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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1944

Page

4

Fragmented Memoir Mixed With Notes From Athens Aged Text

A garbled excerpt blends a wartime diet critique with a sprawling personal reminiscence about a Brooklyn business, a Yale connection, and a hidden liquor warehouse discovery. The narrator recounts a search for a duplicate key, a dimly lit building, and a tense ascent to an office area, ending with a faded memory of a letter to a wounded relationship and a long archival dig.

Brooklyn Boggio Yale Harri Ferguson & Co Bosslo Boggs Harris, Ferguson & Co Bozzio Fina

First Native Tribal Constitution Adopted by 50 Tribes

Denver reports a historic move as representatives from 50 American Indian tribes formally adopt a tribal constitution imagined as the first of its kind in U S history. Indian leaders launched a new united Nation spanning Indiana United States and Canada amid wartime context. A German POW Otto Tittle, 21, who escaped Fort Benjamin Harrison was recaptured, ending his flight.

Denver Colon U —Anas United States Indiana Canada Cleveland Otto Tittle Fort Benjamin Harris

Prediction of Roosevelt policy course after election

The piece argues Roosevelt and his advisers favor the electoral mandate over the popular vote and will press ahead with a stronger Democratic Congress. It warns of roughshod tactics to push programs, risking continued congressional brawls and higher taxes if capital stays hidden.

Roosevelt Congress

Legion to the fore in peacetime misfortune and postwar rebirth

The American Legion, once judged by its convention antics, shows stronger public influence as war nears victory. It leads re conversion and rehabilitation, sponsors the GI Bill of Rights, proposes veterans on draft boards, and notes 300,000 members to date.

American Legion Legion

Retaken German Prisoners Highlight War Time Gaps

The writer argues that Germany prisoners recaptured after months on farms and in towns show lax wartime controls. He claims many foreigners have crossed borders since the war began and blended into communities, risking forged papers and citizenship, while noting possible citizen desertions.

Tobacco Shortage Fueled by Policy and Distribution Failures

Officials acknowledge a complex tobacco shortage driven by past AAA acreage limits, pricing choices, and wartime diversions. Distribution delays and shifts, including stockpiling for troops and misdirected shipments to France, worsened the supply while demand rose among civilians and service members.

Washington New Deal Agricultural Adjustment Agency AAA England France United States Britain

Security Council seats outlined for United Nations plan

Peter Edson notes Dumbarton Oaks proposals set a permanent five power Security Council plus eleven rotating seats for others. Key issues include voting rights, veto safety nets, and sovereignty tradeoffs, with invited participation for nonpermanent nations. Edson cautions about immigration politics shaping perceptions of U S policy.

Security Council United Nations Organization Four Nations Dumbarton Oaks United States Great Britain Soviet Russia China France Security Counil

Chauncey High School Carnival Draws Big Crowd

Chauncey Dover High School held a popular athletic carnival drawing a capacity crowd last week. The evening featured the Chauncey Dover Band under Mrs Lelia Rockey, a football squad skit, dancing, fortune telling, moving pictures and candy sales. Ruby Roberts and Junior Courtney won queen and king by vote, with prizes from local merchants. The grand prize was a $25 War Bond awarded to Mrs Hazel Chalfan.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dovers High ‘School Chauncey ¢ Dover Lelia Rockey Ruby Roberts Junior Courtney Chauncey-Dover Hazel Chalfan

Marriage announced in Chauncey and Gallipolis union

Ruth McBride and Russell Staley wed in a November ring ceremony at Gallipolis with attendants Miss Marjorie Neighbors and Mrs Dorothy Staley. The bride wore aqua green two piece suit. reception at Elmer Staley’s home. The McBride family recently moved from Chauncey to the John Witham farm near Jacksonville. Mrs Staley plans to join her husband in San Diego where he is stationed. Further notes mention local visits, illness, and club meetings in Chauncey and Millfield communities.

Elmer Staley Russell J. Staley San Diego Calif Staley McBride Chauncey John Witham Jacksonville

Plan Special Services CHAUNCEY

The Gotep Five of Columbus will perform singing and preaching at Morristown Holiness Church on Saturday and Sunday nights November 2 and 26. The public is invited. Bernard Bowers Jr of Columbus is hospitalized in France with a foot injury while serving in the infantry. he is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Daniel Fulton of Millfield.

Columbus Morristown Prance Chauncey Pec Bernard Bowers, Jr Bernard Bowers France Daniel Fulton Millfield

Funeral held for Clifford Edwards in Carbondale

Funeral services were held here Thursday for Clifford Edwards who died November 13 in a Barberton hospital after an automobile accident. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, former Carbondale residents. Relatives came from Port Wayne Indiana and other distant places for the service. Military members on furlough visited home from Fort Benning and Fort Leonard Wood. A shower for Betty Melvin Kennard’s daughter, recently married to Pie Melvin, was held at the Kennards’ home.

Ann Walden Virginia Knecht WSCS The Methodist Church Anderson Bentz Alda Larson Linda Shanks Ice Helen Chapman Ethel Kincade Laura Gunder Zona Mar ¢Quis Ella Tilton Mary Bentz Dolphin Creeger Bethel Wscs Ernest Knowles Julia Deter Hallie Gordon Virginia Parr Florence Gillian Eileen Blake Cole Bethel Church Floyd Matlack Tampa Fla Pfe Rona Yahney Brooks and Willis Frank Reed Shelby Donald Tuppers Plains Tean Army Millie Griffin Lanpusua LE Clifford Edwards Barberton John Edwards Carbondale Glen Prater Jack Prater Port Wayne Ind Murl Lowry Fort Benning Ahlan Doolittle Fort Leon Ard Wood Nate Doolittle Dave Kennard Betty Pie Melvin Thom Sarah “Johnson Jennie Starley

Guysville Personal Notices from a Weekend Visit List

A compiled weekend social roundup from Guysville lists many visitors and guests. Names include Jayne Buck and Waldo Buck of Troy, Gerald Rodehaver family, Alto Pierce, Margaret Bond, Homer Morehead of Ames, Rosa Lowery at home, Nora Henry of Athens helping care, Janice Marie Moore visiting Eileen Cunningham, E E Newland of Marion with Laura Barnett, Cambridge Cpl George Timblin and wife, J B Gibbs and son John of Athens, Arien Williams guest, Jeannine Simmer's visit, Blanche Fuller from Columbus with Laurence Fuller and daughter, and George Strakey with J McLaughlin family visiting relatives.

Guysville Jayne Buck Troy Ohio Waldo Buck Gerald Rodehaver F and Sons Alto Pierce Margaret Bond Homer Morehead Ames Rosa Lowery Nora Henry Athens Janice Marie Moore Eileen Cunningham E. E. Newland Marion Laura Barnett George Timblin Cambridge J.B. Gibbs John Air ien_ Williams Jeannine Simmer Blanche Fuller Columbus Larence Fuller Akron George Strakey J. McLaughlin

Monday Longstreth PTA Meeting Highlights Week

Monday Longstreth PTA met Thursday evening with Mrs Albert Dupler presiding. Twenty six members responded to roll call. A Christmas treat was planned for the school children. The program included a Thanksgiving reading by Mary McCombs, Stars of the Summer Night by Joan Christian, Fant Audrey McManaway, and a song by Nora Sanborn and Mary McComb. A treat was served.

Longo Longstreth P.ta Albert Dupler Mary McCombs Joan Christian Fant Audrey McManaway Sing Hilts Nora Sanborn Mary McComb Marines Tym VP Lich

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