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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1942
Page
6
The item lists subscription prices for Ohio and outside Ohio and explains postal rates and republication rights. It also includes a Milton quotation on liberty and notes Associated Press affiliations and national representatives.
Raymond Clapper describes the American Volunteer Group in Chungking and India as it faces potential absorption into the U S Army Air Forces Gen Clair Chennault founded the AVG and led its tactics The piece notes the group’s success against Japanese planes with diving tactics and the challenges of integrating into the regular forces while preserving morale and pride
The piece argues for a total war economy after Pearl Harbor with shutdowns of consumer durable production and shifts to war plants. It warns of dislocations, required private sacrifices, heavy taxes, and cutting nonessential government spending to reach a lean, all-out war footing.
A wartime editorial argues that U S business leaders strive to lower unit profits and limit price increases to maintain public living standards. It says taxes will cut profits, but warns against eroding private enterprise by overtaxing, urging expansion funds and continued private jobs.
Peter Edson explains the Murray bill, passed 81 to 0 in the Senate, creates the Small War Plants Corporation to loan and organize small metalworking manufacturers for wartime production. He warns it offers limited aid, covers about 45,000 firms, and may not reach retailers or service businesses.
A Bermuda bumper crop of onions lies unsold due to limited shipping space. England desires the produce as a pearl like loss for a beleaguered island amid wartime controls. Canada also restricts prices, reducing profit prospects. The piece frames it as a wartime injustice to be answered by Hitler.
A brief quotation from Yoder equates love of God and neighbor with love of good and its outward expression, reflecting ethical theologies on benevolence and civic duty.
Hemlock Grove notes a Grange Easter supper attended Saturday night. Sunday services and baptismal near George Logans farm set for April 12. Local visits include Rhoda Heaton Urbana and relatives in Zanesville. Families and guests from Parkersburg and Bunker Hill visited the area.
The Athens Kiwanis created building and loan group gains state charter. Incorporators are T. N. Hoover C. H Horn Field Scott J. J. Schmidt and Ned Wolf. Mr and Mrs O O Mantz visited Columbus to see their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Walter K Miller. Mr and Mrs Charles Pickering arrive from Yonkers to make Athens home.
The Athens High School senior class completes the Arena annual with editor William Clark and staff including John Pickens, James Moe Clanahan, Aubrey Morris, and Thomas Craig. Africa film reels shown at Central School with narration by Carl Van Dyke. All Star basketball picks by Miss Ethel McEwen list Hoover, Boggs, Coffey, Sherman, Nagle. Beatrice Perkins leads honorary team. Claudine Steppe celebrates seventh birthday at home of C L Steppe, 138 Lancaster Street.
Raymond Robinson of Baltimore visits his parents Earl Robinson and family in Apple Grove. Hayman family guests from Pittsburgh Racine and Columbus over the weekend. Mae Bibbee of Columbus visited Mrs. Hirlam Sharpnack and helped with church activities including an Easter bazaar that funded the church. Baptisms and church membership welcomed Dan Hayman and others. Several families, including Shank Sayre and Sharpnack, noted as ill or traveling, with weekend visits and Easter observances.
Kanauga personal notes list residents and visitors including Mrs. Alice hosting W. B. C. S. at Mrs. Litchfield home and Easter service led by Rev. Julius Chandler. Several local residents travel, host, or visit relatives in Gallipolis, Columbus, Ironton, and Point Thursday.
Allan tunnels from the island camp to reach Dr. Sargent in lower California. The scientist explains Jap coercion over explosive material hidden in a central cave and the plan to delay capture while Kay Sargent remains safe. Asia Minor is linked as a traveling companion to the conspirators.
Easter morning services at Hamden and Putnam Methodist churches featured Reverend Ira Jones of Columbus delivering the sermon and Mrs. O D Monte directing the choir with a solo. The regular pastor Reverend David Weaver assisted and a quarterly conference followed. Several out-of-town visitors from Columbus Mansfield Dayton and Cincinnati called on locals over the holiday.
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