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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1942

Page

4

Ohio Subscription Rates and Postal Details

Ohio subscription rates list 1 year 5.50 6 months 3.00 8 weeks 1.60 with 20 cents per issue. Mail outside Ohio 1 year 6.00 6 months 3.00 weeks 1.00 1 week 20 cents. Carrier 1 year 10.40 Months 5.20 1 week 20 cents. King copies 4 cents Sunday rates 5 cents outside the United States on application. Entered at Athens Post Office as second class matter under act of 1918.

Ohio King United States Athens

Nehru's balancing act amid India's struggle for self rule

Raymond Clapper reports from Allahabad on Nehru during World War II era talkings. He notes Nehru's tension between anti British resentment and India's best interests, his non cooperation stance, and doubts about American aid and exploitation fears.

Allahabad India Nehru

Allied Air Power Seen Shaping War Outcomes

An editorial stresses air training and aviation manpower as pivotal to air superiority. It notes the U S could supply 80 000 pilots annually plus vast ground crews and support personnel, and asserts Allied production and training outpace Axis output though quick victories remain unlikely.

United States United Nations Air Fleet John Smith John Smiths United Nations United Nation

Dies Committee Targets Reds on College Campuses

Opinion piece asserts the Dies Committee exposes Communist sympathizers across federal posts and colleges. It argues for presenting evidence to the FBI and removing those tied to Communism so the nation can focus on wartime efforts and defeating the Axis.

Washington Dies Committee Communist Front United States Dies FBI

Keep Them Home This Summer War Clamors About Pets

The piece urges residents to control wandering dogs and chickens amid Victory Gardens. It warns violators will face police action as communities protect food and flowers and reduce threats to birds and property. It notes cats that kill birds will also face trouble this summer.

Marriage Deterrent Through Bread Slicing Ban Proposed

In Washington the Office of Price Administration hints bakers should stop slicing bread to save time, labor, and paper. The idea targets wartime marriages as brides may reconsider vows before their partners go to war.

Washington Office of Price Administration

War Viewed As Glorified WPA Project Says Burton

Ohio Senator Harold H. Burton argues the war effort is mischaracterized as a mere WPA style program. He cautions against public complacency and urges greater accountability in defense spending.

Harold H. Burton Ohio Republican

Little Steel case hearings run as 640000 steel workers stay on job

For 14 days a three man panel of the National War Labor Board hears Bethlehem Inland Republic and Youngstown arguments on the Little Steel case. No strike yet. production continues. Reports and rebuttals follow with a possible April decision on raises and union demands.

Washington Little Steel National War Labor Board Bethlehem Inland Republic Youngstown Steel Workers Organizing Committee Department of Labor National Association of Manufacturers Labor Department

War production labor efficiency: February figures analyzed

For February war production the 7.5 million workers logged about 180 billion potential man days. 21 stoppages affected 14,800 employees, costing 33,800 man days and 0.18 percent time lost. February 1941 saw 57 million man days on national defense with 378,000 lost, roughly 35 times higher. The note argues keeping workers on the job reduces labor problems.

Public Forum Letter on Valley cooperation and reform

The writer urges labor industry and capital to unite for the Hocking Valley's revival. She criticizes labor radicalism apathy and capital flight, urges a parley led by a chosen committee, and invokes Lincoln to bless efforts. Signed by Mrs Parker Sniffen Nelsonville March 26.

the Messenger Messenger Tottering Hocking Washington George Abraham Lincoln Parker Sniffen Nelsonville

Healy Transferred to Air Corps Training School

Pvt. George A Healy moves from Camp Perry Ohio to the air corps training school in Missouri His new address is Flight A 26th Technical School Squadron S P Bidg 1212 Jefferson Barracks Missouri.

Glouster George A. Healy Camp Perry Air Corps Training School Missouri Pvt 26Th Technical School S. P Jefferson Barracks

Joneses Buy New Akron Home Move from Circleville

Mr and Mrs Elmer Jones have purchased a home in Akron and moved their household goods from Circleville to 889 Sarcee Ave. Mr Jones is employed locally.

Glouster Elmer Jones Akron Mr. Jones Circleville Sarcee Ave

World Bridge Olympiad in Columbus draws players

Mrs. Harry Beckley and Mrs. Joseph D. Martin traveled to Columbus for the World Bridge Olympiad at the Neil House. Ely Culbertson and other world championship teams prepared the sixteen hands. The Roach family from Uhrichsville visited relatives in the area. A spring luncheon hosted by Mrs. Gordon K. Bush occurred at The Beeches. Girl Scouts of Nelsonville planned to garden in a vacant lot under Miss Helen Shaw.

Harry Beckley Joseph D. Martin Columbus Neil House Ely Culbertson Girl Scouts Nelsonville Helen Shaw

First Co ed Margaret Boyd Enters Ohio University

Margaret Boyd, the first co ed at Ohio University, entered the university 54 years ago on April 1 1868. The weather forecast reports a snow storm in Athens as an April Fool's Day joke. Farmers fear frost will damage fruit. Dr Alexander S Thompson longtime director of Ohio University School of Music announces retirement in June. Mr and Mrs Clyde Mansfield attend the Ziegfeld Follies in Columbus.

