Merchant Dispatch Rates And Publishing Notes
The Athens newspaper lists subscription prices by mail and carrier, with rates for 2 years 66.50, 6 months 1.40, and weekly options for servicemen. It notes Associated Press rights, affiliations with press associations, and national representatives in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland. An advertising policy and obituary charge are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
In Service of the People on Election Year Politics
The Messenger writer lampoons how municipal leaders push reforms during campaigns to win re election and then backslide into self serving acts. The piece notes office holders anticipate failures and promise actions to placate voters while preserving power, a pattern seen from low to high office. It ends questioning the public’s gullibility and the machine’s persistence.
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Siwash
Voice of the Outdoors backs Hocking County Lake Project
Sportsmen groups from seven counties including Athens and Perry endorse the Clear Fork site in Hocking County. They argue for quick land options and Route 664 realignment to impound 500 acres, promising regional tourists and economic gains while urging postwar start.
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Athens
Vinton
Jackson
Ross
Pickaway
Fairfield
Perry
Hocking County Lake Project
Conservation Department
Ohio
Middlewest
United States
America
Sportsmen
Clear Fork
Hocking County
State
The
Conservation Commission
Air power debate slows invasion plans for Europe
Washington strategists clash over air bombing as the path to victory in World War II. Critics question delays in striking submarine bases, German warships, and key Pacific air bases while air power awaits enough planes and fuel. The debate weighs whether air superiority alone can end the war this year or next.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Atlantic
von ‘Krpitz
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Italy
Solomons
Munda
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Navy
Rabaul
South Pacific
United States
Air Force School of Thought
Sicily
English Channel
Sardinia
Crete
Morrison poised to lead Labor treasurership shaping postwar Britain
London reports indicate Herbert Morrison, home secretary, is favored to become Labour Party treasurer. He has built a strong London political machine and backs greater socialization of party policy. Morrison’s rise could steer postwar social and domestic priorities while the party weighs wartime truces and international risks.
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London
Great Briain
British Labor Party
Labor Party
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Herbert Morrison
America
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Morrison
Public Forum Seeks Signed Short Letters Daily
Readers may submit signed letters on current events the column welcomes brief contributions. Each signatory should include their signature and keep comments concise as possible. Multiple letters may appear daily.
Miracle Prayer Keeps WWII Flyer Alive Despite Oxygen Loss
S Sgt Elroy Meredith of Minersville Ohio recalls a B 17 mission over Germany when his oxygen mask failed at five miles up in 40 degree below zero cold. With little oxygen he prayed and survived after an hour airborne. He lost three fingers on his right hand after trying to fix the mask and spent a month in hospital in New York City. He hopes other fliers will pray for miracles on dangerous missions.
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the Messenger
Germany
England
European debt defaults spread cracks in war loans
France Poland and Belgium defaulted on war debt installments totaling over 50 million dollars. Izaak Walton League president L F Jones outlined plans to sell camp plots near the lake. Athens County corn planting reached only 75 percent of normal, county agent T H Johnson reported.
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France
Poland
Belgium
L. F. Jones
Izaak Walton League
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
West Union St merchants and local notes in brief
A page ad lists local merchants on West Union Street including Mills Meat Market Millikan Jeweler Lostro Auto Sales Woodworth Shoes and more. A county commissioner A L Johnson faced a 400 pound boar that charged his car between Beebe and Frost. Soloists in the O A chorus presented Ruth and a Varisty Inn dance hosted by Miss Bursons. A O Sloane E C Woodworth and Ralph Dalton left for Cedar Point for the state Spanish American War veterans meeting.
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West Union St
Mills Meat Market
Millikan Jeweler
Lostro Auto Sales
Woodworth Shoe
Lostro
McCune Tire and Accessory Company
E. N. Farle Electric Equipment
Art Stuart
McPherson Shoe Repair
American Restaurant
Athens County Savings and Loan
C. H. Roach
A. L. Johnson
Beebe
Frost
A. O. Sloane
E. C. Woodworth
Ralph Dalton
Cedar Point
Red Cross Sends 72 Workers to England Including Seven Ohioans
The American Red Cross announced the safe arrival of 72 Red Cross workers in England. Among them are seven Ohio specialists serving as staff assistants.
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Alexandria
American Red Cross
Red Cross
England
Hartford Garden Club Hosts State Bird Selection
Hartford social notes report the New Haven Garden Club visiting Mrs. Wein to select the State Bird. The Cardinal wins the vote as the state bird. The gathering includes a lengthy social hour with many local residents listed.
