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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1940
Page
4
Is It A Breather Between Booms
The piece weighs the postwar business outlook, noting a slow pickup after Christmas and a likely spring demand from Allies. It warns the Johnson Act could curb new credit, risking a recession, with cautious policy and long term effects in view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Annalist
National Business Magazine
The
France
Britain
Consider the Angles Propagation of Ohio deer for hunting
The piece argues Ohio consider deer propagation for an open season. It notes challenges seen in Pennsylvania including space refuge areas and farm damage, and warns farmers would face stray deer and rifle bullets. It suggests vast waste land and bright hunting garb for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Conservation Council
Pennsylvania
Speed the Day and the Battle Against the Common Cold
The piece argues for faster progress against the common cold and influenza, noting economic losses and health risks especially at home and in schools. It stresses that precautions exist in hospitals and workplaces but homes and everyday settings suffer most, urging scientific advances for public health progress.
French Propaganda Fear Turns to American Skepticism
France sent Pierre de Lanux to assess propaganda effects in the United States. He concluded Americans are now critical and disbelieving, not gullible, and cited looming French wartime bankruptcy as a turning point. The piece frames this as a morale insight for American readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pierre de Lanux
Information Ministry
M. de Lanux
Leiserson Call for Fair Wagner Act Revisions
Raymond Clapper notes William Leiserson backs balanced Wagner Act changes. He argues states that Railway Labor Law prohibits employer petitions for elections too, and Smith amendments could give employers a right to petition, reducing cross fire from AFL and CIO groups. He says current procedures provide sufficient court review and that extending findings of fact review could ease employer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Leiserson
Labor Board
Special House
Leiserson
A. F. of L
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Circuit Court of Appeals
Smith Committee
Story of Democracy by Hendrik Van Loon
Hendrik Van Loon argues democracy is recent and flawed, tracing roots to slavery and exclusion in historic democracies. He cites Jefferson and coal mining as examples of entrenched inequality and warnings that economic and social pressures feed totalitarian temptations. The piece urges breaking the cycle to avert ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrik van Loon
Thomas Jefferson
The
Republic
President’s stance on Illinois primaries sparks consequences
The President did not reject the Illinois primary path and now faces significant political consequences. The comment signals heightened scrutiny from allies and opponents as the vote approaches, shaping campaign dynamics and potential policy concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Difficulties Are Things That Show What Men Are Epictetus
A brief quotation emphasizes that challenges reveal true character, suggesting resilience and virtue arise through facing hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epictetus
Q and A from The Messenger Information Bureau
Questions and answers cover topics from gold flows to the United States and the first colonial post office to the Mackay Trophy and 1939 economic statistics. The piece presents concise replies on currency, postal history, aviation honors, Republican cabinet appointments, swine cholera reimbursements, and federal deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
American
General Court
Richard Fairbanks
Boston
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Robert Olds
Washington
Buenos Aires
Public Forum Letter Advocates Fair Wages and Jobs
Chester Sanborn of Glouster R D 4 writes that single men deserve living wages and questions relief and WPA spending. He argues for employment to replace WPA wages, mocks weather-based work excuses, and urges unity over division in addressing county relief issues. He ends with a call for fair treatment and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Kenneth McFarland
Ohio
Court House
Chester Sanborn Glouster R
Illusion by Marguerite Moore
A poem about sunbeams brightening snow and a child’s laughter. The writer Marguerite Moore from Bidwell Ohio signs the verse submitted to Messenger Readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Moore Bidwell
Ohio
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein argues that common health superstitions have historical roots but are often unfounded. He notes that intelligent children may appear weaker only due to exam demands and eyewear, while athletic and scholarly aptitudes coexist in many high achievers such as Rhodes Scholars and military cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
West Point
Annapolis
Tonight of Thrills at the Fraternity Dance
Orphan Ann Brown attends a Athens Club spring ball with Paul Hayden. Ann shines in a white and gold gown while Steve Claybourne and Irene Temple watch. The party exposes class tensions, romance, and the allure of a glamorous night as Ann revels in the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Brown
Paul Hayden
Steve Claybourne
Clara Brooks
Ann
Florabelle
Neddy
Teddy
Clara
Ily
Artle
Myrtle
Bill
Paul
Meaul
Murs
Orchids
Irene Temple
Steve
Miss Temple
Irene
Miss Brown
Berforce
Hays
Funeral Rites for Mrs Bycoski Held in Glouster
Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs Anna Bycoski at Holy Cross Church Glouster with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The 70 year old widow died after a long illness at her Taylor Ridge home. She had lived in the Taylor Ridge area for over 40 years after coming from Poland 44 years ago. Survived by one son Pete and several stepchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ridge
Anna Bycoski
Holy Cross
Glouster
Calvary Cemetery
Bycoski
United States
Poland
Pete
Victory Paskievitch
John Kulicoski
Alex Spurges
Julia Geleki
Detroit
Mike
John Byceski
Jacksonville
Gladys Kempton
Needle Clickers Club
Kempton
Ida Chalfant
Della Olbers
Lee Moody
Cora Davis
Evan Davis
William Davis
Ironton
James Bulloch
Raymond Davis
Guy McVay
Dora Jane Mallet
Harrisonville
Fred Leake
Ray Leake
Nancy
Lanna
Donna Blower
Greens Run
Dora Heffken
Heffken
Lenard Leach
Hermen Kempen
Dwight Smith
Bishopville
Ronnie
Carole Ann
P. M. Smith
Carl Welling
John Wenger
Athens
Wilbur Risley
Charles Hooper
Millfield
Helen Bulstrom
Canton
Lillie May Lusson
John Hooper
Fred Olbers
Ernest Olbers
Billie
Emmett, Jr
Don
William Olbers
Bert Judson
Judson
Julia Herbst
Lee
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Hocking
Meigs
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Vinton
Raymond Clapper
Questions and
Messenger
18Th Street
Washington, D. DC
Messenger Bureau
WPA
Poet's Corner
DR. Morris Fishbein
By Galbraith
Doris
Louise Holmes
NEA Service, Inc
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