The Athens Messenger Page Four Publication Note
The Athens Messenger published every weekday afternoon except Saturday with a large Sunday edition. Frederick W. Bush served as publisher and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It is a member of multiple press associations and the AP retains republication rights for news dispatches credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick W. Bush
the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Associated Press
Seed of Battle Looms Over Wartime Contract Renegotiation
The Senate Finance Committee plans a major rewrite of wartime contract renegotiation aimed at exempting standard commercial items and sending disputes to the Court of Claims. Advocates say the changes curb government control over industry while opponents warn of veto risks and continued excess profits. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urges continued renegotiations citing $5 billion in excess profits, while committee members defend early wartime needs and urge contractors to learn better contracting.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Army
Navy
Senate Finance Committee
Court of Claims
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Senate Committee
Morgenthau
Need a firmer hand in Ohio gambling and law enforcement
A Toledo district case links gambling losses to a Detroit businessman's death by own hand. The Ohio governor urges state highway patrol authority to curb illegal gambling, alleging local officials block enforcement and keep patrol powers limited to vehicle laws. Local lobbies are cited as the reason for restricted statewide action.
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Toledo
Detroit
Lucas County
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Prosaic Justice in War Prison Work Ironies
WMC directors in Chicago and Detroit with Linwood I. Noyes sponsor a plan to use about 1,200 Axis prisoners to chop wood and mill newsprint for the American press. The move implies a stark contrast between totalitarian oppression and the value placed on free expression.
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WMC
Chicago
Detroit
Mesars
William H. Spencer
Robert Goodwin
Linwood I. Noyes
Iron Mountain
Mich
News
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Combat correspondent recalls near misses and a foxhole death
Jim Lucas, a Tarauh combat correspondent, recalls feeling powerless while covering war. He describes a near surrender moment during a siege when a fellow soldier was killed in the adjacent foxhole and he was pinned down for hours.
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Sergi
Jim Lucas
Tarauh
End of European War Likely Delayed to Winter 1944 45
Washington reports estimate the European war may not end until November or December 1944 and possibly into winter 1945. Factors cited include Nazi morale, fortified Northern France, Allied psychological missteps, and German hopes for a negotiated peace amid wartime fatigue.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Litler
France
Messrs
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hitler
War timing and total commitment through 1944 45
The piece argues for full national resolve and bipartisan support to sustain the war into 1944 and 1945 with no appeasement. It notes German collapse will come after Allied forces invade German soil from east and west and warns against optimistic, premature end dates.
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America
Germany
Australia rations tighten as meat limit is set
Clapper reports from Australia describe meat rationing starting Jan 17 at 2 1 2 pounds per person per week with children half that. Inflation pressures rise, price control debated, and consumer goods increasingly rationed amid a home-front war environment. Lieutenant colonel Phil LaFollette, former Wisconsin governor, aids MacArthur’s press relations.
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Australia
Western Pacific
Algiers
Italy
United States
America
General MacArthur
Phil LaFollette
Wisconsin
MacArthur
Invasion clock ticks as Nazis brace for western assault
The piece describes German nerves across invasion zones as Anglo American forces prepare a mid February invasion of Western Europe. Moscow reports stress on Nazi rail lines, and Berlin hints at worse to come while Allied air power looms to open beachheads.
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Hitler
Reich
Moscow
Poland
Dnieper
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Orient
Balkans
Norway
Europe
Q and A from a knowledge quiz card
Questions and answers cover geography language beverages and literature. Topics include Port Royal North Carolina French colonization a psalter the pulque beverage pumpkin origin Europe Henry J. Porter the author known as O. Henry and a measurement conversion.
Perry County Court Notes Influenza Subsiding in Perry County
NEW LEXINGTON January 10 The county health office reports influenza cases easing though still present. December 1943 saw the worst month for violent deaths with 3 of 14 total, including car deaths, mine deaths, homicides, a fire death and two personal crisis reports.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Perry County sales tax return schedule announced
Charles Donnelly of the Sales Tax Division says the semi annual sales tax return will not be forwarded to vendors until about mid January. He will announce his appearances in Perry County sections at a later date.
