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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
14
The Athens Messenger announces its long running publication by The Messenger Publishing Co with Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush listed. It includes subscription rates for various terms and delivery areas and notes association memberships and postal filing.
A 1944 column by Addison Sims of Seattle argues wartime transportation limits spark a campaign against nonessential conventions. The Office of Defense Transportation urges organizers to assess necessity, noting crowded trains and hotels, but many groups proceed regardless. Petunia Fanciers of America may delay meetings until after the war.
The article imagines busy times for mapmakers as boundaries are redrawn after Victory Day. It mocks outdated maps and urges rapid work and streamlined globes. Suggestions include small type labels for Germany and Japan and a simple Balkans outline with pencils and erasers.
The Senate House conference on the 1944 tax bill shows Congress continuing to patch and increase taxes rather than simplify. Debates over minor changes failed to substitute a simpler bill and suggest the new edition will add to taxpayers headaches rather than clarify the system.
A returned traveler notes that after war and blitz the English are ready to drop the long standing left side driving rule. American jeep drivers on English roads highlight the clash between tradition and changing habits as England considers keeping right side traffic.
The piece argues that dividing the USSR into 16 autonomous republics with their own militaries and foreign policy could reduce one man rule in Moscow and foster a steadier postwar world. It notes assembly votes versus council power in the League and warns against assuming immediate self-government or foreign-policy capability for all new states.
Clapper visits the 171st Station Hospital near Port Moresby where tents overlook a valley and patients fill a five acre garden. Doctors and nurses improvise, psychiatrics aid morale, and war routines blur with Sunday ritual as 1,774 patients pass through in 14 months.
Ten years ago Green Pastures with the original New York cast was announced for Athens on February 26. Rev Howard E Warner spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club. Local clubs hosted discussions and revivals at churches with several named speakers and performers.
Charles I Lowry from Nelsonville R D 2 recalls Red board school house near Carbondale and adds names of teachers and students from around 1870. He notes directors Charles Beckler Moses Kennard and Charles Wilkes among staff and reflects on days gone by.
A set of Q and A items answers present-day China as Cathay, penicillin from distillers mash, Honduras supplying 1000 pounds daily of rubber plus tropical hardwoods, and the Bible recorded on 169 records across 27 regional libraries for the blind.
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the USSR could extend sovereignty to include military and diplomatic affairs, creating a flexible, expanding federation. He warns that 16 votes in a future League of Nations would tilt balance, recalling Wilson era concerns over British dominance and US entry.
York Grange will meet tonight at Oak Grove. Refreshment committee includes Mr and Mrs Jim McLain Mr and Mrs John McLain Reda and Barbara Foughty. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned with family updates and travel notes.
In a Charleston era tale, Winifred praises Colonel Marduc's Japan tactics while Peony plans a swift rise through politics and business school. A summons from Minneapolis sparks debate over who qualifies as the Plain People, as Gid Planish anticipates a possible Midwest exile.
The Ladies Aid Society will be entertained tonight at the home of Mrs. Millie Hanning for their February meeting. Lewis Swartz, longtime Taylor Ridge resident, died Saturday in Jacksonville at his son-in-law and daughter Ira Conaway’s home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm in Jacksonville Methodist Church, burial in Taylor Ridge Cemetery. Sunday guests included Mrs. Laura Mullins and Mr. Chester Kempton and son Larry of Chillicothe. Herman Kempton, employed in Columbus, visited family. Mrs. Cora Davis recently visited Jacksonville to see her son and daughter-in-law Elmer and family.
Social and personal notes from Camp Peary and nearby towns list furloughs and visits. Veterans and service members including Gale Masters and S Sgt Robert H McAtee are mentioned with family and friends, plus indution and hospital updates. Local gatherings include birthday dinner at the Oliver home and multiple weekend visits among families.
Chester Sunday School class met at Mr and Mrs Curtis Wolfe with 15 members and three visitors. Mrs Beulah Nelson played piano selections and refreshments were served. Next Chester Grange Hall hosts planned for January garden club meeting at Mrs John Wickham’s home with details and attendees listed.
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