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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1939
Page
4
A historical newspaper fragment notes classified ad rates and publication terms for The Athens Messenger. It lists pricing for yearly and weekly advertisements, postage, circulation area, and contact details for the printing office and distribution.
The fragment hints at a final log event involving Eli He and others. Details are unclear but the items suggest a meeting or ruling. Names like Lea G Dee Edn Hur appear as fragments without clear roles or dates.
The piece argues Route SO is inferior to Northern Ohio roads, cites heavier hill country construction costs, and urges a staged program for permanent surface upgrades from Athens east to the Washington County line. It notes conditions west of Athens are poor, Governor White's county is fine, and relocation is needed along the Southern Ohio route to attract eastern tourists.
The note explains how Hitler's actions shift trade to smaller nations, disrupting American markets and farm areas. It details how Czech buyers of cotton shift to South American sources as wars drain global demand, with foreign tax policies constraining purchases of U S goods and the broader effect of world upheaval on the U S economy.
A Harvard professor analyzed 902 wars and 1 615 internal disturbances over 2 560 years. Spain endured war 67 percent of its history and England 36 percent, France 50 percent, the United States 14 percent since independence. The twentieth century rises in violence beyond historic norms.
An editorial argues that replacing workers with new machinery alone won’t solve times profits flows from speed and cheaper production. When savings are shared among owners workers and buyers, fears fade and wages rise with faster output.
Bruce Catton reviews Washington scene including a proposed airmail test by All American Aviation in May. The plan uses ground posts and a drag line to snag mail from a passing plane without landing, with routes from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh then to Charlestown and Huntington, West Virginia.
In a tension filled scene of the Mrs Doc serial Tom Horner follows Dr Alan Warren weighing a move to St Louis for career fame against staying to serve his current patients. Emily, Farrell, and a looming dam project frame the emotional and professional stakes as Alan wrestles with duty and family.
Albany March schedules reveal junior class staging Aunt Susie Shoots the Works on March 20 and 21 at 8 oclock in the high school auditorium. Cast lists include Marthe Knowlton Virginia Zimmerran and Jean Johnston among others on opening night. Martha Knowlton Virginia Zimmerran Virginia Oxley Wilma Cooper and others on second night. Local club news notes include Wednesday Club hostessing and delegates to a Cincinnati convention. Additional social items mention a birthdy of Dr E Stanley, a St Patrick s Day refreshments and moving updates for local residents. Albany Grangers plan two plays April 1 in the high school auditorium.
In London the Duke and Duchess of Wievisor sent a $169 check to the British Empire cancer campaign. An accompanying letter praised the campaign for admirable and useful work in the calls of humanity and wished it continued. Members of Parliament have a special jail in the Clock Tower of Parliament.
Historical Q and A notes the Geomanettes served in stenography clerical and technical roles at Naval Stations on Atlantic Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. They aided Liberty Loan campaigns and recruitment with two serving in Base Hospitals in France and one at a Radio Station in San Juan Puerto Rico.
The text appears to be a fragmented notice from The Editor in Washington DC regarding the Messengers Service Bureau. It references legal and medical matters and general guidance on addressed guests and information handling. The readable portion is limited and does not provide a complete event or action.
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The Messenger letters criticize government spending and pensioners, oppose wartime draft evaders, and defend WPA workers. They rail against capitalism and warn of Hitler’s rise, urging unity to oppose tyranny, noting fears about Bund activity and immigration. A final line comments on Aboriginal tobacco trade with Japanese pearl divers.
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