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Clapper Observes Isolationist Mood on Europe War
In the Midwest, Raymond Clapper argues that congressional leaders fear a broad European aid program and that isolationist sentiment remains quiet but alert. He notes strong public interest in Europe, with few willing to commit to intervention while the Allies seek funding and arms from the United States.
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Cleveland
Finland
Alleghenies
Lord Lothian
Great Britain
Europe
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Congress
Middle West
Germany
Russia
United States
Norway
Lord Beaverbrook
England
Atlantic
Public Forum invites signed letters to editor
The column welcomes current event comments signed by the author with signature shown. Letters should be brief to fit multiple contributions daily.
Labor’s Worst Enemy Drives Tax Rise Critique
A editorial attacks federal spending and taxes as labor’s foe, arguing deficits shrink jobs and wages. It claims a few rich individuals pay little of the cost while middle-class workers bear it through reduced employment and higher tax burdens.
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Federal Treasury
Manitoba Keeps Faith With Horses Amid Better Crops
Manitoba may be last stronghold of horse farming as 89 percent of farmers still use horses. The province hosts about 315 000 working horses, though tractors and autos attract farmers as crops recover and prices rise. If trends continue, Manitoba farmers may swap horses for tractors despite nostalgia.
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Manitoba
Canada
Joining the Law The Junior Cops Keep Halloween Peace
The article notes that junior police programs reduce juvenile mischief by pairing youths with authority. Homewood Alabama swore in about 30 junior cops before Halloween, resulting in a notably peaceful night. The system limits troublemakers as the authority figures deter mischief.
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Homewood
Ala
Business Marches On Shows Upward Economic Signs
The piece notes a rising business curve with signals of prosperity despite abroad risks. John W. Hanes forecasts a long, sustained period of good business, higher employment, and more production. General Electric reports power use up and strong orders, while Pennsylvania public assistance shows one third fewer people taking aid in 1939 versus 1938.
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John W. Hanes
the Treasury
General Electric Company
Pennsylvania Department of Public Assistance
Social Security Fund Grows Fast Sparking Reform Debate
Bruce Catton reports Washington debates unemployment insurance fund growth driven by 1939 tax yield and low payouts. Labor groups push liberalized benefits with higher limits and shorter waits while others seek cuts. Board cites strong receipts, broader coverage, and caution, with old age payments beginning and surging claims.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Social Security Board
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Senate
SSB
District of Columbia
Answers and Questions from The Messenger Information Bureau
The piece presented as a Q and A column discusses temperatures of ice and heat in lamps, how longitude meridians were set in pioneer days, Coast Guard highest rank, and comparisons of sister ships. It presents brief explanations with practical examples and notes clerical contact details.
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Arctic
U. S. Coast Guard
Health Hints on Anorexia Nervosa in Young Women
A British physician reports that about 90 percent of anorexia nervosa cases occur in women, mostly under 30 and unmarried. The condition links to emotional stress, with factors like love affairs, home life, examinations, and overwork. Recovery depends on removing psychological triggers, though some lasting effects may remain.
Athens Building Trades Council Reports Growth and Stable Year
The Athens Building Trades Council notes rising union membership across local unions and a strong year ending in 1939. Projects include East and West Side schools, new stadium, high school addition, gymnasium, Carnegie Library remodeling, Lindley Hall work, and various remodels. No strikes or relief rolls. wages are living but lower than larger cities. A. B. Conkey, Secretary. Athens, Jan. 13.
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Wilkesville
Logan
Wellston
McArthur Court House
A. B. Conkey
Athens Building and Construction Trades Council
Unpaid relief issues in Athens County prompt inquiry
The Athens County relief setup faces scrutiny over conflicts of interest among officials and insufficient aid under the Poor Relief program. Complainants accuse relief workers of improper ties to county leaders and cite inadequate payments of 4.40 per month per adult, plus unresolved rent and utility bills. Edgar Slater Wilbur Powell Lott Bricker and Charles Cochran Douglas Locke sign the unemployed committee plea urging a reform shake up.
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Man Pays Cash For Car With Nickels In Idaho
Stanley Resor saved for two years to buy a new car and paid cash with nickels. He walked into the display room and selected the car then laid down the coins and asked for a receipt. The total nickels weighed about 62.5 pounds.
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ST. Maries
Ida
Stanley Resor
Resor
Mary Carroll Learns Love and Identity in London
In wartime London, Mary Carroll, revealed as Anna Winters, faces love across loyalties. Vincent Gregg pursues happiness with Mary while Carla Marchetta and Dr. Gilbert Lenox complicate affairs. Mary gains clarity after Moravia disaster hearings.
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Mary Carroll
London
Vincent Gregg
Mary
Carla Marchetta
Gilbert Lenox
Come Home to Stay Ends Scene Between Lenox and Carroll
Gilbert Lenox dismisses Mary Carroll after a brief reunion in a London hospital setting. He agrees to supervise serum work for gunshot wound cases and plans to leave, leaving Mary hopeful for freedom and possible marriage. Mary realizes she is deeply in love with Lenox as the scene ends.
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Mary Carroll
Gilbert
Vincent
Carla
Mary
Manhattan
Mister
Missus
Blackout
Lenox
Gilbert Lenox
London Hospital
January Poem by Marguerite Moore
Poet Marguerite Moore from Bidwell Ohio contributes a January verse to Messenger Readers column. The piece requests calm, peace, and a fresh start for the new year with imagery of a white unwritten page and uncensored life.
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Marguerite Moore
Bidwell
Funeral Services Held for Mamie McGirr at Fawcett Home
Funeral services were held for Mamie McGirr at Fawcett Funeral Home. The 63 year old widow of Lewis McGirr had long been an invalid and lived with Frank and Mamie McGirr. Interment followed at Bartlett Cemetery with the service conducted by Rey, Mr Nutter.
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Charles Pickering
Gayland Starling
Lena Whitacre
Harry Dobbins
Bernice McPeak
Crooksville
Ella McPeak
John Embree
Teddy
Joe Kelly
Shirley
Zanesville
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Bill Goddard
Alfred Nolan
Deerfield
Spurrier Ridge
Mont
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John McElfresh
Jimmy Robinson
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Portage County
Everett Newburn
Eileen Vercoe
Gabriel Schaefer
Columbus
Glenn
Dennis Hallowell
Gail Price
Athens
John Price
E. F. Hodgin
Fred Harmer
Era Praised as Golden Elizabethan Age by Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer, poet and editor, hails America as resembling England’s Elizabethan era with rich backgrounds, vast energies, fertility, inventiveness and exploration. He praises the current age as vigorous and exploratory.
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America
Louis Untermeyer
England
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