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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1942
Page
3
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The piece argues Washington must curb wandering workers and labor pirating to boost war production. It calls for faster action to keep workers at plants, end seasonal labor, and train millions for new jobs, warning delays will bring bigger trouble than imagined.
The piece denounces Congress for dithering over vital issues under White House pressure. It argues lawmakers have abdicated responsibility, wasting months while blaming the President for actions they should have taken. It warns voters that lawmakers will blame others after taking orders.
A nostalgic wartime column vents at thrill seekers and careless drivers. It criticizes speedsters and red light racers and warns about saboteurs harming the economy. The piece urges restraint before rationing intensifies.
In a wartime meditation the piece argues that Japan may overrun nations but fail to subdue their peoples. It suggests initial optimism among occupied populations fades as resistance grows, warning India to heed the lesson of other nations under Nazi and Japanese rule.
The United States News reports that by June 30 the Executive Department employed 2 207 754 on payrolls excluding armed forces and relief. Adding about four million military personnel and 525 000 city and 335 000 county workers plus reliefers and other branches, roughly nine million people live directly from the public treasury.
Raymond Clapper urges rapid follow through on Baruch committee recommendations for rubber. He notes William M. Jeffers has strong executive credentials but lacks rubber experience, yet has full authority over synthetic rubber manufacture. The piece stresses swift plant construction and expansion within the WPB to end delays and avoid endless process changes.
Peter Edson notes the War Shipping Administration’s new United Seaman Service surrogates will run clubs hotels and canteens for allied merchant sailors during port calls. He describes Mailomats in Chicago and Cleveland streamlining postage and postmarks. He tracks Army procurement division reshaping and a surge in Liberty ship production with rapid keel-to-delivery times, highlighting Oregon Shipbuilding Corp as a leader.
District deputy Mrs Myrtle Lawrence of Crooksville guest at Sunflower Chapter Eastern Star meeting. She received a new floor cloth from the Worthy Patron Marcel Levion who spoke in acceptance. A social hour and lunch followed with many local members and guests.
At a special meeting the United Brethren Church official board hired Rev. W. E. Reibel as pastor. He fills the unexpired term of the late Rev Harris and will begin his pastorate on Sunday September 27. He has served several Columbus area churches and will reside in the Ralph Hardy property formerly occupied by the Shonkwilers with his wife and daughter.
A reader argues against replacing American military uniforms with British designs noting the cost and risk to wartime morale. The editor clarifies no such change is planned and urges continued use of American attire to honor troops and preserve national identity.
The New England Willing Workers Club held an all-day gathering at Mrs. Olive Morrison’s home with a noon pot-luck. Birthday celebrations and prizes for Mrs. Vinnie Van Dyke and Mrs. Lena Starlin marked the social hour. Attendees included Mrs. Rachel Cunningham and Mrs. Margaret Ogg as guests.
Peter Frasier arrives at an upstate New York hospital for a summer study while torn by love for Candace Beck and jealousy of Martin Corby. Belle Fraser reveals Bruce Frazier's business collapse and abandonment of Tuckaways, deepening Peter's concern over his father's fate.
Four hundred attendees marked the dedication of the Dave M. Sawyer home near Redtown described as a modern dairy farm. Ceremony led by Trimble Grange featured speakers including Zelphia Tripplett Pauline Shepard and Gertrude Price with attendees such as Hart Stansbury bank president and local figures.
Four Sooners stayed on the squad as football practice opened under Coach Russ Finsterwald. Named among the veterans are Littler at half, Fisher at guard, Odaffer at end and tackle, and Patterson at guard.
Tin cans were made to fit the fish, not the fish into the cans, when salmon were first packed. A handmade form fitting tin suit was built to order for each fish. The first packing occurred in Cork in 1845. Public library staff in Johannesburg uses infant rattles to summon messengers.
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