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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
4
The Athens Messenger presents a brief page four note on Associated Press content and local items. The standard disclaimer highlights AP as the exclusive location of news dispatches credited to it or otherwise published in the paper.
The Ohio Institute reports Southeast Ohio counties receive heavy public aid from federal and state sources. Three quarters of aid funds come from the federal treasury, with Ohio and local governments paying the rest. The study urges action by community leaders to study factors increasing or decreasing aid and to address long term dependence.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health John H. Shaw says syphilis among draft age men has fallen about 40 percent since World War II. An unnamed state official reported 6.18 percent infections in draftees, well below the 10 percent rate for the general population. He credits national defense efforts for progress in battling social diseases.
The article urges a professional State Guard to handle home defense amid rising saboteur activity. It warns amateurs could escalate violence and calls for experienced commanders to direct the program, stressing patriotic duty and public support nationwide.
The Army proposes voluntary three year reenlistments for selective service trainees after their one year of regular training. It argues this strengthens the Army for future operations and offers advancement and a stable career for those who continue. The contrast with German forces notes long continuous enlistments as a point of strength. The piece ends with a reflective quote about life and fragrance.
Raymond Clapper argues that the Supreme Court now largely reflects Roosevelt era appointees. He notes presidential power expanded by the war, court as procedural supervisor, and a conservative shift unlikely due to seven Roosevelt appointees, including Black Reed Douglas Murphy Frankfurter Byrnes and Jackson, with Stone as chief and Roberts remaining from pre Roosevelt tenure.
The article argues that President Roosevelt would likely win court support for New Deal policy, with Chief Justice Stone shaping leanings as a trusted adviser. It contends executive power now drives policy through funding, regulation, and defense, while the Supreme Court and Congress mostly ratify. It notes the presidency has evolved beyond Coolidge era norms.
Ex Methodist minister and ex college president Dr Will W Alexander heads the minority groups section in the Labor Division of the Office of Production Management He cites hiring bias against Italians and Negroes and notes the need to place four million new workers with skilled trades in defense production within 18 months He cites migration pressures from Virginia to New Jersey and from West Coast plants to Philadelphia as examples of labor mobility shaping defense output
Corning report covers St Bernard's Alumni association annual banquet in Eagle's Hall. Carl Lanfrank elected president with Edward Baldy as vice president Emma Hensler treasurer and Ellan Maxwell secretary. Dinner by parish ladies. Rev Father Arnault gave address. toastmaster George Hardy. songs by Clarence and Lester Brandt. Several out of town attendees listed. Dancing followed with Mc Quaids orchestra.
Mr and Mrs William Gladden announce the marriage of their son George to Miss Ber niece Epperson daughter of Mr and Mrs J Epperson of Moxahala. The ceremony was at the Newark Methodist church with Rev Wurlsey officiating. Attending were Mr and Mrs Maynard Gaitten and Mrs Turnley. The bridegroom a Thornville telegraph operator and a 1937 Corning High School graduate, and the bride a Moxahala High School graduate. They will reside in Thornville after a wedding dinner at the Gladden home.
A W C T U gathering will be held at Mrs. Edith Swartz's home on Tuesday night at 7 30 o'clock.
Officers elected include Edward Ferguson as superintendent Carl Stellings assistant superintendent Alice Brown treasurer Jessie Schlingerman secretary Janette Rodgers assistant secretary Alice Mae Wilson pianist Robina Stoyle assistant pianist Annarose Dunlap chorister Mrs Charles Lanfrank assistant chorister Geraldine Dunlap Geraldine Gladden librarians Lulu Dunlap birthday secretary J N Fry assistant birthday secretary The last quarterly conference is set for Thursday June 19 with Rev C A Walter district superintendent of Crooksville to speak at the prayer service preceding the meeting.
James Cummings treated after stepping on rusty wire at McArthur. Nazarene Church services held. Frank Westfall and Charles Rife returned from Michigan. Wesley Ogdin from Camp Shelby on furlough. Nancy Boatman and Viola Bobo visiting relatives. Athens stock sale attended by local residents. Family picnic at Columbia Chapel. Albert Bolin sold a horse to replace a horse lost by sunstroke. Wilma Foster visited from Dayton. Cottrill family weekend in Poca. Neva Ogdin and Emma Marie in Athens Albany. Friendship Garden Club meeting and shower. home burned. Wesley Gregory and son visited from Dayton. Wesley Bobo family from Chillicothe visited L. V. Lowther. John Radekin and Arlin Verigan went to Columbus.
Angus MacPhillips, a long hauler, loves Adoreen Mickletwidge who runs toward fame in New York. Adoreen writes that she is leaving for chorus work, ending their engagement. A distraught Angus rushes after her, facing a speeding ticket and a night of fear as he heads toward the unknown.
Mr and Mrs Perry Carpenter and daughter Patty visit Lancaster and Columbus. Elizabeth Anderson Garland Mohler Donald from Mechanicsburg join Henry Nelson Elza Carpenter family gatherings. Frank Braley Derby and Maynard Davis Charleston segments with local kin. Floyd Braley Orient visits Wade Kennedy. Multiple patrons visit relatives in Langsville area.
A Fremantle building housing honey was swarmed by millions of bees drawn by a leaking container. Fire crews deployed poison gas to quell the infestation and repelled the swarm.
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