Newspaper Rates And Publication Details In The Athens Paper
The notice lists subscription prices for Ohio and outside Ohio, rates by mail and carrier, and single-copy costs. It notes public notices about obituaries and cards of thanks incur nominal charges. © Associated Press and National Representatives are acknowledged.
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Associated Press
Ohio
United States
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Milton
It Is Up To Us Warns Church Leaders On Youth
Church leaders warn a critical period for youth as military life ends. They fear postwar leaders may tempt reckless spending and one man rule. The path to stable democracy, they say, depends on responsible leadership and youth returning sober from war.
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United States
No Lag for Patrol Slows Traffic but Aids War Effort
Ohio state highway patrol reports a 25 percent drop in travel in southeastern Ohio as wartime duties keep officers busy. Most main highways see speeds under 40 mph with parking in towns still scarce. Patrol records show fewer accidents and lives saved, while traffic into towns remains near normal.
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Ohio
Tme
Fingerprinting for security and alien roundup urged
The text advocates nationwide fingerprinting and identification cards in wartime, noting millions already on file in Washington and thousands arrested for peacetime crimes. It argues citizens should accept registration to identify enemies within the country and protect war efforts.
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Washington
FBI
Bring Your Own Sugar Says Home Front Notice
A wartime home front notice warns Americans to ration sugar and substitute with eggs milk and other staples. It jokes about guests bringing talcum canisters to steal sugar and suggests inviting guests to bring their own sugar to meals.
War councils push to accelerate Allied victory plan
Raymond Clapper notes Roosevelt and Churchill face critical, accelerating decisions as Axis prospects hinge on summer outcomes. He cites Rommel in Egypt, Sevastopol, and Japan in China, urging concentration of forces and intensified air and shipping efforts to shorten the war and deter Hitler’s late summer moves.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Rommel
Egypt
Sevastopol
Japan
China
Siberia
Hitler
Russia
Axis
United Nations
War Damage Corporation sale to start before July 1
Peter Edson outlines the War Damage Corporation insurance push as the government partners with private fire insurers to offer war damage coverage. Private companies provide agents and policies, with costs and commissions detailed, while noting coverage limits and exclusions.
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Jesse Jones-Rfc
United States
War Damage Corporation
WDC
Amesville class in first aid announced for Ames Bern High School
A Monday evening class in first aid will be organized at the Ames Bern High School Building under Mrs. Nellie Moore who trained at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Amesville residents and others are urged to attend. The notice appears in the Amesville Poet's Corner column of The Athens Messenger dated June 22, 1942.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Amesville
Ames- Bern High School
Nellie Moore
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Red Cross
Homer Hamilton
Geraldine
Virginia Moorehead
May Delle Daniels
Wanda Hines
Mary Moore
Ila Jean Border
Betty Johnson
Joan Cook
Helen Simmons
Glenna McGrew
Anita Robinson
Leona Fay Zarley
Carol Jean Jago
Rosalee McKinley
Peggy Ashcraft
David Hamilton
Diane Hamilton
Wanda Lee Ashcraft
Geraldine Hamilton
Nellie Wooley
Ohio State University
Harold Strous
Richard Kennedy
E. E. Bean
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alta Pierce
Margaret
Guysville
Homer Moorehead
Melba
Virginia
Vick Carpenter
Fannie Starling
Columbus
Raymond Mosier
Wilbur Carpenter
Riley
Marietta
Parkersburg
Fred Balderson
Straitsville Social Notes and World War II Poem
Straitsville social notes detail visits and illnesses among local families including Mrs. John Newman, Mrs. Bess Callahan, Ellen Callahan, and others with travel to Gladwin Lancaster Columbus and Portsmouth. The piece closes with a poem condemning tyranny and urging borders to be kept to avert further bloodshed.
Defenseless I Witness to Mercy and Might
A poetic reflection by LEDA SAMS on war and protection, expressing faith in divine defense amid threats. The speaker testifies to the mercy and might of a higher power, likening it to the sheltering wings and Rock of Ages protecting the king’s children.
Hunter and Red confront a bank cash heist twist in danger
Hunter learns from Red Ballard that she opened the safe and diverted seventeen thousand dollars to the First National Bank and Temple. She explains a web of wagers and family schemes tying the Ballard fortune to Hank Temple and the ordnance plant probe as Junior’s hold up spirals toward a deadly conclusion.
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Hunter
Bella Ballard
Red
Strickland Ballard
Temple
First National
Hunter Dent
Junior
Oliver
First National Bank
Mr. Temple
Father
Dad
Tisdale
Ballard
Hank Temple
Hankins
Hank
Ghito Twins
Hawkins Temple
Ghibarto
Rascal
Water Street
Banker Temple
Yee Dad
Wilkesville Personal and Social Notes Recap of local visits
Oma Johnson's return from Holzer Hospital follows a surgical operation and two weeks with family. Local households welcomed guests from Athens Cleveland Clarington Amster dam and McArthur. The community attended the Ollie Lyle funeral and noted various visits and trips including E G Nelson to Columbus. The article ends by noting polonium valued at two million dollars per ounce.
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Esther
Clarington
E. G. Nelson
Ollie Lyle
Floyd Davis
Bessie Phetteplace
Will Davis
McArthur
Mary McKibben
Amsterdam
Bertha Dennen
Point Rock
B. S. Wells
J. E. Strong
Della Fishbaugh
Lancaster
L. Reed
Columbus
A. E. Jenkins
Worth Harder
Dallas
New Baltimore
Harry Peters
Clara Mulholland
Joseph Nelson
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Gladwin
Mich
Lawrence Ray
Bess Callahan
Joe
Marine Hospital
Ravenna
Levi Palmer
Clarence Palmer
Barberton
Roy Palmer
Martha Ann, Logan
Fred Blankenship
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Lena Blankenship
Logan
Mary Mills
East Fultonham
Don Blankenship
Frederick
Carl Webb
Carl, Jr
Ellen Callahan
Chester Wade
Edwards
Thomas
Chick”) Smith
Floyd Matthews
Europe
Leda Sams
By Galbraith
Pittsburgh
Harry Harrison Kroll
NEA Service, Inc
Wilkesville
Y. M. F. Club
William E. Spires
Basil
Merrill Fletcher
Edythe Thompson
Cincinnati Hospital
Ann Soles
J. N. Rhodes
Stephen Ree
Betty Ruth
Helen
Frances
Nell McGarvey
Fred Jr
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