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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1940
Page
4
The Athens Messenger page lists subscription rates and publication details for the Athens area. It includes pricing by carrier and mail, zones, and mentions obituary notices as a service, with standard contact references for readers seeking obituary and card notices.
The piece argues the United States remains entwined with World War II events even without direct combat losses. It urges humans to pursue peace, avoid isolation, and present constructive plans after carnage ends, insisting the world belongs to all nations, including the United States and its rivals.
A Cincinnati man died at 92 after a life of leisure with little work or notable achievement. The piece contrasts idleness with usefulness, suggesting a career without labor offers scant lasting value, and warns against living solely for pleasure.
The Chicago Association of Commerce reports orders placed by 18 000 jobbers at about 20 trade shows rose 15 percent from the prior year. Holiday sales boosted optimism and retailers foresee steady conditions despite risks of overstock.
A Kentucky jury of 12 lawyers delivered a unanimous verdict amid hopeful commentary. The article notes Roosevelt heading toward the Pacific, with speculation about plans to visit Jimmy on unspecified matters.
WASHINGTON voices condemn third term talk as Democrats shift to back Roosevelt. Clapper notes Republicans would loudly oppose a third term, citing historical contrasts with Coolidge and accusing current Democrats of entrenching power through using the presidency as bait. He points to Ohio and Rosevelt aides to illustrate party maneuvering.
The speaker praises Roosevelt for addressing national needs and strengthening democracy despite errors. Democracy must be strong enough to act, critics misused by Supreme Court limits, and the central government gains via a liberal constitution. John Dewey cautions that preserving democratic processes matters more than any single result.
Bruce Catton assesses Ohio politics as Donahey withdraws from the Roosevelt third term effort. With Donahey out, Garner or Sawyer may steer the Ohio delegation, aided by ex Governor Davey’s influence. Two congressional vacancies threaten GOP and Democratic picks as power realigns in the Buckeye State.
The Athens Messenger invites readers to contribute comments on current events. Letters must be signed and the signature should be with the contribution. Content should be brief to allow multiple letters each day.
A reader from Athens Rt. No. 3 argues against sportsmen and government funds for game propagation. He asks if conservation parallels Hitler, questions farmer burden, cites rabbit damage on fifty acres, and condemns hunters as self serving while defending farmers and sparrows over “so called sportsmen.”
The article explains a French idea later developed by American surgeons to treat otosclerosis by making windows in the inner ear and surrounding structures. While some patients show immediate gains, permanence is uncertain due to tissue growth and healing. Experts caution that no definite long term success can be claimed yet though progress continues.
Orphan Ann Brown, a hat-loving shop girl, plots a rendezvous with the mysterious K295 via a Gardenia signal while facing loneliness and the urge for companionship. She prepares for a planned meeting at the Blashfield painting in the public library, wrestling nerves and hope.
The text presents questions and answers on topics from a proposed world calendar to pulpwood needs for U S newspapers and retirement wage rules. It includes calendar structure with 91 day quarters 13 weeks 26 weekdays and extra year end and leap year Saturdays, plus other Q A items on plaster hardening dextrine social security wage calculations Maggie the Cows song author and Ireland name change under the 1937 constitution.
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