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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
4
A historic rates list outlines subscription prices by mail and carrier for Ohio and outside areas. It includes yearly and half year terms, weekly options, and single-copy costs with separate daily and Sunday prices. The note also mentions Associated Press copyright and post office classification details.
As the Army expands the shortage of trained men grows and more civilians will wear uniforms with officials signaling large scale recruitment after the election. Advisors note that 60 of every 100 inducted receive specialized training in electricity radio and motor vehicles. Washington aims to mobilize specialists without harming voting support. Replacements are needed overseas as calls rise and exemptions shrink. The field of available material is being checked now.
The author argues inflation fear is overstated yet warns the U S could face hardship at two to one and potential ruin at four to one. German experience through 1923 is cited to illustrate the severity and timing of price surges and economic strain.
The Red Cross notes thousands of British families open homes to Allied forces and welcome American troops. Despite warmth, misunderstandings persist as long-standing language and cultural gaps hinder harmony. Education and mutual tolerance are needed to bridge the alien sense between peoples.
War bred manpower shortage opens jobs for the physically handicapped with proven placement numbers from the University of Southern California Psychology Clinic. Since Pearl Harbor the agency has placed 1 579 persons in productive work including one armed men as welders one legged men at drill presses deformed persons as sheet metal workers midgets rivet aircraft and deaf mutes as machinists.
Raymond Clapper laments the vast Washington bureaucracy hindering war effort. He cites slow decision making, censored speeches, and tangled offices from secretary level to WPB, contrasting efficient voices like Ickes. He warns of personal feuds, opposes misdirected efforts, and urges focus on enemy needs.
Peter Edson reviews overseas US war information efforts by the Overseas Publications Bureau of the Office of War Information. Propaganda material includes matches with a Tojo ad, cartoons, children’s stories, and gags targeting Mussolini and Hitler, plus world-wide distribution via short wave radio and field offices.
Mrs. John Gastin and Mrs. Rodger Campbell hosted a miscellaneous shower for Helen Gastin Hood Logan. Attendees enjoyed cake ice cream and coffee and included numerous Hayesville area residents. Several friends sent gifts but could not attend.
A two story frame building owned by Oral Daugherty, occupied by Harley Worden and family, burned down in Buchtel. The blaze prompted emergency response and property loss in the local community.
The Sewing Susies 4 H Club led by adviser Mrs. Charles Vollmer Doris Vollmer and Mrs. Charles Moore held a traditional hay ride to Rachelmacher Park in Logan. C S Moore supplied the horses and wagon and drove the team. About 35 members enjoyed a picnic dinner and supper at the park.
Taylor Ridge residents share weekend visits from Columbus Akron and Williamsport guests. The Ladies Aid Society meets Friday at Ida Chalfant's home. An all day sewing and comfort knitting program is planned at the church with a pot luck lunch.
Gift winners at The Athens Messenger Cooking School included Mrs. N S Stout Miss Anne Pickering and many others. The group from Athens vacationed eastward to Washington Philadelphia and New York. Miss Frances Cooksey hosted a Colonial Inn dinner announcing the forthcoming marriage of Miss Doris Nye and Mr. Charles Woodworth. Guests included Florence Carr Grace Lawrence and several others.
Enid and Hank Holiday part ways as a storm hits the lake and her parents vanish on the water. Tom arrives to help as a frantic search finds Mr and Mrs Sharon alive but gravely ill from pneumonia. Enid faces mounting bills as oxygen is needed to save her father.
Letart Falls social items note Friday meeting of the Ladies Aid in the Community Hall. Several local families hosted visitors from Akron Canton Charleston Ripley and Columbus. Two residents entered military training while others visited relatives and attended events in Athens and Belleville.
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