Stettinius Seen Likely New Secretary of State
Washington reports reveal President Roosevelt plans to replace Secretary Hull with Edward Stettinius. Hull's ill health and impending retirement prompted White House discussions, with Stettinius portrayed as a capable, amiable heir tied to government leadership and postwar planning.
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Washington
Hull
Justice Byrnes
Stettinius
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
State Department
Lord Halifax
Halifax
Edward Stettinius
Congress
U. S. Steel Corporation
Department of State
Department
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Europe
Newspaper notices and subscriptions terms of The Messenger
The document lists affiliations and press service rights for The Messenger and details subscription rates by carrier and mail, with regional prices for Ohio and outside Ohio, plus publication offices and national representatives. It notes obituary and card-of-thanks charges as nominal.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Messenger &S
Athens
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Fighting Back in a Dangerous Web of Guilt and Love
Leo Kabateck confronts Boggie's ruthless hold while Mickey offers support and a chance at a new life built on honesty. As Leo weighs turning informant, he faces danger, debt, and a plan to expose the crime ring without sealing his own fate.
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Mickey
Leo
Leo Kabateck
Don
Boggie
Brain Trust
Darling
Stooges
Boggio
Clearfork Lake proposed for Hocking Valley economy boost
A plan for Clearfork Lake west of Logan would dam a stream valley to create over 400 acres of water spanning up to three miles. Supporters cite tourism and outdoor recreation potential, with $50,000 already allocated for site purchase and key decisions pending the Department of Finance board.
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Ohio
Clearfork Lake
Logan
Hocking Parks
Hocking Forest Parks
Lake Hope
Zaleski Forest
Vinton County
Hocking
Clearfork
Hocking Valley
Hocking County
Izaak Walton League
Don Waters
Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Conservation Commission
Department of Finance
Light and shortage puzzling cigarette supply this year
The piece argues 70 percent as many popular brand cigarettes are available despite high demand driven by hoarding and rising consumption. It cites factors from 1940 43 acreage limits to labor shortages, but credits consumer fear and stockpiling as the core cause, noting a 14.5 percent annual rise in consumption and a 22.5 percent drop in 1944 demand versus supply.
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Washington
Joseph Colodny
Tobacco Merchants Association
Mr. Colodny
Slyould
Peter Edson's Letter From Washington on Social Security
Peter Edson criticizes the Old Age Insurance trust fund shortfall exceeding 3.4 billion dollars due to waived premiums. He notes current fund size around 5.74 billion, argues actuaries estimated higher needs, and warns a 2 percent premium freeze proposed by Senator Vandenberg would widen the gap by at least 1.3 billion plus lost interest. The Social Security Board and Treasury oppose freezing the premium and seek a 4 percent employee rate starting Jan 1.
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Sam
Congress
Vandenberg
Michigan
Social Security Board
Treasury Department
Wartime queues spark a shared sense of common peace
Wartime queues seem to have supplied a large part of the American people with a kind of inexpensive entertainment and experience that they thoroughly enjoy. There must be not a balance of power, but a community of power, not organized rivalries, but an organized common peace.
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Woodrow Wilson
Independence and Dependence Meanings Tied to Dignity and Inferiority
The phrase links independence with dignity and virtue while dependence implies inferiority and corruption, contrasting moral associations with political concepts. No broader context is provided within the fragment.
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Bentham
Public Forum letters reveal bitter debate on League of Nations
The Messenger prints a tightly edited Public Forum letter from Margaret Cotton Kasten urging peace and warning that hostility to proposals may lead to a future World War III. She argues that key American leaders supported the League covenant and calls for swift cooperative action against potential aggressors, noting male authorship in responses and critiquing anti peace sentiment.
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the Messenger
League of Nations
James Wallace
Howell
League
Watson
Indiana
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Wilson
Elihu Root
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Taft
Congress
War Dept
Margaret Cotton Kasten Nelsonville
Petrillo wins royalties war for his boys on phonograph records
Post election notes from The Messenger describe rapid moves on the home front since Navy 7 and Roosevelt asking Petrillo to call off his strike. Petrillo refuses, prompting questions about FDR’s hesitation and the ongoing labor dispute over royalties for performers and records.
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the Messenger
Navy
Petrillo
Against Vagueness in a Soldier Letter to the Forum
Athens reader Earl C. Cooper criticizes Sgt. Warren D. Reeves for vague claims about disciplinary actions in a black unit. He praises the Tenth Cavalry's Spanish American War heroism, cites Roosevelt’s capture, and urges avoiding racial hatred while defending soldiers in training camps. He recalls his brother’s mustard gas exposure and emphasizes discipline and peace.
