Publisher Information and Subscription Rates
The notice lists Gordon K Bush publisher and Charles H Harris editor with professional associations. It also details subscription prices by carrier and mail for Ohio and outside Ohio, plus service men overseas rates. It notes The Messenger publications and editorial offices and includes entry details for newspaper mailing.
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Wwe
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Messenger
Air power not sole key in Pacific war says dispatch
The author argues against overreliance on air power claims and highlights pivotal night battles at Guadalcanal in 1942 and Bougainville in 1943. He stresses that land-based forces, submarines, destroyers, and carrier actions together shaped the Pacific turning points and future victories.
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Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway
Solomons
Santa Cruz
Japan
United States Navy
Guadalcanal
Halsey
Callaghan
San Francisco
Henderson Field
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Bougainville Island
Rabaul
General MacArthur
New Britain
New Guinea
New Ireland
The
Carolines
Truk
Finland Rejects Soviet Armistice Terms
Finland faces a crucial choice as reports say the government may reject Soviet demands and resume war. The decision could lead to heavy bombardment of Helsinki, possible occupation, and a shift in Allied and Axis morale during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Dewitt MacKenzie
Helsinki
Russia
Associated Press
Moscow
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Baltic
Balkans
Spain
Red Air Fleet
Uncle Sam
State Department
Past Masters Honored At Paramathian Lodge Meeting
News Your Dad Read reports the annual inspection of Paramathian Lodge No. 25 where past masters Fred McKay William W. Lee Walter P. Porter and Forrest D. Harper were received. Fire destroys Circle Inn at Talmadge owned by Mr and Mrs Charles DeMolet, former Athens residents. Florence Harper of Jackson, Ohio University freshman, wins state oratorical contest at Westerville. Mr and Mrs A B Roe of Athens return from two months in Europe. Miss Helen Murray Athens relief supervisor honored at a dinner hosted by Rev Lloyd Clarke Episcopal Church.
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Paramathian Lodge No. 25
Fred McKay
William W. Lee
Walter P. Porter
Forrest D. Harper
Talmadge
Charles DeMolet
Athens
Helen Murray
Athens County
Lloyd Clarke
Episcopal Church
Florence Harper
Jackson
Ohio University
Westerville
Lost in the Irish Sea Becomes Beaconed by British Help
In dense overcast between Iceland and home, four P 38s and a B 17 mislaid their position. British Spitfires and a Beaufighter aided by guiding in, while a fortress aircraft maintained coordination through fog. The mission ended with safe landings but no sleep that night.
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North Atlantic
Iceland
Rimke
Fortress
Cronkhite
England
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Irish Sea
Luftwaffe
Voters see costly yearbook plan amid paper shortages
The piece accuses Congress of waste in funding a 1942 Agriculture Yearbook reprint with 231 250 copies ordered at 178 000 dollars charged to the Agriculture Department. It notes 45 000 copies remain unused and that bids exceeded the appropriation, while elections loom and the Government Printing Office weighs bids.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Government Printing Office
Major Austin's Resolve on Tolerance From World War II Action
Major Edward L. Austin vows never to be smug in Vermont after leading a tank destroyer battalion in Italy. He notes soldiers from diverse backgrounds fought Tigers and Mark IVs, urging tolerance and unity as veterans return home to shape peacetime life.
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Edward L. Austin
Vermont
Austin
Italy
Bronx
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn
Tokens Bring Double Busy Grocer Reported
After the first day of ration tokens, a grocer boasted he could wait on twice as many customers. Skeptics warn token enthusiasm may fade as more housewives learn to pay with the new small tokens. The piece hints at women juggling coins and bus fare with cluttered pocketbooks.
Washington Calling by Marquis Childs on manpower and drafts
Washington officials warn that draft pulls key industry technicians from rubber, gasoline and radar plants risking shutdowns. Nelson and McNutt press Roosevelt as older soldiers struggle with training, experience and mounting front line fatigue.
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War Production Board
Donald Nelson
Paul McNutt
Roosevelt
Nelson
White House
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
Apple Grove Girl Honored on 16th Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Ross Norris hosted a surprise birthday gathering for their daughter Opal Norris aged 16 at their Apple Grove home. Guests included Mildred Norris Tommy Norris Mary Margaret Norris Letart Addalon McKenzie Mary Spencer Adele Norris Ed Ihle Bob Grimm Jack Shank Bud Sharpnack Virgil Norris Earl Sale and local family.
