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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1944
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for different regions including Ohio and outside Ohio, with annual, half year, and weekly prices. It notes The Associated Press credit and newspaper associations, and that outside Ohio subscriptions require acceptance by The Messenger. It includes postal intake statements and a nominal obituary notice policy.
Congressman T A Jenkins denounces the soldiers ballot proposed for Roosevelt as a bobtail device intended to swing votes. He criticizes its four blocks for President Senator Representative and Congressmen at Large, argues state election control, and says the plan risks illegality and unconstitutionality.
A service man reports overseas voters largely ignore presidential politics as war takes priority. Most will not vote, some favor Roosevelt, but many fear electioneering will slow mail and hinder the war effort. Parents back home may determine the outcome with limited service input.
The New York Central carried 20 percent more passengers last month than January 1943, while Pennsylvania and New Haven roads reported a 10 percent rise. Gomes asks where the increase originated and why.
Clipper reports from a battleship in the Marshall Islands describe the vast crew, heavy armament, and logistical scale of ships with 16 inch guns and 5 inch calibers. The captain urges cohesion among sailors and allies, stressing unity to take and hold islands and secure postwar peace.
A concise reflection by Charles Hodge asserts that the doctrines of grace humble humanity without degrading and exalt without inflating the self, highlighting balance in Christian belief.
The column invites signed comments from readers on today’s events. Contributors are urged to keep letters brief so multiple appear daily, with the writer’s signature shown beside the text.
A Washington letter urges Letart Township readers to recognize the American Merchant Marine alongside armed forces. It cites President Roosevelt and Congress praising merchant mariners for vital war service and urges local communities to include their names on honor rolls. E. S. Land signs as War Shipping Administration administrator.
DeWitt Mackenzie reports on a strong Allied offensive in the Pacific. Air and sea power converge on Truk and Eniwetok as amphibious landings establish beachheads, while Japanese broadcasts warn of Tokyo’s anxiety and looming defense of the homeland.
The writer credits Cassius M Clouston with voicing agreement on liquor concerns. They reference biblical lines about wine mocking and strong drink causing deception, noting the danger of being deceived by drink and labeling it unwise.
A reader presents a mix of trivia answers and local commentary. It notes North Dakota as the Sioux State and lists commodities for the Union of South Africa. The letter mocks politics, condemns corruption, reports stray dogs in Log Cabin Valley near Route 124, and calls for action from a dog warden. It closes with a prohibition stance and a slogan about reading The Messenger.
Kitty Bishop retreats to her brother Ben Graham and wife Peg after divorce from Collins Bishop a successful young lawyer. Peg frets about Collins while Kitty bonds with Mae MacGregor and Randall Seaton as Collins travels San Francisco and New York. The drama unfolds over a spring day as hamlet life and relationships fray, ending with Kitty confronting Peg and the looming cliffhanger.
Richard Dunkle sustained painful injuries when his car skidded on ice near a concrete bridge on the Millfield Jacksonville highway. Passengers James Wallace Leslie Bobo Lawrence Johnson Arthur Sisson and Carl Dunkle were severely bruised with Sisson suffering a skull fracture. Charles Tippie found the wreck and transported the injured to Dr. Sanders.
The item records D. I. Gandee Jr turning six with a classroom of first graders guided by Miss Mabel Carr and a list of their classmates. It also notes the 1935 bank moratorium remarks by Roosevelt, a state patrol substation move to Henry Link residence, and relief beef distribution by Theodor H. Smith, plus a 20 year old Athens University women’s group meeting and a brief Athens High School basketball win over Marietta. It includes historical reminiscences of Athens ferry crossing and early township leaders across several townships.
The column invites readers to submit poems with name and address. The reader contributions include a patriotic poem about an American soldier and a mother’s solace in memory, followed by a tender reflection on a child’s fear and a note about a blue whale discovery.
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