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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1942
Page
4
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The piece weighs current Allied resolve with Hitler's position amid a tense wartime outlook. It notes Churchill's warning that Allied loss would be their fault, plus an American official's view that Nazi leadership faces ruin and 1943 as a pivotal year. It stresses spring and summer defensive vigor and the risk of a Middle East alliance with Japan.
The account of General MacArthur's Philippines desk voyage recalls his 4 year old son Arthur aboard small boats in rough seas. Arthur tells his father, I'm not afraid, Daddy, as the family faces danger and the U.S. resolve to send planes and forces to reinforce him. The passage underscores wartime morale and public faith in leadership.
The piece discusses state barriers hindering cross border commerce during wartime. It argues diverse state laws obstruct free trade, delay shipments of munitions and food, raise prices, and strain national rights versus state interests.
A national discussion condemns race, color, or creed discrimination in the war effort. The President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice plans a special probe. An Ohio editor highlights that being American matters most, urging readers to ignore nationality or religion details of General MacArthur.
Maj. Alexander de Seversky, a U.S. aviation expert, argues neither side can build warships while air power can destroy them from the air. The remark underscores air superiority as decisive in naval construction and coastal defense.
Quote from General Douglas MacArthur emphasizes that men will not fight or die without clear purposes and that in democracies the public deserves to know the truth.
Washington outlines the push to mail a detailed 8 by 15 inch Occupational Questionnaire to nine million men aged 20 to 44 and then extend to all 40 million registrants. Local boards and the Employment Service will assist, interview, and test to correctly classify workers for war production and deferment where appropriate.
A New York dispatch reports American airmen defeating Japanese forces, with pilots breaking free from cordons and Navy fliers downing multiple bombers. It notes the U.S. effort to build a vastly larger air force and training system across California, the Southwest, Texas, Florida, and the South, stressing the need for 375,000 aircrew in two years and ongoing relaxation of educational and age standards to enable mass training.
The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events. Writers should keep contributions brief to allow multiple letters per day. Signatures must appear with each piece.
Leonard Tucker argues in The Messenger that the eighth beast of prophecy, Totalitarianism, rises beyond Axis powers to threaten Western democracies. He warns the United Nations favors a strong central government and a single dictator to rule Gentile nations, urging readers to recognize the peril. Athens March 20.
Mineral society notes report the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swart on March 25. Lynch brothers Ralph and John receive new staff sergeant promotions and transfer to Camp Clayborne Louisiana. Several families and neighbors, including the Shinglers, Lightfritz, Ely, and Crow families, are noted for visits, illnesses, and birthday celebrations around Mineral and nearby towns.
Carbondale community updates list visits among residents from Athens Columbus Nelsonville and Hamley Run. Names include Cly Earnshaw Evans and Lowry families with short mentions of illness and hospital care. Several couples and individuals are noted visiting relatives or spending weekends with kin.
Ellery Hill funeral held at Mt Hermon after fatal auto crash. Mrs Betty Mayle Hill dies at home in Canton. Burial at Mt Hermon. Hattie Harris dies at home survived by Gale Vern Lyle and Chloe. Burial Bartlett. Local residents visit relatives and cottage prayer set for April 3 at Howard Harris home. A newborn son born to Webster and Nancy Gage of Bartlett. Community notices from Sharpsburg correspondent.
Allan Steele pursues Dr Sargent and daughter on a Mexico Peninsula mission as Harry Bishop is found raving about the yellow devils. Sun Su warns of a Japanese fishing cannery near islands and a beauty-evolved Eurasian intrigue involving Col. Escobar and Poona Gungas at the cannery. Steele feigns a photographer’s visit and meets a stunning Senorita at the inn, foreshadowing danger and a plot at large.
Amesville residents visit, members attend O E S inspection in Chester, WSCS meeting at Esta Turner’s home, and church events. Local families host and visit relatives from Columbus, Akron, and Hamilton with notes on travel, births, and a letter from Carl Turner in Hickam Field.
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