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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1939
Page
4
The piece argues communities can rebound after losing core industries by embracing new enterprises and tourism. It highlights Southeast Ohio as an example where leaders urged adaptation, innovation, and radical reassignment to replace obsoleted jobs with modern work and laboratories producing desirable goods.
The piece argues that Finland resists Soviet pressure using every weapon while the USSR seeks land bases ports and access to the open sea. It speculates on broader global implications should Russia dominate Finland and the Nordic region.
An Athens motorist recalls a highway view free of billboards and pine forests with farm homes and wildflowers. Several states curb outdoor ads to restore scenery and boost property values, attracting support from real estate dealers who favor eliminating roadside signs.
Raymond Clapper argues that disgust over the Soviet attack on Finland drives liberals to purge Communist influence. He cites groups like the Lawyers Guild and Civil Liberties Union as examples. He says liberal groups must weed out Communists to defend democracy and preserve American pragmatism.
Bruce Catton outlines a tangled sugar program with quotas favoring domestic and offshore producers. Key divisions pit beet against cane growers and Cuba against Philippines and other regions, as the 1940 law nears expiration and Congress weighs renewal. Princeton researchers plan long hours analyzing European broadcasts to gauge wartime sentiment.
U S Ambassador Anthony Biddle says 698 of his 700 China collection pieces were damaged before departure from Warsaw. He hints the loss should be noted for the upcoming war debt conference.
The article presents a Q A from The Messenger Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street Washington D C covering Aztec descendants Scapa Flow the wheel Smithsonian Bastille and U S vocational rehabilitation figures for 1937 38. It notes 10 000 people rehabilitated and 48 000 in process with $1790842 42 spent.
Poet Charles E Sellars from Glouster Ohio condemns mechanized weapons and arms buildup. He laments how statesmen neglect moral law as nations arm to crush neighbors and expand power, noting global shock at the devastation of war.
Raymond Dean of Amesville argues voters should reject relief and welfare levies and questions courthouse staffing and honesty in office. He believes relief funds are misused for liquor and urges debt reduction before further issues. He signs his opinion dated Nov. 30.
Commander Richard E. Byrd flew over the South Pole from Little America base. Ohio saw its coldest November in 49 years. Dr. E. B. Bryan spoke at Ath ens Elks memorial services. Red Cross Christmas seals chaired by Mrs. H A Hatch and others. Water leak flood hit Moore Avenue. Marriage announced between Dr Emmett L Hoover and Miss Sibyl Clair Boggess.
State College Pa U P The ice cream industry uses about 192 million pounds of sugar to supply a national per capita consumption of two gallons per year and 136 million pounds of butterfat goes into frozen confections. Dairy expert I E Parkin of Penn State bases these estimates on 275 million gallons produced last year.
Captain Dawson closes in on four suspects after the Benthorne murder and Joey di Torio’s death. Ava reveals her plan to frame John Douglas while vowing to prove his innocence and protect him. The detective warns Ava of danger as the confrontation continues.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines automobile accident deaths before 1900 and later. He cites 1937 data with 39 643 deaths from car crashes and stresses driver licensing road lighting one way streets and hospital readiness. Pedestrian rules and safe driving habits are listed plus notes on alcohol impact and higher Sunday accident rates.
Boston report shows John J. Connors filed a 24 cent expense account for his failed city council bid. He lists 5 cents for three cigars 5 cents for a beer 3 cents for a yeast cake 5 cents for five lollipops 5 cents for a razor and 1 cent for a postage stamp.
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