The Athens Messenger Publication Details 1908 to 1929
The Athens Messenger page lists publishers O Gordon K Bush and Frederick W Bush with Charles H Harris as managing editor. It notes membership in multiple press associations, and provides subscription and advertising rates for Ohio and out-of-state addresses. It ends with a Milton quotation about liberty.
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Athens Messenger
Prederick W. Bush
the Messenger
O. Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Synthetic rubber program prioritizes military needs
Raymond Clapper notes the big synthetic rubber effort will not ease civilian tire shortages any time soon. He warns rationing will spread to save rubber, with private car use shrinking as the war effort dominates transport needs including defense plant workers.
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Washington
Defense Workers’ Transportation Corporation
Defense Plant
Transportatioon
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Leon Henderson
WPB
Donald Nelson
Southwest Pacific
Axis
United States
Price ceilings and the duty of consumers in wartime
An unsigned collective reflection argues that price ceilings are only a stopgap and warns that further actions may include higher taxes and wage limits. It notes the burden on soldiers and families, the desire to curb profiteering, and the need to subdue personal gains to keep living costs in check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Treasury
Morgenthau
Uncle Sam
Employment Service to Aid Draft Boards in War Work
The article argues that mistakes in draft exemptions arise from rapid mobilization. It notes that Federal Employment Service experts will assist in classifying workers for essential plants and agriculture. The goal is fairer rulings as the draft system stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Employment Service
Selective Service Board
Futility in Laval return shows Petain balking at Laval
An American correspondent quotes Petain to the London Daily Telegraph saying he could not bear Laval and called him repulsive, yet Hitler pressed Laval back into unoccupied France. Now Hitler hesitates to eject Laval as he weighs more effective collaborators.
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Hitler
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
France
London Daily Telegraph
Laval
Petain
Quisling
Bevin Urges Tearout Of History Books On Prejudice
British Labor Minister Ernest Bevin calls for removing from history books material that prejudices one people against another, arguing for a more balanced record of past conflicts and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bevin
Peter Edson Reviews Washington Scene Baldwin and the FSA debate
Peter Edson assesses C B Baldwin head of the Farm Security Administration amid accusations of communism. He notes Baldwin's youth and political history, praises FSA reach to nearly a million farm families, and contrasts its costs with city relief programs while stressing the wartime shift toward supporting low income farmers and vitamin crops over surplus crops.
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Senate
C. B. Baldwin
Farm Security Administration
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Baldwin
Bond
Baldwin
Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Senator Byrd
FSA
Kenneth McKellar
Congress
Tugwell Times
Benny Baldwin
Public Health Critique Sparks Township Debate
In a letter to The Messenger Athens residents accuse Waterloo Township health services of neglect while praising national reporting. The health commissioner responds detailing reported cases Meningitis Measles Strep Throat Scarlet feverPolio Diptheria and quarantine figures, and defends funding from state sources.
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the Messenger
County Health Department
The
Messenger
Waterloo Township
Public Health Service
Public Health Department
Charles O. Young
Athens
State Department of Health
Pleasant Valley Social Notes Chronicle Local Guests
Mr and Mrs E Brooks Mrs Cora Brooks Mike Charles Brooks and Pearl Wood and grandson Pearl Howard Brooks were Sunday dinner guests at the Charles Wood home. Bessie Pugh celebrated her birthday at Tracey Whaley's home in Pomeroy. Attendees included Edward Pugh, Maynard Coates and daughter, Frank Pugh and Delmer Annin of Alliance visiting John Carsey's family. Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid will meet at Kate Wood's on May 28 for a soup dinner. A box is to be collected for Harold E Jones in service. Dr T H Morgan and Miss Betty Githam of Athens visited Pearl Wood Thursday.
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Pleasant Valley
E. Brooks
Cora Brooks
Mike Charles Brooks
Pearl Wood
Pearl Howard Brooks
Charles Wood
Bessie Pugh
Tracey Whaley
Pomeroy
Edward Pugh
Maynard Coates
Frank Pugh
Delmer Annin
Alliance
I Am an American Poem Reflections and Pecos River Note
Poet Henry Leach of Logan Ohio extols freedoms and duties of being an American praising church choice, schooling, press, speech, and defense duty. The item ends with a Pecos river anecdote from Texas and New Mexico noting the river’s circuitous 700 mile path between Carlsbad and Pecos.
