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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1940
Page
4
Rates listed for obituary and card notices with subscriptions by carrier. Mail rates in Gallia Hocking Meigs Vinton counties set at four fifty yearly two fifty half year one ninety ten weeks. Extra postage charged for other zones.
The New Jersey gathering brought several hundred Ku Klux Klan members together with hundreds of German American Bund followers at the Bund's Camp Nordland. The piece casts doubt on any real alliance, noting shared roots in hatred and urging focus on republican ideals and inclusion.
The piece argues against Davey and Bigelow proposals to raise old age pensions without tax increases, praising Bricker for restoring financial footing. It notes unpaid bills being paid, school debt cut, and current revenues in a general fund funding obligations. It warns against demagogic pension promises and favors cautious progress toward higher pensions.
The Federal Reserve data show New York City check transactions at 121 percent of the 140 outside cities in 1931, but since 1930 the share has fallen. If trends continue, New York may drop to about 75 percent of nonlocal totals, signaling decentralization and a move away from the colonial finance model.
A national surge to the marriage license bureaus raises questions about motive as applications jump 100 to 200 percent in some cities. The piece suggests some couples may seek deferred draft classification, warning that 1941 and 1942 could yield a wave of cases in domestic relations courts.
President Roosevelt is urged to state publicly that no active military aid is promised in England’s request for up to fifty U S destroyers. The piece argues clear record keeping and no secret understandings as Britain and the United States deepen close, mutual interests amid looming war.
Bruce Catton notes Congress and business clash over a defense materials excess profits tax and contrasts U S and British patterns. The Ways and Means Committee may shift to using 1936 39 figures with four year averaging while Britain leans toward a 100 percent levy on excess profits. Senate conscription debate continues as Joe Martin multiplies campaign and official duties in Washington.
Report mentions Jim Farley aiding a soft drink firm and the New York Yankees. A humorous note suggests he may bottle his own drinks to throw at an umpire. Archaeologists discover razor blades dating 1,500 years in the Honduras jungle. The speaker laments lacking a jungle for disposal.
In Athens County the August primaries yielded 8807 Republican and 1155 Democrat votes. Edward Mingus of Chauncey injured his right hand in a mine accident. Martha Lovett of Monday celebrated a 76th birthday with four generations present. Department superintendents for the Athens County Fair are listed. Readers urged to send signed, concise letters for publication.
Charles R. Larson of Portland cites Senator Nye to critique U S foreign policy. He argues the Allies mistook U S aid potential, warns that New Deal leadership risks Germany victory and South American distrust, and urges preparedness rather than empty threats. The piece reflects prewar isolationist sentiment and features Nye’s quoted lines on Britain France and the US role.
Dr B A Cartwright of the University of Oklahoma documents sport superstitions across football baseball hockey and basketball. Practices include nickel toss luck hats on beds taped equipment luck resetting seats after a loss and avoiding cross eyed spectators with various regional beliefs.
Mr and Mrs C D Roush returned from a trip to Niagara Falls after weeks at Lancaster Camp Grounds. Elizabeth Horn Athens won an honor certificate in a national essay contest by the U S War Department placing among the first ten nationwide. Seth Lewis James Basom and Richard Clark visited Buckeye Lake. The Republican Central Committee at the Athens County Courthouse re elected E L Jones Glouster and Ray Linscott Nelsonville as chair and secretary. Six women joined the executive committee: Mrs Hal Murphy Mrs C H Bartlett Mrs Julius Fischer Mrs M N LeFever Mrs William James and Mrs T K R Biddle.
Cadets at the United States Naval Academy reportedly collect hairpins before games and perform a left hand salute to a wooden Indian figure head named Tecumseh in the yard. They believe many Navy losses stem from open blinds on trains passing through Baltimore.
Lieutenant O Leary reveals the killer slipped up by leaving a book out of line, then accuses one guest before a muffled shot ends the scene as George Barbour collapses in the study. Rhoda Dale and others witness the dramatic twist as the room reels.
Corning social pages report the W C T U meeting at Mrs Martha Young home electing Mrs Young president Mrs Lu Jones secretary and Mrs Isabel McLain treasurer The September gathering will host Monroe Township Girl Scout troops at the McLain residence.
Several families are listed visiting relatives and staying with friends in various locations. Individuals include Mrs. Henry Marren in Lancaster for a brother's death, Mrs Alber Hettick a patient in Charles ton, and Elliot Lamb visiting St. Louis while staying with his parents. Other items note vacations in Michigan and visits between Columbus Lynchburg Bucyrus and Athens communities.
Misses Helen McCaskey and Helen White and Ralph White toured New York visiting Danville Rochester and Conesus Lake as guests of William Clark. Mrs. Walter Park and son Wal ter Lee and Mrs. Cora Householder spend a week in Marietta with the Householder family. Various local families hosted guests and joined reunions including the Hilt Campbell gathering at Logan Elm Park and visits to Stoney Creek Camp. Eldon Kardos returned to Cleveland with relatives after weeks with the Kardos family.
Ferdinand Rose of Eagle Mills was fined for contributing to the delinquency of a minor by Juvenile Judge Co. O Chapman. The article lists two marriage licenses issued this week, several real estate transfers, a planned engineer picnic, and a rabies case involving a dog that led to quarantines. Five one room schools in Vinton County were discontinued due to declining enrollments and centralized schooling trends.
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