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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1943
Page
8
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The piece warns Congress about a National Resources Planning Board report approved by the President. It claims the postwar plan would keep government control of key industries and push labor, agriculture, and medicine toward state management, likening it to Soviet socialism and urging militant Congressional action to defend American freedoms.
Washington dispatch reports Republicans in the House voting solidly for extending the Lend Lease Act and opposing Dem majority tactics. They push the pay as you go Ruml tax plan to spread 1942 taxes, arguing it would ease collection, gain voter support, and shape 1944 elections amid war-time concerns.
In a column from Washington Raymond Clapper argues the U S must restore firmer relations with Soviet Russia. He urges replacing Ambassador Standley, reducing mutual suspicion, and leveraging American capitalistic influence to aid Moscow while rejecting pro Soviet propaganda at home. He cites past warmth under Davies and Hurley as a model for better contacts. He also notes the need to clarify that aid to Russia does not require embracing communism.
The piece argues John Lewis will win part of his wage demand for miners, with New Deal support likely to lift overall wage levels. It warns that higher pay for workers will cascade into higher taxes, prices, and living costs as the War Labor Board and Congress push for broader raises benefiting labor but benefiting the government more.
Two years ago Hitler and Tojo warned American aid would be too little and late. Nearly ten billion dollars in food and water materiel fuels the Allied fronts as the United Nations advance. The aid proven costly yet vital, turning the tide and aiding unity for a lasting peace beyond another Versailles. Mary Baker Eddy comments on resilience.
The War Manpower Commission declares farm laborers are in defense service and to be deferred from military call. Local boards decide cases, bureaucrats in Washington barred, and minimum production standards set. Hills produce more men, but all farm workers deferred. praise follows for the program’s wartime unity.
The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events. Contributors should keep pieces brief to fit multiple letters in a single day and signatures must appear with the entry.
James C. Immel of Athens argues the New Deal harms small oil and gas producers by price ceilings and permits restricting drilling. He blames Washington bureaucrats and the Oil Men's Association, urges Congress to remove price ceilings and restore producer freedom to support the war effort. March 8.
Mrs Myrta Nicholas announces the marriage of Pvt Charles Nicholas to Miss Madeline Cameron in Charleston March 2. Bartlett residents Doyle Poling and Alice Finlan visited families. Nellie Goddard and Mrs May Williams attended a funeral in Barlow. Bridges and hospital news noted.
Captain James Carr orders Patricia Friday to quit the soaring flight and return to El Mira after a heated confrontation with rival pilot Loraine Stuart. The pair spar over a gun threat and Pat rejects blame for the mission while insisting Carr has been unfair. The Army order, signed by Carr, replaces Pat with Loraine and seals a dramatic intra-flight dispute.
War dispatch notes Hitler hurling fresh divisions toward Kharkov to reclaim the Donets basin while Montgomery drives the British Eighth Army at Rommel along the Mareth Line. The clashes illustrate interdependence of theaters as France looms and Turkey's stance adds risk.
Jonathan Goble, a U S Marine who visited Japan with Commodore Perry in 1854, invented the ricksha. In response to a butter shortage, edible fat can come from whole milk meat soybeans nuts and avocados. When asked about Light Brahmas Buff Orpingtons Silver Dorkings Silkies and Sultans the reply is fowl.
Announcement of Kathryn Edmiston daughter of E F Edmiston marrying Donald E Alexander of Gallipolis. ceremony February 14 at Fra Richardson home in Ashland Kentucky. Mrs Alexander teaches at Cheshire High School and other local mentions include residents visiting relatives and service members home on furlough with brief notes on community happenings.
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