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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
8
Rates listed for members, servicemen, and carriers with durations and prices. Names of associations and national offices noted. Obituary and card notices incur nominal charges. Publication is second class matter at Athens Post Office under 1918 act.
The speech outlines three wartime mobilizations: people serving, materials produced, and money raised. It cites a 100 billion dollar war bill this year, with 35 billion from taxes and 65 billion from borrowing. The Second War Loan aims for 13 billion, urging full participation to avoid higher taxes or inflation, and describing War Bonds as enlightened self interest and a duty.
The piece warns that prohibition era mobsters now profit from black markets in meat and foods. It argues price controls create opportunities for bootleggers and criticize impractical politicians for mishandling food regulation. It asserts society must fix these errors to prevent families from being deprived of essentials.
Reich Economic Minister Walther Funk told business leaders that quality and spirit win wars by survival of the fittest. He said Germany has the quality and spirit, but Britain and later Russia showed superior will. Funk asserted the Allies now have quality and the numbers to prevail.
The piece quotes the National Better Business Bureau advising skepticism toward Coal Savers blends that claim up to 50 percent coal bill savings. It notes tests by government agencies over 27 years show no real savings unless chemicals are used in exaggerated amounts, with questionable results. Everett Case of Colgate is quoted about maintaining perspective and humor.
Washington. The House approved by 270 to 107 a measure defining a legitimate labor activity and curbing violence linked to labor disputes. It preserves existing labor laws while forbidding extortion and interference with interstate commerce and war material shipments. The Senate fate and public opinion loom large.
Raymond Clapper notes Saturday dispatch misread White House access plans for the U N food conference in Hot Springs Virginia. Roosevelt insists reporters be barred from the hotel except for staged public sessions opening and closing. Michael J McDermott will handle press contacts.
A journalist criticizes President Roosevelt for secretive wartime arrangements, citing strong objections from Elmer Davis of OWL and the State Department. The piece argues secrecy serves Roosevelt, not the public, and laments lost access for reporters while stressing the role of press in informing citizens who fund and sacrifice for government actions.
The piece analyzes looming political shifts in 1943 and 1944 amid farm bloc influence and potential third party moves. It contrasts New Dealers with a fragmented majority, notes the Bankhead veto's rallying effect, and discusses inflation psychology among debtors and wartime workers, signaling a bitter, broad coalition struggle ahead.
Mrs. P. M. Smith returns from Barberton to visit family in Bishopville while J. N. Price travels to Lancaster on business. Many neighbors host and visit across Glouster, Columbus, Jacksonville and Greens Run, with plans for the Get Together Club at Hazel Easler’s on Thursday and relatives gathering Sunday in Glouster.
Union Furnace residents share weekend visits and gatherings with families in Bellsville Lucasville Logan and Nelsonville. Social calls include Nanny's illness news and several dinners and Sunday gatherings among McGuire Jones Bennington Simpson Frey Hull and Salts families. The piece ends noting New York’s governor earns 25000 annually.
Allison Topping heads toward Guatemala to run her father's chicle plantation with Barry Fielding, while Renaldo warns of danger and seeks guides. On arrival in Puerto Barrios they adjust to jungle life, clash over travel plans, and Renaldo arranges meals and rooms as tensions rise about venturing into Quiche territory.
Logan Senior High School hosted a Friday afternoon program by the Minstrelites, a group of high school boys. Joe Hartman Pete Linton Jim Hartman James Harburger Lee Lehman and Eugene Holloway performed music dance and jokes for the student audience.
A reader from Athens on April 8 asks Mr. McNaught of the Anti Saloon League about liquor rationing. The writer questions why people cannot register and pour out liquor, notes she avoids alcohol and smoking, and emphasizes the duty to remain sober as a mother of a large family.
The King of England ordered a sword made to present to the “warrior city” of Stalingrad. The Q and A section also covers card dealing counts, Easter calculation, and reissuing war bonds after marriage.
Poem from Poet's Corner urging readers to dream of safety for loved ones away and a brighter world. It concludes with a faith-filled line about seeing a rainbow and divine guidance. Annie McIntyre Nelsonville Ohio signs the piece in a regional column.
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