The Athens Messenger Masthead and Rates Page
The Athens Messenger presents its publisher and staff credits and lists subscription rates for various terms and regions. It notes overseas service rates and that outside Ohio subscriptions require acceptance due to paper supply limits. The notice also mentions obituary and card-of-thanks charges.
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Eartier
Ohio
the Messenger
Athens
Act of Na
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Srees
Genee
Air War Aims to Dominate Continental Air Power
Allied air offensive targets German aircraft industry to cripple fighters and bombers over Europe. It aims to create air supremacy needed for invasion and to open the western front.
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Germany
Marshal Goering
London
Europe
Libya
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Continent
Mediterranean
Africa
RAF
AT HIS SIDE Red Cross drive urged to aid soldiers and families
The article emphasizes the expanded Red Cross war drive as essential for service members and families. It describes home and front line roles, finances, blood banks, loans, and personal support, urging liberal donations to sustain morale and aid. The Red Cross stands beside soldiers everywhere.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
The
Blood Bank
Dad
Mother
What Price Espionage From Sweden to Denmark
The piece reports Nazi offers of 57.90 per week for male spies in Denmark and 28.95 for women. It mocks glamorous Mata Haris and praises Danish underground resolve, noting that Nazi pay targets gender and underlines the need for strength and cold-bloodedness. It frames espionage as a test of Danish patriotism and resilience.
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Sweden
Denmark
Hitler
Navy's Pacific Victorys Rise and Nation's Confidence Soars
David Lawrence lauds the U S Navy for recent Pacific victories from Truk to the Marianas. The piece credits Admiral King and Admiral Nimitz for organization and strategy, notes the surge in shipbuilding, air power, and reserves, and highlights the boosting of American morale after Pearl Harbor.
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Truk
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Philippines
Pacific
Admiral King
Admiral Nimitz
Japan
Washington Calling- Navy’s independent task force command praised
Marquis Childs notes after Pearl Harbor that American fleet leaders operate with high independence under Pearl Harbor plans. Commanders choose men, bear risk, and adapt plans in vast Pacific waters while radio silence preserves surprise. King and Spruance cited for leadership.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
America
Admiralty
London
Naval
Marshalls
Truk
Eniwetok
Admiral Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific
Gates
Admiral King
Spruance
Meigs in Uniform Pomeroy to Salem War Roster
A compiled roster lists Bedford township and Salem township service members. Entries cover Elizabeth Story WACS training in Daytona Beach and Conway Arkansas, plus John Lash Douglas, Roger Lee Spencer, Norman Jay Baxter, Clyde Maurice Baxter, Wayne Lee White, William Franklin Clark, Donald Brickles, Ralph Edwin Darst, Ernest Selmer Ward, Kelson Smith Phillips, John Fe Farley, Wendell Edwin Cleland, John T. Romine, Carl W Reed, Giles Glenwood Smith, Riggs Dean, Eileen Edmonson as Navy nurse, with notes on birth dates, parentage, training stations, and current assignments or homes.
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Pomeroy
Bedford Township
A. V. Howell
Ohio War History Commission
Jean Lee
Lowel Carper
East
Story
Elizabeth Kay
Leo Rae
Lucille Carleton
Baxil Carleton
Kingsbury Road
Pfc
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
WACS
Daytona Beach
Fla
Conway, Ark
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Douglas
John Lash
Athens County
Herbert Edgar Douglas
Amanda Bell Douglas
Army
McDonnellsville
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Camp Shelby
Miss
Panama City
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Spencer
Roger Lee
Albert Spencer
Myrtle Heaton Spencer
Air Corps
Brookley Field
Ala
South Pacific
Baxter
Norman Jay
James
Lena Burthisel Baxter
Hemlock Grove
Meigs County
Osuawka
Ill
Field Artillery
Scott Field
Camp Robinson
Ark
Clyde Maurice
Lena Baxter
O'Riley General Hospital
Springfield
White
Wayne Lee
Alfred
Clyde
Mary White
Tenn
P. M
New Hyde Park
New York
Ida Mae Clark
Brickles
Donald
Roy
Mabel Brickles
Marines
Paris Island
S. C
Quantico
Pfe Brickles
Camp Pendelton
Oceanside
Cal
Salem
Darst
Ralph Edwin
Frank Darst
Salem Township
Bessie Edmonson Darst
Ward
Ernest Selmer
Selmer Albert Ward
May Alice Ward
Ft. Thomas
Ft. Leonard Wood
Engineers Aviation
Foreign Service
Atlantic Area
Phillips, Kelson Smith
Wellston
Jackson County
Clara Smith Phillips
New Orleans
Camp Claiborne
Eachrarley
John Fe
Wilkesville
William Henry
Ella Farley
Dexter
Texas
Farley
West Miller Avenue
Akron
Cleland
Wendell Edwin
Floyd
Neva Blanche Cleland
Greensboro
N.C
Romine
John T
Hawaiian Islands
Smith
Giles Glenwood
Middleport
Theodore E. Smith
Salem Center
Myrta Smith
Naval Air Corps
Charleston
W. Va
Pensacola
Corry Field
Rhode Island
Beatrice
Margaret
Vinton
Riggs Dean
Harvey Benton
Belula Riggs
Fort Sill
Riggs
Edmonson
Eileen
Claire F. Edmonson
Ensign Edmonson
Rutland High School
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Red Cross
Nurse’s Corps of the Navy
Norfolk Va
Eileen Edmonson
N. C
U. S. N. R. Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Virginia
Ohio State War History Commission
Questions and Answers from Wartime Quiz
A set of Q and A items covers wartime topics. The questions touch on 1944 national fat quota, ancient origins of dice, Idaho as the Gem of the Mountain state, Mount Logan as Canada's highest peak at 19 850 feet, and 50 000 bathtubs to be made for war housing.
