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The Athens Messenger page 4 shows publisher details and staff names with price list and subscription rates. It lists daily edition times, Sunday morning issue, and mail rates for in state and out of state orders. It notes second class matter and lists national representatives and advertising policy.
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Athens
Frederick W. Bush
Eiaoe
the Messenger
Aardon K. Bush
Charles HH
American Newspaper Publishére Association
Qhio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Onio News Paper Association
Oale
Ohio
Ongwy
LaGuardia Curfew Stand Reflects Local Governance
Washington notes Mayor LaGuardia defied federal pressure by not extending the midnight curfew to one o'clock. The writer argues constitutional limits in wartime policing, warning against federal penalties and urging respect for local authority and uniformity across cities.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Supreme Court of the
United States
Speak Easies
New York
LaGuardia
Spring planting amid war shortages and POW labor fears
A Southern Ohio farmer notes farm labor is 150000 short as WWII drags on. He predicts German prisoners will not help local harvests and urges families to raise their own meat and produce with limited outdoor work. The piece curses federal food policy and wartime rationing while urging self sufficiency.
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Ohio
Europe
Congress
United States
Great opportunities before Ohio
Governor Lausche urges expansion and funding for the China Development and Publicity Commission to showcase Ohio’s resources and induce postwar industrial growth. He notes Ohio’s strong manufacturing base, wartime expansion, and tourism potential, arguing a bold publicity drive will attract travelers and boost small business statewide.
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Lausche
China Development and Publicity Commission
Bricker
Ohio
Cary
British Ambassador Lord Halifax Warns of Dictatorship Risk
An Ohio congressman quoted British ambassador Lord Halifax comparing government forms in Washington. He said Britain can oust prime ministers quickly, while the US president serves four years, with Congress lacking a parliamentary cross-examination. Halifax warned Americans not to ignore vigilant government oversight.
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Tord Halifax
Brtish
United States
Ohio
Oho
Toledo Bar Association
Washington
Lord Halifax
Congress
Conscientious Objectors Debate at Athens State Hospital
A reader letter from Delph Parker condemns accepting fathers and mothers with servicemen to work with conscientious objectors at Athens State Hospital. Parker appeals loyalty criteria and notes long tenure, claiming higher pay elsewhere and pressuring staff to remain with the patients. The letter asks for public readers’ reactions.
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the Messenger
Athens State Hospital
Creed
Vis
Stu
Laurel Run Social Notes and Local Visits Report
Laurel Run notes detail Mrs Annie Todd hosting the Friendly Neighbors Club for St Patrick Day games with winners Mrs Margaret Campbell Mrs Alice Kern and Mrs Winnie Sowers. Attendees include numerous residents and visiting relatives with multiple Sunday gatherings and a six o'clock dinner in honor of James L Sowers S-2 of Sampson New York.
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Laurel Run
Annie Todd
Friendly Neighbors Club
Hattie Patton
St. Patrick's Day
Margaret Campbell
Alice Kern
Winnie Sowers
Nellie White
Helen Bumgardner
Nellie Huddy
Mary Thompson
Juanita Wolfe
John
Connett
Beily Brandon
Tuanita Wolfe
Logan
Lottie Patton
Edith Wood
Evyerett White
Foster Frice
Panama
Forest (Price
White
Athens Messenger
Stat
Pfc
Paul White
Foster
Price
Kinnison
Eona Farley
Edna Angle
Haydenville
Charles Patton
Warren Sowers
Peter Edson on U S Air Tactics in World War II
In Washington, Peter Edson discusses U S Army Air Force strategies against the Luftwaffe. Tactics include using excess fighters to trap German interceptors, and massed rail and road strikes creating traffic jams. He cites bomber crews abandoning planes and robot pilot bomb runs as secrecy fades.
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Washington
Db. C
U. S. Army Air Force
Rhine
Iher
U. S
Luftwaffe
End of Fighting in Europe Near Says War Column
War column notes possible German collapse as Allied forces breach Siegfried Line and Rhine defenses. It cites Hitler leadership loss and Goebbels Goering decline, with armistice potential arriving from semi official peace talks as USSR and Western Allies push across Germany.
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Himmler
Goebbels
Hillerdam
Germany
Hitler
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Oder
Reich
Himmiler
Hermann Goering
Birthday Surprises Unfold in Familiar Household
Nick Trent attends a surprise party in a cold, crowded library room as family and friends gather, including Phineas Hudson Brenda Temple and Eric Woolf. The scene shifts to drinks, beer banter, and tensions as Brenda and Pat navigate social expectations and old rivalries amid a rainy night gathering.
