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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1944

Page

6

The Sunday Messenger Publication Details and Rates

An aged newspaper page lists the Sunday Messenger publication details from 1825 to 1929 and notes editions, publisher names, and managing editor. It also provides subscription rates for carrier and mail, domestic and overseas, plus representative offices and advertising notes.

Sunday Messenger Prederick W. Bush TRE Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris Ohio Messenger Athens Seemipeece John W. Cullen Chicago New York Columbus

Border Troubles Loom Over Poland and Germany

Semi official note suggests Russia may keep a portion of Poland as borders are redrawn before or after the war. The split of Germany into smaller states is also discussed. Poles claim German lands on racial grounds while Russia cites history and maps. The issue foreshadows broader postwar tensions and teaches hard lessons to Americans.

Russia Poland Hitler Germany East Prussia

Turn Down the Boss

The piece argues Roosevelt era policy favored unions, granting them prerogatives and tainting employers. It notes Supreme Court interpretations shielded unions from laws, cites a Michigan governor, and claims workers see through political double standards during wartime.

Mr. Roosevelt Supreme Court Michigan Department of Justice

Minnesota school dress row sparks legal clash

Mothers fight a school board dress code forcing girls to wear dresses. The dispute centers on liberty claims as girls who wore slacks were sent home and ordered to change. Critics warn of ogling and double standards while authorities push for uniform attire.

Minnesota Dad

Proud record of US electricity industry in wartime

The piece asserts American electricity output rose 75 percent since Poland’s invasion, with only 25 percent capacity added. It claims no war program delayed by capacity, civilian service intact, and credits private producers for the war effort alongside federal projects like Bonneville and Grand Coulee, noting their share of the nation’s capacity.

Poland TWA Bonneville Grand Coulee

MacArthur Not Interested in Presidential Name Use

Washington reports that General MacArthur remains opposed to allowing his name to be used in a presidential contest. He reiterates his sole aim is to regain the Philippines and advance toward Tokyo, with no political ambitions.

Washington MacArthur Southwest Pacific Philippines Tokyo United States Sherman Roosevelt Farley Mr. Roosevelt Europe Sumner Welles Welles General MacArthur la Follette Wisconsin Dewey Wendell Willkie Bricker Senator Burton Ohio

Clapper Reports From Australia Pacific Air Corridor

Wireless dispatch describes a Navy freight air route from Washington to Australia covering 9500 miles in three days and nights. The network moves hundreds of officers and high priority cargo daily, with crews from Navy Pan American and Army, and key pilots like F. B. Ralph recounting wartime heroics.

Australia Navy Washington Pan- American Airways Army Pacific Ralph Berkeley Cal Hong Kong Chungking Manila

Balkan Gateways and Red Offensive Stir War News

A Stockholm rumor of Allied invasion of Yugoslavia was debunked by Algiers. The piece notes Allied efforts aiding Tito against German forces, with Balkan volatility shaped by Bulgaria Turkey and Red Army pressure near Romania, risking wider conflict on the peninsula.

Dewitt MacKenzie Stockholm Yugoslavia Algiers America Britain Marshal Tito Hitler Ugoslavia Balkans Romania Fuehrer Balkan Bulgaria Balkan Peninsula Turkey Bessarabia

Spas Spahis Tarantulas and Targums Q and A

A quiz style item lists questions and concise answers. Spas water town Spa known for springs since 1326. Spahis are native cavalry regiments in North Africa. Tarantula named after Taranto Italy. Targums are Aramaic translations that supplanted Hebrew in early first century AD.

Spa North Africa

Bandage Folders Share War Poems and Q A From Readers

Poet's Corner features verse urging readers to aid the war effort by folding bandages and supporting troops. The column includes reader questions with answers on wartime topics, from Allies to battles and Olympic bids, closing with signatures BESSIE M and GORSLENE.