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Apple Grove
Ross Norris
Opal
Mildred Norris
Tommy Norris
Mary Margaret Norris
Letart
Addalon McKenzie
Mary Spencer
Adele Norris
Ed Ihle
Bob Grimm
Bob, Cleland
Racine
Jack Shank
Bud Sharpnack
Virgil Norris
Earl Sale
Plants
Opal Norris
Robert McKelvey
Betty Beegle
Nelsonville
L. E. Weaver
Paul Beegle
Camp Hulen
Texas
Earl Gorham
North Carolina
East Letart
Robert Roush
Arizona
Gideon Roush
Roy Buck
Sidney Carpenter
Don
Wilson Carpenter
Letart Falls
Ottie McGraw
Bert Grimm
Hobart Hayman
June
Columbus
Wesley Bellas
Mabel Roush
Herbert Shield
Orville Ripley
Okey Shields
Parkersburg
Futures dominate finals in Athens Sunday School League
In the Athens Armory finals the Futures No 1 team won the Midget division by defeating the Mohawks and also claimed the senior division by beating Futures No 2. The event featured players Slaughter Andrews Scott Robinson Haning McKinstry Cross Morgan Hamilton Vare Meighen Bartlett and Don Peden Richard Reinhold officiated. Marietta Ave residents petitioned city council to pave the street from Arden Place to State St with East State St resurfacing under consideration. Capt Tom Jones of Middleport drilled a gas well in his yard and promised gas to the neighborhood.
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Athens Armory
Slaughter
Andrews Brothers
Scott
Robinson
Haning
McKinstry
Mohawks
Cross
Morgan
Hamilton
Vare
Meighen
Bartlett
Don Peden
Richard Reinhold
Ohio University
Marietta Ave
Athens
Arden Place
State St
East State St
Tom Jones
Middleport
Jones
Bishopville Personal Mention
Bishopville notes list local visits and social calls among residents including the Stump and Pedicord families. Community figures report Red Cross totals and Sunday School class growth with visits from relatives and friends across nearby towns.
Blinded Yank Soldier Weds Nurse in England
Pvt. Otto Huttenen of Warren Ohio, blinded in both eyes and missing a hand, married Miss Ruth Curtis a British Red Cross nurse who has aided him for 14 months in England. He will sail to the United States soon and has learned Braille and typing with remaining fingers.
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London
Otto Huttenen
Warren
Ohio
Ruth Curtis
Red Cross
Huttenen
United States
Young Idaho Hero Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously
Private Junior N. Van Noy of Preston Idaho, age 19, will be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for killing a Japanese soldier in New Guinea and was killed in action at Finschhafen on October 17 1943. He is the first from U S Army forces to receive the nation’s highest award in this war.
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Washington
Junior N. van Noy
Preston Idaho
New Guinea
van Noy
Army Services Forces
Finschhafen
Corning Wedding Unites Betty Mason and Richard Beaker
Miss Betty Mason and Pfc. Richard W. Beaker wed at North Methodist Church Columbus Sunday March 5 Dr Harris officiated The bride daughter of Mrs Mae Mason Corning and a Corn ing High School graduate The groom son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Beaker New Philadelphia and a Curtiss Wright alum He will report to Camp McCain after furlough with M P duties over POWs in the coming days The couple will reside in Columbus where she is employed
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Bishopville
L. R. Stump
Athens
Anthony Spain
Larry
Lancaster
Victor Norris
Columbus
Norris
J. M. McDonald
E. L. Pedicord
C. N. Pedicord
P. M. Smith
Dwight Smith House
Pic
Pearley Smith
Texas
Sir Roy Mullins
Great Lakes Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Harvey Smith
T. L. Updyke
Edna
William Howe
Jessie Wilson
Joseph Spain
Ann Grubb
Julia Hittle
Lucy Pedicord
Charlene Stump
Edward McCune
Red Cross
McCune
Binghman Road
Goldie Ahle
Fred Kittle
Jessie
Wilson
Frank Phillips
Ruth Ann
Corning
Miles Easler
North Methodist Church
Betty Mason
Pfc
Richard W. Beaker
Harris
Mae Mason
Corning High School
Martha Mason
Virgil Beacher
New Philadelphia
Curtiss-Wright
Russell Beecher
Russel Beecher
Beaber
Camp McCain
Miss
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Santen
Ete
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Europe
A. B. Roe
Bernard W. Crandell
Lightnings
Neha Service, Inc
Atlantic
Labrador
Greenland
Major Austin
Marquis Childs
By Galbraith
Idaho
Corning Social Notes
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Susan Duffy
Buckingham
I Red Cross
Logan
Ray Latta
Clarence Garrison
Ted
Dick Thomas
Marcel Levion
Leon
Hugh Maxwell
Leon Keller
Edward Baldy
Dorothy
Ralph Briggs
Helen Fenneken
Orton Fitch
Thomas Fleming
Rose Mary
Grace Ann Rocks
Clyde Myers
Mabel Gray
Rose Kessler
Py Parks
Tony Orecchio
John Amberg
Thelma Latta
Ray
Helen Klarenbeck
George _Klarenbeck
Harry Myers
Zanesville
R. Glen Champlin
Babe Champlin
Feen Fenneken
New Lexinston
Mary Rodgers
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