No Business As Usual Faces War Time Shifts
Leonard P. Ayers of the Cleveland Trust Co notes three major wartime developments in the past month. A rubber administrator will decide synthetic rubber output and tire regulations, the War Manpower Commission plans aim to keep miners and lumber workers at their jobs, and a director of economic stabilization will coordinate wage, price, and profit controls. An executive order limits wage increases and signals an all-out manpower effort, predicting national service and replacements as workers are drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard P. Ayers
Cleveland Trust Co
War Manpower Commission
Northwest
Economatic Stabilization Board
Armed Services
War tax warning urges saving and duties on income
The piece warns that a new war tax bill will soon become law and next March will demand payment from millions who avoided taxes. It urges frugal spending, buying War Bonds, and saving to cover income tax, noting many will face doubled rates and enforcement by internal revenue agents. It stresses fair payment and consequences for evaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Agent
Congress
DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR FOR SOUTHEASTERN OHIO FARMERS
Farmers in this part of the state face a lean year as production wanes due to the draft and wartime shifts. Many farms are family run and lack hired help, forcing closures or minimal output while urban industries attract labor. The article notes this region has not been classified as agricultural yet will feel the wartime labor drain more acutely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Ohio
Clapper weighs U.S. stance on Laval Vichy ties in wartime
Raymond Clapper argues for keeping listening relations with Vichy while noting Laval's crackdown on French labor and his role as a German work force recruiter. He urges breaking with Laval but maintains diplomatic recognition as a necessity, citing Argentina and Chile as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laval
Herriot
United Nations
Germany
Shanghai
State Department
Vichy
Argentina
Chile
Manpower Debate Highlights Local Labor Markets
Peter Edson surveys War Manpower Commission activity showing widespread drafts of legislation and dozens of memos. He notes 317 labor markets with 35 surplus areas and 140 shortage or adequate supply zones, stressing local roots of the manpower problem and future farm workforce needs.
Public Forum letter urges support for service and truth over rumors
Veteran writer, soon to enter the Army, asks civilians to back the war effort and avoid spreading false stories about the military. He cites enemy propaganda, urges loyalty to the flag, and defends Navy entry while noting personal sacrifice and gratitude from civilians. Co. R. Sarson Portland, C. Oct. 10.
Dundas Social And Personal
Ed Ward of Columbus was guest of his family here recently. Mr and Mrs Don Warner and Gerry of Chillicothe visited his parents. Harold Swaim and Louise Taylor announced the birth of a son on Oct 6. Estes Park Colorado buries its dead in other towns due to no local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundas
Ed Ward
Columbus
Don Warner
Gerry
Chillicothe
Ed Warner
Harold Swaim
Louise Taylor
Jefferson
Sandusky
William Kelchman
Daisy Stephenson
Gnaddenhutten
Joe Morrison
Frank Stevens
Jackson
George Peck
Arthur Gates
Aliie Jayjohn
Oreton
Ella Beckley
McArthur
Estes Park
Colo
Rocky Mountain National Park
Campaign activity and local paving contracts noted
Governor Roosevelt returns from a three week campaign tour in New York. President Hoover plans a campaign speech in Ohio. Republicans confer with campaign chairman Charles H. Lewis and nominee David S. Ingalls. Fred H. Beckler wins paving contract for multiple Athens streets. Athens High School Girls Athletic Association conducts hikes led by Dolores Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Charles H. Lewis
David S. Ingalls
Athens High School Girls Athletic Association
Dolores Henderson
Dalton's Dancing Academy announces beginner class
