The Athens Messenger Publisher and Staff Information
The Athens Messenger details publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush with Charles H. Harri as managing editor. It notes membership in press associations and republication rights, plus subscription rates by mail and carrier, including services for servicemen, and foreign offices contact.
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Wildcat Regulation and Airport Obstruction Concerns
The piece describes dangers from tall obstructions near airports including a 50-foot pole setup and a 348-foot stack, noting safety demands. It reports the Lea Bailey Bill backing federal airport zoning to protect approaches and requires federal-state cooperation to standardize aviation regulations.
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Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Administrator of Civil Aviation
Softening the Continent Air Raids Hit Axis Industry
The piece notes Anglo American air assaults crippling Axis industrial centers and supply lines. It claims secret UN advice suggested targeting key industries to enable a Channel invasion with fewer losses. It reports heavy damage to German cities as Soviet bombers and Western air forces press attacks.
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United Nations
Hitler
English Channel
Germany
JITTERBUGGING IN BRAZIL
Vice President Wallace fosters neighborhood ties with Latin America during a longer visit. The piece argues that soldiers and ordinary people act as ambassadors of goodwill, noting cultural exchanges from samba to coffee and the potential to reduce suspicion through personal contact.
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Wallace
Latin America
Prench Influence Sparks Mustache Club Among Airmen
An American air force unit in North Africa forms the Point Snorkers, a tongue in cheek group inspired by the Short Snorters. Entry requires a clear mustache seen at 100 feet and waxed ends pointing toward the ears. Members cannot shave until returning home, satirically faulting foreign influence.
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Air Force
North Africa
Brass Hats No Protection In Modern War
A newspaper exposes a grim tally showing five admirals killed on duty and 27 generals killed wounded or missing, plus many other officers lost. It argues modern mobile warfare and airpower expose leaders to danger, eroding the protection once afforded to high officers. Henry George urges truth over comfort in drawing conclusions.
War Labor Board review supports coal wage debate shift
The War Labor Board’s impartial review of the coal controversy criticizes lack of direct collective bargaining by operators and miners. It highlights possible income increases beyond the Little Steel formula and suggests six day weeks and portal to portal adjustments as relief paths. Lewis bears blame for failing to push public opinion and avoiding work stoppage.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Ickes
John Lewis
Roosevelt
Board Flow
Miners’ Union
Lewis
Labor Board
German War Woes Deepen as Sweden Tracks Crumbling Germany
From Stockholm dispatch Marcellinus reports deteriorating German supply lines, loss of phos phates, meat rationing, and a hungry population. He notes German industry, bomb damage in the Ruhr, and widespread discontent among Swedes observing Nazi strains, with Franco peace feelers and refugee displacements signaling a faltering regime.
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Stockholm
Germany
North
Africa
Sfax
Franco
Berlin
Lapland
Arctic Circle
Norway
Sweden
France
Four Row Corn Planter Hoarded Under Rationing Board
A farmer with a wife and helper, operating 270 acres, sought a four row corn planter but was denied by the rationing board. The dealer kept the planter in warehouse under compulsion, raising costs for fuel and time while the farmer used a less efficient two row planter. The piece argues rationing misleads the public about fair distribution and calls for enforcement against boards and hoarding.
Roosevelt bill adds tax boost and executive power
The industrial control and public works bill sent to President Roosevelt includes new taxation and expanded presidential authority. Nelsonville High School Alumni plan their June 2 reunion led by Leland Krieg and Ed Rosser with several honored alumni. Kiwanis Club of Athens sketches plans for a Karnival to fund iron street posts, listing club officers and members. A four year honors student pair Alfreda West and George Shafer graduate with perfect A averages from Chauncey-Dover. State mine inspector Andrew Ginnan aids first aid demonstration in a mine rescue car tour visiting multiple towns.
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Nelsonville High School Alumni Association
Leland Krieg
Ed Rosser
Bob Hall
Marie Martin Hoodlett
Bertha Allen Ashby
Alfreda West
George Shafer
Chauncey-Dover High School
Andrew Ginnan
Glouster
Pomeroy
Athens
Jacksonville
Corning
Answers and Answers in 1940s Military and Games
A divorced wife may receive a Dependents Allowance if not remarried and alimony remains due. Russia suffered the most WWI casualties at about 9 million. Japan the least at around 1,210. The eldest hand is the card dealt to the left of the dealer.
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Russia
Japan
My Own Dear Mother Poem From Maude Hayes
Poet's Corner contribution from Maude Hayes of Rutland Ohio sings of a mother’s memory and a wish to lift standards of justice and truth. The piece blends personal sentiment with future reunion on the Sea of Blue and pledges to uphold virtue. It asks readers to sign with name and address.
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Maude Hayes
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One Man Staff on Island Suspicion in WAAC Tale
Beth Carter aids Major Brit Jackson on a camouflaged Pacific island base as rumors of an internal leak swirl. A missing directive, suspicions on Lita Danton and Rick Moth, and Beth’s covert stakeout drive this cliffhanger in a serialized wartime story.
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Beth Carter
WAAC
Brit Jackson
Pacific
Coast Artllery Barrage Alloon Battalion
Major Jackson
Beth
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Lita Danton
Rick Moth
Lita
Rick
Mr. Moth
Langsville Residents Share Weekend News
Pvt Theron Morris stationed at Cleveland spent Sunday at home before transfer to an Arkansas camp. Garland Sinclair and family moved into the vacated Snyder home. Robert Kennedy of the Navy visited his parents for a few days last week. Mr and Mrs Clair Nelson and two sons of Carroll visited relatives here. Will Swadsey of Cokely WV stayed with his brother Guy Swadley from Thursday to Saturday.
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Langsville
Theron Morris
Cleveland
Arkansas
Garland Sinclair
Snyder
Robert Kennedy
Navy
Theodore Kennedy
Clair Nelson
Carroll
Will Swadsey
Cokely
W. Va
Maxine Rumfield
Beulah Kennedy
Barbara Swadley
Frank Harmon
Ripley
William Harmon
Carroll Hay
Washington
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Rodney
Wilmington
Billy Pep’ Ry
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W. Halliday
Carpenter
Roy Anderson
Gladys
Ernest
Langeville
W. R. Halliday
Elsie Danny Pearley McCann
Columbus
O. S. McCann
George Perry
Virginia
Perry
Charles Perry
Salem
Ward Kennedy
Parkersburg
Grass Run
Mary Minkus
Glouster
Irving
Albert Roemine
Alice Biggs
Middleport
Henry Fareley
Star Hall
Paul Edmundson
Floyd Kennedy
New Hampshire
Buckhorn
Homer West
Race Hill
Parker Run
Howard Folden
Leading Creek
Alice Davis
Ruth Davis
Frank McLaughlin
Curtis Wright
Hester
Pauline Washington
Old Dexter
Mary Louise Chaney
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Robert E. Baker Receives Honorable Army Discharge
Robert E. Baker of Church Street has received an honorable discharge from the U S Army. He had been stationed at Camp Roberts in California for the past several months.
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