National Sepimente tee subscription notice and rates
Entry at Athens Post Office as Second-Class Matter under Act of 1914. Carrier rate ic week. Mail subscription rates in advance in Athens Gaia one organ Vinton and surrounding counties: $4.50 for one year, six months $1.00, ten weeks $1.00, weekly 15c. Extra postage rates in other zones on application.
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John W. Cullen Company
Ohio
New York
Cleveland
Athens
Gaia
Organ
Vinton
Sand Coun
Burden Is Lighter for Wage Earners Over 100 Years
An industrial researcher notes the burden on the average wage earner is 20 percent lighter in 1940 than in 1840 with fewer dependents. He argues modern leisure and productivity enable time for recreation, books, and family life, contrasting past long hours and few comforts with present opportunities.
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Dad
Cleveland Drivers Urged to Dim New Headlights
Cleveland police launch a courteous campaign to educate motorists on using the new dimmable headlights. The emphasis is on reducing glare that blinds oncoming drivers and lowers crash risk. Authorities warn that overbright beams endanger both parties and can provoke hostile reactions.
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Cleveland
Looks Better for Ohio Economy Keeps State in Surplus
Ohio reports higher relief, school debt payments, and old age pensions while adding over three million to the treasury. The state saved more than five million in salaries and paid into school funds nearly eight million more than 1938, with gains for poor relief and pensions.
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Ohio
Columbus
What Makes Us Smart Brain Specimen Collection At Pennsylvanias Wistar Institute
The University of Pennsylvania Wistar Institute hosts a 200 brain specimen collection for researchers to study links between intelligence and brain attributes. Dr. Henry H. Donaldson, a founder, spent 35 years exploring why some individuals become highly intelligent while others do not. He speculated intelligence might relate to the bloodstream, not the brain, in his later work.
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University of Pennsylvania
Wistar Institute
Philadelphia
Henry H. Donaldson
Donaldson
Junior
Corporation
Tax man asks to be taxed in Newark
A Newark man requested taxation after years of earning a salary with no tax bill. Officials found no real estate but plan to levy personal property tax and possibly more. The piece hints at the political implications for Congress in an election year.
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Newark
N. J
Congress
Dewey Dominates Public Interest In Midwestern Snapshot
Raymond Clapper reports muted presidential interest across the middle west. Dewey attracts the most curiosity among Republicans, while Roosevelt looms large in the public imagination. Democrats show mild interest in Garner and Hull, with other figures fading amid war anxieties and economic concerns.
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Roosevelt
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Bricker
al Smith
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Dewey
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Dewey
Puerto Rico sugar quota fight waits on governor showdown
Governor William D. Leahy sails back to Puerto Rico with a demand for wage hour law changes and at least a 400000 ton sugar quota boost. The move pits the island against Congress as the White House weighs the political cost of a veto. Last year Puerto Rico held 11 percent of the U.S. market with 743000 tons of sugar.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Congress
William D. Leahy
U. S
Puerto Rico Sugar Quota Dilemma Sparks Congressional Debate
The sugar bloc in Congress faces a thorny choice over quotas with Puerto Rico unable to vote. Cutting Cuba's quota seems the only option to aid Puerto Rico, risking demands from other sugar regions. Governor Leahy warns the industry is vital for the island and relief funds may be needed as a long-term solution.
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Congress
Puerto Rico
Cuba
State Department
Leahy
Indicted Communist Acknowledges Flight With European Ruler’s Plane
An indicted Communist told investigators he borrowed a private airplane belonging to a European ruler to photograph military objectives for Soviet Russia. The photos are reportedly stored in the Kremlin under the Forlorn Hopes envelope.
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Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Questions and Answers in The Messenger Bureau format
Questions cover dentistry studio makeup and glass usage. Answers cite American Dental Association figures 430 patients per dentist annually and NBC description of pan chromatic makeup for TV including brownish red lipstick. Also notes ducks and geese cannot cross and 1938 auto industry plate glass use at 63 million square feet.
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United States
American Dental Association
National Broadcasting Company
Hollywood
Why Baldness Happens In Men And Women
An anthropologist notes that baldness is largely determined by heredity and constitution. Hair loss in men often starts at temples or the crown and cannot be reversed by massage, tonics, or artificial methods. Women rarely go bald. heredity involves single genes in men and two genes in women, predicting future generations.