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Mountain State
Idaho
Canada
Mt. Logan
Kitty Faces Doremus Party Strife and Mocking
Randall Seaton confronts his own troubles as Mac Mag and friends mock Kitty at a Doremus gathering. Kitty endures cutting remarks about her worth while contemplating escape and a poker game to distract from the tension.
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Randall Seaton
Kitty
Randall
Randall Soch
Mac
Mag
Peg
Doremus the Dull
Pete
Collins
Fog
Ben
Doremus
Seaton
Corning Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Corning social notes recount a Sunday birthday party at Bernard Gerlica home with many neighbors present. Other items mention visits by Mrs. Goodwell Walters Hodgson and others, plus Community figures attending events and a Columbus trip. A Cincinnati report notes Oscar Klayer, 65, a grocer, slain during an attempted robbery, in a west-end store.
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Ronny
River Rouge
Mich
Bernard
Jerry Goodwell
Carl Goodwell
Violet Walters
Jessie Schlingerman
Robina Stayle
Shawnee
Renetta Hodgson
Carolyn
Hemlock
Columbus
Lowell Yeager
Moore Junction
Sheline
Moxahala
Raymond Clifford
Ray
P. H. Clifford
Patricia Clifford
Nelsonville
Betty Ann Roberts
Fultonham
Betty Lee Lamb
P. G. Gannett
Eaton
Corning
Gannett
Cincinnati
Oscar Klayer
Murray City Personal and Social Notes
Murray City residents share furloughs promotions and visits as World War II service continues. Albert Banikis, on a 30 day furlough, returns from the South Pacific near Guadalcanal and will resume duties at Treasure Island. Joe Frazee is promoted to corporal in the Aleutians. Cpl John Snyder Jr returns to Cherry Point after a brief furlough with family. Other local names visit relatives in Columbus Nelsonville Cleveland and Greenville North Carolina while hospital care and military assignments continue.
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Murray City
Albert Banikis
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Treasure Island
San Francisco
California
Joe Frazee
Aleutians
Bessier Frazee
John Snyder, Jr
Cherry Point
N. C
John Snyder
Virginia Short
Columbus
Angelo Gallierini
Zanesville
Don Cook
Ronnie
Milton Cook
Nelsonville
Kathleen Caroner
Lois
Patty
New Lexington
M. Black
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles Nida
Willoughby
Harvey Nida
Alice Hawk
Greenville
Wm. Hawk
J. J. Hogan
Gertrude Loar
Bert Anders
Joey Sabo
C. H. Worthington
Janice
Cleveland
Ashland
Betty Sabo
Marilyn Cook
Charles Vancuren
Almeda Moody
Dora Wilson
Glouster
Helen Wilson
John Dyker
Ruth Short
Jennie Collins
Margaret Shuttleworth
Ladonna Worthington
Becky Craft
Tuppers Plains Social Notes Highlight Local Events
George Washington program at C. G. Witt iams Grange. one application read. William Warner, 43, died Feb 24 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Parkersburg after Feb 12 admission. Survived by wife Mary Hayes Warner, daughter Bernice, son Oren, three brothers and a half brother. Locals hosting and visiting relatives plus upcoming church preaching March 2 by Rev. Burton.
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Tuppers Plains
C. G. Wittiams Grange
George Washington
William Warner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Mary Hayes Warner
Bernice
Oren
Ward
Church of Christ
Alice Pa
Mary Norman
William Fulton
Burton
Dieport
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