Page Four The Athens Messenger Local rates and staff note
The Athens Messenger lists subscription prices for in and out of state readers and overseas service rates. It notes editorial staff and office details, with references to national representation and advertising policies. The page preserves 1918 era postal classifications and circulation notices.
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Carner
Ohio
Messenger
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
the Messenger
Willkie
John L. Lewis
F.D
J. D. Lehew
Unity in Russia Shifts Perspective on War and Communism
Americans admire Soviet wartime victories yet misjudge the Russian people. The article argues unity fuels Russian endurance, industrial progress, and battlefield will, contrasting it with Allied complacency. It warns that postwar Russia aims for a geopolitical program and warns Allies may become tomorrow's economic rivals.
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England
United States
Germany
United Nations
Russia
Income Tax Confusion Spurs Calls for Simplified Forms
A weary observer laments the complex withholding and confusing blanks in the current income tax system. The piece argues for an easier payment method, noting voter sentiment for tax reform after the November election and condemns opaque wording that inflames taxpayer frustration.
Proposal for peacetime tax reform and constitutional amendment
The piece argues that after victory the U S should adopt a revised tax schedule and support a constitutional amendment to cap income, inheritance, and gift taxes at 25 percent except in war emergencies. It notes 15 states have called for a convention and urges timely action to sustain industrial momentum.
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Congress
Roosevelt backs civilian FCC duties in wartime policy dispute
Washington reports that President Roosevelt refused to transfer military radio intelligence from the Federal Communications Commission to the Army and Navy. The House voted to withhold funds to force the transfer, aiming to limit civilian snooping and keep intercepts under military control amid claims of political pressure and confidentiality concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
House
Federal Communications Commission
Joint
U. S. Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of
FCC
Army and Navy
Marshall
King
Arnold
Leahy
House Investigating
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
U. S
White House
United States
Guadalcanal veterans recount grim Pacific war toll and a daring torpedo bomber
Clapper's dispatch from Munda covers Marines in jungle mud and rain, the absence of women, and the famed Henderson Field squadron. It highlights Lieut Garth B. Thomas of Dallas who landed a torpedo bomber with a live bomb, twice moving between wings and controls as his hydraulic system failed, then safely exiting as a bomb fuse nearly detonated.
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Manda
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Marine Corps
Henderson Field
Lieut
Garth B. Thomas
Dallas
Tex
Thomas
G. C. Stamers
G. B
Lines on the Death of Raymond Clapper
A Messenger readers column memorializes Raymond Clapper with verses praising his wartime reporting and service. It recalls his broadcasts and writings on defense measures, lifting embargoes, lend-lease, and mobilization, linking his work to MacArthur and Allied efforts. The piece quotes poems from Bessie M. Gorsline and Ben T. Cloust on loss, duty, and hope for returning soldiers.
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Patrick Spence
East
MacArthur
Bessie M. Gorslene
Athens, O
Robbery at Cleveland bowling alley targets war workers
Four masked and gloved bandits robbed 50 war worker patrons at a Cleveland bowling alley on Saturday, taking 1491 dollars, police reported.
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Cleveland
Honor Roll Of Albany Is Announced
Albany schools publish the honor roll for the third six weeks listing students by grade from One to Twelve. Names include Harold Beatty, Claudia Bolin, Nancy Ellis, Lee Bailey, Dorothy Barrows, Arthur Gibson, Martha Lou Baughman, Edward Stanley, Clara Mae Zimmermann, Dick Baughman and others across grades one through twelve.
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Albany
Harold Beatty
Bartha Bolin
Charlene Carsey
Evelyn Graham
Sue McVey
Margaret Michael
Paul Milligan
Norma Parsons
Sue Pincelli
Larry Pugh
Janet Robinson
Willa van Dyke
Maxine Wingo
Claudia Bolin
Mary Jane Bolin
Shirley Burritt
Shirley Elliott
Foster Hamilton
Tommy Hutchison
Jimmy McHarg
Ralph Milligan
Wanda Moore
Patsy Sweeney
Ralph Bratton
Mary Lee Chesser
Barbara West
Alwilda Martin
Arthur Woodgerd
Janice McDaniel
Arthur Gibson
Betty Bolin
Jo Ann Elliott
Marie Phillips
DeEtta Pratt
Martha Jean van Dyke
Joanne Whaley
Mary Zimmerman
Martha Lou Baughman
Betty Lou Cline
Glen McDaniel
Edward Stanley
Rodney Gibbs
Billy Munn
Frank Woodgerd
Katherine Jones
June French
Harley Ayler
Carl Robinson
Frances Woodgerd
Beth Dailey
Norma McDaniel
Nita Munn
Clara Mae Zimmerman
Jane Ryan
Mary Bean
Mildred Pugh
Betty Pugh
Doris McCoy
Ruth Russell
Dick Baughman
Blaine Farley
Alice Parker
Madge McVey
McConnelsville Paper Reaches Its 100th Year Milestone
The Morgan County Herald, McConnelsville oldest business, marked its centennial last week. Owned and edited for 26 years by Wilbur Donald Matson age 55, the weekly predates Morris Hardware as the town’s second oldest business by a few months.
