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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1938
Page
4
A United Press member item is entered at the Athens Post Office as second class matter under the 1918 act, marking a routine postal classification for distribution.
Washington report describes President Roosevelt using a classroom metaphor to explain price expectations. Administration aims to fix public outlook rather than raise actual prices, banking on consumer confidence to revive buying while avoiding concrete policy moves. Some observers deem the lecture academic and unconvincing.
Carrier rate is 15 cents weekly. Mail subscriptions in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington Counties cost one year 4.50 six months 2.50 ten weeks 1.00 and one week 15 cents. Extra postage rates in other zones available on application.
This piece argues that mass circulation media attract advertisers by showcasing how widespread purchasing power fuels growth. It cites examples from the 1930s, including razor sales, credit promotions, and the rise of everyday goods like orange, silk stockings, cars, motion pictures, and utilities as standards of living expanded.
The article notes a shift as labor and capital increasingly meet without federal mediation. William Green and John Lewis urge White House cooperation, arguing business must profit to pay workers while Washington's policies fail to save industry during a recession.
Oberlin College president Dr. Ernest H. Wilkins presents five options to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on U S participation abroad. He urges action beyond neutrality with proposals including a defense pact with Britain and Dominions and a new or existing League of Nations while noting dangers of entangling alliances.
The piece notes dogs in London now cross streets with care, yet predicts a against the odds twist as road dogs meet road dogs. It adds a wry jab about New York City relief rolls, hinting at further strains as more residents seek aid from relief.
The article reports Roosevelt denying plans for general inflation or dollar devaluation. It cites his view that the administration seeks price balance, not a higher price level, with steel and building costs likely to fall while farm prices should rise. It warns blanket inflation risks harming fixed incomes and notes no evidence of government inflation manipulation.
Skeptics argue Roosevelt paused the New Deal plant for retooling while others say he has lost faith in manipulating the economy by law. They claim he would not pursue the monetary tinkering tried in 1933 and 1934 despite recent quiet spell.
In a press conference, Roosevelt commits against monetary tinkering and inflation. He urges businessmen to read the fine print for assurances, aiming to sustain confidence and certainty in money and prices amid current affairs.
In Washington the race for New York governor looms as a key political question. Roosevelt’s pick for the post, Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, shows little sign of active campaigning for the Democratic nomination as speculation grows that Gov. Herbert Lehman will seek renomination, driven by his broader ambition for the U.S. Senate.
Efforts to persuade Senator Bob Wagner to back Lehman for governor failed and Lehman favors remaining in Albany to challenge Senator Copeland in 1940. Lehman broke with Roosevelt in the Court fight, making him the likely only New York Democrat who could beat Tom Dewey if drafted by Republicans as their white hope.
Attorney General John Bennett earns strong county chairmen backing and is likely to clinch the Democratic nomination if Lehman and Farley stay out. Few expect Bennett to defeat Dewey. Farley hopes to run but factional strife among Tamanyites and allied groups dampens prospects. Jackson, a reluctant pro Roosevelt New Dealer, faces pressure from Roosevelt to engage and enter the gubernatorial contest.
Elliot Roosevelt, a Hearst radio executive, faced criticism after canceling invitations to broadcasters at the White House. Radio insiders laud his talent and note his success extends beyond ties to the President, including appearances before the FCC and a $55,000 Fort Worth station purchase yielding $25,000 yearly net profit. He dislikes Washington and avoids the White House.
Editor notes the Athens County Democratic Executive Committee investigation into the county commissioners office as commendable. Oral Daugherty leads a cooperative effort toward clean government, asserting taxpayers deserve honesty and a potential house cleaning if wrongdoings are found. Republicans and Democrats should value this effort.
The statement notes that coal mining is dangerous but argues it is not more hazardous than everyday streets and highways, implying comparable risk levels for workers and drivers alike.
The passage notes the town of Nelsonville with several thousand residents lacks a public rest room, community center, public swimming pool, and diversified industry. It praises its public library as equal to any in the state and mentions concerns about Japan and China in a global context.
Five years on relief foster leisure habits while a downturn lifts job search confusion. Some quit steady work for relief, delaying progress toward prosperity. Labor disputes delay a potential match with Miss Prosperity as readers note inflation and mood shifts. Floyd Brown records Kimberly February 21.
Poet's Corner solicits Messenger Readers verses with name and address. The short item presents a public domain style poem praising Uncle Sam and his WWI era call to defend America. The author signs as Leda Sams.
Among those hoping to tread Broadway boards is Caroline Strainic, a model by day and a social worker by night. The piece notes color blindness affects about one in a thousand women and five in every hundred men.
The piece outlines a husband’s unspoken demands on his wife to look well, behave, and support him publicly. It notes his vanity in wanting “to do him proud,” disapproval of scenes with others, and pride when he sees harmony at home. It also covers his desire for faith and restraint in public endearments.
Central School pupils prepare a book titled Ohio to send to sixth graders at West School in Fort Lauderdale Florida. The volume features a scarlet and gray cover with Ohio seal. Clair Heaton bound it, Walton Davies wrote the greeting, with Pauline Kimes collecting illustrations.
Mildred Giesecke led the Girl Reserves at the high school meeting on the theme Polished Windows. Raymond Carmichel led the Hi Y meeting with the topic What Do I Owe to the World.
Members of the K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion staged their annual production at the Majestic Theater. Those in charge of the skits and technical details were B. B. Nelson W. F. Burke Albert Sindlinger Fred Porter I. W. Slaughter Al Helrich David Feth and Willis Casley.
The Knights of Pythias held a dedication of their service flag honoring brothers who were soldiers. On the roll of honor were S. M. Johnson C. C. Cornell C. E. Woodruff J. H. Comstock Loring Connett E. C. Cornell Fred Williams W. A. Johnson W. B. Drake J. K. Vickers G. J. Owen and F. R. Hogue.
Two additional plays were provided by high school students with casts featuring Prof. Geoffrey Morgan, Walker Haney, Joe Basom, Marie Jewett, Doris Nye, Ralph Davidson, Joe Morrison, Fred Carter, and Earl Nye.
England has ramped up production to 650000 gas masks per week and now stocks 20000000 for civilians in case of air attacks. The effort aims to shield the civilian population as air raids loom.
Two American prisoners led by Cabell Banks plot to seize a moment for escape aboard the Sunrise. They disguise as sailors, slip ashore via a bumboat, and plan to bribe guards for a brief departure as dawn approaches. Polly Chelsey’s peril and Jerry Whitfield’s resolve drive the danger and romance.
A League of Nations Health Section panel with Danish Dutch English and French representatives outlined five objections to milk pasteurization. Key points include costs to producers affecting pricing, risks to small farmers, cleanliness and bulk mixing, removal of diseased cattle, and claims pasteurization harms milk nutrition. latest studies show no significant nutrition difference between raw and pasteurized milk.
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