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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
4
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The Office of Price Administration faces a collapse in credibility as critics argue price controls and rationing are chaotic and ineffective. They say Brown and predecessors erred, bureaucrats inflated ceilings, and a dozen Washington bureaus dodge accountability while inflation remains unchecked.
Urgent call for blood donors from Athens County and nearby areas as a traveling unit returns to the city. Second round signups lag. advance applications required. Shortage of surgical dressing workers among women hampers war hospital quotas at the Red Cross Center.
The article argues retail stores and local banks are essential to rationing effectiveness. It notes banks created new departments for coupon and money accounting and a western chain added sixteen staff to sort coupons. It warns that red tape or crippled retailing would jeopardize the entire program and calls for simplifying procedures to support consumers and merchants.
Only 150 workers at Spicer Manufacturing in Toledo staged a walkout over a shorter work week and higher wage, yet the action shut down the Willys-Overland jeep assembly line, underscoring the impact of the protest on the essential military car producer.
David Lawrence warns that a 20 percent pay withholding plan could disrupt payrolls and wage budgets, burden employers, and strain enforcement. He argues for a clear start date or cancellation, notes Democratic support for the Ruml Plan, and predicts backlash against Roosevelt's administration and isolationist forces shaping 1944 politics.
In wartime Sweden a strong pro ally opposition centers on Gothenburg editor Prof. Yorgny Segerstedt of Handels-Stidning. He denounces Stockholm for allowing German troop trains through Swedish soil and predicts government action only after a major incident.
The fiftieth commencement of Hamden High School will be held Wednesday night with a semi-centennial anniversary program. Speeches honoring veterans and state educational history will be given by Clarence Jewell John Nutt Alberta Salyer and Ollie Tedrow. Ruth Oberholzer is valedictorian Ollie Tedrow is salutatorian. The Girls Glee Club and school orchestra will provide music under Mrs. Charles S Keeney. Class Day exercises are at 10 am Wednesday and Baccalaureate was held Sunday with Rev Gordon Maywood as speaker. The 16 graduates: Darlene Leach Waylene Yates Bernadene Phillips Garnetta Fletcher Violet Barber Laura Simms Alberta Salyer Ruth Oberholzer Ollie Tedrow Robert Saylor Clarence Jewell John Nutt Otto Depue Homer Depue Lawrence Salts John Robbins.
News items mention Arabella Chute of Athens as a Silver Mirror beauty queen in the Ohio University yearbook with Jack Morgan as editor and Arthur Briggs as business manager. The piece lists student recital participants from the Ohio U School of Music and names local business and school staff involved in a variety of activities and a senior play cast.
Questions and answers cover topics from kapak wood and poker suits to British stone weight and radiotelephone Mayday usage. Notable items include the Ordnance insignia from 1832 and Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak.
Four McArthur High graduates Olive Morrison Fred Worley Lillie Zeigler and Everett Wortman receive ovations at commencement with two soloists Lucille Gaskill and Frances Reynolds. Ath ens Central eighth graders hosted at 64 N Shafer St by Harold Allis. Attendee list includes Ida Larch Fred Jayne Mary Saylor Clarice Burroughs and others. Homer Johnson, former Colorado School of Mines student, visits Ath ens with A L Johnsons family.
Beth Carter and Brit struggle to subdue a Japanese officer aboard a malfunctioning seaplane over the Pacific. Rick Moth is revealed as Ulrich von Mothe, tied and neutralized. With fuel for three hours, the pair fight to navigate toward safety as dawn approaches.
Junior McMan nus and Clyde Morris spent Wednesday night together. A potluck fed 37 members and guests. Neva Ogdin and Bert Bable traveled to and from Laurl Grange events. Columbus attendees joined local visits with the Brattons and Morris family. A baseball tournament at Athens involved Vinton rural teachers and the local team. Curtis Young and Alta Cone families visited relatives in Charleston and Dyesville last week.
Mr Union and Mrs Wade Nicholson along with Miss Evelyn Nicholson and Miss Jean Epple visited friends in Charleston West Virginia and toured the state Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Johnson and son Earnest of Athens were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs M A Nicholson and Wade Nicholson Jr. M A Epple and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Andrew Davis Rock Springs. Jack Clark Orville Hysell and James Darnell were Sunday evening guests of Bob and Richard Epple. Attendance at Sunday School reached 28. Mr and Mrs M A Nicholson and grandson Wade Nicholson Jr spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs John Nicholson. Mr and Mrs Jesse Stewart of West Virginia were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs M A Chase. Janice and Franklin Epple were Saturday guests of Leo Morris.
Dexter community notes report local changes in employment as Homer West joins the New York Central task force and James Nicho’s flock suffers losses. Several residents, including Mrs. Vesta Canode and Maggie Chaney, visit Ath and nearby towns. The bridge abutment nears completion at Dexter with Columbus shipments pending. Out-of-town guests and family visits are listed, alongside a obituary noting the death of Mrs. Ward Kennedy near Dexter.
Sand Run social notes show visits by Marion Mays family Barberton for Walter Two's graduation at Carbon Hill. Ed Beal remains ill. George Spang and Eddie of Logan visited Clifford Beal. Mrs Walter Christain and Mildred stayed with Calvin Williams. Further visits include Lehman of Columbus and Shultz family.
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