The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger established 1825 publishes weekday editions with a Saturday moral issue. Publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush oversee editorial work with Charles H. Harris as managing editor. Subscription rates vary by region and duration with overseas and service rates listed.
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Frederick W. Bush
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
War First Drives Civilian Production Postwar Plan
The piece argues war production must remain dominant until Europe invasion success and Japan defeat are secured. It warns against rushing civilian goods and urges timely shifts, criticizing politicians and calling for small-scale civilian patterns and rapid factory retooling when the invasion succeeds.
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Europe
Japan
Washington
Dunkirk
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
North Africa
Italy
Germany
Weather Fears Drive 1944 45 Home Food Plans
Readers plan to boost home food production as weather threatens shortages for 1944 45. With potential gaps in meat poultry and overall supply, households prepare more Victory gardens, home canned goods, and cellar storage while studying seed catalogs.
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Victory Gardens
Housewives avoid detective work in price control
OPA in New York reports only eleven volunteers from 4000 letters to verify price checks. The board notes housewives prefer not to be police women, trusting they can halt patronage to unfair merchants. They praise overall fair treatment and retailers’ efforts amid difficulties.
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OPA
New York City
Manhattan
New York
Broadcast atrocity reports to reach Japanese and colonial audiences
An American proposal urges constant radio broadcasts of Japanese war atrocities to Japanese citizens and to occupied regions, arguing such broadcasts would deter mistreatment of prisoners, counter Japanese propaganda, mobilize Allied resolve, and accelerate victory. The plan also recommends spreading the messages to South America, India, and China to underscore Allied fury and persistence.
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Washington
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Britain
Far East
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
South America
India
China
Advanced Fighter Base Near New Guinea Report
Clapper describes an advanced Fifth Air Force Thunderbolt unit near New Guinea, 75 miles from New Britain. He notes minimal enemy activity, high aircraft losses for Japan, and primitive living conditions for crews. Major John Hughes, a Curtiss veteran, is highlighted as a key booster.
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New Guinea
LST
New Britain
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Maj
John Huyhes
Massillon
Glenn Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Thunderbolt
Southwest Pacific
Prosperity and Adversity as Teachers
A concise adage attributed to Hazlett notes prosperity as a teacher while adversity trains and strengthens the mind, with possession noted as a factor shaping mental discipline. The quote emphasizes resilience through challenge and success alike.
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Hazlett
Temper of the highest hearts to strive upwards
The quote notes that noble souls lift their effort under heavy burdens. It expresses that true greatness shows itself when adversity presses hardest. Sir Philip Sidney attributed sentiment underscores perseverance and moral resolve.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Letter to Editor on Stray Dog Tax and Duty
A Frost reader Nina A Townsend writes that stray dogs with no tax appear, claims county officers should enforce tax collection, recounts a dog she fed that defecated on eggs and poultry, and asks how to prompt enforcement. She signs the letter, dated January 31.
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the Messenger
Nina A. Townsend Frost
Rauchs Return From Ford Hospital Stay
Mr and Mrs Frank X Rauch of Athens arrived home from Detroit Michigan where Mr Rauch underwent an operation at Ford Hospital. Plans were made for the third annual county wide spelling bee in Hocking County and Supt J W Coleman of Logan named teachers to the committee.
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Frank X. Rauch
Athens
Detroit
Mich
Rauch
Ford Hospital
Hocking County
Supt
J. W. Coleman
Logan
East Side School pupils lead with perfect attendance
Six grade students at East Side School Athens named for perfect attendance include Mildred Giesecke Harry Neutzling Paul Saylor Cecil Woods Louise Barnhart Doris Cullums Mildred Murphy Margaret Radford Everett Barnhart Bruce Baughman George Linscott. Athens High School enrolls 450 for the second semester 1923 24 setting a new record. Fred M Hutchinson a shoe merchant spoke at the Athens Rotary Club. A new motorcycle and side car were bought for county traffic officer Pete Barrows Nelsonville. Republicans of Jackson Meigs Athens and Vinton counties endorsed A R Johnson Ironton and John E Jones Jackson as delegates to the national GOP convention.
