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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
4
The notice lists affiliations with press associations and the paper’s credit policy. It includes subscription rates by carrier and mail in several Ohio counties, with yearly, semi annual, and weekly options. It mentions national representatives and advertising guidance.
Opinion piece argues news must be frank and timely during war. It criticizes delayed Pearl Harbor reporting by Washington, praising a journalist censor who can distinguish news from propaganda and urging public support for honest, prompt coverage.
The Meigs County southern school districts approved an extra tax levy to fund education amid rising defense costs. The editorial argues pay for teachers and school services strengthens democracy, noting higher incomes and property values but stagnant teacher salaries and reliance on local support.
An Athens County township official urges trimming welfare agencies to save costs as war supports rise, criticizing New Deal-era powers. He notes relief administration costs exceed early postwar bills, while cabinet members face pressure from New Dealers in Washington. Public opinion could force budget cuts and job reshaping.
A quotation from pencer extols love and nobility as the readiness to endure for others, framing self sacrifice as the measure of greatness. The line emphasizes moral courage and communal duty.
Raymond Clapper argues for an early inter allied war council to centralize military command and forge a compact of freedom. He urges joint war aims armistice management and postwar cooperation with Russia China and others affiliating under a Roosevelt-Churchill Atlantic Charter framework.
Peter Edson explains how U S war communiques are written from daily military reports. Officials boil reports into terse bulletins after checks by public relations and staff intelligence to ensure accuracy and avoid aiding the enemy.
In New Straitsville on December 18 the morning service at the Methodist Church features a Sunday School class program at 9 30 and a Christmas cantata at 7 p m. Local residents Mrs Kate Thompson and Rita Council host events and visitors include Dan Daugherty and families from Newark Canton Columbus and Zanesville. Swastika Council held its Turkey dinner with 29 attendees and a Christmas program is planned for Thursday evening.
Readers invited to share signed comments on current events in this column. Letters should be concise to allow multiple contributions daily and must include the writer’s signature.
A reader from Glouster argues the CIO harmed wartime production and morale while praising Charles Larson for rallying deck crew on the steamer American. He condemns labor leaders like John Lewis and Philip Murray, says miners in Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys benefited little, and urges unions to place country before labor agitation and revenue.
Second graders at Fast Side school led by Miss Louisa Steele organized charitable gifts for Athens County institutions. Six members of the O U Play Shop and guests entertained 300 disabled veterans at the U S Veterans Hospital, the first monthly Red Cross program. 2000 Ohio University students began a two week vacation.
Mr Don Nelson a cavalry school student at Fort Riley Kans arrived Dec 24 to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs Alex Nelson Elmwood Place Members of the Martzolff Sunday School Class First Methodist Church planned to deliver sacks of candy to the Athens County Children's Home at Christmas Twenty eight little girl friends of Mary Helen Lee were entertained at the home of her parents Dr and Mrs W W Lee 105 University Terrace for a birthday party Mrs Anna White 6 Pearl St entertained members of Current Events Club at its annual Christmas party
Columbia High School operetta set for Wednesday and Thursday night December 17 18. Mr and Mrs D W Morris and sons Clyde and Clayton were in Wells ton on business Tuesday. Geneva Humphreys Middleport led a soap making demo at Laurel Grange Hall with about 20 attendees. Laura Grueser Columbia School cook attended the Laurel meeting and will visit Minersville for the weekend. Adriene Holcomb Dayton and Mrs Robert Fisher Columbus visited W R Holcomb parents Sunday. Point Rock Garden Club met at Mrs Shirley Peters home Wednesday. Clyde Morris stayed Friday night with cousin Donald Cone and saw a Vinton Township High basketball game. Rex Shenefield stayed over weekend with Clyde Morris.
Murray City PTA will meet at the high school gym Monday December 22. The Tonette Band and Junior and Senior Bands plus the chorus will perform. The Magic Christmas Bell by first six grades is scheduled for Friday evening December 19 with a matinee in the afternoon.
The Methodist Church Choir will present a cantata titled Chimes of The Holy Night at the church Sunday night December 21. Community members, including Mr Edward Popoczy of Cleveland visiting his mother Mrs Velma Popoczy, are noted among local social entries.
Relatives report the death of Jacob L. Lud Smith at 78 in Walnut Kl. Born near Zaleski, he married Emma Gaskill. Survivors include sister Emma Napp, Logan, and cousins James G. and Elmer F. McKibben. Other items note recoveries, travels, and local visits across Zaleski and nearby towns.
Carol Fairfield faces a moral test as she and five longtime employees judge Andy Dearborn son of the founder. With inventory looming and a charity sale hanging on the verdict, tensions rise between romance and duty at Dearborn's Store. Linda Julian and the young heir add pressure amid the annual inventory schedule.
Oak Grove notes report several residents ill with improving or serious illness. The piece lists visits by residents to family and friends, Christmas programs at Oak Grove School and Oak Grove Pilgrim Holiness Church, and a mining injury to Harley Allen. It also mentions social visits among the Hartman and Tipton families and ongoing local quiet news.
A tense street scene shows Andy offering coins to Nicky as the boy carries a sack of papers. Nicky counts roughly twelve papers and jokes about being a regular customer while Andy hints at urgency and dependence on quick sales.
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