Athens Messenger Masthead and rate information page
A historical newspaper masthead lists The Athens Messenger and publisher details, with Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush among listed leaders. It outlines extensive subscription rates for Ohio and outside Ohio, and notes associations and copying rights.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Raymond Clapper on Mail to Soldiers Abroad
Raymond Clapper notes inquiries about providing soldier addresses for mail. He explains Army and Navy concerns over safety and suggests using authorized channels like Red Cross or USO. Guidance covers Army and Navy routing, post offices, and how families should address letters, emphasizing authorized contact and overseas delivery rules.
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Washington
War Department
Navy
Army
Red Cross
United Service Organizations
Women's Voluntary Services
Africa
Pan- American Airways
Continental
United States
Army Post Office
New York
San Francisco
Bureau of Navigation
War Department Bureau of Public Relations
Navy Department
Tee Loc for ble Any local a Athens
The fragmentary notice mentions Athens and a local event or item labeled Tee Loc but details are unclear. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable to define a full event or action.
Will Never Mix warning issues by New York committee
A New York legislative committee headed by liberal figures warns that communism and democracy cannot mix despite allied Russia. It claims vast funds subsidize Communist influence in labor, schools, and federal service while Americans fight in the war. It urges distinguishing military Russia from internal communist aims.
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New York
Russia
Hitler
Roosevelt
One Reason for Calmness Inspires Awake Nation
The piece argues that calmness stems from insufficient proof of urgency in wartime. It claims Hitler and Japan relied on American muddling while Britons faltered early, urging publishers to pursue truth as defense against propaganda and criticizing soft criticism of government errors.
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Hitler
Pearl Harbor
England
France
Secretaries Proposal Frees Silver for Industry Use
Morgenthau proposes releasing newly mined silver at world prices to industry. The Treasury holds over three billion ounces in storage and must accept all offers at 71.11 cents per ounce, while world price lingers around 35 cents. The plan aims to replace copper with silver in electrical bus bars and move toward substituting 75,000 tons of copper for war needs.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Nazi Narcotic Echoes on Hitler Threats and Resolve
The speaker denounces Hitler and Goebbels claiming their propaganda failed to fool observant critics. They accuse Nazi leaders of lulling France about the Maginot Line and destroying an unprepared nation. The resolve is to ramp up military effort until Hitlerism is crushed.
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Adolf Hitler
Goebbels
der Feuhrer
Hitler
Maginot Line
Four Million Women in War Production Soon
Experts predict by end of next year four million women will work in war production, six times current levels. Employers must drop bias as women prove capable in skilled factory tasks, though some states must relax wartime regulations to free workers for heavier labor.
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New
Henderson
Peter Edson Reviews Washington Scene
Washington column discusses rumors about the Social Justice movement and women auxiliaries for the Army and Navy. It notes absurd claims about slave recruiting, cites Lt Gen Somervell on manpower estimates, and previews wartime living standard projections. The piece also comments on leaks around General Maximum Price Regulation and the War Labor Board’s limited settlements.
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Washington
Father Coughlin
Army
Navy
Brehon Somervell
Service of Supply
Dexter Keezer
Consumers’ Division
Mussolini Insults Hitler and Calls Him Nuts
The passage mocks Benito Mussolini by suggesting his alliance with Hitler is irrational. It notes Mussolini’s supposed mental strain and mocks the idea that befriending Hitler proves sanity, concluding that Mussolini remains seen as irrational.
Nothing in life or religion is right until it is beautiful
Quotation attributed to Harry Emerson Fosdick emphasizes the belief that beauty defines correctness in life and faith, suggesting aesthetic harmony as essential to virtue and truth.
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Bancroft
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Sailor’s Reflection by Lieut Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Quote from Lieut Douglas Fairbanks Jr recounting a change in perspective after joining the United States Navy. The remark frames a realization about skills and service learned through naval experience.
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United States Navy
Lieut
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Public Forum Letters Welcome for Daily Use
The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events. Writers should keep submissions brief to allow multiple contributions each day.
Draft Inconsistencies Letter From Gloucester Reader
A reader from Gloucester expresses sorrow over future inductions and wartime separations. He notes families delaying service through dependency claims while others work, warning against abuse but urging collective effort to win the war and praising those serving.
Cheshire High class visits Ohio caverns and Columbus zoo
Cheshire High School biology class toured Ohio Caverns in West Liberty and the Columbus zoo and park on a Saturday trip. Chaperones included Gordon Swisher and Francis Lang, with driver Phil Bradbury. Personal notes list local residents visiting relatives and neighbors across Gallia County and nearby towns.
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Cheshire
Cheshire High School
Ohio Caverns
West Liberty
Columbus
Iris House
Ireta Grover
Frances Long
Dorothy Thomas
Turley Hern
Roberta
Helen Allensworth
Betty
Verla Rothgeb
Grace Hughes
Betty Wallace
Donald Thomas
Donald Shamblin
Junior Ward
Paul Ward
Gladia Little
Betty Stewart
Lucy Swartz
Emma Moller
Sarah Roush
Gordon Swisher
Hilah Little
Byron Haskins
Oliver Kail
Lois McBee
Donna Lewis
Betty Shamblin
Gertrude Abbott
Phil Bradbury
Francis Lang
Cheshire Gallia County
Cheshire Methodist Church
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande
Ernest Bro
W. E. Thompson
Leverett Roush
Youngstown
George Yeanger
Lum Rodgers
Ashland
Ernest Brown
Clipper Mills
Chick -Woodard
Gallipolis
Curtis Rice
Middleport
Will Lee
J. B. Rice
Carl Russell
Eugene
Watson
Stanley Swisher
Howard Little
Zanesville
Ray McCarty
Charleston
Get-Together Club Hostess Leads Glouster Gathering
Mrs. Jessie Withem hosted the Get-Together Club at her Glouster home with vice president Mrs. Lucy Kirkbride in charge. Winners included Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. Lucille Ahle. gifts went to Mrs. Marie Hambel and Mrs. Stella McDonald. Numerous members and visitors from Glouster and nearby towns attended Thursday May 7.
