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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1944
Page
4
The Messenger announces weekly weekday editions published by Gordon K Bush with Charles Harris as managing editor. Subscription rates vary by region including Ohio and overseas, with prices for annual, half year and weekly options. Advertisements and notices include obituaries and cards of thanks under Associated Press licensing.
Americans applaud Soviet victories but struggle to grasp how a Communist dominated nation can defeat a German army. The piece urges readers to study the Russian home front’s unity and sacrifice, noting Russia’s rapid progress, fierce resolve, and the belief that a dead enemy is the best enemy. It contrasts Russian will to win with perceived Allied complacency and warns that today’s Allies could be tomorrow’s rivals.
The piece laments opaque income tax forms and the public’s struggle with arithmetic. It calls for a simpler system and predicts potential changes after the November election. It criticizes confusing wording and blames a Washington misfit for inserting perplexing phrases that increase trouble.
A reader’s letter discusses wartime taxes and outlines a plan for a peacetime tax structure. It argues for a constitutional amendment capping income, inheritance, and gift taxes at 25 percent, with two-thirds of states required to request a convention. fifteen have already passed resolutions.
Washington reports a House committee dispute centers on the Federal Communications Commission and military access to intercepts. President Roosevelt previously refused to terminate civilian snooping, while the House votes to strip funding from the FCC’s radio intelligence unit, transferring control to Army and Navy amid wartime controversy.
In Manda Solomon Islands dispatch, veteran Marine torpedo plane pilots recount rugged jungle warfare and a dramatic incident when Lieut Garth B. Thomas landed a damaged torpedo bomber with a live bomb near the bomb bay. His close call and the bomb disposal man's warning saved lives as the squadron endures a long war.
A reflective line notes how public attention shifts from ascent to risk once one nears great heights, suggesting fame invites scrutiny of potential declines as much as progress. The aphorism underscores a universal truth about visibility and vulnerability in achievement.
Athens Messner reads a wartime forum and poems with letters from readers. Items include Raymond Clapper’s death reflection, Willkie politics, MacArthur praise, and poems by Bessie M Gorslene and Ben T Cloust on service. Readers sign their pieces from Athens and Nelsonville Ohio.
Police report a Saturday heist at a Cleveland bowling alley where four masked and gloved bandits restrained 50 patrons, all war workers, and stole $1,491 in cash. The incident involved quick entry and exit with no injuries reported as investigators pursue leads.
Albany announces third six weeks honor roll with students listed by grade from One to Twelve. Notable names include Harold Beatty, Claudia Bolin, Dorothy Barrows, Martha Lou Baughman, Edward Stanley, Dick Baughman, Clara Mae Zimmerman and many others across Grades One through Twelve.
The Morgan County Herald in McConnelsville reaches its centennial with last week’s issue. Owner editor Wilbur Donald Matson, 55, has run the weekly for 26 years, noting the paper’s early timing alongside Morris Hardware as the town’s second oldest business.
Carrie departs Hartford airplane factory returning to her job as a draftsman. Dr Planish and Peony scheme in late August to shape a postwar planning group led by Marduc. Barbed exchanges reveal tensions over gender roles and career ambitions amid wartime radio news and social constraints.
An American bomber, its crew having bailed out, crashed into a street 100 yards from the sea on Saturday. A cycling soldier was killed and several houses were wrecked.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of New Marshfield held a surprise party for Pvt. Charles E. Mace on January 19 at his parents home. Guests included Theora Davis Lucille Lovsey June Hunter and others. The event featured games music the Weslayan Grace and refreshments.
About 200 film writers producers and directors formed the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals in Hollywood. Sam Wood was elected president. Organizers said writers have injected Communist propaganda into their film works and promised actions against Communism and Fascism in the industry.
The House Ways and Means committee approved a bill authorizing the federal expenditure of 15,000,000 annually for war bond advertisements in small newspapers. The move reverses last December when a similar Senate-passed bill was pigeonholed by the House committee.
Private First Class Milton R. Stephenson of White Salmon Washington earned hard fighting credit at Tarawa. Once doubted in training he led assaults, killed multiple enemy soldiers, cleared pill boxes and dugouts, and saved comrades under heavy fire. A sudden shrapnel wound on D-Day left him a southpaw yet undeterred in combat.
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