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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists names and offices including Chicago and Cleveland. Mentions second class referee at Athens Post Office and mail rates in advance. Lacks coherent details or full context.
The Messenger rebukes venue changes and press editorializing in Athens County amid a high profile case. It argues public access to courtroom facts serves justice, defends free speech, and condemns using publicity to dodge legal processes.
A House committee approves 14 to 8 a measure to amend the Wagner Act and expand the National Labor Relations Board to five, stirring debate on the act’s purpose and its administration. Public sentiment shows division among workers and employers over its application and impact on collective bargaining.
Washington reports shift toward deeper European crisis with a looming all-out war. White House and Secretary Early deny authentic peace foundations while noting a Berlin Rome Moscow axis looming across Europe. Roosevelt seeks to dampen Axis propaganda and avoid recognizing German gains.
Roosevelt urges selling American war planes to anyone who can take them, arguing aircraft productive capacity matters more than current stock. He says sales to the Allies not only aid them but strengthen U.S. defense by expanding aviation capacity.
An allied mission in Washington attempts to ease tensions from British trade disputes. Placed alongside this effort, Allies worry about shipments of American supplies to Russia across the Pacific.
Hendrik Van Loon surveys the Dark Ages arguing the period was marked by chaos after imperial power waned and marauding bands spread across Europe. He traces Rome’s decline, the rise of Ravenna and Constantinople, and the crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor, separating spiritual and worldly authority under a pope and emperor.
The Messenger Bureau at 1018 13th Street Washington provides Q and A on rainfall normals for 1939 with regional details. It notes the Mormon Tabernacle dates and dimensions, fastest muscular movement as the eye wink, top traveled states, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike as the first U S superhighway under construction.
A poetic meditation by Leda Sams foresees a future ending tyranny, nations at peace, and a world ruled by love. It contrasts war drums with a cruciform message of victory and mercy, invoking Easter and Mary to frame collective repentance and unity.
Poetic verse by Eleanor M. Wessa from Pomeroy Ohio describes night yielding to dawn. Celestial moon moves across sky while stars and summer breeze accompany the awakening. Aurora brings light and silence departs at daybreak.
A reader signs as E. Gillespie urging support for a presidential candidate and criticizing Governor Bricker and Davey. The letter defends Bricker against New Deal criticisms and condemns nationwide relief as political. It notes FDR vetoes and mentions Davey’s third term claim, asking if FDR will run for president.
This piece debunks many left and right hand superstitions and traces their origins. It notes beliefs about itching palms signaling money and cold hands implying a warm heart, explaining these as cultural myths rather than facts.
Serial tale introduces Ann Brown an orphan housekeeper with few allies in a hostile town. Steve Claybourne Courting her while Irene tempts and others plot. A missing watch and silverware theft hint at a conspiracy led by Plunket to frame Ann as danger mounts.
A crowd of 375 attended a banquet for Ralph B Wilson vice president of the Roger W Babson Institute and former Nelsonville resident. The event announced a new Ohio University girls band and photos featured Mrs Susanna Weber Chester 91 and John Thomass agent Gore 89.
France fears a new conflict as tensions rise in Europe amid warnings of possible alignments and renewed hostilities. The piece notes economic and diplomatic strains shaping a precarious peace.
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