The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger announces publication weekdays except Saturday with a Bund morning edition. It lists publishers Gordon K. Bush and Frederick W. Bush and editor Charles H. Harris. Subscription rates vary by carrier and mail, with international and military rates and notices on delivery and paper supply.
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Ireland and Allies Face Spy Threat in War Outlook
The piece argues that ancient Irish hatred of England should yield to wartime unity with the Allies. It notes many Irish volunteers fight for the Allies, warns of Axis spies in Ireland and other nations, and links neutrality with danger to American troops and the United Nations war effort.
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Ireland
Dublin
Germany
Dunkerque
England
Russia
Eire
Great Britain
United Nations
Spain
Home Garden Drive Aids War Wartime Food Supply
The 1944 home gardener must start early to boost production as military needs rise and weather may vary. Ohio produced half a million tons of food in victory gardens last year valued at about 100 dollars per garden. Plan ahead, study bulletins, improve soil, plant now, and grow only what families will eat to help win the war.
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Ohio
Victory Gardens
Labor conclave aims for common good after bargaining pause
A writer reports the Chicago U A W C L O conference ends with leaders agreeing both sides have parked their ball bats to seek orderly progress. The piece warns continued stalemate could divide the nation and hinder recovery unless labor and industry sacrifice demands for the common good.
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Chicago
U.a.w.c.lo
Land of Babel and the coming bilingual era in America
The piece argues that after World War II the United States will rise as a global nation and that returning veterans will bring many languages from French to Arabic. It warns that civilians will need to learn multilingual communication as diverse speech increases.
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Babel
United States
Ireland Faces Pressure To Enforce True Neutrality
In a column on neutrality evolving from debate to obligation, the author argues that Ireland must curb German and Japanese legations on neutral soil to avoid aiding Axis powers. The piece notes diplomatic misuse risks and cites Allied concerns amid Roosevelt and Churchill political pressures.
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South America
Argentina
Eiie
Germany
Japan
Dublin
Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Eire
Italian fleet vote sparks global ripple and confusion
Marquis Childs reports that Roosevelt’s remark on one third of Italy’s fleet going to the Soviet Union sparked worldwide reaction. Britain and Germany seized on the news as Nazi Italy propagandized the claim. Churchill sought to clarify Britain’s stance while Roosevelt sought to reconcile conflicting remarks.
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Washington
Florida
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Fdr
Stalin
Russia
Italy
Mediterranean
Naples
Algiers
London
Rome
Churchill
Public Forum letter argues Fourth Term politics and faith
Cleveland resident Eber F. Wooley voice critiques Roosevelt Fourth Term talk and tax muddles while urging readers to focus on the Four Gospels for guidance. He notes his Athens County roots and signs the letter from Suite 7, 14225 Coit Road, Cleveland.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Cleveland
Athens
Public Forum
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Eber F. Wooley
Coit Road
Ohio
Stilwell drives through Burma toward Myitkyina campaign
The article outlines Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell's Burma operation linking the Ledo Road to the Burma Road. American Chinese forces push from Ledo and Maingkwan maingkwan region toward Myitkyina, trapping and diminishing Japanese strength. The push is hard, jungle conditions brutal, and this is preliminary work for a larger final drive.
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Burma
Ledo
China
Joe” Stilwell
Joe
Stilwell
Hukwang
Maingkwan
Frank Merrill
Hukwang Valley
Associated Press
Myitkyina
Field of the Cloth of Gold and other Q and A items
Answers cover a fer de lance size and danger in the Americas a brief on the Field of the Cloth of Gold meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I a note on 10th century Irish filigree a summary of the Great Fire of London in September 1666 colors of fire and the 1899 Hague Peace Conference date as presented in a quiz format
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Henry VIII
England
Francis I
France
Guines
Ardres
Henry
London
Rescue to Greenland Base Amidst Night Flight Turbulence
A rescue party hiked 15 miles to marooned airmen near a Greenland fjord then ferried them to the Northland and a PBY for medical care. Lt Staples suffered snow blindness, others recovered. German air activity loomed as U boat sightings and a Condor bomber increased tension while pilots endured unusual night flying in the Midnight Sun.
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McManus
Fjord
Northland
United States
Staples
Greenland
Atlantic
McCord
Mac
Ella Island
Clavering Island
Robert Landry
Monk Hunter
von Paulson
Scoresby Sound
Germania Land
Lord Haw-Haw
Berlin
Greenland Air Base
Bradbury Briefs and Local Notices
Bradbury items include Bible School attendance on Sunday March 12 led by Elder Gilmore, and various visits and travels among residents. Notable entries mention Mrs. Ellis Lambert undergoing surgery at Holzer Hospital with a poor prognosis, and Alien Property Custodian actions placing seized patents for public inspection occupying 75 feet of shelf space.
