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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1939
Page
4
The Athens Lilessenger established 1828 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929 and notes weekday editions with a morning Sunday issue by THE ATHENS MESSENGER & HERALD Printing. It details staff, associations, and subscription prices across counties.
The piece argues that covert ward heelers and racketeers prey on good citizens while neglecting politics and economics. It urges a local, grassroots drive led by reformers to expel predatory elements near home, fading out figures like the Dillingers as awareness grows.
The piece critiques Huey Long era politics and its aftermath on Louisiana. It cites political scandals and District and college officials tied to Long, noting distrust in administrators at LSU and patterns echoing Long’s influence. It warns reformers nationwide may imitate Long’s methods as years pass.
An Athens business man demonstrates how to create spaces for his own cars and for others, showing that curb jams can be reduced. The piece urges owners to use garages, avoid illegal parking, and treats parking as a personal responsibility to improve city streets.
Prohibition by presidential decree has taken effect in many Mexican industrial towns. The expropriated lands given to peasants in government communities are dry for alcoholic beverages, signaling a broader lesson about government gifts. Control over gifts and receivers increases as countries learn this.
A train ran over a man sleeping between the rails in South Carolina and did not injure him or wake him. The tale implies the sleeper may have lived on the edge or in elevated circumstances.
The column notes greens symbolize different things for each family member and marks Senator Wheeler's decision not to run for vice president, framing a political crossroads alongside a domestic scene.
In New York the bid to replace Kenneth Simpson as GOP county chairman collapsed as Thomas E. Dewey signaled continued support for the Simpson slate. Dewey planned to vote with the regular slate pledged to Simpson, avoiding a party fracture amid rivalries and rising support for progressive Republicans.
Bruce Catton profiles Senator Carl A. Hatch of New Mexico as he pushes a broad bill to bar federal employees from political involvement. Hatch recalls his first failed attempt and notes both parties condemn the spoils system when out of power, yet stay silent when in power.
The Messenger editor opens a public forum on finance noting vast bank deposits and unused cash. Bankers seek borrowers with solid collateral and high interest, while many fear high rates or lack means to secure loans. Readers urge practical solutions and warn against loss of liberty under totalitarian rule. Charles E. Miller and Charles R. Larson sign.
Leonard Tucker of Athens Rd 4 writes to The Messenger questioning the concept of hell. He asks where the wicked obtain eternal life, where eternal torment is located, and whether the doctrine is a blasphemous manipulation by preachers. He seeks clear answers to these questions.
In a People's Forum letter, Calmer Newland of Minnesota questions last winter’s permit for a city demonstration honoring a foreign dictator. He contrasts American freedoms with life under Soviet Russia and reflects on property rights and government control.
The article explains rising interest in psychiatry and mental health, noting about one percent incapacitated by mental disease and a 40 percent rise in hospital patients since 1926. It stresses early detection, prevention in childhood, and the risks of parental overprotection and social rejection leading to anxiety and potential breakdown.
In Royalton Herring and Barbara Ganning’s world a golf match fuels nerves. Roy schemes to hide Wilfrid Peyton in the museum while Barbara waits. Ronald Peyton wakes to a hornet swarm and panic as a noisy confrontation follows.
A collection of reader questions and concise factual answers on papaw nutrition fuel value and water content, U.S. public assistance spending estimates, long term automobile price trends, types of white tableware pottery, the shaku unit, and the herb lovage with brief definitions and context.
The Messenger's Service Bureau in Washington is described as handling questions of fact or information. It states that legal and medical advice cannot be given nor extended research undertaken and asks correspondents to address mail to the Service Bureau at 1013 13th St, Washington, D. C., The Editor.
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