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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1942
Page
4
The item lists publisher names, editorship, associations, and circulation rates for an Athens newspaper. It notes daily weekday delivery, class 2 obituary charges, and national representation, with a Milton quotation about liberty.
Mr and Mrs Fer rold Harden arrived from California for a ten day furlough. Miss Kathryn Holmes and Miss Miriam Holmes of Columbus visited their mother Mrs Roy Holmes. Rev and Mrs Nihizer returned from Logan after their mothers death. Rev and Mrs Buckley to Detroit and other past pastorates returned from a two week vacation. Mrs Capehart recovered from illness. Louis Flanagan left for New Jersey to work in a defense plant. Mrs D Quisenberry and son Roger visiting from Ohio University Athens. Strawberry crop has peaked in Syracuse. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Sellers and son Larry hosted two guests with the Sellers and Flanagan families. Rev and Mrs Carr spent ten days in North Carolina with relatives. Mrs Dana Ables died at her Upper Syracuse home. Mrs Helen Underhill arrived from Columbus to visit relatives. Boyd Hatcher bought a motor car. Syracuse schools closed Tuesday. Miss Marjorie Moore from Columbus visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Van Johnson.
In tribute to fallen heroes from Valley Forge to Pearl Harbor, the speech urges unity and resolve. It recalls sacrifices for liberty, warns of debt and hardship, and calls all Americans to keep faith with the dead by sustaining democracy and global justice.
A Wausau judge freed a man who left his 2 year old daughter in a farmyard overnight where she froze to death. The couple were intoxicated and the judge ruled no manslaughter occurred, prompting criticism of the decision and implying no higher recourse against the state.
An editorial condemns the Draft MacArthur movement as harmful to democracy and to General Douglas MacArthur’s legacy. It argues he should avoid the presidency to preserve his symbol of American military valor, warning that any candidacy would invite scrutiny and belittle his real achievements.
Rationing chiefs led by Leon Henderson stress the distinction between price ceilings and price fixing. Under ceilings, housewives can shop for bargains as margins shrink and efficiency dictates undercutting and loss leaders. The public is urged to turn thrift into patriotic duty.
Peter Edson argues the Byrd critique of 18,948 government cars and 862 chauffeurs highlights wartime economy needs. He notes travel costs of 4.8 million dollars in 1941 and urges careful scrutiny of official car use and gasoline rationing across agencies.
LISBON reports Germany will draft children from 10 years up to work on farms this summer and fall. Some 8 million youths will be organized into Hitler Youth units and sent to camps to hoe plant and harvest. Work types vary from short calls to long assignments with rest Sundays.
Lord Beaverbrook warns in 1942 that health is the major asset of all, surpassing property, and suggests Russia could settle the war for Britain. The remark frames health as vital while tying a potential Soviet resolution to the war effort.
The Letart Falls annual home coming will be held Saturday May 30 with a noon chicken dinner. Rev and Mrs Cooper receive a farewell gift after the M E Church farewell at the Community Building. Rev Cooper retires from the ministry at month's end. Group 5 WSCS will serve luncheon.
A poetry column invites readers to send verses with name and address. It urges boys with loved ones in army camps to write home, share adventures, and stay hopeful. Also mentions a historical note that England taxed air and sunlight by taxing windows, leading some to brick them up.
The Get-To Gether Club met at Mrs. Lucille Ahle's home in Glouster with nine members and five guests. Mrs. Josephine Fitch presided and the mystery package was awarded to Mrs. Irene Morris. Election of officers planned for June 4 at Mrs. Bertha Carpenter's home in Paris.
Mr and Mrs Laud Miller Albany visited Mrs Laura Rupe and family. Mr and Mrs J M Cooley Logan spent the weekend with Perry Bradbury family Keith Bradbury joined them home for a visit. Mr and Mrs Ivan Mack Bucyrus visited their father C C Mack. Mrs Chester Ward received a letter from son in law Eugene Stevens now in Missouri. Mr and Mrs Harry Tate and Mr and Mrs Cliffton Stout Pomeroy spent Sunday with relatives. Columbus pair David Swisher and others visiting. Douglas Rife left Tuesday for Army training examinations.
In a Caribbean mystery, William Talcott confronts a web of intrigue after Sebastien is stabbed and a murder plot links to Abas Island. Jackson’s name surfaces as a feared catalyst while Talcott anticipates danger on the Blue Petrel voyage to New York.
An all day meeting at Lodi holiness Church Sunday May 31 includes Sunday School at 10 a m preaching by Rev Pollard a 12 noon dinner and Rev Ray Pidcock preaching at 2 pm Also notes Mrs Iva Hixson is ill updates on local residents with visits and travel details including Pvt Clinton E Hawk stationed at Syracuse New York and others in nearby towns.
A Jackson County change of venue divorce case Florence Irene Foster versus Lewis C. Foster was settled out of court in Vinton County. Other items include a marriage license issued to Disley Bentley and Pluma Smallwood, April county births and deaths totals, several real estate transfers, a drunk driving conviction, a new county school board member, tax receipts, selective service classifications, and sugar canning ration applications.
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