Pa Established 1826 Frederick W. Bush Publisher MESSENGER
The item lists historical publishing details for the Pa paper from 1826 to 1929 including publishers and editors, associations, and the masthead. It notes subscription rates for Ohio and outside Ohio, carrier and single-copy prices, and foreign office representation. The text closes with a Milton quotation on liberty and a note about obituary charges.
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Frederick W. Bush
Messenger Blishing CO
Ques K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
United States
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Milton
Proving Its Worth The Ohio University ROTC
The Ohio University ROTC is praised for its long standing high standard and its contribution to officer material. The war has shifted opinions, showing college men as best suited for commissioned posts and national service. Officers are commended for sustaining discipline and preparedness in war and peace.
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Ohio University Rotc
Army
Navy
ROTC
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Tires From Reclaimed Rubber Said Possible For War Effort
A wartime editorial argues that tires made from reclaimed and synthetic rubber could serve war workers and essential needs. It notes many cars in Athens and surrounding counties travel long distances to work, while others could walk. The piece cites a national study predicting tens of millions may lack tires when rationing begins and urges prudent car use.
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Athens
Coal Industry Rises to War Demands Under Strain
Large numbers of experienced coal miners have been drafted, forcing operators to substitute untrained workers. Despite this, the coal industry is delivering increasing fuel supplies to war plants and power stations under difficult conditions. Equipment shortages and fewer trained personnel challenge output, but workers persist, driving the arms program toward success.
Hot Stuff Phrase From Australia Echoes Through War Fronts
In a historical note readers learn that soldiers in Australia popularized a catch phrase meaning move aside or make room. It traces the now common expression hot stuff coming through to World War I usage and compares its range of meaning from casual greeting to signaling space in crowds.
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Australia
Rubber Scraps Hold Key To War Supply In Clark’s View
Raymond Clapper argues the nation’s rubber stockpile rests with private scrap and discarded tires. He blames slow government action, notes planned scrap-rubber drives faltered by WPB resistance, and warns of higher heating fuel costs and shortages without rapid salvage. He cites missed pipelines and ocean losses as part of the supply crisis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
White House
Petroleum Industry
Petroleum Industry War Council
War Production Board
WPB
Supreme Court Wage Hour Rulings Spark Employer Confusion
Peter Edson reviews three wage hour decisions affecting interstate commerce coverage. Kirschbaum expands reach to utilities and advertisers, shielding few employers while broadening minimum, overtime, and 40 hour week rules for many workers. The Overnight Transportation case confirms time and a half for overtime regardless of overall weekly pay.
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Supreme Court
Department of Labor
Gee Hbaum
Kirschbaum
Overnight Motor Transportation Company
Ask Dad He Knows About Petting Parties and Shortages
A humorous fragment recalling Assistant War Secretary Patterson and his prophecy that gasoline and tire shortages will halt petting parties. The voice notes that cars were rare in the past and cheekily asks Dad for wisdom on the era and its social scenes.
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Patterson
Dad
Father’s Day tribute to the steadfast American dad
The column praises fathers on Father’s Day, noting their hidden sorrows and strength. It honors dads who bear harsh roles with quiet courage, contrasting public cries for mothers with recognition of paternal sacrifices and resilience. Signed by Mrs Parker Sniffen of Nelsonville, Ohio.
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Bulldog
Dad
Lilacs for You Walt Whitman Ode in Messenger Poet Corner
Poems submitted by readers bearing name and address. Lilacs for You honors Walt Whitman with May queen imagery and national sentiment. By and By explores hopeful passage toward a peaceful city beyond life, ending with Bent, Clouston.
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Messenger
Walt Whitman
Columbia
Bent
Clouston
Nelsonville
Joy Earlene Wiseman Born June in Chillicothe
Mr and Mrs Roy Wiseman of Chillicothe announce the birth of a 6 34 lb daughter on June 5 named Joy Earlene. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs O W Wiseman and Mr and Mrs H E Stackey. John Vernon New Lexington visits. Alvin Dye marries Madge Jackson in Indiana. Neighborhood serenade at Dye home.
