The Messenger Newspaper Adopts Rates and Publication Note
The Athens Messenger outlines publication details and subscription prices. It notes weekday printing, associated publishers and editors, and the paper’s affiliations with press associations. Rates vary by region and delivery type, with special weekly service offered worldwide.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Breeze
THE
Messenger Publishing Co
Gordon K. Bush
Charles A. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Obio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Press
Decline of Dictators Linked to Empire Promises
The article contends Hitler remains a spiritual influence for many Germans, complicating postwar readjustment. It warns Admiral Doenitz could threaten Allied shipping, and recalls Mussolini’s failed empire bid and brutal rule, noting his demise reflected public contempt and decay.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Fuehrer
Admiral Doenitz
Italy
Red-point rationing collapses under U P A controls
Broken red-point system for meat butter and essentials has failed to secure adequate food in dense urban areas. Despite nationwide supply, distribution disruptions and price controls, military buying and subsidies leave goods legally unavailable, pushing widespread black market activity and threatening the program's endurance.
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OPA
Canada to Lift All Controls After War Scarcity Ends
As V E Day nears Canada pledges to remove every control on materials and services once the scarcity that prompted them ends. Normal peacetime action will prevail and Washington is asked to follow. If necessary, price controls may last briefly while other restrictions are lifted to restore a free economy.
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Canada
Washington
United States
Nothing to Regret on How We Treated POWs in War
The piece argues the United States followed lawful wartime rules and treated prisoners well, noting American POWs were among the best treated by the Allies until Germany fell. It asserts superior treatment saved lives and contrasts Allied with enemy conduct, while acknowledging some Nazi camps housed brutal conditions.
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Germany
Letter to Molotov on Argentina and peace at UN vote
A United Nations vote admitting Argentina prompts a frank American letter to Molotov. It argues that examining government systems as a membership condition is vital, cites Nazi Germany and Russia as counterexamples, and praises Molotov for public debate and constructive stance toward world peace.
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San Francisco
Molotov
America
Argentina
Poland
Padilla
Mexico
Latin America
United Nations Organization
Nazi Party
Germany
Gestapo
Russia
Full Assembly
War Department Reports Wounded in Italy and Overseas News
War Department notes include Lawrence Ritchie Jr. wounded in Italy on April 9 and his brother Bob with the American First Army in Germany. Other families report wounded overseas, furloughs, and visits across Ohio and nearby cities as relatives travel and host in wartime conditions.
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Portland
War Department
Violet Ritchie
Lawrence Ritchie Jr
Italy
Lawrence Jr
Lawrence
Cora Ritchie
Bob
Germany
James Lamp
Carol
Johnnie McKelvey
Pleasant
Great Bend Briefs Focus on Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs. F. E. Sayre spent Saturday with sister Mrs. L. F. Dorcas. Ambridge visitors Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gibbs stayed with Taggart and Hoback families. Dorcas and Dorcas relatives hosted several callers including Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark and Miss Maxine Clark. Local trips included Oliver Dailey and daughters in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
E. O. Taggart
Dwight Hoback
Ernest Clark
Marlene
Apple Grove
Maxine Clark
Columbus
Ward Hobback
Reva
Audrey Hoback
Paul Sayre
Chester
Floyd Bogard
Grover Harris
Lima
Lloyd Har
Herbert Harris
Athens
Gene Yost
Dorcas
L. G. Thelas
Lizzie Richards
Eber Pickens
Ida Taylor
Russians Reserve Private Dining Suite At St Francis Hotel
Peter Edson reports at the United Nations conference in San Francisco that the Soviet delegation secured a private dining room by using a service elevator from the tenth floor to a suite on the twelfth floor at the St Francis Hotel. Molotov occasionally dines in Suite P while much of his time is spent at the Soviet Consulate.
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San Francisco
St. Francis Hotel
France
Russia
St. Francis
V. M. Molotov
George Post
Prisoner Treatment Under Geneva Convention Praised
The speaker stresses humane treatment of prisoners as required by the Geneva convention and the U.S. Constitution. He notes propaganda failed to sway public opinion and asserts pride in the conduct of American forces and the hope that more loved ones will return home.
Carbon Hill Personal News Sparks Family Moves and Visits
The column notes births and names Ke Richard Raymond, Ke and Mrs John Lehman’s sow, couples visiting relatives in Humbus Ohio and Wellston Ohio, Walter Ritchason’s Pacific duty, births announced by A J Brown and Roscoe Evans, residents moving to Sand Run road, Pvt Bailey Spencer furlough, visits by Mrs Billy Spencer and Mrs David Evans, and families from Nelsonville and Newark contacting friends in Carbon Hill.
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Carbon Hill
John Lehman
Richard Raymond
Leslie Evans
Charles Devol
O Humbus
Albert Evans
Wellston
Walter Fitchasen
San Francisco
Calif
Adm
Walter Ritchason
California
Pacific
A. J. Brown
Maisie Mender
Roscoe Evans
Logan
Charles Lax
Clarence Lehman
Sand Run Road
Bailey Spencer
Guy Spencer
Billy Spencer
Columbus
Spencer
David Evans
Zanesville
Lester Briley
William Glenn
Nelsonsville
Jack Cop
Floyd Pence
Newark
Calvin Williams
Greendale
Death notice and social items from Zaleski area
Word has arrived of the death of Mrs Carrie Smith Waters in Columbus on April 12. She was born near Zaleski in Pleasant Valley and lived in Columbus for years. Survived by husband and two sisters, Mrs Angie Glenn and Mrs Mae Hitchcock, both of Columbus. Funeral held in Columbus. Various relatives attended or were noted among mourners, including Captain and Mrs W F Dorgan and others from Detroit, Washington, New Paris, and Columbus. A son was born April 20 to Seahman and Mrs Arthur Tripp. Local residents and visitors mentioned at family gatherings and events.
