The Athens Messenger Publisher and standards notice
The Athens Messenger details publishing rights dates and staff roles, credit to Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris, and association memberships. Advertising rates are outlined for in state and out of state, with obituaries and cards of thanks noted as nominal charges. The paper features a Milton quotation about liberty.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Summa Inieniions
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Milton
Meigs County Farmers Plan to Reinvest AAA Payments
Meigs County farmers intend to reinvest federal allotments into soil, fertilizer, and lime to boost future production. They see AAA payments as modest, often under $60 per farm, used to improve land and defend the nation. Some plan to buy Defense Bonds and support the wheat market quota.
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Meigs County
Ohio
Plains States
Meigs
Rumors of Balkan Uprising Ignite War Talk
The article discusses Allied plans and a supposed underground uprising led by a radio figure dubbed Colonel Britton urging coordinated action in Europe. It predicts rising violence as Allied and Axis forces prepare for a decisive phase, with limited certainty about timing and locations.
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Britain
Britton
Radio Voice
France
Belgium
Norway
Holland
Europe
Hitler
Warning on highway usage to conserve tires and fuel
The White House urges governors and mayors to limit private car use as war demands rise. Officials study coordinated transport to move workers with fewer cars, ration gasoline, and prevent unnecessary driving. The President’s stance may persuade car owners to heed the guidance.
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White House
Washington
New Deal Realists Face Shift From Surplus to Scarcity
Raymond Clapper argues the New Deal must adapt to a changed economy. He notes a move from labor surplus to scarcity, with rising buying power and falling goods, urging practical policy over doctrinaire theory and calling for tax changes to boost consumption.
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Washington
New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
Price Controls Face Crucial Test Under Henderson Plan
Washington editorials weigh the general price ceiling issued by Leon Henderson. The plan relies on local War Price and Rationing Boards and neighbor committees to enforce ceilings, with merchants praised for supporting 120 schedules already set.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Reta
Miss Helen Hedden Elected President of Woman's Music Club
Miss Helen Hedden was elected president of the Woman's Music Club with officers including Mrs. A. R. Kresge Miss Vera Beard and Miss Joy Cutler. County Auditor H. J. Blackmore reported lower revenues from personal property taxes than last year. In a society tea reception, Mrs. W. L. Slutz hosted with Mrs. Coulter Matheny and John Sirotnik of Modoc attending Greens Run area where a man dieted to lose weight.
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Helen Hedden
Woman's Music Club
A. R. Kresge
Vera Beard
Joy Cutler
Howard Goodwin
Margaret A. Benedict
W. R. Phillips
H. J. Blackmore
Meigs County
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
W. L. Slutz
C. N. Coulter
W. A. Matheny
John Sirotnik
Modoc
Near
Greens Run
Sirotnik
U. S. Navy
Hartford and Cheshire Gather for Social and School Notes
A May 1, 1949 Athens Messenger page records Cheshire Society meeting, prayers led by Mrs. Ward, and quarterly conference at the Methodist Church with Dr. A J Kestle as presider. Personal notes list local visits, family travels, and residents visiting Charleston, Columbus, Gallipolis, and Huntington. Hartford events include a pre school clinic May 11, PTA meeting with Ottie Roush, a musical program, and a $20 school books donation. Additional notes cover Bible class, first aid training, student operations, and widespread local visits and health updates across Hartford and surrounding towns.
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Cheshire
John Grover
Charleston
Kermit Massie
Wm. Davis
Columbus
Georgia Peters
Florida
Roy Will
John Martin
John Connally
Robert Hern
Rinaldo Swisher
Hilah Roush
Gallipolis
Swisher
Raymond Skaggs, Jr
Cincinnati
Cheshire Ffa
Victory Gardens
Beulah Musgrave
E. M. Musgrave
Catherine Montgomery
Bennett Little
T. F. Hawkins
Dee, Corning
N. R. Rothgeb
Otto Rothgeb
Huntington
W. H. Quinn
Elizabethm’ Grover
Ivan Grover
Marietta Plant
Elza Scott
Vaughn
Everett Wong
Corning
Wilbur Swisher
Long
Mr. Swisher
Hartford
Hartford Pta
Ottie Roush
Mason County Bank
Higgenbothem
Charles Fields
Quenten McFarland
Samuel Aumiller
Wilbur Stewart
Kaylong
Gerald Arnold
Middleport
Stewart
Harry Gibbs
Lee
Hawaii
Pvt
Lee Gibbs
Co. H
San Francisco
Milton Burdette
Point Pleasant
M. E. Church
Elias Withrow
Saint Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
A. B. Ginden
Charles
C. W. Petty
George Derner
Luella Stewart
Arthur Smith
Chester J
James Phillips
Jake Phillips
Helen Jenkins
Washington, D. C
Henry Jenkins
Hannah Hunter
Pomeroy
James M. Crump
Clint Neff
Mary Hanna
Lawrence Powell
Nitro
T. H. Powell
F. A. Chapman
Marietta
E. E. Eisenbarth
George Lerner
W. T. Stone
Frank McMillin
Athens News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Appointments
R L Sanders reports car damage on S Cemetery St. Hagenbeck Wallce Circus performs in Athens. Mrs Elizabeth Kern of Athens visits Columbus. O C Bird named new head of physical education at Ohio University announced by President E B Bryan. Elks Fun Fest plans proceed for Athens lodge annual event.
