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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1944
Page
4
An obituary notice outlines a death and survivor details for a local resident. The page lists subscription rates for The Messenger with rates for Ohio and outside Ohio, and notes postal classifications and national representation.
Cordell Hull urges including Congress in steering United States foreign policy to avoid a repeat of Woodrow Wilson's 1919 peace missteps. He stresses home front unity and transparent diplomacy with allies and warns against unilateral moves that bypass the Senate and the people's elected representatives.
The article argues that the draft favors military needs over coal production in Ohio. It warns that taking young miners under 26 with three years experience reduces mining capacity, risking fuel for steel, railroads, homes, and power. It notes the danger of reduced output when older workers replace younger ones and urges review before next winter.
Two brief items reflect on returned service members. One lad who lost three fingers after battle quickly found work but left a job due to coworkers pity. The other veteran, home from sea with the Purple Heart, became a bellhop then fought after an offhand remark from an older bellhop.
The Cassino front witnessed two hours of Easter services broadcast by loudspeaker to both German and American troops. Chaplain Oscar H Feinboth, a Lutheran minister from Seward Nebraska, opened with a message of universal Christian brotherhood. The piece argues such acts symbolize a broader aim to secure liberty for all peoples and foster human love beyond enmity, suggesting faith can guide war aims toward peace and justice.
Peter Edson analyzes Secretary Cordell Hull's foreign policy remarks noting the dozen criticisms from pundits and Republicans. The piece argues diplomacy blends with wartime action, making a pure policy blueprint impossible and inviting ongoing debate.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. H. R. Osborne discuss wartime views in the Public Forum. They urge ending the war, praising rationing yet questioning bond drives and urging faith and prayer to bring loved ones home. Osborne signs from Long Bottom, April 6.
Dewitt Mackenzie notes anxiety in American circles over Australia moving 90 000 troops from front line service. He praises Australian resolve in New Guinea and Greece while warning the shifting manpower could affect Allied strength as Moscow targets Odessa and Sevastopol. The Galati Gap looms as the Balkan gateway to Ploesti oil.
Ten years ago in Athens a motorcycle collision injured Carl Whitlatch and Thomas Weiss. Russ Dean orchestrated Sigma Pi's Nut Club dance at Ohio University. Athens Clean-Up Week was announced by Mayor L B McCune. Clear Creek Valley eyed as summer camping area for Columbus residents. Clear Creek fed the Hocking River at Rockbridge. A father and son banquet at Rome High School accompanied a boys pig club charter. Achievement certificates went to several Athens residents heading to Columbus. New York fashion noted skirts dropping to ten inches above the ground. Mrs P B Lawrence hosted the Pallas Club. Dempsey’s million dollar fist graced the sports page.
Cheshire society page notes numerous weekend visits and family gatherings. Various residents from Dayton Galion Columbus Norfolk Huntington Gallipolis Athens Pt. Pleasant and Corning are listed with visiting relatives and friends across multiple households.
In southeastern Colorado a farmer and his grandson regain hope after Judge McNamara buys the mortgage and guides a soil guarding plan. They commit to a cattle and grass based recovery, with slow steady improvements and mutual loyalty driving their effort.
Local social notes list visits among the Cline and Radcliffe families from Chillicothe Dayton and Athens. Troops on furlough Roger Van Dyke and Pfe Roger Van Dyke plan duties in Louisville and Spokane. Bets on school and community events include a senior play He Was a Gay Senorita set for April 14 and a Carrie Hall Club meeting April 13.
A son named Tommy Frost was born March 4 at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Taylor with the Navy father at Great Lakes. Numerous local residents and families, including the DeWeeses, Roberts, Wells, Heilman, Sargent, Romine, Hawk, Bentz, Midkiff, and Paulsen households, plus others, are listed as Sunday or Friday visitors and guests across Athens R D, Cherry Ridge, Pomeroy, Bunker Hill, Middleport, Burlingham, and surrounding areas.
Corning P T A plans a Saturday night dance on April 15 at eight o clock with euchre in the high school home economics room. Local families share visits and births, with several residents hosting relatives from Columbus Erie Pa Charleston W Va Rendville Millfield Congo and Lancaster. The note mentions service members H A Eugene Pierce and P M 3 c Eugene Alfonso stationed in Hawaii and the Pierce and Alfonso families linking to the Corning Railroaders basketball team.
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