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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
4
Rates list for Ohio and out of state subscriptions with durations and prices. Includes daily and Sunday copies, single copies, and carrier options. Note indicates Athens Post Office second class matter under 1918 act.
An AFF statement urges timely mobilization and ample material for the American Expeditionary Force to deter invasion and keep war from American homes. It notes returning selectees, mobilization plans, overseas fighting, and the need for trains, planes, tanks, and ships to balance Allied power and hasten victory. It poses a question on sufficiency of supplies as squadrons prepare and deploy.
The article warns that spring and summer water deficits threaten war industries and daily life across the state. It cites record low Hocking River flow in 1941, heat, and sparse rainfall, urging larger water storage projects like Burr Oak to guard against future drought.
The letter to the B nai B rith quotes Henry Ford disavowing hate mongering against Jews. It notes Ford’s stance as a needed repudiation of anti Jewish propaganda and urges others to follow his example to unite Americans. Undersecretary Patterson honors workers who sacrificed holidays to boost production.
Raymond Clapper argues for a comprehensive overhaul of labor and manpower policy as the United States shifts from peace to war production. He cites a looming ten million new war workers need, outlines British mobilization methods, and calls for coordinated use of selective service, labor exchanges, training centers, and social support to place workers where most needed.
Washington report notes that wartime controls show general public compliance with few profiteering violations and limited bootlegging. FTC actions target misleading ads, misrepresented education, imitated detective training, fake cures, and a limestone “guarantee stone” card scheme.
Public Forum letters are welcomed comments on current events and must be signed by the writer with the signature appearing with the contribution. Keep letters short to allow multiple contributions each day.
Charles Sarson of Portland writes of the brutal life on Ohio and Mississippi River steamboats describing night shifts in rain and cold, heavy lifting, dangerous lines, and fatal incidents. He notes army rejection in 1940 and remains committed to steamboat work for national defense, despite hardships.
Poet's Corner features a reader verse about Old Dobbin coming again. Mary Karch of Lakeview, Ohio signs the piece, noting the horse's arrival and the shift from rubber wheels to horse drawn lore in days past.
At the Athens Grange meeting the Athens County Sheep and Wool Growers Association was organized with Leo Williams as president and N. E. Mills as vice president. Urban Parker became secretary, and a slate of directors from across the county was named. Also elected at Hobson Study Circle were Mrs. Ural Westfall president and other officers. Dr. D W McKinley spoke via WLW and an emergency call using a railroad handcar aided Ingham residents cut off by mud.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce received a message from Mr. Coakley secretary of the Buchtel Chamber of Commerce congratulating the local group on its activity in investigating market conditions of docking coal and pledging full cooperation from Mr. Ginnan, committee chair. The First Methodist Church parlors hosted the annual Woman's Home Missionary Society guest day with Miss Anna Rosanek speaking. Paul Saylor marked his tenth birthday with a party at 145 Grosvenor Street attended by Margaret Landis Margaret Porter Dorothy Wilson Margaret Radford Donna Riley Nora Spencer William Cooper Farrel Lands Roscoe Reading Kenneth Musser George Moorman Arthur Spencer. Floyd Rosser of Nelsonville visited his aunt Mrs. Edward C. Schloss. Rosser, a former Ohio University student, was then a Notre Dame student.
Langsville social items note Mr and Mrs Albert Combs Cumberland returned home after weeks with sister Mrs Anna Miller who has been ill. Mrs Dwight Brown and son Gordon of St Albans W Va visited with Mr and Mrs Chester Erwin and F A Miller. Corporal Carl C Miller left for Fort Hayes. John H Braley moved near Rutland. Hayward Harmon Ernest Piper and others visited Parkersburg to see Mrs Read Piper Knotts who is seriously ill. Edith Mae Thomas visited Eileen Darst.
Mom Baumer opens a lunch wagon at Tambay Plantation and teams with aristocratic owner Jane Ann Judson to build a tourist camp. Tensions rise as finances strain the project, a bank is pursued, and Angel Todd returns hurt seeking Juddy while Loren Oliver looms over gold rumors amid a mob violence threat.
Logan county board named Frank Campbell as clerk of the Falls Board of Education after the district board failed to elect. At a Wednesday meeting three members voted Clarence Skinner clerk: Edwin Barker Jacob Allen and Noel North. North had been a candidate but could not vote, and Campbell declined to relinquish records, suggesting possible court action.
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