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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1944
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription prices for various regions and durations, with rates for Ohio, overseas, and out-of-state audiences. It notes that outside Ohio subscriptions require newspaper approval and mentions second-class matter status for Athens Post Office and a nominal obituary charge.
The piece considers postwar planning for a large standing military and global bases. It argues many men must remain under arms, with universal service and costly bases abroad. It warns against repeating France’s post WWI peace and fears continued militarism and tax burdens.
Senator Joseph H. Ball urges making Congress part of Roosevelt's postwar planning to ensure U S participation in a future collective security system. He argues advance knowledge of international commitments avoids two strikes against ratification and helps both Congress and the executive by guiding concessions and preserved points.
David Lawrence argues that surface naval power and tactical air use have not fully fulfilled early war illusions. He notes failures around Bari and Salerno, questions air force coordination with ground troops in Italy, and credits ships and naval bombardment for sustained, daylong operations. He praises McArthur and Halsey for successes in Pacific campaigns.
From Washington come reports that wives of congressmen attend public speaking lessons and rostrum training to give informative speeches about Washington and to learn gift giving. Taxpayers mutterings cast doubt that such speeches will lead to more gifts. a suggestion to study road work and shadow boxing is offered.
Allied headquarters in Italy accuse Germany of deliberately bombing a plainly marked hospital and machine-gunning survivors. The Nazis had claimed their warfare was chivalrous, a claim contradicted by the report and by Japanese reactions.
Aboard a Pacific carrier the captain, after launching the ship, led outfitting crews ashore, then ferried 5 000+ men aboard, slept in passageways, and learned the ship through action at Ra baul on Armistice Day, Christmas and New Year. The chaplain relates fear and courage among a largely new crew. The skipper, 47, blends Atlantic carrier command and staff roles with wide wartime carrier experience.
Observers in London view the Red armies as advancing on the Nazi front and speculate on winter a Russian advance into Germany. The piece notes potential outcomes from a collapse to Berlin, the Baltic wing, and potential Soviet punitive actions against Nazis. It references possible peace terms with Finland and Allied roles. The column cites a Moscow lecture on forced workmen to repair damage.
Questions cover Churchill and de Gaulle in Marrakech with olive groves, Argentina’s oldest cities San Juan and Mendoza, Japanese control affecting India’s famine and rice imports, and authors Frederick Dannay Manfred B Lee as Ellery Queen.
Jane Gill, Anne Custer and Lois Splitorff of Pi Beta Phi sang at a sorority rushing sweater and skirt party in the Bettie Shop basement in Athens. The Athens High School debate team beat Marietta High with players Reuben Rothermel Charles Sias and Jack Meister. Katherine Farley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Farley, attends Richland Ave. Athens residents undergo mastoid surgery at St Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. Athens High School is chosen to test a national visual education program.
Doris Morton Mildred Williams Ted Schmidt Vianna Roush Pauline Swanson Clifford Moriarity and Ted Cowan were elected to the National Honor Society. A cartoon shows Soviet Russia seeking U S recognition. Ohio University French Club initiates new members Marian Sprague Mary Law head Ruth Miller. Miss Mary Collins hosts a shower for bride-elect Mary Louise Overmeyer. John Hancock basketball teams members attend a gathering hosted by Mildred Leighty at Mrs Alva Haning with many players and coach Linton.
A daughter named Betty Lou was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edwards of Gibbstown. Local residents Adda and Nellie Mae Mac Knight visited Hartford. John Hudson Smith of the Coast Guard spent a Sunday with his parents. Miss Margaret Embleton left for Columbus. Miss Allah Klass of Pomeroy visited her mother. Mrs. Frank Chapman visited her husband in St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Local church notices: Hartford Baptist Sunday School at 9:30, worship at 11:30, Young People at 6:30. Graham Station Baptist revival led by Rev E Elden Saltz with Miss McKinney. nightly 8 until Feb 27.
Farm belt Republicans push for a farm plank in the 1944 GOP platform urging greater crop production decentralization of government control and nonpartisan farm policy. Iowa Governor Bourke B Hickenlooper assails recent farm policies for political manipulation eroding public confidence.
A $29 770 damage suit was filed yesterday in Los Angeles against Capt. Clark Gable former film star now serving in the Army Air Forces.
Kitty Bishop visits the Grahams after a divorce and stirs tension with Mag Seaton and Randall Seaton. Mag charms Mac MacGregor while Randall faces his own fragile home life. Tension erupts over loyalty, finances, and affection as the evening ends with unresolved strife.
Letart Falls Miss Jean Miller hosted a Sunday School class Valentine party Monday night with games and exchanged valentines. Local relatives and residents, including Howard Norris and Max Quillen, were noted in attendance or reports, with updates on hospital visits and community events.
A group of nurses and Lt. Charles B. Thrasher flee a hostile Adriatic mission. They navigate three and a half hours of lost air travel before sighting an airfield aligned with Nazi markings. After gunfire and forced climbs, they crash landed in Albania and outran pursuers, ending aboard a British launch to safety.
Bishopville notes show residents visiting neighbors in Glouster and Bartlett while family gatherings form bonds. Civilians and veterans across Morgan County share health updates, moves, and the 96th birthday of J W Moody, Civil War veteran, with relatives in Italy and Colorado camps.
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