canceled due to extreme cold and illness.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Polish National Committee of Liberation
Lublin
London
Poland
Mos
Lublin Committee
Red Army
Vistula
Curzon Line
Moscow
France
Washington
Point Pleasant
A. Keith McClung
Hartford
Charles Lewis
D.A.R
McClung
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National Dispatch
Gen. Butler
Hirohito
Gen. Smedley Butler
Son of Heaven
Hirohito Sulaame
Pfc
Peter Edson
Pearl Harbor
WE. Woodward
Lawrence
Mr. Stevens
Richard Stevens
At Point Clinic
Galbraith
WEA Stave I
Bobby
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