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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1943
Page
4
Fragmented notice outlines ad procedures for the CLAS Phon section with instructions on line counts awards and cash card usage. It references 3 line averages and a free period but the text is garbled and lacks clear specifics.
Community notes indicate Obie schedules a monthly gathering at 2 PM in Athens Neward. Verna Pihease and center officials discuss rationing and free art programs, with government support guiding local welfare initiatives.
Public notice lists the newspaper association affiliations and subscription rates by mail and service, noting editor credit and offices in Columbus Cleveland Chicago and New York. It includes a pricing table for 1 year 6 months and other periods and mentions obituary and paid notices.
War gardens and war work leave little time for vacations as families must focus on growing and preserving food. The piece notes canned goods should be prepared when ready, not after trips, and stresses the need to feed civilians, soldiers, prisoners, and Allied contingents with America’s vast farming capacity.
State highway department and local officials aim to patch rough roads this year to save tires. Budget limits exist but funds are expected for smoother roads this summer and fall. Motorists should drive carefully where tire wear is worst as programs begin.
The Portland Oregonian publisher Palmer Hoyt takes temporary control of the Office of War Information domestic branch. A lifelong Republican he aims to run OWI without propaganda or political pamphleteering and to curb excess output while keeping essential war information flowing to the public. Cleveland News praises his reform effort.
The six to one ratio in bombing missions shows strong firepower and skilled crews. Yet the material score is not fair exchange as we lose Flying Fortresses and Liberators while Germany loses fewer trained airmen. The vast damage caused by bombers justifies the losses for the Allies.
A New Hampshire girl Berdette Liljehult spent two months of stretching to gain 13 millimeters in height hoping to join the Navy WAVE unit. The restriction was relaxed at the last minute so she might have qualified without the effort.
David Lawrence argues Congress overrode Roosevelt's veto on wartime labor legislation. He blames a misinformed advisory circle and urges the President to align with Congress and public opinion. He contends a law forcing War Labor Board testimony and strike notice is needed to protect troops and national effort.
London dispatch notes Britain expects a switch after Germany's defeat with demobilization and peacetime shift in industry. Churchill’s Pacific policy criticized. Britain unlikely to abandon Far East interests. General election likely as soon as Germany falls, with Conservatives pressing for vets in Parliament.
In mid February plans form to leave the Philippines as fears grow of Japanese capture. Jacoby and I discuss options to reach Australia and the United States, seeking to persuade authorities that MacArthur's Army can fight on. MacArthur offers special credentials for the escape.
The narrator and Jacoby leave Manila harbor aboard the Princesa de Cebu to flee Corregidor as Japanese forces threaten. General MacArthur urges resolve and outlines strategic stakes while the ship navigates minefields under dim, gunfire-lit skies as they sleep on deck awaiting the next phase of escape.
Local social notes from Buchtel list visits and returns. Families reconnect with relatives in Beckley Racine Kent Nelsonville and Columbus. Names include Andrews Bolen Kirkendall Moore Murphy McDonalds Delong and others with cemetery care and club meetings noted.
The Perry County court notes detail that for the first half of the year officials cannot spend more than six tenths of the annual appropriation. Auditor Eveland states payments to Probate Judge Davis’ office will be restricted until July. The column also lists sales tax distributions to townships, state allocations applied to county debt, lawsuits, divorces granted, and local notices of real estate actions and liens.
Pro bate papers list estate value at 13663.64 including 7742 in stocks and securities. County Recorder Nina Holden reports weekly totals deeds 16 leases 1 leases cancelled 8 chattel mortgages 24 chattel mortgages cancelled 10 army discharge 1 power of attorney 1 federal tax liens 1 and federal tax liens cancellations.
A poet reflects on a Navy son sailing the war swept sea and vows to keep a light in the window for his safe return. The speaker notes danger at sea and the mourning that follows, promising nightly prayers for Evelyn and Linda and all seamen asleep in the deep.
A compact Q and A roundup covers Flag Day’s formal fixation in 1896 on June 14, Cordova’s early paved streets, the first anaesthetic operation in 1842 by Crawford Long, tax stamps on cigars issued July 20 1868, and former All American Tom Harmon serving as a North Africa fighter pilot.
The Reedville group met Friday at advisor Mrs Harry Pickens home. President Mary Helen Buckley led the business session while Grace Pickens presented the program. Members answered roll call with a bird, recited the pledges, and then played badminton.
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