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Hartford
Martha A. Newton
N. O. Wein
W. T. Stone
New Haven
Propaganda Campaign Details Unveiled by House Panel
Washington report shows the House Appropriations Committee detailing a broad OWI propaganda effort. Elmer Davis explains aims to reduce enemy resistance while the panel halves a proposed $10 million special fund for a new campaign. The committee recommends $34,472,504 for OWI operations in the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Africa
House Appropriations Committee
Office of War Information
OWI
OWL
Elmer Davis
Owl Head
Owli
Davis
Battles and Blasts Over the Philippines At War
In Manila after an aerial attack we witness Clark Field fires and naval destruction. Admiral Hart withdraws to Java guiding submarines and PBYs as the Asiatic Fleet falters, while ships fall in the Java Sea clash and Lingayen Gulf torpedo trials. The piece closes with notes on ongoing naval operations and the Macassar Straits encounter.
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Manila
Capital
Clark Field
U. S
Cavite
Bay
Philippines
Russell Brines
U.S.A
Dewey
Russell
Dai Nippon
New York
T. C. Hart
U. S Asiatic
Java
Hart
William Glassford
Corregidor
Bataan
Luzon
United States
Far East
Olangapo
Lingayen Gulf
Vince Schumacher
Lingayen
Silent Service
Navy
Malaya
The
Taylor Ridge Social and Personal Revelries (Church event)
Taylor Ridge hosts a Church of Christ junior party at Nina Kloh's home with games and refreshments. Attendees include Glenna Hanning Hilah Jean Vess Alice Herbst Donna Coey Theda Bryan Ralph Coey Noel Bryan Sonney Canter Willis Vess Nina Kloh Virginia Canter plans summer work in Columbus. Nearby families visit and care for ill relatives across several towns.
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Taylor Ridge
Church of Christ
Nina Kloh
Glenna Hanning
Hilah Jean Vess
Alice Herbst
Donna Coey
Theda Bryan
Ralph Coey
Noel Bryan
Sonney Canter
Willis Vess
Virginia Canter
Columbus
Fred Heffken
Guy McVay
Harrietsville
Fred Leak
Greens Run
Dora Bulloch
Mary Elizabeth
Glouster
Evan Davis
William Swarts
Ival Dunlevy
Jacksonville
Dave Swartz
John Davis
Davis Home
Sam Wyatt
Trimble
G. B. Courtney
Chaunc Ccy
Lillie Murphy
Athens
Guy White
Jane
Millfield
Mary Jane Swartz
Mary McVay
Elmer Davis
John Wenger
and Ames
Henry Martin
Lancaster
Herman Kempton
Dorothy Kempton
Kempton
Ontley
Jal Lewis
Mildred Strubble
Bob Strubble
Bertie
Lilliana Brooks
Dayton
Ollie Butcher
William Davis
George
June Heffken
Rosalea Mingus
Columba
Ae Mary Frances Wandling
Leonard Leach
Otis Webb
Romania Moves Toward Exit From War
Diplomatic reports from Ankara say Romania the Axis ally has sent peace feelers to learn Allied reaction to withdrawal. The contacts reportedly suggest Romania would quit at the 1943 Soviet campaign start if allowed to keep at least parts of Svadia and Bukovina.
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Ankara
Turkey
Rumania
Neutra
Th Jans
Soviet Russia
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Apc
Merse Noss ‘Publishing Co
O Y
Mgr Mui
Amerian Neweneper Pubtishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Preas
Hewes
Voice OF the Outdoors
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Clapper
the Public Forum
Elroy Meredith
R. H. Meredith
Minersville, Ohio
R.F.D. 2Nd General Hospital
N.Y.C
Gallipolis P.T.A
Lewis Brown
Ellis Halley
Helen Pierson
Mary Louise Mohr
Thomas Rue
Russell Smith
Aaron Kelton
Cornelia Carpenter
Winifred Huntington
O. A
Ruth
Colene Norviel
Helen McClaflin
Helen Falloon Stevenes
George S. Grayson
Geraldine Burson
Bertine Burson
Varsity Inn
By Galbraith
Hartford Garden Club
Methodist
W. C. Stearnes
Patricia Lerner
Dorothy Marie Stone
Methodists Churches
West Virginia
Camp Ceaser
Webster County
Stearnes
Hugo Juhling
A. K. McClung
Pomeroy
Carrie Harris
Parkersburg
Saint Joseph's Hospital
R. T. Embleton Sr
Charles Smith
Point Pleasant
J. H. Rea
Addie
Nellie McKnight
Huntington
William McKnight
L. N. Stone
Lilly Jane
A. B. Ginden
Charles
Charleston
Ginden
C. W. Petty
Lula Howell
Erma
Henery Jenkins
Miss Bertha
Donald Bulmer
Walter Bulmer
Charles McKnight
James McKnight
E. A. Smith
D. A. Ats
Parkersburg Thursay
Arthur Powell
Peers
W. W. Ashworth
Clyde Gibbs
W. Gibbs
Brent Gregory
Marysville
Clark Lee
U.S
Marblehead
Houston
Pillsbury
Pope
Java Sea
Bali
Australia
South Seas
Macassar Straits
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