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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1943
Page
4
Advertisement and association notices from The Athens Messenger listing publishing company, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates. Includes office locations and service terms for obituaries and notices, with various mailing rates and post office classifications.
A 1945 House Committee findings reveal a draft executive order from February sought by the Army and Navy to control military radio intelligence. It asserts the FCC's involvement threatens security and urges the order be issued to centralize control with military forces. The disclosure questions why civilian FCC authority persisted and calls for explanation.
A midwestern reporter surveyed 30 readers about which United Nation helped most in the war. Twenty seven named the United States, one China, two Russia, prompting a reflection that such polls show opinions, not definitive facts, and that victory depended on multiple allied efforts.
The piece argues that women in the armed service reserves will emerge from the war as better citizens and housekeepers with healthier lives. It praises discipline, cooperation, and improved thinking, notes women serve seriously in confidential work, and calls for condemnation of contrary reports.
A northern and western shift in oil supplies due to new pipelines and wartime needs threatens reduced gasoline for drivers from the Midwest to the Pacific. War demand curtails Eastern fuel, with payments of energy used for Allied support. Coal and natural gas may also face limits amid strikes, impacting home heating and travel.
A concise aphorism notes that possessing strong traits alone fails without proper application. It underscores discipline, judgment, and effort as keys to turning talent into value. The quote emphasizes action over potential.
Brief nonspecific remark about minds being filled with disorganized information and a note that animals gardens and women need attention in general terms.
In a frontline dispatch from Allied HQ North Africa the observer notes massive production yields. Airfields and depots span coasts from West Africa to Britain with ships moving through the Mediterranean. Submarines no longer hinder supply lines as Allied lines advance toward Europe and Asia.
A strong call to transform schooling from page to practice. Educators must combine study with real life work, guiding students to contribute constructive thought and actively make history, starting with the University at Athens, Ohio as a model.
A reader from Long Bottom argues wartime patience over prices and production, praising soldiers and miners while lamenting duty and hardship. Hattie Hicks urges unity, notes miners’ clothing and coal dust, and dismisses domestic quarrels as trivial during the conflict.
A fragment describes a sweltering day in Columbus Ohio with tarred streets, a darkened sky at five, heat maddened thunder and a wilted town. Laura Chase Foster signs the piece from Columbus Ohio.
A compact Q and A snippet lists multiple trivia prompts with concise answers. Topics cover royal history wood measures museum nicknames the White House a brigadier general Tecumseh and a stamp series. Included are Henry VIIIs wives wood cord measures and Poland stamped country order.
A veteran recalls the Savo Island disaster of August 9 and the prolonged Guadalcanal campaign. He cites the sinking of the Quincy Vincennes Astoria and Canberra, the slow Allied air buildup, and pivotal carrier battles. The piece honors Admiral Halsey and notes personal losses including his mother.
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