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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1940
Page
3
A brief obituary and card of thanks are noted from Athens with a reference to national representation by John W. Cullen Company Chicago and a postmark indicating second class matter under the act timely filed.
The piece argues Senator Borah opposed entangling alliances and the League of Nations, preferring U S restraint. It contrasts Borah with critics like Stimson and notes shifts in Midwest sentiment after his era, mentioning King ostrich Roosevelt and Governor Landon as context.
Rates listed for Mall subscriptions in advance with Meigs Morgan Vinton and area at 4.50 for six months. Weeks cost 1.90, one week 50 cents. Extra postage rates apply to other zones on request.
Ohio highway officials publish a practical manual urging communities to form safety committees at city or county level. It stresses enforcement education and engineering as a unified approach, with local responsibility and public support for rule adherence, awareness of hazards, and casualty reduction.
The piece notes the decline of radical “shirt” groups like Silver Shirts and Brown Shirts as fascist and extremist movements lose influence. It cites Die’s Committee investigations and FBI fear as factors, while acknowledging persistence of some Klan robes and fringe outfits despite broader backlash.
The trial of Communist leader Earl Browder reveals a traveler using forged American passports in Moscow. The piece argues general fingerprinting could curb such frauds and prevent foreigners from abusing U S travel documents.
A report notes German troop concentrations on the Dutch and Belgian borders as a tactic to block allied interference in the Finnish invasion. The remark adds a wry wish for a move to block Hitler.
Bruce Catton outlines the federal espionage probe with insiders noting Nicholas Dozenberg’s possible cooperation after pleading guilty to passport fraud. Dies committee has a dossier claiming Dozenberg’s ring included high government contacts and that film copies circulated to Russia. The story mentions a sting and upcoming hearings tied to a new appropriation. Also covered is Social Security Board relief efforts after a Bartley mine disaster, sending staff to assist widows with benefit claims.
The core New Deal group presses Roosevelt as a candidate while not backing McNutt or Hull and promotes attorney general Robert Jackson. John Lewis’s Wheeler endorsement puzzles the circle, as Arnold demands higher anti trust funding to sustain enforcement.
The Messenger offers a questions and answers column from its Information Bureau at 1013 18th Street Washington DC. It covers speed laws in Boston 1757 the freezing points of various alcohols and the pronunciation of Dachshund. It cites Benjamin Franklin as a possible inventor of the rocking chair and notes Julius Rosenwald donated 5 million dollars to the University of Chicago.
The article explains that about half the world may carry trachoma, especially among the poor in Egypt Palestine India China and Japan. It outlines transmission through hands towels handkerchiefs pillows sneezing and flies and stresses early treatment and strict eye hygiene to prevent spread.
John L. Southard of Jacksonville argues for expanded work relief and looser land use to aid unemployed families in Athens County. He cites WPA aid costs, relocation concerns, and the loss of mining jobs as reasons to loosen land and build homes for the next generation. He signs the letter with his name and date.
King George V spoke for navy reduction at a London parley as five powers opened talks. Sheltering Arms Hospital reported the birth of a Basom son to Dr and Mrs Joseph N Basom of 66 State Street. Willard Fielder, 13, was slightly injured when a truck backed into his sled during a coast.
Athens County Farm agent Floyd De Lashmutt announced his March 1 resignation to run a farm of his own. Wire from Finland reports 249 radicals deported at Viborg en route to Russia, halting battles for their crossing. Emma Goldman named among those to be deported. Mrs. Anna Cornwell of Athens visited the South California Commerce Exhibition in Los Angeles.
Marie La Porte, a model on 57th Street, lives aboard the La Porte barge. Dan Donovan pursues wealth, while Marie clashes with Lynda Martin as a trucker feud erupts on the waterfront. Tommy Ryan flees a barge fight as Marie heads home to the docks.
Competitive exam selects Floyd and Marie Cummings Alvin Dye Virginia Tewksbury and William Ryan to represent Columbia High School in the county spelling bee at Rutland Thursday evening January 25. Other high finishers include Lucy Joe Dye Helen Brown Emma Marie Bolton Helen Holcomb Marcella Turner John Lewis and Claire Steward.
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