Two Robbers Hit Zanesville Gas Station in Ohio Stunt

In Athens County a payroll of 45200 was distributed to 2782 CWA workers. Two robbers including Neil Bowman robbed a Zanesville gas station escaping with 14 dollars and 19 gallons of gas. Mr and Mrs M J Gardner celebrate 62nd wedding anniversary after traveling west in 1873. Congressman Samuel Dickstein labels Hitler and the Nazi as an army of butchers. Mr and Mrs John W Dowler entertain for Mr and Mrs B M Gibson as they move to Shelbyville Indiana.

Neil Bowman Zanesville M. J. Gardner Samuel Dickstein House Immigration Committee Hitler

Gold production tops fifty million in 1923 US output

United States gold output reached 51 378 700 dollars with an over two million rise from 1922. Ohio University’s Dr. S K Mardis was named a delegate by Governor Vic Donahey to a National Illiteracy Conference in Washington. Athens County Automobile Club emblems were prepared for distribution. Athens fire crews tackled a Hewitt Baden Lumber Company yard blaze. Christine Dailey Violet Collins Dorothy Anne McVay Marjorie Porter traveled to Marion to watch the Athens Harding High School basketball game.

United States S. K. Mardis Ohio University Vic Donahey Washington Christine Dailey Violet Collins Dorothy Anne McVay Marjorie Porter Marion

Submerged Flowers at Pollination Time Attract Hummingbird Pollinators

An American botanist describes a strictly land plant with aquatic flowers that develop entirely underwater and then emerge above the surface for pollination. Hummingbirds provide the pollination mechanism.

Gideon Planish Seate: a Dean's rise through a moral target

In 1926 the respected Dean Gideon Planish and his ambitious wife Peony plot a swift ascent at Kinnikinick College. They woo local figures to gain control of a County Censorship Board while debating morality, wealth, and power amid temptations and social pressures.

Kinnikinick College Gideon Planish Peony Planish Gideon County Censorship Board William Basswood Nero Alcohol Feony

Granges Install Officers in Amesville and Area

Amesville reports the installation of Subordinate and Junior Granges officers on January 4. Members from Athens Grange participated, with May Roy Ziegler and Zita Moore as seers and Nellie Woo and Jeraldine Hamilton as stewards. A pot supper followed. Local residents noted include Mrs. Sadie Wilson spending winter in Florida and several families visiting relatives. District Prince of Peace C will be held in Marietta on January 9. Dog tags go on sale January 20. Regular Easter Star meeting set for January 11.

Amesville Ing May Roy Ziegler Zita Moore Seers Rollo Loeffler King Nellie Woo Jeraldine Hamilton Stewa Howard Keirns Gene Son Ke Vernon Galen Mescher Lena Starlin Jey Hines Hattieman Virginia Morehead Louise Linscott Khem George Say James Earich Carl Frische Glenn Atkinson Guy Morrison Phil Briley George Ryder Sadie Wilson Nelson Florida Paul Myrta Wolfe Infant Ruth McGraw Harold Strous Patty E. Woolley Corp Glen Lawrence Crt Field New Hampshire Prince of Peace Marietta Sevening J Tryon Athensty Birchie Thompson Ethel Williams Athens Eva Ratedall Chesterhill William Dean Fort Sill Okla

Rommel Directing Anti Invasion Actions Along French Coast

London dispatch says Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is directing many German divisions in anti invasion maneuvers along the French coast. He is cited as testing long range heavy coastal batteries that fire explosive shells with devastating effect on attacking aircraft.

London Berlin Aftonbladet Erwin Rommel

Bishopville News Notes

Evelyn McCance leaves Bishopville for Cleveland where husband Sir James is stationed. Betty Shaner from Columbus gets leave to return for hospital treatment. Raymond Demetrius born to Mr and Mrs Mahlon Rutter. Sgt Watkins in England after invasions of Africa and Sicily. Roy Shepard home on leave from the U S Air Force to visit family in Barberton.

Bishopville Evelyn McCance Harley Kittle Cleveland James McCance McCane Luckoff Stores Glouster Orland Richardson J Wilson Betty Shaner Columbus Timkens Africa Sicily Italy P. M. Smith Robert Obney Bobbie Barberton Hert Obney Roy Shepard U. S. Arm Air Force Jon, Shepard Shirley

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