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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1942
Page
6
Publication details outline Associated Press use rights and subscription prices by mail and carrier in Ohio and beyond. It lists annual and shorter terms, single-copy costs, foreign rates, and office contact mentions with a Milton quotation about liberty.
Raymond Clapper describes conversations with Jawaharlal Nehru in Allahabad. He notes India's peaceful resistance versus military action, Nehru's uncertainty about leadership, and Britain's role in defending India amid Japanese threats. He portrays Nehru as a thoughtful but indecisive figure facing strategic choices.
The article notes Attorney General Arnold accusing labor and a major industrial concern tied to Germany over synthetic rubber. It claims officials sought to persuade the President in 1940 to start oil‑based rubber production, a move blocked before Pearl Harbor, with Arnold later calling the company a guinea pig in this wartime controversy.
Gov. John W. Bricker argues that the Doughton Bill in Congress would wipe out state income and destabilize Ohio government. He notes potential losses of about 35 million dollars across general revenue and highways, affecting welfare, pensions, and local governments.
A critical take on wartime shortages and OPA notices argues that many “household articles” scares are marketing ploys. The piece cites batteries razors refrigerators and oats as examples of stockpiling driven by announcements that proved unfounded.
Washington. Office of Facts and Figures plans a new anti axis propaganda series to expose enemy lies in print and on radio. A review of the OFF pamphlet Divide and Conquer praises readability and notes moves to broader distribution and possible services to 11,000 country weeklies.
Joseph E. Goodbar testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee about a 25 percent price rise as a forced tribute to inflation. Director James V. Bennett notes released prisoners should be productive in the war program and have integrated well into private industry.
Readers invited to send signed letters commenting on current events. Contributors should keep pieces brief to allow space for multiple submissions daily.
Mary T. Nurse writes from Nelsonville urging reform after demotion of educators and failure to grant five year continuing contracts. She cites state tenure law, calls for abolition of township boards, proposes county boards, and asks readers to report overdue contracts to state officials.
Ohio University beat Marietta trackmen 72 to 45 to secure its first win of the season. Five new men joined Company L of the 166th Infantry Athens National Guard: Charles Rider Lester Hughes Grenville Stevens Vernon Wilkes and John Sharp. A Athens Junior High tea featured Ruth Giesen and a list of birthday students including Bernard Tom and Edwina Reynolds.
Mrs. F. W. Bush, head of Athens City Federation, leads an appeal for Athens women to sew sheets and pillow cases for needy Athens County families. About 200 Elks attended the Nelsonville Lodge's first annual smoker. A surprise party honored Dick and Helen Ashworth at 27 Richland Ave as they and their father O F Ashworth prepare to move to Marion. Roy Pierce travels Thursday to Tulsa to visit cousins Arch Williams and James Nagle, then to Sullivan Indiana and Chanute Kansas to see kin.
Palm Sunday services were held at the Portland Methodist Church with palms and flowers decorating the space. The Morse Chapel choir and local musicians performed, a sermon by District Superintendent Kester marked the quarterly meeting, and a conference followed with local visitors from Parkersburg and Columbus. Community members noted illnesses and local travels, including Madeline Wolfe's Pittsburgh trip for a death, and Bobby Roush breaking an arm after a fall from a tree.
Allan Steele pursuing Dr Sargent and his disappeared daughter in Mexico's Peninsula as a mysterious Eurasian woman Asia Minor sides with local intrigue. Escobar and a Rural Guard officer plot while a Japan cannery prospect hints at a bomber base. Steele tests loyalties at a moonlit inn and signals with Morse as danger closes in.
Jacksonville social notes report upcoming Ladies Democrat Club meeting at Mrs. Minnie Hallam's residence on Thursday evening April 9 with a pot luck supper. Several local families are listed as weekend visitors and guests of honor at various homes, along with church notices and community events across Jacksonville.
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