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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1939
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists publication schedule with daily workday editions and a Sunday issue, affiliate offices, and rates. Subscription prices by carrier and mail are provided for Athens and surrounding counties, with rates ranging from ten weeks to one year.
A column argues Roosevelt may run again with Paul V. McNutt as running mate. It discusses McNutt’s past leadership of the American Legion, his return from the Philippines, and possible roles in public education health and welfare to aid a New Deal ticket.
The piece notes rising tax burdens across Ohio districts as legislatures push for revenue. Small districts struggle with low valuations, school bond costs, and shrinking funds in poorer counties. Sales tax cuts and welfare deficits reduce local income, while state and federal underfunding worsens the strain. Officials rarely study tax options or seek voter input.
The sun powered heating idea advances as Florida uses solar hot water in a large government funded housing project. Solar heat stores in water and other materials and threatens traditional fuels as competition grows. Capital and labor clash over profits while communities rise around the fuel industry until substitutes emerge.
Raymond Clapper argues against FDR seeking a third term, citing public opinion polls in California and the political risks to party unity. He notes potential rivals like Paul V. McNutt and Secretary Wallace, discusses Farley and Wallaces positions, and suggests resignation after Congress adjournment could raise Roosevelt's stock and influence.
Bruce Catton notes that William Borah and Hiram Johnson, who led opposition to Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations in 1919, remain steadfast in 20 busy years. The scene shifts from fiery Senate clashes to quieter strategy and committee work, yet the core conviction endures in both senators as they fight a different but related policy battle.
A reflective editorial notes how shifting conditions in industry and energy use leave investors and workers blamed for failures. It cites solar heat as an example of changing times and warns that careless resource use like deforestation contributes to broader economic harm.
The Messenger shares Q and A on city employments per 1000 residents with 1938 data, beer pasteurization in containers, and historical moods. It notes two Jacobs in the Bible and mentions eye makeup in Isaiah Jeremiah and Ezekiel, plus a 1903 panic reference.
A Hollywood columnist predicted color film would be the next major evolution in cinema. Records from Ohio University list minimal pay for president and faculty and travel reimbursements. The Arcade on E Mill Street was being torn down, with timbers reused at a farm, after earlier sites and tenants were noted.
Charles Schaeffler received a letter from George W. Stuart of Nelsonville, a former Ohio University student and navy crewman who served on the destroyer Bancroft. Bancroft aided the distressing English airship R-34 off the New England coast as reported. Effie and Rachel Silvus traveled to Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, to visit their sister and brother-in-law, Mrs. B. J. Waters (Catherine Silvus).
Social notes from Tuppers Plains document visits and gatherings around July including Mrs. Ira Kincade Mrs. Arlo Root Miss Betty Lou Church and others visiting Parker home CCC Camp officer Charles Sommer and family visits. Ice cream social planned at skating rink July 22. Nearby residents from Huntington Racine Pittsburgh Cleveland and Ravenswood appear in notified visits and hospital news.
Health hints explain chiggers also called harvest mites and red bugs. They attach to skin with mouth parts, cause burning then severe itching, red blotches and water blisters, especially in late summer and fall after walking through woods. Some scientists say they do not burrow. bites relief comes from itching creams with menthol thymol or phenol and keeping skin clean to prevent infection.
Community notices show dates for the Coolville Fourth Quarterly Conference at Decatur M E Church on August 8 and delegate elections at Coolville M E Church on July 23. The listing records various visits, picnics, church events, and travelers across Coolville, Hockingport, Glouster, Athens, and nearby towns with names and places such as Howell's Grove, Howells, Howell, Parkersburg, and Marietta.
Franklin Larraway and Christine Palmer clash over a purse bought for Christine as they chase a payroll robber named Quail. Dick Bancroft plans a night watch at the old mine shaft while Franklin weighs risks, loyalty, and a hidden romance amid danger and suspicion.
Cassius M. Clouston of Carbon Hill replies to Leonard Tucker’s letter arguing for eternal punishment and eternal life in scripture. He cites Matthew 25 46 Daniel John Rev alongside other verses to assert universal consequences for the wicked and implores readers to heed the Bible as their guide.
A reader from Athens recounts finding ground littered with beer cans after a family outing near caves last week. They urge locals to visit without bringing alcohol and pledge to keep the place clean, warning drinkers to stay away if they cannot behave.
Minersville social notes describe travel for a funeral in Madisonville for Mary Ellen Aubrey with sister Elizabeth Aubrey and Morgan Aubrey. Jenkin Aubrey widow husband died in January and three children survive. Also mentions Mrs. Laura Hayman visiting Columbus. McCallums visiting Pt Pleasant. Janelle Fry's Bellaire visit. Pearl Phillips learning of aunt Fanny Roberts death in Columbus. and other relatives visiting Mason City and Columbus. an old note adds a fact about veneered furniture origins in ancient Egypt.
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