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the Messenger
Warren D. Reeves
Forum
Sgt. Reeves
Tenth Cavalry
U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan
Argonne
West Point Military Academy
Earl C. Cooper
Athens
Letter on League of Nations by Margaret Cotton Kasten
The Messenger carries a letter from Margaret Cotton Kasten of Nelsonville criticizing a quoted claim about the League of Nations. The writer accuses the unnamed historian of false quotation and urges readers to regard history as true.
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the Messenger
Margaret Cotton Kasten
Nelsonville
League of Nations
War Today Speculates on Red Army Move Against Vistula Line
The article discusses expectations for a renewed Soviet offensive against the German Vistula Line as winter approaches. It notes Russia faces a broad, stretched front across Eastern Europe, and highlights mud and freezing conditions from fall rains to December rivers freezing as major factors delaying a new drive. It also mentions the Red Army may first stabilize its eastern and western flanks before a central push.
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Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Warsaw
Red Command
Baltic States
East Prussia
Balkans
Hungary
Europe
Red
Vistula
Public reaction to League of Nations and Article X debate
A. V. Howell of Pomeroy criticizes President Wilson for treating peace talks personally, argues Article X of the League violated Congress powers and harmed approval. He notes Senate opposition could have narrowed gaps if compromised, cites Manchuria and Abyssinia as failures, and questions the 1920 campaign influence on the issue.
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Wilson
Senate
Council of the League
United States
Congress
Japan
Manchuria
Italy
Abasynia
Harding
Cox
A. V. Howell Pomeroy
Millfield Family Honors Virgil Wilson on Leave
A Millfield family dinner Thursday at Mrs. Evelyn Wilsons home honored Virgil S Wilson AMMH 2-c home on leave. Attending were Virgil Waveyleen and Ada Wilson Mr and Mrs Hughie McCune and their children and Mrs Evelyn Wilson.
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Millfield
Evelyn Wilson
Virgil S. Wilson
Ammh 2-c
Virgil, Waveyleen
Ada Wilson
Hughie McCune
Girl Scout Patrol to Meet at Kay Swart's Home
The Glouster Buckeye Patrol of the Girl Scouts will meet at Kay Swart's residence, 80 Front Street, Thursday evening at seven o'clock.
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Glouster
Buckeye Patrol
Girl Scouts
Kay Swart
Front St
Surprise party honors Rev G B Court ney at Chauncey
A crowd of about three hundred attended a surprise party for Rev G B Court ney at the Church of Christ in Chauncey. The event highlighted community support and celebratory tone for the clergyman.
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Rev
G. B. Courtney
Church of Christ, Chauncey
Women Leave Wartime Jobs Spotlighted On Front Page
Twenty years ago a front page story described women exiting jobs they held during World War I. Athens hosted Mrs. Nellie C V Heppert of Ohio, commander of the WEA, while Fifteen nurses gathered in Athens to organize District 14 of the Ohio State Association of Graduate Nurses. Officers named were Mrs. Pearl Hatfield, Gallia County, Miss Jessie Wells, Washington County, Miss Ruth Masters, Mrs. K D Reyer, Miss Clara Cavanaugh, all from Athens County. Classical Music Club members from Athens High School attended a Windsor dinner with Fanny Davidson, Louise Kerr, Margaret Gorham, Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Helen Roush, Helen Cross, Mary Louise Cullums, Margaret Laverty, Mary Farrell, Gertrude Addicott.
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Athens
Ohio State Association of Graduate Nurses
Pearl Hatfield
Gallia County
Jessie Wells
Washington County
Ruth Masters
K. D. Reyer
Clara Cavanaugh
Athens County
Athens High School
Windsor
Fanny Davidson
Louise Kerr
Margaret Gorham
Mary Elizabeth Hughes
Helen Roush
Helen Cross
Mary Louise Cullums
Margaret Laverty
Mary Farrell
Gertrude Addicott
Racine Juniors Present Hobgoblin House Play
Racine High School junior class will present Hobgoblin House a three act mystery farce on Nov 28 at 8. Cast includes Lillian Simpson Betty Salser Jane Wolfe Jack Sharp nack Bill Hayman David Sayre Hazel Stobart Bill Spencer Audrey Hayman Berton Beegle Jim Circle Faye Fisher. Directed by Carl B. Weese with Miss Pickens and Mr. Nolan assisting in stage setup. Tickets available in the principal Charles Hayman’s office.
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Racine
Racine High School
Hobgoblin House
Lillian Simpson
Betty Salser
Jane Wolfe
Jack Sharpnack
Bill Hayman
David Sayre
Hazel Stobart
Bill Spencer
Audrey Hayman
Berton Beegle
Jim Circle
Faye Fisher
Carl B. Weese
Miss Pickens
Nolan
Charles Hayman
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W.E.A
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