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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
4
The Athens silessenger announces subscription prices for Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, and Washington Counties with annual, six month, and ten week options. Rates are in advance. additional postage applied for other zones. Obituary and card notices carry nominal charges.
Ohio Governor John W Bricker in a Thanksgiving Day proclamation urges gratitude for yesterday and prayer for a better world tomorrow. He echoes Lincoln 1864 calling for peace union and harmony as a guide for courage and dignity of all men.
The article reports Leon Henderson of the Office of Price Administration defending advertising as essential to distributing goods and supporting a free economy. He argues advertising is cheap, effective, and should be guided by advertisers, not heavy restrictions, and will gain importance in peacetime recovery to move production into civilian use.
Eighty percent of France's industrial workers and about 75 percent of agricultural production lie in the German occupied zone. Germany's armistice terms divert four times as much French material to Germany as returns, draining manpower and resources to strengthen German control. The occupation weakens France over time as planned by the invaders.
A quotation from Samuel Butler on the art of lying, noting that a skilled liar uses minimal deceit to maximize impact, and wields restraint to avoid waste where it could be spared.
Raymond Clapper argues Roosevelt should push for concrete postwar arrangements rather than focus solely on defeating Hitler. He warns against endless world wars and favors a balanced approach, even if it means self containment or redistribution of sacrifice, to prevent recurring conflict. He stresses US leadership to tip the balance away from perpetual war.
The author argues Britain uses blocked sterling to force payment in the British economy, risking a postwar trade clamp similar to Germany's South American marks tactic. He warns officials avoid questions to please allies, but says delaying may foreclose future trade agreements after Hitler is defeated.
Peter Edson reviews Washington scene noting the Duncan and Edwards families, Texas and California migrants tied to Edwards v California. It details their current lives in California, and traces the broader migration and legal context, plus Irish defense efforts and government paper-saving orders.
John Potter of Gloucester RD 4 writes about two foreman types in WPA projects. He contrasts the affable leader who motivates workers with a cooperative approach against the domineering boss who degrades workers, urging self checks to choose the first type.
Thanksgiving Day was observed on Thursday November 25 as FDR era Turkey Day approached. Athens junior and senior high school orchestra members included Jean Mees Helen Nichols Leslie Fultz Ted Daggett Alice Maccombs Emma Strahl and many others under conductor Ker mit Diehl. Also noted: E R Lash’s 83rd birthday celebrated at S College Street home and a Park Place tea hosted by Pi Beta Phi patrons.
The Ohio Valley Dental Society held a gathering in Athens with a banquet in the basement of the First Christian Church. Dentists and their wives attended along with local physicians and their spouses. Dr W W Lee served as secretary. Martial law was proclaimed in Colorado after miners walked out over wage cuts. Pauline Swanson played a piano solo at a Higley Study Circle gathering hosted by Mrs Hal M Woods.
Half a million newspaper boys may enlist as Official U S Defense Agents to promote Defense Savings Stamps. The plan, endorsed by newspaper publishers, aims to deliver stamps to customers door to door with awards for sales milestones.
Poem submitted by Laura B Foster from Columbus Ohio reflecting on the seasons and Thanksgiving. Describes harvest imagery from frost to nuts, hearth fire, and gratitude, urging readers to give thanks for home and family.
Diana Tucker, a discharged stenographer, clashes with lawyer Richard Thorpe and accepts an invite from famed writer Stephen Curt. He offers dinner at the Savola and hints at helping her find work, while she weighs leaving her farm background for a chance in the city.
Social notes from Blue Lake list weddings, church society meetings, and visits among residents. John Trotter and Effie White wed on Thursday evening November 13. Several families share travels, sickness, and death, including the funeral of Monroe Saunders at Mercersville.
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