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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1940

Page

4

The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates

The Athens Messenger lists publisher Frederick W. Bush era 1906 1929 and staff including Gordon Bush and Cheries Harris. It notes week daily editions, six Sunday editions, and membership in press associations. Subscription rates show yearly four fifty, six months two dollars with regional and extra postage details.

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Plan That Home Tour For Fire Prevention

A winter indoors feature urges a family home fire prevention tour through attics closets basements and garages. It suggests sorting magazines papers old clothing and junk to reveal fire hazards and make the home safer and roomier while possibly aiding charitable donations.

Colorado supreme court upholds home privacy by banning door to door sales

A Colorado community bans door to door solicitation to protect homeowners privacy. The state supreme court upholds the rule amid jobless vendors and rising nuisance claims. Farmers and locals rely on home selling but residents seek fewer intrusions.

Colorado Supreme Court

Roosevelt administration and Dr Frank debate a consumer economy

Raymond Clapper notes a shift in the economy as the Roosevelt administration and Republican adviser Dr Glenn Frank wrestle with a move from private expansion to a consumer based model. They differ on New Deal aims and the role of private enterprise in future growth.

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Dr Frank urges offsetting abuses with private enterprise Potentials

Dr Frank discusses possibilities ahead and urges Republicans to focus on constructive potentials of capitalism He proposes replacing vinegar with molasses and coaxing private enterprise to do a more adequate job for the hungry and needy citizens Roosevelt has focused on abuses in the capitalistic system.

Roosevelt Frank

Schools Get a Jolt

Polk County Tennessee faces halted schools and road maintenance unless reimbursements are provided for tax losses after TVA takeover of local utilities. The House Military Affairs Committee was informed by County Attorney Harry J. Schaeffer that tax revenue loss threatens local government finances and independence.

New York Journal American Washington Polk County Tenn Tennessee Valley Authority House Military Affairs Committee Harry J. Schaeffer

Rights clash over Ford plant gag order on union talks

The National Labor Relations Board seeks to silence Ford workers at the Somerville Massachusetts plant. The American Civil Liberties Union will appeal, arguing employer threats to fire for union membership violate the Wagner Act. Roger Baldwin calls for free speech for employers and employees alike.

National Labor Relations Board Henry Ford American Civil Liberties Union Ford Civil Liberties NLRB Ford Motor Co Somerville Mass Civil Liberties Group Roger N. Baldwin The Civil Liberties Union

Garner Roosevelt duel looms as Illinois entry moves forward

Bruce Catton reports Garner strategists filed in Illinois despite predicting a Roosevelt victory in a straight race. They cite two reasons for entry and consider Roosevelt’s ballot status uncertain. Economists foresee a near term business dip then a rebound driven by wartime export growth amid fading raw material prices and inventory adjustments.

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Penny-earning hold up man in NC hints bleak prospects

A North Carolina robber earned just one penny in a recent job and faces tougher times if conditions do not improve. Starfish disrupt oyster beds along the Atlantic and even deep seas feel the strain of a rising totalitarian mood. An 82 year old woman divorces a jealous 61 year old husband and plans to restart life. A blond Countess escapes, signaling war may tilt toward romantic intrigue.

North Carolina Ann Migh

Public Forum Letters on Unemployment and War Profiteering

Denzelle Phillips Chauncey Voices in February letters about unemployment caused by wealth distribution and greed. He argues labor needs a guaranteed income, cites Merchants of Death, and critiques leaders who protect self interest while workers suffer. He warns rebellion rises if changes fail and mentions John L. Lewis and a proposed compromise with Bill Green.

the Messenger The Messenger Japan U. S Labor John L. Lewis Lewis Bill Green Denzelle Phillips Chauncey

Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau

The Messenger Information Bureau at 1013 18th Street Washington DC answers reader questions. It lists 1935 census figures for gasoline service stations and outlets, explains Romany language origins, Caesar quote source, and animal import rules for trips to Mexico.

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Social Notes of Pennsville Heavy weekend visits and illnesses noted

Pennsville social notes list guests from Schaller Iowa Mitchell South Dakota Early Iowa Newark and Marietta with many local families. Illnesses include Mrs Mendenhall and Mrs Barkhurst while Ted Abel's 21st birthday is celebrated with relatives from Columbus Zanesville and Malta. Myers Van Fossen seeks Republican representative nomination.

