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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1945

Page

12

Subscription rates and postal terms for Pub Gi

Subscription and mailing rates listed for carrier and mail delivery. Includes 1 year prices, half and quarter year options, local Ohio and outside Ohio rates, weekly pricing, and overseas service terms. Mentions post office entry, class matter, national representatives, and advertising rate inquiry.

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Tax cuts in 1946 shift burden from workers to profits

Washington reports that wage increases for 1946 hinge on Congress not employers as tax reductions lift take home pay for 12 million low income people. Republicans demand stronger stimulus, predicting a possible national income around 200 billion, with corporate tax changes keeping the government a 40 percent partner in profits. The piece weighs war debt, savings, and looming price rises as the peacetime economy adjusts.

Washington Congress Uncle Sam Vinson Treasury Jobe Joseph Martin House of Representatives America United States

Coolville Notes Highlight Local Social Circles

The Coolville Standard Bearer Society met at Barbara Chapman’s home for the season opener, with fifteen attendees and eight new members. A hayride was planned for the week. In Athens, the county WCTU convention at First Christian Church featured Grace Richmond and memorials to deceased members including Mrs. Alice Eddy and Mrs. Zona Marquis. Several local residents attended church events, dinners, and visits across Coolville, Columbus, Racine, Chauncey, and Athens, with many relatives listed among guests.

Coolville Standard Bearer Society Barbara Chapman Athens County WCTU Athens First Christian Church Grace Richmond Alice Eddy Zona Marquis Sam Starkey Nelsonville W. C. Whitlareh Mary Martin R. S. Henderson Carl Kincade Alice A. R Sheets Hazel Wines Charleston W. Va Ralph Wines E. M. Daugherty Charles Daugherty Athens R.D Church of Christ Chauncey Hoyt Lowe Orville Lowe Reedy Dennis Cox W. S. Lowe Frank Clark William Wines F. H. Cunningham Belva Rae James Wines Minnie Clark Roscoe Burdette Guysville R. D Vivian Hoffman Tuppers Plains Frank Reed Pearl Shields

Life with Ograinsky the Circus Mentor

A memoir excerpt recounts growing up in a polyglot circus family led by brutal trainer Ograinsky. He harshly pushed students through tricks using a harness system, injuring the narrator until a grandmother intervened. The troupe, a touring act across Europe, included gypsy brothers and diverse performers.

Grandmama Ograinsky

Middleport Schools Adjust Start Times Across County

Middleport schools shifted to eight thirty for classes while Pomeroy kept its schedule. The time change from Eastern War Time to Eastern Standard Time caused confusion at churches and local businesses. Pomeroy Village Council moved its meeting up one hour to accommodate the change. A separate note mentions Mary Brad celebrating her 34th birthday with relatives in Moscow and a contract with a small one ring circus visiting areas including Romania and the Balkans.

Middleport Pomeroy Wee Guysville Mary Brad Moscow Ograiskyj Eva Randolph Dutch Ridge Shere Romania Balkans Poland Finland

A Free Press Torch of World Peace Week

National Newspaper Week affirms wartime press freedom and the lifting of censorship at home while noting ongoing controls in Russia and other nations. The piece urges private leaders of media to push for global free press and democratic support to sustain world peace.

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Roosevelt Hart Ford loan tax tale spurs House probe show

Repulican Ways and Means panel opened a House probe into the Elliott Roosevelt Hartford loan and tax matter led by T A Jenkins. The case centers on losses and possible stock recovery with Elliott Hartford and Jesse Jones named in bids for accountability. The Internal Revenue Service contends the loss was legitimate as Roosevelt pressure influenced Hartford though no clear gain is shown.

House, Ways and Means Committee House Elliott Roosevelt John Hartford T. A. Jenkins Elliott John A. Hartford Jesse Jones Internal Revenue Department Roosevelt Hartford Eliott Ublic Mr. Hartford Internal Revenue Law Papa Roosevelt

Hirohito bows to reporters shows media lesson learned

The text notes Emperor Hirohito bowing to a group of journalists after meeting General MacArthur. It suggests he adapts to Western life and culture, likening him to Hollywood stars. The piece implies outsiders should stay favorable with the press to remain admired.

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Roosevelt Secrets Delay Pubic War Records

Peter Edson surveys officials’ secrecy about wartime confidences. He notes Truman denying promises to Ibn Saud and Byrnes’ Yalta disclosures. He predicts 1955 or 1960 before State Department volumes on World War II appear, with Lincoln’s papers due after the deaths of involved parties.