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Henry Leach
Logan
Ohio
Texas
Pecos River
Carlsbad
N. M
Pecos
Local Skating Derby Wins and School News Highlights
Suzanne Danford swept three firsts and two seconds in the scooter roller derby while Dan Bardin led the boys with top wins. Other results include Dick Clippinger winning the four year old boys’ tricycle race and Bob Garrett topping the boys scooter race. C A Hartley retires after 48 years at Pomeroy. Athens schools name Harper Pendry its head and A W McKay retires as Middleport superintendent. Twenty years ago May 29 1922 headlines note Jazz as emblem, flapper autos theft, and Europe debt worries.
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Suzanne Danford
Dan Bardin
Anna Margaret Morrison
Helen Quest
Barbara Danford
Dick Clippinger
Fulton
Bob Garrett
Jean Finsterwald
James Person
David Cooper
Hester Hartman
Europe
Caribbean Crisis Chapter XI Ends in Island Exit
Bill Talcott returns to New York after six years on Abias Island facing charges of shortage. He confronts auditor Struthers while fellow characters Halsey June Paterson and MacDowell maneuver around. As the group prepares to depart on a supply boat, Talcott asserts leadership and defies Struthers.
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Bill Talcott
New York
Bill
Sudster
Halsey
MacDowell
June Paterson
Martha Swenson
Prof
Constantine
Jackson
Struthers
Abias Island
Saint Thomas
Talcott
Winters
Saint Peter
Pearly Gates
Sebastien
Black Tomas
Sam
Tomas
Tortola Dock
St. Thomas
June Patterson
Buckro Struthers
Sand Rock Social Briefs Highlights Local Visits
George Ogg and Wells Van Dyke were in Athens Saturday. Copeland moved to the Copeland pro. Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel were visitors in Guysville Monday. Art Copeland and family were in Athens Saturday. Grandstaff and son Dale visited the Keeton family at The Plains. Willing Workers meet with Mrs. Vinnie Van Dyke May 27. Carrie Decker spent the weekend with Mrs. Ethel Rake at Dart. Holdcroft of Elliott visited Thomas Hanson and family Friday. Frank Bolin and Ed Bolin with spouses visited in Columbus Wednesday and extended their stay. Sand Rock Cemetery is being cleaned for Memorial Day. contributions welcomed. Joe and Will Giffen of Paris and Circleville residents visited Hooks. Clarence Hudnall and family and Able Hook visited Robert Hook in Springfield.
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George Ogg
Wells van Dyke
Athens
Copeland
McDaniel
Guysville
Art Copeland
Carl Grandstaff
Dale
Branch Townsend
Riley Keeton
the Plains
Vinnie van Dyke
Carrie Decker
Ethel Rake
Dart
Charles "Holdcroft
Elliott
Thomas Hanson
Frank Bolin
Ed Bolin
Columbus
Harley Ward
Sand Rock
Joe Giffen
Paris
Will Giffin
Circleville
Robert Hook
Clarence Hudnall
Able Hook
Springfield
Boarding School play delight at Shawnee High
Shawnee High presented the senior class play Boarding School in the auditorium Monday under director Miss Ethel Bates. Local residents Mrs Clifford Peyton Somerset and Delores Peyton Columbus are noted relatives in attendance and several families were mentioned visiting and traveling for events and duties.
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Shawnee
Ethel Bates
Clifford Peyton
Somerset
Delores Peyton
Columbue
Dick Peyton
John Quemiley
Toledo
Blanche Grimley
Edward Fox
Lorain
Theresa Powers
Thomas O’donnel
Logan
Elias Williams
Ravenna
Thomas Crowe
Pike Grimley
Estel Wilcox
Harold Jarre
Bruce Hannah
Earl Moody
Ralph Fielder
Mahley
Martin Croweré
Cleveland
Sarah Crawford
New Lexington
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Associated Press
Associated
Milton
Raymond Clapper
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
the Public Forum
Benedict B. Buckley
Poet's Corner
Free
Germany
Italy
Japan
America
C. A. Hartley
Harper C. Pendry
Tronton
A. W. McKay
Middleport Schools
Pierce
Clarice McKibben
Helen Bowles
A.S. Thompson
Ohio University School of Music
Angella Woods
Helen Peoples
Ross Gandee
Edward Sharp
Wesley Kelley
Ernest Algeo
Janice Battin
Melba Woodworth
Robert Clutter
Abbott Wilcox
Dick Clark
By Galbraith
Australia
Caribbean
Eaton K. Golothwaite
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