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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1938

Page

4

Athens Messenger Advertisement and Publication Details

The Athens Messenger announces weekly publication with Sunday morning issues and carrier delivery. It lists offices in Athens and details subscription rates for Ohio counties, including one year four ninety and six months one fifty, with various mailing options and circulation notes.

Athens Messenger W. Bush Tn WR Cay HE Athems Messenger & Serald Feinting CO Gorées K Bush Mer Charles & Sarria Amerxset Newcraper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Asociation Inland Daily Press Association United Press John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland Athens Gallia Hocking Melga Morgen Witton Washington Counties

Rio Grande College to Offer Self-Help Education Plan

Southern Ohio aims to fund and implement a self-help college program inspired by Berea College. Rio Grande will combine classroom theory with work on the college farm and other projects to enable students who cannot fully pay for college to earn their education.

Ohio Rio Grande College Berea College Kentucky Hill Country Rio Grande Little Gallia County

Poll-priming system contrasts England and America on taxes

The piece compares England facing higher per capita debt and direct taxation with America’s indirect approach through the spoils system. It argues Americans avoid heavy taxes, keep debt opaque, and rely on an ostrich-like denial while Britain funds defense and public needs through clear taxation.

England Washington America

Outlooks on fuel and transport in a modern age

Speculation runs high as chemists predict gasoline supply rises with liquid fuel from natural gas while traffic engineers foresee electric powered cars via wireless transmission. The two lines of thought coexist, one reshaping fuel life expectancy, the other questioning gasoline's role.

What Paris Readers Owe to Paris Question Sparks Debate

A Paris newspaper asks readers what they owe to the city while in Washington blank forms circulate for citizens to fill, highlighting contrasting civic duties and efficiency cultures.

Paris America Washington

Roosevelt targets monopoly in new anti trust push

Washington reports a coordinated administration drive against monopoly and sticky prices. A Roosevelt Congress address on anti trust policy by Thurman Arnold, new anti trust head, will be delivered in New York. Federal Trade Commission reports on agricultural implements prices and cost of living will be released to argue prices ignore supply and demand.

Washington President Roosevelt Congress Department of Justice Thurman Arnold New York Roosevelt Federal Trade Commission United States Chamber of Commerce

Behind the Scenes In Washington

Washington column notes Congressman Bruce Barton shifts from repeal talk to proposing a new corrupt practices act amendment risking Democratic embarrassment. It critiques TVA politics, previews South Dakota primary dynamics, and mentions Hildebrandt Larks endorsements. Detroit streetcar strike closes with a married woman’s boyfriend named.

Washington Bruce Barton New York Barton South Dakota Fred Hildebrandt Fred Larks South Dakota Farmers’ Union Hildebrandt

Out of Balance Milk Prices Prompt Forum

Public forum letters debate milk economics and farmer profits. E Gillespie of Millfield argues wages and middlemen push costs up while farmers receive low returns, urging cooperation and fair pricing to balance costs and farm income.

the Messenger Sewell St. Paul Minneapolis Ohio State University E. Gillespie Millfield

Primary winners in Tenth District vote led by Biddle

Ten years ago Dr. T R Biddle and Sherman Eagle won in the Tenth Congressional District presidential primary. East Side School PTA officers were elected including Mrs O D Morrison and Mrs Clarence Fultz. A discussion on The Beginnings of Religious Education followed.

T. R. Biddle Athens Sherman Eagle Gallipolis Willis District Tenth East Side School PTA O. D. Morrison Clarence Fultz Jessie Smart R. P. Imes E. J. Jones

What She Sees In Him The Reflections Of Self

The piece argues that a woman loves a man because he reflects what she wants to be. In his eyes she finds glamour, beauty, ease, companionship, or sophistication. The question “What does she see in him?” is answered: she sees herself.

Bridges Key Pittman Senate Tom Connally Texas Alwys Dr. Gray Joyce

Athlete Heart Risks in Training and Early Career

Dr Morris Fishbein explains the growing concern over the athlete's heart. He notes dilation and possible enlargement from training, and warns that vagatonic constitutional types may cause unstable heart growth. Regular screening of young athletes is advised during early training to gauge reactions to sport.

Easter Cruise Capers on the High Seas

Joyce Milner faces a jewel theft accusation after a Mrs. O Haras clip is found in her cabin. Captain Boyer probes clues while Dick Hamilton searches Joyce’s movements and confronts mounting shipboard rumors. The cliffhanger ends with Dick racing to the captain’s quarters.

Joyce Milner Dick Hamilton Isobel Porter Mrs. O'Hara

Bradbury Couple Welcome Baby Son and Local News

A Bradbury couple welcomed a baby boy born Friday evening to Mr and Mrs Louis Waugh. The note mentions extended family in the area and local attendances, with other items noting a funeral, school PTA meeting, and various visits by residents and relatives.

Bradbury Louis Waugh Bert Waugh Wilbur Pierce William Autherson Helen Russell Trueman James Russell Columbus PTA Joe Sisson Roy Syfried Roy Pierce Sherd Gilmore Dexter Winfield Scott Archibald the Nazarene Church J. P. Miller Poplar Ridge Cemetery Fred Thompson Middleport Virginia Brown Hayes Miller Indianapolis Ind J.P. Miller Indiana Will King T. V. King

Local man finds fortune in old trunk in Kirkland Lake

A Kirkland Lake man, sorting an antique trunk, uncovered a pile of stock certificates left by a deceased brother twenty years ago. Experts estimate their value at one dollar thousand, redefining his family’s forgotten inheritance.

Kirkland Lake Ont

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