The Messenger Publishing Co. Information Page
Publisher details, editor names, association memberships, and advertising rates for The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio. Includes publication schedule notes and subscription pricing both within and outside Ohio, plus overseas service terms and official classifications.
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Athens Imessenger
Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mg. Charlies H. Harris
Antrican Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Messenger
Allied Invasion Opens With Tough First Strike in Cotentin
In the face of invasion Europe warns of hard battles yet to come. Eisenhower urges victory as Allied forces strike into the Cherbourg Caen area to seize a base near Paris. Montgomery leads against Rommel as German defenses hold until the last.
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Europe
Eisenhower
Hitler
France
England
Cotentin
Cherbourg
Caen
Seine
Paris
Edward Til
Germany
Montgomery
Rommel
Afterwar dream homes clash with practical needs
The National Association of Home Builders cautions postwar buyers to ignore glamorous gadgetry and build affordable, comfortable homes now. They warn many innovations will be costly or delayed, urging young families to focus on functional shelters with modern amenities within reach.
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Smiths
Johnsons
National Association of Home Builders
Nazi Broadcaster Blames Allied Offensive on Malaria Mood
A Nazi broadcaster described the Anzio campaign as caused by a malarial low mood from the seaside climate. He suggested Hitler might envy Lincoln, comparing Grant’s drinking to a wish for mosquitoes to plague Italian generals.
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Anzio
Hitler
Lincoln
Grant
Allied powers balance policy and politics over postwar Italy
The dispatch argues that military success in Rome is clouded by shipping and governance challenges in liberated areas. It notes pressure in London Washington and Moscow over Badoglio De Gaulle and Franco, emphasizing expediency and a future orderly postwar political reorganization under Allied oversight.
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Washington
Rome
Britain
Russia
United States
Italy
London
Moscow
Badoglio
de Gaullists
France
Churchill
Franco
Spain
Winston Churchill
de Gaulle
Messrs
Stalin
Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Eisenhower
General de Gaulle
Ohio University Boat Dance Aboard River Steamer J. 8
News item notes Chi Omegas at Ohio University enjoyed a boat dance aboard the river steamer J. 8 from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant. Also mentions Mrs Bliss Woodyard and Miss Emma McVay’s milestone anniversaries and a bridal shower with honored guests.
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Chi Omegas
Ohio University
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Navy jargon bogs down war news needs colorful names instead
Peter Edson argues that official war production language and battle jargon hinder reader understanding. He calls for adopting vivid nicknames for ships and aircraft, noting Navy traditions favor named weapons and that unofficial tagging already boosts morale.
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War Plants Corporation
Maury Maverick
LCI
LST
LCL
LSM
Kelly
Army
Navy
Pacific
Phooey
Public Forum Letters Urge Front Page Editorial Call
Mrs. Elton Pedicord of Bishopville Ohio argues for bold front page editorials and praises the Messenger’s handling of pacifist excuses. She urges printing strong editorials on the front page to counter Navy and Army scrap talk.
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the Messenger
Elton Pedicord
Soldier appeals for extra war bond drive from Fort Bliss
A wartime readers’ poetry column features a heartfelt plea from PVT. Charles Campbell of Fort Bliss Texas calling civilians to buy an extra bond for the fifth war loan drive. He urges support to bring soldiers home from abroad and restore rights.
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Charles Campbell
Fort Bliss
Texas
Orbiston
Ohio
Questions and Answers in Wartime Logistics and Health
The Q and A notes a new method to deliver food to Burma fighters by packing supplies in rice, with soldiers eating the portion called the "nacking." It also defines psychosomatic disease as a condition arising from mental and physical factors. It notes selective service rejections for such ailments have doubled since Pearl Harbor.
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Burma
Pearl Harbor
Erosion and Soil Depletion Threaten American Fertility
Charles F. Miller notes that eight inches of topsoil cap rank and erosion degrade vast U.S. lands. He cites 78,000 square miles worn beyond repair and 86,000,000 acres unprofitable, urging crop rotation with clover and alfalfa to halt fertility loss and prevent further decline.
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the Messenger
Columbus
America
Charles FE. Miller
Athens
Poston Social And Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McMaster hosted a May 30 party for granddaughter Phyllis McMaster on her sixth birthday. Attending were relatives and friends including Olive Sven Nancy, Lester Judy Mildred, Erma Canter, Charles Koska, Mary Phyllis McMaster, Don ald Lancaster, and others. visits spanned Clark's Chapel and Athens areas with several military transfers and family guests noted.
