The Messenger Newspaper Publication Details
The document lists agency affiliations and notices The Associated Press rights subscriptions rates for various regions including Ohio and outside areas. It references postal matter status and representative offices in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland with advertising and obituary charges.
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Associated Press
Io Nis
Ohio
Messenger
Buterec
Athens Post Office
Lolacena Giactacian Mellonal
Jonn W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Unified Defense urged as key to national military reform
The Post-War Military Policy Committee hears arguments for a single national defense under unified command. Admiral King cites Army Navy team work and lessons from Pearl Harbor, urging inclusion of air power and joint operations in long term planning. Brig Gen Palmer warns against improvised postwar structures.
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House Committee On
Admiral King
Navy
Knox
Pearl Harbor
New House Committee
Department of National Defense
John McA. Palmer
United States
Return of rural churches urged in Appalachian hills
Thoughtful churchmen urge reviving the rural church to serve hill communities in southeastern Ohio. The automobile and centralization have reshaped worship and schooling, but many hill areas still lack accessible houses of worship. A swing to simple, humble churches could provide hope, comfort, and a godsend during wartime rationing.
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Ohio
Learn by Doing in Meigs County Court School
The Meigs County courthouse hosted a practical court school where seniors and youth learned jury procedure by doing. Officials praised the program as a civic drill, helping citizens understand jury selection, duty, and reports while reducing fear of service.
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Meigs County
Meigs
Welso
Prohibition and labor policy clash in wartime era critique
David Lawrence argues that wartime measures push a de facto closed shop through maintenance of membership, backed by executive coercion and threatened seizure of property. He warns Congress must curb executive powers with criminal penalties to protect civil rights and prevent dictatorship.
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Washington
America
Congress
Montgomery Ward
Court of Claims
Black market in textiles may raise U S clothing costs
Peter Edson reports that enforcement officials warn black market operations in textiles and apparel could push up prices from mills to retailers. Falsified invoices and side cash premiums are among alleged schemes as converters push pricier finishes, while price regulation and WPB guidance shape production of fabrics and finished goods.
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U. S
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Production Board
Briton rejects idea of ceding empire to appease U S press
A Labour member in Parliament says Great Britain will not abandon the empire to satisfy a part of the American press. He notes that sovereignty jitters among Americans about Britain becoming an adjunct of the empire may be unfounded, offering reassurance.
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Great Britain
Defense for Democracy Letter Urges Active Citizenship
Grace F. McVay of the Athens League of Women Voters argues in the Dayton Woman Citizen that defending democracy requires citizen action and participation. She warns that voter apathy destroys the vote and stresses voting in the May 9 primary as a chance to express opinion and shape leadership.
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The
Messenger
United States
Dayton Woman Citizen
League of Women Voters
Dayton
Montgomery County
Ohio
Grace F. McVay
Athens League of Women Voters
Athens
Stalin calls united action as Allied assault looms
The article portrays Marshal Stalin urging unified action to finish off the German regime as Allied forces prepare a major amphibious strike. It notes a lull on the Russian front except Sevastopol while signaling Red Army offensives across the Baltic, Lwow in Poland, and into Romania to weaken Hitler’s grip and inspire Southeastern Europe to rise.
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Stalin
Red Air Force
Brest-Litovsk
Germany
Moscow
Crimea
Sevastopol
Hitler
Baltic
Lwow
Poland
Romania
Balkans
Hungary
Europe
Finland
Questions and Answers from the Era of World War II
A quiz listing common knowledge items: Medal of Honor count voted by Congress in World War II as 83. President’s salary at 75 000 dollars per year. light year defined as distance light travels in a year. Copyright Office part of the Library of Congress. Goldfish Club members rescued Allied airmen. Stalin’s full name Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. first Academy Award winners Emil Jannings and Janet Gaynor. and ten Cabinet offices including state and treasury.
Point Rock Area Personal Notes and Visits
Mr and Mrs D V Morris and son Clayton visited Pomeroy and Middleport on business Monday. Mrs Morris and son visited her brother T E McLaughlin and wife at Middleport. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Oxley and sons from Albany spent the weekend with her parents L D Cottrill and daughter Neva. Oxley expects a call soon for Army service. Nellie Vale Carolyn Holcomb and Rex Shenefield joined a Columbia school picnic to Buckeye Lake. Lauren Hoff man visited her sister Even Morris and family with Lena Knapp and granddaughter June Dearth. Carl Knapp spent Sunday night with Clayton Morris and went to Columbia school Monday. Earl Arbaugh of Wilkesville was in the area on business Thursday. Caster Cemetery Association will meet at Columbia Chapel Saturday afternoon May 6. Everyone with relatives buried there should attend. Frank Westfall of Springfield spent the weekend with his family.
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Point Rock
D. V. Morris
Clayton
Pomeroy
Middleport
Caster Cemetery Association
Columbia Chapel
Frank Westfall
Springfield
Take Away the Lady continues in wartime intrigue
The chapter follows Captain Azaraski and Captain Baldwin planning a coup while courtships and suspicions unfold aboard a convoy to a city prison. Norma Greer’s confinement, links of trust, and ties between Link and Tilda Courtright deepen the tension as a surprise awaits at a gloomy building.
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Azaraski
Niji
Yokohama
Captain Baldwin
RAF
Tilda Courtright
Liewt
Link Belt
Norma Greer
Link
Courtright
Iowa
Japan
America
Marshfield School Notes Highlight Class Achievements and Local Tour
NEW MARSHFIELD The Junior Class presented the play Made to Order Hero, tickets totaling 27 dollars 55 cents. Eighth graders William Davidson Betty Shover Lenore Dinsmoor Donna Leggett Arthur Sickles Patty Kennard Cynthia Arnold Ethel Pickett Denver Scott and Barbara Kennard placed in the top quarter of state tests. Courtright guides a Yokohama tour with street and district names, recalling prequake Japan and Yankee influence. Numerous grade lists follow with students named for grades five through twelve and F H A participants receiving honors with plans for a May 10 banquet and scholarships.
