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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1938
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists edition details, staff roles, association memberships, and subscription rates for Athens and surrounding counties. It notes prices for carrier and mail subscriptions, with extra postage rates in other zones.
A nostalgic editorial contrasts wartime price controls in 1917 18 with Japan's costly campaign in China. It notes Japan's financial strain and the elder generation's disapproval of modern dancing, urging balanced attention to wartime actions and cultural shifts.
The Fortune poll shows Roosevelt’s popularity largely intact but reveals a large "undecided" or "don’t know" bloc that may determine the election. It warns that without convincing facts the doubtful voters will keep the political game in darkness and urges Republicans to reach the uninformed.
The British and Foreign Bible Society notes record sales surges this year with 2040 Bibles and about 9200 total scriptures sold in the first quarter. Difficulties from bombed rail stations and shelled bridges hinder sales across Spain and other fronts, while a bottle thrown overboard crosses the Atlantic to Europe.
In a Washington column, Dr. Charles Beard reframes the Civil War as a social conflict that altered wealth, class, and the constitution. The piece argues a current national clash mirrors that upheaval, a broad, peaceful struggle driven by dispersed interests and public opinion, with Roosevelt pushing steady changes.
The passage portrays Roosevelt’s push to entrench the New Deal within the Democratic Party, planning a purge of dissenters and a pivotal 1940 battle for party control. It compares this decisive period to Gettysburg, framing opposition as a final, high-stakes moment.
Lauchlin Currie of the Federal Reserve outlines factors behind a 1936 37 inventory and forward buying boom, including rising national income, government spending, and residential building, followed by a sharp 1937 expenditure drop and easing inflation pressures. The piece notes shifts in prices, labor concessions, and credit risk amid stabilized industry.
Ruth Millett outlines the key self questions a novice job applicant should ask before and after interviews. She emphasizes appearance, listenership, focus, prepared knowledge of the business, and professional conduct to improve hiring chances.
Miss Greta Lash departs for New York City to meet Miss Constance Leete and sail to Quebec and Montreal via the St. Lawrence River for several weeks. Miss Leete, with her mother Mrs Louise Grosvenor Leete, has been in New York for eye treatment and shows improvement. Athens attorneys Judge L G Worstell, Prosecuting Attorney R D Williams, and Roger J Jones travel to Cedar Point for a State Bar Association meeting, with Mrs. Williams and Mr. Jones' families accompanying. William Rainey Bennett headlines the Redpath Chautauqua opening night event last evening.
Twenty years ago Athens County called for 286 fighting men for a July 22 draft. Mr and Mrs T W Craig and their son Thomas, plus Mrs T H Craig and Mrs C M Roe, left by car for Oakland Maryland where Mrs Craig and her mother will stay the rest of the summer while Mr Craig returns soon and Mrs Roe remains two weeks.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains infantile paralysis spreads mainly via nasal and throat secretions, with epidemics in the US during summer months and August to September. He notes age ranges from under five to seniors, possible transmission through bowel or skin, and the challenge of detecting mild nonparalytic cases to curb spread.
The Messenger invites signed brief letters for publication in the Public Forum. A July 1 Athens reader criticizes Miles for vague church claims and urges a clear definition of true Christian unity under divine law. The note ends with a distant-sounding line about howler monkeys.
In a Chicago kitchen a gang tale unravels as Cissy claims control over Ed Weynowski and Joe Sandham while Kelly Archer defends a tricky scam. A police raid ends the caper as family figures arrive and reveal a reward for a Connecticut bank robber. (To Be Continued)
Verses from Messenger Readers note peaceful country imagery and simple homes as retreats from toil. The contributor Bess V. Matchmore signs the poems. A separate statistic cites US towns with public water systems growing from 3,000 in 1900 to over ten thousand today.
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