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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1939
Page
4
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A Fortune Magazine round table of 17 leaders from business labor and farming agrees on a democratic path to reduce unemployment. They reject a 1929 redux, urge production and private investment, and call for wage and price policies to lift consumption and create work. Influential figures cited include Clarence Francis and Nelson Rockefeller.
The article notes Grover Bergdoll, notorious for evading the draft, lived in the United States under false names for seven years across two returns, with public belief he exiled himself in Germany from 1920 to last May. It questions how long foreigners in general can reside, vote, and receive relief while avoiding deportation.
The text recalls a Newark wife complaining of her husband who throws meat balls in the kitchen, hinting at a wish to pitch in the majors. It notes persistent desire for coats of fur as girls seek fashion, mentions Berlin forming a political power triangle, and suggests Italian birthday cakes with Roman candles.
A May study concludes the Soviet Union could not furnish Germany with large amounts of raw materials. It notes Russia’s limited oil exports and iron ore sufficiency, while suggesting Germany might gain more from Soviet agricultural products and grain in exchange for oil and industrial gear.
Bruce Catton analyzes the neutrality law debate revealing administration plans that tighten isolationist rules beyond the current act except for arms exports. The piece contrasts ship travel, trade prohibitions, and cash and carry provisions while framing Senate strategy and isolationist replies.
Arthur A. Wolfe of Ft. Lauderdale visited Athens where Mrs. H. L. Edmonds, longtime Rufus Putnam PTA president, was elected a delegate to the state convention.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Frank P Phillips hosted Mrs Le cmtta Dean and Amerville Lieut C B Butts returned from New York City for a 13 day furlough with his parents He had served with the quartermasters at Brest France Dr Wiley T Sprague left for Chicago for studies He planned to open an office in Dwight Williams of the U S Marines arrived at Quantico Va A telegram reached his mother Mrs S M Wililame.
Poison ivy is not the only weed causing skin irritation. Most weeds harbor resins that can trigger eruptions resembling eczema. Contact with weed leaves or contaminated objects may produce spring to early summer eruptions that persist until frost and may intensify with repeated exposure. Scratching spreads the eruption and thickens the skin, with the face and backs of the hands common early sites.
The column includes poems by BEN T. CLOUSTON and Nora Gillespie plus verse by ROBERT E. SANDERS. It blends religious allusions with social commentary on weeds causing skin irritations and notes on civic virtue and accountability. Athens Ohio authors are named.
The Messenger Service Bureau at 1013 Thirteenth Street NW Washington DC answers readers questions on ports stowaways religion in the Irish Free State nationality of high seas births hypnotism and a 1940 National Flower and Garden Show The show runs February 23 to March 6 1940 in Houston Texas Peerless Q asks about the show dates and location and the bureau provides concise replies including citizenship rules and medical guidance.
Marian Harkness pursues a cheaper Chicago home as Dan’s absence and wage cuts strain their marriage. A chance Thanksgiving with the Sands family offers relief and a new sense of longing, foreshadowing choices about motherhood and a return to work.
KYGER-Ladies Aid Society met at Miss Mabel Eakin's home Wednesday afternoon for quilting. Refreshments were served. Nearby residents and families were noted visiting, with multiple family groups and a recent marriage celebrated at Jesse Creek near Kyger. A stockings fact noted ends with silk thread mileage.
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