Roosevelt Gathers Support for Allied Peace Plan
Washington reports indicate the United States has sent informal notes to Russia and Britain outlining American views on major Allied issues. The move aims to secure inter allied consensus on political questions in liberated countries and to push for U.S. active, unified participation in global peace efforts.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Britain
London
Moscow
Poland
Greece
Italy
Jugoslavia
America
League of Nations
League
Senate
Capitol Hill
Vandenvoerg
Advertisement Rates and Subscriptions for Athens Post Office
The notice lists subscription options including one year for $1, monthly rates, and weekly prices, with various regional and foreign terms. It notes eligibility restrictions due to paper supply and classifies the issue as second-class matter. Representatives in Chicago New York Columbus are listed for advertising inquiries.
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Sumceifnor Rariary
Iba Po
Obie
Athens
Ohn
Fue
Chicago
York
Columbus
Opel Ettieg
Young Giant Fire Traces Through Chicago Street Chaos
In a vivid escape from a raging blaze near the Briggs House, Jeff and Henderson grab a stash of money hidden inside a coat lining and flee through burning streets toward Lincoln Park. Flames engulf the city as crowds flee, while soldiers attempt order in the early dawn camp. The tale centers on a dramatic money heist amid a citywide disaster and the tense march to safety.
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Henderson
Jeff
Briggs House
Martin
Caroline
Ruth
Lincoln Park
Ruth Lamb
Jackie
Jane
Thomas
Corning Social Notes
Corning social notes recount a telegram from the War Department stating that Cpl. Robert S. Johnson is missing in action since December 17 in Belgium. His brother Pfc. William Johnson serves in Italy. Other items include Miss Betty Jane Dunlap and Miss Loretta Flowers enrolling in hairdressers' school on February 3, with shops closed that day.
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Mich
Dorothy Chuvalis
Dayton
John Chuvalis
Margaret Baird
Columbus
W. Raub
Polio Fund Rally Urged After Meigs Soldier’s Plea
A Meigs County soldier writes from the front to urge county residents to donate to the Polio Fund. He recalls his young son’s illness and credits local support with timely care, warning that polio can strike any family and urging broader giving to help treatment locally.
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Meigs County
Butch
South
Combat Returnee Riff Sparks Language Debate
A radio publicity fragment critiques the spread of the term combat returnee and the broader trend of adding performee and other actor noun forms to everyday speech. The piece laments language distortion from ads and press agents and calls for restoring plain terms for soldiers and other roles.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Shakespeare
Bernard Shaw
H. L. Mencken
Cheap but Expensive Pay in Public Life
The piece critiques high wages for public officials and the public appetite for celebrity earnings. It contrasts congressional pay with money spent by entertainers and junior executives, arguing officials are expensive luxuries in a mechanized age and many public figures reflect the public’s skewed priorities.
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Congress
Perpetual Indignation Over Daily Inconveniences
A satirical meditation on how petty daily frictions frustrate people more than grand problems. It cites inventions like the zipper and dial telephone as aids to ease life, yet notes the need for foresight to avoid missing extras. The piece ends with a call for a clean city over tolerating political corruption.
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Wamer
Wall Street Analogy Tests Wallace and Jones Bank Rivalry
Peter Edson argues the Jones and Wallace banking clash reveals public perception of their roles. He notes Wallace’s farm program achievements and lists federal credit agencies tied to agriculture, including the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, with War production and rural credit implications.
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Washington, D. C
Jesse Jones
Henry Wallace
Jones- Wallace
Jones Manufacturers’ Trust Company
Wallace Farmers’ Loan Company
Henry
Jesse
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Department of Culture
Tob
Heenese
Hanss Irns
Department of Acticulture
App
Secretary of Agriculture
Arm Credit
Bony
Cooperatives
Federal Land Bank
Production Credit Corporation
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Woman Averts Headache For Selfish Occasion
A sharp observation notes that a woman would not plead a headache when the occasion served her own choosing, implying self interest overrides traditional excuses in social expectations.
Chi Omega hosts benefit bridge event yields high score prize
Mrs James Patrick and Miss Betty Bailey hosted the first in a series of benefit bridge events by Chi Omega sorority members. Mrs Paul Beckley won the prize for high score.
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James Patrick
Betty Bailey
Chi Omega Sorority
Paul Beckley
Athens Ohio Social Roundup Includes Schools, Dances and Guests
A long list of local social events is reported including visits from Rev and Mrs Guy White, Mr and Mrs Leroy Boggs staying with the Arbers, Mr J B Swanson returning from Chicago and Grand Rapids markets, Athens Country Club dance hosts, Townsend and Naomi Archer Sunday dinner guests, and a variety of hospitalities at the homes of the Gainers, Archers, Welchs, Gastons, and Montles. Nearby families and students from Ohio University are noted with reception attendances and readings. The week includes illnesses, family visits, and a lecture on Child Labor Amendment with local officials attending.