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Raymond Mulpas
Joe Pierce
Leora Pierce
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Camp Barkley
Texas
Ethel McDaniel
Arthur McCoy
Clark's Chapel
Rowland Newmen
Larry McArthur
Norval South
Earl R. Hamilton
Fort Hayes
Harold Sycks
Juanita
Carolyn
Ted Coen
Athens
Pinky Harrison Faces War's First Hell
In a desert outpost Pinky Harrison steadies his harmonica and dreams of Martha as a barrage explodes. The young soldier, fearless yet hopeful, moves toward an uncertain frontline with Steve Brannigan, while others fear the price of courage. The scene ends with Pinky wounded, his head in warm wetness, as the night fades to an end.
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Pinky Harrison
Martha
Pinky
Steve Brannigan
Steve
Freedom Is Essentially Spiritual Gift Says Church Leader
The Christian Science Board of Directors at The Mother Church in Boston declares freedom is a spiritual gift realized through understanding. Paul Stark Seeley is named President for the coming year, succeeding Mrs. McKenzie, and notes growth of the movement to 2,900 churches in 54 countries. He cites volunteers aiding war relief and wartime ministry across the United States and Canada aiding Britain, Russia, Malta and Greece.
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Christian Science Board of Directors
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Paul Stark Seeley
Cambridge
Mother Church
Christian Science
God
Earth
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Russia
Malta
Greece
Ewington Briefs Highlight Memorial Day Visits and Local News
Memorial Day finds Mr. and Mrs. Claud McCarley of Columbus visiting friends. Mrs. G. H. Norris of Charleston, W. Va. visits A. D. Woodalls. Rodney Sprouse family and Arminta Unroe shop in Wellston. Weston Polsiey and Pauline McMullin marry May 31 with serenade and shower. Max McMillin visits Francis Cottrill. E. L. Cottrill visits Blanche Davis. Phyllis Harder Janet McGhee visit Margaret Sprouse. Geee returns home for a week with son Clifford.
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Ewington
Claud McCarley
Columbus
G. H. Norris
Charleston
W. Va
A. D. Woodalls
Rodney Sprouse
Arminta Unroe
Wellston
Saturay
Weston Polsiey
Pauline McMullin
Max McMillin
Francis Cottrill
E. L. Cottrill
Blanche Davis
Phyllis Harder
Janet McGhee
Margaret Ann Sprouse
Geee
Clifford
West Columbia Personal Mentions and Local Visits
West Columbia notes long list of residents visiting relatives, housesitting, or recovering. Pvt Guy Stewart returns home due to illness. Mrs Velda Sims injured her hand cutting wood. Families and guests from Mason City Point Pleasant Medina Syracuse and Hartford appear in visits and moves. Vernon Grinstead hospitalized in California with a broken hip.
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West Columbia
Guy Stewart
U. S. Army
Velda Sims
Ray Brumley
Point Pleasant
Walter Carptner
Pt. Pleasant
Carptner
California
Homer Johnson
Mason City
Carl Knopp
Ross Kap
Nannie Johnson
Earl Mattox
Medina
Ohio
Bill Mattox
Pete van Matre
Gladys Riley
Bill Frances
Syracuse
George Frances
Vernon Grinstead
Hartford
Vernon
David van Matre
Dorothy Russell
Ted Riley
Spears
Bill Spears
Barnett
Pleasant
Clyde
Ted Jr. Riley
Middleport
Shirley Riley
Oney Kerwood
Esker Johnson
Union
Howard van Matre
Jim Shell
Jimmy
Tillis
Corning Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Achievements
Corning social page lists visits by the Tierney and Rocks families from Columbus, the Eddy family from Marion visiting Frank Flowers, and Dave Potts from Akron. Alumni Day marks Western Reserve University 50th anniversary. Lily Fisher earns a B S in Education at Ohio State University.
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George Hardy
Columbus
Corning
Frank McCade
Rita
Eileen
Canton
Loretta Flowers
Marion
Ind
Mary Verfers
Vernon Fisher
Fred Fisher
George Anna
Ohio State University
Lily Fisher
Miss Fisher
Corning High School
University Grange
GH Club
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Associated Press
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Mrs
Bliss Woodyard of
Chase
Emma McVay
Contract Bridge Club
Robert Wood
N. Congress St
Kenneth Smith
Thelma Faye Tom
Elks
Hocking and
Fayette Sts
Nelsonville
Thelma Sams
Wiley Ryan
Chauncey High School
Harland White
Kathryn Thomas
Mildred Sands
Angella Woods
Delaware
Zeta Tau Alpha
A. S. Bethel
F. S. Grones
W. E. Peters
Bethel Home
Margaret Benedict
Joy Cutler
Helen Hedden
J F. Stevens
R. P. Tompkins
Athens Home Telephone Company
W. Washington St
Peter Edson
the Public Forum
Bishopville, O
Poet's Corner
By Galbraith
NEA
Poston
NEA Service, Inc
Ketti Frings
Ewington Briefs
Corning Social Notes
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