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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
4
The piece argues that modern education improves youths in colleges and public schools by teaching democracy through safety patrols student councils and economic awareness. It criticizes parents for embracing propaganda and anti democratic ideas while children learn self government and critical thinking.
The article notes English rural districts housing London slum children as Hitler weighs bombing targets. It compares American relief trends and argues that moving poor children highlights living standards, potentially driving social reform as awareness grows and indifference fades.
Cardinal Villeneuve archbishop of Quebec and Red Cross president says the United States should avoid direct involvement in the European conflict and may help secure an equitable durable peace after the war. He presents allied heresy but in a sincere view favoring restraint.
Governor Loren Dickinson rejects accusations of tyranny and defends critic John O Kavanaugh editor at the University of Detroit who was ousted after criticizing the governor and the university. The university refused to publish his editorial amid the dispute over censoring student speech.
Raymond Clapper notes growing strain in US Japan relations as the 1911 trade treaty lapses on January 26. He cites possible embargo options, limited economic leverage, and Japanese conduct in China, while urging pragmatic, nonconfrontational handling to protect American interests and business ties.
Bruce Catton explains amendments to the Social Security Act expanding federal aid for the aged blind and dependent children. The changes raise the maximum 50-50 match from 30 to 40 dollars for old age and blind payments and boost child aid from one third to one half of state expenditures. In mid year figures, nearly 2 million aged, 299 thousand families with 721 thousand children, and 45 thousand blind persons receive benefits, with Congress approving 278 million dollars to support these programs.
The exchange argues that bold questions merit commendation, not censorship, with one speaker praising a young man’s fearless interest in public affairs and challenging claims of narrow-mindedness.
Questions and answers cover topics from weather differences night versus day to early American figures, art techniques, and inventions. Notable items include Mary Goddard as first U S postmistress, Anne Royall fined as a common scold, and the 1769 Boston spinet piano described.
Poet Charles E. Sellars of Glouster Ohio shares a cautionary verse about deception in fancy rides. He warns readers to walk away from flashy talk and egotistical hosts, praising honest self-respect and the value of real effort over showy schemes.
Boston researchers analyzed 250 endocarditis cases noting limited success with pre sulfa therapies. Sulfapyridine reduced fever and germs but yielded only one full recovery among 65 treated. Chicago animal studies showed vegetations on heart valves hidden germs. A combined heparin and sulfapyridine approach aims to prevent vegetation while killing germs, with six Boston patients showing cautious progress. The method is experimental, not a cure for subacute bacterial endocarditis.
McArthur social column lists visitors and guests from Columbus Fremont Wellston and Zanesville. Notable mentions include Miss Ruth Strohl and Jack Swaim hosting in Columbus, Duane Rosser listed in Who's Who, and several teachers returning home for Thanksgiving from Kentucky Athens Stoutsville and Bexley. Also noted are Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Ross en route to Florida and visits by Rev. and Mrs. Harold to Birmingham Alabama relatives.
Detective Dawson interrogates John Douglas and Ava Johnson as tension rises at Arnold Benthorne's home. Douglas reveals a planned minister ruse to reach Benthorne, while Flynn reports Benthorne’s hidden Alston Motors stake and a mysterious Big Red hint.
Mt Union Social Notes report regular church appointments and weekend visits. Residents attend Sunday School with forty present and several families host guests, including Jordan, King, and Epple households. A canned food shower honors Roy Jordan. a separate lightning incident in Scranton left John Gowarty injured and hospitalized.
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