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O. C. Bird
University of Alabama
Ohio University
E. B. Bryan
Athens Lodge
Spring verses from Messenger Readers column
SPRING My sweet, my sweet, the spring is here. The world is all astir. The lilacs kiss the passing breeze. And I can hear the whir of insects wings weaving A daphneous gown. "Tis May. The bridal day is near, Arise my sweet, the spring is here. LAURA B. FOSTER Columbus, Ohio.
Peggy Plans Rescue at Island Party
In a sunlit weekend scene, Peggy schemes to separate Fay from Baldy and Michael while Myra and others navigate romantic tensions. Peggy recruits Baldy’s aid while masking her true motives, aiming to keep Fay from leaving with the persistent suitor.
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Baldy
Michael
Myra
Fay
Peggy
Nigel
Ferdy
O. K
Honor Aged Couple at Hemlock
Hemden Hamden notes report the 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Osenbaugh celebrated at home with family present including W. C. Tharp. A Ruth Pryor cake and cash gifts marked the event. Local visits and community notices follow with other residents mentioned.
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J. E. Moore
New Lexington
Wayne Pryor
South
Zanesville
Mable Potts
Bob
Goldie Osenbaugh
Delbert Hill
Bill Osenbaugh
Doris Fahrbach
Columbus
W. C. Tharp
P. B. Osenbaugh
Sugar registration details and Perry County Scholarship news
Corning supt P G Gannett announces sugar registration at the high school Home Economics room with dates May 4 through May 7 and alphabetical blocks. Also listed are Corning high school students representing the Perry County Scholarship team at Athens on May 2 with district honors and a luncheon at Lindley Hall where Dr James Herman will present certificates.
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Corning
P. G. Gannett
Corning Place
Corning High School
Perry County
Athens
Donna Murray
Georgiana Fisher
Florence Levion
Mona June Wright
Ruth Ann Wilson
Ruth Mullen
Zelda Vernick
Jean Post
Dee Swisher
Geraldine Gladden
Teresa Verfers
Ohio
Carl Wall
Lindley Ha!l
James Herman
Ohio University
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Ted
Raymond Clapper
Herbert Hoover
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
the Baptist Church
Elden Waltz
Harry L. Dyer
Frank Chapman
Earl Hoffman
A. D. Hume
Mildred Chapman
Lucille Klass
Virginia Hume
Gladys Judson
R. L. Sanders
S. Cemetery St
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Elizabeth Kern
Poet's Corner
Messenger
Laura B. Foster
By Galbraith
Edmund Fancott
NEA Service, Inc
Hemlock
Renetta Hodgson
Carolyn
Mary Hodgson
Violet Walters
Lance Hodgson
Marietta Hospital
Forrest Dennis
Myrtle, Dunlap
Grafton
Dunlap
Dennis
Myrtle Dunlap
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Alice Mae McDaniel
Ralph McDaniel
R. W. Miller
William Coster
Margaret Higgins
J. J. Murray
Congo
Glenna Williams
Williams
Glenn Dennis
Russell McArtor
Fort Hayes
Mary Benzenburg
Saginaw
Mich
Frank Willson
Walter Spitler
Floyd Gohring
Fred Gohring
Nina Davis
Glass Home
Vernon Tharp
Mary Jane
Chillicothe
John Kehl
John Fouts
Maxine
Near Corning
Mae Williams
Pauline Williams
Lois Zeigler
Logan
Fort George
Meade
Maryland
Faye
Corning Social Notes
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