Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1943

Page

4

Ohio newspaper billing and circulation notice details

This item lists subscription rates for carriers and mail, both in and outside Ohio, with annual and weekly prices. It notes acceptance conditions for subscriptions outside Ohio, post office classification, and mentions national representatives and ad rate inquiries. The fragment reflects a vintage newspaper masthead and administrative notices rather than a news event. It includes Associated Press rights and general publication disclaimers.

Ohio Messenger Athens John W. Culleny Chicago New York Columbus

Leadership for a World at War and Home Front

A caller argues President Roosevelt is preoccupied with international affairs at the expense of domestic issues. The piece urges that 1944 leadership must focus on American welfare, cost of war, and postwar planning, opposing isolationism and urging electing capable administrators who prioritize the country first.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Office of War Information War Production Board United States United Nations America White House

British Information Service suspends weekly propaganda letters

The British Information Service in New York announces the discontinuation of its weekly propaganda letters to newspapers to save white paper. It cites economic pinch and editorial waste concerns, while noting widespread efforts by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to collect waste paper for worthwhile use.

British Information Service New York City Boy Scouts Girl Scouts

Reading the Bible Reveals Godly Key to Heart and Duty

A reflective note quotes Woopdrow Wilson on how Bible study unlocks the heart and personal duty, asserting the scripture as divine guidance. The excerpt frames scripture as the decisive link between faith and daily obligation.

God Woopdrow Wilson

Byrnes Defends Hold-the-Line Anti Inflation Policy

James F Byrnes former U S senator and wartime official argues on radio against inflation by warning against special group demands. He criticizes wage concessions tied to strikes and urges uniform policies despite political pressures. The piece questions tax policy and distribution effects on inflation and wartime unity.

Washington James F. Byrnes United States South Carolina Supreme Court of the United States Office of War Mobilization Byrnes Congress Office of Economic Stabilization Mr. Byrnes War Labor Board John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Mr. Lewis

Congress Entangled in Special Interest Legislation Warned

Washington reports Justice James F. Byrnes condemning special groups that push weak Congress toward harmful measures. He cites wage hikes for railroad workers and dairy price subsidies while tax raises are blocked. A Letter from the 440th Fighter Squadron backs Byrnes against inflation and legislative appeasement.

Washington Congress James F. Byrnes War Mobilization Senate Agriculture Committee Justice Byrnes 440Th Air Force United States Legislative Branch

Turkey Gains Close Ties with Allies Over Dardanelles

Commentator DoWitt MacKenzie notes the Cairo talks between Ismet Inonu Roosevelt and Churchill mark a bloodless victory for loyal unity. The agreement signals reduced Soviet Turkish suspicions and potential Turkish entry into the war, reinforcing control of the Dardanelles as a key strategic prize.

Dowitt MacKenzie Turkey America Britain Russia Ismet Inonu Mesers Roosevelt Churchill Cairo Perha Ankara Moscow Marshal Stalin Inonu Dardanelles Black Sea United Nations Hitler Axis Balkan Peninsula Middle East

Social Notes of Hemlock and Military News

Hemlock social page reports a six o'clock dinner at Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Osenbaugh with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown and Corning visitors. The Linscott family learns their son Bob, in the air corps, is safely overseas in the Hawaiian Islands. Various locals are visiting relatives in Columbus and nearby towns while Francis Lanning leaves for Fort Hayes to report for active duty.

Air Corps Ola Brown Clyde Springer Audrey Crooksville Francis Lanning Fort Hayes Columbus Irene Roberts Cora McCormick William Baughman Lena Stallsmith Cora Call Frank Starbuck John Toth William Eayle Camp Hood Texas Nina Davis Jack Williams Athens Mary Tharp

A Sizable Athletes List From Athens High School

Athens High School honors 16 players including Vaughn Droz John Boggs Paul Jones Fred Webb Louis Speiser Dick Whipple Lowell Hi Paul Tribe Howard Zarley Erritt Preston Hjalmar Olson Willard Smith Dave Brickles Merwin Mansfield Bill Whaley Charles Coury. Amesville Music Club hosts a Christmas program for the Athens City Federation featuring Metta Glazier Henrietta Lazier Lucille Linscott Jessie Lortz Sara Metta Glazier Kathryn Kern Mildred Strode Frances ONeill Ethelle Strode Frank Thomas Myrtle Lortz Adda Phillips Naomi Phillips Bob Clark Helen Carpenter Esther Wilson Gerald Nagle Katherine Hartley.

Athens High School Vaughn Droz John Boggs Paul Jones Fred Webb Louis Speiser Dick Whipple Lowell Hi Paul Tribe Howard Zarley Erritt Preston Hjalmar Olson Willard Smith Dave Brickles Merwin Mansfield Bill Whaley Charles Coury Amesville Music Club Athens City Federation Metta Glazier Henrietta Lazier Lucille Linscott Jessie Lortz Sara Metta Glazier Kathryn Kern Mildred Strode Frances O'Neill Ethelle Strode Frank Thomas Myrtle Lortz Adda Phillips Naomi Phillips Bob Clark Helen Carpenter Esther Wilson Gerald Nagle Katherine Hartley

Local Kiwanis Dinner Highlights Athens Event and Irish Quartet

Athens Kiwanians welcomed Logan Kiwanis members with a dinner at Mrs. Parks home assisted by Mrs. Sayre and others on S Court Street. The program featured Irish quartet Hoover Schmidt McKay Tripp, Ruth Jones with Ruth Miller violin, and comedian Ernest Coe. Irene Castle, bride of Frederick Laughlin, attracted attention as a bobbed hair dancer. President Coolidge urged aid to nations while stressing independence and no debt cancellation with a note on the League of Nations.