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Bishopville
Jessie Withem
Glouster
Lucy Kirkbride
Marie Hambel
Hattie Watkins
Stella McDonald
Harold Smith
Lucille Ahle
Vernice Smith
Irene Smith
Bertha Carpenter
Paris
Carol Ann Smith
Wilma Mason
Patty
Audrey Frazier
Phyllis
Larry Ahle
Mary Jo Withem
John Milhoan
McLeish
Lloyd Milhoan
Fisher Roush
Kittle
Gamwell’ Brothers
Russell Smith
John
Sandusky
Tom Smith
Charles Milhoan
Harry Taylor
Carl Welling
Taylor Ridge
Dwight Smith
Glen Pedicord
Cambridge
Parkersburg
A. G. Carter
Alden Wells
Billie
William Morgan
Judy
Ambition and risk push Peggy toward a New York chance
Peggy eyes a career in night clubs and Hollywood as Baldy plots to launch her. He negotiates a risky deal offering pay and exposure while courting Fay’s reappearance on a dotted line. Nigel watches from afar as dreams collide with family limits and moonlit intrigue.
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Baldy
Fay
Peggy
Vivien Leigh
Fay Ransom
Peg
Benny
Ives
New York
Nigel
Myra
Hollywood
Ferdy
Michael
Coolville Troy Social Revival Continues At Coolville Church
Revival services began Sunday evening May 3 at the Coolville Church of God with Rev. Ford C. Kinder as evangelist and run through May 17. Local residents and visitors share meals and attend gatherings as events weave through family visits and hospital updates amid a page of community notices.
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Coolville
Coolville Church
Charles Daugherty
Athens R.D
Kate Richards
Marietta
Roy Deeter
Helen Gibbs
John Lowe
Barbara
Margaret Hooper
Athens
R.D
Herbert Blair
Belle Doolittle
Freda Malone
LaVerne Fuller
F. C. Taylor
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Ralph Chevalier
Allard Pratt
Pomeroy
Marjorie
Frances
Jessie Doolittle
Charlotte Peck
Carbondale
John Featherstone
Dayton
Alfred Rogers
Ireland
C. T. Newsom
Dorothy Blair
Marjorie Bibbee
Effie Sanders
Long Bottom R
Emerson
Donald
Decatur
Hall Clem
Cincinnati Ridge
Wade Clem
Lucy Summerfield
Charleston
Harry Summerfield
Logan A marriage license issued in probate court
Everett Therman McWilliams 21 of Logan a mechanic and Margene Louise Holmes 21 a dental assistant have had a marriage license issued in probate court. Both are children of their respective parents.
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Logan
Everett Therman McWilliams
Herman McWilliams
Margene Louise Holmes
Rex K. Holmes
Apple Grove Honors Sixtieth Anniversary Social Notes
The Apple Grove community marks the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Heiney with open house from two to four PM. Family members from New Matamoras Parkersburg Reed City Mich. Columbus and East Letartre share in the celebration amid spring flowers and a three tier cake.
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AP Grove
George W. Heiney
W. A. Heiney
New Matamoras
James Sheppard
Parkersburg
Floyd Farra
Apple Grove
Ed Hendershot
Reed City
Mich
Walter Johnson
Ray Heiney
William Shumway
June Hayman
Columbus
Margaret Gloeckner
Elsie Norris
East Letartre
Early Roush
Es Sayre
Ear Shank
Howard Johnson
Racine
John Hayman
Ha Roush
Robert McKelvey
Opal McGraw
Letart
W. Va
Sun
Earl Chapman
New York City
Arch Chapman
Mae Schwickley
East Liverpool
Ross Norris
Mary Margaret
Russell Lee
Westchester
Charles
Charlies Sharp
Huntington
Charles Sharp
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Ee Nations
John W
Chicago
Detroit
Raymond Clapper
Socrates
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
War Labor Board
National Defense Mediation Board
Signor Mussolini
Benito
Adolf
Salzburg
Il Duce
the Public Forum
the Messenger
John Potter Glouster, R.D
Wilkesville
Eastern Star Plans
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Presbyterian Church
Zella Lou Rhodes
J. N. Rhodes
William Richard Storer
Pennsylvania
Howard Nunemaker
Pythian Sisters
Robert Steele
U. S. Army Service
Charley Strausbaugh
Vern Strausbaugh
George Strausbaugh
Max Kaltenbach
Co. C. Mack
Ryger
Fred Mack
Fred Ward
Lloyd Roush
Clara Ward
Bishopville Club
Edmund Fancott
NEA Service, Inc
Baldy Brien
By Galbraith
WEA Service
Es UE
Troy
Apple Grove Social Notes
St. Don
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