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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1939
Page
4
The notice from Athens Poet Office outlines subscription rates under the 1918 act. Carrier and term options are presented, including one year and ten weeks plans, with prices implied though not fully legible. The fragment references Hocking Meigs Moreen and local counts.
The piece argues Russia may stay neutral for months while Hitler gains aid from Stalin moral or strategic. It suggests Soviet aims to spread communism, highlights tensions in the Near and Far East, and notes U S officials and Governor Landon on neutrality and naval policy amid a looming global conflict.
The report says John L. Lewis and followers sever ties with a group of western Democrats seeking to keep the current leadership and New Deal jobs. The fissure pleases traditional Democrats aiming to reclaim the party for Jeffersonians in 1940. Lewis plans new assessments to fund his next presidential bid, while the party faces strikes and internal battles as 1940 hopes dim.
A review lauds the National Youth Administration for local impact by guiding 18 to 25 year olds into work and private business through out-of-school programs. It notes reduced reckless trends and stresses the value of job training, contrasting with past juvenile glamour culture and CCC experience benefits.
Ohio highway engineers study road edging to reduce tire wear and improve safety. Berms on grades wash away, so substantial edging is proposed to give drivers confidence when passing. Loose material poses danger and cost.
The columnist argues the neutrality law will soon pass but warns action is needed beyond passage. He recalls Monroe Doctrine history and praises the Declaration of Panama for a Western Hemisphere defense, noting enforcement challenges and the need for united support among American republics.
Bruce Catton analyzes how neutrality debate aided administration and how political pressure plus the 1940 census and 1939 drought shaped approval. Washington staff directs the census with 130000 enumerators under temporary civil non civil service staff, districts totaling 560. A drought relief push sought 50 million dollars, with 12 million found in Farm Security funds to address the crisis.
Highway engineers are praised for practical road work. Their study of road needs is thorough and shows that not all improvements must be spectacular to be useful. Edging is cited as wise spending of motorist taxes.
Health experts examine mirror writing in children noting it may stem from eye brain or hand factors. Studies suggest left handed children show higher incidence and cases often improve with proper feeding and care. most mirror writing resolves within the first year of schooling.
Athens hosts its sixth Fall Festival as Red Cross and local clubs join in. Community members attend a Home-Coming for veterans at the Buchtel Red Cross and a 12th anniversary dinner at the First M. E. Church.
Robert A. Ross, 21, blind from Altoona, studies in Pennsylvania State College's journalism school and relies on his seeing eye dog Rita to navigate the campus. He notes Rita still hesitates at some buildings.
In a Tech campus mystery, Joan Johnson a glamor coed draws Keith Rhodes and Dan Webber into a tense plot. Rocco and accomplices shadow her as she tours with classmates and prepares to return Keiths car to the stadium. The scene ends with a staged road block and a confrontation.
A Colorado letter reveals turmoil from old age pensions, with Governor and legislature scrambling as funds trap revenue. Text cites 45 dollar max, a 27 dollar average, and cuts to health, education, and state services amid a looming financial crisis.
A poem for autumn by Anna Lee Brown age 11 from Hollister Ohio. It describes trees in color and September harvest imagery. The speaker praises October as a cheerful season and a favorite time of year.
A reader from Gloucester questions the Bigelow pension proposal, its tax impact on landowners, and the logic of opponents. He asks how small homeowners would be affected, whether taxes would rise for average taxpayers, and what happens to unemployed elders under current policy.
A giant electrical shovel is under construction in Marion Ohio. It will dig through earth like a six story building and deposit material 226 feet away. The machine is built for strip mining in Indiana coal fields.
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