Newspaper subscription and ad notice details
The Messenger lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, with Ohio and outside Ohio pricing, overseas service, and notes on paper supply. It also mentions Associated Press credit, office locations, and advertising rate policy, plus obituary and card of thanks charges.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Messenger
Athens Post
National
John W. Culien
Pany
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
New Election Wrinkle On Tax Plan Sparks Debate
An opinion argues plans to exempt income tax payers under 5,000 dollars from reporting would politicize taxation, shift the burden to employers, and erode transparency. It warns the move targets the election, harms business, and undermines the principle that tax should be visible to all. The piece contends the public would forget their contribution, pushing closer to a class tax and increased government control.
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Ohio
New Deal
Treasury Department
Congress
Vichy on Trial and Pucheu Sentenced in Algiers
The Vichy regime faces a trial with Pierre Pucheu sentenced to death in Algiers for collusion with the enemy. Critics call the case emotional but lacking in evidence, while French underground patriots view Pucheu as a key fascist ally. Retaliation and calls for swift justice color reactions to the verdict.
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Algiers
Pierre Pucheu
Vichy
France
Pucheu
Doriot
George Bernard Shaw Coffee Recipe Autograph Gaffe
Frederic Carruthers of Poughkeepsie recalls a Shaw anecdote from the Saturday Review of Literature in which Shaw boasts of making great coffee. A parson asks for the recipe. Shaw provides it with a witty sign off. The parson replies returning Shaw’s autograph as proof of good faith.
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Frederic Carruthers
Poughkeepsie
Saturday Review of Literature
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
If you don't like what your wife's wearing she will know
A terse social observation notes that silent disapproval can be obvious when a husband dislikes his wife's attire, implying nonverbal cues carry weight in partnership. The remark frames communication as unnecessary for such verdicts, suggesting awareness without direct critique.
Patton slapping incident prompts senate inquiry into Sicily losses
The piece argues the War Department hid the Patton face slapping and the Sicily air transport disaster that killed 410 Americans. It urges Senate Military Affairs to probe who ordered or concealed flawed air ground coordination and to demand accountability before the European invasion.
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Washington
George Patton
War Department
Army Air Forces
Senate Military Affairs
General Patton
Patton
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Sicily
House
Truman
Washington Calling- Roosevelt and the fourth term clash
Marquis Childs comments on Harry Woodring leading an anti fourth term committee with other figures like John J. O’Connor and Jim Reed. He denounces appeasement views after Pearl Harbor and warns Pearl Harbor reality, praising Sherwood’s Tarawa book and stressing the Pacific threat. He notes Woodring plans to spend 1 050 000 dollars and suggests donating to the Red Cross.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Picayune
Webster
Harry Woodring
Topeka
Kan
Woodring
John J. O'Connor
Jim Reed
Missouri
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Robert Sherwood
Tarawa
Japan
Red Cross
Point rationing compared to mastering a racing form
A concise comparison highlights that point rationing is as teachable as reading a racing form, emphasizing practical steps, clarity of rules, and steady practice to achieve proficiency. The analogy positions both tasks as solvable with knowledge, discipline, and structured study.
Wemmer 50th wedding anniversary noted near Millfield
Mr and Mrs William H Wem mer of near Millfield celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
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William H. Wemmer
Near Millfield
Mineral Social And Personal
Mineral Social and Personal reports visits among locals and relatives with numerous names and places. Residents travel to Athens Newark Youngstown and England while others return home or relocate farms and churches hold revival services.
Japs' Three Monkeys Origin Tied to Japanese Phrase
A note explains the famous three monkeys representing speak no evil see no evil and hear no evil as originally rooted in Japanese tradition. The piece traces cultural origin and common misattributions in modern usage.
Dexter Social And Personal Briefs From Old Dexter News
Dexter residents share visits and moves including Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jones relocating to a farm purchased from Loyd Jefferson. Extended family and friends visit from Ravenswood Charleston Columbus Cadmus Langsville Dayton and Pomeroy. A funeral for S S Minor drew many relatives. Cpl. Amos returns on furlough. health notes report several ill at home.
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Dexter
Lee Jones
Polka
W. Va
Loyd Jefferson Dexter Creek
Charles Carr
Ravenswood
Kathryn Carr
Charleston
Old Dexter
Loyd Jeffers
Cadmus
Homer West
Cash Braley
Oakley Smith
Langgsville
Hettie Marchington
Lillie Minor
Clair
Dayton
Cpl
Dallas F. Amos
Hawaiian Islands
Columbus
W. R. Amos
Lee Martin
Orvetta Weaver
Clintonville
Phil Love
Portsmouth
Clair Blizzard
W. E. Minor
J. C. Minor
Kingston
Clifford Graham
R. E. Scummers
Chillicothe
Alma Davis
R. L. Saunders
Stephen Davis
Athens
Walter Hampton
Albany
William Hetteseimer
Amy Bowen
James Stevens
Worley Howell
Nellie McCoy
Mont Howell
Renolds
Nina Russell
Sidney Russell
Allen Jenkinson
R. B. Laughead
Middleport
Jesse Brewster
Pomeroy
Iss Sarah Sidenstricker
C. O. Chapman
Guy Mutchler
Joe Phillips
Dell Rice
Dale Bachner
George Taylor
Marion Wood
Jesse Wood
Rutland
Frank Halliday
Harrisonville
Vona McKnight
Langsville
George Cahoon
James Whitington
Wilkese
S. C. Cook
Helen
Elwood Nelson
J. D. Bowen
I. D. McCann
Birth announced in Orbiston by Campbell couple
Mr and Mrs Ernest Campbell announce the birth of a daughter on March 15 with grandparents Mr and Mrs Clell Campbell and Mrs Mary Day. Nearby visitors include Jane Roberts Mary Banfield and others, plus a soup sale benefit and local visits across Buchtel Murray City and Nelsonville.
