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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1942
Page
4
Page four of The Athens Messenger lists publisher and editor names and historical notes. It provides subscription rates for Ohio and out of state readers, including mail and carrier options, and notes newspaper associations and office details. The page also features a Milton quotation about liberty.
Public health officials urge civilian support to drive prostitution from army camps and defense plant districts. The danger to soldiers and workers requires civilian vigilance and mutual military cooperation to protect national manpower and health in war and peace.
The article notes towns in Southeastern Ohio and beyond showing support as selectees depart for service. Families hear little until uniforms appear, while some communities provide breakfasts, Bibles, booklets, and school bands to bid farewell. Many aim to finish the service and return to civilian life.
Opinion urges shifting from sensational headlines to practical wartime economics. It argues government contracts push firms to bid on new products, creating winners and losers. The piece questions profiteering labels and suggests setting a fixed profit percentage to avoid politicized gains and losses.
A famous movie actor, familiar to millions, has entered a camp for conscientious objectors, arguing that wars can end only if individuals stop fighting. He says enemies seek wealth and a lifestyle worth defending, and that if the life isn’t worth saving through sacrifice, peace is meaningless. He cites Hitler as a repugnant ideology and recalls the old idea that love of country is essential.
A reflective line extols truth and love as powerful forces that endure together, suggesting they withstand trials when united. The fragment invokes enduring human values without specific events or people.
Raymond Clapper reports from Chungking that Cripps negotiations threaten India’s defense and Burma’s fate. China relies on an open India for supplies and air transport, with Japan pressing in Burma. A collapsed India would destroy Allied plans and trap China, making fighter planes and transport planes urgently needed.
Peter Edson outlines how W S Twitchell of Vermont heads a U S mission to Saudi Arabia to improve Bedouin life using Indian Affairs models. The team includes Albert L Walthen and James G Hamilton. James Sayle Moose Jr acts as chargé d affaires in Jiddah as relations with Ibn Saud deepen amid wartime supply concerns.
A reflective excerpt cites divine love answering human pleas and Truth pronouncing verities that free mortals from ignorance and vice, attributed to Mary Baker.
Corning events include Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion meeting at Beulah Craig's home April 7, Band Mothers Club Wednesday at 2 pm, United Brethren and Methodist groups meeting on Tuesday, and a Wednesday adult prayer service due to a preacher banquet. Several residents and visitors are noted, with tests and trips mentioned for Perry County students and local families visiting Columbus, Akron, and Toledo.
A Pos ton gathering of citizens filled the church to meet Miss Irma Stanfield of the Red Cross in Athens County. The American Legion car was sold for 660 dollars, proceeds to the Legion Band per Prof. Wilson who chaired the sale. B M Covert shifted from wholesale optical trade to serving his own patrons. Mrs Byron Wolfe and baby William Byron visited her parents in Elmwood Place.
A banquet for the Athens Junior High School Basketball team was held at the school building. Ninth grade home economics class, directed by Miss Ruth Giesen, hosted 32 guests seated in an A shaped table. Speakers included O C Bird Coach Sherman Gilmore and Tom Kircher. Ann Peden marked her sixth birthday at her parents home on 240 E State St. The Preamble April issue featured a city government chart and editor Parker Walker.
Easter Sunday services featured an 82 degree morning with a children's program. Rev. Koch preached and taught the Advance training class at the church. Local residents listed include the Russells, Brookes, Maguires, Hendrixes, Lang, Horden, and Conkles with visits and relocations noted.
Allan and Kay watch Dr. Sargent being guarded on a rocky island. Asia schemes for secrets, while Allan plans an escape. A wakeful discovery hints the key to the prison is left in the outside lock as they prepare to act.
Mrs. Floyd Shaffer and infant George visit the Knowltons in Albany while the McGonagies plan to move May first. Local residents host guests from Fremont, Athens, and Troy. Private Joseph Burdette enters the Army and is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood. Good Friday services are held at Albany High School and the Wednesday Club meets April 8.
Point Rock readers note multiple local visits and travels. Howard Weyan4 worked in Wellston on Thursday while Gerald Collins was called for Navy training. Mrs Neva Ogdin and Emma Marie visited in Athens and White Hall.
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