The Athens Messenger Masthead and Publishing Details
Page four header lists establisher Frederick W Bu, years 1806 to 1929, weekly weekday edition, Sunday morning issue, and staff including Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Ha. Notes memberships with newspaper associations, AP exclusive news use, subscription rates, servicemen rates, and foreign offices.
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Athens Messenger
Prederick W. Bu
the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Ha
NO TIME FOR SECRETS Amid War to Peace Talks
An article argues postwar planning and Allied diplomacy must be transparent. It warns that delaying decisions beyond victory risks renewed global conflict and that the Atlantic Charter fails to settle boundaries. It urges informing Congress and broad public understanding to avoid future blockades and miscalculations.
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United States
Washington
Congress
Draft and Congress Clash as Army Growth Presses On
The piece argues Congress will not curb the expanding armed forces as draft ages widen. It warns of heavy manpower cuts from the draft, with men up to 45 potentially called, and says political risk keeps Congress from opposing a large army. It notes 11.5 million under arms by year end and shifts in age rules.
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Congress
Cold World for Strays
Booth Tarkington calls for humane treatment of stray dogs and urges owners to accept responsibility. The piece argues neglected dogs suffer, gardens are damaged, and pounds claim thousands of unclaimed dogs yearly. It highlights owners failing to confine pets and the role of the dog warden in cities.
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Booth Tarkington
Pound
Becaus
Mary Baker Eddy on moral tension in intellectual clashes
A reflective note from Mary Baker Eddy on how moral tension tests minds during deep conflicts of thought and, if unyielding, strengthens character.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Goethe Quote and Fashion Remark Highlighted
The text contrasts Goethe’s view that life centers on a great aim with a modern quip about women trading cash for merchandise. It notes a preference for both money and desire, suggesting a broader social commentary on choice and value.
Auto makers warn CMP plan crisis may slow 1943 output
Major automotive executives sign a letter to War Production Board vice chairman Charles Wilson warning that misaligned schedules, delayed allotments, and skewed ratings threaten second and third quarter production. The CMP, pushed by Ferdinand Eberstadt, faces the removal of key personnel and organizational changes, risking Detroit area employment and broader industrial confidence.
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Washington
War Production Board
Detroit
Donald Nelson
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Charles Co. Wilson
WPB
Borg-Warner Corporation
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Houdaille-Hershey
Clark Equipment
Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
Federal Mogul Corporation
Vinco Corporation
Eaton Manufacturing Company
Studebaker Corporation
CMP
Wilson
Eberstadt
War and Navy Departments
Nelson
Raymond Clapper on Pacific war resources and strategy
Washington column argues that allied shipping and air power may be underallocated to the Pacific. It cites officers’ concerns over Pacific versus Atlantic priorities and notes Gen. Kenney’s Bismarck Sea success as supporting pressure for more Pacific aircraft and ships without weakening Atlantic fleets.
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Washington
Pacific
Hitler
Atlantic
Japan
Siberia
India
George C. Kenney
Bismarck Sea
Bsmarck
High Command
Southwest Pacific
Kenney
History and warning on recapture clause in New Deal policy
Henry J. Kaiser named chairman of the board of Brewster Aeronautical Corp in New York as a counterpoint to a broader article warning that Secretary Wickard's removal of the recapture clause would push America toward Sovietism and Gestapo-style control of farm equipment, with implications for private ownership and citizen rights.
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Wickard
New Deal
Democratic
America
Gestapo
United States
Senator Revercomb
West Virginia
Washington
Congress
Senate
Associated Press
Dresden
New York
Henry J. Kaiser
Brewster Aeronautical Corp
Public Forum letters from Camp McCain readers
Pvt Ermel Beckley of the 87th Division writes from Camp McCain Mississippi praising The Messenger and the News of Men in Service column. He notes progress, quarantine lifting, his duties in Military Police, and asks home to keep sending mail and papers to service members. He mentions Cecil Throckmorton Albany and Richard Luman Athens as fellow readers awaiting messages.
