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Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled lines about CLASSI announcements obituaries and deadlines. It references arms, war claims, and a 3 day window but details are unreadable.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled lines about CLASSI announcements obituaries and deadlines. It references arms, war claims, and a 3 day window but details are unreadable.
Local notice outlines payments due in Ohio on a monthly basis and notes the inclusion of three pans in the package. The brief item lacks detailed names or agencies but signals ongoing financial obligations and a small equipment addition.
Readable fragments reference reward, government actions, and locations like Athens. Mentions dates around 1936 1937 and places such as Jersey and miles. Details are incomplete but imply a wartime or wartime-relief context with authorities and rewards.
The nation weighs whether Roosevelt will accept the Connally-Smith anti strike law as a uniform wartime policy. Congress overrode his veto to curb strikes in war plants and mines, aiming to curb favoritism and ensure consistent labor settlements for maximum war production.
Publication notice lists associations and agencies credited with republication rights and pricing for subscriptions and service options. It shows rates for mail and carrier delivery, and notes obituary or card of thanks not charged. Contains names of offices and offices handling advertising inquiries.
George T. Trundle Jr., a Cleveland engineer, urges industrialists to prepare now for peacetime profits. He asks if a company should have cash or customers, and urges immediate plans, products, and pricing to secure markets, employment, and wage levels after war.
The last minute rush to use Coupon 17 before June 15 shows mixed success of rationing. Many bought shoes as insurance against policy change, hoarding unneeded pairs and fueling inflation. The piece questions public behavior and highlights the need to demonstrate doing the right thing.
David Lawrence analyzes the War Labor Disputes Act, arguing it imposes no penalties and relies on cooling off measures. The piece details steps from notice of stoppage to potential government seizure, and critiques the political finance provisions impacting unions and employers.
In London the sense of security grows as victory is anticipated two years after a major blitz. Invasion talk fades with focus on whether Germany can be knocked out by air while ground assaults are planned as air power softens targets. German broadcasts reflect alarm over bombing devastation.
Readers are invited to send current event comments to the newsroom. Each letter must be signed with the writer’s name and signature appearing with the contribution. Letters should be brief to allow multiple letters per issue.
A 1944 letter from Mrs. Alice Ward Langsville Ohio urges national leaders to end strikes and protect farm and home. She laments mothers sending sons to war, warns of dilapidated farms, and calls for production of food and peace for families. She signs from Langsville with a June 26 date.
A compilation of Q and A covering a naval battle cry by James Lawrence, dwindling Axis phosphate supplies after Tunisia, Athens starvation estimates, officer candidate training extension, sour milk substitution, and Gladstone’s four terms as UK prime minister with Baldwin and Chamberlain as runners-up.
The voyage follows a perilous escape from Corregidor via Luzon and Cebu to the safer waters near Brisbane. The crew dodges a Japanese cruiser while crossing the Philippine Sea, with Major Bird guiding evacuation and Admiral Fletcher later confirming the Lexington’s prior patrol.
The narrative recalls a Atlantic voyage by Clark Lee recounting wartime moves toward the Philippines. Officers describe long, tense days off course, then smoother sailing toward Fiji New Caledonia and the Coral Sea. Aboard ships lots of American vessels and jeeps meet onshore as the U.S. advances toward homeward goals.
W J Haley asserts in a special AP piece that Britain sees no easy path to Berlin or Tokyo and warns America must awaken to the Pacific danger. He says Japan planned a rapid empire seizure and now awaits a stalemate, with Tokyo poised to resist UN forces.
Dr C H Creed of Athens State Hospital was admitted to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for an emergency appendectomy. Other items note the birth of a granddaughter to Mr and Mrs Phil Gillette of Williamsport and a New York interview predicting German Jewish livelihood losses. Lightning struck Mrs Opal Lanning in Murray City while removing clothes.
Harding declared prohibition remains in force and dry laws must be enforced. Mrs Len McCune suffered a broken wrist while Mrs Forrest McCune and Frank Morris endured injuries as their car failed to brake on Antle hill, rolled over twice, with others taken to the F. M. McCune home in Sand Rock. Five new wells were spurred in Coolville gas fields Deep Hollow four miles west of Coolville A J Russell farm Kempf and Bailey property L A Russell farm and the Dudley farm.
Messenger readers contribute verses in this Poet's Corner item. The poem asks about a loved one gone to sea and describes a light in a lighthouse and a promised nightly prayer from the mother as a comforting sign.
Mrs Walter Ge node and baby of Dexter visited Saturday night and Sunday with her husband's parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Canode. Laurel Grange served refreshments after Third and Fourth degrees for Francis Rife. Point Rock 4 H Club met for Second First Aid lesson. Pvt Walter Canode ill at Camp Bowie Texas. Donald Cone James Cummins and Clyde Morris traveled to Hamden with Vinton Rural team.
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