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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1944
Page
4
The paper lists affiliations with major news organizations and outlines subscription rates for in Ohio and outside Ohio. It includes member agencies, circulation policy, and advertising details with varied pricing for annual, multi month, and weekly plans.
A 1940s editorial warns of an oil shortage if war extends, blaming bureaucratic planning and subsidies for hindering production. It cites 1941 42 drilling declines, wage hour rules, price controls, and calls for free enterprise to fuel military needs, praising Secretary Ickes but scolding price administrators.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports experiments at New York University and Public Health Labs showing donors can give blood weekly for 12 weeks by reinjecting dextrose preserved red cells. Challenges include plasma separation at donor centers and only 12 national labs able to process blood for armed forces needs. Despite limits, the work offers potential to reduce donor discomfort and expand supply if facilities expand.
The article notes anonymous buyers bid 311.5 million for two Einstein hand written scientific manuscripts at a Kansas City war bond auction. It jokes about using the purchase as reading before filing income taxes.
Washington urged citizens to use government securities for short and long term tax payments and future liabilities. Investors can lend funds now and meet taxes later, with emphasis on Series 6 bonds offering 12 year terms at 2.5 percent and only up to 100,000 per owner per year. Small businesses with surpluses should consider buying bonds to cover immediate tax obligations.
Clapper describes Sunday services aboard a Pacific Fleet carrier before the Marshalls raid. He reflects on meekness, democracy, and the need to defend with airfields and ships, noting rivalries between gunners and air crews and sailors’ pride in their vessels.
A serialized roster lists Bedford township natives and relatives serving in the Army Navy Air Force and Marines. Entries include birthdates hometowns and training assignments at Fort Riley Camp Hood Great Lakes and Camp Gordon with current overseas or domestic postings noted. The article notes additional servicemen will be published later and mentions Niagara Falls’s long running show.
Kitty Bishop returns to her brother Ben Graham and Peg after a sudden divorce from Collins Bishop. Collins, a busy young attorney, is distant and preoccupied with work. Kitty plans a cozy reunion, but quiet evenings reveal growing tension and unspoken hurt.
A poetry contribution column features verses with name and address from readers. Included are letters from P F C Leslie R Nice in Italy 1944 and lines from Laura Chase Foster and Mary Karch reflecting longing, family, and faith amid war and worry.
Social notes from Lottridge and Carthage record visits and moves including John L Morgan and family at Tuppers Plains, Weldon Rupe moving to a newly purchased property, and visits among the Greiners Kinnen Mantle Koehler Gaston Runkle and others. Mrs Flem Groves of Troy Ohio dies. funeral held at Vanderhoof Baptist Church. Eleanor Allen assists in Athens with Gordon child care.
Rutland High School and community members attended a social party with dancing and games and refreshments served. The Rutland High School Music Department will stage Dixie Land Minstrel on Friday at 8 o'clock p m in the high school auditorium under Mrs C O Chapman and Herman Mace.
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