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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1943
Page
4
Stationery notice lists associations and press affiliations. Subscription rates are given for carrier and mail delivery, with domestic and overseas options. It notes delivery acceptance and second class matter status, with representative offices listed in multiple cities.
American industry has reached full stride in wartime production with volume and quality both at peak. November munitions output rose 665 percent from 1941, while British experts now rate several U S planes as best in two of three categories, signaling superior firepower and innovation across tanks and aircraft.
The National War Labor Board rules that a snowstorm is a Caprice of Nature. Wayne L. Morse writes the decision, stating workers who shovel to reach machines are paid regular skilled rates if finishing within a day, but earned only common labor wages if the shoveling takes more than one day.
London dispatch notes King Peter’s Cairo government condemns Tito’s provisional regime creating an awkward position for Britain. Peter’s exile follows refusal to cooperate with Nazi arrangement and a Soviet backed regime now governs. The piece frames Peter’s protest as increasingly improper amid shifting alignments.
The 480th Antisubmarine Group of the Army Air Forces has been inactivated after 12 months of active service as the Navy takes over all anti U-boat patrols. The unit suffered heavy casualties, more than half of its personnel, during its year of combat in the Atlantic theater. Berlin is described as a ghost city with widespread ruins and somber residents.
In Washington 1943 reporting notes President Roosevelt moving beyond New Deal nostalgia. Press conference introduces Cleveland Press columnist Dr. Dilworth Lupton to the White House. Secretary Early cites a 1932 phrase while Republican chairman Spangler comments on legacy.
The article explains the 1944 pay as you go tax plan, detailing two forms for three years and two-year calculations. It notes potential March 15 payments, the long and short forms, and the messy, uncertain outcome of the current tax bill’s passage.
Mayor La Guardia warns that butter becomes unsanitary around midday, affecting reputable establishments. He notes sanitary places do not serve butter at lunch, implying a city health measure or informal order influencing dining hours for butter service.
Gore Church Sunday School class hosted a Christmas party at Mrs Faith Becks home Tuesday evening. Contests and prizes followed social hour and a gift exchange was held for the hostess. Refreshments were served to a long list of attendees.
The President indicates stern offensives will crush Axis power with Allied strategy shifting from Quebec plans. Eisenhower reassigned to Western attack while Marshall–MacArthur–Nimitz talks hint at bad news for Japan. Pacific and European theaters show updated goals as war momentum favors the Allies.
Murray City hosts several holiday visits as families gather from Columbus Lancaster and Dayton. Birth announced for a McManaway daughter with grandparents listed. A breakfast menu note mentions New England hotels serving apple pie.
Corning social items note the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion meeting at Mrs. Beulah Craig home with gifts and lunch for eight including Mrs. Lora Longley and others. Euchre Club at Mrs. Mable Gray's with winners Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Briggs and others. University student Ruth Ann Wilson visits Columbus, and Grace Hoffman with daughter Margie visit Mason City Virginia. John W. Rocks visit New Lexington on business.
In dialogue with Milly and Redlaw, a fallen man seeks forgiveness for his wrongs and vows to repair them. Milly advocates recalling past harms to forgive and redirect mercy, while Redlaw confronts his own decline and contemplates help for his estranged wife and son as the man leaves to confront his future.
Thrace is in European Turkey and lies along the Dardanelles under Turkish governance. General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson commands the Allied troops in Iraq Palestine and Syria. The Liscome Bay was an escort aircraft carrier lost in the Gilbert Islands campaign. The new top rank for U S Army nurses is lieutenant colonel. Lieutenant General Alexander Archer Vandegrift is the new commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
Pvt. R L Lansdell wrote home about Sicily children and sparked a Texas toy drive that reached Italy. Louise Groody and R H Magee joined forces with Air Force personnel to raise $800 and supply toys candy and food for 3000 Italian children at Foggia theater where Corp Nick Lombardy delivered parcels as Santa.
Mrs Dan Rheinschel Mrs Dallas Worth and others attended the Farm Women's Christmas meeting in Logan. Local visits include the Murray home guests and family gatherings with the Geiger and Murray families. Melvin Wolfe and Jean Downhour announce the birth of a daughter. Harold Marstiller recently discharged from the U S Army.
Mrs. Clarence Chase hosted the Rutland Garden club Monday evening in a decorated living room with a fiber glass Christmas tree and holly windows. President Mrs. James Titus presided. Mrs. L. J. Heiner gave a Christmas book review. members sang carols. A buffet luncheon followed in a candle lit dining room featuring a red and green theme including tree shaped sandwiches and a miniature tree centerpiece.
Chauncey Cunningham a veteran coal miner reports forty six years on the coal machine and retirement four years ago on December 5. He worked in fifteen mines with many partners including Sherman Cunningham Michael Cavanaus and Dery James Earle and Abe Bell. several named colleagues are now deceased.
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