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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1943
Page
6
The Athens Messenger lists subscription prices by carrier and mail for various regions including Ohio and overseas, with rates in dollars and cents. It also notes affiliations with major press associations and declares its entrance as a second class matter and office contact details.
The piece warns Germany as a malignant laboratory of war and urges unconditional surrender as demanded by the United States and Britain. It questions Soviet moves and warns Stalin against making a separate peace, arguing Japan must face punishment alongside Nazi Germany.
The piece argues that shelving Hitler does not end Nazism but signals a German crisis. It credits American entry into the war with shifting initiative away from Hitler, notes his potential fall from leadership, and predicts Nazism could collapse once he is out.
Sicus Robert Bender and his Polloksville crew survive four Flying Fortresses named Spook through brutal air war over Europe. The crew faced wrecks and enemy fire yet remained intact as they pressed into another mission.
The article argues General MacArthur needs strong reinforcements in air power to retake Bataan and hopes China also receives forces to enable a base for an invasion of Japan. It notes island hopping has strategic value but urges rapid action to save lives, stressing time is short.
The Keystone Automobile Club questions police power to seize ration books and questions state law alignment with federal rules. The piece notes police could track license numbers and report to the CPA for ration book penalties, making defiance risky and obedience the simpler path.
War Production Board data show a July total of 7 373 aircraft but warn the figure reflects finished August or later deliveries. Officials blame engine and part shortages and misallocated manpower, with Byrnes and the Office of Economic Mobilization dispatched to identify causes and push constructive remedies within two weeks.
In a shift that signals Berlin’s waning leverage, Sweden ends the 1940 troop trains to and from Norway. Stockholm’s move followed pressure from Germany and Allied interest, while Norway criticizes the concession yet welcomes improved relations. The decision marks a defiant tilt toward the Allies and alters Scandinavian neutrality dynamics.
A concise remark by Isaac Barrow elevates the governance of speech to a high duty and a test of sincere and solid goodness, framing restraint and reason as core moral standards. The statement underscores speech as a measure of character and virtue.
Corning society pages list meetings at East Hill homes for the Past Matrons of the Sunflower chapter and Class 13 at Methodist Church. Visitors include Buckeye Lake parties, Fort Thomas Army enlistees, and relatives from Athens Lancaster and Columbus with many personal greetings and picnics noted.
Ten years ago completion of the U S Navy 37 ship building plan gave parity with Great Britain but did not secure a 5 to 3 treaty preponderance over Japan. Mrs Flossie Kiltan hosed a bank awning fire in Athens with water. John H Price son of A E Price of Athens passed the state bar exam. Fiza Wyatt entertained Athens Kiwanis with tap dances by Jean Mees and Richard Ines. 4H Camp on Bob Barker farm Union included many county leaders and kitchen staff. Twenty years ago A F E Whaley attended a national Fal t growers convention in Detroit while Dr W W Lee attended a funeral in Marion for Warren G Harding. Geo D Selby of Portsmouth visited his birthplace on Marietta Run near Mt Hermon in Athens County.
Stewart Rome Future Farmers plan their annual monthly meeting in the agriculture room on Thursday evening August 12 at eight o'clock. All Rome High freshmen are invited. Mr Wright county extension agent will discuss county fair problems. After the business meeting the Future Farm Picture The Green Hand will be shown. Home made ice cream will be served.
The writer recalls the July 21 1941 air raid on Moscow as sirens wailed and bombs fell. He details city defenses from camouflage to rooftop alerts, the peril in his five story building, and a boy hailed as a hero for tossing incendiaries from a roof.
Harold Rice, a corporal in North Africa since December, was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart. he is in a Tunisian hospital. His sister Mrs Frances Mint is informed. The Rutland family, and Ravenswood residents Mr and Mrs Charlie Carr visited in Dexter. Numerous local social and health updates follow, including illness and household news across Dexter community.
The Q A sheet covers Kellerman as sub chief of the German high command, internment of Japanese prisoners at Camp McCoy Wisconsin, and a June bug lure for pike. It notes about 12 000 people supposedly working in Nat jabot camps and asks about a perfect bowling score.
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