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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
4
The Athens Messenger provides standard Associated Press content and subscription rates for Ohio and out of state areas. It lists national representatives, advertising guidelines, and a Milton quotation about liberty and free speech.
In a New York critique of The International Teamster Tobin and Hunt navigate anti labor labels as they push for fair enforcement of the Wagner Act. Pegler notes Tobin denounces picket line abuses yet acknowledges craft unionism worries and urges free worker choice against coercion.
Article urges Athens residents to join the Civilian Defense Council and Volunteer Defense Corps as a blackout prone area prepares for possible enemy air raids. It notes low turnout at recent meetings and calls for at least 500 volunteers to strengthen local preparedness in a highly industrialized Midwestern region.
A dated war commentary argues predictions of a quick end are futile. It notes limited UN manpower and gear, credits Russia for grinding Axis forces, and says invasion hinges on Axis weakening and ally strength, with discouraging news expected this year. It recalls Pearl Harbor and Singapore as turning points.
The piece argues that public sentiment on the home front should shape state and national policy. It calls for town meetings and organized discussion groups to hold legislators accountable and to disrupt bloc politics seen as a threat to democracy.
University of Texas economist Dr. Robert H. Montgomery argues that defending democracy and business on the battlefield must be matched by safeguarding them at the ballot box and in commerce. His remark links military defense to civic and economic freedom.
Peter Edson examines the Houdry Process Corp advertisement and press conference on synthetic rubber and butadiene. He notes tensions between government review, oil interests Sun Oil and Socony Vac uum, and Houdry, suggesting motives may mix patriotism and business. The piece frames a broader conflict in wartime policy.
Charles E. Miller from Athens shares thoughts on the war’s likely duration of two to five years and urges adopting a new adage: in time of war prepare for peace. He emphasizes concise letters for space.
McArthur and Radcliff recipients receive certificates for new passenger automobiles. Various residents of Hamden Allensville Londonderry McArthur and Radcliff gain passenger tires tubes and recaps with several track recaps also approved or denied.
A poem titled Poet’s Corner America by James Rossiter from Athens Ohio speaks of a proud nation surveying its vast domain. It contrasts tranquil landscapes with images of marching men and mills of war rising around tall cities at dawn.
Clyde Dawson of Canadian Intelligence infiltrates a Newfoundland Ferry Command operation hub in Homewood Chicago. He discovers air route charts and weather files linking U S locations to Ferry Command, eludes attackers, is captured after a vicious blow to the heart, and awaits an unseen fate.
A 500 veteran march around the Capitol enters its third day peaceful but steady. An ex-sailor leader fainted twice amid the demonstration as supporters pledge funds for Nelsonville Shoe Factory rehabilitation. total at noon reaches half the needed amount.
The American Legion Weekly offers 1000 dollars in prizes for legsions with the most new members by Aug 31. In Athens one member already tallies 50 signups. Front page news centers on coal and railroad strikes, while Athens County remains peaceful for now.
Akron reports the death of Mrs. Merton Mink. Several local families share illness and travel news including Edwin and Russell Cofer in Alaska and Seattle respectively. Mrs. Pelle Whittaker visits Swan Creek. Rev. Herman Lewis leaves Elizabeth Chapel for Waverly. Mrs. Beatrice Blazier Gay recovers from gall stones and appendix surgery.
Private Joseph Webb of Aberdeen Maryland visited at his home here over the weekend. Miss Margaret Webb Columbus and Miss Frances Taylor Chillicothe were dinner guests. Miss Mary Alice Bedinghaus Cincinnati is visiting. Elpha Robertson Charleston and family spent last week at Lake Zaleski visiting relatives. Ruth Davis Murray City visited Helen Mc Kibben Friday to Monday. E T Ansel Columbus visits sister Mrs R E Eyreberry. Ruth Cram Columbus and Avis Helen and Donna Maxine Hayes Dayton visited here Sunday. Mrs Donald Miller Catherine Anderson and children visited grandmother Mrs Ella Murray Wednesday to Friday. Mrs Murray accompanied them home for a few weeks. Mrs Luther McKibben McArthur and Harold Haines Salineville visited relatives here Sunday. Emma Vansky returned Monday from three weeks in Columbus. Mrs W G Betz visited relatives in Chillicothe last week. Herman Peters WA Army and Charles Alberry Navy spent Sunday with relatives. Rev Alexander Farrell of St Sylvester Catholic Church is in Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens for heart treatment. Nora Egleberry employed in Columbus recently underwent a tonsillectomy at White Cross hospital.
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