Untitled fragment on tribal seed aid and dates
A fragmented OCR note references a tribal seed project involving Ohio assistance. Mentions a person named Lance and a Rose, with unclear dates and ages. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
4
A fragmented OCR note references a tribal seed project involving Ohio assistance. Mentions a person named Lance and a Rose, with unclear dates and ages. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Published notice page with subscription prices for Ohio and out of state, carrier and single-copy rates, post office classifications, professional associations, and a Milton quote on liberty.
The Retailers for Victory plan to boost War Bonds and Stamps sales in July with showmanship and salesmanship aimed at raising one billion dollars. It urges public willingness to invest at least ten percent of income, compares to Liberty Bond drives, and notes retailers will add purchasing facilities while stressing inflation protection and democratic government funding.
The article notes many young people actively volunteer for army and navy or prepare for air service. It predicts Congress will draft deeper into 19 and 20 year olds after the fall election. It cites concern over family heads and workers while a large pool of younger men becomes available for service. By next year the task for that pool should be known.
The article weighs whether a three ship a day maritime program can curb sinkings and rebuild merchant marine to defeat Hitler. It notes possible steel plate bottlenecks if losses stay high and anticipates improved naval technique and many small anti submarine craft to overwhelm U boats.
Southeastern Ohio may reuse the CCC or a similar agency after the war. The region notes extensive CCC work already but calls for continued youth conservation crews to protect forests, streams, land, and recreation areas.
Raymond Clapper tours a U S Army port preparing troop convoys. He notes vast supply dumps cranes forklifts and prefabricated houses loading onto ships. The piece contrasts rapid loading secrecy and around the clock feeding for thousands of troops aboard ships.
Peter Edson notes Washington anticipates Queen Wilhelmina's visit with warmth and humor as reporters recount her plainspoken charm. He also covers Office of War Information director Elmer Davis enforcing release discipline and Agriculture Secretary Wickard arguing for higher farm wages to ease wartime labor shortages and sustain crops.
Quote from Mary Baker Eddy on desire guiding progress implying motivation and forward movement.
Ten years ago Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Garner were chosen as Democratic candidates for president and vice president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Mrs Forsyth and daughter Jean travel to Wisconsin for a vacation with Mrs Forsyths mother. The Brown families gathered at Baker Settlement to mark the hundredth anniversary of their Athens County settlement. Covert represented by state delegates at the American Optical Association meeting in Cleveland and the family visited Jackson. A midyear auto license rate cut boosted business for license sales in Athens County and July first two days sales exceeded June totals.
Cuya hoga County common pleas Judge Florence Allen applies to join the Ohio Supreme Court bench becoming the first woman to seek the post. A mix of society notes records marriage of Dorothy Marie Kircher and Virgil Calvert Dent at a small home ceremony with Ohio University ties.
Sharpsburg notes list visits and family updates from residents and nearby towns. Mentions include Mason Edwards and family of Hillsboro visiting Hiram Thompson's home, and various locals such as Lloyd Henthorn, Delbert Beard, Lara Pidcock, and Dennis Hanson visiting relatives or hosting guests in Amesville, Columbus, and nearby areas.
Kimberly Camp meeting at the New Tabernacle Beech Grove near Nelsonville runs Monday to July 12 with Rev. William S. Deal. daily 7 30 and Sundays 2 and 7 30. July 4 services at 10 2 and 7 lunch on grounds. Local births deaths and moves noted. Kimberley mine workers take one day off July 3 with operations resuming July 6.
Langsville residents share visits and weddings with relatives in Harrisburg Orient Racine and Huntington. Families attend serenades travel to see kin and mingle with friends as local social items note recent visits and a gas drilling outfit move.
Judith is captured after two gunmen hijack a sedan and reveal plans involving Mr. Burke and a bomber. In a tense confrontation in a hidden room, she covertly reassures Tom Burke that their information remains safe with Mr. Mathews and is guarded by followers.
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rife and Margaret Brooks of Athens reveals the birth of a daughter at their home on Saturday June 27. The child is a great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bobo of Carpenter.
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