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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1938
Page
4
Page four notes publication details for The Athens Messenger and Herald printed weekdays except Saturday with a Sunday edition. It lists staff roles and affiliations and outlines subscription rates for Athens and surrounding counties, including annual and short-term options.
A. V. Alexander head of the British cooperative movement argues new de pression looms if stimulus measures continue. He cites England’s armament spending as temporary relief, notes the US false recovery last fall, and questions how long such methods can delay a downturn.
The article urges public political knowledge as a safeguard for democracy and highlights a new civic program called the Bay State movement. Summer sessions teach teens about American government with classes led by officials and judges, allowing youths to run mock democratic states. States joining include Illinois Rhode Island Vermont New York Ohio Indiana West Virginia Utah.
A playful survey of wartime ideas cites a philosophy professor proposing a woman as secretary of war and two Englishmen planning a deck run on an ocean liner to prove neighborliness. A practical proposal urges women to teach peace to children at the cradle to foster anti war sentiment.
The text reports that the premier of Japan has a son who failed to complete studies at Princeton University, and remarks from an unidentified critic named Rags criticize the prime minister Liovus.
The piece contrasts Jeffersonian ideals with modern party positions as John Hamilton and James Farley spar over Jeffersonian principles. It argues 18th century theories misfit a vast 20th century nation, noting Jefferson and Hamilton would adapt government to new needs rather than cling to old dogma.
Washington report notes a proposed federal state health insurance plan aiming to extend medical care and social security. A technical committee of the President's Interdepartmental Committee sees public demand rising and forecasts funding via payroll contributions and federal state support. Pennsylvania Democrats rally behind Charles Alvin Jones for governor amid Jones family political ties.
A witty quip ponders the effect of anxiety on appearance noting the old belief hair loss and now tooth decay from worry. The speaker suggests fearing baldness and toothlessness as a self defeating worry.
Joseph Sandham and Kelly Archer confront a kidnap plot led by the Weasel gangster as they travel toward St. Catharines. Joe confesses the plan to rob Kelly and her family for money, while Kelly resists and vows to defend herself. They reach a dark hideout where the gangster’s ally Cissy waits, setting up a tense cliffhanger.
An essay argues that modern women seek financial and personal independence, delaying marriage until they are ready. It notes self sufficient women may hire others to raise children and keep their careers, reducing economic pressure to wed. This change challenges the traditional view of marriage as essential for security.
Ohio University registrar Prof. F B Dilley reports total registration in summer school stands at 1 305. New assistant coach W J Trautwein arrives in Athens and O C Bird leads the physical education department. In 1914 twenty years ago chain letters were banned from the U S mail service. A local fire department call seeks college men for military aeronautics induction by July. The Mohicans begin ticket sales for their minstrel show. Charles P Field reports a seven lock cotton boll at Mesilla Park New Mexico. Wenatchee apple orchards suffer over 150 000 trees uprooted in 1933 to remove varieties.
Dr Fishbein explains infantile paralysis or polio and its uncertain transmission. The report notes monkey experiments showing infection and partial immunity, and mentions an ancient Salt River burial ground unearthed near Mesa by a state highway crew. It ends with a note on guitar sales reaching over 400,000 in 1937.
A reader asks for explanations of Revelation 13 about worship and the beast. The letter requests guidance on how owning an auto drawing a pension or holding a WPA vendor license fits biblical interpretation, and seeks clear, non argumentative insight. J H Bunte of Vinton signs June 29.
Poem urges unity and national renewal for Independence Day. Led a Sams signs as contributor, requests verses with name and address, notes memorial nature not suitable for column. Poem calls for prayer, lifting hearts toward a God fearing, peaceful nation.
A 20 year old Adelaide College student John Perk rode a thousand miles on horseback to Canberra to attend the summer school at the Australian Institute of Political Science, showing serious commitment to political studies.
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