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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
4
Rates listed for weekly carrier delivery and mail in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington counties One year four dollars sixty cents six months two dollars fifty cents ten weeks one dollar weekly rate unusual extra postage charged for other zones on application
Community leaders in Gallia and Meigs Counties push a long range plan to boost cattle and poultry farming. The piece notes vast pasture land in Ames Township and argues that good stock costs no more to feed than scrub stock, urging adoption of pure bred cattle to improve profits and local wealth.
The federal insistence on local contributions to relief programs is driving up local tax requirements and debt. Officials face growing duties while public apathy persists. If voters saw the big picture they would realize next year’s taxes will be harder to solve.
In Cleveland thousands queued for hours to apply for 600 civil service jobs, showing demand for work over charity. Employers receive abundant applications for any position, while relief clients who avoid private enterprise are few, and many will take regular work when offered. The public favors private employment over government aid.
In South Bend Indiana and San Francisco California editors suppressed kidnaping stories to protect victims and aid police. Both cases resulted in safe return of the children and swift capture of the criminals, with papers cooperating closely with law enforcement.
A Kansas City academic test using rats to show liquor is habit forming seemed silly and merely echoed a long held belief. The text notes the mystery of why family expenses rise to match the breadwinner’s income.
In Bryce Canyon Utah Ernie Pyle extols the pink sculpted spires that resemble a forest of stone trees and a solar pipe organ. He notes dramatic sunsets, asks about CCC carving myths, and compares routes from Bryce Canyon Lodge to the bottom trail, recounting ranger exploits and a 17 minute ascent.
Ebenezer Bryce, a Mormon cattleman who settled at the canyon’s edge in 1875, spent his later years there. Before his death he was asked to describe the canyon and he reportedly offered the line a hell of a place to lose a cow.
Bruce Catton contrasts Coney Island and Bailey’s Beach, detailing democratic public seaside life versus exclusive Newport private leisure. He notes Coney’s vast crowds, cheap access, and diverse visitors, then describes Bailey’s Beach as an elite club with high shares, cabanas, a bar, and steep annual dues drawing hundreds on peak weekends.
A reader Q A series from The Messenger provides brief factual exchanges. Topics cover dog days debt payments expatriation Los Angeles origins grammar language associations and military weapon range with concise authoritative answers.
Mrs. Louis I. Brown hosted a garden party at 2 University Terrace for Isabel Mary Brown on her fifth birthday. Seventeen other children joined in the celebration with assistance from Mrs. M. E. Twiss and daughter Mary Jo.
Twenty years ago Mrs L G Bean returned from a Columbus visit with relatives. Lewellyn Evans and Gordon Bush left for Zanesville for a canoe trip down the Muskingum to the Ohio. Mrs C B Brown and daughter Marielle, Columbus, were guests of Mrs H G Householder. Mr and Mrs Clyde Cranmer and two sons of Columbus visited their brothers in Nelsonville and stayed with Maurice Cranmer's family. Miss Dorothy Andrews left for New York City with her aunt Miss Minnie Zimmer to visit Major Conrad at Camp Merritt.
A Nelsonville reader defends Athens County Republican leader Dike Wilson, praising his service and calls for unity and continued party support. The letter argues Wilson entertains locals, denies ownership in questioned properties, and urges backing for Republicans in upcoming elections. It notes Wilson remains a voter in Athens County and urges more leaders like him.
Christine Thoren son visits her cousin Emma Talbert but the boardwalk booth hides a murder scene. Inspector Parsons questions Christine and Bill Yardley as beachcombers and a jailed butler Jaspar reappears. Christine finds a dagger and is drawn into solving Emma Talbert’s death.
Health experts declare the biologic life cycle varies by organ and stress. Prof. A J Carlson notes the heart and circulation are most critical to lifespan, with failure common after age 60 to 70 and nervous system or lungs often failing in centenarians. Moderation in work and poisons, plus balanced diet, influence longevity.
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