Margaret Boyd Ohio University Athens Alexander S. Thompson School of Music The University Clyde Mansfield

Kimberly Native Dies In Columbus

Kimberly native Robinette Kimberly Harrison, 53, former Kimberly resident, died in Columbus last week. Burial was in Columbus. He leaves a son Bobby Robinnette, a stepfather George Griffin, Kimberly, and aunts Cora Rizer Kimberly Blanche Elliott Nelsonville and Mary Bailey Deanville. His mother Mrs George Griffin died in 1939. He had worked on the railroad for years. Edward Call, son of Mr. and Mrs Sanford Call, New Floodwood, now in Honolulu addresses P N A B Area No 3 % contractors. T H Call left six years ago for the CCC and camped across the west including Midway Islands before Honolulu. Announcement of the marriage of Miss Juanita Clark Union Furnace and Wesley Vickroy Pennsylvania took place at the Clark home Union Furnace, officiated by Rev Charles Wachenschwanz Oak Grove. They will reside in Pennsylvania. Carl Hook son of Mr and Mrs George Hook now stationed in California address Co SHIST Eng Ford Ord California. Pvt Delbert Hoskins completed a ten day furlough from Pine Camp New York. He resides at Deanville. Harold Davis Doanville recovering from severe head burns after gasoline exploded while refueling his car in Columbus where he and wife and baby were visiting. Attended by a Nelsonville physician. Mr and Mrs George Hook hosted guests Virgie Wadley Chauncey Mr and Mrs Ed Lowery Murray City Mrs Crabtree Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Sabo Lorain. Rev and Mrs Charles Hook visited in Athens. Mrs Pearl Davis spent days in Columbus with relatives last week. Mr and Mrs William Searles Jr and children of Corning, former local residents, visited here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Louis Patrick Nelsonville RFD 3 Kimberly visitors Sunday.

Kimberly Harrison Robinette Columbus Washington Ave Bobby Robinette George Griffin Cora Rizer Blanche Elliott Nelsonville Mary Bailey Deanville Robinette Edward Call Sanford Call New Floodwood Honolulu Hawaii P.N.A.B Wesley Vickroy Charles Vickroy Pennsylvania Union Furnace Charles Wachenschwanz Oak Grove Carl Hook George Hook California Co. Shist Eng Ford, Ord Delbert Hoskins Pine ‘Camp New York Harold Davis Doanville Virgie Wadley Chauncey Ed Lowery Murray City Crabtree Sabo Lorain Charles Hook Athens Pearl Davis William Searles Corning Louis Patrick RFD

Mexican Masquerade Advances In Lower California Intrigue

Allan Steele posing as a magazine photographer pursues Dr. Sargent and his daughter on a U S mission in Mexico's Peninsula. Harry Bishop is found, Asia Minor Eurasian girl and Colonel Escobar key players. A Jap cannery ties to a bomber base as Asia networks with Stewart and a mysterious inn proprietor Sun Su hints at hidden watchers. Steele seeks decisive photographs while dodging surveillance and decoding a telegraph hint from his San Francisco editor.

Allan Steele Dr. Sargent U. S Mexico Harry Bishop Bishop Allan Sun Su U. 8 Asia Minor Asia Col. Escobar Mural Guard Escobar San Saba Colonel Escobar Rurales Senor San Francisco Lower California San Diego Steele

Death of Andrew Peyton prompts Albany funeral services

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Peyton observed the death of Andrew Peyton 83 at the Veterans Hospital Dayton. He had lived in Meigs County, eleven years at the hospital and nine with his daughter Mrs. Clara Saylor in Albany. Burial followed at Downington after services at Harrisonville Methodist Church. Also noted are military draft notices and Easter sermon plans.

Zaleski Jesse Peyton Albany Downington Virgil Howell Ft. Wayne Ind Howell Loudonville Theodore Webb Joseph Ft. Hayses Sam Sharp Betty Billy Hope Road Lulu Webb Corning Margaret Webb Columbus Frances Taylor Chillicothe Raymond Rider Athens Rider Ft. Hayes James Criss Torch Mr. Cross Ernest Tripp A. N. Criss Tripp C. E. Vansky Emma Vansky Watson Hill Ira Jones Methodist Church Martin E. McKibben E. F. McKibben William Cram George Cram Robert Woods Walter Woods James Molihan Wellston Marion

Also Mentioned on This Page

Raymond Clapper Pearl Harbor Britain Japan Congress Party England Peter Edson Washington Scene Bureau of Labor Statistics Conciliation Service Defense War Production Board BLS New Bedford United States Conciliation Service John R. Steelman the Public Forum Physco Lee S. Roach Uhrichsville Clarence Roach Richland Ave H. B. Pickett Pomeroy Gordon K. Bush Bush the Beeches North Hill NEA Service Inc Minnesota Cecil Carnes Gulf War Department Allen Lwachetande NEA Service, Inc
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