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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1942
Page
4
Published notices show subscription rates and routing options for Ohio and outside Ohio. Mentions Associated Press affiliation, national offices, and service philosophy. Includes legal notices about obituary and thanks cards policy. Concludes with a Milton quotation about liberty.
Raymond Clapper notes United States wartime gains in aviation and engine output since Pearl Harbor with plane production up about 85 percent and engines up 80 percent. He credits public support, government and industry cooperation, and warns of rationing misunderstandings and rubber shortages ahead.
Miss Beulah McCoy daughter of Mr and Mrs James McCoy of Congo chose Sunday June 7 for her marriage to Mr John Robinson of near Oakfield Rev E R Robinett officiated at Congo Methodist Church The couple both teach in Cleveland schools and will live in Alsville after the ceremony A large gathering attended the service and dinner at the bride’s home Also notes of relatives visiting from Gallipolis Columbus Albion Mich Glouster and other nearby areas
The piece notes a dramatic turn in German high command statements as June ends with no decisive Axis advance. It highlights inflated claims and scarce real victories since Hitler took personal command in Russia, suggesting the aim to buoy German public morale while risking home-front credibility.
A Business Week analysis argues that wartime logic erodes legislative authority as Congress approves vast appropriations and broad powers for the executive. It notes checks on the executive persist through taxation decisions and aggressive investigation reshaping policy for civilians and farmers.
A brass instrument ban leads to a wartime vision where pianos and trumpets fund bomb making. Edouard Benes speaks of returning home by Christmas as music becomes weaponized and repurposed. Dr Torrance notes moral judgment as civilization’s crucial need.
Peter Edson discusses the shift in anti trust enforcement during wartime. He notes recent government actions allowing industry councils and limited suspensions, with 160+ investigations and many cases pending or set for trial. He questions public protection and possible effects on big business.
Secretary Cor dell Hull calls for progress now, urging action today to advance plans and avoid delays. The statement emphasizes pushing initiatives forward without waiting for future dates.
Mra Dewey Beaver underwent an operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus on Saturday morning. Cards may be addressed to Room 205 in care of the hospital.
Rev Charles M Bowman attended United Brethren Church service and led final quarterly conference noting paid bills and reduced debt. Pastor A C Shonkwiler to return after five years. Mae Rodgers and Mildred Ferguson chosen delegates. Evening children's program staffed by local members. Society to meet June 9 at Mary Brown's. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Steve Rezes Columbus. maternal grandfather Charles Roof Corning. Farewell party for Rev and Mrs E C Hardin set at Methodist Church with six o'clock potluck. Attendees at William Matson funeral in Glouster listed. Maplewood Cemetery interment. Mrs Mildred Williams operated at White Cross Hospital Columbus. Millertown church wedding of Mercedese Mount and Donald Whitehouse.
Social briefs from Point Rock include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Orlan Sams and son from Athens to see George Radekin and family. Columbia Chapel Sunday School elected officers led by Superintendent Carrie Bobo and secretary John Levis. Dana Nelson of Dayton visited family, while D V Cummings and Lizzie Harvey were in Pomeroy on business. American Legion civilian defense patrol class graduation was noted with sons Clyde and Clayton. A Canada fishing trip yielded a 35 pound sturgeon. Traded tractors, serenade for Astin Dye and Madge Jackson, and weekend visits by Downie Nelson, Charles MacClain, Rex Shenefield, Clyde Morris, and Donald Cone were reported. Ronald Nicholson visited grandparents John and Mrs. Radekin.
Weekly report from County Treasurer Robert N. White shows Hocking County sales tax intake for the week ending Saturday at 1 210 26 dollars, down from 1 245 40 the prior week.
Bill Talcott dives from a launch amid a tense chase in New York Harbor and recaptures the Nazi agent Constantine Webber von Stampf after a water polo style struggle. The raid's mastermind Struthers is exposed, and allies like Captain Pringle and Leonard Halsey confirm the web of deceit and schemes on Abas Island.
Poem notes an abandoned hilltop school with silent rooms cobwebs dust and rusting hinges. Memories linger as a rural reader from Athens Route 5 shares verses about decay and nostalgia.
The Letart Falls W.S.C.S. met at the community building for a Friday night session led by president Mrs. Earl Grimm. Plans included a Fourth of July all day social with games and contests and sales of ice cream sandwiches and drinks on the Community Building grounds. A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Karl Krohn of Columbus was held by Mrs. Paul Alexander and Mrs. Darrell Roush, with Mrs. Krohn leaving for Columbus and then Phoenix to join her husband in the Air Corps. Personal notes list local visits and movements including James Sweeney II and Arthur Wilson’s weekend with the Wilsons, various travels to Columbus East Liverpool and Pittsburgh, and military placements for several family members. Charles Thomas was born to Clarence and Froga Fog at St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg.
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