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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates for Ohio residents with weekly and yearly options and mentions rates outside Ohio subject to supply. It also notes the newspaper’s First Amendment affiliations and advertising rate inquiries, plus policies on obituaries and official classifications.
The piece argues Berlin is a central Nazi war hub and justifies Allied bombings as a response to Hitler’s terror campaign against London and other cities. It claims American and British airmen avoid civilians and emphasizes Berlin’s military importance amid a broader war justification.
A satirical look at table manners and travel from wartime dispatches. S J Woolf notes crowded army transports yet civil behavior in mess halls aboard to England. Evelyn Gordon critiques Washington society dining during a Soviet embassy party with scarce luxury caviar and chaotic buffet lines. A frantic Miami traveler seeks a last minute streamliner berth for late February departure, misreading timing.
A newspaper note discusses using part of a large potato surplus to produce alcoholic beverages. It suggests terms like boiled fried and stewed could describe intoxication from potato drinks, and ponders possible effects on language, law enforcement, and policy.
Washington debates whether the presidential vote could be decided by the House or halted by court rulings over a possible federal absentee ballot for soldiers. Congress weighs a compromise amid fears of delays and legal challenges that could delay certifying electors.
Washington analyst Marquis Childs weighs Roosevelt fourth-term odds against polling trends and party shifts. He notes Wallace’s poll lead for vice president, labor rifts, and the looming wartime casualty questions that will shape politics beyond any election.
The Communist Party of America, amid the Harry Bridges deportation case, states that since 1919 it has never advocated overthrow by force or violence of the U S government. The piece questions whether past threats of revolution were mere campaign rhetoric in the American tradition.
War today argues that the Berlin bombing campaign targets two key aims Berlin as a major industrial center and its rail hub. The piece notes Berlin's railway bottlenecks as vital to sustaining Hitler and contends destroying military objectives within Berlin could cripple German logistics and shorten the war. It censures Hitler for prioritizing highways over rail infrastructure, predicting resource shortages would hamper mobility.
Nina Marie Davis wed Staff Sgt. William A. Kayle in a March 4 ceremony at East State Methodist Church Trenton New Jersey. Kayle served since February 5 now stationed at Fort. Congo School principal Nina Marie Davis grew through Shawnee Ohio University Ohio State University and Wittenberg College. Local Service Wives Club met at Mrs Carma Gescei home for sewing and potluck. Hemlock residents Paul Nash Clifford Richards visited Hines. Lanning family shopped in Logan. Message from Fairport Harbor says David Orris 21 wounded and died in Italy. relatives are former Hemlock residents.
President Roosevelt ordered a curtailment of the Army air mail service to avoid further loss of life among Army fliers. Ohio retail merchants oppose a proposed sales tax citing hardship for low income families. A joint Treasury and Agriculture order allows unrestricted importation of alcoholic liquor through June 30 with permits granted to Kentucky and Tennessee distilleries. Meigs County farmers form the County Corn-Hog Production Control Association with Arthur Johnson elected chairman. Local officials and community leaders are listed as officers and speakers at regional meetings. Death of Athens County official John W. Hawk is noted along with a teachers fund shortage and dance ethics remarks by Father Owens. Local fundraising totals include 474.40 for Glouster Fire Department equipment and 635 pledged.
Oakey E German, captain of the Steamer Betty, died at the wheel after returning from a three week home leave. He was about 68, survived by his widow Mrs Efie German two sons Edwin and Harold sisters Addie Stewart and Lennie Sherman and brothers Bert and Fred. Body to be brought here for burial. M S Hawley learns of brother’s death and travels with sister Ella Packard to Dayton for funeral. Charles Larkins to Marines. guests include Mont Osborn Ruth Stethem. Andrew Pullins funeral held Mt Olive Church burial Mt Olive Cemetery. Amanda Taylor visited relatives and attended Pullins funeral. Clark Swan visiting Cleveland.
The 1942 plan to fly P-38 fighters from Labrador through Greenland to England is recounted. After two B 17 crashes in thick weather near Greenland, a bold airlift of equipment and fighters proceeds. Brig Gen Spaatz orders: get moving, fueling a pioneering transatlantic fighter flight route.
The Dorcas Society gathered Thursday night at the Community Center. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Nixon's home. Mrs. T J Thomas notes her son Pfc John B Thomas arrived in England and Mrs Pauline Harvey reports her husband arrived overseas with the Medical Corps.
Bidwell residents share weekend visits with relatives in Gallipolis and nearby towns. Cadet Thomas D. Chick returns on furlough with family, while local youths celebrate a seventh birthday. P.T.A. and Springfield Grange host meetings and receptions for teachers and newlyweds, with performances by local singers and students.
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