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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
4
The Athens Messenger details publication details and membership notes. It lists editors and associations and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple counties with annual and half year pricing.
Drought stretches nationwide with water rationing likely as spring floods fail. Farmers in the district face short supplies while streams and the Hocking River suffer from coal mining and sewage pollution. Wells dry, cisterns empty, and local restrictions loom amid warnings of heavy agricultural and industrial impact.
A reflective editorial questions national resilience if enemy bombs struck iconic sites and coastal cities. It weighs the importance of monuments against preserving constitutional government and the ability to rebuild and sustain free self governance amid wartime threat.
Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo argues that defense bond sales lag due to political division and public apathy toward government borrowing. He contends citizens prefer personal spending over defense funding and warns that national unity for defense is unlikely.
In Washington a clear New Deal vs. anti New Deal pattern does not fit the defense program controversy. Key figures span both sides with alliances across old and new dealers, including Baruch guiding Baruch allies and Lilienthal seeking TVA power fixes.
The debate pits rapid, drastic action against cautious changeover from civilian to defense work. One side prioritizes immediate production while the other seeks to minimize disruption and unemployment. Leon Henderson weighs in, urging practical focus over ideology as factories rush to build planes, tanks, and ships.
Peter Edson analyzes the GM and Pacific Coast shipyards cases to show how cooling off periods failed and rank and file unions acted independently. He notes the CIO precautionary strike, Detroit and Flint walkouts, and San Francisco machinists’ unauthorized action, with OPM and Conciliation Service friction under the Vinson Bill.
Perry County officials announced there will be no state relief aid during the summer as unemployment rises among coal miners. At a Columbus meeting county commissioners and relief director Rexford Allen discussed available funds, while state welfare director Charles L. Sherwood failed to attend. Also noted were Perry County gatherings on coal sales tax proposals, formation of an ex-sheriffs association, a long oil and gas lease dispute heard by Judge A. S. MacGonagle, jail floor covering bids, a Shady Hill Coal Co injury appeal, and sheriff reports on theft and arrests including three Glouster residents and four inmates sent to Mansfield reformatory for chicken theft.
The Plains High School held its annual award day on Thursday May 22 with the student body president Wilford Haning presiding. Henry grade recipients include Juanita Young Georgia Michael Geraldine Davies Aileen Davies and Mary Kennedy with numerous grade level awards and Time magazine subscriptions. The event honored athletics readers digest awards and Danforth scholarships plus certificates for perfect attendance and outstanding scholarship awarded across grades from seventh through twelfth with many named students and staff recognizing their achievements.
Paula Jeffers helps Chris Wentrich jailed by Tony Beale as a League meeting looms. Dr. Lud and Tony plan to intervene while Paula confronts Bill Jenks and Hal Bascomb, fearing a campus clash. A tense pre Commencement scene unfolds with arrests, loyalties, and a looming showdown.
In Hemlock Grove a midweek gathering at Edna Romine’s featured Opal Staley Robert Alkire Everett Turner Virginia Alkire Harrisonville Golda Heilman Pomeroy David Durward Cummins John Sargent Gladys Hull and the Midkiffs enjoying games music ice cream and cake. Various residents reported visits and attendance at Grange events tying community ties through visits with Edna Romine Virginia Alkire and other locals.
A reflective verse envisions a future when war ends and humanity heals. The poem contrasts guns and tanks with farming tools, imagining a man viewing red hands stained by blood and nations and weeping tears for a broken world.
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