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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
4
The Athens Messenger announces its policy details and subscription rates for the Athens area and surrounding counties. It lists publication schedule, staff roles, and association memberships while noting mailing prices and zones for subscriptions. The notice also mentions obituary charges and advertising rate inquiries.
Opinion on peace moves notes that public support for peace exists but is framed by debates over terms and means. It criticizes the National Council for the Prevention of War for claiming large gains in peace, arguing the New Deal Congress expanded preparedness and military budgets, while the public desires peace despite a militaristic presidency.
A lawyer of 35 years loses his fortune in speculation and becomes a film actor at 57 after being mistaken for a peer in casting. Rose Chickiris, a 19 year old coal seller, eyes starting her own coal company after a chance job in a coal office. The piece suggests people often harbor multiple possible careers beyond first chosen paths.
The Atlantic City Industrial Research Institute convention highlighted long-standing convictions in U S industrial research. Maurice Holland warned Germany and Russia conduct far more valuable industrial research while the United States seeks patient money and national direction for long term growth.
A long sought Kentucky carp finally meets a hook when a woman lures the elusive fish with a display of disinterest. Fishermen had pursued the creature for several seasons, but it was the woman’s calm restraint that sealed the catch.
Washington observers note underground distrust of Roosevelt’s nationwide primary drive even among loyal lawmakers. House and Senate leaders historically tolerate dissent and yield to district interests, risking backlash if the president exerts excessive pressure. Confidence in party unity diminishes amid controversies and recalled lessons from Wilson’s era.
The president must risk taking a stand to lead and push policy. Harding spoke up on merchant-marine legislation at times, Coolidge preferred a cautious, refrain from commitment approach, while the office inherently demands political leadership and varies in method.
In the Washington scene the incumbents dominate as most candidates win renomination. Senator Hitchcock is the only one not renominated. about 130 House members seek reelection with few failing. Notable targets include Senator Elmer Thomas in Oklahoma and Representatives OConnell in Montana and Maverick in Texas. Party factions and labor support play key roles amid broad progressive gains.
A renowned opera singer remained calm as she was robbed late at night. The incident raised questions whether she was accustomed to danger from a life in the public eye.
An article notes more than 7,000 trotting horses in the country and at least that many rocking horses on race tracks. It suggests universal conscription could be considered if bombing civilian populations continues as a rule.
Tran Dearborn, nicknamed Tranquility and Utility, begins training as a probationer at Saint Vincent's. She defies the fearsome Top Sarge, misreads a surgical term as a probe, and encounters Dr. Sargent and the hospital's brutal social rules. The scene sets Tran's fight to prove herself in a demanding ward.
Dr. Anna Reed of New York University condemns personal guidance books as a meaningless racket. She argues the real issue is people outsourcing thinking and urges educators to offer a philosophy of life or to teach individuals to think for themselves.
A window into historical life with notes of visits by Miss Ethel Riley and Miss Minnie Dean to Washington figures and family homes, plus a postponed WCTU picnic and funeral travel for David Wilson, all from ten to twenty years past. The item also cites a 20 year snapshot including Julia Smith’s demonstration at the Armory and visitors to the Breinig household.
Signed letters discuss economic mood shifts from 1925 to 1937 and contrast depictions of depressions with calm employer practices. The writer cites Panics as man made, notes yellow fever origins and current health status, and closes with a view of future depressions becoming historical. Dayton Ohio.
Dr Fishbein discusses convalescent serum injections during the preparalytic stage of infantile paralysis and the mixed opinions among physicians. The article covers hospital care, early doctor involvement, rest, gentle nursing, orthopedic fixes, and cautious rehabilitation to avoid muscle fatigue and further injury.
A long list of visitors and host families appears in Minersville Social Notes. Collected entries include Robert Thomas of Columbus visiting his mother, multiple Columbus and Akron residents visiting relatives, and trips to Toledo, Dayton, and Buckeye Lake. Several families welcome guests from Canton, Middletown, Phoenix, and Barbertown, with ongoing travels to Columbus and Zanesville.
Mrs Henry Lawry and children Jeannette Pa visit mother Mrs Jennie Osborn. Mr and Mrs Bernard Eiselstein spent Tuesday in Athens on business. Several from here attended the Fourth of July celebration at Tuppers Plains. Miss Clarice Cleland visits West Virginia with Mr and Mrs Hayes Will. Elsie Bahr returns home from Pomeroy to her parents. Esther Hutchinson visiting relatives in Cincinnati. Frank Gaul and Opal Ruth visit Cincinnati and Coney Island. Marion Wood in Camden-Clark Hospital for operation. Betty Nelson Pattie Eiselstein and Dick Gaul at Holzer Hospital for tonsils adenoids. Margaret Emma Wood staying with father Mari Wood during Mrs Wood’s hospital stay. Emmet Peoples of Pomeroy receive third and fourth degrees at grange meeting. Ida Ridenour visiting Nettie Stewart at Tuppers Plains. Ernest Brown and family spend weekend at J S Frank home. E R Hayes and Lucille Smith visiting Columbus. Elma Smith weekend guest of Don Myers Long Bottom.
Rutland society page lists multiple weekend visits among Colum bus residents and nearby towns. Names include Collins Hoppes Rutherford Jones Wolfe Musser Spires Pettibone and Pettibone families. Several Burns and Burns families of Columbus, Zanesville, Pleasantville, and Bryan or nearby areas are noted visiting and staying with local residents. Betty Anne Egnor injured playing with firecrackers.
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