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the Messenger
Messenger
Cecil Throckmorton
Albany
Richard Luman
Athens
W. M. Beckley
Ohio assembly funds relief program and local happenings
Ohio's 89th Assembly sends a 20 million relief plan to govern ments for poor and unemployment aid. A theft at A W Antle’s Trimble store is reported. County car crash injures Dike Wilson. Delia Dorsey and Martha Frederick co chair Ohio University Prep Follies. Duncan Sisters star in A Night in Coffee Dan's. Ted Carrigan vs Billy Kimms boxing match at Moose Hall. Phi Delta Theta initiates include Edward Jennings John Bolin Henry Crow. Hobson Study Circle members pledge Red Cross sandwiches. Various local event notices and personalities mentioned.
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Delia Dorsey
Martha Frederick
Ohio University Prep
Margaret Haskins
Ruth Strohl
Duncan Sisters
Coffee Dan's
Westbound flight to catch up with Jimmy
Pat Friday joins Ed Bryan on a westward Army flight to Phoenix to meet Jimmy, after a long journey over the Midwest and Rockies. They fly through storms and arrive as crowds gather for the sailplane's landing. Ed orders silence and detours as the welcome party forms.
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Jimmy
Ed Bryan
Pat
Furedy
Phoenix
Kansas
Denver
Cole
Carr
Fred
Middle West
Chicago
Mississippi
Captain Carr
Pat Friday
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Southwest
Superstition Mountain
Rockies
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Garment Pressing Methods and Marine Name Origin
Questions cover pressing rayon wool blends like woolens using cloth for weights and canvass for heavies. A query asks if War Savings Bond payments can go to bankruptcy receivers. answer: yes after adjudication and proper request. Also asks where U S Marines get their name. answer: from French marin meaning sea soldier, from Latin mare sea.
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U. S
Marin
Germans Press Offensive to Hold Kharkov and Donets Line
War dispatch notes German efforts to reoccupy Kharkov and advance along the Donets basin to protect the Rostov anchor. It portrays the offensive as costly but necessary to shield the Wehrmacht’s eastern front, while cautioning that loss of the line could trigger a major Soviet breakthrough.
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Kharkov
Donets
Rostov
Don
Sea of Azov
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Wehrmacht
Europe
Father in Spirit Joins Soldier Son in War
Poem from Emmett G. Fowle of Pt. Pleasant West Virginia describes a father marching with his son in spirit. The speaker plans to stay close beside the soldier throughout the campaign and hopes to be waiting when the war ends, praising endurance and shared resolve.
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Matilda
U. S
Lad
Dad Hance
Emmett G
Fowle Pt
Pleasant
W. Va
Praying Palm of Far India Draws Prayerful Attention
A fragment describes a palm tree revered in Far India as temple bells summon locals to prayer. It notes a late finding of unusual temperature linked to a peculiar phenomenon around the tree, suggesting a notable event affecting the scene.
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Far ‘Po
India
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Pres
GeWs
Columbus
Cleveland
Ates
Heme
Secrets
United Nations
Britain
Russia
China
Goethe
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Raymond Clapper
W. L Endicott
Kaiser
the Public Forum
Ermel Beckley
M. P
87Th Div
Camp McCain, Miss
Lindbergh
Ohio State 89Th Assembly
George White
A. W. Antle
Trimble
Dike” Wilson
Ira Whitmore
Ted Carrigan
Logan
Billy Kimms
Moose Hall
Phi Delta Theta
Edward Jennings
John Bolin
Henry Crow
Hobson Study Circle
Red Cross
Charles DeMolet
Carols Stone
Earl Marquis
Clarence Wyckoff
Paul Keever
Max Sauer
W. S. Blackwood
Billy Ring
Doc Allen
W. L. Gard
W. H. Stahl
Strahl
Hocking Valley
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NEA Service Inc
By Oren Arnold
NEA Service, Inc
Oklahoma City
Plains
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Poet's Corner
Welcoe
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