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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
6
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co announces standard newspaper rates and circulation areas. Subscription details list weekly and annual pricing, carrier and mail options, with post office classifications and zone postage considerations.
The piece argues that bank deposits have grown while loans to private industry fell, leaving sterile money. It says production, jobs, and wealth rise when private investment resumes, and criticizes government spending and debt as insufficient to restore recovery. It notes four billion dollars in loans to stimulate recovery could instead fund industry if investor confidence returned.
The piece warns that AFL and CIO power struggles threaten postwar business recovery. Observers view Greens and Lewises clashes as foretelling wider conflict that harms millions tied to unionized and nonunionized work. Roosevelt could help by ending the Green-Lewis controversy.
The piece condemns name calling by Ohio’s ex governor and warns it undermines Mr. Davey’s political future. It notes payroll reductions under the new administration and suggests calm party organization for the next election, urging restraint in public rhetoric.
James Boyd, Willows California high school board chair, helped name the new athletic field. He proposed Taxpayers' Field to honor the public funding behind the project. The piece mocks the habit of memorial naming and lauds the taxpayer as the true hero.
In a forceful analysis Clapper weighs two paths for the United States amid Japanese expansion. He argues either accept a Japanese-controlled Orient with economic sacrifices or resist with pressure on Japan and a strengthened navy, both bearing heavy risks and costs.
Social Security amendments passed by the House 361 to 2 liberalize benefits and delay tax hikes, but they promise a large future deficit. Payroll taxes rise to 4 1943 5 1946 and 6 1949 while benefits start Jan 1 1943. By 1955 benefits may exceed tax collections, with funding from borrowing or appropriations.
Kansas penitentiary convicts staged a sit down strike demanding silk underwear. Observers note comfort favors flannel, reflecting ongoing labor and apparel issues inside the facility.
Report questions whether commanding officers seek excessive chest expansion from cadets as West Point plans to enlarge its reserve or reservation area.
The Public Forum invites current event comments from readers and requires signed contributions. Letters should be concise so multiple submissions can run daily, and the signature must appear with the letter.
Charles R. Larson of Portland argues that five billion dollars would be better spent planting forests along the Ohio River watershed for flood control and soil erosion rather than dredging thousands of miles of river channels. He notes rivers are navigable now and criticizes ongoing dredging as wasteful, urging a shift to forested buffers that pay for themselves and reduce flood risk.
Dana Marks of Athens R D appeals for fair clothing and food relief workers allege bias in WPA distribution. He cites seven in a family on a $4.50 two week budget and harsh ash-pit work at 209 Hollow, urging unity to pressure relief offices and trustees. May 22.
A health education passage presents five multiple choice questions on shaving, homogenized milk, standing posture, pituitary location, and feared diseases. It includes provided answers and explanations stressing personal knowledge and improved understanding for longer life.
Kyger notes list preaching at M.E Church Sunday at 7 30. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Malinda Bradbury’s home with refreshments. Darlene Roush from Old Kyger visit Peggy Bradbury. Bradbury and Cooley families hosted, with grandparent visits by Keith and Allie Frances. 4 H Jolly Bakers raised 16 dollars at ice cream social. Wallace Tate of Zanesville visiting grandparents. Cheshire meeting attendees Hattie Mack Cora Ward Mary Rupe Mina Gilmore Evelyn Tate. Langsville guests Floyd Longstreth Delmer Durst family. Sherman Rupe and sons from Columbus visited Tipton family.
A man named Royalton Augustus Herring meets Barbara Ganning while two cousins, Ronald and Wilfrid, court her. Barbara laments family pressure and longs for a private talk, then invites Roy to stay near Baskerville house to help her reveal private feelings. They plan to hide Roy in a garage room under a false cousin label.
Ten years ago Emmett Culver and Caroline Lehman were to graduate from Salvation Army College in New York on June 23. Prohibition dominated national Capitol debates as Logan opened a new dumping ground on Clay Bank Hill. Dr. John A. Hess released Heines Views on German Traits of Character. Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh honeymooned aboard Mouette in Porpoise Harbor Maine after a New England cruise.
Langsville Langsville Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs Anna Miller. Members and relatives traveled to Serkershire to visit Mabel. Daisy Miller visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Clair Nelson and son toured Parkersburg for relatives. Maggie Wyeth will visit the Sister there. Clyde McKnige family took their aunt to Columbus. Richard and Roger McKiig returned home with them. Miss Mabel Miller underwent major surgery at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. condition satisfactory. Mrs Lena Bramblage and daughters of Pomeroy visit Elsie McKnight family. Bernice Ledlie returned to nurse work at the hospital after vacation. J L Miller of Rio Grande spent days with his sisters.
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