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Onio
Messenger
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Tafiks
Invasion of France Opens Second Battle of France
The article recalls Allied landings signaling D Day as Dwight Eisenhower leads the invasion toward Paris. It notes French history from Dunkirk to the present, the fall of France in 1940, Petain and Paris, and the hope for victory as Allied forces, including Americans and British, attack the Nazi stronghold along the Atlantic Wall. It links past German offensives, the French Resistance, and the 1942 North Africa pivot to a broader push against Hitler.
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Warsaw
Dunkerque
Paris
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maine
California
Lafayette
Paul Reynaud
Atlantic Wall
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Napoleon
Hitler
Low Countries
Germany
Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Faris
Versailles
Europe
Marshal Foch
Petain
Vichy
Toulon
Pendora
Eisenhower
French North Africa
Labor leadership urged to curb wartime strikes
R J Thomas of the United Automobile Workers warns that public anger over escalating wartime strikes could erode labor gains. He calls for patriotism and restraint from union members, condemns pickets as anarchistic and urges leaders to emulate his stance for the movement’s future.
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R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
U.A.W
Auy
Thomas
Milk arrives for Waller County school lunch program
Waller County Texas received 43000 pounds of condensed milk after a request by the county superintendent of schools for the school lunch program. Local residents wonder about the unintended use of the supply as a milk bath formula.
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Waller County
Texas
Food Distribution Administration
County Superintendent of Schools
Civil rights and court review in Wartime policy debate
David Lawrence critiques Republican inaction on civil rights and court review of executive powers. He argues that extending price stabilization and wage control hinges on civil rights protection, noting the War Labor Board lacked legislative sanction and that court review remains essential to check presidential seizure actions.
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Washington
Congress
South
CIO
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
War Labor Board
Smith-Connally
America
Chicago
Welles Civilian D Day Broadcast Aims Texarkana Invasion Stand In
Peter Edson reports Orson Welles will emcee a June 12 radio event from the Paramount Theater Texarkana to dramatize the invasion and boost the Fifth War Loan Drive. Treasury officials say the program is earnest though theatrical, with Ark and Tex friendly rivals debating who invades whom. The drive targets 16 billion in War Bonds, while veterans return home in large numbers and many will rejoin the civilian workforce.
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Ike
Orson Welles
Mars
Paramount Theater
Texarkana
Texas-Arkansas
Ark
Tex
D-Day
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Welles
East
West
Europe
Fred Smith
Morgenthau
Poland
Treasury
Wrathful Rome Ejection Signals Allied Fortitude
War Today assesses the Rome breakthrough as a pivotal Allied victory in Italy. It notes Rome's recapture, the implied rapid collapse of German defenses, 29 000 prisoners taken, and the potential for further offensives before D day arrives.
Public Forum Letter Attacks Athens Republican Tactics
Ralph A Dalton of Athens criticizes Edward Schaar and J W Wilson for alleged manipulations in Athens County politics. He accuses party leaders of district control, unequal influence, and improper leverage over delegates, urging support for Mr. Stewart and pledging his vote accordingly.
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Hal H. Rowland
Athens Messenger
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Schaar
Republican Political Organization
J. W. Wilson
Athens Co
Republican Executive Committee
Wilson
Athens County
Athens
Stewart
Republican Party
Ralph A
Dalton
Coolville and Troy Notes
Coolville and Troy social items note visits and greetings from Dr. L. D. Robinson and others to families in Coolville Guysville Athens and Parkersburg. wartime naval service updates mention Wilbert McKnight and C R McKnight with family gatherings at Athena and the Great Lakes Naval base. Cpl Charles L Gillilan reports furloughs and return to Camp Cooke California.
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Coolville
C. R. McKnight
L. D. Robinson
Guysville
E. G. Ashcraft
Harry Summerfield
Order of Eastern Star
New Marshfield
Clara Daugherty
Parkersburg
L. M. Walden
Walden
I. W. Burnfield
Watson
Charles Dean
Vera Daugherty
Athens
C. R. McKnight and Sons
Sally McKnight
R. D
Wilbert
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Charles L. Gillilan
Virginia Ter Gillilan
Camp Cooke
Calif
Charles Keller
C. E. Keller
Bertha Keller
Columbus
Silk stockings and war wear bravely worn in town
Agnes Drain of Carbondale writes about silk and nylon shortages during wartime. She urges cotton hose as a patriotic alternative and condemns deferments and profiteering, hoping for a swift conclusion to the war and homeward marches of the servicemen. June 2.
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the Messenger
Hit the Rivet Sister Ann Pendleton
A reflective wartime vignette at Moore City Kerr Kraft plant. The narrator recalls daily shifts, camaraderie among female workers, and the lingering pull of home as soldiers depart. She notes aging mothers joining the labor force, wartime pride, and the bittersweet end of a chapter when the war ends.
