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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices by carrier and mail including Ohio and overseas options. It notes rates for 1 year and several shorter terms, with overseas service pricing and a statement about acceptance based on paper supply. It also identifies the paper as entered in Athens and credits John W. Cullen Company with offices in multiple cities.
The Senate Truman Committee reports solid improvements in American war production and labor efficiency. It notes reductions in waste and better management, while contrasting with Knox urging national service to curb absenteeism. Despite gaps, the article argues production is narrowing the gap with Germany and Japan.
A report to the French Consultative Assembly in Algiers credits the underground for resilience against the Nazis. Patriots blew up a powder factory and a hotel seized by Germans, took 300 hostages, then hit a German barracks, causing 220 deaths and 150 injuries. An escaped underground member urged unity with De Gaulle and Giraud factions, urging adjournment of politics until the coming battle is won.
The French veteran Marshal Petain is described as hoping to join the Allied cause only as invasion nears by proposing a late democratic constitutional government. The commentary reflects on his WWI Verdun stance and prior misjudgments about England, Hitler, and France’s fate.
The column argues for a fact finding commission on the coal strike and urges reorganizing government labor machinery. It proposes separating judicial and administrative functions, shielding agencies from White House influence, and creating a Department of Public Welfare to run an enlarged mediation oriented Labor Department.
Washington notes tension as Harold Ickes presses for a Saudi Arabia oil conference while Britain delays naming delegates. Diplomatic friction and security concerns rise as FDR pushes for top-level talks amid alleged arms shipments and oil interests. War bonds urged for national finance.
Albany Garden Club sponsors a rat campaign March 20 to 22 to protect gardens and poultry. residents urged to keep pets indoors during the period. Addresses brief family notes include Pvt. James Edward in England, visits from several relatives, and local residents’ health and Army camp plans.
July 10 13 P-38s from Tomcat Greens attempted Greenland to Iceland patrols. Four aircraft diverted after Cadillac weather and fuel ran low. Rescue crews aided by Coast Guard Northland and Iceland C-47 recovered crews with cargo drops securing food and supplies.
Wartime analysis notes London imposes strict travel limits with South Ireland as Eire refuses to expel Axis diplomats. The move harms Ireland’s cattle trade with Britain while Britain and America push for a united front. Dublin appeals to Australia for intervention but remains staunchly neutral.
Messenger Readers contribute verses with name and address. The poem laments a beloved mother whose kindness and care shine despite hardship. The speaker recalls her toil and forgiveness even as she is gone, ending with the author’s signature SGT THURMAN L TUCKER.
The Q A covers gutta percha as a latex derived plastic from Malay trees. It defines a minuscule as a small letter. Halibut can reach ten feet in length. Richard Hakluyt is described as an early map maker, British with Welsh extraction, living 1553 to 1616.
Mr and Mrs Robert Foster of Murray City were honored guests at their 50th wedding anniversary reception. Pythian Sister Lodge members served refreshments.
Miss Bertha Bridgeman executive secretary for the Southeastern District P T A meeting in Athens. Mrs H Lancaster Nelsonville vice president. Virginia Lewis Athens County supervisor Rev M E Chatley Supt A E Stailey Dr Daniel McGurk Dr E B Bryan Ohio University. Mrs James Musser Athens ran the dinner. Mrs Edward Bolin in Washington DC guest of her son John Bolin and Eleanor Bolin. Initiated by Alpha Xi Delta Ohio University sorority were Marian Sprague Mary Powell Josephine Byer Marian Ickes Meriam Evans Evelyn White. Alumnae Carol Dent Louise Angell Lara Pelley Marie Deffenbaugh present. Grace Dowsing Columbus guest of Bertha Stickney Athens.
Reedsville brief notes report Arthur Davis on furlough at Mrs. Maggie Osborn’s home while Kibble L Cowdery and his brother Riley are stationed at Fort Sill. A house on Route One owned by T. T. Newland was destroyed by fire Monday evening. Local residents attend Mulligan Chevalier’s funeral at White’s Chapel. Cadet Kathryn L Williams, Camden Clark Hospital nurse, visited home briefly Sunday.
WSCS met at Mrs. John Robson home. Local residents report visits, furloughs, and military inductions as families connect with relatives in Gulfport Camp Lee Columbus Athens and Camp Butner. Ancient Egypt cited regarding the first domestication of the common cat.
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