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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1938
Page
4
A New York columnist contrasts democratic vigilance with the rise of fascist and dictatorial sympathies in Germany Italy and Russia. He argues that lazy citizens surrender freedom by outsourcing decisions to leaders and warns that American democracy requires constant effort to preserve liberty.
Residents of Letart Falls in Meigs County push community action to secure improved roads and telephone service to stay connected with markets. The farming belt along the Ohio River hosts active growers, with day and night work during harvest and visible industry in spring and summer.
The piece praises Clarence Darrow for his lifelong defense of the poor and weak. It argues his battles were earnest, often solitary, and aimed at mercy in a world short on compassion. He is portrayed as a fighter for lost causes who sought justice over headlines.
A Sales Management reveal shows 17 of 28 U S gilt edge company presidents are in their sixties, four in their seventies, two in eighties, five in fifties. Fifteen earn over 100000 yearly. the range runs from 48750 to 303816. W Gifford of American Telephone leads at 53. Most firms paid dividends despite a weak market.
A Kentucky policeman starts with a 10 cent knife and after 100 swaps ends with a $200 used car. A Maryland truck driver breaks a window hoping jail brings a new occupation. Authorities may assign him to road work.
Eypione pledges renewed energy to steer global affairs as nations prepare for decisive conflict. Officials stress coordinated defense, economic stamina, and diplomatic outreach to avert broader engagement.
Raymond Clapper critiques the failing of Chamberlain under modern war pressures and contrasts British restraint with Hitler’s brutal dominance. The piece notes Austria’s upheaval under Nazi rule including suicides and murders among officials and elites amid Vienna’s crisis and Innsbruck tragedies.
The text describes Jews as targets of Nazi persecution and portrays the emigrants from Austria as products of Hitler’s policies. It cites Hitler’s Mein Kampf as the Nazis’ Bible and quotes his shift from world citizen to fanatical anti Semite.
Readers from Alabama and Pittsburgh tout Hitler praising his governance. One writer says Americans should have a leader with Godlike power to end unemployment, improve health, and create a flawless society, claiming miracles and widespread blessing.
A Pittsburgh man writes that he is an American with four children on unemployment. He claims Democratic politicians hold multiple jobs for themselves and argues that when democratic capitalism fails people seek other freedoms, even praising Hitler as the bread over liberty becomes priority.
The TVA fight pits private utility interests against public power advocates as Congress weighs an investigation. Chairman Arthur E Morgan accuses directors Harcourt A Morgan and David E Lilienthal of dishonesty, while other TVA officials report pressure and harassment amid shifting loyalties and policy disputes from 1936 onward.
Critics urge Representative Andrew J May to join any TVA investigation body. May, a former Kentucky coal operator, has a history of anti TVA activity, while TVA lawyers reproach Chairman Morgan for alleged interference and self assured moral stance.
In the Berry Marble case TVA figures clashed as witness conduct and trial timing drew fire. Chairman Morgan faced criticism from TVA General Counsel James Fly and Special Counsel John O'Brian who alleged efforts to direct the Chattanooga case and questioned TVA power activities. Morgan reprimanded an engineer and lawyers for diverting testimony. witnesses signed statements denying charges while TVA barred Morgan from testifying.
A short archival piece recalls a mythic tale from Austria in 1938. It frames a moment of national or cultural memory as a fairy tale, highlighting the era's atmosphere and symbolic imagery without recounting specific events. The note preserves a literary reflection on history.
Founders Day and initiation banquet for Phi Delta Theta took place at Hotel Berry. Initiates included Jack Preston Paul Beckley and Edward Ruston of Athens. Mr and Mrs Burs on returned from El Dorado Ark where their daughter Mrs Paul Keever was ill. A 50 000 gallon steel water tank was erected at McBee Binder Company property.
Athens housewives were asked to donate clothing to aid Belgian children. Mrs. John Sprague performed a recital titled An Exile's Dream at a St Patrick's Day event. Mrs. William Logan traveled to Cleveland and Akron for visits while Clarence Gill led the city council meeting in L W Roberts absence.
Nervous people overestimate heartbeat and worry about irregularity. Most Premature beats are harmless, linked to fatigue indigestion or excess tobacco. Rest diet regulate meals reduce substances, and seek medical check only if definite heart symptoms appear.
A 1938 NEA Service commentary argues men favor a gentle feminine image. It notes soft voices and sympathy for others, while challenging myths of women as naturally gentle. It discusses rivalries among women, attitudes toward children, and the appeal of a refined, tender persona.
Joseph Ryan won a damage award of 2000 dollars against his landlord Nicholas Chagaris after a rent dispute sparked an altercation. The case centered on a car damaged during the incident.
A surprise birthday dinner was hosted at the Hartman home honoring Minnie Perry and Douglas Hartman. Attendees included Marguerite Wiess and daughter Jerrie Logan, Guy Hartman, Edna Hall, Audrey Hartman, and Royal Hartman family. Kenneth Carsey died at his home nearby. He leaves a wife, one son, parents, siblings. Funeral plans not set. Pilgrim Holiness Sunday School recorded 45 attendees. Hubert Parsons and family visited Jess Parsons. Floyd Lowery returned home from Marion. Floyd Brown of Kimberly is seriously ill. Michael Ely and Willard Dishong are ill but improving. The P T A play by Buchtel P T A was well attended at Grange Hall.
Constance Maidwell faces a dress stand in for Lucille when a coat sold as part of a trousseau surfaces a mistaken identity. Elsa O'Dare, Mr Anton’s assistant, reveals the fashion house intrigue and offers Constance a modeling job, setting her on a new path amid industry pressure and rumors of Derek Manthon.
Minnie Orr and granddaughters visited her daughter Lottie Hayman on Tuesday. Raymond Frank stayed with his father L. E. Trussell over the weekend. Raymond Ervin and his mother shopped at Pomeroy Monday. Homer Deem of Nelsonville visited his father George Deem last week. Edytha Stout spent Sunday with her parents Gus and Mrs Stout. Roland Torrence visited the Youngs in Long Bottom Wednesday. Pearl Ervin had dental work in Pomeroy Wednesday. Perry Orr and Mrs. Orr spent Sunday with their parents B E Orr. Milford Cole and Mrs. Cole visited William Matson and family in Tuppers Plains Sunday.
Mr. Vanscott of the State auditor's office will be in Logan at 7 30 o'clock Tuesday evening March 22 to meet county commissioners and township trustees. He will explain appropriations for relief and how funds allocated by the Legislature flow back to the county and to the trustees for distribution.
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