The Athens Messenger Details Publication and Staff
The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher and Gordon E. Bush as editor, with Charles H. Sartis as managing editor and staff affiliations including the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the Associated Press. It notes weekday afternoons except Saturday and Sunday morning editions, plus circulation auditing and membership in Ohio and national news associations.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick WW Bush
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Messenger Publishing
Gordon E. Bush
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Charles H. Sartis
Mimber American Newspaper Publishers Association
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Associated Frees
Berein
The Die Is Cast On Wartime Control Of Coal
The piece argues wartime controls in peacetime would entrench bureaucratic power. It cites price regulation to ensure fair competition, warns against subsidies via fixed wages and prices, and predicts broad government reach toward collectivism and ownership across energy sectors. It stresses coal must compete in a free market with new uses.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Wheeling Intelligencer
Wheeling
W. Va
Ceal
Comfortable Shoes and the Case for Good Fit
A discussion on shoe quality and fit, arguing that comfortable, well-made footwear lasts longer and reduces foot trouble. It critiques vanity, notes English walkers may wear better-fitting shoes, and urges spending on proper fitting to avoid chiropody visits and improve well being.
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London
Hoover and the experience argument in the election
David Lawrence argues that experience in the presidency is overrated as a predictor of success. He notes Hoover’s administration and Roosevelt’s early challenges, suggesting a governor like Dewey could lead in 1945 with the help of capable nonpartisan officials, while protest votes shape outcomes more than prior experience.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
White House
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Hull
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Hitler
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New York
Dewey
Albany
Austria
Treasury Department
Arthur Ballantine
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Jesse Jones
Union
Peter Edson's Washington Letter on Capitol idlers and politicking
Peter Edson reports on Washington gossip and conduct probes involving women correspondents and capital celebrities nicknamed the Garter Snapper Revolving Door Romeo Elevator Lothario and Desk Athlete. He notes a hotel waitress’ differing view of Capitol Cowboys and cites James Byrnes remarks on reconversion. He covers Helen Gahagan Douglas in Dies Committee matters and a telegram to Pepper about Pittman.
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Capitol
James FL Byrnes
National Press Club Funchion
Justice Byrnes
OWM
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Hollywood
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CLO
Political Action Committee
Dies
Robert E. Stripling
Mrs. Douglas
Claude Pepper
Vail Pittman
McCarran
Nevada
Public Forum Letters Reflect Labor, New Deal Fears
In this reader column, MRS. PARKER S. SNIFFEN from Welsonville laments party lines and warns of a grand plan to move the United States toward European-style governance. She cites excerpts from Rexford Tugwell Hansen and Walter Winchell arguing for broad administrative power, plans to abolish constitutional protections, and government control of industry.
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the Messenger
Republican Party
Garfield Stewart
Springfield
Republican General Assembly
United States
Department of Industrial Relations
Sidney Hillman
New Deal
Rexford G. Tugwell
Gestapo
Roosevelt
Alvin H. Hansen
Federal Reserve System and
National Resources Planning
Congress
Congress Tan Ap
Henry Wallace
Menn
Henry
Walter Winchell
White House
Berle, Jr
Mactimer
Berle
America
Parker S. Sniffen
Welsonville
Time To Change After Dewey Speech In Our Community
Letter from Mrs. Osbourne Lonz urging strong political change in the administration. She criticizes Roosevelt and Dewey, notes strikes and war, mentions family serving overseas, and urges voters to support Hoover era values for the boys at home.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Gov. Dewey
Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Dserhine Osborne Lonz
Reforestation editor misstates potential Mulhwood industry
Athens letter writer J. Crumley responds to a Sunday editorial claiming reforestation cannot yield a mulPwood industry for fifty years or more. He cites trees planted on his farm east of Athens, noting cottonwood origins cut at twenty years, many eight to sixteen inches thick, planted eight by feet, and argues forestry merits greater Southeastern state attention while urging balance with regular farm work.
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Alessenger
Athens
Dreams of Tomorrow as Women Rule Nation in Verse
A poem from Syracuse Ohio imagines a future where women govern and men face restrictions. It argues motherhood shapes national policy, critiques gender roles, and calls for better societal conditions led by both sexes sharing duties and taxes. The piece reflects early feminist-tinged satire on political power and parental influence.
Germany Will Try It Again Tar Deprrisht 1544
An American Berlin correspondent recalls how postwar disarmament, inflation, and hidden German wealth shaped the push to revise reparations. The piece traces Dawes era loans, German industry expansion, and the prep for a renewed war, warning that profiteering and propaganda endangered peace.
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Germany
Lerid Schulex
Sigrid Schultz
Mason Board To Meet In October Session
POINT PLEASANT The Mason Board of Education will hold a Saturday afternoon meeting as part of October business. Commissioner Chapman, who was here on business yesterday, said only routine matters are expected and nothing controversial remains on this year’s program.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Education
Chapman
Who Would Steal From Graves and Flowers At Rest
Carbondale letter laments thefts from graves. The writer recounts a yellow vase was stolen last year and a new vase laid for a sister’s grave disappeared this summer. The note asks who would steal from loved ones and pleads for conscience.
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the Messenger
Tam
Marshfield
Rose Callahan
Carbondale
Allied Push Faces Piled Risks In Aachen Front
War report notes heavy American First Army gains in the Aachen sector as a possible prelude to a broader offensive. Eisenhower urges patience on breakthroughs while logistics and worsening winter weather constrain supplies. Germans mass forces, bridges at Cologne critical, and no reserves remain to meet multiple Allied thrusts.
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Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
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Hitler
France
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