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Kerry Kraft
Moore City
England
Janie
Reedsville Social Notes From the Community
Reedsville notes report neighbors visiting relatives in Newcomerstown Ravenswood Pomeroy and Racine. Rev R W Parker will preach Friday evening. Jones 4-H Club met at Lee Wallace with Iris Boring and Mary Lou Sisson. Busy Little Farmers named as the club. Earlene Humphrey, Ohio University graduate, begins supervisor duties in Dayton June 15 for defense workers children.
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Reedsville
Wyatt Landon
Newcomerstown
J. L. Landon
H. D. Parker
Myrtle Feaster
Nettie Cowdery
Ethel Packard
James Murray
Middleport
Adolph Ward
Ravenswood
Garrett Reed
Coolville
J. L. Rose
Morning Star
R. H. Buckley
Racine
R. W. Parker
Pomeroy
Jone
Lee Wallace
Iris Boring
Mary Lou Sisson
Pioneer
A. C. Stewart
Mary Ann Barton
Marietta
George Smith
A. C. Baillas
Corning
George Sanborn
Earlene Humphrey
Ohio University
Dayton
Carbondale Social Briefs
Local social notes list visits and gatherings in Carbondale and nearby Columbus Barberton and Logan. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Berteceae, Mrs. Seonie Stanley, Mrs. Bessie Brooks, Mrs. Gertie Evans, Mr. Jasper Cox, Mildred Barber, and others are mentioned visiting relatives or staying with friends during the weekend and holiday.
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Carbondale
Aren Jennacy
Berteceae
Johnson
Seonie Stanley
Bessie Brooks
Barberton
Gertie Evans
Columbus
Jasper Cox
Mildred Barber
George Barber
Vedae Carlin
Ontag Clark
Thryn
Jr Cox
Georber
James Pollock
Inez Stump
Wes Stump
Jess Smith
Joe Hutchins
Wesley, Logan
Melvin Dooittle
Howard Cly
Dionne quintuplets first newspaper photo ages after birth
In Athens Ohio seniors attend class day at Athens High with John Meister Kathleen Carpenter Ferne Rowland Solomon Rosenberg Kenneth Worthman Donald Rowland Marjorie Beasley and Elma Hill. Donald Harvey is junior class president. Clinton P Biddle delivers commencement address at Ohio University. Kiwanis picnickers at C C Cornell cabin. Phi Beta Kappa names H R Wilson Helen Fretts Raymer McQuiston A C Anderson Frank Dilley officers. Homer Gooper buys two moving picture houses in Middleport. Dayton reports two fliers fly 140 miles aided by radio. Plans to broadcast Republican National Convention from Cleveland. Twelve cities to rebroadcast. Japan protests exclusion policy. Kircher low bidder for Messenger Building in Athens.
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Athens High School
John Meister
Phi Beta Kappa
Ohio University
H. R. Wilson
Helen Fretts
Raymer McQuiston
A. C. Anderson
Frank Dilley
Harrisonville Social Notes
Memorial services were held at the Methodist Church for Harold Lee son of Lee formerly of Harrisonville killed in action overseas. Rev Carr of Middleport delivered the sermon. Garden Club met with ten members two visitors present. Senior girls Mary Ellen Jewell and Anna Circle passed civil service test and are in line for positions. Various local residents visited, dined, or traveled between Harrisonville and nearby towns. Rev Carr also preached at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday and will continue biweekly for an indefinite time.
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Harrisonville
Methodist Church
Harold Lee
Lee
Carr
Middleport
Weber French
New Holland
W. A. Dye
Garden Club
Amy Chase
Mary Ellen Jewell
Anna Circle
Dwight Seiple
Billy and
Jerry
Mae Ball
Frank Halliday
Rush Diehl
Virgil Atkins
Sharon
E. V. Ams
Arthur Woodyard
Columbus
Homer Welsh
B. E. Carl
Lillian Jewell
Mary Diehl
Ruby Diehl
E. V. Atkins and
Familly
Wanetta Turner
Parkersburg
Joe Clark
Martha Warren
Wooster
Lilian Jewell
D. L. Reisinger
Deilia Kirkendall
Gallipolis
E. V. Atkins
Presbyterian Church
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Italy
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Coolville and Troy
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Agnes Drain
Ann Pendleton
Howell, Soakin
Ines
NEA Service, Inc
Eunice
Doris
Plant
Norman
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Gus
Renzie
The
Reedsville Social Notes
Carbondale Social Briefs
Clinton P. Biddle
Harvard School of Business Administration
Homer Gooper
Pomeroy Auto Dealer and Associates
Liberty Theater
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Family Theater
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Japan
Charles P. Kircher
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