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Charles Donnelly
Donnelly
Perry County
Selling Licenses For Dogs Reaches 435 Sold
County Auditor Everett L. Eveland announced that 435 dog licenses have been sold to date, with the deadline approaching on January 20.
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Everett L. Eveland
Rendville man held on assault charge in local restaurant
Rendville pleaded not guilty to striking and assaulting Merida Pleasant in a Rendville restaurant. Bond was set at zero by Judge John D. Davis and the defendant remained jailed for failing to post. Trial is scheduled for January 26.
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John D. Davis
Peyton Wilkes
Rendville
Merida Pleasant
Davis
Snyder estate appraises securities and real estate holdings
Lyman J. Snyder estate lists $3,441 in securities and $4,292.18 in accounts receivable plus $3,700 in real estate. Will leaves a Crooksville farm, a house on East Main 5 St and a cemetery lot to Edna Bariiger and A. H. Pemberton. All money and other possessions go to Mr. Tritt.
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Lyman J. Snyder
Edna Bariiger
A. H. Pemberton
East Main
Crooksville
Mr. Tritt
Justice of peace commissions and oaths filed in court
In the office of Lloyd Stoughton clerk of Courts the items filed include C W King's justice of peace commission and John Fleming's oath as justice of the peace. Sheriff Clair Butts reports for the week Ollie Adkins Crooksville AWOL from Camp Claiborne La turned over to the Army.
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Lloyd Stought
C. W. King
Justice of Peace Commission
John Fleming
Justice of the Peace
Clair Butts
Ollie Adkins
Crooksville
Camp Claiborne
Army
Dalrymple divorce filed over neglect custody sought
Dorothy Dalrymple sues Clarence Dalrymple in common pleas court for divorce alleging gross neglect and requesting custody of children Audrin six and Linda Lou four. She also asks that the defendant be deprived of dower in possessions.
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Dorothy Dalrymple
Clarence Dalrymple
Common Pleas Court
Audrin
Linda Lou
Local residents named in mixed ages employment pairs
Lesslie E. Aut, 22, a tile worker from Zanesville and Bessie E. Caw, 21, of Maxville. Samuel E. King, 18, a coal miner, and Madeline Givens, 17, both from New Lexington. Merle R. Wolfe, 43, service station attendant of Chandlersville, and Doris Hoops, 36, New Lexington.
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Lesslie E. Aut
Zanesville
Bessie E. Caw
Maxville
Samuel E. King
Madeline Givens
New Lexington
Merle R. Wolfe
Chandlersville
Doris Hoops
Property Transfers in Roseville and Crooksville Areas
William and Fay Gladden transfer to First U B Church of Corning lots 7 and 76 Ferran Addition. Carl and Lillian Woods sell lot 5 Sowers Addition Roseville to Mary Whissen. Bessie Gillen transfers lot 1 Crooksville to F J Zinn. Roland and Elizabeth Post convey lot 18 Oakfield to Emma Largi. W and Nellie Randolph transfer half interest in 79 acres to O C Randolph. Clayton and Leroy Mohler with Mary Mohler transfer tract in Hopewell Township to Via and Vernon Gill. Edythe O Davis conveys lots 264 and 265 Terrace Addition Crooksville to Earl and Grace Poling. Tenna Price of Roseville sells lot 126 Browns Addition to Roseville to Nora Sowers Newton Ohio.
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William and
Fay Gladden
U. B. Church of
Hopewell Township
Edythe O. Davis
Earl
Grace Poling
Terrace
Crooksville
Tenna Price
Roseville
Nora Sowers
Newton
Ohio
Browns
Empty Toothpaste Tube Reminder Stirs War Guidance
Washington reports the War Production Board urges citizens to keep turning in empty toothpaste tubes as a voluntary patriotic act after March. Officials note current tubes hold less tin and salvage value, but still request return of old tubes whenever possible.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Gideon Planish rise to power in midwestern town saga
Dean Gideon Planish of Kinnikinick College ascends to a county Censorship Board chair, courts fame as a public speaker, and joins national organizations, while his wife Peony plots to monetize his growing influence and settle a mounting debt.
