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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1938
Page
4
Announcement lists memberships in press associations and national agencies, advertising rates by application, obituary charges, and subscription rates. It notes second class matter at Athens post office and provides mail rates for several Ohio counties with yearly, semiannual, ten-week, and weekly options.
Washington reports a shift in farm policy under Secretary Wallace to place surplus food and fiber with low income city and Southern relief groups. The plan may subsidize domestic consumers rather than export surplus at a loss. Jesse W. Tapp leads the Department’s reorganizational changes as Wallace’s trusted operator.
A meditation on personal mentality shaping outcomes. It argues that business success rests on one’s own thinking, not external conditions, and warns that believing others control thoughts undermines control over enterprise and home life.
The White House warns that illegal aliens are plentiful and free to roam, with spies operating in the United States and concentrated in naval and military facilities. A secret officer group may be tasked to root out spies and aliens, raising fear of vast leakage of plans and potential sabotage during wartime.
Reporters from New York City met incoming ships and found Americans back home to learn what was unfolding in Europe. Returning travelers spent months abroad and lacked reliable updates on marches or motives as American consulates urged speedy return. Editors concede no perfect product yet, but claim timely reporting remains paramount amid the crisis.
Reported discovery of a method to extract gold from seawater. Scientists claim potential trillions of dollars in ocean wealth, but note minimal yields per amount of seawater and emphasize it could be preliminary to large scale marine mining.
In Washington Jim Farley, Democratic National Committee chairman, has effectively excused himself from the 1940 presidential race. He missed a gubernatorial bid in New York and argues only Lehman or Wagner could defeat Dewey, while his press conferences remain popular and off the record with reporters.
The text contemplates mining vast oceanic gold stores valued at three quadrillion dollars. It notes that overabundance would render gold nearly worthless and initially seems a salvation, erasing the root of all evil. Yet it warns ongoing extraction challenges like brassy behavior, dull intellect, stiff competition, and heated impulses.
Warnings on fatigue and drowsy driving as major crash causes. Sleep records help gauge crash risk. Examples include a professor and a salesman. Tips include talking, coughing, or caffeine to stay awake. Pedestrian rules emphasize crossing at right angles and obeying signals.
Rev Black fills regular appointment at Townhouse Church Sunday 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30. Numerous local visits and dinners feature Mr and Mrs S R Knowlton Greenfield Mr and Mrs W R Wright Pomeroy and others including Mary Smith California and relatives from Zaleski Mrs Clara Gillogly Athens visits Mrs Louisa Stanley Funeral of Carl Cross Logan attended by several locals.
A fire at 2:30 a m damaged the garage of R E Burson destroying a sport coupe and causing about 150 dollars in damage. The incident was fought by local volunteers and reported in the Burns area.
Miss Nelle Walker of Nelsonville leaves for Alliance to enter the nurses training department. Ohio University honors fallen football player Wendel Watkins with full military honors. A Christmas label system for overseas soldiers is announced via Red Cross cartons. Prof. C. L. Martzolff chairs draftee board en route to training camp, with a long Athens Nelsonville Coolville and Albany roster on the committee.
Lula Belle Kinnelt a 175 pound woman from a small town jail earned sixty days in jail after falling for a prisoner's compliments and letting him and another escape. The piece emphasizes women readers will understand and pity her rather than condemn.
Newspaper photographer detective Robert Tait confronts Harris Rogers in a tense scene after Rogers hints at a tactic to blunt murder investigations. Rogers claims to control Lud Dombey's debts and preserve Myrna Dombey’s stake, warning secrecy could shield the band and its star.
Poet letters urging world peace contrast with wartime fears as nations mobilize and mothers weep. The piece blames dictators and militarism while urging action to end tyranny. Charles E Sellars of Gloucester Ohio signs the memorial style verse. The Cullinan diamond valued at 750000 pounds was sent from Africa to London by ordinary registered mail.
The Sun days scope notes mental activity and conflicting prospects with delays from bereavement or loss but potential gains through property investments or legal adjustments. Birthdays bring mixed fortunes and possible litigation gains. Monday foresees mental pressure, but progress through rapid, unconventional ventures and dramatic shifts. children may be brilliant yet unruly and adventurous.
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