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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
14
The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Page Four
Publication details for The Messenger Publishing Co with rates and offices. Notes include editor and publisher names, association memberships, and subscription rates for Ohio and out of state. Also lists obituary and acknowledgment charges and national representation offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Lessenger
Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles BH. Harris
Joba
Chicago
New York
Attembent
Thase
Tax Pain Eases Next Year As Congress Plans Streamlined Paycheck Levy
A cautious editorial argues Congress will simplify tax collection next year by merging income taxes into a single withholding levy from paychecks. It warns some Americans resist higher wartime costs yet will bear the new withholding, with March 15 looming for tax changes. It condemns opposition by those who favored prior spending and urges continued public scrutiny of political leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United Nations
Treasury Department
Sam
Washington
Leap Year Dilemma in Wartime Romance
In 1944 the Gregorian leap year fails to spark weddings as men are overseas or under military discipline. Brides face scarce prospects though some waves do wed by leave. Courtship leans on V mail and the telephone as proximity drives marriage plans.
Nazi influence and private enterprise clash in Europe
A Swiss speech by Hitler's physician praising individual initiative sparks debate on German allegiance. Stockholm police seize a Nazi youth who formed a thief gang, showing that a Nazi remains a Nazi regardless of context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Hitler
Sweden
Germany
Stockholm
From a Woman’s View: Few Millionaires Mentioned
The remark notes disappointment at the scarcity of millionaires, reflecting a feminist or social viewpoint. It highlights economic disparities and questions the visibility of wealthy women in a given era or context.
Congress defends war tax policy amid debated revenue needs
The piece argues Congress pursued a sound war finance policy, noting Treasury estimates for 1944 spending and revisions downward. It says about 45 billion will be raised from non-bank sources, and that taxes plus renegotiated contracts cover near the target, while inflation aims are balanced against funding the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Executive
Congress of Treasury
Washington Calling: Hannegan Shapes Democratic Future
Washington column contrasts Robert E Hannegan with Harrison F Spangler as Hannegan, new Democratic national chairman, confronts a hollow party structure and a reliance on FDR coattails He plans to unite precinct workers and overhaul national organization amid criticism from Congressmen and a faltering party apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert E Hannegan
Harrison F. Spangler
Hannegan
Spangler
Bob” Hannegan
St. Louis
Frank Walker
New York
Edward J. Flynn
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Capitol Hill
FDR
National Committee
Badoglio seeks Italy’s UN membership amid WWII tensions
Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio advocates Italy being admitted to the United Nations as a wartime ally. He aims to protect postwar Italian interests at the peace table, despite skepticism from France and other Allies. His career spans peasant origins to top army leadership, including roles against Mussolini and in suppressing his dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Pietro Badoglio
United Nations
Richard G. Massack
Associated Press
Naples
Badoglio
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
la Belle
France
Hitler
Rome
Il Duce
Questions and Answers from Wartime Quiz
A historical quiz exchanges facts about Halifax founded in 1749, Hamburg bomb damage, a hamster, Gluck’s glasses concert in 1746, hartebeeste antelope, Westminster Hall dating to 1399, and Italian farming signs of Allied victory with wheat and potatoes planted near front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gluck
London
Italy
Glouster High wins 31 to 15 over Caldwell in basketball
Glouster High's basketball team led by Hoffman Stephenson Strohmeyer Clark Higgins Wolfe Williams Matthews defeated Cald well high 31 to 15. Wednesday night bridge club members enjoyed a dinner at Hotel Gordon with husbands. High scorers included Mrs A McDonald Mrs W W Bryson A H Chute and Ernest Williams. Mrs A M Bennett and Mrs P E Stanley attended a patriotic tea for church classes in colonial costume. Edwin Schneider was burned skating into a fire at the pond edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster High
Hoffman
Stephenson
Strohmeyer
Clark
Higgins
Wolfe
Williams
Matthews
Caldwell High
Glouster
Hotel Gordon
A. McDonald
W. W. Bryson
A. H. Chute
Ernest Williams
A. M. Bennett
P. E. Stanley
Priscilla
M E. Church
Edwin Schneider
Everett Schneider
Greendale
Poultry District Plans First Athens County Cooperative
Poultry men map the formation of the first cooperative egg and poultry marketing association in Athens County. The planning committee includes W F Kempf O C Richseon Bert Stout and County Agent R M Pavey along with several area residents. Also noted are February 29 birthdays for Athens and surrounding communities including Henry Tucker Lucile Showalter Maurice Gross and John Ashton plus birthday lists from Nelsonville Glouster Pomeroy and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Egg and Poultry Marketing Association
Athens County
W. F. Kempf
0. C. Richseon
Bert Stout
F. L. Arnold
