The Messenger G Co Publication Details Then and Now
This notice outlines the Messenger G Co newspaper’s publication history from 1825 to 1929, listing publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charlies H. Harris as managing editor, and notes its weekday schedule, Sunday edition, and Associated Press affiliation. It includes subscription rates, circulation regions, overseas service pricing, and printing post office classification.
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Frederick W. Bush
the Messenger G CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Ohio
Messenger
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Press warns of universal service and tax policy risks
The piece critiques the presidents call for universal service and stabilization measures. It argues a National Service Act may be needed but warns of dangers from wartime taxation, wage controls, and fixed incomes. It links these to broader political forces and fears of dictatorship amid World War II.
Roosevelt address framed as domestic policy offensive
The piece argues President Roosevelt’s message favors political maneuvering over wartime leadership. It criticizes the proposed national service law and a right to capital, notes political timing, and doubts universal service legislation will pass. It views Congress as reacting to labor policy, strikes, and electoral dynamics in a turbulent year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
John L. Lewis
MacArthur as a driven leader in Southwest Pacific
Clapper offers a defense of General MacArthur arguing he acts to maximize available forces and push war aims in the Southwest Pacific while countering political interference. The columnist recalls tax and production limits, labor and price pressures, and Universal Service as emergency measures tied to wartime governance.
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Australia
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Europe
Philippines
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Navy
Solomons
Sage
Universal Service
War Today: Mounting pressures on German forces in Russia
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Nazi troops face tremendous Red pressure on the Russian front with possible consequences for Allied invasion plans. He cites German reserves being diverted to Ukraine and the risk of a Western Front shift if Russia collapses, while Hitler aims to pull eastern forces back to defend his border.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
France
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Ukraine
English Channel
Poland
Warsaw- Odessa
Rumania
Reich
Romania
Funeral services for J. Robert Noble held in West Columbia
West Columbia mourns as funeral services for J. Robert Noble were conducted at the West Columbia U. B. Church. He leaves wife, two daughters Eva Sprouse and George Trew, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and siblings in Ohio, West Virginia, and Charleston. Billy Sprouse traveled from Wilmington, Del. for the service. others noted present or nearby.
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West Columbia
J. Robert Noble
West Columbia U. B
Eva Sprouse
George Trew
Frank McDaniel
Anna Sloan
Point Pleasant
Ella Bugg
Gallipolis
Ohio
Mollie Stewart
Charleston
W. Va
George
Cheshire
Albert
Huntingon
Jimmy Sprouse
Wilmington
Del
Robert Noble
Mollie Roush
Blanch Armstrong
Pt. Pleasant
Louise
Lawrence van Matre
Work Hours Rise in War Time United States
War production boosted labor demand as average weekly hours climbed from 40.1 in 1940 to 45.5 in 1943 across the United States, reflecting intensified shifts and mobilization.
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United States
Murray City Social and Personal
Murray City locals note arrivals and visits, including Gerald Johnson overseas and Pvt Moody moving from Fort Devens to Camp Lee. Residents host family and attend events in New Lexington, Nelsonville, Columbus, and Straitsville, with travel to Toledo and Cleveland areas for relatives and hospital updates.
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Willoughby
Harry Jones
Nelsonville
A. T. Pottet
Peggy
New Lexington
Park Cook
Dorothy Koon
Akron
Fred Koon
W. J. Davis
New Straitsville
Eileen
Kathleen Carsner
Ima
C. H. Worthington
Betty Darby
Becky
Jean Craft
Ruth Alice Tignor
Bertha Herbst
Columbus
Claude Clendenen
Warren Darby
Orient
Emma Tippie
Gertrude Loar
Bert Anders
Ray Dixon
Lena Mae
Straitsville
Claude Lopez
Toledo
Cleveland
Oscar Lopez
Emma Wolfe
Plymouth
Mich
Daniel Wolfe
Logan
Ladonna Worthington
Phyllis Jean Jonas
Harry Jonas
A. Z. Penrose
Cleveland Clinic
Penrose
Roosevelt becomes Eisenhower chief liaison to French Army
Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt is named Dwight D. Eisenhower’s chief liaison officer to the French Army in Central Italy where units are fighting. George is slang for the autopilot aboard British bombers. Innsbruck lies at the Brenner Pass Austrian terminal. Hitler’s accession to power marks the President’s birthday anniversary. Nevada has the lowest population density with one person per square mile. The four main fingerprint classes are loops arches whorls and composites.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Italy
Doctor Gideon Planish’s Rise and Hustle for Wealth
In 1926 Dean Gideon Planish of Kinnikinick College seeks revival through Rural Adult Education editorship then touring lectures. Financial strain, Peony’s ambition, and a pushy market push him to itinerant talks, radio spots, and a risky dream of status among New York elites.
