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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1941
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text references individuals, clubs, and events but lacks clear context. readable names include Lawrence and Henderson, with scattered mentions of milk, foods, and a program. no coherent event or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
Opinion argues higher taxes are inevitable to fund federal and state programs and New Deal spending. It condemns complacency in expanding agencies and calls for shared tax responsibility from all, warning that reliance on equal rewards for unequal work risks national bankruptcy. It notes the rising bill reaches from Washington to townships and stresses the need to trim unnecessary agencies.
Publication details for The Athens Seer including publisher Frederick Wiean and listing of staff at The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing. Notes indicate periodic weekly then Sunday editions, Associated Press affiliation, subscription rates, and national representatives.
The American Peace Mobilization once campaigned against aid to Britain and Lend-Lease and staged a White House picket for 40 days. It now advocates full aid to all nations fighting the Axis and opposes impartiality in the war. The group has been described as Communist-dominated, though its current stance contrasts with its prior positions.
The article urges stronger Defense Bond and Stamp purchases, noting May sales at 441.8 million and June at 272 million, totaling nearly 0.9 billion over two months. It calls for buyers to form a regular habit and integrate bonds into budgets to save for postwar emergencies and curb inflation.
The piece notes a French wine shortage due to rationing and conversion of vintages to motor fuel. It contrasts France's famed wines with a practical loss affecting ordinary people and hints at broader calls for reform. It also includes quotes from director Knuden and thinkers John Foster and Carlyle.
Raymond Clapper analyzes the Iceland action as a strategic defense move by the United States. He credits President Roosevelt for acting decisively to reinforce allied efforts, deter Hitler, and signal U.S. readiness to protect Atlantic sea lanes while sparing Congress uncomfortable votes.
Peter Edson notes Washington WPA will close 500 of 3097 counties and municipalities, reducing payrolls by 40 percent to about 1,000,000. Defense projects gain priority while nondefense work is trimmed, with emphasis on retraining workers for private payrolls.
Sy H Hull urges using cooperatives to achieve parity without government help. Indiana Farm Bureau manager emphasizes self-help strategy.
Community notes show Coolville Troy Grange gathering on Saturday July 14 and 4-H Toppers Club meeting July 10. Various locals host and visit kin across Athens, Glouster, Marietta, Y City, and beyond with relatives from Huntington and Columbus, Ohio.
Corning social column lists Dr. and Mrs. Harry Radin guests in Nelsonville and many other visitors from Logan Toledo Zanesville Columbus and Cincinnati. Names include Emrick Nixon Demp McNally Gaitten Holdren and McNally with outings to Old Man's Cave and Ash Cave and travel to Fostoria New York and Detroit.
Joe Hamilton of Logan sustained fractured ribs in a collision Monday afternoon near Zanesville. He was transported to Cherrington Hospital for treatment. Local social notes include Blanche Root of Athens visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gunder and Mrs. P. O. Smith, and weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. Ira Burnfield and son Watson of Logan at Vera Daugherty’s home, with Arthur Davis and Donald Nist visiting Delaware residents at the Bingman home.
Ann fears a rival as Janet Carstairs returns to town and Ken Richards, her fiancé, is torn between old wealth and a fresh beauty. At the Country Club dance Janet asserts herself, heightening Ann’s anxiety about the upcoming June wedding and Janet’s potential hold over Ken.
Hemlock social notes list local visits and travels. Nellie Romine hosts Sewing Club at Hemlock Grove. families from Middleport Canton St Joseph Parkersburg and Columbus visit or travel through. Residents Ziba Midkiff Mabel Smith R V Heilman Betty Heilman Paul Carr attend gatherings. others return from hospital.
A farewell party for Mrs. Ralph Fornwalt by the Twentieth Century Study Club featured a 7:30 dinner at Hotel Lantz-Hamilton. Fornwalt, a decade resident active in civic affairs, will move with family to Tacoma where he becomes a plant chemist.
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