National Dispatch Rates and Pacific War Morale Debate
A split issue report covers subscription rates for The Messenger and a Washington dispatch arguing celebrations of European Allied victories may dampen Pacific morale. It highlights point system limits for Pacific troops, proposes larger Navy Marine inductee roles, and stresses fatigue, morale, and ongoing war needs.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Toa
Pacific
Armed Services
Paei
Soo
Pacifc
War Today Russia Heading Into War Upon Japan
By Dewict Mackenzie the columnist weighs Stalin's stance and predicts Soviet entry into war against Japan maybe by late summer or autumn as Moscow shifts forces from European Russia to Siberia. He notes no official commitment yet yet trends suggest likely involvement though subject to change.
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Japan
Russia
Pacific
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
the Sphinx
Soviet Union
European
Siberia
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Sakhalin
Tokyo
Korea
China
Germany
United Nations
East Asia
Nippon
Soviet
Dinjan Hump Pilots Mark Rivers While Flying Tigers Adapt to Freight Planes
A wartime reminiscence recalls landing at Dinjan in Upper Assam where CNAC, RAF, and jungle cover shaped perilous Himalaya flights. Veterans recount mapping new rivers named on the fly, adjusting to slow DC-3 cargo planes after Flying Tigers exposure, and landing precisely on instrument cues with Woods praising precise navigation.
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China National
Dinjan
Assam
India
Brahmaputra
C.N.A.C
Royal Air Force
Gingiss
Skippy Lane
Nam -Kin
Tibet
Nmai River
Burma
Dinian
Ganges
C.na.c
Flying Tigers
Himalayas
Tigers
Early Army Transport Command Hump Memoir Escapes and Perils
In three weeks of Hump flights the author faced five Zeros attacks two forced returns due to motor trouble a cargo of jeeps breaking loose and a two hour night flight threat before an ice storm wrecked three planes. He recalls the perilous early days of the Army Transport Command amid high losses compared with the CNAC.
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Cn.a.c
Kunming
Calcutta
Army Transport Command
Himalayas
C.N_AC
J. C. Winston’ O
NEA Service, Inc
Portland Personal Mention Remembrance and Local Visits Brighten City
The column records condolences for Mrs. Adam Slaughter in Kissimmee, Florida, with burial plans in Charleston, and notes from Decoration Day gatherings in Parkersburg, visits by Miss Lucy Gibbs and others, cemetery trips, and several family and friend arrivals in the area. It also includes a wartime letter excerpt discussing Russia, Japan, and global affairs, plus local social calls and travel anecdotes.
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Portland
James Slaughter
Adam Slaughter
Kissimmee
Fla
Charleston
W. Va
Slaughters
Harry Swan
Parkersburg
Lucy Gibbs
Pomeroy
W. E. McDade
Ralph McDade
Charles Newman
Syracuse
Emlin Adams
Clarence Price
Patsie
Mervin Swan
Long Bottom
The Course of True Love in Disagreement Tone
The writer critiques overblown doom talk by commentators on international issues. They argue heated debates are normal in democracies and warn against forecasts of imminent wars when nations differ.
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San Francisco
Russia
United States
Britain
Belgium
National Congress
Washington
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Molotov
Stettinius
It's All Free on Lend-Lease Policy Critique
A reader blasts Republican demands to deny lend lease to countries not fighting Japan, arguing the program is not a repayable business deal. The piece contends aid funds Europe’s recovery while Americans face shortages, calling lend lease a costly, tax funded impulse rather than a mere wartime necessity.
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Truman
Japan
Europe
Lincoln Speech Frames Union of Workers and Property
Lincoln told a deputation of working men that the strongest bond is of working people across nations and that property is the fruit of labor and a positive good. He urged that homelessness should not threaten others and urged diligence to build one’s own house and safety from violence through enterprise.
