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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1938
Page
4
National Representatives John W. Cullen Company lists advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Obituary and card of thanks services offered at nominal charge. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second-Class Matter under Act of 1918.
By Carrier, 15c a week. Mail subscription rates in advance in Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Vinton, and Washington Counties: One Year $4.50, Six Months $2.50, Ten Weeks $1.00, One Week 15c. Extra postage rates in other zones on Application.
The article paints Roosevelt as hopeful about more business cooperation yet failing to meet economic axioms. It notes Congress wavers while business interests hold back, awaiting results. It cites a larger than expected budget deficit and public resistance to new taxes.
The article portrays Russia rushing to aid fleeing Chinese fighters ready to wage guerrilla war against Japan. It argues communism has grown among China’s ruined populace and accuses democracies of failing postwar. It notes Red armies near Moscow ties and Russia offering war planes and leaders to China.
One in 110 Americans now holds a United States Savings Bond and over a billion dollars in securities are owned by 1.2 million people. Most purchases favor the 25, 50, and 100 dollar bonds, signaling broader debt ownership and growing pressure for sound fiscal policy. The 1.25 million holders represent the largest owner group for any security in the country, suggesting progress toward wider wealth distribution.
In 1920 about 7,000,000 aliens owed allegiance abroad. Officials now estimate 4,300,000 aliens. Declines attributed to immigration quotas, emigration limits, and more seek US citizenship for liberty and escape from war in homeland nations.
The text extols steady, courteous service as the key to business success. It notes that promptness, a pleasant demeanor, and attention to small details attract customers, while poor service repels them. Good service increases perceived value of goods and earns future patronage.
In Washington Raymond Clapper reports a congressman criticizing Roosevelt's message yet acknowledging its moderate conciliatory tone. The president argues for mutual interests of capital and labor, rejects coercive methods, and favors democratic mediation over dictatorial control.
Roosevelt calls for laws to end starvation wages and intolerable hours while avoiding universal mandates. He argues government may curb wasteful farming practices harming the economy and invites business to join in national unity, leaving specifics to Congress and rejecting revolutionary ideas.
The article portrays President Roosevelt seeking public help to shape policy while noting skepticism from critics and Administration spokesmen like Secretary Ickes. It frames the invitation as a return to democratic process, yet underscores wariness about whether the pledge will endure.
Washington outlines a New Deal approach to curb monopolies. Proposals include rewriting anti trust laws, strengthening FTC enforcement, disqualifying identical bids, easing surplus profits tax for small firms while preserving it for large ones, heavy taxation on oversized corporations, and forcing interstate firms to have a minimum number of competitors.
Roosevelt signals sympathy for a sweeping formula with internal support from figures like Robert H. Jackson and Harold Ickes. Officials warn the President may resist the plan despite political incentives, noting Jackson and Ickes have stressed its value in recent speeches.
The piece outlines three drivers: a 1938 1940 trust busting potential and anti business mood, Roosevelts push to regulate rather than let business govern, and the hope that anti price rhetoric will lower prices. It links price drops to faster inventories and a building boom as a substitute for new federal spending.
Critics argue the NRA failed to curb monopolies and industry self regulation, noting antitrust enforcement deteriorated long before the Supreme Court’s involvement. Prosecution in antitrust cases now drags years with slim chances of victory, reflecting a weakened government position.
Wilbur Harris of Sharpsburg reflects on Armistice Day and Wilson’s war leadership. He argues wartime gains were short lived and warns against entangling in European conflicts while praising democracy and self-government amid a world marked by hatred and propaganda.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce decided to proceed with an economic survey of Athens and nearby areas, conducted with the Ohio University Economics Department led by Prof. A C Gubitz. A YWCA charm school for women students at Ohio University opened with sessions on Table Charm Every Day Charm Physical Charm and Conversational Charm. Mr and Mrs Francis P Frebault announced the birth of a son Francis P Jr at 40 E State St CMC of Athens High School announced the pledging of Tersa Woolley.
Athens County Red Cross seal sale raised 182.50 led by the Friendship Circle of Athens High School under Maria Grover. In 1917 there were 417 marriages, up from 360 in 1916, with brides and grooms aged 18 to 50 and December the peak wedding month.
Misses Mary Poston Frances Foster Derre Moore and Mary Lou Ford left Athens for Washington to resume studies at Miss Madeira's School after spending the holiday vacation at home.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt argues tradition keeps families united through pride in ancestors and heirlooms. She notes women preserve diaries, ceremonies, and stories while valuing handmade needlework as a path to contentment and home stability. She observes many women seek needlework guidance during her lectures.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports a case where a woman developed a severe scalp eruption from lacquered hairpins. Patch testing showed reaction to lacquer. replacing with bone pins halted itching and skin inflammation within a week.
Water reaches maximum density at 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and freezes at 32 degrees while boiling point is 212 degrees. These standard temperatures describe major phase transitions of water.
Barry Trent comes home to Nordhof after a secret marriage reveal to Linda Benton. Miranda Trent dramatically announces the union in print while Linda faces questions from neighbors and Miss Chattam. The Trent women toast with a festive Christmas eve gathering ending in a wink at family resilience.
Greens Run society notes report Mr and Mrs Alex Ross and son Norman spent New Year’s Eve at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Street in Flood Wood with Frank Bowlin and Vernice Wolfe. Several week-end guests visited Greens Run and nearby towns. Fred Taylor recovered from minor auto accident injuries while his sister Mrs Robert Stousbaugh remains in Columbus hospital after finger loss and injuries.
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