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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
4
An opaque OCR fragment references Athens Messenger content about a party session and a company severing ties. The readable bits mention timing and locations vague terms suggesting a local government or business action but details are unclear. Entities named are inconsistent.
General Lenard P. Ayers, Cleveland Trust, says expectations of munitions output decline are likely unfounded. War demands remain insatiable, with ongoing reconversions and continued need for aircraft, ships, and labor. Postwar plans are vital, but current production must stay paramount to support Allied and domestic needs.
Sentiment swings toward adopting war time for summer and long winter evenings recede. Few larger towns keep year round slow time as capital docks adjust. Returning to slow time in winter appears likely across Ohio due to earlier year experiences.
Wartime reminiscence recalls how air and ground crews hunted for missing service members in harsh places from North Africa to Greenland. The text notes Lieut Tom Thayer and Bernt Balchen among others, highlighting costly searches and the ethic that spare effort is justified when it serves the greater war aim.
The article discusses adopting a 24 hour global time used by the armed services and Pan American Airlines. Benefits include easier timetable reading without AM and PM divisions, while challenges involve adjusting to a new system where midnight starts at 1 o'clock and hours after noon run to 13 o'clock.
David Lawrences National Dispatch analyzes a Supreme Court decision upholding federal control over radio licensing and public interest rules. The piece critiques Justice Frankfurter and warns that granting the FCC broad authority could curb free speech in broadcasting while compelling stations to align with administration goals. It contrasts radio with press freedom and cautions against democratic erosion through regulatory overreach.
Inside Germany reports reflect mixed views on the war’s duration and invasion plans. People doubt a quick collapse, noting Tunis and Bizerte losses, and expect Allied landings on French coasts with German defenses ready. Military experts foresee a bridgehead battle from the Channel coast to Brittany, with submarines and air power aimed at isolating invasions.
Inland notices describe a social calendar with a full slate of meetings. Members from the Murray City FHA and other groups are honored for degrees, while relatives travel from Newark Columbus Dayton and beyond to weekend gatherings.
News notes list tentative Cheshire High School graduates for Friday May 28 including Marjorie Bocock Carol Conkle Maxine Durst Martha Fills Betty Halley Katheryn Hanshee Byron Faskins Oliver Kail Maslin Kerns Kah Little Bernard Moeller Ger rude Rupe Lawrence Rupe Jean hette Scott Alice Shuler Verda Smith At the Cheshire Rural Board of Revision regular meeting all teachers and principal invited for the coming year.
Wilkesville Garden Club hosts a gathering at the home of Ste Irene Jackson with Miss Mayme McClory and Catharine McClory among attendees. Notable visits include Kearney Ogdin of Sandusky and extended stays by local families from Osborn Vandalia and Columbus. The K P Hall interior is being redecorated and a senior class play is planned with officers inspecting. Word arrives of Pas Edmundstorf’s death in Charleston with funeral at Salenler Church.
Beth helps shoot down a Japanese Zero in a tense air battle over a Fortress. After the fight Major Jackson and Lt Carter assist the injured pilot as Beth is moved to new quarters in the headquarters building, facing a wartime life in a subterranean command center.
Social notes from Broadwell list Sunday services by Rev Guy White and visitors including Mr and Mrs Elling, Mr and Mrs Clarence Rathburn and children of Columb, Miss Irene Coanant returning to Columbue, Mr and Mrs Joe Young and Martha, Louis Alexander of Zanesville visiting, Wayne Connant and Mrs John Young, Perley Kerns family in Amesville, Cook Vandyke guests Hobart Martin and family from West Virginia, and other local visitors and weekend stays.
An OCR filled page mixes questions about a dramatic Atlantic voyage and a plague tale with scattered school and community notices. It mentions captains, soldiers, camouflage, and a Roald Amundsen reference, then shifts to May events at a school including Baccalaureate, a sermon, diplomas, and residents planning moves and a member’s furlough.
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