Poet's Corner Verses from Messenger Readers

In nineteen hundred and forty three boys left home by train to Oregon to roam. Mothers wait six months for their return and hope they serve their terms and come home to a party. Margaret Dunn Portland Ohio.

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Albany Social And Personal Highlights Of Local Guests

Mrs. Alta Clark cares for Mrs. Arthur Enlow and child at the Baughman home. Sunday dinners hosted by the Wests feature guests from Athens and nearby families. Harley Collins undergoes appendicitis surgery in Lancaster with satisfactory condition. Others visit, celebrate, and attend church as listed, including a birthday surprise for Mrs. Denver McVay. In Akron an amnesia case is identified as Jack Raene King, a Texan welder.

Albany Alta Clark Arthur Enlow Earl Baughman Bell Fought Richard Baughman Arlene West Merwin Mansfield Athens Pearley West G. W. Collins Inlaw Harley Collins Lancaster Donald Whaley Mary McCann Ernest Stanley Louisa Stanley Denver McVay Harley Ross Sheltering Arms Hospital Roxie Arbaugh Ruth Arbaugh Ethel van Dyke Norma Gillogly Oda Gillogly Winnie Stanley Herbert Weaver Chapel Akron Jack Raene King Desidemona

Health Hints on Venereal Disease Quackery and Public Education

A study shows progress against venereal disease misinformation through federal and state health campaigns. Despite gains, many drug clerks and charlatans still push dangerous over the counter remedies. 1156 men were surveyed and 65 percent would self-treat with a drugstore product, highlighting risky friendships and continuing quackery concerns.

United States Federal Health Services State Health Departments American Medical Association American Social Trygiene Association American Social Hygiene Association Food and Drug Administration Federal Trade Commission The

Lonely Hearts in a Cold City

Orphan Ann Brown, 20, sinks into loneliness in Chicago's West Side. A $15 weekly hat shop job cannot ease her isolation as she dreams of companionship, hints of romance, and a mysterious Lonely personal ad offering a friend or more.

Ann Brown Paul Hayden Steve Clayabourne Clara Brooks Irene Temple Ann Chicago Sheridan Drive

Chesterhill News Briefs Touch Local Families and Events

Betty Patterson, seven, suffered injuries last Thanksgiving when hit by a car and broke her arm again while rebreaking her leg. Hardened illnesses include 73 year old Herschel Carpenter in critical condition and John Weaver undergoing treatment at University Hospital, Columbus. Theophilus Brannon to enter Chillicothe veterans hospital for observation. Mrs. Melissa Thomas remains ill with neuritis. her daughter Mrs. Roy Kennard helps from Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Thomas lived with her son Frank Thomas in Amesville recently. Mrs. Dale Woodyard tends to her ill mother, Mrs. David Van Fossen, at Stockport. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Marietta hosting in Chesterhill. Miss Gabriel Schaffer, English teacher, called to New Bremen for her mother’s illness. Ruth Phipps visits Columbus. Jo Kelly returns from Zanesville. Revival services begin at the local Methodist church for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R L Morin and Newark, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shook of Athens visit Todds and Woodward respectively. Mrs. Harley J. Thomas spends weekend with son Dwight Thomas in Zanesville.

Roy Kennard Mt. Vernon Thomas Frank Thomas Amesville Dale Woodyard Stockport David van Fossen Charles Smith Marietta Newark

New Plymouth Social And Personal Notes

New Plymouth Young People's Society to hold a chili supper in the hall Tuesday evening Feb 27. Rev J G Deeds Mrs Rosella Hixenbaugh and Mrs Irene Gibbons attended a chicken dinner at the M E Church Hamden Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Earle Loomis Starr visited Mrs S M Heinlein Thursday. Mr and Mrs Norman Cooper and daughter Marguerite a student at Ohio University unable to return to Athens via Route 56 recently due to high water. Garth Harris Athens visited relatives here Sunday. Treadley Heinlein attended a youth conference at Cambridge last weekend. Fred Specht Hope was a business visitor Tuesday. In African forests elephant paths serve as travel arteries.

New Plymouth Young People's Society of J. G. Deeds Rosella Hixenbaugh Irene Gibbons Ladies Aid Society M. E Hamden Earle Loomis Starr S. M. Heinlein Norman Cooper Marguerite Ohio University Athens Garth Harris Treadley Heinlein Cambridge Fred Specht Hope

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