Athens Coolidge Congress America League of Nations

New Plymouth Social Briefs

Mrs Eve lyn Turner and children Martin and Theresa were in Logan recently. Miss Ethel Mowrey visited her sister Earle Frantz and family. Mary Rachel Simms and Juanita Gregory of McArthur were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Stanley Miller. Several locals attended church at Locust Grove where Robert and Dean became church members. Families from Akron Athens Lancaster Ravenna and Union Furnace visited relatives here for the weekend.

New Plymouth Evelyn Turner Martin and Theresa Logan Ethel Mowrey Earle Frantz Mary Rachel Simms Juanita Gregory McArthur Stanley Miller J. A. Daab Tom Hill Earle Heinlein Homer Haas Harry Faulkner Hobart McDaniel Locust Grove Robert Dean Springer Frank Schmidt Frances Finley Rice Akron Barbara Worthman Wesley Ridge F. O. Stout Elza Huntley Jean’ Ann Evan Lee Ravenna Lena McDaniel Navy M. Heinlein

The Haunted Man or The Ghosts Bargain

Rediaw the chemist and professor sits by the fire on Christmas Eve when a phantom in his own likeness appears. The specter recalls his sorrow and wrongs linked to a lost sister and a failed romance, offering Redlaw the power to forget memory. Redlaw agrees and the bargain promises a perilous boon.

Rediaw Redlaw Rethe Specter Specter

Blue Lake News Notes

Blue Lake notes cover military and family updates. Pvt Jimmy Mays of Tennessee is home on furlough. A daughter Donna Jane was born to Verne Altizer's family with grandparents listed. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Edgar Wooten and Anita visiting relatives. Various soldiers and relatives are mentioned with furloughs hospital updates and a death in the Wooten family.

Blue Lake Jimmy Mays Tennessee Verne Altizer Donna Jane David Altizer John Haffett Edgar Wooten Anita Pt. Pleasant Robert Wooten Dewey Gay Delbert Blazier Italy Grace Gillingham Howard Wooten Frank Wooten Kaylong W. Va Orville Davis White Cross Hospital Thomas Everly Davis George Rhodes Fierbaugh Chester Thivener Roy Thivener Salt Lake City Utah Russell Hazlett Camp Davis North Carolina James Hazlett Sheets Donavan Wogan Florida Atlanta Georgia Wogan O. M. Wogan Pomeroy Homer Williams

Frank Dye Announces 1944 Gubernatorial Bid

Franklin Dye, Columbus attorney and former gubernatorial candidate, formally entered the Democratic race for 1944. He proposed repealing the state sales tax and providing financial relief to local governments as part of his platform.

Pg Swa Frank A. E Umbus

Racine Social And Personal Mention Recaps Local News

Racine notes announce the birth of a daughter Alice Ann to Mr. and Mrs. Wickline, with grandparents listed. Several local residents share military postings from the Pacific to England and the South Pacific. Social visits, travel updates, and church group activities are reported among Racine families and friends.

Rutland Local Notices and Personal News

Rutland hosts for W S C meeting and Christmas refreshments. A Red Cross nursing class is organized under Brewington and meets Monday at 7 30. Rutland Grade School choir will present December 10 at 8 p m. Local residents and relatives listed include Kennedy Howell and White families with military service notes. Basil Hysell dies, funeral set in Bradford.

Rutland C. C. Chap O. O. Patterson Chapman Red Cross Brewington Blanch McCormick Athens Columbus Last Malcolm Kennedy Craft South Carolina Dwight Kennedy Bernard Howell Ter Akron Howard Howell Bernard Navy Clarence Chast Judse Dan White Port Judson White Great Lakes N Basil Hysell Ard Howell Monda Bradford Ard Howell Nes B Shaw Rutlane Ae

Also Mentioned on This Page

Americam Audit Bureau of Ot Circuations Omeewspaper Associ Associated Press David Lawrence National Dispatch National Capital Hemlock George C. Parks Edwin D. Sayre Parks S. Court St W. L. Slutz H. R. Wilson Clarence C. Robinson E. R. Walker Harry Z. Foster Irene Castle Frederick A. Laughlin Social Briefs By Galbraith Andy Charles Dickens Chapter NEA Service, Inc Frank Dye Racine R Wickline Alice Ann Pearly Wickline R. D Alice Clark Pacific Harry Hoffman Newven New Caledonia Hoffman Warner Romine James Ijden Camp Perry Virginia California Marian Simpson The Christ Hospital Cincinnati Simpson Clark Jiden Emma Jane Mary Jean Watson James Jividen Emma Jividen Visi P. A. Jividen John Crew Case George Osborn Harold DeWolfe Treasure Island Cal Ing Wrights Radio Ill Ironton Rutland Personals
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication