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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
4
A sober look at Athens County tax figures prompts talk of trimming government costs. Auditor Clyde Gibson points to rising new agencies and shrinking revenue as the root of the fuss, urging careful spending and accountability for the future.
The piece warns that Nazi destruction of universities in Poland and Czechoslovakia targets educators and silences truth. It notes internment of faculty, missing professors, and exile of scholars like Einstein Freud and Mann. It highlights Fritz Kuhn and Wilhelm Kunze as American Nazi links and cautions Americans against Nazism.
Washington insiders weigh Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota as a rising GOP figure. While ineligible for 1940, he is seen as a potential keynote, with Rep. Joseph Martin of Massachusetts shaping convention roles. The plan centers on using a young speaker to boost party appeal while debates over leadership unfold.
George A. Saunders of Athens writes in strong opposition to a proposed county tax levy noting past elections, rising taxes, and alleged government waste. He urges voters to reject the levy and criticizes spending, jail repairs, and aid programs while praising frugal county leadership.
In Cincinnati a peaceful gathering formed to arrange next season’s baseball player contracts. Clubs from across the country exchanged players through written agreements, with payments made honestly in cash or in kind. No guns or uniforms, no ultimatums, just settled deals under the watchful eye of managers like Joe McCarthy.
Students at a California high school wrote rehearsed and produced a one act comedy in two hours. The effort suggests Hollywood may hire them next time it seeks fresh talent after a major hit.
Bruce Catton reports on a cross section of American life from Washington highlighting how the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics defines the middle income family the Middleton couple with annual income around 1160 dollars and typical living costs. He notes the limited impact of share the wealth ideas and covers the Interdepartmental Committee on Interstate Trade Barriers led by Paul T. Truitt aiming to persuade states to remove discriminatory laws.
A reader argues the county tax duplicate has fallen and questions the need for an extra levy for the children's home and poor house. They note county farms cover no rent, urge lightening the load with CCC WPA and relief programs, and call for discussion on where and why this levy is needed.
Poet readers submit verses with names and addresses. A poem extols Santa Claus arriving on Christmas Eve with jingling bells and gifts, urging stockings to be hung and prayers said. The piece ends with a note of Saint Nick's swift departure to make many calls before Christmas Day. Columbus Ohio contributor Laura B Foster signs, followed by a separate short line about funding propaganda for a tax levy attributed to J O Davies Big Run Ohio December 11.
The Messenger publishes an Information Bureau at 1013 18th Street Washington DC asking readers to mail questions with a 30 cent stamp. It answers on topics from religion origins to subs and chemical warfare posing brief factual replies.
In Southbury on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus Brown charms children in Donaldson's Palais Royale while Jim Carter shovels snow to fund his family. The town debates belief in Santa as Betty questions if the real Claus exists, confronted by teacher Alice Banks who intervenes as the scene closes with questions of faith.
Nephritis or kidney inflammation ranked fourth in 1937 deaths with 102 877 deaths about 7 1 per cent. Acute forms can cause rapid decline. chronic forms like Brights disease involve various kidney parts and edema. Early detection via urine tests and blood work, managing high blood pressure, preventing infection, limiting kidney workload, and diet control are emphasized.
The St. Louis and San Francisco railroad seeks FCC approval to abandon its 6.77 mile Pemisco County branch in Missouri after reporting only 10 carloads of freight in four years. The line served Dayton and Canada, two towns with a combined 1930 population of 10. Built in 1900, it was once part of the Frisco main line before a cut-off redirected traffic.
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