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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
12
Obie Breiten is honored in a published notice on this page, highlighting community regard and forthcoming events. The item reflects local newspaper tradition of acknowledging notable residents and their contributions within civic life.
The essay reflects on Armistice Day amid war, questioning Nov 11 as a permanent holiday. It honors World War I soldiers and argues that a durable peace requires strong global leadership and public vigilance. The piece asserts Americans will demand greater input in shaping postwar peace and honoring those who died.
The article links Armistice reflections to Education Week theme Education for New Tasks and contrasts Nazi methods of indoctrination with the need for postwar de nazification. It notes Hitler's zeal in education for bigotry and urges lessons in tolerance and understanding for a better world.
In Die, as the 36th Division entered pursuit of fleeing Germans, the grateful mayor declined a parade time. The main street is now Avenue de la Division du Texas, a reminder that Texans feel pride even abroad. The event underscores Texas Americans and their oversight in allied action.
A crusading 17 000 British housewives sign a petition urging Parliament for a legal share of family income for housewifely labor. The piece notes American sisters would likely bypass Congress and raid sleeping husbands. Government statistics highlight how food wasted at home could feed a million young men daily. Each person can help reduce waste.
In Gallipolis Pleasant D W Rothgeb reports Sanawha Dairy owner manager met with distributors from Hunt ston Ashland Portsmouth Gallpolis Athens Spencer to discuss War Food Administration order affecting tri state milk industry. A hearing was set for Gallipolis on Dec 5 to consider proposals for milk control and a 37 page notice outlines the plan.
Washington dispatch analyzes Roosevelt's re election as a decisive national mandate. It notes Northern states split evenly on the question of Roosevelt remaining in power, cites New Jersey and Massachusetts electing Republicans to the Senate, and discusses implications for postwar policy and Dewey's 1948 prospects. The piece emphasizes the wartime continuity and the partial isolationist sentiment in the Midwest.
Peter Edson surveys wartime chatter about a Dewey victory plan to ship a redwood tree to the White House. He notes Adm James Somerville’s new Joint Chiefs post and jokes about a nonexistent fleet and Japanese bluffing. The column touches on Homer Byington’s career and a Neopolitan joke about three generations of American consuls.
A compact listing of services across multiple Athens area churches. Including First Christian with Bible School at 9 15 and sermon on the Lord's Supper, district convention speakers from Ohio Christian Missionary Society and Canton First Christian, and evening programs. also Methodist and Presbyterian schedules with sermons, evangelistic services, youth activities, and community events across the week.
A compact listing of church services across Pomeroy and adjacent areas. Christian Science, Church of Christ, Grace Episcopal, St. Paul Lutheran, United Methodist, and First Baptist details include Sunday schools, morning and evening worship, midweek services, and special events. Also notes Salvation Army Christmas kettle drive, Boy Scout meeting, and local dry status voting outcomes.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports that Allied offensives in Europe may run on parallel fronts both west and east. Soviet forces are massing in strategic sectors, and Stalin signals a major offensive as Eisenhower prepares a large drive. Red armies could strike from bridgeheads toward Silesia amid possible routes into Naziland.
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