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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1942

Page

3

Subscription Rates By Mail and Carrier for Ohio Readers

Rates list for Ohio and outside Ohio subscriptions by mail and carrier. Includes 1 year, 6 months, 8 weeks, 1 week prices. daily and Sunday single copies. foreign rates on application. obituary and card notices charged nominally. National reps listed and a Milton quotation about liberty.

Ohio United States John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland Milton

Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler

Westbrook Pegler argues that home front workers in war industries show little heroism compared with soldiers. He cites slowdowns and inefficiencies in plants, praises soldiers like those at Bataan, and criticizes crusty labor practices and profuse propaganda.

Fair Westbrook Pegler

Nation at War Critics Highlight Strikes Waste and Politics

Time magazine summarizes a turbulent week with rising strikes, management waste in critical metals, copper shortfalls despite large U S stocks, meat and wheat imbalances, and meat shortages in places. It notes political pork barrel politics, the rubber scandal, and the rise of a generalissimo in Washington amid bloc voting now seen as November leverage.

Time Magazine U. S Germany New York Army & Navy Roosevelt New York City Washington

Air support needed before second front in Europe

The piece argues against premature invasion of France without enough air superiority. It urges Allied bombings to cripple Germany first and stresses the risk of a costly assault. It warns against hubristic amateurs and calls for decisive Allied planning and French resistance.

Europe United Nations English Channel France Dunkirk Hitler England Cologne Hamburg Germany World Japan Russia

Latinos to Build 100 Wooden Vessels for Inter-American Trade

The author argues Latin American yards can produce a hundred wooden sailing vessels from non-critical materials to boost inter-American trade, carrying up to a million tons annually. This would ease strained shipping for North America amid rationing of sugar coffee and cocoa and shortages of war materials.

Hollywood watches ban as films face Europe limits

The article notes Hollywood studios sleep in uneasy confidence amid a 14 country axis controlled ban on American films. Business is weak, yet postwar plans aim to revive California cinema abroad and regain foreign markets.

Hollywood California

Fuel Oil Rationing Looms for 1.4 Million Furnaces

Peter Edson warns that rationing of fuel oil is likely for 1.4 million oil burning home furnaces in 17 eastern states as authorities clash over responsibility and public indifference hinders conversion to coal. Only about 28,900 have switched to coal, with 60 percent of needed oil supply potentially available.

Seaboard Office of Petroleum Co-ordinator Office of Price Administration Office of Defense Transportation War Production Board Department of Commerce Office of the Solid Fuels Co-ordinator

Chesterhill youth band lists and local civic volunteers

In Chesterhill a 20 member youth band includes Margaret Shook Mary Edith Bowman Clayton John Gayland Starling Russell Wood and others with directors Dr and Mrs H P Michener. Chauncey PTA members led the physicals for entering kindergartners and Magic City Lodge officers at Glouster were installed with a long roster of names.

Chesterhill Margaret Shook Mary Edith Bowman Clayton John Gayland Starling Russell Wood Robert Hodgin Paul McGinnis Clyde Prannon Martha Calendine Hazel Shook Dorothy Calendine Anna Mae Schofield Howard Calendine Rodney McKitrick Joe Faires Bill Ewart Neil Pratt Carlos Zumbro Maud Bowman H. P. Michener Magic City Lodge

Public Forum Letters Policy Encourages Signed Contributions

The Public Forum invites current event comments, signed with the writer’s name. Each day accepts multiple letters, kept concise to fit space for several contributions.

Warlords and divine right doomed Europe and Asia to wars

A 1914 letter from Charles Fe Miller argues that wars arise from divine right governments led by warlords and junkers. He notes two bricklayers from Austria and Russia in an American city who were told to return home and kill each other, a fate he condemns as proof that peace requires dethroning ambitious rulers.

the Messenger Austria Russia Europe Asia Julius Caesar Alexander the Great Hannibal Napoleon Louis XIV Frederick the Great Prince Metternich Bismarck Kaiser William II Adolph Hitler

Rock Springs Social Notes Highlights Local Visits

Rock Springs notes show Mrs. Laura Polling visiting in Terrell home from Bremen. Mrs. Helen Cray and daughter Jean of New Concord visited her mother Mrs. Flora Radford and returned home with her. Mr. and Mrs. John Hartung and son Richard spent Sunday in Columbus with relatives. Mrs. Earl Collins and sons Billy and Phillip returned from a California motor trip and visited Donald Collins in military service. Cecil Carman enjoys a furlough at Fort Harrison visiting uncle Frank Findling at Ball Run. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hill of Ball Run and Cecil Carman visited Warren Hill at Zaleski. Mrs. Mary Lieb and son Frank of Gallipolis visited the Charles Groeser family. Mrs. Will Wells and son Edward spent days in Columbus. Mark Groeser and Leroy Eichinger arrive from Fort Harrison to resume military service in August.