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Eric Woolf
Arley
Pat
Phineas Hudson
Brenda Temple
Charley
Nick
Bruce Temple
Woolf
Trent
Mumich
Munich
Brenda
Solarium
Hudson
Eric
Tate
Corning Social Notes and Local Visits
Corning society rounds up home gatherings as the Radkoskis host pinochle and the Hillis family hosts euchre. A Sunday dinner honors guests with Mr and Mrs Dunnap, and Pfe Charles V. Fouts visits from Texas while Hart Spray and Ann Spray entertain. Germany’s stolen submarine patents loom in a World War I era tale of Simon Lake.
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Newark
Ann Spray
Germany
Simon Lake
America
US. Navy
Minersville Personal Notes Reach Out Across States
Minersville residents host visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Attendees include Mrs. Fred Va and Mrs. A B Thomas with children Charles and Sammy, Mr and Mrs. Mert Holmes of Charleston, W Va, Mr and Mrs. George Jenkins of Syracuse, and Jack Lacey of Charleston. The gathering supported the ill Mr Wiggins recovering at home for six weeks. Messages note visits from Miss Sara Harris in training, and Edward Parker Jr of the U S Navy visiting before travel to Ravenna and Colorado for treatment. Rev James D Taylor of Huntington spent the weekend with his wife Mrs Gladys Houdashelt and family, ahead of moving back to Huntington after his ministerial post at Minersville M E Church.
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Minersville
Fred Va
A. B.thomas
Charles
Paul Carter
Sammy
Mert ¢ Holmes
Charleston
W. Va
George Jenkins
Syracuse
Jack Lacey
Mert Wiggins
Wiggins
Henry Amberger
Mason Fisher
Billie
Sara Harris
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersbur
G. Va
Walter Grueser
Baby
Pomeroy
Betty Ratliff
Jack
Laurel Chiff
Edward Parker Sr
Margie Ratliff
James D. Taylor
Huntington
Taylor
Gladys Houdashelt
Minersville M.E
Acc
Ept
Roger Graham
Dorcas
Vern Chesser
T. B. Dickson
Cheaser
Dale Robinson
Earl
Clarence Kerns
Athens
Hiram Thompson
Mt Hermon
Ranson Gage
Clarence McGrew
Watertown
Maxine Hague
Columbus
Del
Martin
Mildred
Dwight Smith
The
Merchant Marine
C. N. Williams
Wiliams
Fred Smith
D. 0. McDermott
Detroit
Michigan
Roy Dodson
Bartlett Personal Mention Recurring Local News Notes
Funeral services were held for Mamie Eldridge in Bartlett cemetery. Alice Goddard funeral at Methodist Church. Jack Kiney wounded in action in Germany. Dorcas class notes and member additions. Local social visits from Marietta Parkersburg Mt Hermon and Detroit listings. Families and neighbors visit and host gatherings in Bartlett.
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Bartlett
Mamie Eldridge
Marietta
Order of Eastern Star
Alice Goddard
John Goddard
Lottie Sprague
Earl Kiney
Jack Kiney
Germany
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
the Public Forum
Efiter
Delph Parker Athens
Laurel
Peter Edson
Jefferson
OU French Club
Helen. Jones
Wade Volwiler
Jeanette Bartels
Carly,Mallow
Donald Fontaine
Ruth McCullough
Josephine McVay
Betty Bird
Nelle Foster
Mary T. Nass
Howard L. Goodwin
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Baker Bungalow
Betty Baker
Marjorie Malone
Paul Rothermel
Frederick Kittle
PIANG _zOJOS
Aene Rowles
Athens County
Hotel Berry
Charles H. Allen
Farmer's Suger Club of
Defiance
Buchtel
Thelma Rife
Clyde Tolliver
Nellie Cupit
Faye Carlin
Amesville
Charles O’bleness
Fred Kiltan
Huntington Bank
F.M. Hutchinson
Robert Wood
Rose
Eteckhalt
Surprise Farty
Sandy
Land
Vo Anya
EK. Dickson
Mérietta
Dana. Davis
Chesterbill
Nannie John
Ann
Curt
Jane Kiney
Father
Willard Kiney
Corning Social Notes
Minersville Personals
By Galbraith
Fouare
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