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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1938
Page
4
The Athens Messenger delivers page four coverage via United Press content. Local items include briefs, notices, and readable fragments from the edition. Readers gain a snapshot of regional happenings and community notices from the era.
Publication details for The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co list established 1825 into 1929, weekday editions except Saturday, large Sunday edition, with Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, Charles H. Harris as managing editor. Subscription rates shown by carrier and counties, with national and professional affiliations noted.
An editorial argues for buying American made goods to support U S industry and employment, noting boycotts of Japan and Germany and linking domestic purchases to reducing the national debt and wartime armament funding. It warns against foreign competition and promotes national self sufficiency.
American labor unrest stems from contrasts with Old World methods. Here opportunities let workers rise through effort while there, class distinctions and rigid routines trap advancement. New machinery creates more jobs and affordable products, yet some young men seek fast leadership instead of self-improvement.
Latest returns show cotton growers approving a plan to limit output while rice and tobacco groups reject it. Middle West sentiment favors Congressional action on who controls crops and methods, amid criticism of the administration’s good neighbor policy and trade treaties.
Westbrook Pegler argues employers and politicians should refuse to hire women who do not truly need work to shift jobs to men with dependents. He contends married women and nonessential single women crowd the labor market, depress wages, and hamper male prospects, proposing a voluntary, nonlegal筛out to favor men with families including exceptions for certain fields.
The piece argues Mussolini and Hitler use ancestry claims to justify expansion in Tunisia and Corsica and warns that Mediterranean control is a shared stake for France and England. It suggests their logic could imply global territorial grabs, a fictional map-like scenario that could trigger war.
Scientists conclude the last Ice Age will not end until Greenland and Antarctica shed their ice. The notion links millennia of rock records to future climate change and global sea level impacts.
A critical look at gender bias and double standards as women demand genuine equality. The piece argues that women seek practical parity in daily life, challenging male chauvinism and stereotypes in workplace, appearance, and social attitudes. It highlights frustrations with condescension and gossip norms.
University of Chicago researchers and participants from many states report that using an alarm clock reduces nightly sleep by roughly thirty minutes compared with waking naturally. The lengthy study of employees graduate students teachers and physiologists emphasizes the practical implication for heavy sleepers and those reliant on fixed wake times.
Readers are invited to send signed letters on current events. Writers must include their signature with the contribution. Letters should be concise to allow multiple items in a single day.
In a December letter from Gallipolis, Dan O Taber of the Ohio Valley Civic Council argues voters’ clear statewide shift signals a turning point. He urges public integrity and streamlined economy, warning against graft and deceptive legislation, and predicts a future where businesslike state governance leads to improved efficiency.
J N Williams of Middleport questions the Old Age Relief program in Ohio, citing cases of recipients aged 67 to 70 who receive small monthly checks while avoiding work or taxes. He presents five examples to show alleged flaws in administration and asks for readers' comments.
Bradbury Bible School attended by 107 at Bradbury and 102 at Bradford for December 11. A Christmas program is planned for Sunday night December 25 inviting the public. A Christmas exchange party and supper were held at the church Tuesday night. Otho Smith visited Walter Dodson in Thomas Fork. William Russell is ill with influenza. Mrs. Steve McElhinny visited Maggie Hysell last week. Mr and Mrs Donald Covert moved into the Tewksberry home.
Sally Blair faces a choice between Corey Porter and Dan Reynolds after an elegant snowbound meet. Dan’s skiing prowess wins acclaim while Sally questions her own heart and future as Corey declares lasting devotion during a moonlit sleigh ride.
Poem from The Lord Shall Come by Eleanor Sewell cites biblical prophecies of cosmic signs and the Second Coming. It questions readers about readiness and faithfulness, urging alertness and bright lamps as the Savior’s return is foretold in Matthew 24.
Ten years ago news noted a double tragedy asphyxiation killed Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calvert near the B and QO station Guysville. A five week old baby Billy Boyd Burns returned home in Modoc after Sheltering Arms Hospital ophthalmia treatment.
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