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Kinnikinick College
Gideon Planish
Peony
County Censorship Board
Rood
Garfield County Censorship Board
Planish
Legislative Advisory
Dean Planish
New York
Teddy
Chicago Corporation
Sixteenth National Bank of Manhattan
Constantine Kelly
Planishes
Iowa
Ph. D. Dean
Kinnikinick Cge
Mason Social Notes Record Local Holiday Life
Social notes from Mason record illnesses and visits including Ralph Cartwright’s child with pneumonia at Holzer Hospital, Lieut Shank visiting Racine, post Christmas party at Mason Grove School, Billy Joe Dudding’s death, Thelma Reitmire Knuckle’s Navy wedding in Gallipolis, and various family travels and holidays across Mason Clifton Charleston and New Martinsville.
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Mason
Ralph Cartwright
Holzer Hospital
Robert Shank
Everett Dudding
Nitro
Clarence Gibbs
el Paso
Texas
Arch Gibbs
McDonald, O
Gibbs
Henry Reitmire
Thelma
John William Knuckle
Navy
Gallipolis
GOP Leadership in Senate Is in Doubt
Washington reports growing questions about Senate GOP leadership as acting leader White of Maine calls a conference. No move to depose Senator McNary of Oregon. focus on stop-gap arrangements during his recovery. Senators Vandenberg of Michigan and Taft of Ohio eyed as possible assistant leaders amid hints freshmen Republicans may be considered for the post.
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Washington
Senate
White
Maine
McNary
Oregon
Vandenberg
Mich
Taft
Ohio
Cactus Defies Man in Harsh Cultivation Test
Cactus thrives in its natural habitat yet proves hard for humans to cultivate. The plant endures adverse conditions while challenging growers with its resilience and difficulty.
Dexter Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Dexter residents report a busy spell with Mr and Mrs Mas Smith hosting Richland Adkins and Mrs Ray Nicholson. Ernest Nicholson returns from California for a 15 day furlough to his parents M A Nicholson. Billie Perry of Salem visits grandparents W R Halliday and Mrs Elsie Canny. Lucetta Price departs for Sanford Florida for weeks away. Helen Cook travels to Langville on business. F C Folden out for a month replaced by Clareffce Foley. S C Cook, in Columbus, spends weekend at home. Janet Davis and daughter visit Worley Davis family. Kenneth Davis stationed at Wheeler GA. Mary Louise Chaney Wanda Chapman and Mrs Donald Chapman visit Ray Chapman in Athens. Frank McLaughlin family leave for Gloucester home.
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Dexter
Mas Smith
Richland Adkins
Ray Nicholson
Midway
Ernest Nicholson
California
M. A. Nicholson
Billie Perry
Salem
W. R. Halliday
Elsie Canny
Lucetta Price
Sanford
Florida
Helen Cook
Langville
F. C. Folden
Clareffce Foley
Carpenter
S. C. Cook
Columbus
Janet Davis
Macon
Worley Davis
Kenneth Davis
Kyger Brief News Notes
Kyger notes report visits over New Year and family updates. Ara Ver and son from Elenore WV spent time with Mrs. Arthur Rupe. Cpl Clarence Searls of Aberdeen MD visited his parents. Gertrude Rupe returned to Columbus. Dennis Syires gained OHE employment. Mrs Donald Swartz learned her husband is in England. Wade Rupe, now Corporal, stationed at Camp Hood TX, has two daughters Margie and Barbara Sue living with his parents in Zanesville.
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Kyger
Ara Grever
Elenore
W. VY
Arthur Rupe
Clarence Searls
Aberdeen
Gertrude Rupe
Columbus Sunady
Dennis
Bud) Syires
Ohe
Donald E. Swartz
Rupe
England
Wade Rupe
B. Rupe
Camp Hood
Texas
Margie
Barbara Sue
Ray Ewins
Zanesville
Cpl
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