The Athens Messenger Page Four Policy Clippings
The Athens Messenger publishes weekday afternoons except Saturday with a grand Sunday edition. Editorial leadership includes Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris. Memberships cover national and regional press groups with standard obituary charges and mailed subscription options across multiple Ohio counties.
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Time for Cool Heads on Europe and Self Determination
A European fault line is examined as Americans grapple with isolationism and the paradox of supporting self-determination while avoiding entanglements. The piece notes Wilson era decisions, the Versailles rejection, and the rise of Hitler and Mussolini, urging cautious restraint in U S policy toward European affairs.
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Austro-Hungary
Wilson
League of Nations
Europe
Atlantic
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Hitler
Mussolini
America
Senate
Can Pot Call Kettle Black
An opinion contrasts Mexican government seizure of oil and land with U S policies of subsidized government plants. It argues both threaten private property, provoke loss for stockholders, and erode democracy, warning that subsidies mirror confiscation and empower officialdom toward socialism or fascism.
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Hull
Mexico
U. S
United States
Government Services and the Hidden City Cost
A commentary on the per person cost of city government in the United States. It argues that only about 3.67 dollars per capita fund state and local governance, while most tax dollars fund education, police, fire, health, streets, and other services. C A Dykstra notes the public underestimates the transfer of private costs to the city and the resentment toward rising government expenses.
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United States
C. A. Dykstra
Cincinnati
Apocryphal Word Play Hits Maine Dispatch Tale
Westbrook Pegler relates a folktale of journalism about a St Louis editor who buried a Maine sinking bulletin in the paper. The anecdote involves The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and a late night mishap sparked by a Laffan wire bulletin. The piece highlights editorial overconfidence and a fatal misplacement of news.
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Denver Post
Robert Hammond Murray
Murray
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Washington
Associated Press
Bill Lyddon
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Aging Aid Expands Across States Amid 1937 Debates
The Social Security Board approves Virginia's plan, lifting aid to nearly 1.8 million Americans over 65 as state and federal programs operate nationwide. The piece notes limited reforms likely this session, plus a broader push to engage Americans in European affairs. It also mentions Czech leader Benes touring to rally Czech Slovak communities and discuss potential mass meetings.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
Thirty Dollar
Vojta Benes
Czechoslovakia
Prague
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United States
Detroit
Britain
One Second Passing Cars Hazard Highlighted by Yale Study
Yale investigators cross country to study passing habits find 20 percent of motorists allow under one second to pass. If you are not in that group, your odds of meeting such a driver remain one in five. The piece warns against trusting other drivers on highway passing.
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Yale University
Public Forum letter policy and submission guidelines
The column invites current event comments signed by the writer with signature visible. Letters should be brief to allow multiple contributions daily.
Bible references letters stir debate on race and faith
A reader from Lathrop argues with Mr. Miles in the Messenger, asserting biblical interpretation on race and God’s view of humanity. The letter cites Genesis and Corinthians to condemn mixed races and urges prayer for wisdom, concluding with the author’s claim of being “one of God’s chosen.” Other notes mention a Salem tree bottle incident and a Grunewalde stork nest containing sparrow nests.
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Devil
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St. Matthew
Alva L. Mayle
Lathrop
Grunewalde
Germany
Health Hints and Diet by Dr Morris Fishbein
Modern life increases stress on hearing from cars radios and talking pictures. Causes include hereditary blockage infections and otosclerosis with possible nerve damage from syphilis or loud explosions. Lip reading classes exist nationwide aided by hearing organizations. Hearing aids and audiometers measure loss and guide devices.
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American Federation of Organizations For the
Stars Say For Wednesday September 28 Prophecy
The reading shows mixed influence from important planets with possible advancement at work as authorities appear friendly yet delays may depress. Concentration can turn bulky situations into favorable outcomes, while those born on this day may turn obstacles into success with patience and prudent judgment.
Hit Run Love Serial Ends The Trial Looms In Town
Patricia McGraw faces a choice between law and love as Larry Kent sits at trial for involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutor Tom Sweeney courts Pat while she recalls past romances with Larry and grapples with betrayal, duty, and a looming verdict.
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Patricia McGraw
Larry Kent
Tom Sweeney
Pat
Larry
Sweeney
Dottie Barnes
Tom
O'Shea
Kent
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Accident Investigation Bureau
Are you grown up only after you marry professor says
An Oxford University professor told the British Association for the Advancement of Science that a simple test for maturity is whether you are glad to be married. He posed questions about attitudes to marriage and singled out those who answer no to many prompts as being more likely to be glad to be married and grown up.
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Larry
Pat
Sergeant Lewoski
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Oxford University
British Association For the Advancement of Science
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