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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
The Athens Messenger announces publication details for the Athens Post Office era with dates, publishers, editors, affiliations, and subscription rates for carriers and mail. It lists counties served, pricing, and access notes for obituaries and notices.
A Washington columnist voices irritation at male reporters who mocked congressmen and their wives over royal visit social duties. The piece defends wives who feel slighted by exclusion from embassy events and cautions writers to respect women’s concerns in high society obligations.
The piece urges civic groups to organize a free public Hobby Show in the fall to showcase local pursuits. It highlights diverse crafts from furniture making and model ships to quilting and photography, noting broad participation among men and women and the inspirational value of displaying handiwork.
Turkiye police intervene as weddings grow expensive with lavish displays. Parents mortgaging property to finance bridal shows prompts official budget cuts. The piece laments government intrusion into private life and the erosion of personal choice.
Economist J Seth Schnitman notes May residential building will reach the highest total since October 1929 and first half of 1939 may be about 50 percent higher than the same period last year. Yet the long awaited boom remains uncertain and unattached to a firm forecast.
In Washington Raymond Clapper discusses the wage and hour act flaws hindering small operators and high paid workers alike. He notes proposed amendments to exempt certain earners and protect canneries, but farm lobbyists block reforms, leaving key protections in doubt.
The article argues that opposition to reform haunts legislation at the first revision, causing saboteur amendments that stiffen the administration. It asserts New Deal measures, including the Wagner Labor Relations Act and Social Security amendments, are paused or at risk of unfavorable add ons during the revision process.
Washington writer Bruce Catton notes the Dies committee’s ongoing fascist activity probes. He recalls the S-5 submarine incident off Delaware in 1920 where Lt. C. M. Cooke led a hazardous escape, drilling a hole, signaling reach, and guiding the crew to safety with Goethals’ aid.
The note expresses optimism about months surpassing 1929 unemployment records and seeing a significant reduction in joblessness as a hopeful sign for the economy.
Readers debate local school matters with Mr Penn and Mr Stalder clarifying roles. Discussion covers truancy work, bus driving, garden program funding, wage fairness, and meat purchases for households. Signatures from Jack Gillespie and H T DeWees appear, urging civic duty and honor.
The writer appeals for scrutiny of local law and juvenile authorities over alleged immorality in a community. She cites a respected father jailed for a minor error, his family's hardship, and a home used for immoral activity, asking officials to look deeper and defend the imprisoned boy’s reputation and memory. Beaumont, June 6.
A reader urges action on neglected burial grounds described as overgrown and derelict. They note fallen markers and missing fences, with soldiers’ graves unmarked. The writer recounts placing markers on ten unmarked graves and condemns the lack of respect for those who served.
Cloche hats gain popularity with town residents and club officers listed. The Busy Bee Food Club names Ina Fay Gaul and others as leaders. Local social and educational figures travel to events in Athens and Zanesville. Mayor Hines warns against air guns in Chauncey. Wheat marketing talks bring county officials together. William B. Wilson comments on wage levels and unrest policy.
A compilation of whimsical questions and answers covers extreme feats like swallowing live goldfish and a 13 inch king snake, an alimony group with NYC HQ, alcohol yield from dry dates, William Powell stage work, and the first Mothers Tree planted on May 13 1923 at Antietam Lake shore.
Iris Ives, a dean's office worker and style loving optimist, schemes to win back Bart Whitaker with a budget minded plan and a luxury suit. She mortgages her paychecks for a wardrobe and home dinners to lure him, hoping his stance on money will bend to love. Bart, thrifty and proud, holds firm on budget limits until Iris tempts him with shared expenses and the idea of pooling incomes. The couple schemes to travel and upgrade their life, with Iris counting on the suit to spark change.
A short dated verse from Annie McIntyre Bartoe notes a mother away in a heavenly vacation beyond the blue sky. It urges children to dry tears and await a reunion in the sweet bye and bye from Nelsonville Ohio.
In San Jose California a controversy erupts after the USDA shows interest in white tomatoes. F A Bravo claims have grown pure white tomatoes for 11 years. His variety reportedly is a cross between a white beet and a red tomato.
A large white bear nicknamed Snow White was finally killed near White Bear Bagged St. Jeanne d Arc after nearly three weeks of roaming the bush. Hunters tried several times to bag it while residents seek an explanation for the animal's freakish color.
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