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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from Ohio and Detroit mentions John W Cullen Com and Athens Post entry. Referenced gavel and advertising veterans on apps at home or offices with nominal charges. Context unclear but indicates a local matter filed or entered.
Subscription rates listed for carrier delivery and mail in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Vinton and surrounding counties One year four dollars fifty cents six months five dollars ten weeks one dollar and extra postage rates apply in other zones
Athens city and Ohio University gain a substantial new public school plant including a gymnasium and enlarged facilities for the high school and grade schools. The effort, led by Superintendent Harper C. Pendry and the School Board, is praised as a forward step funded in part by government assistance and reflecting civic action over two years.
Safety groups urge Ohio to adopt a uniform traffic code compulsory accident reporting and stricter driver licensing to reduce highway risk. They argue state-wide consistency eases travel and protects drivers, while critics fear fleet burdens and discrimination against unfit drivers. Other states already lead in these protections.
Connecticut tackled unemployment by opening a state trade school in Hartford. About 25 graduates weekly receive 200 hours of instruction over five weeks, while local plants hire 35000 new workers within months, prompting other states to consider similar efforts.
A witty observation notes that a hurried woman should be given space while warning that investment programs often become headache inducing.
In St Louis the city opened bids for ready mixed concrete with two firms posting identical low prices of 8.65 per cubic yard, while others bid 8.90. City officials estimate producing concrete in house could cost about 5 per yard. Trains began crossing Municipal Bridge last week after a 23 year delay due to private monopoly and railroad issues, with full use of bridge facilities achieved about 25 years after construction began.
The head custodian at Roosevelt High School was suspended as investigators examine padding of the janitor payroll. Counts involving books and supplies by other school officials are also under review.
Secretary of Union Electric Co. resigns after testifying to the SEC that he collected insurance rebates and built a slush fund exceeding $60,000. Cash was turned over to utility officers for political uses while funds were raised by large legal fees, part of which was kicked back to the company kitty to keep books clean.
The Globe-Democrat reports Indianapolis success of a municipal coke plant and urges St. Louis to adopt one to cut smoke. The First National Bank operates a time robot at Garfield 2511, answering 11,444,854 inquiries in a year with no graft reported.
Informational Q and A dialogue lists diverse topics with concise factual answers. Topics include Empire State Building area 2 158 000 sq ft, 1916 Wilson slogan, Russian currency restrictions, Fort McHenry flag, Edison light tower details, copper in coal districts, marimba versus xylophone, U S capital in Germany, and Santa Claus origin from St Nicholas lore.
Thomas O Malley reports the largest wage hour restitution of 103000 dollars to Chicago hairpin workers who were paid around one dollar per hour for carding and hand finishing. He documented child labor, gathered time studies, and secured a stipulation ending home work and ensuring factory production. About 300 workers, mostly immigrant women, collected checks causing emotional scenes.
Lydia Carpenter 84 fell Wednesday breaking her hip in serious condition. She lives with son A S Carpenter and family in Chesterhill. Emma Shook marked her 83rd birthday Friday and stays with son-in-law Dr H P Michener. Dr A H Whitacre involved in a head on collision near Bartlett. Neil Williams driver injured none. vehicles damaged. Bertha Shook improving after three weeks illness. Alfred Nolan and family moved to Marion Mills farm Spurrier Ridge from Deerfield. Wayne Blackburn of Gallipolis visited his mother Mrs Jane Blackburn. Lulu Hiatt of Waterford visiting then left for Pennsville with Clair Hiatt. Miss Gabriel Schaefer, English teacher, spent weekend with her parents at New Bremen.
Laura B. Foster recounts meeting a downtown girls’ home maid who endures cold and long trips with grace. She quotes the woman’s belief that peace comes from mindset and gratitude, praising her decades of service and urging readers to seek value in daily encounters. Columbus January 20.
The Izaak Walton League Chapter 60 of Athens Ohio expresses appreciation for the editorial Slow But Sure Pollution In the Hocking River published in Sunday Messenger. They request more articles of this kind for sportsmen from the headwaters to the mouth of the Hocking River.
Poem invites readers to contribute lines bearing name and address. The verse contemplates life as a preamble ending at death and mentions Destiny and a hopeful spirit on the journey beyond mortal sight. Signed by CHARLES E. SELLARS Gloucester, Ohio.
Breckenridge Texas attorney John F. Evans pondered a July 15 1915 telephone bill that arrived more than 24 years late. The statement claimed tolls for a law firm no longer in existence.
In wartime London Mary Carroll and Vincent Gregg face a police pursuit as Carla Marchetta’s ring collapses. Vincent urges Mary to run with him to a desert honeymoon while Inspector Babcock confirms Felix’s full confession and exile as the Regen cy is saved.
A red headed doctor comforts Mary as she rejoices in love with Gilbert. He recalls the heroine Anna Winters of a Moravia hospital incident and their bond survives the past. The scene closes with sunlight after a wartime fog and Mary declares lasting happiness.
Mary realizes Vincent, a charming spy, will not stay jailed and chooses to follow him or face the consequences. Gilbert Lenox arrives at the air field and consoles her as she plans to report to Scotland Yard, while Vincent escapes aboard a plane toward an uncertain fate.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses foot care in the changing era of driving and shoes. He notes foot proportion, varying footwear for activities, and evolving stocking materials. Emphasizes foot hygiene, rest, and exercise, plus elevating the feet to improve venous circulation for sedentary lifestyles.
Mrs Harold Wetherholt of Gallipolis visited her mother Mrs Emma Vivideon on Wednesday. Charles Miles returned home from Grant Hospital Columbus after two months. Family and friends attended Tom Stobart’s funeral at Antiquity Thursday morning. Happy Hustler Class of the Methodist Church met Friday evening at President Mrs Maxine Wingett’s home with eleven members and four guests.
Reedsville reports Rev E L Miller will start a meeting series at the Reedsville Methodist Church Monday evening. Epworth League members were entertained by Mrs Savilla Barnett Miss Anne Holland Sebring Mrs John Holland Hubbard and Miss Mary Jo Amsberry Parkersburg, following the death of Norma Jean Coleman. Temperature hit 14 below at dawn and heavy river ice formed on the Ohio River. A recreation center is underway with Ralph Barton as leader.
Theodore Maynz, 55, faced two bandits demanding money after humor angered them. He offered a half-dollar and an empty wallet. they punched him then fled. Maynz was treated for an eye cut.
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