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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1945

Page

4

Subscription rates and delivery terms clarified

The notice outlines subscription prices by region and term, including Ohio and outside Ohio rates, weekly and yearly options, and world-wide service. It notes handling by The Memenger a and foreign office applications and references second class matter status and obituary charges.

Ohio Obig Memenger A Auphly Iem Athens John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland Romina

Debating Team Wins. County Officials Update Athens Office

Athens High School debaters Leslie Fultz Stephen Fuller and Harry Entwistle lead the team to a fourth straight win. R Bennett deputy sheriff is sworn in as justice of the peace and opens an office in the Cline Building. Kenneth Ray superintendent James Russell and Eleanor Minister return to the newly painted courthouse offices. J W Wilson county surveyor moves equipment into a redecorated school department space. The piece blends local notices with a Mackenzie essay on Japan's wartime stance and a Chopin vignette set in Paris.

Athens High School Leslie Fultz Stephen Fuller Harry Entwistle R. Bennett Athens County Cline Kenneth C. Ray James Russell Eleanor Minister Court House J. W. Wilson

Censorship Clash as War Dept Consults British Gov on Greek Broadcast

W L Shirer in the New York Herald Tribune reports on War Department censorship of a veteran American correspondent. In Athens British censorship hampered truth telling and Washington paused a broadcast for five days after seeking British opinion. American army censors would have cleared such a script in hours.

Free Republic War Department Lelah Stowe Greece Athens Pentagon Stowe America Washington Warriors W. L. Shirer N. Y

Coal as lifeline outshines gold in wartime

The piece extols coal as essential to war effort and daily life, noting flour ham beef coal and coal power sustainment above gold. It highlights coal's transformation into industry through chemistry, with soot and dust aiding perfumes drugs dyes and cosmetics, praising American ingenuity.

Power Unlimited Wizards of Modern Chemistry Aladdin

Blind Justice Critics War Labor Board Case

A critic argues the War Labor Board must control Montgomery Ward or face extinction, claiming this affects war victory. He says the musicians' union defied the Board and the President and was rewarded financially, questioning equal justice under law and rising pressure for class based legal interpretations.

War Labor Board Montgomery Ward Musicians’ Union United States

Cigaret Revenue Gap Reveals Relative Costs in 1943

The Securities and Exchange Commission reports that the six largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States earned 1.553 billion dollars in 1943, while American electric utilities together generated different receipts, highlighting a broad difference in industry revenue scales during the period.

Securities and Exchange Commission United States All American Electric

Anna Roosevelt Boettiger Emerges as White House Gatekeeper

A long profile speaks of Anna Roosevelt Boettiger as the president’s eldest daughter taking a pivotal role in White House operations. It recounts past royal-like duties, notes she won’t be on the payroll, and frames her as a trusted link between FDR and wartime leaders Churchill and Stalin amid grim European developments.

Dewitt MacKenzie Tokyo Radio Japan Orient Nippon Germany Tokyo Marlin Spencer Associated Press Pacific Front Pi Beta Phi Hillcrest Inn Helen Hitler Russia Roosevelt Churchill Malta Stalin The Philippines Luzon Manila MacArthur Washington, D. C Anna Roosevelt Boettiger Joey Stalin Black Sea Anna Boettiger White House Marguerite Alice le Hand Missy Cox-Harding F. D. Rls Anna Jimmy Roosevelt Winston Churchill Sarah Churchill Mr. Churchill

Plan to solve labor shortage in war industries in Chicago

War Manpower Commission officials cite a Chicago plan as a workable model to relieve a labor gap in essential war production. The approach prioritizes women and imposes a 10 percent cut in non essential industries, with workers reassigned to core sectors and guaranteed old jobs, aiming to boost Chicago’s wartime output.

Washington, D. C Chicago War Manpower Commission Walliam H. Spencer Chicago University School of Business WMC Washington Cook DuPage Indiana C Haos Wisconsin Army Navy Aircraft Maritime Commission Quartermaster Corps U.S. Employment Service

Public Forum letter on voting age sparks debate in Ohio paper

A reader argues 18 should be able to vote, noting youths with strong outlooks may surpass older voters. The letter warns against limiting franchise by age and predicts future civil unrest if Black soldiers are denied suffrage, urging focus on domestic voting issues.

the Messenger U. S Ohio United States Ohio University Georgia Jim Germany Japan Italy Yugoslavia Greece Chesterhill

Troy varsity basketball in Athens County tournament

Coolville and Troy teams prepare for the Athens County tournament at Athens High School gym February 19 through 22 with Troy drawing Jacksonville Trimble for the first game on Tuesday night February 20. FHA notes a January 30 meeting and award points committee. several local residents are listed visiting or attending events and funerals.

Coolville Troy Athens Jacksonville-Trimble Troy Chapter FHA Madene Lyons Doris Barnhart Beth Matlack Floyd S. Matlack Army Air Force England Evelyn Werner University Hospital Cleveland Keith Brandeberry Western Reserve A. W. Brandeberry FE. M Pickerington Wendell Clark Clark Ireland Charles McKee Sammy Flourine Davie Air W. B. King

Bradbury News Notes and Local Visits

Bradbury Bible School attendance noted on Sunday February K with 68 attendees. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Pieres were business visitors at Tuppers Plains. Orion Nelson and two sons Dexter visited her parents Mr and Mrs Wilbur Pierce. T. W. Rutherson was taken to McMillan Hospital after a serious surgery Friday. condition reported satisfactory. Lesnard Hanning and daughters Waxatime and Car ral Sue Roseville spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Dora Russell and family.

Orion Nelson Dexter Woulbur Pierce Irs T. W. Rutherson McMillan Hospite Aco Lesnard Hanning Waxatime Carral Sue Roseville Dora Russell Och. Bues Asm Sisted Paul Chapman

Racine Social And Personal Highlights and Local Sports

Racine social notes report Forrest Neigler’s wartime letter from Switzerland and various family visits and gatherings. Birth announced for W M Gunther’s son at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus with grandparents named Sell and Gunther. Local sports note: Racine fell to Belpre 44 to 43 as Hayman scored 11 of Racine’s 43 and Barnes led Belpre with 17.

Fred Sell John Gunther Chicago Harriett Neigler Kathryn Kelly Letart Kelly Kathryn Sayre Racine Columbus Betty Brickles Pomeroy Ross Hoback Peate Frank Eaton Ernest Wingett Sarah Spencer Ben Jan Neigler Ralph Neigler William Watson Patty, Pomeroy Owen ‘Watson Harold Weatheriholt Douglas Gallipolis Weatherholt Emma Jiiden Linley Hart Dale Paula Hart Albert Smith Faye Pickens Reedsville Chester High School Hayman Barnes Belpre

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