Rock Springs Laura Polling Bremen Terrell Helen Cray Jean New Concord Flora Radford Radford John Hartung Richard Columbus Earl Collins Billy Phillip California Donald Collins Mrs. Collins Pasadena Long Beach Cecil Carman Fort Benjamin Harrison Frank Findling Ball Run C. F. Hill Warren Hill Zaleski Mary Lieb Frank Gallipolis Charles Groeser Will Wells Edward Maark Groeser Leroy Eichinger

Treasury replies to Balfour Note on debts and German finances

The U S Treasury responded to the Balfour Note denying any general cancellation of war debts. The German mark fell to 805 per dollar as Germany faced 10 million dollars of private French debts and 50 million gold mark indemnity due August 15. A Ku Klux Klan cross burned in Athens while Grace Marquis returned from a ten week visit to Clarksburg. County Recorder Hoisington reported 589 mortgages recorded totaling 823847.25 dollars, with 547034.58 dollars cancelled.

U. S. Treasury Great Britain U. S Germany L. Hoisington

Long Bottom Social Notes

Long Bottom July meeting of the Junior Riders at Mrs. E L Clark home. Nine members and one visitor Mary Beards present. Pictures taken of girls in first aid. Next meeting with Hope and Pauline Swain. Riverside Garden Club picnic at Cowdery cabin near Shade River with 20 attending. Several locals and guests visit relatives and on leave from the Army.

Long Bottom E. L. Clark Mary Beards Hope Pauline Swain Riverside Garden Club Cowdery Cabin Shade River John Andrew J. B. Shumaker Jeanette Clark G. W. Clark Harrisonville

Christie Colton's Wartime Romance and New Home Surprise

Christie and Bart Colton marry in a wartime rush and move into a modest new home. Jan frets over Christie’s bold stance while Stephen Marston reappears, sparking tension as Bart clashes with the neighbor. Christie resolves to live as a soldier’s wife while navigating affection and duty.

Coltons Jan Pearl Harbor Colton Christie Bart Sanderson Stephen Marston Lan Stephen Janet Stéphen Bart Mother Dad Sam Christie Colton

Letart Falls Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Passings

Letart Falls social pages recap a week of gatherings and greetings. Families hosting and visiting span Racine Jackson Greenfield and Athens with notes on a birthday dinner and recent travels. The column also reports the death of Theoderic Barnhart of Little Rock and a newborn Linda Jane to Lydia Miller and Carl Cooper.

Letart Mildred Norris Ramona Allen Odessa Wolfe Mary Ellen Hayman Adele Norris Etta Mae Shields Jackson Harry Allen Ramona O. G. Shields Earn Roush Roy Buck Clarence Shields Rev. Taylor Freeland Carl Cooper Lydia Miller Greenfield Linda Jane Bart Miller Rachael Chapman Elza Birch Clarence Elliott Wanda Rayford W. Va Ernest Allen Harold Sargent Chanul ® Field Ill Emma Sargent Ernest Grimm Wm. Grimm Indianapolis Wm. Varian Dorothy Athens George Barnett Parkersburg Addie Brinker Pittsburgh J. D. Ayers

City Commission May Consider Contracts

The City Commission will likely review contracts with the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. at Monday's monthly meeting. Present contracts expire soon, and officials expect decisions on public and private rate arrangements.

Galiapolis Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co

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U.S.A McNutt Bataan Peter Edson Washington Scene Chauncey Pta A. L. Preston Minnie Palmer Wesley Walburn Charles Ogg Charles Sweeney Luther Cruikshank the Public Forum Charles FE Miller R.D East Hill Ku Klux Klan Grace Marquis Moore Ave Clarksburg Ed Juniper Nelsonville Washington D. C By Galbraith BY Mary Raymond Rich NEA Service, Inc
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