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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1946
Page
4
John Strohm, a Midwestern farmer and editor, reports uncensored access in the Soviet Union. He portrays a hard economy with subsistence rations and low wages yet notes cheerfulness and a desire for peace among Russians.
A government official notes record paper supply yet shelves run bare. An Athens eyewitness describes a soap flakes frenzy as shoppers rush the market, with youths grabbing boxes and others overbuying items they do not need. The piece ends with a moral on self-control and a Mary Baker quote.
Justice Robert H. Jackson argues that oppression inside a nation can threaten global order. He says tyrannies and persecutions in Russia and the Balkan states affect international relations and justify limits on sovereignty. The Nuernberg trials illustrate that individuals, not just states, may be held accountable under international law.
Peter Edson reports a looming price war between synthetic and natural rubber that will shape wartime supply chains and plantation futures. Government controls keep synthetic rubber cheaper, while natural rubber could fall to about 22 cents per pound if free-market forces return. Experts argue for free pricing and private operation of government rubber plants, but exact outcomes remain uncertain as production methods and road tests proceed.
Amesville hosts a double stork shower for Mrs. Ernest Addair and Mrs. Curtis McPherson with a pink blue gift table at the Methodist Church on Oct. 2. Other items note a hospital recovery, a death, home changes, social events and school faculty changes as October opens, plus a junior carnival planned for Ames-Barnes High School on Nov. 8.
Laurel Run area notes social life with Mrs. Algernon Todd hosting the Friendly Neichkhor Club on September 2 as Mrs. Thomas Huddy celebrated a birthday. Guests include Mrs. Henry Todd Jr, Mrs. Ted Groves, and others. future meeting will be with Mrs. Henry Todd.
A decade ago a street parade featured in the Gallipolis Fall Festival with fifty floats from business houses Grangés 4 H clubs and schools. James Barker of Logan harvested about 3000 bushels of standard grade apples from his orchard near Maxville. Republican leaders from five Southeastern Ohio counties heard John W Bricker speak in Nelsonville. Ex-Servicemen's League meeting in Athens hosted Gordon Kk Bush and Dr H T Phillips.
Lottridge personal items record neighbors visiting relatives at Westfall Warner homes. Akron guests J B Allen and family toured the South, with a Miami stop. Church group held a meeting at Rexel Boggs home. A Rotary Club note recalls 20 years ago activities and county home placements. Various visits span Akron, Ravenna, Athens, Parkersburg, and Coolville with births, weddings, and health updates.
A gas well producing 2,000,000 cubic feet daily was struck in Bolin's Mill off field midway between Athens and McArthur on holdings of A. D. Townsend and A. E. Watkins. Robert A. Taft spoke in Pomeroy at the start of the Republican fall campaign in Meigs County. The Ohio University YWCA cabinet held its annual fall retreat October 9 and 10 at Huntington West Virginia Gardner Inn, run by Edith and Elizabeth Gardner, OU alumnae.
Rev and Mrs W A Frost and daughter Barbara Sue dined with Mrs Carrie Gainer. Frost preached at Fairview Church Brimstone Ridge. Families, neighbors and visitors spread across the Lottridge area, including Archers, Warners, Blakes, Gastons, Bails, Eisenhowers, and Munroes, with church, supper and calls noted. Ralph Mantle in Germany reports reenlistment and promotion. bulls killed near Canaanville and meat sent to Ohio University Athens.
Corning area social notes report four new members joined the Ever Ready Class of the United Brethren Church at Miss Lois Swisher's home with Miss Charlene Levering assisting. About twenty members and guests attended. The Philos class meeting is postponed to Oct 15 at Mrs Leng Fenneken’s home. A Corning Mothers club was organized with officers led by President Mrs Myrtle Tedrow. Other members include Mrs Emelyn Wreinski and Mrs Louise Wallace. The Women’s Missionary meeting at Alma Boswell’s home featured a literature program by Mrs Louise Wermer and a refreshment reception for several members and guest Miss Alice Brown. Next gathering planned at Mrs Lena Fenneken’s home with Mrs Lulu Brown and leader.
Gayle returns to New Haven amid fame and privacy fears as Bart organizes her life at home. A clash over servant quarters reveals her practical side and resolve, while family expectations and Bart's generosity unsettle her. The piece ends with the architect balking at changing plans until Gayle insists on a cook’s room and modern bath.
A stream of visitors and locals mingled in Reedsville. Technical Sergeant Robert Mixer and Mrs Mixer from Fort Knox Ky visited Mrs Mixer's parents Mr and Mrs Lee Wallace. Leon Donahue remains hospitalized in Parkersburg after a broken leg. Mrs Chester Mundry and child returned to Lawrence Mass after visiting her parents the Dillons. Mildred Kibble, working in Parkersburg, spent two weeks with her parents the Kibble family. Mrs W B Gilmore, called by the death of Herbert Williams, has returned to Cuyahoga Falls. her sister Mrs Ella Watson joined her for a two week visit. Pauline Swain Forked Run visited with Oliver Swain's family. Mrs Amanda Hoyt Marietta and daughter Jessie Hoyt Columbus visited friends. Mrs Ella Osborne and children Reno were guests of Aunt C A Barnett. G C Reed and family Coolville visited J M Smith. Merle Walton and family Sulphur Springs WV spent Monday with Ethel Packard and Fred Coleman. Eugene Coleman, recently discharged from the Army, was a visitor, a former local. Harold Dutton and family arrived from Manchester NH to visit L S Buckley. Mr and Mrs Peal Swain, new Swain property owners at the ferry landing, moved here from Akron.
Mr and Mrs George Barber learned their son Floyd left Germany on a hospital ship and reached a New Jersey hospital before moving to Battle Creek Michigan for further care. Mrs Porter Sneazy visited Columbus for a weekend. Albert Stanley and wife were summoned to New York by the illness of their son in law Michael Rizzo. Ralph Williams Mrs P Mace Mrs Morree Brooks and Mrs Ben Gabriel visited the Cincinnati Zoo and watched Ruth Lyons on the air.
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