Washington Roosevelt Truman King Ibn Saud Palestine Pearl Harbor U. S High Command Edouard Daladier Paris Byrnes Yalta Churchill Kurile Islands Japan Pper U. S. Department of State State Department Lincaln White House Lincain Library of Congress Lincoln

Columbus Meigs Society Reelects Officers At Fall Meeting

At Schiller Park the Columbus Meigs Society of Meigs County re elected Tom F Lewis Sr president, Helen Bryant Allis vice president, Eunice Probst Lloyd treasurer, and Pearl Nelson Ogdin secretary. About three hundred members attended to hear Mayor James A Rhodes of Columbus as guest speaker.

Meigs PTA Set To Meet Thursday Afternoon

Meigs County Council of P T A chair Mrs Vernon Howes returned from Columbus after attending the Congress of the board of managers and council presidents of the Ohio PTA. National president Mrs William Hastings spoke on experiences at the San Francisco peace conference. The Meigs County Council PTA will meet at the Senior High Auditorium at 1 30 pm Thursday Oct 4.

Pomeroy Vernon Howes Meigs County Council of Parent-Teacher Association Columbus Board of Managers and Council Ohio Congress of P.T.A William Hastings San Francisco Meigs County Council Senior High

End of the Summer Poem by Menetizer Readers

A reader poem in Poet's Corner reflects on end of summer beauty and distant longing. The contributor notes readers should include their name and address. the verse expresses admiration and solitary mood as autumn approaches.

Menetizer

Home Coming Day Planned at Rio Grande College

Rio Grande College schedules its annual home-coming for Saturday October 20. The program includes an afternoon football game against West Virginia Tech, with morning and evening events organized by a joint committee of alumni faculty and students.

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Columbia Grangers Plan Booster Night

Columbia Grange met Friday with 32 members and four visitors. The third and fourth degree obligation was given to one candidate. A juvenile program featured poems, songs, piano solos, and dialogues by Ruth Powelson John Starkey Ann Powelson Marie Rupe Hazel Rupe Betty Cone and others. Booster night is set for Saturday October 6 with Professor Katona of Athens as guest. A pie social follows and the public is invited.

Carpenter Columbia Grange Dwaine Jordan John Starkey Ann Powelson Ruth Powelson Hazel Rupe Betty Cone Marie Rupe Ann F Powelson

Jail Cleve lander for Eating and Not Paying

A four year old Cleveland laborer was jailed on petty larceny charges after allegedly dining for a week at a downtown drug store and stealing roast beef soup salad pie coffee wieners and beans without paying his bill.

Wilkesville News Briefs Highlight Local Figures and Wartime News

Wilkesville notes reveal CES officers hosting past matrons and patrons with guests from Gallipolis and Wellston, plus a pianist Louise Pope and social details. Wartime items report Sgt Paul McElroy back on furlough from E T O, burns survivor Robert Mahaffey, and Densil Neuhart safe in the States after Pearl Harbor captivity.

Louise Pope Eloise Gray Wellston Stella Wilcox Vinton Jewell Strong Mr. Waltz Emery Bishop Marian Wilkesville Grange Paul McElroy E.T.O Bernice Crabtree Chillicothe John Shilling Ida Weiss Columbus Cynthia Cummings Point Rock Penn American Legion Auxiliary Densil Neuhart Pearl Harbor States William Mahaffey Robert, Mahaffey Camp Livingston Emery Johnson Charles Johnson Canton Johnson James Kessler Kessler Route 124 Here Morrow's Weilston

Community notices and alumni events span Athens area

Prof and Mrs W H Herbert and children returned from two weeks fishing in Chetek Wisconsin. Mrs M C Morrison elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary in Athens. Officers installed include Mrs John W Dowler first vice president and others. MacArthur to retire as chief of staff to help organize defenses for the Philippines. Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae hosted guests at Mrs Seth Lewis home with attendees from Corpus Christi Louisville and Niagara Falls. 20 years ago E Ray Lash attended Ohio Masonic Grand Council. Power plant inspection trip mentioned at Philo. Fall fashion show at Preston stores drew large crowds in Athens. Alpha Gamma Delta sorority formal at Mrs Harry Z Foster home with alumnae aides.

M. C. Morrison American Legion Auxiliary Athens John W. Dowler Lena Leben Paul Shannon Anthony Padden Loretta Collings F. A. Lavelle Alpha Gamma Delta Seth Lewis E. State St Town Catherine Chubb Munds Corpus Christi Tex Robert Filson Louisville, Ky Mra .E Shetler Niagara Falla E. Ray Lash Akron Grand Council Masonic Bodies of Ohio L. Jones Columbus American Institute of Electrical Engineers WHS Philo Pilot Preston Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Harry Z. Foster Foster Roger J. Jones Guy Saylor Maude Skidmore

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