President presses for relief funds amid job losses and looming elections
The piece argues that millions need more relief and that thousands have lost jobs this year, forecasting multi billion needs if conditions persist in Washington. It notes weak congressional opposition near elections and suggests federal aid is used to appease voters while industry doubts profits from higher wages.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Federal Credit
Treasury
Reaping the Harvest Boy Scout Week Gains Ground
Boy Scout Week in the four county Athens Hocking Meigs and Gallia district shows rapid progress beyond prior hopes. Scouting education reaches more youths, including from less advantaged homes, fostering cleaner morals loyalty to country and community welfare for better citizenship in the years ahead.
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Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Gallia
Athens County
Driving Out Tuberculosis Early Diagnosis Campaign
Seventy thousand Americans die annually from tuberculosis though deaths decline due to the National Tuberculosis Association. The 11th annual Early Diagnosis Campaign will unfold in April to uncover new cases and encourage treatment. The drive urges anyone with tiredness loss of weight chest pain or chronic cough to seek examination as a simple life saving step.
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United States
National Tuberculosis Association
Just Foolishness: U S Share of World Resources
An excerpt notes the United States holds a large share of global resources and activity. It states percentages for area population coffee tin rubber sugar silk coal pig iron copper petroleum and energy and transport dominance. The text outlines leading roles in oil wheat and copper production and telecommunication ownership.
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United States
Pennsylvania Backroom Battle Roils 1940 Democratic Push
In Pittsburgh a fierce backstage struggle unfolds between the Pennsylvania Democratic machine and John L. Lewis over governor and U S Senate races and control of the state delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention. Labor power grows as the state administration aids C I O while Pinchot contends for the governor’s chair. Senator Davis eyes re election as Republicans weigh their hopefuls and factions realign around labor and loyalty.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Democratic State
Organization of Labor
Pinchot
Methuselah
Joe Pew
Pew
James J. Davis
Democrats face clash over governor candidate slate
In about two weeks the Democratic state committee will adopt an organization slate. John Lewis pushes Lieut. Gov. Thomas Kennedy, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers, as governor. The Democratic organization resists a CIO controlled slate and resists surrendering power to Lewis, with leaders preferring to fight than yield control.
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Democratic State Committee
John Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Democratic Organization
Lewis
C. L O
Behind the Scenes In Washington
A Roosevelt optimistic view differs from some New Dealers who fear a renewed downturn. Advisers urge a pump priming program within two months to restore purchasing power, possibly a large WPA led home building scheme using WPA labor to avert recession.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
WPA Studies Secret Pre Fabricated House Boom
WPA officials quietly study possible use of public works labor for prefabricated housing. Early reports suggest a rapid new industry could form in weeks if government acted, but experts fear combined banking and labor pressures may block the plan. Department of Labor January figures show the sharpest January employment decline on record.
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WPA
Department of Labor
Ex slaves recall bloodhounds and friendship during escape
WPA Writers' Project interviews with surviving ex slaves recount bloodhounds used on the plantation and the twist of loyalty. One escapee says bloodhounds chased him as friends before he reached the North and then says he sold them.
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Eliza
WPA Writers’ Project
Moers Leads Cincinnati Carbon Paper Group at Small Business Conference
Washington awaits further word from M. A. Moers the Cincinnati carbon paper wholesaler who chaired a rump group at a small businessmen conference that birthed a National Association of Small Businessmen.
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Washington
M. A. Moers
Cincinnati
National Association of Small Businessmen
Damn foolishness in replacing initiative with political management
A London Sphere opinion piece argues that the United States holds vast gold reserves and banking power, with high purchasing power. It condemns pompous leaders who claim methods creating prosperity are wrong and urge political control over individual initiative as foolish.
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United States
Europe
London Sphere
Public Forum letters critique local politics and rural values
The Messenger prints signed reader letters urging fair testing, praise for local leaders, and critique of council actions. The Athens letter reflects on delinquent taxes, rural life, and the social value of farming communities in shaping America.
We the Women: Successful Child Marriage Debate
The piece discusses two sides of child marriage by citing a Georgia double wedding where two 13-year-old girls wed 19-year-old men. It questions whether such marriages can be truly successful, noting one divorce, one seemingly happy young mother with her child, and raises doubts about maturity, parenting, and shared emotional life.
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Georgia
New License Tag Colors Announced by Secretary Brown
The report notes black and green license tag colors as announced by Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown. Athens High fell to Nelsonville 23 to 18 in a basketball game. Prof and Mrs R A Foster hosted a sixth birthday party for Nell Stuart Foster at 23 Woodard Ave. Mrs J G Hope held a valentine party for her nephew Fred Harper Jr with seven guests.
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Clarence J. Brown
Athens High School
Nelsonville
R. A. Foster
Nell Stuart Foster
Woodard Ave
J. G. Hope
Fred Harper, Jr
War Road line marked by Athens on state drive
Twenty years ago Athens stood on the War Road route across the state. Sorority patronesses for a Red Cross benefit concert included Mrs. T. N. Hoover Mrs. Fred McKay Mrs. W. R. Phillips Mrs. J. M. Hyde Mrs. T. R. Biddle Mrs. W. E. Peters Miss Elizabeth Garber Miss Helen Ullom and Mrs. W. B. Lawrence. The Athens Messenger was sent by bus to Glouster with subscribers receiving it before dinner instead of in the evening. District Superintendent Miller investigated a claim that an American flag had been shot at in a rural school.
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Athens
Sorority
Red Cross
T. N. Hoover
Fred McKay
W. R. Phillips
J. M. Hyde
T. R. Biddle
W. E. Peters
Elizabeth Garber
Helen Ullom
W. B. Lawrence
Glouster
Miller
Boundary nail marks border at Maidenhead hotel counter
A hotel near Maidenhead Bridge at the center of its counter bears a nail signifying the boundary between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. The historic marker marks the county line in visible form for visitors and locals alike.
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Maidenhead Bridge
England
Buckinghamshire
Berkshire
Deserter Yankee and Boston Privateer in Sunrise Hold
Jerry Whitfield, a pressed American sailor, awakens in a ship’s hold aboard the brig Sunrise after a London capture. He meets Cabell Banks of Boston, a Harvard-educated fellow prisoner who plans a wary, sardonic aid as Jerry plots escape to reach Polly Chelsey in London.
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Polly Chelsey
London
Jerry Whitfield
Cabell Banks
Polly
Jerry
Boston
America
Harvard
Britain
Puck
Banks
Whitfield
Connecticut
Unicorn and Crown
Mr. Whitfield
Clothing Hygiene and Heat Loss Health Insight
Dr Morris Fishbein stresses clothing as a health factor beyond fashion. He explains how garments conserve body heat, influence circulation and breathing, and warns against tight belts corsets and garters that impair health. He urges designers to prioritize hygienic effectiveness without sacrificing style.
Rich haul overlooked in downtown Cleveland
Police in Cleveland say a $1,500 cache of musical instruments was left in an unattended, unlocked car in a downtown alley over the weekend with the keys inside. They describe the city as one of honest or unobserving residents and remind owners to secure vehicles.
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Cleveland
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