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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1942

Page

4

Athens Post Office Receipt Turned Second Class Matter

Notice states entry at the Athens Post Office as second class matter under the 1918 act.

Athens

No Hysteria on Motor Car Requisition and Speed Limits

The Cleveland Plain Dealer warns against government plans to requisition private cars or seize vehicles for driving over 40 mph. It urges rationing and local traffic restrictions instead, praising early sugar rationing responses and stressing the value of democratic processes over high handed government action.

WPB Washington Senate Committee On Military Affairs Army Navy Ohio OPA Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Bit Too Far Mrs Anna Rosenberg Salaries Mentioned

The piece notes Anna Rosenberg's incomes from the Social Security Board and other sources, totaling substantial annual pay. It commends her performance in New York's social security effort while suggesting Congress viewed her multiple roles as excessive.

Anna Rosenberg Social Security Board Nelson Rockefeller Congress Rosenberg

Farther to go in Russia as war endures

The text argues that Soviet defenses stubbornly resist collapse after Nazi advances. It notes the Red Army and war plants retreat to the Urals and beyond, suggesting future spring offensives will meet dwindling German gains yet Russia will endure while its key industrial cities stay operational.

Urals Russia

Pan American’s African air route proves private pace in war

Raymond Clapper reviews Mrs. Roosevelt’s column on Elliott Roosevelt returning from Africa with malaria and lauds Pan American Airways for building a 5000 mile African air corridor. He notes challenges like heat, rodents, and logistics, praises medical support, and warns against militarizing the line.

Washington Roosevelt Elliott Air Corps Africa Khartoum United States Middle East Asia Army Pan-American Airways Pan-American U. S High Seas Pearl Harbor Oceans South American

War Labor Board panels spark tense closed hearings

Peter Edson reviews the hush fought sessions before War Labor Board panels where Inland Steel and Steel Workers Organizing Committee clash. Randall and Murray deliver lengthy exchanges as they square off over auditing and governance amid gag rules and public interest.

Washington War Labor Board Clarence B. Randall Chicago Inland Steel WLB Arthur S. Meyer New York State Mediation Board

Perry County Court Notes and Local Civil Matters

Perry County council of health district re elects Mayor W C Mercer as president and E D Birkimer as secretary at annual reorganization. County auditor Pauline Mason reports $202 406 10 in taxes and fees distributed to schools villages townships and county. Jury awards defendant in $20 000 auto collision suit. several probate wills and estates listed. tire rationing inspector appointed. theft and parole cases noted. Divorce suits filed. marriage licenses issued. numerous real estate transfers and licenses announced.

New Lexington Perry County W. C. Mercer Crooksville E. D. Birkimer James Miller Corning F. J. Crosbie Pauline Mason Common Pleas Dessie Mae Ellyson Columbiana County Lewis Anspach Thornville Mawntown Central Committee County Election Board H. Clifford Fred Weymaeler New Straitsville William T. Peyton Shawnee A Archie Dalrymple P. E. VanSickle Reading North H. E. Gordon Hopewell East M. E. Koehler Rehobht Thomas L. Lewis the Lake Lumber Co Common Pleas Court Thomas Zella Seward Alice Phillips Somerset Charles L. Phillips Cora Phillips Charles W. Hunt E. P. Walser Paul Tague Blanche Tague Vincent Carl Tague R. A. Chappelear R. J. Saunders C. W. Morris Stanley E. Brown Myra Delavan A. Calkins George W. Hite J. W. Saving Ernest Pargeon Lancaster John D. Davis James May Bud Abram Bristol May Mansfield Reformatory C. W. Kings Court Dudney Dupler Ben Rapp Bernice Louise Rose Charles Vernon Rose Greenup Irene Kimball Franklin County Floyd Kimball Edna E. Blackford Perry Blackford W. A. Lentz County Auditors Office Seaman Ice Co Edna Cusick W. Broadway Orchard St Novelty Goods Robert H. Loughman Brownsville Betty Louise Shelly Glenford G. F. Stengel Othl Radigan Violet Sheline Moxahala William Fox Beula

Baldy schemes as Peggy plots a New York escape

Baldy wakes on the island hungry and paranoid suspecting Peggy’s betrayal. Myra arrives with food but Baldy nearly drowns. Peggy convinces Baldy to marry someone to seize control of the family plan and Myra to wed Ferdy while plotting routes to New York.

Baldy Peggy Fay New York Myra Ferdy Nigel

Presbyterian chicken dinner set for May 12 in Wilkesville

Wilkesville notes report the Presbyterian Church will host a chicken dinner Tuesday May 12 at 5 30 p m in the R of P Hall. Garden Club hostess Mrs Mildred Wells hosted a meeting with Rev Samuel Fleming and Mrs Howard Nunemaker in attendance. Mrs Fleming spoke on nutrition and a flower show is planned for May 26 in the Auditorium. Elizabeth McGrath of Columbus is visiting relatives, the Wisemans sold their home to her and moved to his mother Mary Wiseman's home. Dale Wiseman of McArthur and Dan Sayre with Burr Denny were in town for business. Miss Strong is employed at Athens State Hospital.

Wilkesville Presbyterian Church R. of P. Hall Mildred Wells Garden Club Samuel Fleming Howard Nunemaker McArthur Fleming J. T. Long Columbus Ralph Wiseman Elizabeth McGrath Wisemaths Mary Wiseman Dale Wiseman Dan Sayre Burr Denny Pt. Pleasant Miss Strong Athens State Hospital

Song of Summer Time by Mrs. Corda Whetstone

Poet readers submit verses bearing name and address in this Messenger Readers column. The poem celebrates summer rain sunshine and family ties with cheerful images of children birds flowers and stars, credited to Mrs. Corda Whetstone of The Palins Ohio.

Messenger Corda Whetstone the Palins Ohio

Into the Light (In Memory of Battle of Lexington)

A tribute poem by LEDA SAMS urging nations under oppression to join the Allied cause for freedom. It emphasizes peace, shelter, plenty, and a hopeful morrow where the world finds safety and justice through unity in struggle.

Lexington Leda Sams

Whence Their Names Black and White Tuareg Tribes

Noble Tuaregs and Berber nomads in the Sahara wear black lithams to cover faces while servile Tuaregs wear white lithams, explaining the origin of the terms Black Tuareg and White Tuareg.

Middle Sahara

Philatelic Agency Posts Growth to Over Two Million

The Philatelic Agency of the United States Post Office Department began in 1921 with sales of $50,000 and now generates more than $2,000,000 annually.

United States Post Office Department

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Athens Messenger Frederick W. Bush the Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris American Newspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association Associated Press Raymond Clapper Peter Edson Washington Scene Randall Phil Murray Steel Workers Organizing Committee Murray Scotch Burr Meyer Meenan Maurice Meenan Mill Street Pike Clayton John Hamrick Erle Williams Roseville Charles O'Neal Eastern Ohio Development Co David J. Lewis Clayton Township Forrest Mary Hill Clarence M. Dalrymple Ernest E. Ketcham Jesse J Mary E. Ketcham Bearfield Nancy J. Sniff Glenn G. Thompson Mt. Perry Charles P Catherine A. Elder Clyde Edna O. H. Mechlings Edmund Fancott Lopyright Rey ‘Ea Service Ing Collins Mike Fay Ransom Montreal By Galbraith National Defense Wilkesville News Poet's Corner Into the
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