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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1939
Page
4
Athens newspaper due for weekday afternoon editions except Saturday with a large Sunday issue. Frederick W. Bush publisher and Gordon K. Bush general manager. Charlie H. Herrin editor. Rates show yearly and shorter-term subscriptions in multiple counties.
Heads of families dependent on relief and money condemn partisan relief policy as vote driven and inefficient. The piece cites government rail wartime waste, criticizes non bipartisan control of funds, and warns that bi partisan checks are needed to avoid political manipulation of aid amid New Deal era experiments.
A former Communist writes in a popular American magazine, alleging Soviet planning within the United States. He claims American Communists ban violence, seek control through white collar leadership, and will act violently when fit. He cites Washington aid, class hatred, business socialization, and unemployment to sow national confusion. He warns that Reds seized Russia by force and could exploit domestic tensions, referencing concerns over taxes and gasoline prices.
A reflection on the Beaumont Bridge over the Hocking River and the decades lost landmarks across Athens County. The Millfield covered bridge remains a century old link at Sunday Creek once spanning the Hocking, now endangered by progress and tourism value. Preservation urged to educate future generations and rekindle local history.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports that unemployment has fallen below 10,000,000 for the first time since December. May shows 44.5 million working or not working, with June and likely July indicating more people employed. If autumn lowers the jobless to 8,000,000 and boosts total employed to 46,000,000, the trend will be positive.
The Slovak government calls on girls to marry rather than seek employment prompting a warning that stern measures may be used by Hitler. The report notes officials advocate traditional roles amid wartime pressures.
President Roosevelt plans to seat three new agency administrators with the cabinet at least weekly. Paul V. McNutt will lead the Federal Security Agency with a $12,000 salary and rank below department heads in protocol, yet function as a cabinet member in practice. Jesse Jones and John M. Carmody head the Federal Lending and Federal Work agencies, forming de facto additions to the Roosevelt cabinet with potential eventual formal cabinet status.
The Federal Works Agency now merges WPA and PWA along with the U S Bureau of Public Roads the Public Buildings Branch of the Treasury and the National Park Service buildings office and the U S Housing Authority Carmody heads both agencies while RFC chief Jones expands to administer the new Federal Loan Agency Electric Home and Farm Authority Disaster Loan Corporation Federal Housing Administration Home Owners Loan Corporation Home Loan Bank Board and other agencies unseen.
The passage argues that McNutt Jones and Carmody collectively exceed domestic influence of most cabinet members. It suggests Roosevelt should treat them as an integral part of his executive family for administrative purposes, even though Congress did not grant cabinet rank.
Bruce Catton reviews Roosevelt's purge a year on, noting limited presidential damage. Despite notable defeats on WPA funding, Judge Roberts, Florida canal, and monetary bill, Congress largely supported the policy. The purge failures included several Senate defeats, including incumbents George, Smith, Tydings, and others, who were all reelected.
The article reviews Roosevelt's legislative success with most appropriation and policy bills passing, notably Social Security and housing, while the neutrality bill and purge fallout hurt his standing. O'Connor's defeat yields Sabath as head of rules, but real control shifts to Cox and Roosevelt's opponents.
A reader Q A column from The Messenger provides various trivia and factual answers. Topics include ages of celebrities burial sites crop values and basic terminology. The piece lists contact details for the Messenger Bureau and notes that legal and medical advice is not offered.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains the vitamin B complex now known to contain multiple substances led by thiamin chloride. It covers beriberi and neuritis treatment, growth support in children, appetite issues, and daily unit requirements, noting food sources rich in thiamin and yeast as potent.
Nelsonville reader denounces what he calls Scissor Bills and party bosses, recalls breadlines and WPA, and calls for fiscal restraint and a return to pre New Deal policy. He mentions Millfield Toledo Athens County and Bricker Civil Service teeth query, signing as OTHOC.
In Canberra Australia the incoming governor general the Duke of Kent will face local bathing rules. Unlike most Australian cities where shirtless swimming is allowed Canberra prohibits it. He will have to wear uppers at the National Capital pool.
Roselee Dale Christine Pal and partners Dick Bancroft Franklin Larraway plan a six day ghost town venture in Goldcrest. Mrs Hogan rescues the group from a mine cavern, then helps set up living quarters and signs. Franklin drives to Los Angeles to arrange tour-cooperation while Christine and Franklin paint a 30 by 12 foot sign and expand guide services. Relationships brew as Franklin courts Christine and Dick shows cautious optimism about the venture.
Bradbury social notes show 79 attendance at Bible School at tendance here Sunday. Services planned for next Sunday at 7 30 PM. Various visits include Hazel Russell and son Wallace with Delbert Russell Harrisonville. Milton Russell and Truman in Columbus. Chester Barnhart with Herbert Barnhart Darwin. Buck and Bailey Run. Opal Brown Rio Grande. Dr and Mrs Charles Miller Cleveland with Ben Morris. infant ill of Roy Dunn. Hazel Welch Marrisonville. Grant Romine Dexter with cousin Irena Smith. Max Russell family Roseville. George Pierce visiting near Athens County. Genna Ruth Carsey with John Hanning Roseville. Raymond Skeggs family. Roy Dunn with Laura Scott Middleport.
Alfred note brief social gossip lists visits among Jerseyville Delaware Briggsdale Chester Flora and Coalville residents. Families named include Shumways Knight Spen cer Coe Hopkins Swartz Bentz Biggs and Cody. A local resident Lester Hawk had a broken leg with cast removal in Parkersburg. The Maine coastline remark notes many indentations totaling a 3000 mile shoreline.
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