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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1942

Page

4

The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates

The page lists the Athens Messenger masthead with publisher and editor names, society memberships, and AP rights. It provides subscription rates by mail and carrier for Ohio and non Ohio addresses, plus single copies and print dates. It notes second class matter status at the Athens post office.

The Athens Messenger Frederick W. Bush the Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush Mgr Charies H. Harris Ohio United States Athens

How You Can Help USO War Fund Campaign

The article urges support for the USO War Fund Campaign to aid service members with hospitality and social activities. It notes soldiers write home about USO clubs, emphasizes civilian origins of many troops, and frames giving as thoughtful support to troops who seek companionship and morale at camps worldwide.

USO War Fund USO USO Club Philippines

Truth Will Come Out on Sugar Hoarding and Rationing

Housewives insist on disclosure as they accuse neighbors of hoarding sugar while reports say there is plenty. The piece notes imports to harbors and increased beet sugar production, with potential changes to allowances and refinery payments.

Wise ruling strengthens adoption rights for foster parents

A Connecticut probate court expands protection for adoptive parents after a secretary and columnist placed their baby for adoption. The ruling asserts foster parents gain substantial irrevocable rights, ensuring stability for countless children and encouraging loving homes despite mothers under stress or underage.

Connecticut

Decision maker needed to unite for national interest

Rep Charles I Faddis argues for a clear decision maker beyond party blocs to support national security and the war effort, urging leaders to act for the whole people rather than political fate. He defends congressional travel rights to visit constituents and Army camps.

Farmers Labor Charles I, Faddis Pennylvania

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

Westbrook Pegler argues rubber shortages are severe and misrepresented by officials. He criticizes government, industry, and New Deal policies, links shortages to war effort, and condemns privileges for union agents while urging national resolve.

Fair Westbrook Pegler New York Washington Harold Ickes Seaboard Texas Oklahoma Jesse Jones Standard Oil Russia Hitler Japan Pacific Roosevelt Middle West Marshall Field New Deal

Peter Edson Looks At Postwar Economic Shifts

Peter Edson analyzes how wartime policy may reshape postwar America. He questions whether the United States will keep growing synthetic fibers and rubber, or revive older sources, and notes looming debates over aluminum, fats, oils, beet sugar, and native rubber versus overseas suppliers.

Netherlands East Indies Malaya Latin America Hawaii Cuba Philippines

Pocahontas Lodge Officers Seated In Corning Era Notes

Deputy Lena Woods installed Pocahontas Helen Bruns prophetess Hazel Eikel Powhatan Flossie Theisen Winonah Margaret Curtis first counselor Margaret Sicilian second counselor Lois Fail first runner Lizzie Quinn second runner Amelia Laird first warrior Lena Woods second warrior Delores Radkoski third runner Julia Eikel fourth runner Grace Hoffman first scout Gladie Morgan second scout Mayme Stewart. Mayor M R Brown announced sugar canning registration resumes next week.

Epworth League to Host Ham Loaf Supper for Camp Fund

Members of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church will serve a baked ham loaf supper in the church basement on Tuesday July 14 to raise funds for the young people to attend the Lancaster camp meeting.

Epworth League of the Methodist Church Lancaster

Revival at Church of God Ends Sunday Evening

Evangelist Rev. G M Taylor will close the revival at the Church of God with both morning and evening services Sunday. Henry Eickel Sr. 70 died after a long illness. last rites were given by Rev. Arthur Shonkwiler with burial in Millertown Cemetery. Local social notes include Pinochle Club hosts and prizes, and Franklin Cairo buying a second Defense Bond.

Church of God G. M. Taylor Taylor Henry Eickel Arthur C. Shonkwiler Eickel Millertown Mr. Eickel Franklin Cairo

We're Too Nice Editorial Sparks Demands for Tough War Action

Dorothy Eslocker McDonald from Athens argues for harsher WWII measures. She urges adopting enemy tactics, harsher penalties for Nazi spies, and louder public demands on Congress and the attorney general to act decisively.

Emperor's Palace Tokyo Congress Mr. Biddle John Q America Dorothy Eslocker McDonald Athens

Murder on a Canadian ferry reveals a hanged athlete

Clyde Dawson of the Canadian Intelligence Department tracks a fifth column plot aboard the Overland Express and Caribou ferry. A murdered, dismembered hand left in a cabin matches Le moy Statler the hanged suspect, linking a college star to the case.

Clyde Dawson Canadian Intelligence Department KR. A. F. Homber Lennoy Statler Dawson Statler Newfoundland St. John's Port aux-Basques Cabot Strait Canada Halifax Royal Air Force Ferry Command Montreal Intelligence Department Ottawa Chicago Lemoy Statler Clyde United States Pacific Mr. X Overland Express Port - Aux - Basques Caribou Cabott Strait

Moonlit Prayers for Australian Troops and Homefront Hope

Poet notices from Messenger Readers urge divine aid for Allied troops in Australia and at sea. May prayers sustain fighters and keep home fires burning while urging mothers to await loved ones. Marguerite Moore signs the appeal from Bidwell, Ohio. A farming note mentions 30 horses to haul a harvesting combine before tractors.

Australia Marguerite Moore

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