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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1942
Page
4
The notice lists AP affiliation and multiple circulation rates by mail and carrier, including Ohio and outside Ohio prices. It notes obituaries and similar notices incur nominal charges and quotes a Milton liberty quotation.
A call urging voters to participate in the November 3 election emphasizing wartime duties and the duty to vote. It warns that neglect could empower dictators and jeopardize postwar peace, urging citizens to cast ballots and persuade others to do the same.
The article argues recent orders to keep essential dairy poultry and livestock workers off Army and war plants will aid Athens County and nearby areas. It condemns prior mismanagement and draft gaps that pulled experienced farm workers into war work, threatening southeastern Ohio’s vital food industries.
The president announced on October 3 the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Byrnes as economic director to head the anti inflation campaign. The White House also noted no separate economic boss would be named to direct the effort.
Raymond Clapper discusses government wartime policies and their impact on ordinary life. He notes coffee rationing, gasoline limits, farm labor rules, wage caps, and the broad shift toward national mobilization, comparing civilian hardship to front-line fighting.
The author urges broad civilian cooperation in wartime measures and rejects complaint about home-front hardships. He argues soldiers bear harsher realities and calls for ending featherbed labor practices and unnecessary staffing while urging readers to study survivor stories from the Wasp to grasp true wartime sacrifice.
Peter Edson notes a likely 1943 dip in dairy production due to labor shortages and higher wartime demand. Farmers face reduced milk, butter, and cheese availability as drafted workers, migration to war industries, and long farm hours strain the sector. Ice cream could be first hit.
A quotation attributed to William Ellery Channing asserts that true freedom must broaden a people's energy intellect and virtues. It emphasizes freedom as a catalyst for growth and improvement rather than mere absence of constraint.
A quotation on conscience and liberty features prominently in a local discourse about fundamental rights, inviting residents to regard freedom of speech and worship as essential, guiding moral principles for community life.
Ten years ago in Athens and nearby towns residents celebrated Halloween parties hosted by families in Athens County. Notable events include a church cleanup in Pomeroy, visits by President Hoover in Athens, and a costume dance at the I O O F Hall with prizes for hoboes and a farmer pair.
Blanche Savey of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Charles Fuller and family last week. Evan Lee of Ravenna spent the weekend with Homer Haas. Gusta Swan of Gas City Indiana is visiting the Stouts. A picture show by Lafe Eggleston drew locals Saturday night.
Fort de Maurepas on Biloxi Bay was the first Mississippi colony founded in 1699 by Pierre le Moyne Iberville. The site later became Ocean Springs in Mississippi.
Announcement from Corning notes the marriage in Chicago on June 20 1942 of Nadine Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis J Parker of Deadwood South Dakota to First Lieutenant Richard D Mindigo son of Mr and Mrs John Mindigo of Corning. Lieut Mindigo is stationed at Great Lakes Station.
Monday night the local unit of American Legion elected officers including Commander Everett Dunlap and vice commander R. C. Latta. A lunch was served to members such as Everett Dunlap, Otis Dunlap, William Hill and others after the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Leon Keller hosted a Sunday dinner celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary the 39th anniversary of Mr and Mrs G D Keller and Leon Kellers birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs G D Keller and daughter Marie Mrs Ada Coakley Mr and Mrs Leon Keller and son Gary.
Corning High School announces varsity players Eugene Pierce Joy Parsons Richard Imes Jack Mindigo Rodney Fitch Bradford Pierce Jr Kenneth Roberts Jimmy Rodgers Neil Clark. Reserve team includes Jack Murray Bill Murray Steve Bobanich Grover Alexander Glenn Champlin John Chapman Don Fennekin Sterling Hickok Charles Horn Willard Love Carl Martin Jack Rodgers Steve Toth Glenn Wright. Cheerleaders named Christine Rodgers Betty Jones.
Freshman riders chaperoned by Miss Irene Horvath return to Congo after a trip to New Straitsville. Illness touches Ben Matthis. relatives from Columbus visit family, while Charles Schlingerman recovers from a heart attack. A serialized soap opera chapter follows Blythe and Nancy Hale's rival plots amid family gatherings and school life.
Friends and relatives from a distance attended the funeral of John Schneider at St. Sylvester's Church Monday morning. Albert Rider recovers satisfactorily at White Cross Hospital after a knee injury while cutting timber at the Waterloo State Forest. Mrs. John Potter plans a ten day visit with friends in Columbus and Cleveland to attend the Grand Chapter session of the Order of Eastern Star. James G. McKibben and Luster Danny visited relatives in the area last week. Lily Daft returned from a month with relatives. R. W. James of Pocahontas, W Va, is spending vacation with his sister and brother here.
Local column lists guests and visitors in Guysville and nearby towns. Mentions Mina Williard hosting Lulu Smith and daughters Wanda Lee and Pauline of Bartlett along with others from Chillicothe Columbus Athens Troy Paine and more. Various arrivals include Mrs. Hattie Kincade and Bennie Hutchens with family.
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