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Star and Columbia Granges
Laurel Grange
John Vernon
New Lexington
Peter Stover
Boomer
W. Va
O. L. Whittington
Howard
Homer Grosstuck
Columbus
H. B. Pickett Jr
H. B. Pickett
Charles
Darwin
Alvin Dye
Madge Jackson
Indiana
Dale Dye
Harlan Perry
Reynoldsburg
Ola Perry
Frank
Y. F. Radcliff
Eloise Nelson
McArthur
Max Johnson
Leonard
Hoover Renominated by Republicans in 1940 Convention
Hoover was renominated for President of the United States by the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The report mentions Max Schmeling as a boxing favorite and notes Ethel Collins of Athens as a connection to Ralph Bodkin.
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Max Schmeling
Long Island City
Jack Sharkey
Ethel Collins
W. P. Collins
Grosvenor St
Athens
Ralph RP
Bodkin
Cleve
Herbert Hoover
United States
Chicago
Chauncey Ball Club topples Pomeroy in eleven
Chauncey Ball Club defeated Pomeroy 2 to 1 in eleven innings. Pomeroy lineup included Al lensworth Buttencutter Erb Nesselrode Harrison McMillen Schnoliver Kline Lawrence. Chauncey featured Morrison H Earich D Earich Mc Daniels Corbin Hartley Simpson Whitlatch Barstow. Four Ohio University 1872 grads attended commencement: W. W. Gist Cedar Falls C R Long Buffalo Vernon C Steirs Licking County George R Walker Athens.
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Chauncey Ball Club
Pomeroy
Allensworth
Buttencutter
Erb
Nesselrode
Harrison
McMillen
Schnoliver
Kline
Lawrence
Chauncey
Morrison
H. Earich
D. Earich
McDaniels
Corbin
Hartley
Simpson
Whitlatch
Barstow
Ohio University
W. W. Gist
Cedar Falls
C. R. Long
Buffalo
N. Y
Vernon C. Steirs
Licking County
George R. Walker
Athens
Betting Man Hunter Dent Faces Ballard Family Mystery
Hunter Dent, farm manager, suspects his employer Strickland Ballard of theft after a horse and corn vanish and a payroll sum of seventeen thousand dollars appears in Ballard kinship circles. A bank tie to Ballard Laboratories emerges as Hunter contemplates using the windfall to pressure Ballard, while Bella Ballard stirs tensions and seduces secrets. The scene ends with a dangerous bet and a kiss as danger and desire collide.
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Strickland Ballard
Hunter Dent
Hunter
Ballard
Bella
Junior
First National Bank
Middleton
Ballard Laboratories
Mr. Ballard
Ballard Bitters
Junior Ballard
Oliver Tisdale
Tisdale
Josiah Tisdale
Strick Ballard
Bitter
Bitters
First National
Red
Death of Infant Gerald Wilson in Oak Hill
Pearl Cooper mourns the death of her infant grandson Gerald Edward Wilson of Oak Hill who died at Holzer Hospital from a fractured skull after falling from a bed. He would have turned five months old June 10. Survived by parents John and Margaret Wilson and two brothers James and John, with grandparents and relatives. Funeral held at Oak Hill Wednesday. Also, Radcliff notes a second farmhouse fire on Wyant farm, Andrew Hollingshead residence burned previously, Rural Life observances at Yale's Mill, and local employment and illness updates.
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Radcliff
Pearl Cooper
Gerald Edward Wilson
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
John
Margaret Loans
Wilson
James
A. J. Hagerty
Wyant
John Wilson
Andrew Hollingshead
Winton Township
Yale's Mill
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
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Ohio Newspaper Association
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Associated Press
Raymond Clapper
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
the Public Forum
Mrs. Parker Sniffen
Poet's Corner
Leda Sams
Carpenter
Nelsonville Elks Lodge
Mary Pensyl
Fd Rosser
Lucile Kaelin
James M. Hengst
L. R. Kelch
Mary Beulah Moler
California
Gertrude Addicott
Elmwood Place
Europe
Melba White
Grace McKee
Ruth Henry
Hazel Cline
Mary G. Noss
Mary Noss
Greta Lash
By Galbraith
IPR
MEA Service
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U.S
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NEA Service, Inc
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