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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1939

Page

4

Athens Messenger schedules and rates page feature

The Athens Messenger details circulation by mail and carrier with weekly afternoon editions and a Sunday morning issue. It lists publishers Gordon K Bush and Frederick W Bush, editor Charles H Harris, and rates for subscriptions in multiple Ohio counties. It notes memberships in press associations and republication arrangements with United Press.

Frederick W. Bush Geturcay Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO Gordon K. Bush Mgr Charles H. Harris Athens Gellia Hocking Meigs Morgan, Vinton Washington

Supreme Court bans sit down strikes in labor ruling

The Supreme Court, in a five to dissenting majority, outlawed sit down strikes as a method of labor warfare and limited the labor boards power to reinstate workers. The decision upheld parts of the boards stance against Fansteel Metallurgical Corp and recognized employer rights in negotiations amid unfair labor practices. The ruling aligns with public sentiment against sit downs and cautions that lawful remedies must prevail.

Hughes United States Supreme Court National Labor Relations Board Black Reed Frankfurter Roosevelt Labor Board Fansteel Metallurgical Corp Waukegan, Ill Fansteel Co Murphy Michigan Sands Manufacturing Co Supreme Court Cleveland Plain Dealer

Mother’s Room Concept Mainly For Women’s Rest In Home Design

The piece critiques plans for a Mother’s Room in new houses, noting many designs still reserve dens for fathers and playrooms for kids while mothers would be left tidying and managing the household. It argues the idea would create a private sanctuary for mothers yet remains impractical in most layouts.

Mother Dad

Modern attitudes shift as youth balance dress and behavior

The piece notes Hunter College girls voted two to one for the waltz over the shag in crinoline and argues that generations swing between conservatism and modernism. Parents who lived through the 1920s see their children as level headed and earnest, shaped by the subdued postwar era and avoiding the era of bathtub gin and loose morals.

Hunter College

If You're Quarrelsome Avoid a Joint Checking Account

Advice warns that people prone to disputes should avoid shared finances. The note emphasizes potential conflicts over spending, budgeting, and account management in couples or roommates.

Ickes and the mob critique in his reorg bill attack

Westbrook Pegler notes Harold Ickes attacks opponents of the reorganization bill as a frenzy mob. Ickes labels petitioners as lynching-bee participants and cites journalists and Father Coughlin, while Pegler recalls investigations into lobbying and the Roosevelt income tax returns.

New York Harold Ickes Ickes Congress America Beserk Father Coughlin Roosevelt Jimmy Roosevelt Jimmy Mr. Ickes Washington Naval Hospital

Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Yard Guns

Bruce Catton explains the Washington navy yard role in producing 16 inch and smaller guns for the fleet. The article details the build up of guns from 60 foot tubes, shrinkage pits, rifling tubes, and hoop construction, plus wear and replacement of rifling to refresh the weapon.

Washington Washington Navy Yard U. S North Carolina

Hand Injuries Highlighted By University Instructor

A Western Reserve University instructor notes the hand is the most abused part of the body except when extended palm up. Commentary mirrors a Chicago swing take on The Mikado drawing attention. The phrase flowers that bloom in the spring, floy, floy appears as a whimsical aside.

Western Reserve University Chicago

Susie signs beauty broadcast contract after cafe meeting

Susie Lambert rises from waffles to fame as she accepts a three night a week beauty broadcast with Princess Cosmetics in Chicago. Dick Tremaine and Jeff Bowman loom as love interests while Edna offers cheer and caution as Susie heads toward a glittering studio career.

Susite Lambert Dick Tremaine Susie Jeff Bowman Fils Harker Harker’s Jeff Avalon Jasper Chicago Princess Products Mr. Jasper Edna

Nelsonville News: Legion Play Cast and Local Socials

In a musical comedy by the Nelsonville American Legion cast includes Margaret Newman Max Bowers Bernard Grieser Louise Johnson Raymond Donley Ben Sweazy Vivian Ruscoe Esther Verity Mary Pritchard John Ruscoe Tom West Mary Ruscoe Ralph Butts Mildred Butts. Socials note bridge at Mrs Lee Pritchard and Miss Fred Smith Nelsonville. Twenty years ago items mention events at Ohio University and local dinners.

