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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1944
Page
4
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The piece urges a heavy increase in war bond purchases in response to new reports of Japanese brutality toward American and British prisoners and notes Germans have committed greater butchery in occupied nations. It argues that emotion will spur donations beyond talk, with Americans compelled to back fighting men financially and to help prosecute murderers.
The Victory ships program launches with the United Victory from Henry Kaiser’s Portland yards signaling a postwar shift to a nationwide merchant fleet. The new fast cargo vessel promises faster transatlantic trips, reducing Liberty ships to obsolescence in peacetime trade.
The aviation sector seeks a peacetime program with an independent Civil Aeronautics Commission and federal safety rules for air navigation and airports. It calls for federal regulation of commercial transport and safety-focused limits on private flying, plus state airport traffic regulation and unified aviation taxes.
In a startling disclosure during a misty dawn of anthropology era attitudes to women were challenged. Twenty five Women Army Corps members assigned to Signal Corps had been receiving and daily transmitting highly secret military messages without revealing the nature of the work or contents. The revelation came when Army officials admitted the secret.
David Lawrence argues that suspension of neutrality in Argentina was essential to halt Axis spy rings and protect Allied war logistics. He notes decades of espionage, the need for Argentina to cooperate with British and American officials, and the broader impact on U S military operations and lives.
Aboard an LST en route to New Britain the crew notes the swift Kaiser-yard outfitting of the vessel and its crew. Skipper Lieut. Albert W. McWhorter leads a ship with dogs Laddie and Mickey, a wounded fox terrier, and a convoy of six LSTs plus four destroyers. The report describes cargo including salmon, Vienna sausage, dehydrated potatoes, dried eggs, canned cabbage, dry rations, and amphibious tractors nicknamed alligators.
A reader poem recounts the World War II raid of the old ship numbered 24. Gunners Peck Dick Jim Steve Pete and Jack are named as fallen heroes who died defending their crew while the narrator praises their courage and resolves to keep fighting the Axis. Robert F. Snowden signs as A.O.M. 3 c Rutland Ohio.
The Bower Brothers won the contract to furnish coal to Nelsonville’s electric light and waterworks plants at $1.99 per ton. H. W. Reeder supervised Albany Methodist Church, with E. H. Lasch directing singing. Athens County runs 19 Emergency School Program nursery schools led by supervisor Frances Higgins. A dozen Pomeroy men seek the state liquor store manager post.
In a Sunday address marking the eleventh Nazi anniversary, Hitler pleaded for Anglo American aid to stave off Soviet advance. He warned of Bolshevik victory and hinted at a German British American alliance against the Soviets, while Allied bombing targets in Germany underscored Allied resolve.
Joe Williams writes The Nut Cracker on The Messenger sports page. A Chicago inventor W E Ross, son of Mrs Mary Ross of Athens, is praised for a clothing trade device. Headlines report girl bandits and male crime rivals. Hotel Berry adds a spring occupancy. former President Woodrow Wilson dies in Washington DC. Miss Ida Allison hosts nephew Ashton H Cullums on his ninth birthday.
Samuel W. Beard, a Civil War veteran aged 98, died yesterday. His passing marks the loss of a long lived veteran known in the community for his enduring service.
A reader asks where Suriname is and what flag it flies. The answer notes Suriname is a Dutch colony in South America and implies its national flag.
Gideon Planish and colleagues attend a quarterly DDD board lunch where Mr. Canary unveils a new democracy definition amid humor and tension. Mr. Johnson challenges the group’s motives as a bombshell phone call reveals Japan has bombed Hawaii, plunging them into looming war.
The War Department announced the Army Air Forces will withdraw from 70 colleges and 14 civilian contract schools used in training. Current trainees will finish, but no new AAF students will be admitted, aligning with General Arnold’s plan to shift focus from mass training to replacements as the war continues.
Perry County court agendas detail extended filing deadlines for sales tax returns in New Lexington, naturalization hearings set for Feb 3, and staff reappointments. Officials discuss tax outlooks, county funds, and misc legal actions alongside realty transfers and divorces in Somerset and Crooksville regions.
Gerald Jeffres of Gore Route 1 receives an honorable discharge from the Navy at Great Lakes Illinois and returns to his occupation in coal mines.
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