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Bradbury—Bible School
Elder Gilmore
Harry Kauff
Columbus
William Christy
Silver Run
William Autherson
Ben Morris
Virginia Russell
G. C. Russell
Homer Vitatoe
Ft. Knox
Elisha Vitatoe
Ellis Lambert
Holzer Hospital
Dora Russell
Leonard Haning
Roseville
Birthday Dinner Honoring Patricia Connor In Athens
Guests at eight year old Patricia Connor’s birthday dinner in Athens include Ann Peden Jane Beckley Isabelle Francis Eugenia Kresge Hattie La Grones Bettie Lee McCaskill Frances Noble Martha Cottingham Betty Ann Phillips Sally Link. Athens High School presents operetta The Lucky Jade with cast members Richard Whipple Lewis Speiser Ann Beasley Marjorie Beasley Anna Dunfee Willard Smith Darrel Tom Jean Barlow Julian Bing Solomon Rosenberg Maynard Aldridge Ruth Phillips Dale Gaitten Ruth Tracey Joe Gill. About 350 county students participate in the second annual county music concert directed by H G Spangler Florine Merritt Alfield Johnson Kathryn Kern Margaret Gaylord Althea McFarland Orpha Dinsmoor Mary Blayney Una Miller Raymond Connett.
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Patricia Connor
Roger Connor
Athens
Ann Peden
Jane Beckley
Isabelle Francis
Eugenia Kresge
Hattie la Grones
Bettie Lee McCaskill
Frances Noble
Martha Cottingham
Betty Ann Phillips
Sally Link
Lucky Jade
Richard Whipple
Lewis Speiser
Ann Beasley
Marjorie Beasley
Anna Dunfee
Willard Smith
Darrel Tom
Jean Barlow
Julian Bing
Solomon Rosenberg
Maynard Aldridge
Ruth Phillips
Dale Gaitten
Ruth Tracey
Joe Gill
H. G. Spangler
Florine Merritt
Alfield Johnson
Kathryn Kern
Margaret Gaylord
Althea McFarland
Orpha Dinsmoor
Mary Blayney
Una Miller
Raymond Connett
Ohio U Alumni quintet defeats varsity in tight 25 23
The Ohio University Alumni team led by King Davis Earich Burk ker and Myers edged the varsity squad of Herron Wright Beckworth Bon ner Battin 25 to 23. Albany High School beat New Marshfield 32 to 11 with Hart Hooper W Webb S Webb Frank Zimmerman Russell and Green on the Albany side. Three perfect scores in the county music memory contest at Athens High were by Marcella Horn Christine Porter and Janet Bing. The at large team selections were Ted Preston Bertine Saunders and Grace Poston. Winners advance to the state memory contest in Columbus. Mah Jong sets were widely advertised in stores. Income tax returns, once secret, would be opened to congressional committees under a presidential order.
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Ohio U
King
Davis
Earich
Burkker
Myers
Varsity
Herron
Wright
Beckworth
Bonner
Battin
Albany High
New Marshfield
Albany
Hart
Hooper
W. Webb
S. Webb
Frank
Zimmerman
Russell
Green
McDaniel
Beckle
Winning
Hawk
Athens High School
Marcella Horn
Christine Porter
Janet Bing
Ted Preston
Bertine Saunders
Grace Poston
Columbus
Visit Sanborns Chauncey
Those calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sanborn over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnhart and baby and George and Edna Sanborn and Miss Frances Smith of Sandusky, Mr. and Mrs. William Barnhart of Columbus, Elsie and George Walton and Patty Jane Williams of Morristown and Odie Eakins of Walbridge.
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West Columbia
Walter Mason
Columbus
George Frances
Frances
Bill Frances
Syracuse
Ohio
John Leitwhler
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Doris Eads
Arnold van Matre
Homer Johnson
James Kerwood
Lawrence
Kenneth Stewart
Kaylong
Ted Riley
Ted, Jr
Frank Knapp
Holzer Hospital
Olin Knapp
Ross Kapp
Norris Sims
Harry Knapp
Mason City
Mary Lou Wires
Hartford
Claudia
Mildred Miller
Ben Roush
Chauncey
Cecil Sanborn
Charles Barnhart
George
Edna Sanborn
Frances Smith
Sandusky
William Barnhart
Elsie
George Walton
Patty Jane Williams
Morristown
Odie Eakins
Walbridge
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Ohio Newspaper Association
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John W. Cullen Company
New York
Land OF
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Marquis Childs
the Public Forum
PoLilice
Burma Road
By Dewitt MacKenzie
South
Central America
By Galbraith
NEA Service
Bernard W. Crandell
NEA Service, Inc
Labrador
Iceland
Bradbury Briefs
Treasury Department
Coolidge
Sanborns
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