Messenger Publishing Co details and rights notice
The notice lists THE MESSENGER PUBLISHING CO as publisher and manager with Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris as officers. It provides subscription rates for Ohio and outside states, carrier and mail options, and mentions Associated Press rights. A Milton quotation on liberty is included.
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GE Pov Cheathens Dlessenger
Frederick Waut
the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
United States
Is Inflation Inevitable and Harmful in War Burnished Economy
An editorial argues inflation is already present with August price indices up from 1939 to 1959 levels and July living costs higher than a year earlier. It warns permanent inflation risks, especially for poor and middle classes, if not curbed, noting wages lag behind rising prices and wartime dynamics may propel a self sustaining spiral.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Industrial Conference Board
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Washington
From prison to war in Indiana parole program
Governor Schricker and the State Selective Service head arrange for many inmates to be released on suspended parole to join the armed forces. Habitual criminals and perverts are excluded. Parolees must request classification, waive appeals, and await their number. Recommitment possible if they fail to register or induce.
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Selective Service
Schricker
Indiana
Parole Board
Keeping FTI and lunch boxes save vast war manpower
Government experts say eliminating sickness among workers could save eighty million working days and prevent losses equivalent to 150000 men over five eight hour days. A key step is nutritious, disease resistant food in lunch boxes to maintain morale and productivity.
Fragmentary notes hint at planning a military move
Incomplete text mentions bearing, time, and gathering men and materiel for a march or operation. Phrases show garbled plan details with references to distance and equipment but lack clear actors, dates, or location.
Kaiser’s cargo plane bid faces hostile WPB reception
Raymond Clapper notes Kaiser's plan to build cargo planes draws mixed feelings in Washington. WPB questions engineering capability and tool availability, while bitterness and secrecy debates color the approach. A shift to materials flow expertise may be Kaiser’s best wartime contribution.
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Kaiser
WPB
Donald Nelson
Nelson and the Sugar Politics in Washington
Peter Edson reports on Donald M. Nelson and the shifting power of the Board of Economic Warfare amid a patchwork of agencies shaping sugar supplies. The Puerto Rican sugar deal faces BEW scrutiny as BEW asserts control of all imports.
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Board of Economic Warfare
Department of Commerce
Puerto Rico
Washington
Sugar Section
BEW
Brazilian Spies Sent to Build Roads After Sinking Ships
President Getulio Vargas announces that fifth columnists and spies who betrayed Brazilian interests by furnishing information on sunken Brazilian ships will be moved inland to labor on roads using shovels and picks.
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Getulio Vargas
Brazil
New Middle East Commander Urges Bold Action
General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, the new British Middle East forces commander, calls for proactive strikes and pushing from fortified positions to surprise the enemy and seize opportunities.
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Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Middle East
Corning Social Notes Highlight Local Activities and Changes
Corning community notices cover church events and plans for cleanups on Sept 16, a flag raising at No. 9 Coal Mine, and a Master Mason degree. Rev Jesse Guest resigns to lead a Danville church. library relocates to Wilson Building with new hours. various clubs meet. local injuries and visits noted along with vacation notes for ministers.
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American Legion
Rendville
Jesse Guest
Church of God
First Church of God
Danville
Illinois
Corning
Rev. Guest
Kenny Ray
Corning Public Library
Wilson
East Hill
Glouster Road
Birthday guests and locals noted in Athens event
Ten years ago Sally Hawkins hosted her fourth birthday with guests including Sally Armstrong Jane Grover Carolyn Herbert Ellen Nichols Marilyn Covert Kathryn Hess Barbara Lea McKinstry Si Coe and Bill Coe Bobby Link Herbert Evans Benny Paynter Billy Beckley in Athens Ohio. Major James Doolittle set a world land plane speed record at 293.193 mph at the National Air Races.