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S&leski
Carrie Smith Waters
Columbus
Cleire James
Jessie James
Hamden
W. F. Dorgan
Corneliy James
Detroit
Mich
Richmond
Ind
Donald James
Seaman
Arthur Tripp
Nora Egleberry
Ira Egleberry Sr
Springfield
James McHibben
Kenneth V. Wagenbach
Ft. Belvoir
Alice Hargis
Nashville
Tenn
Seaman Raymond Hayes
Great Lakes Training Station
Joseph Anderson
Prospect
Anderson
Ella Murray
A. A. Boal
Godfrey
Gayle Atkinson
John Potter
James McKibben
Helen McKibben
Eastern Star Inspection
Ira Egleberry
Pvt
Edgar Egleberry
Dexter Social and Personal Briefs Highlight Local Guests
Dexter society notes guests visiting from Washington D C H and Wilmington travel through Columbus Chicago and Dayton attendance at a church operetta drew crowds. Local families including the Hallidays Smiths Minor Loves Bliggard and neighbors hosted relatives from Ironton Dyesville Chauncey and Celina with plans and visits across the region.
Local News Notes From Rocksprings Community
Rocksprings residents share social visits and church events. Travelers visit from Chester Gallipolis Pine Grove Darwin and Findlay while locals host relatives and friends at homes across area.
Cousin Victoria's Crusade And Awkward Parting At Home
The narrator recalls Cousin Victoria's pushy temperance schemes and changing diets as she clashes with family. She schemes to curb Mr Tapley's drinking, misreads social signals, and battles with Mrs Guptill over meals and an eggs ban before an uneasy farewell at the junction.
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Balmoral
Julia
Benjamin
Lady
Victoria
Tapley
Guptill
Theta Pi
R. W. Finsterwald
Ally
F. D. Forsyth
Roger J. Jones
Dow
Gup
Cousin Victoria
Nelsonville Meeting and Local Elections Highlight County News
Athens County Rural Letter Carriers and Auxiliary held a monthly hobo party at Athene Grange Hall. Ralph Pinkerton won best dressed man and Mrs. W. D. Tucker best dressed woman. Athens election board named Michael Collins Jr. chief deputy, David Johnson clerk, with new members Joseph Richards and Fred Bougher. Nelsonville PTA elected officers. May Day program featured impromptu talks. medical group members attended a state meet in Columbus.
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Athens County
Athene Grange Hall
Ralph Pinkerton
W. D. Tucker
Athens County Election Board
Michael Collins, Jr
David Johnson
Athens
Joseph Richards
Glouster
Fred Bougher
Afieng
O Italy
J. W. Byrne
George Maxwell
Tustee
Mre
E. J. & Jones
John Finsterwald
I. R. Sprague
DH Biddle
Co, Ey Howe
Columbus
Apple Grove Notes Guests At Local Homes And Services
In Apple Grove residents host visitors including Miss Cherlotte Roush and Miss Jean Ashley from Letart Falla. Rev. Arthur Cleland of Racine preached at the Methodist Church. Cousin Victoria reacts to a domestic dispute as Maxine Clark of Columbus visits. numerous Clark and Gainer family members and guests from Parkersburg, Athens, Bashan, Akron join gatherings through Sunday.
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E. L. Miller
Chester
Gallipolis
Will Eichinger
William Durst
Eichinger
Ea Eichinger
Pine Grove
Roy Biffle
Herb Riggs
Darwin
Florence Burnside
Pomeroy
Frances Eskew
Sne Evans
Guy Cole
Laurel Cliff
Elmer Bailey
Hazel Humphrey
Clara
Maggie Bailey
Daugher Barbara
Charles Eliot
Athens Road
Edna Carmant
Long Hollow
Kate Weversmiller
Edison Hart
Jean Ashley
Letart Falla
Charlotte Roush
Arthur Cleland
Racine
Methodist Church
Orvie Gainer
Bashan
Dee Salner
Akron
Ernest Clark
Marjorie Boyd
Athens
Earl Robinson
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Wiery
T. M. Nease
Holzer Hospital
Mary Jo Cecil
Dayton
Cecil
Robert West
Judith Ann
Parkersburg
Clara Deitrich
Gus Bey
Wheeling
W. G. McKelvey
James Jividen
Emma Jividen
Gerald Ours
Linda
Eher Ours
Sardis
Earl Henderson
Harry Pickens
Reedsville
Mattie Henderson
Irs
James Rush
B. F. Price
Clara Deltrich
William McKelvey
Leland Siders
Linda Jean
Youngstown
Clara Larson
Pittsburgh
Great Bend Briefs
Peter Edson
Zaleski
Dexter
Clair Bliggard
Lewis Saxton
Williamson
Ironton
Dunbar
W.a
Ward
Cash Braley
Luevina Griffin
Dyesville
Orvette Weaver
Chauncey
W. R. Amos
J. J. W. Weaver
Mr. Amos
Perley Nelson
Orion Nelson
GC OJ Chapman
Gerald Minar
Charleston
Mr. Minar
Rocksprings News Notes
Tars
Nelsonville
Julian Yan
Charles Evans
Hubert Lancaster
Nelsonvile P.T.A
Albert Barber
F. B. Acomb
Apple Grove News
Suss Maxine Clark
H. G. Schreckengost
Parktsburg
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