End of World War II far from certain, says dispatch
The piece argues that despite Allied progress in Europe and Churchill’s optimism, the war may not end soon. It cautions against overconfidence and notes German resistance, Nazi tactics to prolong conflict, and the risk of extended home-front production despite fragile hopes for a late 1945 or 1946 conclusion.
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Washington
Armed Services
War Department
Congress
Churchill
Rhine
Yalta
Allie
Germany
Hitler
Russia
Wilson
Berlin
America
Europe
Subscription Rates and Mailing Terms Ads
Subscription rates listed by carrier include 1 year 1300, six months 43.50, and 1 week 25c in Ohio with outside Ohio pricing at 1009 annually. Special weekly Mens Edition offers world delivery at 1.50 per year. Notices indicate postal classification and advertising rates, with offices in Columbus and other cities.
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Ohio
Messenger
Athens
Joba
W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Steveland
Diamonds and War Time Intrigue in Boston Set
Nick Trent, Arsay Blist and associates move through wartime Boston as a mysterious Booker offers a risky money proposal. At the Parker House Nick reconnects with Charity and meets exotic Marie Calavesiri while Eric Woolf, a wealthy press figure, questions loyalties and the war’s meaning. The scene blends deception, social tension, and looming danger ahead.
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Nick Trent
Arsay
Han Bovs
Niamed Booker
Ures Dawn
Fat Hudson
Churkey Strand
Nick
Alterscum
Parker House
Maeker
Marie Calavesiri
Calavesiri
Hudsons
Pat
Are
Eric
DOING A GRAND JOB
educators in Athens emphasize athletics as one part of a well rounded program at Ohio University and Athens High School. they argue sports build leadership and discipline while academics remain paramount, praising postwar development of teamwork and fitness as essential to education and national strength.
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Athens
Ohio University
Athens High
AHS
Opportunities for Veterans in Global Air Trade
The United States will emerge with the largest aircraft industry and trained personnel. About 3,000,000 service personnel could seek peacetime aviation jobs. Many veterans could work abroad selling American airplanes and opening new markets, boosting international trade and prosperity while safeguarding the postwar aviation industry.
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United States
Aragana Navy
Luck and Courage Remagen Bridgehead Drives Into Reich
The Rhine crossing is described as not the war’s end but a pivotal bridgehead. Luck and courage placed a bridge intact for a future knockout blow. The Remagen bridgehead probes German defenses as Allied High Command weighs next moves into Central Germany.
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Rhine
Germany
Remagen
Hich
Reich
Thineland
Roer
Erft
Tennessee law would outlaw lipstick and threaten fines
A Tennessee state legislator proposes a bold measure to out law lipstick, punishable by heavy fines and imprisonment, arguing it would curb marital strife though observers doubt its effectiveness. The proposal frames lipstick as a social trigger and predicts many wives will still see red.
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Tennessee
Peter Edson's Letter From Washington
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes faces a flood of protests over closing race tracks and midnight club curfews while expanding civilian restraints. The piece lists actions by Byrnes including drafts for older workers, advisory boards, sanctions on noncompliant employers, shipbuilding plans, and limited convention travel, framing a tough economy push amid looming postwar reconversion.
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Washington
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Civitan Advisory Board
OWMA
C. Max Gataner
North Carolina
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Maritime Commission Shipbuilding Plorrant
Congress
Manpower Commission and
War Labor Board
Selective Servicer
Barnes
Germany
Public Forum letter on newspaper shortage and reader appreciation
A reader writes to The Messenger praising the paper amid shortages and urging continued Messenger Service Edition. The letter reflects gratitude for local news availability and mentions The Athens Messenger family legacy and the writer, Sherman Weimann, requesting ongoing delivery.
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the Messenger
Messenger
Athens Messenger
Straitsville Personal Mention
Straitsville society notes mention Forrest Rose Temple No 84 Pythian Sisters meeting Friday March 16 with a St Patrick Day program and potluck luncheon. Swastika Council No 23 D of P to meet Monday March 19 with potluck. Local residents Ruth Boyle, Charles and Pearl Thrapp, and others visit or are reported living in town. John Cheetham killed in action in Germany. Kermit Thomas on leave from U S Navy. Several visits and errands described among town residents.
