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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1944
Page
6
Notice lists memberships such as Obie Select List and AP affiliations. It includes subscription rates in various regions and overseas service, with travel and representation details for the Messenger and national reps like John W. Cullen Company.
Ten Athens County volunteers toured the area to promote a war bond drive. They used entertainment plus talks and soldier stories to persuade residents. The group reported strong countywide response and personal satisfaction from a job well done.
Washington observers warn tax headaches from March 15 linger but say simplifications are coming next year. Treasury chiefs urge reforms to spare John Citizen while Congress debates a muddled set of laws and wage earners may face fewer returns.
The article argues the Soviet sphere of influence could extend across the Balkans if the Reds gain control in Eastern Europe. It notes rising Communist strength in Greece Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and suggests Britain and France anxiously watch as Germany faces encirclement and potential disruption of its long term aims.
A Japanese paper claims Americans landed at Kigka and fought for three weeks with an army of ghosts from Attu. It reports repulsed phantom counterattacks and frames the fighting spirit as a bizarre propaganda example.
Washington pundit argues German morale is resilient despite Allied bombing. He cites Hitler Goebbels New Year speeches and German propaganda, noting the Nazi leadership expects a protracted defense and a tough 1944. Strikes threaten morale, but war aims and morale may endure longer than assumed.
The writer visits Guadalcanal with Major General Maxwell Murray, describing a rear-area scene near the First Marines landing. He notes persistent rain, damp conditions, practical military growth, and the cemetery crosses marking the war’s toll, while reflecting on the island’s grim significance to the American public.
Frank Putnam argues in Houston on January 31 1944 that a federal uniform ballot bypasses constitutional electors and risks invalid service ballots. He urges Congress to require distribution and return of state ballots by military channels to ensure valid presidential voting and avoid court or Congress contests.
A wartime broadcast warns of increasing Pacific combat, noting Japanese fears as Allied air and naval actions intensify. Paramushiro Island defense breached by a U S Navy task force with a separate air strike. analysts suggest further operations possible, though a full campaign may await European conflict resolution.
Malachite is a bright green copper ore. Viticulture is grape growing for wine. Linseed oil comes from flax seeds. Robert Dinwiddie was a British Virginia governor 1751 to 1758. The dime name derives from an old word meaning tenth part. A dingo is an Australian native dog intermediary between jackal and wolf.
Full page honor roll lists Charles Ogg Lathrop Zane Grey Harris Chesterhill Robert MacComb Buchtel Alfred Harrison Edmund Sherline Edward Keeler Robert Sherline Gallipolis Leo Vaughn Donald Ribel Charles Ray Hysell Carl Neutzling Robert Vaughn Robert Wilson Pomeroy John Vasko New Pittsburgh Billy Waldeck Guy Winn James Christman Glouster Charles Starcher Ross Stevenson Logan Clifford Grandstaff Chauncey Gilbert Shannon Charles Herman Leonard Kirken dall Edward McBride Rodrick Eddy Athens Elsworth Tracy Glen Seamon Millfield Oliver Henry Wilkesville Joe Hoback Racine Elmer Lowry Greens Run Joe Matheny Floodwood Carl Yates Orbiston Roy Macecarbonale Harry Potts Jr Syracuse Billy Wollett Murray City Carl Ellinger Nelsonville Nudists seek Meade County colony state approves. Twenty years ago limestone quarrying on A P Linscott farm for Athens Guysville road. Albany quintet beat Hamden 35 9. H H Timken of Timken Roller Bearing Co Canton gave 20000 for relief of starving German children.
Out-of-town mourners attend the funeral of Thomas E. Davis from Lost Hollow No. 2 Mine after a fatal fall. The column lists local deaths, births, illnesses, service members overseas, and community updates from Straitsville and surrounding towns.
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