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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1943
Page
4
The Athens Messenger outlines publishers and editors, rates for carrier and mail subscriptions, overseas service price, and notice policies. Includes staff names Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris and national reps John W. Cullen Company.
The piece argues that Anglo American forces trade off immediate gains for long term self government by helping liberated peoples but then oppose them as soon as they can govern themselves. It asserts a pattern of frictions among French Italian and Jugoslav groups delaying genuine independence and calls for steady support during liberation.
The piece argues that appeasement in Britain during Chamberlain’s prewar conference mirrors contemporary U S inflation policy. It warns that delaying tough economic measures invites crisis, citing justice and national integrity at risk as public sentiment pressures peace at any cost.
The October summary of living costs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows from Aug 15, 1939 to Oct 15, 1943 food costs up 47.8 percent clothing up 32.6 percent house furnishings up 25.7 percent fuel electricity and ice up 10.7 percent and rents up 3.5 percent. These figures apply to essentials for lower income classes in large cities, not luxury items.
Louis Lepke Buchalter remains jailed as the U S Justice Department and New York clash over a conditional pardon. Attorney General Biddle prioritizes a narcotics sentence over execution for murder, shaping a political impasse in a high profile case.
The piece contrasts criticism of the Negro press with a constructive effort led by A. Philip Randolph to organize Negro locomotive firemen on Southern lines. Randolph's committee publicly lauds a seven-member group from industry labor and the public for seeking good will and faith, arguing mutual tolerance can yield progress alongside guiding biblical and doctrinal tenets. It cites quotes from Ulysses Grant and Mary Baker Eddy about faith and the unity of God and man.
Washington analysis argues that Republican smear campaigns against Wendell Willkie and his international stance risk alienating independent voters. It suggests 1944 could echo 1912 as anti-Willkie forces bolster Democratic prospects, with Moscow Cairo Tehran accords and U.S. policy shaping the contest. The piece notes independent Republicans hold swing power and warn against risking a Democrat victory by internal party strife.
In Washington observers say the contest for the GOP nomination is essentially between Dewey and Willkie. Other figures like MacArthur Bricker and Stassen are viewed as unlikely to break into the top tier before the convention. Stassen may be kept from campaigning to avoid splitting Willkie’s support.
When cash is tight a block of War Bonds is presented as a real life saver. The note highlights War Bond purchases as a practical financial relief and patriotic investment to support wartime efforts.
Dramatic political and military turmoil sweeps the Balkans with Tito steering Partisan forces against Hitler’s grip. Bulgaria faces a crisis of loyalty to Germany amid Allied pressure and Sofia bombing. Hungary Romania and Greece feel the tremors as postwar fate hinges on these upheavals and their ties to Moscow and Berlin.
Editor, The Messenger prints a signed reader letter by Leonard Tucker from Athens dated December 13. He argues fear of God is the path to wisdom, condemns juvenile delinquency, and警 condemns modern beliefs as fueling war and immorality, urging adherence to religious authority.
Kanauga Epworth League reports two new members Janice Nichols and Doris Pickens. Local residents and families are noted visiting relatives in Columbus Dayton Lorain Racine and Charleston with several entries about return trips and weekend visits. Households including the Comstock family and Albert Spencer link to Great Lakes Naval Training School as part of community notices.
The Ohio Elks Association announced their annual spring conference will be held in Lima in April. The conference award was made at a meeting of state trustees in Lima.
Mr Lewis Mathews 43 of Drakes died at his mother’s home Saturday born Oct 16 1900 in Drakes Survived by wife Ruth two daughters June Ann and Victoria Frances mother Frances Mathews Corning sister Anna Lanfrank Corning brothers Manuel Elyria Joseph Drakes Funeral held Tuesday from mother’s home burial Monroe Cemetery Also local notes report Christmas candy shortage American Legion unable to give gifts to Corning children stores open Dec 16 for shoppers and late hours other social notices include visits and funerals by local residents
Ohio municipalities have removed or adjusted more than a quarter of their traffic lights to keep wartime motor movement smooth. Highway Director Hal G. Sours cited a survey by Traffic Engineer Harry Neal showing 1,112 of 4,175 lights in municipalities changed.
Redlaw a chemist and professor has struck a bargain with a phantom to forget past unhappiness and make others forget theirs. He confronts a sick student confessing a hidden identity as Longford and contemplates the idea of erasing sorrow. Milly’s voice interrupts as Redlaw hides in a door as the scene ends with “To Be Continued.”
Mrs. Mary Matlack accompanied her son Robert to Cincinnati en route to Oklahoma camp returning to stay with daughter Mrs. Lewis White. Vince, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pullins, is a surgical patient in St Joseph’s hospital Parkersburg. Mrs. Leota Ferrell and two children of Vandalia visit her parents Mr and Mrs A. F. Swan. Mrs. Lindsey Lyons left Friday to spend a month with her husband at Camp Custer. Linnie Swan attended G. S. Nohe’s funeral in Parkersburg last Sunday. Pvt Norman Weber of Camp Beale Calif. is on furlough here. Christian Church members held a reception for new members Thursday evening. Lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Swan, Mrs. Cora Swan, Mary Sheldon and Ronald Osborn spent Wednesday in Parkersburg.
Poet contributions urge kindness on Christmas Day with lines from Laura Chase Foster and Annie McIntyre Bartoe. Verses call for feeding the hungry, warming the cold, and opening doors to all while trusting in God’s care during dark times.
The Wilkesville Garden Club hosted about 40 members and guests for a Christmas party at a member’s home. The evening featured a buffet dinner at 6, Christmas carols, a skit, and gift drives for Pvt. Alva Mahaffey and Pvt. Allen Kennedy who recently left for Army service.
The Q and A section covers wartime snaring methods with balloons and wires, obituary listings, Dempsey Tunney gate receipts, Liechtenstein’s size, and Robert Frost’s Pulitzer Prize win this year.
Columbus citizens were urged in a proclaimed day to conserve critical war resources. Gov. John W er called for limiting electricity fuel oil and transportation use to the absolute minimum for health and safety in support of the war effort.
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