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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
14
The Athens Messenger lists subscription costs for various terms and regions including Ohio and overseas rates. It notes staff roles, agency representations, and advertising considerations while detailing postal and publication information.
Congress breaks for Christmas with a tangled agenda. The tax bill sits at about 2 billion dollars pending Senate approval, while farm blocs oppose subsidies to peg food prices. Wage stabilization looms as 1,100,000 non operating railroad workers seek an eight-cent raise, a plan the House committee has sidelined.
Secretaries Stimson and Knox say no law bars MacArthur or Stassen from seeking the presidency while in uniform. The piece weighs whether a top commander could leave the Pacific and the Philippines task for a presidential bid, noting historic precedents and the risk of politicizing military leadership.
Senator McKellar says Senator Butler is ninety five percent wrong about U S spending in Latin America. The piece argues waste persists, citing boondoggling exposed by papers censored in Washington, and mocks efforts to hide pork from budget officials.
A wartime suggestion argues that Japanese banks should ease bookkeeping by stopping interest payments on deposits and then withdrawals. By not recording deposits or allowing withdrawals, staff requirements drop dramatically, reducing needless accounting. The note urges Tojo to consider the plan.
The piece argues the new anthem marks Moscow’s shift from world revolution toward reconstruction and peace. It notes Russia’s emphasis on tempering punitive actions toward Germany, supporting disarmament, and fostering friendly German groups while maintaining strength to deter future aggression.
Satirical Christmas verse lampoons Washington officials and wartime policies. The speaker mocks congressmen, War Department needs, rail unions, black market operators, and OPA enforcement while wishing a cheeky Yuletide to figures like Madame Secretary Fanny Perkins and noting public war-time burdens and indulgences.
War correspondent notes Japan abandoning strong holds in the Solomons as American air power erodes Bougainville airfields and naval control expands. Retreats from Buin and Kolombangara illustrate a trend toward evacuation ahead of untenable positions, suggesting possible advances toward Java and Singapore.
A lengthy Christmas message signed by Gertrude H. Sniffen commends the York Township and Buchtel Service Clubs for their community work and letters from service members. It notes growing membership, holiday plans, and funds spent on men in service, with concerns over mailing addresses and a wish for a peaceful New Year. The column closes with Foula Island’s danger of isolation due to surrounding seas.
The column features two readers poems submitted to Messenger Readers. Floyd Brown from Nelsonville Ohio writes a Christmas salute to American soldiers praising service and hoping for a safe return. Donna King aged 10 from Athens RD contributes The Little Hen about a chicken laying an egg on Christmas Day.
The Tetterbys confront hardship and harsh views. Mrs Tetterby and Mr Tetterby confess faults and renew their bonds. Mrs William and the children enter to celebrate reconciliation and home’s warmth, with tears and gratitude. The scene ends with a joyous, communal welcome.
Zaleski briefs report the death of David Watkins 75 at his sister's Oakley home with funeral in Oakley and burial at Zaleski Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include sister Mary Sprouse and several half siblings. other items note military visits births and local illnesses.
Murray City society column lists numerous visits and family gatherings. Residents and relatives from Orient, Lancaster, Logan, Toledo, Cleveland, Nelsonville, Willoughby, New Pittsburg, Columbus, Battle Creek, and nearby towns are noted visiting, hosting, or traveling for holidays and church events. The piece records Christmas programs, gift exchanges, and community meetings with names of participants and hosts.
The document presents a Q A style list asking who Dobri Bosilov is and identifies him as Premier of Bulgaria. It asks about the source of frank incense noting it comes from gum of an East Indian tree. It estimates railroad travel could rise by five hundred percent and taxes may cover about fifty percent of war costs. It asks how long Getulio Vargas has served as president of Brazil, answering thirteen years.
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