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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
4
Opinion urges cautious approach to Bigelow and Townsend pension plans in Ohio. Warns land taxation under new schemes could raise costs for small property owners. Says pensions grow with need but warns against rushing to much larger benefits before November election.
Article urges federal action to employ WPA workers to eradicate ragweed pollen causing hay fever for 11 million Americans. Proposes mobile crews burning ragweed coast to coast, education in schools, and local ordinances against ragweed growth. Notes pollen explosion from a single plant and calls no current commercial use.
A critical view argues federal funding should not compete with private business and warns that selective socialistic policies would expand to all sectors. The piece contends government power and debt threaten personal liberty as socialism swallows everything.
A Chicago housewife sues for divorce claiming her husband failed to return from a St. Louis trip taken 24 years ago. The item notes a wry remark about women and patience.
Burglars in Birmingham steal 42 bottles of foot lotion from a parked car. Police suspect a connection to visitors from the World’s Fair as a possible motive or timing cue.
Raymond Clapper argues that the United States must maintain ocean walls while aiding Britain and France in material form. He warns against entering a general European war but urges future leadership to end international blackmail after any crisis or war ends.
Bruce Catton surveys Cleveland as the Roosevelt coalition weakens in the city while the Democratic split blocks a mayoral candidate. He notes rising steel capacity, a booming machine tool sector, and housing costs. Unemployment remains high due to relief costs and the 18 month furlough rule, with WPA lay-offs increasing local relief expenses.
The statement asserts that literary piracy is now accepted as an international law principle, claiming it should reassure American humorists. It frames piracy as lawful, potentially affecting authors, publishers, and free expression debates.
A boy in the freckle contest showed strong distrust by demanding a recount of the results. The incident highlights high scrutiny and competitive tension among participants and onlookers.
A nostalgic poem recalls a crowded rural upbringing with Grandpa and Grandma, a bygone home, and siblings minus their mother. The piece ends with a call to cast cares aside and share happiness at the Keirns family reunion in Athens.R.D. 3.
A Q and A feature lists answers on gravity discovery by Newton, depth and output of the first U S oil well in Titusville, sheep breed cross Southdown and Corriedale, coinage of Normalcy by Harding, resting guidelines for weekend walking tours, and Seward's Folly Alaska purchase in 1867.
Florence and Helen Cross hosted a shower for Mrs. Alvin W. Jones, formerly Irene Park, in Ath ens. Esther Smith gave a farewell at John and Miss Smith's New Marshfield home for William and Alma Tewksbury as they move to Cleveland. Twelve Chauncey district mines listed for work. Mary Vincent rented a five room house on Lancaster Street via Messenger ad.
Athens School Board elects Catherine Chubb to replace Lucile Henry on the Athens High School faculty. Athens boys in service as army field clerks at Camp Sherman will transfer to Camp Meade, Maryland, including Raymond Davis Edwin Chubb Joseph Basom Mac Bobo Martin McVay Clark Williams. A twenty six passenger airliner will fly Cleveland to Toledo in 1 hour 5 minutes and plans are underway for an New York to San Francisco airline. Italy's King Emanuel plans to relinquish crown lands for the peasantry.
Hardshell crab fishermen at Woodland Beach Delaware Bay head waters report their best season in 10 years with daily large shipments to Philadelphia and New York markets. Nearly 50 barrels of prime crabs are sent daily and many smaller crabs are discarded. A fisherman hauled in 12 bushels on a single trip as tourists from several states join in with hand lines and dip nets.
Christine Thorenson visits her cousin as a murder on the Boardwalk links Mrs. Talbert to a chair hiding scene. Inspector Parsons connects a forged note, a wheel chair, and a deep sea boat to a suspect while Jaspar and Chandra weigh clues and motives in a crowded waterfront setting.
Health notes review insect bite reactions including urticaria and rare deaths. Desensitization using insect venom extracts shows limited success with Bee venom and other insect proteins. Case examples show varying sensitivity across insect types and ages. Airline accident deaths declined from 28.6 to 4.5 per 100 million miles between 1930 and 1938.
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