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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1939
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists publisher editor and staff details, number of editions, association memberships, and subscription rates. It notes daily weekday publication with Sunday edition and coverage areas in several Ohio counties with various price options.
Ohio lawmakers will consider a roadside advertising limit backed by about 2000 women’s clubs. Supporters want to confine signs to select areas, protect scenery and driver safety, while not destroying the billboard industry.
Celebration marks Logan’s 100 years as an incorporated town. The article notes early settlement by Indians and later white settlers, with paths traced by British colonial leadership, French explorers, and Ohio Company activity along the Hocking Valley. It highlights coal, canals, and railroads shaping Logan and neighboring towns.
Athens County patriotic groups seek to record the names of over thirty veterans buried across the county. Many graves are lost or unseen in pioneer plots on farm hills. The plan to inscribe the names on a courthouse memorial would keep their memory alive for future generations.
A concise line reflects on the value of a steady salary over attempting to double investments in six months, highlighting financial prudence and security from regular income.
Question about marital conflict when husbands argue despite frequent losses. Explores dynamics of pride, ego, and miscommunication in domestic disputes.
The piece imagines tourists from hostile nations viewing Florida and Miami. It contrasts lavish growth with ruined groves and abandoned farms, noting modern highways and resorts while warning of dictator-style exploitation if politics shifted. The text highlights Pan American flying boats and a busy international base.
Bruce Catton notes House action returning a Senate trimmed appropriation of 17.206 million dollars for the Gilbertsville Dam on the Tennessee River. Senator Norris stresses the project’s flood control, navigation value, and regional impact, calling it key to the Tennessee system and future TVA work.
Johnny Weissmuller announces intention to wed a third bride after two failed marriages, key details of Tarzan the Fearless era noted.
Father reflects on Sonny’s growth from child to musician in the town band, noting pride in past and concern for the band’s future as the young musician rises to take a lead role.
The Public Forum invites comments on current events. All letters must be signed and the signature appears with the contribution. Letters should be as short as possible to allow multiple items in each issue.
A reader in Lewisburg laments narrow denominational views and urges love and grace in Christian practice citing Bible verses. The letter cautions against persecuting Jews and warns against blind leaders and misused church authority. It argues Christ is the only path to heaven and calls for compassionate, thoughtful faith.
A business and banking group, aided by a $40,000 city treasury appropriation, conducts an efficiency survey of St. Louis municipal government. The effort follows a city deficit from higher service costs and shrinking downtown real estate revenue.
Sculptor Beniamino Bufano, known for the Saint Francis statue, is crafting a piece titled Peace in San Francisco. He plans to sell the sculpture to aid China, continuing his admiration for Dr. Sun Yat-sen who inspired earlier works.
Ten years ago Prof J D Cooper spoke at the Athens City Federation. Glen M Romine was elected exalted ruler of the Elks. Eleanor Brown wed Rolland Jones in Rochester PA on March 2. Fred Wheaton returned from Syracuse NY.
Susie Lambert, once a Rivertown waffle server, returns to Chicago and wins Jeff Bowman after turning down Dick Tremaine. Jeff is named Harker's new advertising manager. The couple plans a 3 PM wedding as Susie swaps hotel life for a shared flat and marriage vows.
The content lists quiz questions with answers on citizenship law for women married to aliens in 1907, Chiang Kai Shek pronunciation, Wallace Reid death in 1923, gray vs red squirrels stores, the shimmy dance, and the proverb beware Greeks bearing gifts linked to the fall of Troy.
The Messenger Service Bureau at Washington offers to answer reader questions by mail using a three cent stamp for return replies. It notes that legal and medical advice cannot be provided or extensive research undertaken and instructs mail be addressed to the bureau at 1013 13th St Washington D C.
A poetry piece titled On the Muskingum describes drifting in a canoe under a moonlit night. The speaker notes twinkling stars a distant corn shocks glowing like ghosts and the lapping waves as midnight passes, ending with attribution to Charles E Sellars of Gloucester.
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