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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1944
Page
4
The Athens Messenger news summary for Page Four notes publication details and staff roles. It lists Prederick W. Bush as publisher, Jordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, and Charles H. Harris as managing editor, with affiliations to major press associations and the paper’s status as part of the Associated Press network.
Subscription rates list by carrier and method for domestic and overseas readers. It notes 1 year costs, shorter term prices, and a note that Outside Ohio subscriptions require acceptance based on paper supply, with representative offices listed and nominal charges for obituary notices.
Observers in Washington argue the President will seek a fourth term and make universal service a key argument. Critics say the latest message is politically driven to aid his campaign, with labor leaders and Congressmen denouncing the timing and tactics while morale at home and abroad is questioned.
The piece argues veterans could dominate politics like the G A R after Civil War eras and warns against underestimating returned service members. It notes rising veteran influence, the role of the American Legion, and cautions about leaders guiding veterans into public life.
Commentary notes that a potential Red Army breakthrough could be decisive, with German retreats of five to seven hundred miles and Soviet logistics stretched. The piece argues integrated armies matter more than territory and cautions that as fighting advances toward Berlin, combat will be tougher and slower for the Nazis as supply lines lengthen.
Bethlehem Steel produced 380 vessels in 1943, surpassing the promised ship-a-day goal and including naval crafts such as battleships, aircraft carriers, and heavy cruisers. The year’s output equates to over 1,000 Liberty ships, plus 7,000 vessels reconditioned, a massive wartime effort.
David Lawrence argues universal service would force drastic profit controls and threaten private pay while labor unions gain power. He criticizes Roosevelt for blurring lines with strikes and urges strengthening the Smith Connally Act and wartime arbitration via the National War Labor Board as a better alternative.
Clapper reports from New Guinea describes early arrival in a coconut grove camp, air transport, and harsh realities of Pacific duty. He recalls the Malay cemetery near forward areas, noting Brydon Taves and seven other correspondents killed, underscoring danger under General MacArthur.
Captain David N. Marshall notes lieutenants around ages 19 to 21 and battalion commanders near age 25 as jungle fighting tests. He returns from the Munda battle describing the strain and toughness faced by younger officers and seasoned leaders alike.
War Today notes a setback in the Russo Polish border dispute as Poland seeks AngLO American mediation and Moscow rejects talks with the exile government. It also reports a Churchill De Gaulle Morocco conference yielding a potential regrouping of Franco British policy ahead of Western Europe invasion.
Mrs. Adan Russell of Millfield writes that with two sons in service and a third called to colors she is proud but questions deferments for workers at Poston Six Mine. She notes older men could take mine jobs, calls for justice to all, and invites replies from others with sons in service. Millfield January 13.
Verse by Grace Lee Gwinn age 14 from Mechanicsburg School urges support for the flag and patriotism. It notes the 48 states flag and calls readers to invest in war bonds, mentioning the WACs WAVES and SPARS and urging immediate purchase.
At Barakoma Airbase on Vella Lavella a group of American pilots listened to Tokyo propaganda over the radio. They heard exaggerated claims of American losses while US losses were three planes by actual count. Navy Ensign Sydney Trueman of Birmingham, Alabama quipped a grim wish about his fate if shot down.
Ten OSU students balked at mandatory military training triggering expulsion threats. The Athens area social scene featured Delta Tau Delta's winter ball at the Country Club with Earl Hood and his orchestra. Other items note gatherings, Girl Scout names, and local business ads from Athens.
Washington reports no rise in mental hospital admissions since 1940 with 1942 figures showing fewer mentally ill patients than expected in wartime. Some psychiatrists say war stresses act as tonics for anxious personalities, preventing more serious trouble.
Dr Gideon Planish, Berkett Rural School Foundation secretary and former college dean, resists foundation boss Hamilton Frisby and Dr Alwyn Wilcox as they discuss stock tips, bonds, and a Louisiana hunting trip. The plot reveals foundation manipulation and tax strategy as Planish anticipates a market crash.
A historical quiz format lists questions and concise answers. Topics include starvation in India daily deaths, a plastic bugle for Army camps, Webster’s dictionary copyright year, Grison the Maltese cat, the first YMCA convention date, South American troop plans, and Lerwick as capital of the Shetland Islands.
CORNING reports a weekend of social visits as residents hosted friends and relatives from Columbus Newark and Shawnee. Pfc Robert Ricketts returned to Camp Blanding after a ten day leave his wife Amy accompanied him. Influenza confines Henry Spray Jr while others paused for funerals and family gatherings in the area.
Rutland social notes list Jaden and son visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence and daughter Judy. Several families report illnesses including influenza, with Chloe Fink's family and Mrs. C O Chapman aiding relatives. Eva Welsh and Blanche McCoy share end of visit, Ethel Jackson rents home from Mingo Junction while caring for daughter Barbara Ann, and Barbara Ann joins in.
A chaotic report describes pigs causing trouble near a Tennessee command post by rooting in mud, spoiling three days of ground coffee, and delaying mail and breakfast for troops as supply lines faltered under rough conditions.
A fragment reports Maxine Jean Burtanu and Mrs Eugene Burt attending an event yesterday at St Marys Church in Elyria. The text is garbled and lacks full details or context about the occasion.
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