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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1939
Page
4
Page four provides publishing details for The Athens Messenger with staff roles including Frederick W. Bush as publisher and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager. It lists affiliations, circulation associations, and offers subscription rates by carrier and mail across multiple Ohio counties.
An essay honors fallen soldiers and recalls Lincoln's Gettysburg vow that the dead shall not have died in vain. It notes war's costs, public cynicism, and the need to pursue the dreams of those who gave their lives, urging steadfast resolve for a free nation.
The article argues that Secretary Morgenthau backs a balanced budget and taxes less punitive to capital and income, criticizing New Deal overtaxation and day-dreaming in Washington. It notes Congress may take relief spending control next year and calls for practical, proven values to restore confidence and curb economic fear.
Editorial warns motorists to share the road with bicyclists. It emphasizes dangers from careless drivers and urges riders and drivers to use main streets and highways responsibly, noting most motorists overvalue speed and should slow to protect all road users including children.
The Yankees delayed night games in other parks due to an observed tactic where park management would switch off the lights as batters came to the plate, creating a disadvantageous environment for the visitors.
Raymond Clapper outlines a Fortune round table that backs higher middle class income taxes, urges reform of corporate taxes, and warns against overreliance on sales taxes. It notes that only a small share of middle income earners pay tax and predicts Congress will resist bold tax changes.
An analysis of the 1939 40 budget shows nine billion dollars in new appropriations with nearly seven billion spent on defense public works relief and debt interest. The article argues continued emergency spending and defense drives debt higher and calls reductions politically difficult.
Health notes from the American Medical Association meeting focus on sulfanilamide use duration and dissolving kidney stones without surgery. Dr. H Marshall Taylor emphasizes proper breathing and warmth for swimmers to prevent infections. Trials on dissolving stones progress with kidney and bladder injections. four stone types exist. Rheumatic fever remains dangerous with 25 percent later heart disease.
A Q and A style summary outlines citizenship by birth in England to a marriage to an American, adoption, and naturalization, then covers topics from the Golden Gate Amusement Zone name to currency in Tahiti, employment invention rights, municipal health spending trends, Bavarian status, Celsius scale, aquarium cement formula, and District gender demographics with specific figures.
The document directs readers to enclose a three cent stamp for factual questions to The Messenger Service Bureau in Washington. It bans legal and medical advice and warns no extended research. Mailing address given is 1013 13th St Washington DC.
Clem Shirley enters Mickie’s club with Martin as they reminisce and plot, while lurkers from the underworld eye the pair. A cigarette sparks a reveal of Janice French’s initials, hinting at danger and a continuing detective-styled drama.
Editor The Messenger prints a signed letter from Charles E. Miller Athens May 29 arguing government aid to big business is fueling growth while Treasury money primes the pump. The writer urges scrutiny of federal spending and its impact on enterprise.
Messenger Readers contribute poetry with name and address. Memorial Day verses honor the dead with imagery of graves, soldiers, taps, and remembrance, followed by a reader from Logan Ohio and a poem about reconstructing a dream by Nellie Casey of Athens.
Samuel Johnson and Olivia Day, siblings in law, both turn 100 in Norwalk Ohio. Both were born enslaved in Kentucky and remain in good health living together in the same home.
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