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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1943
Page
4
A historical critique argues industry labor and agriculture outperform lawmakers. It recalls Roosevelt era calls to unite experts to solve national problems, predicting reform failures and wartime policy evasion. The piece contends wage and price controls fail and production remains at capacity.
Government traffic analysis shows Sunday driving soared under the honor system for non-essential travel, with a March switch barely lowering use. Officials warn the rubber and fuel shortage persists, and that weak enforcement could push OPA back to strict methods, harming war effort and motorists.
Government agencies urge short local breaks to ease stress and aid production. Long trips are discouraged due to limited transport and resort capacity. readers should plan nearby retreats and avoid peak vacation periods to rest effectively.
The Senate passes a broad labor measure proposed by Senator Connally to empower the War Labor Board to hear disputes, subpoena leaders and employers, and curb work disruptions during wartime. It would criminalize strikes and incentives to leave work while government operates plants, with penalties for conspiracies to interrupt production. The House faces a likely vote and President might sign.
Germany’s continued refusal to resume outside shipments to Sweden tightens rationing and risks harsher food limits. Gothenburg safe-conduct shipping to import oil cake and nitrates was suspended, forcing Sweden to cut rations and switch to milk diets as milk production rises while cattle decline. Carotene-based vitamin programs are planned to curb shortages.
Reported turmoil in Bulgaria centers on Sofia arrests and royal unrest as King Boris faces pressures tied to German influence. Berlin propaganda and May Day demonstrations fuel speculation of a brewing crisis as police hunt assassins and Bulgaria contends with a deep seated malaise.
Broadwell Social Notes recounts visits by Mrs Lelia Vernon and families from Amesville and Schley, guests of Mrs Amos White and Mrs Lelia Vernon, plus Sunday gatherings at Mrs Willam Young and Mr Joe Young households. It also mentions Donald Westbrook’s ten day duty furlough in Florida, Elmer White home destruction, and other local hospitality across Athens, Glouster, and Lagot.
Readable fragments describe Ciara Kuenza and Emmy Lou Keehne’s senior voice recital at Ohio University, with Athens High seniors Gerine Chism Pauline Rove and others receiving scholarship certificates. Also listed are 20 years ago notes on trade with Japan, sugar price pressures, and staff at Athens State Hospital including Dr. Berry and Dr. Hooper.
The Rutland Club held its April gathering with a pothuck lunch for fifteen members and seven guests. President Mrs. Fred Winn opened the meeting, papers by Mrs. William Folan and Mrs. Paul Winn discussed spring and wartime topics, and the club voted to buy a War Bond.
Allison and Barry scheme to distract pursuing Indians by setting a brush fire on the coast. A night of flames, smoke, and danger follows as they hope the blaze keeps pursuit at bay and allows arrival of help. Allison sleeps, and Renaldo berates his men as new dangers loom.
Fragmented narrative follows Allison and Renaldo in a tense sequence at a coastal area near Point Pleasant. Intrigue builds around threats and a traveling party as an Indian guide escorts them, with warnings of danger and escape attempts amid a plantation setting.
The passage discusses nutrition comparisons between meats, annual changes to bridge laws beginning April 1 1940, church needs for religious representatives, and U S Army manufacturing advances. It notes a glass capable of viewing through walls and references the Turtle submarine used in the Revolutionary War era.
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