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Mcconnelsville
Morgan County Herald
Wilbur Donald Matson
The
Herald
Morris Hardware
Dr Gideon Planish and Peony Face a Postwar Choice
In a wartime tale, Gideon Planish plans a postwar role while his wife Peony challenges his ambitions. She insists on meaningful work with Winifred Homeward, claims agency, and derides his social circle as gas and travel restrictions bite. A planned residency with Kinnikinick looms as 1943 nears, tensions rise, and the couple navigate duty, love, and independence.
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Carrie
Hartford
Dr. Planish
Peony
Winifred Homeward
Winifred
Farflung
Citizens
India
America
Spain
Iceland
Dakar
Kinnikinick
Maine
Gid
New York
Austin Bull
Trustees of
Colonel Marduc
Winnie Homeward
DDD
Hal
Gilroy
Kevern
Vandewart
Marduc
Bomber Crashes on Southeast Coast Killing Soldier
An American bomber crashed onto a street near the sea as its crew bailed out safely. A cycling soldier was killed and several houses were wrecked in the incident.
New Marshfield Youth Party Honors Pvt Charles Mace
New Marshfield Methodist Youth Fellowship held a surprise party January 19 at Pvt Charles E Mace s home honoring him. Guests included Theora Davis Lucille Lovsey Jeanne Hollingshead June Hunter Freada Colins Mona Smith Donna Ligget Ruth Haught and others plus Mr and Mrs Eli Mace. Games music and a Wesleyn Grace followed refreshments.
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New Marshfield
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Charles E. Mace
Eli Mace
Theora Davis
Lucille
Norma Lovsey
Jeanne Hollingshead
June Hunter
Freada Colelins
Mona Smith
Donna Ligget
Ruth Haught
Virginia
Patricia Kennard
Martha Mace
Nelle Andrews
Marilyn Price
Carl Bfawn
Film Executives Form Alliance to Fight Isms
About 200 writers producers and directors formed the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals to combat Communism and Fascism in the industry. Director Sam Wood elected president said some writers have injected Communist propaganda into their film plays.
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Hollywood
Motion Picture Alliance For the Preservation of
Sam Wood
Approve Bill for Bond Ads in Small Papers
The House Ways and Means committee approved a bill authorizing federal spending of 15,000,000 dollars annually for war bond advertisements in small newspapers. The move reversed a December stance when a similar Senate-passed measure was pigeonholed by the House committee.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
House Committee
Marine Who Showed Little in Training Goes Good in Action
A Pacific base report profiles Marine Private First Class Milton R. Stephenson of White Salmon Washington once doubted in training. On Tarawa he led charges, cleared pill boxes and dugouts, killed multiple enemy troops, and survived heavy fire with a finger wound that turned him left handed, surprising his platoon and earning admiration.
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HY Hurwitz
Marine Corps
Pacific
Milton R. Stephenson
White Salmon
Wash
Abbott and Cosjtello
Tarawa
Stephenson
Robert A. Hall
Dallas
Tex
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Athens Messenger
Prederick W. Bush
Messenger Publishing CO
Gorton K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Press
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Poet's Corner
Raymond Clapper
Ben T. Clouston
Nelsonville
Hitler
Tojo
Bob Webster
Ames-Bern High School
Glouster, R.D
By Galbraith
Connelsville
Gideon Planish Sprees
Sine Fhi LT
Marshfield
E. A. Hansen
Lucille Holden
Nellie Jones
Ada Kennedy
A. B. Collins
Edith Freeman
Mildred Judy
Waterloo
Mechanicsburg
Waterloo Township
Jon
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