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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1942

Page

4

Publication masthead and rates from Messenger Publishing Co

Publication text lists afternoon and Sunday editions, staff, and Associated Press affiliation. It provides subscription rates for Ohio and outside, carrier and single-copy prices, and notices of offices and circulation verification. A quotation anchors editorial liberty.

the Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio News Triand United States Athens John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland Muiton

Roosevelt Rivalry in New York Overshadows 1944 Plans

Raymond Clapper analyzes the clash between Franklin D. Roosevelt and James Farley over New York’s Democratic setup. Mead and Bennett are portrayed as pawns while Farley’s backers push a Bennett candidacy. The piece frames the feud as a test of leadership, strategy, and war-time timing.

New York James A. Farley Roosevelt New York State James M. Mead Mead Farley John J. Bennett, Jr Bennett Democratic Tommy Corcoran Mr. Farley Jim Farley Mr. Roosevelt

Funeral Notices For Mrs Martha Post In Corning

Funeral services for Mrs Martha Jane Post 86 will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 from Spencer Ridge church with Rev A C Shonkwiler officiating Interment in Dew cemetery Glouster She died Wednesday night at her East Hill home after months of illness She and her husband Thomas Jefferson Post were longtime residents of Corning and surrounding areas Surviving are seven children and a sister including C M Post J W Hughes Hutson Dew G C Stream W M Walker Anna Roberts and Chester Post plus 13 grandchildren and many relatives Friends may view the body. further notices cover other local obituaries and military letters.

Corning Martha Jane Post Spencer Ridge A. C. Shonkwiler Dew Glouster Thomas Jefferson Post Earl C. M. Post McPherson Kansas J. W. Hughes Reading Hutson Dew G. C. Stream Elreno Oklahoma W. M. Walker Los Angeles California Anna Roberts Winslow Indiana Chester Post J. N. Kneelan Liberal J. G. Blower

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There is no prosperity in sight for this era

The author warns against equating current wage growth and high prices with true prosperity. Money cannot replace essentials or sustain the American standard of living, which depends on durable goods and wartime sacrifices, including ships and weapons, until victory is achieved.

War Tax Shift Targets Lower Incomes to Curb Inflation

A proposed new tax schedule aims to raise revenue for the war and restrain inflation by taxing lower income brackets more. The plan suggests sweeping changes beyond the traditional focus on the rich, noting most Americans earned under 3000 dollars and arguing both the 3000 and under and 10000 and up groups must be addressed to fund the war and check price rises.

Congress Treasury New York Teachers’ Union Communist Party Office of Price Administration Washington

Baltimore tests voluntary war labor program in face of possible compulsory law

Peter Edson weighs Baltimore as a test case for War Manpower Commission efforts to align labor supply with war needs. The city hosts a regional office and advisory committee to tackle labor migration, training, housing, and transport. If successful, voluntary cooperation could extend. if not, push for a compulsory draft of labor may grow.

Baltimore War Manpower Commission Buddy St. Louis Congress New Orleans Los Angeles Cincinnati

West Virginia camp departure for seven Gallipolis scouts

Seven Gallipolis Boy Scouts James Neal Paul Davis Lee Mootz Tom Bowman Alfred Arnold James Cady and Lewis Stevens left for the West Virginia Boy Scouts camp at St Marys accompanied by scout master Paul Wetherholt. Neutzling family held its third reunion at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Meigs County poultry farms to be visited by the Ohio West Virginia Poultry Tour included B E Saxton Rutland Harley Musser Rutland Mrs Lena Jordan Harrisonville I B Weed near Chester Wendell Fricker Minersville Esther Class members met at Miss Ethel Boelzner 126 N Congress St for a farewell party for Mrs William Connett leaving for Salem. Mrs E M Garrett and Mrs H A Hatch hosted dinner for Miss Frances Hatch leaving for Hebron to teach English. Guests included Gertrude Lawrence Florence Carr Mary Poston Elizabeth Woodworth Margaret Carpenter Frances McCormick Bernarda Bryson Frances Foster Gail Putnam Jean Gist Agnes Lyden Mary Peoples Mrs John Armstrong and Mrs Wheeler Dew. Dr and Mrs E L Hooper Mr and Mrs H G Jefferson and Rev and Mrs H A Marshall returned from Buckeye Lake vacation.

Gallipolis West Virginia Boy Scouts Camp St. Marys James Neal Paul Davis Lee Mootz Tom Bowman Alfred Arnold James Cady Lewis Stevers Paul Wetherholt Meigs County B. E. Saxton Rutland Harley Musser Lena Jordan Harrisonville I. B. Weed Chester Wendell Fricker Minersville Esther Ethel Boelzner N. Congress St William Connett Salem E. M. Garrett H. A. Hatch Frances Hatch Hebron Gertrude Lawrence Florence Carr Mary Poston Elizabeth Woodworth Margaret Carpenter Frances McCormick Bernarda Bryson Frances Foster Gail Putnam Jean Gist Agnes Lyden Mary Peoples John Armstrong Wheeler Dew

Letty Helps Enid Face Marriage Dilemma

Enid Sharon, a 24 year old office worker, weighs marriage to Tom Driscoll against remaining single. Letty Fields argues for wedlock while Enid eyes a future of work, motherhood, and a steady life as she worries about finances and happiness. The scene ends with Enid preparing for an art class and contemplating life choices.

Letty Tom Letty Fields Enid Sharon Little Ann Enid Tom Driscoll Phil Phil Fields Pop Merry Tom Mom L 'Ong Henry Holladay State Medical Association Neil House Holliday Johns Hopkins Hospital Henry Holliday Wing Memorial Hospital University

Shawnee Social Notes Reflect Travel Visits and Local Moves

Shawnee residents share visits and trips including Margaret and Geraldine Byrne to Boystown Nebraska and other sites. Families such as Hagg Fox Norris and Browning spent time with relatives, with several trips to Ashland Ky Elyria Detroit and Logan. Seventeen cities adopted the council manager form of government and the front page notes meat in 1935.

Shawnee Margaret Byrne Geraldine Byrne Boystown Nebraska Earl Hagg Dorothy Car Ly and Fox Baltimore Virgina Fox Don Norris Athens Mabel Joseph Charidine Carol Detroit Carl Ly and Fox Virginia Fox Ashland Jake Fox Delores Browning Logan Bob Hughes Little Daughter Canal New Lexington

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