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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1946

Page

4

Legal limits of Smyth Connally wartime labor law

Analysis of the Smith Connally Act shows Congress aimed to allow suits for damages from work stoppages in plants doing government business wartime. It outlines required notices and statements of issues to avoid disruption, details penalties for noncompliance, and notes government seizure norms and potential liability for unions or leaders in efforts to delay or prevent back to work.

Washington Congress United States Secretary of Labor National War Labor Board National Labor Relations Board Rae Uma Department of Justice Ceters

Westminster and various churches observe Young People's Day across Athens area

Westminster Fellowship joins Presbyterian and Protestant groups for Young People's Day and Youth Week. Speakers include Mrs. Fred Lachs on The Postwar World is Now. Westminster Fellowship members assist in services and cabinet members are installed. Christian Science and other churches hold Sunday schools, services, and youth programs across Athens including Wesleyan Youth Week events and campus student fellowships.

Presbyterian Westminster Fellowship Fred Lachs Westminster Church School Westminster Fell James Seward Stu Westminster Foundation June Smeal Bunny Richardson Ben Johnson Financial Can Valois Finley Dorothy Knapp Michael Rich Emagean Woods Supper Hour

New Marshfield and First Methodist Church Weekly Activities

New Marshfield Christian Preaching services listed. First Methodist Wesley Foundation open house Friday Jan 25 at 8 p.m. Sunday schedule includes church school 9 15 a.m. worship 10 30 a.m. pastor Rev Harold F Kellogg speaks on Toward an Understanding of God with next week topic Gods ess and Our Wholeness. Nursery for preschool, children hour, youth fellowship 4 30 p.m. foundation supper 5 p.m. musical meditations 6 p.m. senior high fellowship 7 15 p.m. men s organization meeting Monday 7 30 p.m. with Col Wilfred J Smith speaker. Foundation choir rehearsal Tuesday 7 15 p.m. Upper Room meditation Wednesday 7 30 p.m. WSCS meetings Friday 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. continuous.

First Methodist Wesley Foundation Harold F. Kellogg Wesley Foundation Col Wilfred J. Smith Ohio University WSCS

Athens High School minstrel show drawn big crowd

Twenty years ago Athens High School staged an American Legion minstrel with many participants. Activities included a bridge party, a visit from Hobson Study Circle, and Miss Margaret Merwin joining Stains College as an instructor. Local church schedules and Sunday services are listed for area congregations.

American Legion Athens High School Earl Beckley Carl Nessley Dean Rauch Ss. M. Clifton Gus" White Earl Beckiey Gene Shafer Ralph Dupler Betty _Griswald Harry Bartlett Toledo F. J. Preston Hobson Study Circle Clarence Wyckoff Maplewood Margaret Merwin J. T. Merwin Bristol Stains College

Murder at Cliff's Edge The Willson Family Tragedy

A breakfast scene aboard Cliff's Edge reveals a fragile peace shattered by Phillipa Carey's cold breach of trust. Fletcher Willson plans to depart for service while Betsy watches loyalty clash with intimate danger as family tension hints at a looming, deadly act.

London Fletcher Willison Phillipa Carey Philadelphia Willson Mills Miss Jennys Hebard Pharr Miss Jenny Rock Gardens Mr. Willson Jenny Phillip Fletch Andy Joel Phillipa Betsy Dru Philippia Vogue Harper's Bazaar Fletch

Franco interview signals gradual move to democracy

Generalissimo Francisco Franco says Spain aims for a path toward democracy led by the people and insists Spain is developing on its own terms, not under Hitler or Mussolini. He notes the Cortes must approve laws and hints diplomacy with the United States may improve as wars accelerate Spain's political evolution.

Madrid Francisco Franco United States Hitler Mussolini Spain Germany Italy Franco Cortes el Caudillo America

Questions on the motor strike and a new economic philosophy

Malcolm W. Bingay comments in the Detroit Free Press on the nationwide strike issues. The piece argues wages and prices tied to profits, union influence in business decisions, and a shift toward government intervention akin to England. It warns that wage-driven profits could crush small firms and lead to government ownership, ending free enterprise.

Malcolm W. Bingay Detroit Free Press Thomas L. Stokes Stokes England America Henry Ford Isser General Motors

States Can't Take It On High Road Costs

An Oregon newspaper notes high bids exceed state estimates for highway projects by 12 to 25 percent, with 50 percent above 1941 costs. Officials say the road program cannot proceed under such bids, criticizing cost absorption policies and the idea retailers bear inflated costs while OPA policy limits price rises for consumers.

Oregon State Highway Commission Commission OPA

OPA pricing trap in used car trade ins uncovered

Washington reports a new OPA ceiling price loophole may let dealers shortchange buyers in trade ins for new cars. A buyer could receive a $300 trade in while paying an extra $299 above the ceiling, with dealers citing restoration costs to justify reduced offers. The Enforcement Division assesses legality of such deals under OPA rules.

Washington OPA Fist Place OFA Inrade

Retail Inflation Burden Forces Merchants to Cut Supplies

The article argues that over a million retailers face rising costs and frozen prices, bearing the inflation burden. It warns that the pressure is unjust and unsustainable, leading to reduced production as many merchants drop distributing nonessential items.

Blue Lake News Notes

Blue Lake community notes list local visits moves illness and return from service. Carroll Caldwell fractured arm Hattie Fry fractured hip Ode Cox moved to farm Russell Sheets property Fay Fletcher and sons Columbus guests of Cox family Mary Geraldine Sheets Columbus weekend guest Ruth Queen Columbus visiting relatives Stephen Queen overseas three years with wife and kids William Moots wounded in South Pacific battles. Gallaton Lusher influenza convalescent Golda Wells convalescing after pneumonia.

Blue Lake Carroll Caldwell Hattie Fry Paris Young James Smith

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