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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1942
Page
4
The piece argues wartime unity can mask intolerance and scapegoating. It calls for immunizing against hate during Brotherhood Week Feb 15 22 under the National Conference of Christians and Jews, urging citizens and institutions to promote understanding and lasting good will.
Observers note how prewar American attitudes toward the Axis were shaped by German propaganda. German radio commanders have crafted messages to divide Americans and inflame anti British sentiment, shaping public opinion while audiences attend to daily life and entertainment.
A wartime propaganda tale reappears claiming Britain will fight to the last Frenchman or colonial, seen as a deliberate ploy to sow dissension between allies. Sources note Britain responding to the rumor, but details remain cloudy.
Raymond Clapper argues the US failed to grasp global ferocity and misread enemies before Pearl Harbor. He asserts American vitality and weapon-making strength but cites naivety about savage warfare as the cause of the bad start, urging resolve and industrial expansion to prevail.
Peter Edson outlines a coming shift as war curtails new car production and limits existing autos. He lists ten wide reaching effects including auto as necessity, truck reliance, rubber supply, rail and streetcar strain, dealer and service changes, roadside and tourism impacts, farming marketing, road programs, real estate shifts, and altered tax policy.
The document notes that 71.3 percent of Commonwealth casualties so far arise from the United Kingdom forces. It argues these official figures deserve belief over biased suppositions and idle guesses about war losses.
Mrs F M Hutchinson a prominent Athens Country Club golfer wintering in Florida won the women s tournament at Seabreeze course Daytona Beach The piece also notes a series of teas at Athens High School and student helpers in the printing class visit to The Messenger plant plus Henry Ford s V Eight car in production set for March release.
Report on Pacific battles describes Japanese gains on Wake and Makin and losses of ships including a 17,000 ton liner and multiple submarines. American forces claim air superiority and effective shore defense with limited losses, while a Navy briefing emphasizes targets, fighter performance, and the impact of carrier based versus land based planes.
The Athens Messenger invites readers to contribute signed letters on current events. Writers should keep items brief to allow more contributions per day.
The Messenger editor rants at Congress over wartime spending and franking privileges while railing against Eleanor Roosevelt and the O C D. He skewers appointments and calls for resignations, condemns Pearl Harbor inquiry handling, and mocks civilian leadership amid the war effort.
Poem describes Tam sending a token to his mother Ella Vernon in Jacksonville Ohio. A neat box with a band and a boyish hand marks the gift as a sign of love from a son serving far away. The note emphasizes care, growth to manhood, and a mother's watching heart.
Mrs Murk Powers and Mrs Esta Davis led 16 Laurel Cliff Health Club members in a Monday social hour. A Red Cross cake sale supported the fundraiser. The note mentions visits, rental of a Cannon cottage by Mrs Irene Veney and family, and teaching in Mrs Nellie Tracy's absence. Mary Tracy, mother in law of Mrs Tracy, died Tuesday evening. Samuel Parker is ill and Polly Karr suffered a severe arm wound from broken glass.
The Pallas Club marked Anniversary Day at Mrs. M. E. Twiss home 46 E Union St with Mary Jo Twiss singing a solo as forty attend the meeting and picnic supper. At Beeches Mrs F W Bush and Mrs W W Ackley hosted an Alpha Xi Delta tea for twenty five girls. Hon I N Foster spoke at the Lincoln Day banquet for Summit County Republican Club in Akron.
In Kings Row, Parris Mitchell and Cassandra Tower plan rival parties as social cliques, wealth, and mystery surround Dr. Tower and the town’s prominent families. Cassandra’s party falters while Louise Gordon pushes rival bets, prompting a shift toward self education by Cassandra’s father.
The Jacksonville Mothers Club met Wednesday evening at Mrs. E. C. Shirkey’s home with assistant hostess Mrs. Phena Householder. A valentine exchange was featured and the Nursery Mothers Club presented the program. Janet Miller and Effie Jackson spoke, the group donated five dollars to the war relief fund, and a luncheon was served.
The Cutler Friendly Circle Sun day School class met Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Leyda. Present were Rev. Ralph Young, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Place, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Remely, Miss Carrie Dunbar, Miss Myrtle Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gill, Mrs. Alice Blauser, Fred French, Dean Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Basim, Dana and Kenneth Gill. Refreshments were served. Next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Root. Mrs. J. S. Devol is visiting her cousin, Miss Nellie Carothers, of Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, Marietta, spent Sunday weter with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Basim. Garnet Goddard, Columbus, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goddard. Mrs. James Carothers went Wednesday to a hospital in Park ersburg, where she is receiving treatment. Mrs. Homer Howell entered Sheltering Arms Hospital, Athens, Thursday, for treatment. Mrs. Esmond Welch spent last week in Columbus with her daugh ter, Mrs. Raymond Metcalf and family. Mrs. Alice Blauser was a busi ness visitor in Marietta. Saturday Mrs. Roxa Remely is visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Scott Renolds, Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hill of Nitro, W. Va., spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ford French.
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