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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
4
A republication notice from The Messenger lists affiliated agencies and press associations with subscription rates for in state Ohio, other Ohio and overseas readers. It notes postal handling, advertising channels, and memorial obituary charges as available upon request.
The piece argues Nazi Germany loses manpower and faces a shrinking home population while the United States Britain and Russia gain in natural increase. It cites birth-rate gaps, with US births about four to one Germany, and predicts harder wars ahead for Hitler as future mobilization becomes unlikely.
The piece argues furloughs for soldiers are costly and incomplete as tens of thousands of service members are far from home. It notes airmen return briefly for rest before resuming duty and warns that a broad, lasting furlough system is needed while Congress faces peacemaking delays.
The article urges housewives to return deposit bottles to retailers to fund war efforts. It notes millions of bottles head overseas and that returning them could equal 15 million new bottles if they make two more trips. Beverage supply is not rationed but keeping bottles circulating serves as insurance.
The piece argues four years after the Nazi blitz that the United States and Britain have built a massive weapon and air power arsenal while Soviet forces press for a major eastern offensive. It suggests multipronged Allied landings, feints, and diversions could unfold across Europe with a Russian demonstration timing around the main assault. The author predicts an Allied ring of bombers and infantry collapsing Hitler’s regime before May ends.
Outrage over war procurement irregularities prompts Truman Committee inquiry. A War Department probe into Red River Ordnance Depot TexasArkansas quarters found $20 000 unauthorized spending and two officers Col Raymond Marsh Maj John W Copeland face possible court martial. Informants receive protection, while Voorheesville New Jersey waste claims lead to quarter rehabilitation costs and disciplinary action.
The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events. Writers should keep comments concise to allow multiple contributions each day. Signatures must appear with the letter.
James Emery Brooks of Glen Ridge New Jersey argues against the adage of not changing horses when crossing a stream. He says roads are better now with bridges and cars, yet warns that having three flat tires already means a fourth would be unwelcome.
Wilkesville notes report church events and social life including a Red Cross donation by the Methodist Ladies Aid Society, a homecoming furlough of Pfc. Earl Cray from Alaska, and visits by Barbertown residents. Also recorded are births, funerals, club meetings, and Eastern Star inspection with attendees from nearby towns.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a further 6.7 million dollars for emergency infant and maternity care to assist wives of enlisted service members. The total for the year will reach 29.7 million, with 42.8 million more to be requested next year, as cases rise by 3,000 to 4,000 monthly at an estimated 71.21 dollars per case.
Washington educators attacked the education provisions of the omnibus veterans benefit bill calling it a serious threat to educational freedom. Rep Rankin defended the plan as protecting state rights. AEC groups endorsed a substitute education bill for the G L Bill of Rights with same subsistence and tuition benefits but different governance.
NEW MARSHFIELD The Waterloo senior class presented The Rose of the Ranch in the school auditorium to a large appreciative audience Friday night. Mary Lou Hawk played Rose the flower of the ranch. other cast members included Donna Trout as Minnie Hawes and Charles Robinson as a promoter from the East. Prompter was Betty Barber and director was Mr. Collins.
Norma recounts her birth in Broken Arrow Oklahoma and return to Japan with her mother. She explains her father stayed in Japan, her brother born there, and her pursuit of business schools in New York and Connecticut. After Pearl Harbor she was arrested and held, while Link teases about her past and rivals. Courtright warns against assumed dangers.
Murray City May 8 social notes list dozens of visits and greetings. Many residents travel to Columbus Detroit Cleveland Lewisburg and Nelsonville while relatives gather for pop up visits and family days. Names include Boerger Sorrell Martin James Boras Potts Thrush Jonas Jonas and more.
Blue Lake reports Mrs Orpha Wooten is seriously ill as three sons serve in the army with another about to enlist. George Mears funeral held at St Nicholas Church. David Gay encounters a large snake while in a field. Leslie and Mrs Brucker of Erie attend a birthday for his elderly mother Mary Brucker. Pvt Marshall Boggs transferred to New York from Ft Thomas visited by wife Evelyn Smith and son Gilbert. Naomi Halfhill and John Meals attend funeral of George Meals. New baby born to Mr and Mrs Edgar Wooten. granddaughter to Robert Wooten. Lindsay Plymale daughter. Wynnie Jane Sheets informed sister Adda Belle Roush ill at Letart Falls. Family guests include O R Sheets and daughter Evelyn, and several Sheets relatives. Fishing at Blue Lake attracts sportsmen though mining sulphur water killed many fish. Edwin Cofer, two years Army service in Alaska, returns home.
William Lewis and wife of Akron caught a 15 pound channel catfish in Shade River after a 30 minute struggle, the biggest rod and reel catch on record there. Various locals visited relatives, 4-H Sewing Belles met with eleven members, and Johnnie Morgan Jr. enlisted in the Navy.
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