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William Davidson
Betty Shover
Lenore Dinsmoor
Donna Leggett
Arthur Sickles
Patty Kennard
Cynthia Arnold
Ethel Pickett
Denver Scott
Barbara Kennard
Seldon Carsey
Donna Collins
Virginia Elliott
Dana Hunter
Santford Jolley
Glenna Lowry
Barry MacFadden
Janet MacFadden
Patty Morgan
Nancy Pidcock
James Pinney
June Rice
Duane Saylor
Roger Stright
Joann Thompson
Peggy Withers
Mary Young
Anita Rae Cox
Billy Pidcock
Melvin Stedman
Lawrence Stevenson
Fauna Withers
Clinton Cooper
June Smith
Nicky McBride
Patty Llewellyn
Wanda Dickerson
Audrey Stedman
Bill Davidson
Freda Collins
Elda June Hunter
Marilyn Toon
Virginia Kennard
Donna Brown
Marilyn Jones
Reid McBride
Betty McClain
Ruth McBride
Mildred Pidcock
Verna Pickett
Twila Millican
Esther Jackson
Betty Brown
Eileen Lowry
Donna Trout
F.H.A
Amesville
Marilyn Hoon
Mary Hibbard
Donna Jane Beveridge
Donna Lee Beveridge
Martha Mace
Lucille Lovsey
Janice Dunlop
Elizabeth Earl
Mary Lou Hawk
Megen Jones
Monaher
Son
Local youth athletes win in city league events
Jackie Enghe an 11 year old Rufus Putnam School pupil earned certificates from the Ohio U Department of Physical Education for joining both the winning basketball and recreation ball teams. The East Side School play Proud Princess featured Patsy Sherrard Frederick Brown Jack Groves Richard Chapman Lewis Maynard Freda Young Betty Birge Dick Schloss Sara Baird Jack Welsh John Ator Mary Bingman Elma Sams John Tail Charles Kleinschmidt. Athens County FERA payroll was 4665 a week. Don Cheadle Albany was elected president of the year’s first 4 H Club with officers Edward Van Dyke Lee Enlow Arthur Enlow Dale Scott.
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Jackie Enghe
Rufus Putnam School
Ohio U. Department of Physical Education
Princess
East Side School
Patsy Sherrard
Frederick Brown
Jack Groves
Richard Chapman
Lewis Maynard
Freda Young
Betty Birge
Dick Schloss
Sara Baird
Jack Welsh
John Ator
Mary Bingman
Elma Sams
John Tail
Charles Kleinschmidt
Don Cheadle
Albany
Edward van Dyke
Lee Enlow
Arthur Enlow
Dale Scott
Athens County Club Directors Meet as Pottery Mine Opens
Logan Pottery Company begins clay mine operations on the Charles Campbell farm south of the County Infirmary. Athens area officials and directors including L. J. Eberle Harry Kelley A E Whaley F H Gif ford Dr C Von Sheele W A Finney C F E Kincade and J Howard Cline attend the Athens County Automobile Club meeting. An item on The Messenger radio news page explains building a regenerative three circuit receiver. Bathing beauty contestants for the Atlantic City event from the previous year are pictured including Catherine Campbell of Columbus among the 1924 hopefuls in black swimsuits and stockings.
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Logan Pottery Company
Charles Campbell
County Infirmary
The
Athens County Automobile Club
L. J. Eberle
Harry Kelley
Nelsonville
A. E. Whaley
Athens
F. H. Gifford
Amesville
Dr. C. von Sheele
Jacksonville
W. A. Finney
Athens Township
Charles FE. Kincade
Rome Township
J. Howard Cline
Lee Township
Messenger Radio
Atlantic City
Catherine Campbell
Columbus
Dorcas Social and Personal Notes Recap Local Visits
Mrs Nellie Johnson hosted guests including Mrs Howard Selomon from Racine and Mrs Maggie Weaver and sons Emerson while others visited Mr and Mrs Guy Beegle. Army furloughs and illnesses are noted among local families with multiple Sunday visits and upcoming meetings.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Unified Defense
David Lawrence
National Dispatch
Peter Edson
the Public Forum
Copyright Office
Library of Congress
Joseph Vissarionovitch
Emil Jannings
Janet Gaynor
State
Treasury
War
Attorney General
Postmaster
Interior
Agriculture
Commerce
Labor
By Galbraith
Core Jane OY Service Inc
Snookums
Point Rock Personals
Take Away the Lady
Ester Denk
Norma
Marshfield School
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Yamashita-Cho
Main Street
Isezaki-Cho
Nogeyama Quarter
Yamato-Cho
Joplin
St. Joseph
Admiral Perry
Tilda
Athens County
FERA
Dorcas
Nellie Johnson
Howard Selomon
Racine
Maggie Weaver
Emerson
Melvin Weaver
Sadie Wolfe
Otis Knopp
Annie Hoppes
Vera Beegle
Harry Roush
Sandra Stump
Guy Beegle
Emma Salser
Ladies Aid Society
al Beegle
Jack Wood
Chester
George Beegle
Ward Sayre
Addie Wilson
Dorothy Wolfe
Harold Carnahan
Fagan Price
Great Bend
Hazel Carnahan
Ralph Gilmore
W. C. Foster
Charles Gibbs
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