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New Straitsville
Forrest Rose Temple
Jeanette Livingstone
Laura Miller
Charles
Pearl Thrapp
Lancaster Hospital
Mills & Brown Ambulance
Max Hall
Columbus
Carl Davis
Cecil Spencer
Barberton
Charles Davis
William Bird
Jerry
Sandy Bird
Margaret Ruskin
Myrtle Boyle
Dave Moodie
Lina Davis
Logan
Anna Coultrie
Shirley Rushin
Pearl Cheetham
Jack
Newark
Shielda Decot
Catherine Kellerman
Julia Fealty
Law Sue McQuade
Pete Fealty
Arthur Cheetham
War Department
John
Germany
Robert Mason
Shawnee
Charles Teamen
Logan Miller
Gore
Secret weapons and vigilance for peace
Wartime columnist Dewitt Mackenzie argues that peace hinges on guarding against secret weapons. He notes Nazi flying bombs and rockets, warns Germany and Japan as top threats, and says invincible ideas may empower a weaker aggressor in a sharp strike. He cites Germany’s scientific edge and Italy’s warlike drift, urging vigilance as disarmament plans form.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
San Francisco
Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
England
Britain
America
Germany
Japan
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Hemlock Grove Notes
Hemlock Grove notes list Sunday and weekday visits among local families. Names include Bert Romine and sons Gene Kenneth, Charley Romine, Lawrence Laning, William Killinger, Vada Paulsen, Ziba Midkiff, Clark family, Conrad Mulligan, Eldon Clark, John Sargent and Carroll, Betty Heilman, Mildred Toor, Lom Hower, and others among Nease settlement and surrounding areas.
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Hemlock Grove
Bert Romine
Gene
Kenneth
Charley Romine
Lawrence Laning
Pomeroy
William Killinger
Vada Paulsen
Ziba Midkiff
and Mirs
J. J. Will Bunker Hill
Clark
Nease Settlement
Eldon Clark
Conrad Mulligan
Athens R.D
John Sargent
Carroll
Wolf Pen
Betty Heilman
Bunker Hall
Ziba Aisist
Mepo
Stafford Atiates
Mildred Toor
Mattin
Siada
Lom Hower Neaschoment
River's Flood Poem by Henry Leach from Logan Ohio
Poem titled River's Flood presents vivid river imagery of a mighty flood destroying farms and towns. The verse notes the relentless power of rain causing repeated catastrophe, reflecting on nature's force and human vulnerability. Henry Leach of Logan Ohio signs the piece with name and address.
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Messenger
Henry Leach
Logan
Ohio
Reedsville Flood Reaches 51.4 Feet On River
The Ohio River crest at Reedsville reached 51.4 feet Friday night, 64 feet above flood stage, with waters blocking routes and flooding homes. Power house protection was built with sewer plugs and boards. Trains halted, mail service disrupted, and residents aided by Lock 20 workers. Local clinic and Garden Club activities paused as flood complications continued.
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Reedsville
Ohio
Lock 20
J. Belleville
Sugar Camp Bridge
Reedsville-Hockingport
J. ‘Herber Williams
Parkersburg
Messenger
Earl L Powell
Ft. Sill
Okla
Alfred Cashdollar
Garden Club
Kate Kibble
Bess Larkins
Lucy Kibble
Ruth Pickens
Glatius Sisson
Luella Riebel
Kathryn Willams
Virginia Hartley
Mary Louise Yeater
Camden-Clark Hospital
Williams
Gunman Incident Reported At Dayton Plant Office
A gunman entered a facility office yesterday in Dayton and prompted an immediate lockdown. Police arrived promptly, secured the area, and began a standard investigation into the incident and potential motives. No injuries were reported at the scene.
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Ohio
Dayton
Manézer
Hts
Harrisonville Personals and Local Visits Noted
Harrisonville social notices summarize gatherings at Mrs. Amy Chase’s home with devotions led by Mrs. Norma Lee. Numerous local residents and relatives visit kin, with changes to service times and several families hosting relatives and friends across the week.
Coolville teams host Red Cross benefit games
On Thursday March 15 the eighth grade varsity and reserve Troy basketball squads travel to Stewart for a Red Cross fund event. Tuesday evening Rome’s basketball teams visit Coolville for additional Red Cross benefit games. The Scout troop asks for waste paper contributions. Mrs. Weldon Rupe had surgery last week at St Joseph’s Hospital Parkersburg and is reported in favorable condition. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Washburn and family spent Monday in Athens and visited Mr. and Mrs. William Riley and Misses Rose and Blanche Price on State Street. Mrs. W. E. Burgoon of Frankfort visited at Delphin Creeger’s home. Mrs. Vera Daugherty of Athens is staying with relatives.
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Troy
Stewart
Red Cross
Rome
Homer Friend
Indianapolis
Ford Friend
Weldon Rupe
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Aubrey Washburn
Athens
William Riley
Juniah
Delphin Creeger
Vera Daugherty
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Peter Edson
the Public Forum
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Straitsville
Senate
Poet's Corner
Earth
Harrisonville
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Norma Lee
Edgar Kohler
Buchtel
V. S. Greenler
Letha Jewell
Burlingham
Welsh
Carr
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Ella Knopp
Franklin Townsend
Ardis Waggoner
Walter Heilman
Albert Heilman
Coolville News
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