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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
4
Rates listed for subscription by mail in Ohio and outside Ohio, and by carrier. Includes 1 year 5.50 in state, 8 weeks 1.00, and daily 4 cents, Sunday 5 cents. Outside Ohio 1 year 8.00 and carrier 10.40. Rates outside United States on application.
The piece argues retailers bear the brunt of a price level order that fails to adjust the lag between wholesale and retail price indexes. It notes wholesale prices rose 28 percent while retail costs rose about half that, forcing some merchants to sell at a loss and urging public support to keep retailers in business until ceilings are raised to meet winter stock costs.
The article urges motorists farmers and others near rail lines to avoid delays by guarding grade crossings keeping fences intact and preventing livestock from wandering onto tracks. It notes trains pass through Athens every 26 minutes carrying men and material for the war effort and warns that careless driving and fencing failures cause costly delays.
The piece argues Elmer Davis should bring organized, centralized war news and avoid sensational or incomplete updates. It insists a coherent pressure on accurate information will help the home front and deter Axis advantage, preferring clear, factual reporting over fear-driven leaks.
The piece critiques a supposed pledge of a second front in Europe and notes Tokyo’s sensitivity to American assurances. It recalls Jimmy Doolittle’s Tokyo raid and questions public statements while quoting Franklin on moral reform.
Washington editorialist Raymond Clapper says the loss of Libya shocks public mood and prompts a debate over war priorities. He notes pressure to divert forces to the Near East while insisting Europe remains decisive, with air campaigns and a possible second front in 1942 as key aims.
Peter Edson examines how the War Production Board has become a law making machine issuing directives and orders. He notes repeated drafting, clearance, and publication processes with industry input and appeals to WPB, while warning of swift punitive consequences for noncompliance and the lack of avenues to challenge these actions. About 1000 to 1500 such directives have been issued since June 1940.
Murray City notes list residents and visitors with names and towns, including registrations for canning sugar, hospital visits, family trips, and local events. Several entries mention Ohio University students, Columbus residents, and area hospitals. The piece also notes a poetic inset and a brief news item about fuel shortages in Chinese cities with twig thieves harvesting branches.
News Your Dad Read lists Athens County authors who contributed books sent to Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library. Contributors include Dr C W Super Irma E Voigt R L Morton William E Peters Ida Helen McCarty Edith E Beech er Rev Leon Arpee and others. Cleveland couple J Homer Casey announce birth of daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
N. E. Mills of Athens Livestock Company returns after selling two carloads of cattle owned by C. C. Snodgrass of Carthage Township in Pittsburgh. Aura Gibson marries Guy E. Bolen, a former France service member and Chillicothe telegraph operator. Elks Playground near W State St opens with over 500 children in attendance and speeches by Rev. M. E. Chatley Rev. Father E. S. Berry and Miss Mary Ewing. Mrs. L. D. McGinley of Hamilton and sisters Amy and Clara Weihr plan a Europe summer tour. Mrs. George Ford Myrtle Graham and son from Akron visit Athens relatives.
Poet asks for readers to send verses with name and address. The piece speaks of sunlit hills autumn leaves and a valley like a healing song. It recalls sorrow and fatigue but finds strength in faith and a promise that songs will rise again to lift weary hearts.
Judith Kingsly, a daring investigator at Watson Airplane Corp, is sent secretly to San Diego to investigate sabotage at the west coast factory. She sails on a liner to California in pursuit of plans for a new bomber, while Tom Burke, the consulting engineer, looms as a potential ally or obstacle.
McArthur residents faced a mad dog scare Friday as dog warden Orville Taylor announced a rabies verdict from a canine head. A quarantine was placed on dogs in McArthur and nearby townships, and many citizens planned rabies vaccinations for their pets.
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