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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1942
Page
4
The notice lists Associated Press usage terms and varying subscription rates by mail and carrier. Ohio prices include 1 year five fifty, six months three dollars, eight weeks one dollar, and weekly twenty cents. Outside Ohio rates are higher with yearly six dollars and weekly twenty cents.
Washington column argues New Dealers may accept hard choices like compulsory savings and war taxes to win the war and preserve social gains. It notes Morgenthau's opposition to a sales tax and advocates temporary war consumption taxes tied to victory and postwar recovery.
A columnist argues the nation remains emotionally numb five months after Pearl Harbor. He urges shoring up morale with rousing songs, flags, and fiery rhetoric, warning Germany and Japan rely on citizen indifference to win in 1942.
National Dairy Month will be observed next June with promotion by American retailers including independent and chain stores and department stores. It aims to boost milk consumption for health and farm prosperity, linking to a national nutrition program and urging people to drink more milk.
A commentary asserts French Canadians in Quebec oppose overseas military service despite global conflict. It argues the refusal blocks democracy and laments the suppression of individualism amid efforts to defeat Hitlerism. The piece cites cultural fault lines as a barrier to national sacrifice.
Peter Edson reviews how the Office of Coordinating Inter-American Affairs once pushed a broad cultural program. After Pearl Harbor the Rockefeller group narrowed aims to practical war efforts with a Division of Science and Education led by John M. Clark. Missions now focus on health and sanitation rather than broad goodwill.
A quotation from Wendell Willkie asserts the era of vast empires is ending and the era of equal nations is dawning, signaling a shift in global attitudes toward sovereignty and cooperation. The statement frames a historical moment of transition.
Lodge and Nannie Willom Rebekah Lodge marked the 113th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States. The program featured a minstrel show with performers including Elmer Finsterwald and Emmet Morrison among others. Officers were elected at the 57th annual Athens Presbyterian meeting, and the Athens County Red Cross reported 957 flour applications in York Township funded by the government through the national Red Cross.
The second annual Athens County High School field meet saw Guy Taylor of Glouster win the 50 yard dash with Al ton Hawk of Jacksonville taking second. Multiple students from Chauncey, Amesville, Canaanville, New Marshfield, and other towns earned track and vocal prizes, while poems, oration, piano and violin solo winners were named.
Hemlock Grove notes list local social visits and Sunday School attendance of 41. Residents and guests include the Midkiffs, Heilmans, Thomas, Clark, Cullums, Leifheit, Bryan, Smith, Euler, Sargent, Bentz, Hawk, Welker, and Taylor with illness mentioned. Communities: Burlingham Midway Silver Ridge Racine Alfred and Measles illness noted.
Twenty six members and 32 guests attended Euphemia Chapter’s annual inspection in Amesville with Ruth Funk as inspecting officer. The hall featured flowers, greenery and lights plus a new electric signet gift from Mrs. Adda Phillips.
In a post dinner buzz, Baldy inflates his past and talents while Peggy praises him and suggests a path for her own rise. Baldy muses on jealousy in show business, contemplates mentoring Peggy, and hints at her possible future stardom before the scene ends with a hopeful note about Fay.
Obituary notes Miss Louise Taylor of Syracuse dies April 28 after illness. She taught at Carleton College and was the last of her family. survivor George Parker of Pomeroy. Funeral in Pomeroy and burial at Syracuse Hill Cemetery. Local social items record visits, parties, WCTU and WSC S meetings, and community movements.
Faithful Class of the M. E. Church dined together with twenty members and two teachers. They voted to redecorate the social rooms starting next Thursday. May meeting to be at Sophronia Householder’s home. Other notes include marriages, visits, and club events in Jacksonville.
Gallia County commissioners voted to pay three months rent for the U S Employment office in the Park Central Building and then discontinue the practice. They say the $35 monthly rental should come from the federal activity.
Local notes record social visits and family events in Carbondale and nearby towns. Birthday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Barber honors sons Byron and Donald with friends and relatives attending along with multiple weekend visits and travel to attend funerals and new job postings.
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