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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
4
Legal and advertising notices appear with agency names and circulation details. Subscription rates list by mail and carrier including special rates for servicemen. Public notices include post office classification and representative office locations in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland.
Forward-looking groups in Ohio press for a Hocking County water impoundment, arguing a lake would boost tourism and economic stability. Officials acknowledge potential but offer only an indefinite promise, urging immediate site acquisition and postwar construction readiness.
An Ohio OPA executive laments partisan pressure behind criticism of the agency. The piece argues that many retirees from private life enter government to serve public aims, yet factions from farm and labor blocs pull Washington off course, reflecting a broader pattern seen in democracies and even in Nazi and English contexts. It closes with quotes on repentance and conscience.
Washington reports that daylight bombing by American forces is increasingly effective, undermining civilian-target propaganda and eroding German fighter strength. The piece highlights the strategic value of combining air power with eventual ground invasion and notes stronger U S British alliance under Eisenhower and Cunningham while praising Russian resilience and material support.
In London, Clapper notes Americans struggle to explain U S labor strife to foreigners. He cites John L. Lewis and Packard as sources of confusion abroad, contrasts British and Swedish wartime labor, and describes Britain’s higher strike activity and its effect on morale at home. He warns against patent remedies and highlights ongoing overtime and pay disputes.
A brief quotation attributed to Thomas A. Kempis emphasizes that virtue lies in a clear conscience, not in public praise. The saying underscores inner integrity over outward appearance.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged that women would gain improved opportunities after the Depression, highlighting progress in scientific fields. Esther Cokenougher sang at the Athens High School baccalaureate with a quartet that included Ann Beasley Marjorie Beasley Joe Gill and Bob Bird. Three Knights of Ivanhoe members a riding club in Athens met in reunion on Ohio WA alumni day: Robert E. Hamblin E R Lash Sr and Charles Bower. Frank St Clair Logan filed as Republican candidate for mayor. Sigma Phi Gamma delegates to the Detroit national convention were Margaret Croy and Dorothy Wilson.
The narrative recalls a night dining in a waterfront restaurant while bombs fell near Pier 7 and a dim taproom overflowed with noise. It describes air raids over Manila, chaotic bombing runs on Nichols and Fort McKinley, and veterans pleading for anti aircraft guns and planes as Japanese fighters attack Luzon bases.
Describes Manila during initial war days with nervous blackout guards firing on noise, Americans socializing with 200th New Mexico guards, and pilots using gun emplacements. Mentions Lexington, Corregidor carriers, and MacArthur’s poised presence as reporters gather first hand war stories.
In a Commons speech Churchill claims confidence that the U boat threat will not stop the Allied drive to final victory. He notes May and early June as top months in anti submarine warfare and says Allied losses and U boat output have shifted, enabling faster Allied operations and larger amphibious maneuvers. He cites German morale and a Tunisian collapse as signs the Axis may break under pressure.
A quiz style Q A set explains potherbs as herbs like caraway dill and fennel whose leaves and seeds dried add zest. It traces Eve’s name to Havrah meaning living and recalls Marsala wine and the doxology by Thomas Ken.
Orrin McQuade leaves his Messenger route to work as a clerk in Nelsonville. Reports say 1000 robed Klansmen will parade in Pomeroy and Middleport that evening with 500 candidates for the invisible empire. Germany offers 1,500,000 gold marks annually in reparations at Brussels talks. John Hancock High School diplomas awarded to Mildred Andrews and a large list of graduates including Hazel Anzel, Louisa Arick, James Baker, Mary Ball, and others.
Laurel Cliff residents and relatives visit family in Massachusetts and Columbus. Local members travel to Corning Letart Dayton Pomeroy and Letart for visits and employment updates.
Jan Valtin, author of Out of the Night, known for his claimed Communist and Gestapo past, has been ordered to report for Army examination. He is a native of Germany and currently in New York.
A young man from Athens Ohio writes that he joined the Army Air Corps and after ten months of hard training he is sent across to England where he serves as a B 17 gunner. He expresses pride in his service and asks for others to pray for him. He recalls the thrill of flight and the move from civilian life to wartime duty. The verse reflects a sailor poet tone and wartime sentiment.
Clifton social notes recount visits and homecomings. Mrs Jewell Chapman and sons returned to Youngstown Ohio after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Herman Cartwright. Cadet Rankin Ray Pickens of the Parkersburg Flying Redbird Squadron spent a few hours home from the University of Virginia.
The British Air Ministry announced Liberator bombers with a 2000 mile range were used in very long range anti submarine operations. The VLR aircraft operated from U S bases in cooperation with allied forces with bases in Iceland and Ireland under the British defense command.
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