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East Side School
Athens
Mildred Giesecke
Harry Neutzling
Paul Saylor
Cecil Woods
Louise Barnhart
Doris Cullums
Mildred Murphy
Margaret Radford
Everett Barnhart
Bruce Baughman
George Linscott
Athens High School
Jackson, Meigs
Vinton County
A. R. Johnson
Ironton
John E. Jones
Jackson
Q and A from War Era Quiz on Geography and Myth
The Q and A cover Thera’s location as a Aegean island 70 miles north of Crete and define a kilometer as 3,280.8 feet. They convert noon EST to 4 30 a m in New Zealand and identify Castor and Pollux as Zeus’s twin sons who became the Gemini stars.
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Thera
Aegean Islands
Crete
New Zealand
Castor
Pollux
Zeus
Gemini
Hitler's Strength in Question Amid Allied Invasion Delays
The column argues Nazi power remains strong but offensive capability is waning. It notes Allied invasion readiness is growing, while Germany's resources shrink, with references to Leningrad, Lisbon dispatches, and the need for invasion ashore to gauge true strength.
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Marshall Islands
Hitler
Germany
United Nations
Festung Europa
Europe
Leningrad
Reich
Lisbon
London
Local Notices of Moves and Visits Reported in Laurel Cliff Area
Laurel Cliff residents record recent movements and family visits. Calvin Smith departed for the Army. O E Colmer returned to Great Lakes Naval Station after furlough. Mrs M A Howell and relatives from Columbus and Star Route visited. Ray Keeten moved to Minersville. Artith Barton relocated from Peoples property to Bradbury. infant son of Mrs Ross Poulton underwent surgery in Canton at Little Flower Hospital. other local visitations noted among Diehl, Giles, Howell, Schaefer families.
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Laurel Cliff
Alice Finlan
Norfolk
Calvin Smith
M. A. Howell
Dolores
Nancy
Columbus
Lou Diehl
Frank Giles
Wolf Pen
Artith Barton
Peoples
Bradbury
Ray Keeten
Wilson
Minersville
Planish and Colonel Marduc plot after Pearl Harbor
Dr Planish wrestles with public slogans and loyalty as Colonel Marduc outlines a postwar power plan. Carrie challenges her father while Marduc schemes to leverage wartime fame into political influence. The scene shifts from Dutchess County to the Lafayette Cafe as Pearl Harbor shocks plans into action.
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Marduc
America
DDD
Carrie
Columbia
Stan
Colonel Marduc
Marine Corps
Dr. Planish
Germany
Tom Blizzard
Pearl Harbor
DDC
Coolville Honor Roll Announced and Local Notices
Coolville school announces honor roll for third six weeks listing students by grade from third through seniors. Community notices include Rev Kilmer visit schedule for Feb 6 with sermons and film showings at multiple towns. Local guests and social notes follow with names and brief affiliations.
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Coolville
Troy
Delores Joan Clark
Anne Archer
Howard McCune
Kay Walden
Evelyn Davis
Kennedy Crawborg
Delores Ivan Creeger
Carol Gibson
Rey McKnight
John Humphrey
Dotty Lou Granda Kerry
Mary Lois Vixon
Ronald Chapman
Anna Mau Rice
Clair Creamer
Evelyn Biman
Eioise Humphrey
Nettie Lydiumphrey
John O. Kilmer
White Cros Hospital
Columbus
Little Hocking Church
Decatur
Hockingport
Kilmer Wil
White Cross
Clyde Reeder
Pittsburgh
Ada Cuthbert
Gerald Bibbee
Marietta
L. H. Deeser
Pope Pius Travels to Summer Residence Near Front
Berlin broadcast reports Pope Pius XII at Castel Gandolfo near Rome as the summer residence nears the battle line. The front status reflects intensified military events across Europe.
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London
Castel Gondolfo
Rome
Transocean
Berlin
Ohio booklet answers 64 questions on state resources
Columbus sources preview a 212 page volume "Ohio, an Empire Within an Empire" by the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission. The book, edited by Charlies J. Stark, uses maps and charts to detail minerals, population, corn growth by county, rail lines, taxes and public funds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
National Forecast Council
Charlies J. Stark
Sandusky
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