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Lincoln
Sone
The Bill for War Exposes Staggering Costs and Losses
A reflective critique cites a $3 billion war cost estimate by American university researchers and adds property destruction and uncounted millions of lives since September 1, 1939. The piece argues civilization cannot sustain such “extravagance” and survive.
Athens society notes from a past Phi Mu formal and campus events
Chaperons for the Phi Mu formal at Athens Country Club were Prof and Mrs L C Staats Prof and Mrs Thor Olson and Mrs Violet Thomas. Garden Musicale guides included Helen Martha Copeland Charlotte Harris Betty Bird Jo Ann Woolley and Joanna Porter. Darrell Moore and two children visited for Ohio University commencement. Richard Fought and spouse celebrated their twenty first anniversary with friends over bridge. Gordon K Bush completed a year at Harvard Business School and visited before heading to New York for a Junior year assignment with United Press. Constance Leele arrived from Baltimore after teaching at Hannah Moore Academy. Athens Country Club card party sponsored by Roger J Jones Harry McKinstry and C F Rowland. Alpha Gamma Delta Spring Formal grand match led by Seth W Lewis and Helen Echoltz incoming president.
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Phi Mu Formal
Athens Country Club
L. C. Staats
Thor Olson
Violet Thomas
Athens League of Women Voters
Helen Martha Copeland
Charlotte Harris
Betty Bird
Annn Woolley
Joanna
J. P. Porter
Darrell Moore
Troy
Ohio University
Gordon K. Bush
Harvard Business School of Administration
Athens
New York City
United Press Association
Constance Leele
Baltimore, Md
Hannah Moore Academy
Roger J. Jones
Harry McKinstry
C. F. Rowland
Alpha Gamma Delta
Seth W. Lewis
Helen Echoltz
Retirement of Bank of America's A P Giannini Shapes California
Peter Edson surveys A P Giannini, banker founder of Bank of America, who at 75 retires to a quieter office while steering a vast Western economy. He predicts California’s population growth, bank leadership, and industrial decentralization will outpace the East, with GE plants, western liquor interests investing locally, and a shift to West and South dominance.
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San Francisco
California
Redwoods
A. FP
Giannini
Bank of America
A. P
Chase National
Mr. A. P
A. F
Pennsylvania
Union
America
Calfornia
Nic
Willard Kipinger
Washington, D. C
Corning Social Notes and Community Gatherings
Corning social notes list events from the Methodist Church Women’s Society meeting at Mrs. Cecil Bell’s home with Miss Janet Mason leading devotions, the Past Matron Eastern Star gathering at Mrs. Edith Nichols’s home with numerous attendees and guest Mrs. Elizabeth Gray of Texas, and a Girl Scout Committee meeting at the Methodist Church with twelve members present. Local residents visiting relatives and hospital condition updates are also recorded along with a note on a proposed label bill about displaying American flags and Made in the U.S.A. text.
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Liv Dunlap
Mabel Gray
Helen Garrison
Ann Wright
Marcel Levion
Guest
Elizabeth Gray
Texas
Nichols
Methodist Church
Rita Winnenhberg
Henry Winnenberg, Jr
Mechanicsburg
August Baldy
Charleston
Mary Baldy
Rendvile
Minnie Grimes
Zanesville
Amesvile
Alma Boswell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Louise Love
Bernard Jones
Columbus
Kemper Latta
Willis Wright
Mee Jones
James Jones
Oakfield
Bashan Brief Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Sole and others from Columbus spent the weekend with local families. Decoration Day visits occurred with several households. Various residents returned to work in Charleston or visited in nearby towns including Pomeroy and Chillicothe.
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J. E. McKay
Oliver Bailey
James, McKay
Audrey Bailey
Pomeroy
Goldie Pernicka
New Jersey
Guy Singer
Dores Arnold
Charles Bisse
Dan Rizer
Syracuse
BE. McKay
Paul Ort
Frank Clark
Coolville
Ranny White
Chillicothe
George Starcher
Robert Kyger
Arthur Orrand
Ronny White
Earnestine Munday
Chester
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East Liverme
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