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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1943
Page
10
Publication page from the Athens newspaper introduces Associated Press content and local news. It lists subscription rates for various terms and delivery options, including service to servicemen, with prices for 1 year, 6 months, and weekly rates. It notes second class mailing and national representatives.
A discussion traces the word ration to its two historical roots, one Latin doublet for ratio and the other French for the soldier’s daily food allotment. The piece notes that ration disappeared from dictionaries around 1815 after Washington's burning and argues the term should have been pronounced ration.
The Office of Defense Transportation bans special trains but allows relief trains. Long Island Railroad may resume specials to beaches and race tracks since cars cannot be reused elsewhere. Elsewhere relief trains remain permissible, though wasteful use of wagons and crews persists.
Buick plans to generate about 60 percent of electricity for other engines by recapturing energy wasted during testing. Dodge in Chicago aims to do the same. Testing runs 24 hours a day with each engine rack lasting roughly seven and a half hours. The approach saves power and reflects wartime industry ingenuity.
The OPA WPB and PAW decide that in New York City all building owners except private homes must burn coal next winter rather than oil. No similar rule yet for New England or other northeast areas. The move aims to avert a severe Eastern winter, with questions about timing and resources.
The Duke of Windsor faced a newspaper question about regrets from his past rule. He answered with tolerance and good humor, declining to revisit the throne decision, noting it is personal and in the past. A stray line mentions non alcoholic beverage consumption figures as unrelated.
David Lawrence argues the United States risks a longer war and harsher postwar era without unity behind the Roosevelt administration. He calls for faith in New Deal leaders, reform in church labor relations, and restraint from dictatorial power as morale and efficiency lag in Washington and on the home front.
Political prognosticators report rising opposition among state legislators and local Democrats to a fourth term for Franklin D Roosevelt. Emil Hurja cites cross section polls showing many write in comments oppose the idea, especially in southern states, with estimates that over a third of Democratic delegates may resist a fourth-term movement.
A soldier consumes about eight cans per year while a civilian averages forty. The note ends with a remark that everyone wants to stand in front of the elevator.
Social notes list several weekend visits among families from Parkersburg to Columbus Port and Pomeroy as Hemlock Grove Grange announces a July 17 meeting and a rummage sale. Several residents are noted as hosting or visiting, including Midkiff, Hellman, and Smith families. one member is seriously ill.
War dispatches describe a 165 mile offensive across the Orel Belgorod area and a major push near Moscow. The piece weighs whether Hitler seeks to halt Allied invasion of Western Europe and notes fresh Nazi air support for Italy amid the Sicily battle as German focus shifts eastward.
David Harker of the Ohio Water Supply board warns that Ohio suffers a groundwater deficit due to 1930s rainfall shortfalls and heavy pumping. Mill Creek Valley and Canton area show serious aquifer drawdown from 19 million gallons daily extractions, with recharge lagging. Reforestation and soil conservation help little without new hydraulic works and flexible water plans to be offered after the war.
Russell D. Gessner of Cleveland is elected commander of the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars and Mrs Grace Krum of East Cleveland leads the VFW auxiliary for the coming year. Other officers include Thomas Feltz of Hamilton senior vice commander George A Kistner of Sandusky adjutant and quartermaster and Frank Hoover of East Liverpool judge advocate.
The Weston estate would receive 29 360 dollars after the 1942 Newark Ohio army bombing plane crash that killed eight people including Jennie J Weston as proposed by Rep. J Harry McGregor.
The text notes Premier Stalin urging a second front in the west and predicts the war will grow more intense as British Prime Minister Churchill faces autumn leaves and potential changes in leadership.
A narrator recounts the tense preparations at Kraiktower as Kathy, the granddaughter, plans a summer stay. Rooms are reassigned to accommodate the guest list, while family tensions simmer over Kathy’s impending marriage to George Baker. Old memories surface as the narrator confronts past romances and doubts. The pace hints at a dark turn to come.
Questions cover royal postage stamps official representations, bomber crew count, penny card issue date, the DO X seaplane, and stadium capacities. Also asks about Joe Louis early opponents and English names for Sverige Palestine and Thailand with concise answers.
Dexter society notes list visits and travels among residents including Ward Saxton family from Dunbar and Lindy Saxton, Elmer Dent party to Athens, and many local arrivals. Mentions Homer West becoming mail handler, Hubert Nelson stationed at North Camp Hood, Texas, and several illness and travel updates among area families. The column records community happenings across Columbus, Huntington, Albany, Hillsboro and nearby towns.
Boston Democrat John W. McCormack predicts Italy may exit the war in the near future. He argues Italy’s end would bring relief to Russian armies and spur new aid to China, speaking in a prepared Independence Day address at Faneuil Hall.
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