Public Forum Letters Look for Signed Contributions
Readers are urged to sign letters for publication with the writer's signature appearing alongside. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple letters in a single day and encourage prompt participation in current events discussions.
Letters oppose state coal purchase plan in Hocking Valley
M C Hobart of the Pomeroy Coal Operators Association argues against a proposed Ohio appropriation to buy 100 000 tons of Hocking Valley coal for relief workers in Athens and Hocking counties. He questions timing, feasibility, market demand, and regional impacts, urging rejection of socialistic schemes.
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the Messenger
Hocking Valley
State of Ohio
Athens County
Pomeroy
Ohio
Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Hocking
Clock Keeps Time After 108 Years In Owosso Home
In Owosso Michigan George Smith preserves a 103 year old Massachusetts made clock that still keeps good time. The wooden works run on balances weights and a wooden clapper. The Smith family acquired it in Massachusetts.
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Owosso
Mich
George Smith
Smith
Massachusetts
Moral Dilemma Deepens in Wartime London
Mary Carroll, an American fashion expert in London, faces a love triangle with Vincent Gregg and Dr. Gilbert Lenox as Carla Marchetta warns of Vincent's danger. Mary plans to testify in a reopened Moravia investigation while Carla plots. a mysterious London socialite lures Mary to a Mayfair home where secrets unfold amid war time vigilance.
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Mary Carroll
London
Vincent Gregg
Mary
Carla Marchetta
Gilbert Lenox
Vincent
Moravia
Gilbert
Trafalgar Square
Royal Air Force
Carla
Hidden Spy Plot Drives Mary Toward Escape
In a tense wartime scene, Carla Marchetta is revealed as a spy organizer, Mary fears capture as a blackout aids a possible escape. Vincent faces danger while Mary, drugged and bound, overhears plans to move her with Carla and Felix toward Bristol and Von Blum's.
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Mary
Carla
Felix
Carla Marchetta
Bristol
von Blum
Ohio Roads Closed by High Water Detours on Route 50
Flood detours were common on Ohio Route 50 after high water incidents. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hopkins and daughter Carolyn traveled to Gallipolis to join Mrs. Hopkins' parents for a Florida trip. Mrs. Allie Bingman was installed as president of the Woman's Benefit Association.
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Ohio
Rufus Hopkins
Carolyn
Gallipolis
Allie Bingman
The
Woman's Benefit Association
Hearn Bride Clifford Cornell in Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Alice Cecelia Hearn wed Clifford Cornell in a double ring ceremony. Attendants included Miss Margaret Hearn and Mr. Paul Shannon. A future home scene featured the Coolidge family with a photo headlined They Would Like to Live in the White House. Also noted Prohibition reality after midnight in the U S A. Florence Hawkins of Ohio University faculty hosted weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hawkins of Welliston.
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Alice Cecelia Hearn
Clifford Cornell
Margaret Hearn
Paul Shannon
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Florence Hawkins
Ohio University
College of Music
J. O. Hawkins
Welliston
Bishopville Social Notes Honor Shower for Spain Pedicord Pair
A Bishopville shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Tony Spain and Orleana Pedicord with embroidery and lace gifts from the host couple’s family. Attendees included many local residents and guests, with a plate lunch served to numerous households.
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Bishopville
Ben Harbert
Tony Spain
Orleana Pedicord
Spain
Harry Fitch
Orland Richardson
Glouster
Victor McLaughlin
Reinersville
C. N. Pe
J. M. McDonald
Dwight Smith
Athens
Dorothea Milhoan
Charles Milhoan
Milhoan
Victor Norris
Russell Smith
Harry Taylor
Fierce Ridge
Snowdrifts Poem by Marguerite Moore
Poet's Corner invites verses from Messenger Readers with name and address. Esch must bear name and address. Snowdrifts describe white fleecy scenery that covers paths at night and erases steps leaving the earth pure. Marguerite Moore Bidwell 0.
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Messenger
Esch
Marguerite Moore
Bidwell
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