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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
4
In a Washington dispatch, Raymond Clapper urges the United States to lead a fresh effort to end international blackmail after the current crisis. He argues for collective collaboration, warns against repeating past failures of the League of Nations, and notes Europe's war costs and global economic risks.
The piece warns that a European war could become a world conflict with far reaching economic and social effects. It argues the rise of Nazism and Germany's push for expansion threaten democracies, and urges the United States to preserve democracy while avoiding entanglement. It calls for unity across the Americas to safeguard civilization.
Discussion on spending government funds to create a nine foot navigation stage on the Muskingum River as far north as Coshocton. The Parkersburg Sentinel argues the river is already navigable Marietta to Zanesville but steamboats are outdated and Ohio River traffic remains limited.
Bruce Catton reports from Washington that public opinion on Europe and potential war remains unsettled. He argues Congress would guide but not dictate, with administration leadership facing both isolationist and pro-democracy pressures.
Government worry over flood prevention work in river valleys draws wide public attention. Citizens along the Ohio and tributaries would welcome such measures as a means to relieve tax burdens and protect communities. The outcome of policy decisions remains uncertain.
The Messenger's Information Bureau answers readers questions on topics from hunting ethics to postal service ages and bank history. It notes Miss Mary Stewart as the oldest postmaster by service, discusses Rome 1942 rates, identifies First National Bank of Philadelphia as initial national bank, and mentions Iceland's sparse trees with small birch and willow.
A poem about hiking through woods and hills by Anna Lee Brown aged 11 from Hollister Ohio. The verse celebrates forest air, bubbling creeks, ferns and trees, and a joyful heart revived by nature. It invites readers to join the Call to the outdoors.
Medical discussion explains sacro iliac strain as a common back pain source. It covers symptoms from mild discomfort to severe agony, possible radiating pain, diagnostic tests, and differential diagnosis including sciatica. Treatments include belts, spine manipulation, heat, massage, and graduated exercise.
Inspector Parsons confronts a tangled crime on the Boardwalk as clairvoyant Chandra links abduction, a missing dagger, and vision clues to Mrs. Talbert’s murder. Christine Thorenson and others face revelations about Earl Talbert, a gang of suspects, and a hidden extortion scheme.
Minersville reports a daughter born August 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Wolf named Janice Kay. Various residents, including Miss Mary Schaefer, Mrs. Velma Grueser, and families of Roush, Fosner, Parker, and Phillips, are noted for visits, travels, and condolences.Community gatherings at Sunday School and local relatives visiting from Columbus, Cincinnati, and Warren appear in the week’s notes.
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