The Messenger Directory and Rates Announced
The Athens Messenger publishes weekly weekday editions and lists rates for subscriptions. It notes staff roles including Gordon K. Bush and Charles B. Harris and mentions association memberships and foreign service pricing. Rates vary by period and destination with overseas options available.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles BH. Harris
Churchill Pledges Unconditional Surrender and Allied Unity
The piece frames Churchill asserting Allied unity and the demand for unconditional surrender from Germany and Japan. It argues surrender means victors claim spoils, vows to dismantle Junker influence, and to prevent future aggression with continued vigilance and stern force. It notes Poland and Germany’s compensation plan and stresses humane treatment post surrender.
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Churchill
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Magazine Lady mobilizes Athens to aid soldiers
Uncounted thousands of soldiers passing through Athens owe thanks to Mrs. Ernest McGraner known as the Magazine Lady. She asks for magazines post cards and spare playing cards to lift spirits of men heading overseas and to those in hospitals. Contributions go to her home and are later salvaged.
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Athens
Lady
Ernest McGraner
Allied Pacific Offensive Shows Japan Lacked Shipping Power
Analysis notes Japan holds wealth and resources but cannot transport them to Japan to convert into weapons. Allied submarines and air action have sunk more ships than Japan can replace, limiting use of captured riches. The pace of the war toward the Philippines remains governed by Allied strategy and logistics.
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Pacific
Japan
Germany
Philippines
Washington Farewell View on Alliances and Nationalism
The piece argues about foreign policy divides using Washingtons farewell address. It contrasts isolationist and nationalist currents with calls for temporary or permanent alliances, noting Hamilton and Jefferson roots and the role of a strong central government in guiding policy amid wars and global organization debates.
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Washington
George Washington
Britain
United States
Russia
France
Europe
Hitler
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Jefferson
Washington Calling reveals national service bill unlikely to pass
Marquis Childs notes the national service proposal has little chance of adoption as hearings continue. He cites diverse congressional blocs and political pressures, including lukewarm White House support, opposition from isolationists and Southern Democrats, labor influence, and mishandled manpower policy under Selective Service.
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Washington
Austin
Congress
Roosevelt
Stimson
Knox
Senate
Wheeler
Reynolds
Truman
Kilgore
Byrd
Virginia
Fourth term not laughable says Amesville writer
Jessie Lortz argues in a Public Forum letter that a Roosevelt fourth term threatens American democracy. He notes national debt, waste, tax confusion, and loss of civil rights, urging voters to demand change in administration and vote when elections come.
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the Messenger
Roosevelt
George Washington
Pearl Harbor
United States
Jessie Lortz Amesville
Q A Trivia Quiz From A War Era Tide
A questioned set asks about Marshalls Island aid to U S troops and natives, a follow up on crop acreage by Australia, Forefather's Day on December 21, the first wrist watch by Richard Harding Davis, Hawaii becoming a territory on June 4 1900, the Caspian Sea as Europe’s lowest point, and a damaging earthquake near Ploesti oil fields.
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Richard Harding Davis
Mystery of Truk and the Japanese fleet
War today analyzes why the big Japanese fleet remains elusive at Truk. The piece notes repeated reports of fleet presence, the base’s strategic pull, and shifting Japanese deployment as U S forces press the Pacific campaign. It suggests Truk’s importance wanes as smaller bases fall and a major confrontation looms.
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Truk
Mikado
Central
South Pacific
Tokyo
United States
James Q. Yawn
Bogue Chitto, Miss
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Japan
REMINISCENCE AND WAR RATIONING NOTES
A reader from Lakeview Ohio recalls simpler youth days with games and family supervision. The piece contrasts past play with modern activities while noting wartime car travel to Yellowstone fell from 171,904 in 1941 to 57,905 in 1942 and 19,303 in the recent year, a sharp drop amid rationing.
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Yellowstone National Park
Evening on the Graham Porch A Tense Domestic Moment
Rain drives Mac and Kitty to the Grahams' porch where a tense scene unfolds. Mac confronts Kitty about life and she reveals she brought him home, while Peg fretfully hides the truth about Kitty and Ben’s suspicions. The scene ends with domestic strain and a tease for the next installment.
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Mac
Kitty
Grahams
Jane Graham
Bunny
Lulu
Jane
Ben
Peg
Collins Bishop
Collins
Red Cross
Graham
Bardin kin in Kwajalein battle reports escape uninjured
Mrs. Ola Bardin confirmed by son Glenn the Marine's account that he took part in the Kwajalein battle in the Marshall Islands and returned without injuries. Local social notes include Doris Jean Bradford hosting a class and a 24 guest party, a 12th birthday party for Ronald Chapman, and visits by several relatives and friends from Syracuse Akron Parkersburg Athens and Indiana.
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Coolville
Ola Bardin
Glenn
U. S
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
Doris Jean Bradford
Ronald Chapman
Robert
Glenn Reed
Basil Vines
Leslie Cole
Harry Summerfield
Alvin Pierce
Billy Yeater
Thurman Deeter
Ivan Creeger
Cpl
Carl Gillilan
Syracuse
N. Y
Leora Bardin
Athens
Kay Volk
Emma Lou
William Boston
Marguerite Burdette
Akron
Abe Burdette
H. H. Chapman
Barbara
Ronald
Fred Kittle
Lawrence Holter
Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Sherill
Charlene Bingman
Parkersburg
Hemlock Grove Garden Club Holds Meeting
The Hemlock Grove Garden Club met at Mrs. Dora Heaton in Pomeroy with ten members and five guests. Vice president Nellie Smith led the meeting. Clara Heines reported a regional meeting. Clara Paulsen read on pruning. a flower naming game followed. prizes went to Heines, Betzing, and Folk. next meeting is March 9.
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Hemlock Grove
Sylvia Midkiff
Clara Heines
Mildred Betzing
Evelyn Folk
Lecomp
Automobiles and local events dot Plains area page
The item lists include streamline Chrysler and DeSoto hood designs, a cast from Lovely Mary at Plains High School with named students, and Belgium's reaction to King Albert I’s death as Leopold III looms. Local sports report Chauncey and Buchtel girls and boys teams, a new tow boat Sailor at Point Pleasant, Acme Boiler Co. at Gallipolis, Dr. C F Aplin of Logan dies, a Sharpsburg girls club election slate, and a floor egg dance at a R os minstrel show with Mrs Lillian Bardin and George Nevius.
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Point Pleasant
Jones McLaughlin Steel Company
Acme
Gallipolis
George Nevius
Zoa Annave
R. Os
Gore Social And Personal Highlights Local News
Numerous short notes from Gore recount social visits and military travels. Quince Summers and Virginia Campbell in Logan. Dalton Terrel on furlough from Texas with wife and daughter Mary Kay. Foster Hood visiting brother Tommy in Athens amid illness. Dean of Fort Knox back for a few days. An ankle injury for Mrs. William Trader. Several residents seen with relatives in Logan and Shawnee.
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Gore
Lucille Alltop
Queen Esther
Dalton Terrel
Armed Forces
Texas
Mary Kay
Orville
W. E. Terrel
Foster Hood
Oregon
Tommy
Athens
Dean
Fort Knox
Quince Summers
Virginia Campbell
Logan
Grant Dicken
Shawnee
Milton Francis
Effie Howdyshell
Maxville
Starling Donaldson
Ella White
Lorain
Ruth Nixon
St. Clairsville
Manuel Estep
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