The Athens Messenger Publisher Information Notes
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Associated Press
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Mellonal
Joh W. Cullen Company
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New York
Columbus
Dream of Genius Shows Airlines’ War Role
The Office of War Information reports on airlines shaping wartime air transport readiness. Major General Harold L. George credits private carriers with essential cooperation enabling rapid troop and cargo airlift against the Japanese threat. It argues private aviation proves American enterprise can meet future defense and commercial needs.
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Army Air Force
United States
Army
Navy
Office of War Information
North American
Aleutians
Harold L. George
Air Transport Command
Postwar Savings and Inflation Loom in U.S. Outlook
The article cautions that nearly 90 billion dollars in consumer savings will influence postwar demand. It warns of inflation if spending surges or deflation from plant layoffs, urges price controls and higher taxes to curb rising prices, and notes the need for financial prudence as the nation transitions from wartime to civilian production.
Allied patent pool aids wartime cooperation against Axis foes
The British American patent pool lets war manufacturers from both sides access each other's talents and inventions. Aircraft radio and ordnance have benefited, with some devices public and others secret. Postwar unscrambling will be needed, but for now cooperation maximizes the two nations' productive and inventive power.
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Allied
Army
Navy
Japanese Prisoners in Marshalls Report Self-Inflicted Wounds
A Marshall Islands report notes a rising number of Japanese prisoners and claims some soldiers are wounding themselves to be sent home. The article suggests dwindling fanatical combat fervor among Japanese troops and cites China as confirming similar self-harm admissions by POWs.
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Marshalls
China
Ireland Under Pressure as Allies Demand Axis Diplomats Leave
Washington reports growing Allied strength and aims to curb German and Japanese diplomats in Ireland who use neutral soil to relay ship and troop movements. The United States, with Britain, seeks Dublin's severance of ties to Axis powers to prevent espionage as Europe invasion nears.
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Ireland
Rome
Spain
Vatican
Northern
Dublin
Germany
Japan
Britain
United States
Wilson
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Wilson
World Councils
Berlin
European
Washington Calling on Oil in Arabia Sparks Uproar
Marquis Childs examines the Anglo American struggle over Saudi oil concessions. Standard Oil of California and the Texas Company hold vast tracts, while Standard Oil of New Jersey and Socony Vacuum oppose government involvement. Iraq Petroleum, dominated by British interests, links to Haifa refineries and wartime fuel needs, provoking a fierce industry clash and charges of fascism.
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Arabia
Saudi
Middle East
Texas
California
Standard Oil of
Texas Company
Ibn Saud
U. S
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Socony Vacuum
Iraq Petroleum Company
Iraq Petroleum
Department of State
Iraq
Haifa
Mediterranean
Mrs Nora Gower Seeks Presidential Nomination in GOP Race
Situation wanted notice introduces Mrs Nora Gower of Los Angeles aged 76, a domestic worker, as she files her candidacy for the presidential nomination on the Republican ticket amid calls for reform of federal offices and a tidier government.
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Washington
Nora Gower
Los Angeles
Republican Party
Public Forum Letters Welcome With Signatures
The Public Forum invites readers to comment on current events in signed letters. Writers must include their signature and keep letters concise to allow multiple contributions daily.
Parents blamed for delinquency in Ruth Millett critique
The writer agrees with Ruth Millett that delinquency stems from failing parents who neglect children and model vice. He urges adults to set godly examples, curb their own behavior, and insist on discipline, linking paternal and maternal conduct to youth outcomes. He calls for universal patriotism and rejects deferments, urging men to fight for freedom.
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the Messenger
Ruth Millett
Cassius M. Clouston Buchte
Selective Service Board
L. M. Harvey
P. C. Lanning
Deferment debate letter to The Messenger
A reader defends drafting as patriotic while opposing deferments. He urges the American people to decide leadership and emphasizes sacrifices of soldiers leaving with their families to defend democracy against foreign dictatorship. The letter honors those sent to war.
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the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Publo Forum
White House
Spring Time on the Farm Poem and Homecoming Message
Poet’s Corner features verses from Messenger readers. The piece includes Thelma L. Pickett describing longing for spring on the farm in Nelsonville Ohio and Walter F. Tucker writing from Italy to his parents with prayers and hopes of coming home.
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Dobbin
America
Thelma L. Pickett
Nelsonville
Ohio
Walter F. Tucker
Italy
Leonard Tucker
Athens R, D
Ed Tompson suffers mine accident with multiple injuries
Sharpsburg brief notes Ed Tompson sustained three broken toes and a smashed foot in a mine accident. The item also lists local visits including Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Reeve and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Trecker of Columbus and other residents visiting kin in Amesville and Ches terhill.
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Sharpsburg
Ed Tompson
Sherman Reeve
Chuck Trecker
Columbus
Herman
Camden Headly
Arthur North
Emer Trecker
Amesville
Doris Lawrence
Fred Lawrence
Roy Hanson
Geo. Teeters
Chesterhill
John Tompson
Spurrier Ridge
Fred Hashman
Vinton White
Robert Tompson
Lightnings to London A perilous Davis Strait flight
Four groups of P-38 fighters sailed from Labrador toward Greenland on July 6, 1942, amid dense fog and ice. Tomcat Black led the first leg, one aircraft suffered radio power failure, others returned or continued in poor weather. Yellow and Green pressed toward Greenland, with Green landing 350 miles north of Labrador after seven hours in freezing, hazardous conditions. Yellow reached Greenland after seven hours but suffered harsh in-flight trials. Five of sixteen fighters survived reaching safety, none lost. The mission aimed to ferry planes to Britain despite brutal weather and long odds.
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Labrador
Davis Strait
Arctic Circle
Greenland
Berlin
Green
Major Chambers
Labrador Base
Labradordrome
Tomcat Yellow
Yellow
Iceland
Britain
Monk Hunter
Star Garden Club Hosts March Meeting Program
Twelve members met March 9 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Neva Nicholson’s home. The program chair Estella Radekin led a gold themed session with talks by Elizabeth Stout and Winnie Bolin on Gold Flowers and Gold Vegetables. Guests included Irma Vale and Mrs. Nicholson with April plans noted.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
Neva Nicholson
Estella Radekin
Elizabeth Stout
Winnie Bolin
E. A. Eace
Estella Rade
Frank Nelson
Norma Nicholson
Monument Veneration After Unsolved 1891 Murder
In Aberdeen Ohio a life sized statue marks Ezekiel Martin, the 1891 murder victim found on hotel steps. Despite private detectives and rewards, no killer was ever found, and the incident remains a famed unresolved crime in the river village.
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Aberdeen
Plos Ezekiel Martin
Ohio
Ohio River
Martin
Ezekiel Martin
Italy
Hockingport Church Services and Local Notes
Rev Runnels will preach at the Hot Church Sunday 9 30 AM with Sunday School at 10 30 AM. Athens County Union Services Sunday 2 30 PM led by Ray Deeters at the church. Mr and Mrs Robert Randolph remodeled the Cook property they bought and moved their store there. Thelma Medley and children of Parkersburg WV visited Parkersburg friends. Walker Norman visited Dayton then with his parents. Monroe Foster spent Sunday with sister Mollie Un of Little Hocking.
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Athens County Union
Ray Deeters
Robert Randolph
Cook
Adams
Thelma Medley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wrere
Co. W. Medley
Walker Norman
Dayton
Neff Norman
Monroe Foster
Mollie UN
Little Hocking
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National Dispatch
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Poet's Corner
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Lightnings
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Friendship Garden Club
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