E. J. Clark
W. E. Bingman
R. M. Pavey
Henry Tucker
Athens
Lucile Showalter
Maurice Gross
E. State St
John W. Ashton
Richland Ave
Nelsonville
Ralph Butt
Floyd Wolfe
Grace Adams
Lary Wolfe
Dorothy Campbell
Logan
A. H. Brooke
Richard Smith
Maria Steinman
John Strawn
Willard Brown
Glouster
C. A. Vernon
John E. Wallace
Gilberta Barstow
Buchtel
Pomeroy and
J. H. Lochary
Dave Phillips
Charles Edward O’brien
John O’brien
Charles Homer Byers
Herman Bauer
Blue Lake News Briefs Roundup Of Local Happenings
Blue Lake notes report a car crash injuring Reuben McCall with a fractured leg while John Mc Laughlin and others visit families. Navy families and local residents are mentioned with furloughs, ill health, a funeral at Mt. Zion for George McGuire, and a Navy couple wedding of Paul Craft and Norne Agner plus several service members and relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
John McLaughlin
Reuben McCall
Toledo
Mr. McCall
R. G. Gordon
Veterans Hospital
Hunters
Chester Thievener
Point Pleasant
Pete Haycraft
Pennsylvania
Asa Saunders
Haycraft
Navy
Charles Trout
India
Herman Fierbaugh
Nina Marie
Verne Stout
Circleville
Paul J. Craft
Hobart Craft
Norne Agner
Virginia Agner
New Orleans
Craft
Tomorrow Fair by Winifred Halstead
A vivid melodrama unfolds at a party where Randall dies and Kitty confronts Mag and Mac. Ben administers aid as Peg seeks a doctor while the town’s gossip turns to who is to blame. Kitty rebels against small-town judgment, contemplating leaving Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Randall
Mag
Kitty
Peg
Mac
Pretty
Collins
Seatons
Letart Falls Obituary and Local Social Notes
Mrs. A. B. Alexander died Saturday at her daughter Ruth Barnitz home in Pomeroy. Funeral services were held at Letart Falls Methodist Church. Local residents and visitors including Harry Roberts from Cincinnati and guests at the Crow and Grimms households are noted. A Waste Paper Drive by local schools runs ten days, with notifications for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
A. B. Alexander
Ruth Barnitz
Pomeroy
Letart Falls Methodist Church
Harry Roberts
Cincinnati
W. O. Crow
Carrie Roberts
Harry Allen
Virginia Ready
Pauline Pritchard
Charleston
Freeland Norris and Son
Racine
W.S.C.S
Violet Grimm
Irene Miller
Opal Miller
Columbus
Bart Miller
Rosener Zeiher
Frenk White
Middleport
Dan Hartinger
Delbert Grimm
Chillicothe
Elmer Grimm
Carl Norris
Parkersburg
Ralph Gaches
C. P. Alexander
Ralph McKenzie
Adda Lou
Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde Details 150 Rooms and 23 Chambers
Ancient Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park comprises 150 rooms and 23 ceremonial chambers built by prehistoric cliff dwellers. The site stands as a major example of Ancestral Puebloan architecture and cultural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa Verde National Park
Haydenville Social Notes Birthday party and community updates
A Haydenville group gathered Wednesday to honor Mrs. Wilbur Lightfoot on her upcoming birthday with gifts and a potluck lunch. The column lists many neighbors visiting, birthday celebrations for Bobby Sparks, and various local visits, moves, and illnesses among residents, including Rev. Bancroft's illness and Junior McMillen's whooping cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydenville
Wilbur Lightfoot
Lincoln Swaim
Shirley
Cora Crane
Elmer Vancuren
G. R. May
Minnie Turner
Anna Turner
Ernest Skiver
Henry Skiver
Jackie
Virgil Smith
Carrie Bell
Henry Williams
Lee McQuaid
Lester Walker
Harold Knapp
John Clouston
Sharon
George Walker
Homer Carter
Bessie Patton
Harry Crane
Harve Angle
Guy Bailey
Mary Catherine
Lois
Margie Turner
Danny
Larry Lightfoot
Henry Sparks
Bobby
Dorothy Lehman
Patty Vollmer
Richard
Gene McGathey
Jimmie Joe Moore
Shirley Swaim
Lois Ann Bali¢y
Beulah
Katie Moore
Harold Vollmer
Pauline Weede
Jimmy Gustin
Carl and
Claude Warren
Jackie Shivers
Mary Kathryn
Joanne Sparks
James Karshner
Merle Karshner
South Logan
Thomas Huddy
R. E. Campbell
E. A. Beougher
Frank Allen
Ernest McCune
Massillon
A. J. Skiver
Nora
Eugene Evans
L. M. Howard
Karen
Sandra
Nelsonville
Nelson Skiver
C. H. Maffin
C. H. Patton
Laurel Run
W. E. Bancroft
Sam Hiles
Allen McMillen
Junior McMillen
Alva Gray
Cleveland
Neil Gierhart
David
John Gierhart
Basil
W. J. Leel
A. L. Walker
Columbus
Dorothy Keezee
Carolyn Lee
Robert Smith
Robert Gastin
Wes Kensey
Unions Form Coalition to Mobilize Ohio Labor Voters
A group claiming nine state labor organizations announced a campaign to register every labor union member to vote in the 1944 elections. The coalition includes the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Order of Railway Conductors, Ohio CIO Council, Ohio Federation of Labor, Ohio Typographical Union, United Mine Workers of America, and Ohio Brewery Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Ohio Cio Council
Ohio Federation of Labor
Ohio Typographical Union
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio Brewery Workers
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obie Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Obie Newspaper Association
Ohio
Taide Ghia
Grelenan
Messenger
Thomas Jefferson
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Marquis Childs
Halifax
Noval Scotia
Hamburg
Westminster Hall
Frank Richey
Wolfe St
Wheaton
Franklin Sheets
L. D. Sheets
Phyllis
Wooten
Anna Cottrill
Moody Gay
Dewey Gay
California
Billy Wooten
Owen Thivener
Robert Wooten
George McGuire
Mt. Zion
By Galbraith
WEA Service
Winifred Halsted
Winifred Halsteé
NEA Service
Jane
Randall Seaton
Letart
Haydenville Social Notes
Sparks
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