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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1938
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. Details include publishers Gordon K. Bush Frederick W Bush and editor Charles H Harris with various affiliations and subscription rates for multiple counties.
The piece warns the fall elections will feature charges of Communistic support for the New Deal and Republican aid to anti Roosevelt Democrats. It notes eastern Democrats opposing New Deal features accuse radicals, while Southern allies of Roosevelt fear Republicans backing pro Roosevelt rivals. It questions whether wartime rhetoric will ignore past bipartisan support for Roosevelt.
A city advocates a juvenile traffic court to instill road respect in youth and curb bicycle hazards. The piece argues that today’s young bicycle riders resemble tomorrow’s motorists and stresses long term safety through early education and juvenile courts.
Industrial designers draft future women by extrapolating from fashion magazines of the past. The piece argues women should control their own image, noting men learn with age and that women are capable of planning their own style without male input.
Opinion argues global war prep harms prosperity as nations seek self sufficiency. The piece condemns vast military spending and protectionist schemes fostering unrest and rivalry, diverting raw materials and labor from wealth creation, leading toward greater destruction.
Westbrook Pegler questions presidential consistency amid public admonitions on propriety. He cites terms like well fed clubman and economic royalists, comparing alleged double standards in campaigning, wealth critique, and family entanglements to expose hypocrisy and political risk in leadership rhetoric.
Washington rumor mill buzzes that Jim Farley favors Missouri Senator Bennett Clark for president in 1940 and seeks the New York governorship in 1938, with Farley allegedly telling Democratic insiders he could control delegates and nominate himself or a friend. The chatter links Farley to Garner and hints at a possible Garner Farley alliance against the New Deal, while Roosevelt faces pressure over a third term and intra party splits widen. John L. Lewis moves to curb factional strife in the CIO UAW, amid calls to unite against internal accusations of Stalin Lovestone influence and to preserve the union’s strength ahead of fall conventions.
Meetings between textile employers and labor leaders with Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F Andrews precede hearings on raising the industry minimum above the 25 cents an hour legal floor effective October 24. Employers hint at 30 cents, while labor leaders seek more. thirty cents was the NRA textile wage minimum.
Wrought by Italy and Japan and China in recent years brings a problem of rehabilitation, and should give the workers of much of the world plenty to do, if opportunity offered. Instead, the standard of living in war-thinking nations is being lowered and people are being impoverished, just as they are in this country where Washington dreams of a New Deal while piling up a national debt our great-grandchildren must pay.
In a torn and comic foreclosure chase in Connecticut, Sally Pennington and Kinks Parker battle banker Spencer Ames with a last minute gambit. A freewheeling card game in a barn drives fate, as Parker’s bold move ends with Ames’s fall and a fresh six month reprieve for the half inherited homestead. The two lovers stand united against Wilton Ames, while an unknown ally joins in.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains how inherited material from parents forms the basis of health and character. He notes chromosome numbers differ by sex, guiding early development, and that gland secretions influence growth and traits as modern medicine isolates these secretions and studies their effects.
An opinion piece debates whether Mrs. Bilbo should challenge Senator Bilbo after a likely divorce. It cautions that a run could spark humorous husband wife quarrels and set a risky precedent, urging her to stay out of political strife and leave decisions to the man Bilbo.
In South Pasadena California a police call was needed when an opossum blocked a dog's kennel. The dog refused to intervene and the opossum would not budge. Police removed the marsupial and the dog returned to normal home life with no pursuit.
Miss Luciel Boden hosted Miss Norma Pickett at Morris Avenue in a eventful reminiscence. L L Mercer of Athens accidentally drove into the Hocking River while washing a car at Herrold's Mill with Donald Robinson aiding to pull it out. Kathleen Frum of Athens and Helen Pierce of Jerseyville visited their aunts in Newark. Fashion notes describe skirts short and waist long with hats at napes. Six large fish caught by Buell Eby of Logan were frozen in ice at Krieg Pharmacy after fishing in Canada.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Carl Beasley announced the birth of a son in Cincinnati. Athens County’s quota of 30 limited servicemen was to be picked from a long list of names. The U S Civil Service Commission in Washington announced a need for thousands of stenographers and typists. Corporal C W Smith, son of William Smith and an employee at the Athens State Hospital, was wounded twice in France. Smith formerly resided in McArthur, Vinton County. World motion picture theaters total 89097, with about 62895 wired for sound.
Sunday evening August 28 will be the last preaching service before Rev. O Connor leaves for conference. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed with short notes on gatherings, visits, and social events. The Rock Springs Better Health Club and Laurel Cliff Health Club held their third annual picnic at the Fairgrounds, with a Grange Hall social and gifts for recently married couples. Norman Dillinger led games during recreation.
Albany Rural Social Briefs report the Knowlton reunion set for Sunday in the grove at Townhouse Church near Albany. Local visits include Rev. Frank Roberts in Columbus and Miss Arlene West in Athens. Stanley reunion drew one hundred or more at Bethel while 78 percent of the world’s automobiles are in the United States.
End Bashan Church meeting closed at the M E Church with several new members added. Rev and Mrs Smith returned home Monday. Homecoming Sunday drew a good attendance. Alma Slater ill recently. Floyd Powell moved his family to Charles Slater's Long Run home Friday. Ralph and Mrs Frank visited Pomeroy friends. John Taylor hosted Sunday guests Oss Baker Portland Lloyd Powell Long Run. Roland Torrence and Nelson Torrence visited Reedsville on Monday. Wayne Orr from Murraysville West Virginia greeted Paul and Arthur Orr on Monday. Jim Biram stayed with C E Hayman who is ill. J C Rose and wife returned Monday from Nebraska visit. Homer Deem recalled to work Wednesday at Millfield.
Zaleski residents note several visitors and health updates. J L Cavanaugh shows improvement after Sheltering Arms Hospital stay in Athens. Miss Cleire James remains ill. Mrs Elmer Kimmey Mrs James Molihan Frank Grate and William Simonton attended Circleville camp meeting. Families Mrs Irene Duduit attended a funeral in Portsmouth. Donald McKibben of Roanoke visited Reynoldsville relatives before returning home with his wife. Oliver Bruchac near Dayton and Flora Dill with Cal Southworth visited friends in Columbus. Mrs Frank Bighouse spent time with daughter Lena Pennell in Athens. Mrs James McKibben traveled from Newark to Parkersburg then Belpre with relatives.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Methodist Protestant Church met at Clifford Herron's home in New Marshfield with Mike Whalen in charge of devotionals and business. Plans to improve Sunday night meetings and an upcoming visit to the Richland Ave. C E Society in Athens were discussed. Attendees included many local families and out of town guests Miss Dorothy Williams of New York City and Mrs. Glen Nice and son David of Akron.
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