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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe a district meeting with references to GALLI jury and court officials. Mentions of Mrs. K and a $1,000 bond appear among garbled lines, with names like White and Eno Progr nember and Har vembert suggesting calendar notes and service details.
Carl Wiseman of Athens Ohio argues against large government spending on inland waterways. He recalls higher river fares, dwindling wharfboats, and scarce local steamers, saying railroads should carry heavy freight while river improvements burden residents. He notes river dams and river stage changes harming commerce and land values.
In Miami Rayford Clapper notes the Republicans move from praise of the Glenn Frank plan to action by appointing Ernest Weir as Finance Committee head. Weir and allies raise about 600000 to fund campaigns and steer policy away from New Deal reforms toward rugged individualism.
This Messenger Bureau Q and A explains that generally a worker must retire to receive monthly Social Security benefits. If wages of $15 or more in covered employment are earned in a month, no insurance benefit is paid for that month. It also notes constraints on nominating President and Vice President from the same state under the Electoral College rules.
In testimony before a House committee J Edgar Hoover criticizes the lack of protective measures in major factories against sabotage. The Wall Street Journal notes concerns over antiunion actions and the perception that labor organizers have broad legal protection. The piece argues that undermining industry harms workers and capital.
Washington weighs whether to lend Finland more money as Finnish leadership bids for support. Analysts doubt Finland will exist by mid summer if war prospects shift, while Russians push toward victory and American banks reject new loans. Public sentiment leans toward generosity despite risks.
Rotary International's anniversary reflection praises service clubs for promoting honesty, fair dealing, and individual rights. The article argues these clubs foster local action with the goal of international understanding and peaceful relations, aiming to remove root causes of war through tolerance.
A biblical quotation from Matthew 4 16 urging believers to let their good deeds be seen by others to glorify God in heaven. The line emphasizes visible virtue and faith through action within Christian teaching.
The speaker argues Mr Weir is capable and principled but should back the Glenn Frank report to revive the Republican Party. He contrasts this with millionaire critics who rail against Roosevelt while benefiting from FHA financed housing. He notes rising residential construction and questions taxes supporting affordable mortgages.
The text argues that Republican financiers fail to see Roosevelt as the effect of conditions, not the cause. It claims they misunderstood in 1932 and 1936 and risk missing another opportunity, likening their stance to lacking a gangplank and risking a fatal plunge.
Bruce Catton discusses wartime communications and British interference with U S links to Europe noting a Norwegian order diverted via England. He outlines M L Wilson’s shift to diversify farming through county demonstration agents funded nationwide. He cites air force split as reducing efficiency and mentions British naval air patrol troubles.
A new water proof hat for women promises to keep wearers dry without an umbrella. The era also hints at longer swimming suits for the season, with shorter designs seen as harming the industry.
The Dies committee frowns on summoning Father Coughlin as an official inquiry. It prefers to endorse William Dudley Pelley, a stance reflecting the month's limited appetite for new witnesses.
Inability to speak well often stems from hearing loss and chronic ear infections. Some children develop pitch deafness or physical impediments, but modern voice placement techniques help many improve speech to a softer, clearer range. Even so, elegant speech remains rare, and practice can help all speakers.
Cassius M Clouston of Carbon Hill laments confusing modern preaching and half truths from many teachers. He urges reading the Book of God to find spiritual bread and rest in Christ rather than worldly comfort. February 22, Carbon Hill.
Orphan Ann Brown navigates a hostile city as she clashes with Paul Hayden a stock room boy with charm. A gardenia mystery in a library and a chance to share a room with Clara Brooks spark plans to move while Ann battles pride and fear of love.
Mr and Mrs Harry Swank announce a daughter Virginia Eloise while Mr and Mrs Carlos Bean welcome a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Miss Dora Barker turns 90 at sister in law Harriet Barker's home. Aged notes on Mary Jane Brison and Myrtle Mardis plus welfare committees and Stewart Opera House listings complete the column.
A 60-year-old Bosnian native living in London is reported as the world's smallest man at 19% of an ordinary height. He manages a farm and has refused offers to perform in circus sideshows.
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