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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1944

Page

4

Newspaper subscription rates and distribution details

The Messenger lists subscription rates for carriers in Ohio and outside Ohio, with differing annual and weekly prices and overseas options. It notes acceptance subject to print paper supply and lists representative offices in Columbus and other cities.

Ohio Servies Ohis Athens John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland

How Fighters Feel in South Pacific War Strife

Seaman Kenneth Walsh of Muncie Ind writes from the South Pacific for the Muncie Press in a stark essay on war fatigue and wartime income. He contrasts sailors earning $50 a month with strikers seeking higher pay, telling of a 17 year old shell shocked survivor who lost his brother aboard a destroyer. Walsh argues the American creed is tested by such inequities as soldiers endure heat disease and danger with little reward.

South Pacific Kenneth Walsh Muncie Ind The Muncie Press Mr. Striker Seaman Walsh Welder

The Spirit That Quickeneth in American Industry

A reflection on intangible forces in business and national mood as drivers of growth. It argues that psychology, risk appetite, and sacrifice dollars shape production and investment more than figures alone, urging plans that fit a daring climate and honor silent savers who fuel enterprise.

America

Roosevelt poised to press unions and business over war strain

President Roosevelt faces a ready-made set-up to rein in labor and business while criticizing railroad strikes and wartime profit practices. The piece argues Congress must pass anti strike laws and curb wartime contract profits, framing unity as essential for victory and warning enemies of a strengthened democracy.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Uncle Sam Republic United Mine Workers Armed Services

Pacific Island Campaigns Do Not Equate in War Strategy

Clapper outlines how Tarawa and large land masses like Guadalcanal Bougainville or New Britain differ for amphibious assault. He notes landing casualty patterns depend on island size and defenses and explains why some islands are pursued for strategic airfields and supply points rather than territory. He cites Guadalcanal and Arawe as examples and stresses learning from two years of warfare rather than prophecy.

Honolulu Pacific Tarawa New Britain Guadalcanal Bougainville Arawe Truk Japan Faribault Kinnikinick Teckla Kinnikinick Board of Trustees Peony Gideon Excelsior Columbia University

Rocket guns and invasion risks mark wartime air raids

American and British air forces pound the French coast along the English Channel targeting invasion aims. Airfields, rail lines, rolling stock, and mine fields are central dangers as Allied planners aim to minimize invasion risks and casualties for the Berlin drive. Daredevil mine sweepers battle underwater threats while ships face continued bombardment.

Britain English Channel Berlin Germany London Channel H. H. Arnold U. S. Army Air Forces Third Reich

Parachute opening time and antique inquiries summarized

Q and A cover parachute time to open two seconds after ripcord pull. An aluminum road exists in Dutch Guiana built by U S Army engineers with mahogany base and aluminum surface. The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte originated as the Philadelphia mint's first branch. Patent No T7177 was granted to Marconi in 1900 for his tuned wireless system.

Dutch Guiana U. S. Army Mint Museum of Art Charlotte Philadelphia Mint Marconi

Poet's Corner readers share wartime doggerel

A wartime verse column prints readers submissions with addresses. The piece titled The Lousy Jap mocks Japanese soldiers with violent imagery and anti Japanese punch lines, followed by a brief note about a reader from Carbon Hill Ohio and a joke about pigs in England.

Joe Blosser Carbon Hill Ohio

Professor Planish and Peony wed in Kin nikinick

In early October Professor Gideon Planish declares love for Peony as Teckla's approval looms. They plan marriage while navigating college rules and trustees. The couple wed in Easter vacation 1922 with Peony guiding their home and Planish reveling in his affection.

Professor Planish Peony Gidl Bishop Kinnikinick

Pleasant Valley Social and Personal Notes

Visiting in Pleasant Valley were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oliver and son Len of McConnelsville and others from Columbus Bates Athens and Albany. New Year’s Eve party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James Pratt included many relatives and friends. David Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hudnall, has been ill with pneumonia.

Pleasant Valley Lowell Lowery Howard Brooks Clarabelle Joe Lowery J. M. Lowery Bates Roy Cline Columbus Alice Cline J. W. Bolin Athens Pearl Wood James Pratt Tom Collins Shade Cecil Gwinn Jef Sade Brooks Joyce Tyler Harold Powers Sonny Millison Pratt Clyde Pratt Alfred Pratt De'etta Larry Pratt J. B. Woodyard Albany Woodyard David Lee Ernest Hudnall

Radcliff Community News Personal Mentions and Local Updates

Local notices summarize service and residence updates for Radcliff area residents. Names include RADCLIFF Car r oll W of the Navy and Mrs Wruff of San Diego with Woodruff parents in Oreton, and Mary Lou Pierce resuming teaching duties at Hill after a tea vacation. Other items cover holiday visits, school resumption, Christmas programs, army deployments, and Board of Education changes.

Radcliff Carroll W U. S. Navy W ‘Ruff San Diego Calif Woodruff Oreton South Pacific Mary Lou Pierce Hill Harmon Foxx Iola Pomeroy Frank Dailey C. K. Wells Betty Larry 6Lumbus Columbus Chris Cline Ramon Morris Newark Tarium John Bacus Paul Zinn the Bacus Garden Club Emmafers Gale Morton H. EF. M Ton Rock James Pendleton J. M. Arba Moon Two Theodore Boring Camp Belvoir Donavan Macomber Belvoir Ernest Pierce Robert Burns Charles Hocter Camp Aterbury Ind Frank Australia Edward North Africa Iceland England James Arbaugh William Mahaffey Wilkesville Betty LaFollette Scott Barbara Thompson McArthur Spe Jasper Lowe Ed Hensler Edgar Hensty Jr Board of Education James Pendlets, Jr J. W. ‘Andal D. H. Jeffers

Funeral Services Held for Amos Rife Ryger

Cheshire social notes report Amos Rife Ryger’s funeral Saturday attended by Cornelius Rife Mr and Mrs Everette Watkins Jele Rife Rev and Mrs Julissj Chandler Mrs Ethel Rife and Mrs Audrey Thaxton. Other items mention visits by Mary A Clark to Lancaster Audrey Thaxton Hunington and Richard and Linda Davis of Lipopolis with grandparents Mr and Mrs F Butcher and weekend guests of Mrs N R Rothgeb.

Cheshire Cornelius Rife Everette Watkins Jele Rife E. O. Yeange Julissj Chandler Ethel Rife Audrey Thaxton Amos Rife Ryger Mary A. Clark Garnet Gilkelj Lancaster Hunington Ethel Rife Bill Musgrave Linnville E. M. Musgrave Richard Linda Davis Oflipolis F. ‘Butcher James Rothgeb Huntington N. R. Rothgeb Billy Larry Thaxton Ross Thaxton Hollis Whitt

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