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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1939
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday afternoon editions and a Sunday morning issue. Gordon K. Bush is publisher and GM. Charlies H. Harrin is managing editor. Subscription rates list yearly, half year, and shorter terms for multiple counties.
The Burn Ohio Coal organization of the Hocking District leads a education campaign to increase use of Ohio mined coal this summer. Officials and business leaders across the state are mobilized to inform the public about the coal’s economic value and to assure consumers receive quality, competitive fuel amid industry challenges.
The piece portrays Czech resistance to Nazi occupation through everyday acts of defiance. It notes clerks ignoring German soldiers, waiters sabotaging meals, and acid on uniforms, suggesting morale boosts for Czechs and looming trouble for Hitler as hostility grows.
The piece describes Japan's attempt to seize the silver casket with Genghis Khan's remains, foiled by Chinese authorities who secreted the relic to a western China hideout. The article notes a Cleveland Rotary delegate predicting China will win sooner, while both nations prepare for a prolonged war, and the bones' symbolic power amid war.
Gilbert Patten plans to reintroduce Frank Merriwell in a new series aimed at teaching decency and tolerance amid rising religious and racial prejudice. The author seeks to use the pulp hero to combat bigotry, hoping to inspire readers and renew the character’s fight against villains.
Associates at the University of Washington school of forestry pin a name on a dogwood tree for a new species, Cornus nuttallii Winkenwerder. They call it Dean if approval is given, honoring Dean Hugo Winkenwerder.
Raymond Clapper analyzes testimony before the O ? Mahoney committee on Massachusetts savings bank life insurance and compares it with traditional insurers. He shares reader letters defending and accusing life agents, notes the committee aims to assess insurance affordability, and cites U S, New York and Pittsburgh views.
Washington scene outlines a House challenge to New Deal labor protections. Rep Howard Smith and Rep Eugene Cox push resolutions to investigate the Wagner act and wage hour law, aiming to move action onto the House floor with fast tracking. The administration signals minimal pushback, underscoring Democratic rifts over advanced New Deal measures.
A reader letters column debates competition versus regulation in the U.S. economy. The writer contests the Chicago editorial urging full competition, arguing for a middle path with government constraints and cooperative society elements to curb wasteful practices.
Researchers at Temple University School of Medicine tested prolonged cold on patients with incurable cancer. They cooled the entire body to about 95 degrees with ice coils and air conditioning, keeping patients sedated for days. They observed slowed cell growth and noncurative results, noting cold may retard but not cure cancer and warrants further study.
London reports George Max a 62 year old osteopath from Hove Sussex born in Hungary. He is also a director of a leading English football team. Max began adopting in 1904 and has adopted eleven children in total.
Frankslyn K. Lauden of Athens questions whether the competitive free enterprise system should be replaced by a sane cooperative form that avoids cutthroat methods. The message is dated June 26.
Roy Herring hatches plans to secure Barbara Ganning by arranging Wilfrid’s golf lessons and pressuring him to sleep early. A curious boy Billy bets on Wilfrid, while Roy contemplates leveraging Ron’s absence and enlisting Billy’s help as the night unfolds at the estate.
Answers cover Yangtse Kiang discharge about 770 000 cfs and Mississippi 67 000 cfs. Also list Grey Nuns convents in US and Mother House link to Montreal. Joint inventors get joint patent, small age is wild celery, Empress of Australia ship history, lie detector use, Azores ownership by Portugal and 400 mile extent.
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