Twenty years ago Dalton's Dancing Academy in Athens announced a beginner class. Mrs. D. H. Moore returned from New York City as guest of her brother Charles McGrath. A new improved highway crossing on Courtney Hill was installed for the traction line. McPherson Shoe Repair Shop at 16 W. Union St. advertised men’s work shoes. Tuesday Needle Club guests included Mrs. Fred Walker and others. Marguerite Guthrie recited. Bertha Bridgman attended the state PTA convention in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton’s
Dancing Academy
Athens
D. H. Moore
New York City
Charles McGrath
Courtney Hill
McPherson Shoe Repair Shop
Lostro’s
Union St
Tuesday Needle Club
Sam K. Burson
Fred Walker
Bart Davidson
Fred McCoy
G. Jordan
H. T. Wise
Will Brooks
Alex Moore
E. A. Guthrie
Marguerite Alice Guthrie
Guthrie
Married at Apple Grove Bride and Thaxton Wed in Simple Ceremony
Miss Roberta Sayre became the bride of Mr. Oldan Thaxton at the Methodist Church in Apple Grove in a simple ceremony. The groom is from Letart Falls, officiated by Rev. Lester Taylor. A reception follows at the Sayre home. Guests included family and local residents. Revival services by Rev. Taylor noted in Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
Roberta Sayre
Oldan Thaxton
Letart Falls
Lester Taylor
Charles Sayre
Wilma Roush
Pomeroy
Clarence Shields
Mildred Carnahan
Racine
West Virginia
W. Va
Kathryn
Evelyn Sharpnack
Columbus
Jack Sharpnack
George W. Hayman
Pittsburgh
Ruby Hayman
Fairview
Football Camp Drama Reveals Blythe's Dilemma
Blythe Miller, coach's daughter, assists Nancy Hale and her son Scooter after a bus crash. Nancy’s hunger and poverty reveal new tensions as Duane Hogan arrives with flowers, hinting at a love triangle amid football season and small-town pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bes
Lincoln Field
Cndet
Nancy Hale
Scooter
Blythe Miller
Nancy
Duane Hogan
Blythe
Duane
Mrs. Hale
Pop
Pan
Buchtel Social And Personal Notes
Private reports from Fort McClellan and Patterson Field include Fred Sayre and Charles Rife walking miles to meet. Wayne Liming transferred to Oregon. Bernard Colbert to Fort Knox. Ken Kinneer improves after major Columbus hospital surgery. Buchtel Band Boosters vote to fund new music, stands, and repairs. treasury about 120 dollars. Dem Rally Committee gives 15 dollars for band corner. 3.97 circus share added to fund. Transportation helpers for Buchtel York School Band named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Buchtel Band
Democratic Rally Committee
Buchtel-York
Athens
Democratic County Highway
E. L. Koehler
Ruth Huddy
Elsie Bookman
Robert Whitmore
Elmer Smart
Harry Corwin
Don Sanders
Hockingport Social Notes Update
Hockingport social notices report gatherings and visits. Families visit Columbus Parkersburg and Parkersburg and attend dinners and turkey dinners, with multiple households hosting and traveling for weekends and weekdays.
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the Athens Messenger
Raymond Clapper
Washington
France
Hitler
Denmark
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Peter Edson
Washington Scene
WMC
Jesse Irvin
Paul V. McNutt
Manpower Commission
Jess
Manpower
Bernard C. Gavit
McNutt
Indiana University Law School
William Haber
University of Michigan
U. S. Bureau of the Budget
United States
Youngstown
Akron
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
Detroit
Toledo
Mre
the Public Forum
the Messenger
Army
Adolf Hitler
Navy
Co. R. Sarson
Portland, C
By Galbraith
NEA Service. Inc
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Fred H. Beckler
E. Elmwood Place
Shannon Ave
Hudson Ave
Lincoln Sts
Bertha Bridgman
PTA
Paul David Preston
Big One Hogan
Norman
Nancy Hele
Norman Dana
Lythe
Miss Miller
Bly
State U
Aggies
Rice
Tulane
Nancyt
Worge
Pop Miller
Buchtel
Hoc ‘Kingport Social Notes
Hockingport
A. E. Dumper
George Sprouse
Gene Pugh
Garnet Cowdery
Clarice Leffler
Larry
Parkersburg
Carl Welling
Gladys Medley
Clarice Medley
G. W. Swan
Bates
Lancaster
Rowena Nixon
Torch
Mary Messenger
Suny
Rex Blake
Coolville
Charles Shields
Frederick Medley
Carl Medley
W. C. Whitlatch
E. P. Carson
Porterfield
George Bean
Neff Norman
Lawrence Crawford
C. A. Cowdery
Walter McLaren
James McLaren
Esther Bailey
Joseph Bailey
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