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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1939
Page
4
American educators question the aim and methods of schooling as the nation faces economic strain and global pressures. They argue ongoing self critique keeps education aligned with modern needs, preserving individual development and democratic values amid rising propaganda and new forms of schooling.
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision tests state laws in Wisconsin California and Massachusetts restricting leaflet distribution to curb street littering. The piece argues rights to prevent littering clash with free expression and urges protecting the right to hand out printed appeals.
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith, national WCTU president, notes 7000 of 9000 local option votes after repeal favored the drys and warns prohibition may return. The enduring struggle spans decades and world events with no armistice or peace treaty. Screeno is not a Marx Brothers film.
The column urges calm in the lead up to potential U S involvement in Europe. It reflects on 1916 debates over arming ships and war readiness, citing Wilson, Congress, and press reactions as examples of hysteria and restraint. It notes memory of Lusitania and quotes officials and newspapers.
Bruce Catton writes from Washington about rising war talk in official circles. Public denials mix with private predictions of war by spring or mid-winter and plans to mobilize by summer. military buildup, reactivated destroyers, Panama defenses, Atlantic patrols, and industry retooling mark the era.
In Washington rumors swirl about a British bid to delay U S entry into war and turn American securities into cash for purchases, and about France and Germany pressing for peace talks with London. The piece notes the impact of such chatter on the embargo repeal debate and public emotion.
The Messenger Bureau replies to readers on topics from lottery laws to potash in wood ashes. Questions cover legality of lottery correspondence since 1890, where to buy Sweepstakes tickets, wood ash composition, San Diego earthquakes, screwdriver torque, turf in gardens, locomotive exhaust irregularity, and German immigration numbers through 1937.
Athens Kiwanians at a Marietta convention list Robert Hess Merle Kerr George Whipple B T Grover O C Bird Ernest Algeo T N Hoover A E Cunningham A H Brooks John Preston Dwight Rutherford Clark Williams Prof Curtis W Janssen the new Ohio University band director. The group announces purchase of new instruments. Seventy five students apply for membership. Howard Dana Chase reorganizes Hal Chase s Collegiennes an 1 piece orchestra made up of OU students. Chase s band played on the OU campus from 1922 to 1926.
Twenty years past the report notes President Woodrow Wilson's serious illness in the White House. The list of O. U. football squad players for Muskingum includes Fuller and Nye among others. Brick work advances on the state road Circle Hill to Floodwood. Central PTA committees list several named members and officers.
The writer urges citizens to study candidates, weigh both sides of issues, and vote to curb bad politics. He argues for using the right to vote as a weapon to demand accountability and oppose untested New Deal ideas, urging replacements when officials fail. Charles R. Larson Portland Oct. 2.
London reports a forger of 10 shilling notes is sought by Scotland Yard officer Det Inspector Ferrer in a prolonged provincial probe. Sir Norman Kendal ordered the investigation after Bank of England urging. Hundreds of notes are believed in circulation with two flaws: misaligned corner lines and a serial with a repeated digit.
Marian Harkness, a working wife expecting a baby, faces secrets and remorse as Angie Doran revisits past errors. Marian seeks forgiveness and contemplates family life with Dan, while Carma Forbes arrives with news of marriage and peace. Other neighbors and colleagues weigh sacrifice and second chances in a Chicago apartment.
This health overview explains angina pectoris symptoms and contrasts them with other heart pains. It notes angina lasts two to ten minutes, is triggered by exertion or emotion, and may mislead patients about illness, while coronary thrombosis causes immediate, prolonged pain with shock signs.
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