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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe ad format rules for CLAS Phone listings. It mentions acceptable lines, line counts, payment methods, and error handling but is unclear on specific events or entities. The text outlines general guidance for submitting ads and avoiding material errors.
A columnist argues that food supplies may shrink next winter due to overlapping federal controls and surpluses gone. He notes dairy and poultry pressures, price limits, and calls for decisive action from federal agencies while praising the housewife’s early canning and planning.
Public notice lists press associations and a variety of subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. It notes AP republication rights and names promotional offices and advertising rate policies. The bottom mentions obituary and card of thanks notices.
A newspaper letter argues for easing federal bans on vacation travel by car. War rubber shortages strain tires, and workers in war plants need rest. If tires are sound, travel should be permitted. if not, alternate means or permits should be provided to ease hardship.
A discussion on how medical science keeps pace with high altitude aviation. It notes airmen under extreme strain benefit from close medical support, with doctors knowing crews by name and monitoring progress through records and flying logs. Modern airpower, it asserts, depends on medicine.
The piece urges Congress to release sealed records from a ten year old Japanese espionage investigation and invasion prep. It argues the inquiry was squelched to avoid offending Tokyo and suggests the public could evaluate countermeasures once facts emerge. The text references G men possibly using the fusion.
A National Dispatch column criticizes President Roosevelt for tying military service to strikes, arguing the plan undermines national unity and civilian rights. It questions draft expansion to 65 and warns lawmakers to resist a veto of the Smith Connally bill, appealing to soldiers’ families to voice opposition.
The piece argues Britain fears a weak postwar France and champions De Gaulle while noting leadership gaps both in France and Britain. It questions De Gaulle's ability to unite rivals like Giraud and to work with others, suggesting new leaders may be needed.
Final returns show the Red Cross war drive last March exceeded its $125 million goal by $18 million amid tax season. The oversubscription reflects public generosity, justifying a separate drive and signaling optimism for the National War Fund’s $250 million target next year.
A naval reader from Great Lakes urges labor and citizens to support the war effort. He argues strikes aid the Axis, stresses soldiers’ sacrifices, and calls for peaceful resolve and unity at home to hasten victory.
War talk stresses the Axis and Allied bombings, Ruhr damage, and American production while reporting New Plymouth social notes. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ellis and others. Reverend Springer begins duties. Cassell brothers receive military commissions and postings in Virginia and California.
Joint hostesses Frances Reynolds and Lucille Reynolds led the Eno Sail On 4-H Club gathering. Members decided to start projects at the next meeting and welcomed new member Pat Mollohan. After the program they swam at the O. A. Rupe pond. The next meeting is set for July 6 at Eno School.
The narrative chronicles Captain Arthur Wermuth and Lieutenant Frenchy Saulnier as iconic one man armies in Bataan fighting Japanese forces. It recalls Wermuth’s scars and rescues, Filipino Scouts, and battles around Saysain Point, with notes on Battery F and the Carlsbad town’s emotional support.
A quiz feature presents questions and answers on stamps, presidents widows, Virginia motto, national parks, notable fires, escalators, and the rocking chair origin. It lists Axis flag stamps, Mrs Taft, Sie semper tyrannis, Kings Mountain Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Baltimore 1904 fire, Otis escalator 1900, and Franklin as inventor.
Hamden social notes list church activities and many residents visiting relatives or traveling. The Nazarene Church Missionary Society plans a Friday 8 PM meeting with Rev. Robert Salser as guest speaker. Several locals enjoy furloughs, hospital stays, and family visits in Gallipolis Columbus Jackson Dayton McArthur and nearby towns.
The constellation Orion contains the most massive and hottest stars with surface temperatures believed to reach at least 20 000 degrees.
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