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Kinnikinick College
Gideon Planish
Peony
Carrie
Long Island
Whipple Jackson
T. Austin Bull
Dotcor
Koscinsko High
Dr. Planish
Meanie
A. J
Planishes
New York
Rockefellers
Mary Pickford
Nicholas Murray Butler
A Small Verse by Laura Chase Foster
A two stanza poem where a drab day lifts to a smile as gloom fades. The narrator describes a sinking spirit and cold walls then finds relief in a simple verse. Laura Chase Foster appears as author.
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Laura Chase Foster
Moving of Canadian Grain Is Under Fire
Washington reports a Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee will investigate a government order for diverting 200 railroad cars daily for moving Canadian grain into the United States. Senator Reed says the issue is whether American grain should move first or send cars to Canada, increasing transportation and tying up equipment.
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Washington
United States
Senate Interstate Commerce
Reed
R-Kas
Canada
Taylor Ridge Ladies Society Meeting and Local Notices
Taylor Ridge community notes cover a January Ladies Society gathering at Verna Swartz home with contests and prizes for Bertha Ken and Ersen Canter, plus attendee list including Vera Bryan and Della. Other items list births, visits, relocations, and a January class meeting at Millie Hanning’s home.
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Taylor Ridge—Ladies Society
Verna Swartz
Bertha Ken
Ersen Canter
Opal Bst
Vera Bryan
Davis
Millie Hanning
Bertha Heffken
Della
Gladys Kempton
Canter
Doris Byj
Mary
Columbus
Evans
W. M. Lockary
Stockp
and Bryan
Joe Wilson
Wilson
Eli Roseville
Blainfant
Gerald Nagle
da Geraldine
Amesville
Chalfant
Della Chalfant
Ernest Chalfant
Doris Bulloch
Mary Elizabeth
Gispent
Evan Davis
Stacy
W. M. Swart
Jacksonville
Dave Swartz
Charles
Caren Lee
Social Notes of Hemlock
Social notes show residents and relatives visiting and traveling. Cpl. Dick Tharp, U S Marine, on a four day furlough from California before Officer Training School. Families from Zanesville Canal Winchester Corning and others share visits and illness updates.
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Hemlock
H Tharp
Dick Tharp
U. S. Marine Corps
Angeles
Calif
Tharp
U.S.S. Denver
California
San Diego
Darley McC
Winchester
Earl Robinette
McC
Willard Appleman
Arthur
Noah Bray
Glen Bray
Fort McClellan
Ita Miller
Miller
Stanley Miller
Clarence Stet
Zanesvilles
Laura Hodgson
Sun
Chicago
Wesley Tharp
James Dunia
Corning
Russell Faires
Lance
Carol
Jessie
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Press
United Nations
New Deal
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
West Columbia News
James Kirwood
Carl Knopp
Clayton Russell
Wanda Kapp
Bill Spears
Clarksburg
Ted Jr. Riley
Billy Jr
Dudding
Everett Dudding
Nitro
Clifton
Harry Knapp
Norris Sims
Ted Riley
Omey Kirwood
John Hesson
Kaylong
Mame Shell
Homer Roush
Hartford
By Galbraith
Pat
John
Smiths
Murray City
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
Nevada
Sinclair Lewis
NEA Service, Inc
Sinclair Leaf
Poet's Corner
Taylor Ridge
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