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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1944
Page
4
The Athens Messenger details publishers editors and staff and lists subscription rates for in and out of Ohio and overseas service. It notes Associated Press rights and mentions national representatives and advertising arrangements. Subscriptions vary by duration and location with postal classifications and paper constraints noted.
David Lawrence argues isolationist claims that Roosevelt sent troops abroad conflict with the 1940 Democratic platform promising not to fight overseas except in case of attack. He notes Pearl Harbor and subsequent declarations of war, defending Roosevelt against charges of breaking pledges while highlighting Japan's aggression and allied actions.
An analysis cites a large eastern railroad reporting 275,083 shares held by colleges, hospitals, churches, charitable institutions and insurance companies, with 40,496 stockholders owning 50 shares or less, comprising 70 percent. It argues private ownership rests with thrifty citizens across states, critiquing calls for government ownership as attacks on education, religion, and charity.
An analysis argues that efficient distribution and mass merchandising curb price increases. Retailers stocked heavily and sold under replacement cost, helping hold prices during 1942 despite soaring wages. The piece credits volume selling and low margins as core to wartime stability and a high standard of living.
The War Production Board faces a strange choice between copper and bulls and ends up allocating 240000 pounds of copper per year for bull nose rings. Officials admit they do not know the bull population or census data since 1920, and cannot state how many rings this will produce.
The article notes the wartime penny will vanish soon as a copper zinc cent enters circulation. It describes the new penny resembling prewar copper and predicts the old dull pennies will be retired to Federal Reserve vaults, a move seen as a morale lift during shortages.
Clapper notes the brutal Munda campaign in the Solomon Islands where Marine units faced near 25 percent casualties, dense jungle, hand‑built airstrips, and dugouts blasted from coral. He recalls the 43rd Division and regiments like the 172d Infantry enduring brutal battles, with units suffering deaths and many wounded before moving to Bougainville.
A vocal minority in the United States and a recent British wave urged an early war end without negotiated terms. General Bernard Montgomery voiced a desire to finish the conflict soon, remarks echoed by many in the United States who favor his approach.
A reader letter from Cassius M. Cloust on February 7 in Buchtel argues youth must abandon wickedness led by lax parents. He urges churchgoing, noble service to God, and cites Solomon on righteousness exalting a nation, urging readers to choose the virtuous path for future generations.
The Soviet forces press toward Narva and Poland while expanding political power. Moscow signals a plan to recognize a Polish state allied to the USSR and may seek admittance to a Soviet commonwealth as Red armies push westward. Bulgaria’s government is challenged as pressures mount for a pro Russian shift.
Mrs. Mattie Allen of Logan was elected head of the Eastern Star 27th District at a local area meeting. Miss Iris Hull of Logan High School faculty directed a radio feature one act play “Mary Comes Home From College.” Ohio Fuel Gas fumed drilling on Evans tales near Shade. Athens defeated Nelsonville 27 to 10 with listed players.
A sequence of trivia covering a loggerhead turtle family, albacore and tuna as part of the mackerel group, Abraham Lincoln as the 16th US president, lignite as immature coal, Alois Senefelder and lithography, Jenny Lind’s 1850 tour era with Barnum, and the definition of a magic square with equal sums across all rows columns and diagonals.
Dr Planish learns President Bull dies at the college gathering as discussions turn to his future. Pridmore offers Planish the presidency with pension, Paris plans loom while Peony and Blizzard charm the platform crowd amid political buzz and private doubts.
Kyger social notes record visits and family movements. Mr and Mrs David Swisher and son from Columbus and Joan Swisher of Gallipolis spent the weekend with grandmother Mrs Laura Rupe and son Marcus. Mr and Mrs Ara Grover and son Eddy of Eleanor W Virginia visited Mrs Arthur Rupe. J M spent Sunday with sister Mrs Elmer McCaskey. Mrs McCaskey suffered a stroke. Claude Rupe, employed in Columbus, visited with family. Jack Tipton of Columbus visited with his parents. Pvt Paul Gilmore arrived in duty station. Dale Gilmore is in New Mexico. Mrs Gladys Rumfield and two children moved from Jessie Creek to near Rutland. Mrs Norma Grover and Miss Georgia Roush of Gallipolis visited Mrs Arthur Rupe.
Marines learn to distinguish propeller noises from fish sounds using Navy recordings of piscatorial noises. The archive includes grunts purrs and whistling sounds resembling steamboats to aid identification.
Corning notes show Miss Mary Alice Irwin of Columbus and many Columbus visitors spent the weekend in Corning with relatives and friends. The week end also lists visits by Sgt. T H Barton in Congo and multiple travelers to and from Columbus, New Lexington, Gleus, and Oakfield. Community events include church meetings and a Pinochle Club gathering, with plans for an Easter Bazaar and a Colonial dress themed Philas class.
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