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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
4
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The OPA announces a rapid share the ride program as thousands of car owners with B and C cards must prove neighbor car sharing or lose mileage. Athens sees many parked cars with labels while the program will seek riders in blocks for workers with limited transport options as B and C cards near expiration.
The piece argues voters should push Congress to adopt a scientific basis for income taxes to fund postwar needs. It notes Southeastern Ohio’s tax pain, widespread War Bond cashing, and a Gallup poll showing 90 percent backing tax reform like the Rum Plan. It criticizes the Ways and Means Committee as not reflecting public will.
Advisors from local communities will help rationing boards handle price and supply issues. Prentiss Brown plans to set up aides to avoid a repeat of prohibition era quirks during war. The aim is smoother enforcement, fair food access, and reduction of black markets through cooperative discussion.
Congressman Dr. Wal ter Brehm pushes economic plans for hill counties in Southeastern Ohio. He seeks district leaders support to revive coal lime brine oil timber and clay industries and expand recreational resources, aiming to start planning now for postwar prosperity.
A compact maxim states that every man must educate himself using books and teachers as aids, while the core work remains his own responsibility.
Washington column argues a secret AG opinion allowed the president to issue executive orders without Congress review. It notes Executive Order 9250 on stabilizing the economy and salary controls, prompting Disney Amendment backlash and Senate Finance Committee action.
Raymond Clapper cites Justice Roberts as capable of guiding US leadership for world order. Roberts, a conservative Republican and constitutional protector, urges bipartisan resolve and public backing for a unified postwar peace. He questions supranational law and stresses give and take in shaping a new world government.
A critical pledge by Prentiss M. Brown chief of the OPA declares no home searches without a warrant. The piece warns bureaucrats to respect constitutional guarantees and urges citizens to resist overreach, noting the home as inviolate and due process as essential.
Readers may submit signed letters on current events for publication. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple letters each day and the writer's signature must appear with the note.
Alma Sams of Athens writes in March 18 letter to The Messenger condemning city dog confinement laws. She questions council authority, argues locking dogs harms animals and residents, and praises a soldier for feeding his dog while criticizing officials as out of touch.
Meals were served to 167 children by a team led by Mrs. Herb Rivers and a group of volunteers including Mrs. Ted Woods and Mrs. Henry Augustine. O W Merrell spoke at a joint Chamber Rotary Kiwanis gathering in Athens predicting major U S road construction in the next decade.
Walter Cameron attended the Beta Theta Pi formal in the College Union with Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Bryan as chaperons. St Patrick's celebration in Athens listed many participants including Monica Carr and John Sprague, while Governor Harry L. Davis said he would not seek a second term. Carbondale M E Sunday School reported 197 in attendance. The Messenger Watch Dog visited Nelsonville with 170 in the Men’s Bible Class where Donald Brown led as soloist and C L Johnson spoke with Mrs. W B Devore teaching the women’s class.
Thousands fill Sky Harbor to greet Captain Jimmy Carr and his glider as aviation pioneers, locals provide barbecue and music, while Pat Friday and Ed Bryan orchestrate a quiet plan amid a bustling welcome. Loraine Stuart appears, Pat faces unexpected manipulation during the spectacle.
A trivia item notes Q Tours on the French coast bombed by the RAF has an American link. It recalls World War I troops quartered in the Touraine capital, and Balzac’s birthplace connections.
Berlin watchers say the climactic Tunisian drive may begin to eject Axis forces from North Africa. Allied troops including Americans report recapturing Gafsa as the Mareth line, dubbed the Maginot Desert, blocks the advance with reinforced concrete redoubts and tank traps.
Community notes from Rutland report multiple church group meetings at private homes, with eleven Youth Fellowship members, prayers and Bible study weekly, several visits between residents in Huntington Columbus Pomeroy and Cadmus, a military promotion for Eugene Fink, and various ill or visiting individuals including Miss Freda Woods and Mrs Grace Gardner.
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