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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1938

Page

4

Athens Messenger Publisher Rates and Editorial Info

The Athens Messenger announces publication details and staff roles including Gordon K. Bush as Publisher and Gen Mgr Charles H. Harris as Managing Editor. It lists associations, circulation notices, and classified subscription rates for various counties and zones.

Prederick W. Bush Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton Washington

Borrow and Bet on Another New Deal Editorial Attack

A Charleston newspaper editorial denounces President Roosevelt on a $4.5 billion extra Recovery spending push. It calls the plan reckless, warns it risks national ruin, and likens it to gambling with the Republic’s fate while praising careful business standards.

North News and Courier Charleston S. C South Roosevelt United States Stock Exchange Republic

A Fine State of Pennsylvania Teaching Aspirants

A Carnegie Foundation report finds Pennsylvania college students training to become teachers score below many peers. The study warns this condition is not unique to Pennsylvania and could spark student backlash as high schoolers react to graded exams with sharp comments about teaching effectiveness.

Pennsylvania Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching

No Investment Problems at Lake Winnipesaukee Island Home

A New York attorney explains his loss of savings and failed investments led him to invest excess earnings in his island and lake house on Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire rather than buy more stock. He notes others are doing the same to enjoy visible assets. A moving pictures suit against a doctor is also mentioned.

New York Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire White House the Messenger Jay Gould F. E. Bolton Mr. Gregory Joyce Petionville Club Gregory Empress

Washington With Raymond Clapper reflects on a Scott veto plan

Nimble wits at the State Department weigh a California representative Byron Scott resolution to name aggressor nations under the Kellogg Briand Pact. President Roosevelt remains noncommittal while Hull and Ickes press cautious lines amid Europe’s tensions. The piece notes ties to neutrality repeal efforts and a Soviet Embassy meeting involving lawmakers and officials.

Washington State Department Byron Scott California House Roosevelt United States Rep Scott Congress Germany Japan Italy Hull Europe Great Britain Ickes White House Rooseevit

Roosevelt faces clash over monopoly plan and wage hour bill

Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt struggles to align his monopoly reform message with business views. He weighs a wage hour bill while advisers push for price discipline, wealth concentration curbs, and measures to sustain production and employment during the recovery.

Washington Roosevelt

Blind Johnston City man reads money by touch

A resident of Johnston City Illinois can identify paper money by feeling its texture. The article notes this tactile skill as an extraordinary sense related to handling money.

Johnston City

Washington Easter Egg Roll Returns to Normal Routine

The report notes Washington resumes standard activities after the White House Easter egg roll, signaling a return to typical log rolling and ceremonial routines following the holiday event.

Washington White House

Poets Corner Readers Share Verses From Saint Paul

Messenger readers are invited to submit verses with name and address. The piece by Louis Arthur Bumgardner from St. Paul Minnesota reflects on travel safety, modern tires, roads, air travel, and the hope for a safe journey home despite a world of trouble.

Messenger Louis Arthur Bumgardner St. Paul Minnesota

Epidemic lethargic encephalitis called American sleeping sickness

The article describes an epidemic encephalitis linked to other infections, noting sudden or gradual onset with drowsiness, fever, and vision problems. It details slow recovery, possible lasting nervous system damage, and lack of specific treatment. Feeding via nasal tube with milk eggs sugar orange juice cod liver oil and yeast can supply 2500 to 3000 calories per quart to sustain life.

People’s Forum Letters on Logic and Currency Fallout

F. E. Bolton from Albany signs a brisk Public Forum letter debating logic, names, and financial policy. He critiques clever wordplay, discusses Shakespeare and Jay Gould, and questions currency manipulation and national debts with pointed examples.

Athens 4-H Club Forms Under Kiwanis Sponsorship

Hikes gardening and baseball are on the program for the new 4-H Club of Athens sponsored by the Kiwanis Club with T. H. Johnson A. H. Brooks and H. G. Householder leading the committee. A large number of boys joined. Reading Club officers for East Side School sixth grade include Howard Baughman president Arthur Henderson vice president and Betty King secretary. Retiring officers were Dick Whipple Charles Sias and Marjorie Beasley. Mrs S S Winters left for Cleveland to visit son Minor Robbins and family.

Athens Kiwanis Club T. H. Johnson A. H. Brooks H. G. Householder Reading Club East Side School Howard Baughman Arthur Henderson Betty King Dick Whipple Charles Sias Marjorie Beasley S. S. Winters Cleveland Minor Robbins

Sunnyside School Holds Junior Four Minute Men Contest

Sunnyside School selected eight grade Marie Haning seven grade William Moler six grade Norris Beasley and five grade Pauline Swanson for a Junior Four Minute Men contest. Judges named include Mrs. B M Covert Mrs Robert Lewis Mrs C H Harris Mrs T N Hoover Mrs James Austin and Mrs M B Copeland. Principal Pearly Gaskill announced classes would resume at The Plains after a scarlet fever scare caused a temporary closure.

Sunnyside Marie Haning William Moler Norris Beasley Pauline Swanson B. M. Covert Robert Lewis C. H. Harris T. N. Hoover James Austin M. B. Copeland Pearly Gaskill the Plains

Easter Cruise Peril on Port-au-Prince Roadside

Joyce Milner and Dick Hamilton endure a perilous voyage from the British Club toward Petionville when a broken down car strands them. As twilight nears a mysterious bracelet signals danger and a drumbeat echoes from the jungle, threatening a marooned escape.

Joyce Milner Dick Hamilton Isobel Porter

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