Obituary notices and subscription rates for the press service
The notice lists republication rights for News Gpatches and pricing for subscriptions and services. It notes second class matter status and offices in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland. It mentions nominal charges for obituaries and acknowledgments.
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Met
Sian
Mali
Werk
Cartier
Wren Fiea
Athens
John W. Guillen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Congress returns home proud after assertive session
A political column argues Congress will recall its leaders and take pride in reasserting constitutional powers. It claims the recent actions end rubber-stamp days, support for the armed forces remains strong, and urban voters have shifted against executive discretion while farm areas back a return to sanity.
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Congress
Ohio
Food Ration Changes Signal Tightening War Front Demands
The notice discusses higher beef and certain vegetable allowances while warning of reduced points on beef as agencies consolidate. It urges canning and preservation, notes poor crop yields, and details mass overseas shipments to Allies. It warns civilians to avoid waste and accept likely diet reductions this winter and next year.
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Axis
Figures That Lie Inflation Study by Office of War Information
The Office of War Information claims per capita income rose from 47.92 in July 1940 to 88.08 in April 1943 while noting price boosts account for part of the rise. The figures mislead by averaging across unemployed and nonworking individuals, overstating gains for the mass of workers.
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Office of War Information
Bombardiers Promote to Major Rank in LMS War
Bombardiers achieve major rank for the first time as LMS War highlights the growing importance of bombing. Meyer Levin, once a renowned bombardier and noncommissioned, now reflects on training producing second lieutenants and flight officers alongside pilots.
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Meyer Levin
Pan Am Chief Forecasts 30 Hour London Flights
Juan Trippe, Pan American chief, predicts 1800 passenger clippers will fly London in 30 hours. With a week away and prices around 100 dollars, a postwar vacation to Great Britain or Paris could be feasible, marking major changes in air travel and travel cost.
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Juan Trippe
Pan American Airways
London
Great Britain
Paris
Reaves
Washington clashes over New Deal power and ego
David Lawrence argues in a national dispatch that infighting in Washington stems from bureaucratic vanity and power motives. He analyzes Jesse Jones and the RFC amid quarrels with the Board of Economic Warfare, urging greater unity and restrained ambition to serve the public interest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Board of Economic Warfare
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Jesse Jones
Jones
Capitol Hill
Congress
Jsse Jones
Mr. Jones
Washington Seen by Peter Edson: Food and Beef in Wartime Politics
Peter Edson argues that wartime food rhetoric distorts reality as Congress debates subsidies and the Price Control Act. He cites milks from Senator Milikin and UPO attempts to curb prices while uncertainty keeps meat from moving to market. Packers and stockmen face delays as legislators weigh subsidy repeal and price controls.
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Congress
Eugene D. Milikin
Denver
Com
Senate Committee
Office of Price Administration
Public Forum Letters Welcomed With Signatures
Readers are invited to submit signed letters on current events. Contributions should be concise to allow multiple items daily.
Tough on Farmer Editor Williams: Glouster letter Tries to spur farming resilience
The Messenger recounts editor Williams critique of rural hardships in Guernsey Noble and Muskingum counties. It notes exodus from farms due to lack of help machinery and government meddling plus defense wage lure. Wet weather pest and OPA price ceilings fuel farmer discontent. farmers remain determined, hopeful for a brighter future March 28 Nelsonville.
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the Messenger
Williams
Glouster
Guernsey
Noble
Muskingum
OPA
Mystery bout looms at MSG with fans and experts puzzling
Sportswriter Jack Cuddy notes the Jack Sharkey Primo Cam era heavyweight title fight in Madison Square Garden has become a mystery match as fans gamblers and experts await the outcome. Babe Ruth benched by Joe McCarthy at age 39 for poor hitting. Athens Knights Templar elect officers and Murray City Bank opens with ties to Peoples Bank. Jack Dempsey pictured sparring with George Godfrey. Tag day for Athens playground benefit by Boy and Girl Scouts. Ohio University reports 1364 summer school enrollees. Opera House in Giouster listed for sale with pieces including an electric piano chairs and project gear.
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Jack Cuddy
Madison Square Garden
Oldest life imprint a jellyfish fossil at Smithsonian
A Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC preserves a fossil jellyfish imprint hailed as among the oldest signs of life. Researchers note the specimen shows preserved soft parts and delicate structures, highlighting early ocean life and fossilization conditions.
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Allied Offensive Prospects In Pacific And Europe
War commentary notes that the Allies hold the initiative in the Pacific with planned moves toward New Britain and Northeast New Guinea while Churchill hints at heavy fighting in Europe. Stalin seeks a second front, and analysts consider a broad Allied push before winter to pressure Hitler. The piece underscores timing and multi-front potential in the war.
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Washington
Pacific
Knox
Los Angeles
New Britain
New Guinea
Churchill
Mediterranean
European
Europe
Hitler
Stalin
Boche
Questions and Answers in a Historic News Style
The excerpt presents a Q A feature with two items. The first asks which famed American institution was founded by an Englishman and answers that the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C was established in 1846 from James Smithson's bequest. The second links Urschel Bremer Weyerhauser Mattson Levine and Cash as headline kidnap victims.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
James Smithson
Urschel
Bremer
Weyerhauser
Mattson
Levine
Cash
The Pacific War and Pearl Harbor Reflections
In Brisbane I learned the Pacific war began with limited forces and the Coral Sea battle shifted initiative to the United States. I endured a long flight to Pearl Harbor and described the devastation, morale, and flawed reliance on battleships before noting the looming Midway turning point.
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Brisbane
United States
Japan
Australia
MacArthur
Coral Sea
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Fiji
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Solomons
Wake Island
Wake
Fifth Avenue
Vinton Social And Personal
Mrs Booth honored at Wellston reception for son in law George Booth stationed at Dayton. Dorothy Haggerty, ex Wellston teacher, presents as Mrs Booth.ox Roger Evans to Washington state for road maintenance instructor role. Local families host and visit in Vinton area with Wilcox, McCormick, Miller and Burdue relations noted.
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Vinton
John Stack
Fragmentary text suggests local notice or brief item
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Portland News Briefs Report Furloughs and Local Visits
Portland briefs recap service members returning from furloughs at Camp Davis North Carolina and relatives scattered across the country. Pfc Larson, a machine gunner, visits family while brothers in military police and Navy overseas are tracked. cousins and locals share weekend visits as births and community notes pepper the page.
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Portland
P. F.C
Charles R. Larson
Camp Davis
N. C
Wilk Larson
P. F. C. Larson
Pvt
John O. Larson
Oakland
Calif
Ray R. Larson
Navy
Seaman Larson
Reliance
Mary Jo Cecil
Athens
Cecil
Clarence Price
Columbus
Harry Swan
Herman Kelr
Virginia
Parkersout
Lawence Ward
East
Charles Hall
Wilkerson
Jewett
Parkersoud
MT Stewart
Reedsville
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