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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1938
Page
6
Notice lists newspaper associations and national representatives. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail for Athens and surrounding counties, with one year at 4.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, and weekly 0.15, plus extra postage for other regions.
Detroit businessmen describe the recession as a panic and call for less public talk. They link Roosevelt’s loose statements to labor unrest, favor full plant organization, and worry about CIO influence while acknowledging relief keeps payrolls steady.
The WPA survey finds tenement children more polite than those in fashionable areas where parents are busy with bridge and golf. Boys claim tipping is unnecessary yet are kinder than girls, while overall civility is framed as essential to humane relations in a hurried society.
Officials urge districtwide film programs to educate residents and visitors about Wayne National Forest Park, stressing prevention of fires from field burns and careless visitors. They cite a lost historic forest relic and call for informed stewardship to protect the reserve and boost tourism.
The article notes the loss of the President Hoover worsens the US merchant fleet, while Hamburg American launches large liners for South American and Australian routes. It says the first new American liner will finish in 1940, with 120+ ships on the ways, but warns that labor disputes must be settled to avoid doomed operations.
The buffalo nickel, age 25, featuring an Indian head and a bison, will be replaced this spring by a Jefferson nickel showing Monticello. Law allows coin design changes every 25 years, but the challenge remains to mint more nickels.
Unions shrink their organizer ranks with a ten percent pay cut for those kept on. The situation signals a need for new leadership to organize the organizers and maintain union activity.
A Washington analysis notes shifts in the New Deal era toward cooperation with business. Tax changes threaten Roosevelt advisers, holding company policy softens, TVA expansion gains momentum, court balance tilts liberal, and John L. Lewis faces guidance on steel wage cuts amid looming price reductions.
Reports say about 6,000 Italians have been killed in Ethiopia in two months, a figure that could intensify Mussolini's concerns over Africa as a strategic risk for the regime.
The writer JOHN WARRENER of Athens lauds The Messenger for its all in one newspaper value. He praises the editor and staff, notes his 13 years of readership, and urges sharing the paper with neighbors despite finances. He cites personal life lessons and faith references. January 29 Athens.
A New York City high school uses a program led by a woman psychologist to address love and marriage in class. Girls discuss dating, petting, and morals, arguing sex education should be taught in secondary schools to reach those not headed for college.
Constable Harry Dalton and Officer Fred Heck left for Lebanon Ind to bring to Athens men suspected of stealing a coupe owned by Clark Williams 73 West State Street The state highway department moved the Church of the Apostolic Faith and Mrs Cynthia Drake home at Mechanicsburg to clear the right of way John P Dowler led the relocation A reception for Frances Blackburn a missionary from Lima Peru was hosted at Mrs W B Lawrence home 21 North College Street Blackburn arrived at Mrs J L Pickering’s home and spoke at Millfield Clarks Chapel and First Methodist Church Athens over the weekend
A youth attempted to assassinate Lenin in Petrograd. An unrelated social note records the Odd Fellows fundraising 200 dollars for war relief via a charity ball benefiting the United States Naval League. Ruth Jones celebrated a birthday with 20 friends at her home hosted by Mrs. C. L. Jones with Mrs. M. E. Twiss assisting.
Food and eating are central human concerns and proverbs warn against both overeating and undereating. Excess protein is safer than deficiency for kidney patients, and milk is not a protein substitute. Vitamins and minerals are only recently understood, yet the body stores reserves and what matters is quality over quantity of food.
In a valley town Connie Corby arrives back with Bret HarDesty, unsure if love can survive past pride and betrayal. She reveals she will give away all her millions to prove a fresh start and win Bret back, as their temperate, hopeful renewal unfolds on the hillside.
Poet's Corner prompts readers to send verses with name and address. The submitted piece reflects a speaker mourning a departed loved one, describing a snowy scene that hides pain and a wounded world, and looks to tomorrow with a sense of transitory peace.
Evidence of a steaming bog in western Pennsylvania 250 million years ago being inhabited by giant salamanders is shown at Pennsylvania State College. Tracks of the massive creatures were discovered 200 feet underground in a coal mine.
Montréal police arrest 17 year old Lucien Vincent after finding a bag containing a skull and ornaments while he walked the street. He is charged with profaning a body and remanded to custody. The incident prompted an investigation by local authorities.
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