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Sally Hawkins
Athens
Sally Armstrong
Jane Grover
Carolyn Herbert
Ellen Nichols
Marilyn Covert
Kathryn Hess
Barbara Lea McKinstry
Si and
Bill Coe
Bobby Link
Herbert Evans
Benny Paynter
Billy Beckley
James Doolittle
Long Bottom Rural Social and Personal
Ray Dartt of Phoenix and Myron McKenzie of Columbus visit relatives in town. Mrs Halsey hosts guests including Wilson Gilbert's family and Rosalie of Athens. Kenneth Young enlists. Osty Santee to Parkersburg for work. Christina Levacy convalesces in St Joseph Hospital. Francis Andrews builds a new silo.
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Long Bottom
Ray Dartt
Phoenix
Ariz
A. F. Halsey
Myron McKenzie
Columbus
Wilson Gilbert
Rosalie
Athens
Halsey
Fred Goebel
Evelyn Goebel
Goebel
Marietta
Madaline Kenney
Cleveland
Kenneth Young
Osty Santee
Parkersburg
Charles Marcinko, Jr
New Jersey
Charles Marcinko
Christina Levacy
St. Joseph Hospital
Francis Andrews
Aunt Faye lends Enid money amid hospital rounds
Enid borrows a couple of hundred dollars from Aunt Faye to cover Pop Luxon’s care while balancing humiliation and gratitude When Hank Holliday’s memory lingers Enid discovers a doctor named Kingsley who helps her cope during a tense family crisis and a fading vacation.
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Faye
Fay Luxon
Pop
Enid
Arlington
Hank Holliday
Letty
Phil
Tom
Hank
Kingsley
Social Notes of Shawnee
Shawnee items note Francis Callahan and Jake Fox leaving for Indiana Harbor near Chicago for defense work. Residents visit relatives in Columbus Zanesville and Nazareth Kentucky. Families relocate or visit, with Navy husband in Portsmouth Virginia hospital and Sisters of St Marys School arriving from Nazareth.
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Francis Callahan
Jake Fox
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
Thelma Duck
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bob Powers
Elyria
Donovan Norris
Athens
Bertrand Norris
Richard Hopkins
William Hughes
Columbus
Kathleen Byrne
Margaret Byrne
Geraldine Byrne
Nebraska
Jackson Davis
Zanesville
Iva Falls
Main St
Sisters of
St. Mary's School
Nazareth
West Hughes
Mary Hughes
John Montell
Blanche Grimley
Montell
Ralph Burgess
Logan
Carl Fox of Columbus
Charles Peart
Theresa Power
Naval
Portsmouth
Shade Social and Personal Highlights
Miss Sylvia Ziggafoos returns home after a ten day visit with nephews Marvin and Emory Chase in Carpenter and with Mrs Day ton Steward in Mt. Union. James Herr from Akron visits Fod Burson. The Van Ness family move from their house. they now reside in Athens. Mrs. Charles Sargent and children from Houston Texas visit relatives here for a week. Duanne Sargent visits his grandfather Frank Sargent Rev. Earl Cowen Benson Cowan families dine with the Woodwards. Lodi Grange bread baking contest awards first to Mrs Clyde Smith, second to Mrs Benson Cowan, tied third for Mrs Fred Blazer and Mrs Wayne Wingett. Mrs Gertrude Neimester returns to Cleveland after weeks with her brother R E Wilson. Paul Williams undergoes tonsil and adenoid removal operation.
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Shade
Sylvia Ziggafoos
Marvin
Emory Chase
Carpenter
Dayton Steward
Mt. Union
James Herr
Akron
Fod Burson
Orris Davies
Wilbur van Ness
van Ness
Athens
Charles Sargent
Houston
Texas
Benson Cowan
Fred Blazer
Wayne Wingett
Gertrude Neimester
Cleveland
R. E. Wilson Paul Williams
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J. G. Blower
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Young People’s Society of the
Charles Horn
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Evelyn Parkinson
Lillian Haskins
Mona June Wright
Marie Ayers
Shirley Wright
Charles
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Billie Wright
Elmer Ayers Jr
Junior Haskins
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Anderson, Indiana
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Arthur Shonkwiler
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Mike Morrocky
Sandusky
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Toledo
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P. G. Gannett and Son
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Mildred Ferguson
W. Nelson
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Ella Mae Friest
Cyrus Weaver
Baton Rouge
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Wellston
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Nelsonville
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Westerville
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Welch
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Reedsville
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Cincinnati
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