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Clayton Bookman
Roy Bookman
Kay Bookman
Donna Bookman
Buchtel
Martin Sorrell
Jake Jones
Nelsonville
Shirley Locke
Mary Lou Jones
The 38s Are Here In Lincolnshire Airdrome Arrival
In quiet Lincolnshire a village near greenhouses and an airdrome, U S Army Air Forces ground crews welcomed the first group of P 38 Lightnings to cross the Atlantic. Seven planes landed safely while a single aircrewman was lost en route between Greenland and Iceland, as mass transatlantic flight continued.
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England
Atlantic
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
Lincolnshire
U. S. Army Air Forces
Kps
States
North Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
United Kingdom
Timne
U. S
Hap Arnold
Monk Hunter
Albany Social Notes Highlights March 1944
War Savings Bond totals reach 781.90 for week ending March 10. Junior class staged Hobgoblin House March 10 under Miss Octa Gillogly with music by Mrs Wanda Mac Donald. Freshman-sophomore party at Albany High School. C A Enlow resigns as superintendent effective Feb 9 1944. E V Springer directs the senior class play. Honor roll lists many students across grades 1 to 12 based on high averages. Board of education accepts Enlow resignation on leave from Army duty.
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Albany
Hobgoblin House
Octa Gillogly
Wanda MacDonald
Lee Roach
D. W. Hoffee
Cheshire
Gallia County
Granville Gillogly
Ross
E. V. Springer
Board of Education
C. A. Enlow
Enlow
State Department of Education
Ohio Pupils Reading Circle Board
Parent-Teachers Association
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National Dispatch
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Vyrian Casley
Paul Casley
Fred Myers
Paul Kline
Carl Haddock
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Sarah Rockholt
Logan High Hool
Hudson River
Jersey-Manhattan
Democrat
Georgia
Adoo
Oscar Underwood
North Dakota
Coolidge
Sareel Johnson
Robert M. LaFollette
Middlewest
Leo Schaffler
Marguerite Taylor
McKeesport
H. M. Taylor
S. College St
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Blaine Hunter
William Jenkins
Hartley
Jenkins
Hadley Ely
Idene
Mar
Arnold Goodwin
Newark
Robert Riley
Blythe Swart
Thelma Mills
Rebecca Brooks
Maude Brooks
Lloyd Shingler
Joe Coe
Lloyd Cores
C. V. Hester
Canada
James A. Hester
Raymond Clark
Gerald
Hamden
Methodist Church
G. Woods
McAdoo Farm
James Luster
Chester Lightfritz
Mineral-Albany Road
Edward Swart
J. P. Emish
Inlaw
C. F. Emish
Youngstown
Charlotte Hawk
New Marshfield
Mineral
Nannie Addis
Emmitt Lowe
Midway
Zellman Crow
Jesse Dowler
Theodora Hawk
Pearl Pidcock
Lafe Lynch
Orbiston
By Galbraith
Tug O’ War
Bernard W. Crandell
London
Albany Social Notes
Barelia Bolin
Charlene Casey
Evelyn Graham
Sue Meever
Margaret Michael
Sue Pincelli
Janet Robinson
Willa van Dyke
Maxine W
Harold Beatty
Paul Milligan
Pugh
Claudia Bolin
Mary Jane Bolin
Shirley Burritt
Shirley Elliott
Foster Hamilton
Sue Lawson
Tommy Hutchinson
Jimmy McHarg
Ralph Russ
Merrilyn Stanley
Mollie Welch
Dwight West
David Young
Nancy Ellis
Martha Chase
Gerald Chesser
June Ann Dorsey
Judith Barnes
Mary Ellen Estep
Phyllis Hudwell
Shirley Lawson
Joyce McDaniel
Dorothy Rowan
Billy Tewksbury
Joan Moore
Edwin Perry
Marjorie Robinson
Nancy Wingo
Lee Bailey
Benny Danny
Patty Hudwell
Ola Faye Lee
Sherman Lavinder
Marjean Robinson
Dorothy Barrows
Ralph Bratton
Mary Lee Chesser
Alwilda Martin
Janice McDaniel
Patsy Sweeney
Sharon Vorhes
Arthur Woodgerd
Barbara West
Arthur Gibson, Jr
Betty Bolin
Jo Ann Elliott
Erma McHarg
Marie Phillips
de Etta Pratt
Wilma Ransbottom
Ann Stack
Martha Jean van Dyke
Mary Zimmerman
Betty Lou Cline
Glenn McDaniel
Martha Lou Baughman
Edward Stanley
Billy Munn
Rodney Gibbs
Harley Ayler
Jack Carbaugh
June French
Frank Woodgerd
Carl Robinson
Beth Dailey
Norma McDaniel
Jane Ryan
Clara Mae Zimmerman
Mildred Pugh
Mary Bean
Doris McCoy
Betty Pugh
Richard Baughman
Gene West
Alice Parker
Madge ‘McVey
Blaine Farley
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