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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
4
The notice lists Associated Press rights for publication and local office details. It outlines subscription pricing by carrier and mail across several counties, with annual, semiannual, ten week, and weekly rates, plus extra postage information.
The piece argues that hidden savings and private wealth will underwrite defense costs, warning against excessive taxation and urging capable financiers to oversee savings and new taxes. It critiques past administration spending and emphasizes prudent fiscal stewardship to avoid stifling capital.
Opinion critiques farm programs asserting they cost billions and spur risky livestock and crop production. It warns that rising hog cattle prices could intensify benefits for large farmers while surplus corn and wheat feed political relief and defense shifts. The piece cautions big-scale farmers against heedless behavior amid looming wartime temper.
A dramatic scene hints at Ethiopia's siege with 100000 Italian troops beyond help while Ethiopian warriors, Haile Selassie, and British support loom near. The drums symbolize impending danger as outpost camps feel the encroaching threat from all sides. The piece contrasts Italian occupation with African resistance and colonial dynamics.
The piece argues that German propaganda circulates in U S mails due to a postal convention and suggests replying with anti dictatorship literature in German mail. It questions if rejecting the convention would violate free speech and postal rules. The author notes leaflets travel via Siberia and Japan to reach the United States.
A quotation highlights the human drive to seek remedies as a defining trait, attributed to Sir William Osler. The remark frames medicine as a key difference between people and animals.
Raymond Clapper reports Kennedy, expected to counter Roosevelt, offers cautious testimony on the war aid bill. Kennedy backs limits on aid and favors executive congressional coordination with time and money constraints. He emphasizes rearmament as U.S. best restraint and notes newspapers and radio already inform the public.
Bruce Catton analyzes 1940 enlistment and draft figures, comparing them with 1917-18 standards. He notes 32 percent of men seeking enlistment rejected in six months of 1940, while early draft figures show similar health barriers. FSA studies link rejections to poverty and lack of medical care, citing infections, vision issues, and dental problems in low income groups.
Readers are encouraged to send signed letters to the column sharing timely opinions. Contributions should be brief to fit multiple submissions daily.
Charles A. Larson of Athens lauds Governor Bricker for cutting public salaries, building a six million dollar treasury, and pursuing a pay‑as‑you‑go policy. The letter urges electing Bricker as U S president, contrasting his approach with the New Deal and praising Ohio’s modernization prospects.
News items from The Athens Messenger reflect on 1941 events and local happenings. Includes notes on a Columbus police veteran Benjamin W Swisher retiring to Cheshire and a Ninth Grade Party at Athens Junior High with student organizers and sponsors.
A Poet's Corner verse urges sons to face life boldly and defend truth with strength. The piece praises courage, self respect, and moral duty, ending with a reader signature IRA TAYLOR Athens Ohio.
A fragmentary verse from Carbondale Ohio mentions GENE DUNLOP and a palace cottage, contrasting birth and value in a soft crescendo. The unreadable text hints at personal identity and poetic reflection without clear event details.
A surprise party for W. J. Boden at his New Marshfield home honored his birthday. Dr. C. L. Martzolff spoke at a luncheon of the Athens Chamber of Commerce. Major poultry show awards were presented in Athens to multiple winners including Dr. Charles E. Howe and Welch and Eberle of Nelsonville.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Albany Methodist Church for Mrs Nell Foster Ziggaroos with Rev Howard E Warner officiating. Burial followed at Hebbardsville. Out of town relatives attended, including families from Columbus Worthington Amesville and Athens. Local notices mention a bake sale and club meetings.
Martha Marshall rushes to her ill sister Helen in Bayville after a hospital scare. She reshapes her life to care for Helen and the three children, balancing work with hospital visits while uncovering tension with her husband Eugene and the risk of troubling gossip. Paul Elliott enters Martha's crowded, chaotic world as Helen's condition steadies.
Mrs. Margaret Peters died at her Zaleski home January 17 from pneumonia. She was 73, widow of Lincoln Peters, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clay Peters, and mother of three daughters Ada Rider Dora Landman Martha McVey and two sons Clifton and Herman. Funeral services were held at Madison Baptist Church. Several relatives and friends noted visits and support. Evelyn Weldon and Robert McNamara wed at St Joseph's Cathedral in Columbus and left for a wedding trip to New Orleans and Miami.
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