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Lottridge
Carrie Gainer
Guy White
Leroy Boggs
John Archer
Rexal Boggs
Carrie Gainby
L. A. Townsend
Parkersburg
Naomi Archer
Mary Ward
E. State St
R. M. Allen
Sam
Athena City
Townsends
Delpinan Club
J. J. Crumley
Josef
Harold Greiner
Stalin
John Chevalier
Harry Carleton
Coolville
Clarence Swartz
Glenn Gaston
Athens
Julia Cable
Ohio Uni
Versity
Lee Gaston
Omah
Duane Welch
Carlin
A Baum, Jr
Lucille Rusison
Herbert Isell
Ohio State University
Welch
Ralph Allen
Carrie
Helen Peoples
New Gainer
Lexington
Paul Robinson
Ira Robinson
Isadore Montle
Jhome
Barbara Montle
Clarence Warner
Ralph Alten
George Bernard
Herman
Betty Wingett
Arnold Bernard
Dorothy Blair
Johnie Jeffers
Abe Burdette
DeVause Snyders
Taunton
Girl Scout Registration Dinner Held Under Troop Leaders
Mrs. Fred Wheaton troop leader and Miss Helen Harvey lieutenant led a Girl Scouts Registration dinner with volunteers overseeing the event.
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Fred Wheaton
Helen Harvey
Meteors Hit Earth Regularly With Heavy and Small Fragments
A heavy bombardment occurs about once every decade with fifty ton meteorites. About five thousand smaller ten pointer meteorites strike Earth annually, indicating ongoing, widespread meteorite activity.
Alkaline Blood Linked to Faster Cancer Death
Cancer victims show higher blood alkalinity than normal, and the degree of alkalinity appears tied to the rapidity of fatal outcome.
Rocksprings News Notes Brief Local Social Roundup
Mrs Wheeler Drake of Pomeroy and Mrs William Bartels of Kerri Run visit Ed Humphrey family. Jed Will recovering from pneumonia moved home from Parkersburg hospital. Mrs G W Joachim and Mrs W A Morgan attend funeral in Columbus. Sergeant Jerrold Hartung stationed in India. Mrs Mark Grueser visits father John Goetz. Anna James visits Nitro. Herman Grueser and Clarence Douglas travel to Huntington tobacco market. Families gather at Kate Weyersmiller’s. Better Health Club hosts meeting with donation to infantile paralysis fund and Red Cross sewing plans. Roll call lists many members. next meeting at Marcella Snowden’s.
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Wheeler Drake
Pomeroy
William Bartels
Kerri Run
Ed Humphrey
Jed Will
Parkersburg
Carriewil
G. W. Joachim
W. A. Morgan
Columbus
Joachim
Sam Fugate
Jerrold E. Hartung
India
Mark Grueser
John Goetz
Lincoln Hit
Anna James
Nitro
W. Va
Herman Grueser
Clarence Douglas
Huntington
Edison Hart
Darwin
Thomas Hart
Laurel Cliff
Kate Weyersmiller
Will Eichinger
Better Health Club
Red Cross
Margaret Smith
Hattie Bolin
Maxine Arnold
Leha Ba
Bashan News Notes Social Visits Fix weekend patterns
Bashan community notes list visits among residents and relatives. Mr and Mrs Forest Kyle and two children spent Sunday with Mrs Annabel White. Local families including White Harris McKay Orr and McElfresh are mentioned with midweek and weekend visits across Bashan and nearby towns.
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Happ Young
Ronnie White
Walter Harris
Syracuse
Minnie Orr
Edith
McElfresh
Paul Orr
Pomberoy
Maxville Personal Mention Honors Mrs Mohler at Dinner
A birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mohler honored Mrs. Mohler and daughter Merle. Attending were numerous relatives and friends including the Poling, Mohler, Johnston, Goodlive, and Stimmel families, with updates on local happenings and outings.
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Maxville
Arthur Mohler
Mohler
Merle
Charles Poling
Jesse Mohler
Eileen
Ramona
Rowe Johnston
Wendell
Mary Goodlve
Kenneth Francisco
Mentine Nixon
Theresa Kienzle
Arlene Mohler
Rayemond Mohler
Clyde Mohler
Robi Mohler
Paul Summel
Art Guess
Roger Starr
Ralph Palmer
Cleveland
Franklin Wolfe
Pauline Stimmel
Columbus
Ross Stimmel
Mary Goodlive
Roy Kishler
Paul Stimmel
Laurelville
Stimmel
Charles Stimmel
Sam Ogillon
Leo Dillon
Logan
Ermine Wolfe
Dale
Jeanne Nixon
Albert Wahl
Clyde Wahl
Charles Wahl
James Goodlive
Floyd Goodlive
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
William Goodlive
Lancaster
Albert’ Sheets
Mr. Sheets
Willard Sheets
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Woodward, Tein Mini
THE
O'Leary
Corning Social Notes
Bettmann
Currier
Yes
Phoo-Ee
Peter Edson
J. B. Swanson
Grand Rapids
Charles Walsh
John Collins
Charles Cornwell
By Galbraith
Asad
Xrasz
Rocksprings News Notes
Bashan News
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