The Nelsonville American Legion Margaret Newman Max Bowers Bernard Grieser Louise Johnson Raymond Donley Ben Sweazy Vivian Ruscoe Esther Verity Mary Pritchard John Ruscoe Tom West Mary Ruscoe Ralph Butts Mildred Butts

Poems from Messenger Readers Highlight Personal Verse

Readings from Coleman collection feature three poems and a cultural note. Ella F. Vernon of Jacksonville Ohio shares My Father's Bible about memory and faith. R B Carson from Rutland Ohio writes on life and mortality. Charles E Sellars of Gloucester Ohio comments on pacifism and diplomacy. Ainu naming custom ends the piece.

Questions and Answers From a News Service Bureau

A reader asks about Frederick Douglass's original name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. The reply explains no fixed rule for element naming, notes many metals end in sum, and clarifies older names persist. It covers the Duchess of Atholl nicknames Red Kitty and Red Duchess, and provides contact for AFL CSO circulars. It also addresses centipede eating, Arlington Tomb inscription, battleship costs, Soviet savings, patent ownership, and Buddhist sects in Japan.

Frederick Douglass Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey American Federation of Labor C.so Service Bureau Thirteenth St Washington D. C Duchess of Atholl Chamberlain International Friendship League Mt. Vernon Boston Mass Humboldt Arlington National Cemetery U. S Russia Japan

Messenger Service Bureau Address Notice

A public notice from The Messenger announces the Service Bureau in Washington D C inviting readers to enclose a three cent stamp for factual questions. It states legal and medical advice cannot be given and no extended research will be undertaken. It provides the address 1015 13th St Washington D C.

Messenger’s Service Bureau Washington 13Th St Washington, D. C

Save the coal mining industry in Ohio through public action

F J Bart of New Marshfield appeals in The Messenger Public Forum to united citizen effort against the Burn Ohio Coal bill. He cites Sugar Creek and several towns as once prosperous due to mining, urges facing lawmakers, and asks residents to rally on the mining issue for regional livelihoods. February 27.

the Messenger Hocking Valley Ohio Sugar Creek Athens County Glouster Chauncey Jacksonville Nelsonville New Marshfield Ohio River Messenger Public Forum N. & W. Railway N. Y. C. Railway C. & O. Railway Lake Erie

What Is The CIO Origin Its Impact On Labor

A reader from Chauncey asks about the Congress of Industrial Organizations CIO its origins and a Chicago stockyards strike. He inquires whether the CIO will be a liability or asset to economic and labor movements and seeks opinions on its future role.

the Messenger The Messenger Ohio A. F. of L Cc. I. O C. I O Chicago Ray Tucker Chauncey

Good Old U S A Rhetoric on Relief and Justice

John L. Southard voices frustration with relief programs and WPA workers in a Jacksonville letter urging citizens to seek accountability. He cites unemployment, wages, and taxation while contrasting with Scotland's Firth of Forth bridge painting cycle as a perpetual renewal.

the Messenger Nelson WPA Athens County Henry Ford University of Hard Knocks John L. Southard Jacksonville Scotland Firth of Forth Bridge

Traveling skin grafts aid facial reconstruction described

Dr Morris Fishbein explains that while full tissue transplantation between people is not feasible, autologous traveling skin grafts can repair facial defects. Skin is moved from the thigh neck or breast and gradually advanced to cover missing areas until normal appearance is achieved. Colonial gentlemen termed tea fashionable warm water.

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Athens Messenger American Newspaper, Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association United Press John W. Cullen Company Detroit Cleveland Joimes Westbrook Pegler Bruce Catton Sheridan Pierre Louise Holmes NEA Service, Inc Mr. Harker Nelsonville Yards Corning Sunday Creek Lee Pritchard Fred Smith Bridge John Cross Maples D.A.R Lulu Nona Lane Moore Columbus Roy Dailey North Hill Coolville Woman's League of Ohio University William Coe Hotel Berry Poet's Corner Ella F. Vernon R. B. Carson Rutland, O Charles E. Sellars George Clark the Public Forum F. J. Bart New Marshfield Morris Fishbein
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