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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1948
Page
4
A local newspaper displays management and Associated Press credits along with detailed subscription rates for home delivery by carrier and by mail to Ohio, West Virginia, and other regions. Rates include annual, semiannual, quarterly, and monthly options, with foreign rates available on request.
The piece argues Congress, split by Republicans and Southern Democrats, remains hostile to labor and suspicious of communism. It notes cuts to labor agencies, rising military spending, and Truman administration pressure on China, while forecasting campaign implications for Truman and Wallace before the Democratic National Convention.
The Messenger prints a reader letter arguing against racial ghettos and segregation while criticizing U S social policy, wage issues, and aging workers. It cites figures and public figures, urges Christian ethics, and includes an unrelated serialized story excerpt about Patience Mond and Paul Taylor on a London train romance.
The essay attacks Congress for pork barrel politics driving ERP and Marshall Plan funding. It argues fear of election pressures shapes aid to Europe, China, and Russia, warning against relying on big military spending and urging selective, strengthened national defense without overcommitment.
Columnist Jay Franklin argues fear of World War III is fading but notes resilience, while Time magazine outlines three possible paths for America over the next decade. The piece compares pre 1939 danger with current Soviet aims to subvert from within, warning against a communist world.
A ceg Junior Bean of Gallipolis returns to Lancaster Pennsylvania to resume studies at Franklin Marshall Academy after a ten day vacation with his parents Dr. and Mrs L C Bean. Mr and Mrs Robert Posphicel of Nelsonville announce the birth of a son at Charlottesville Hospital. Mrs A C Jones of Pomeroy hosts a fifth birthday party for her nephew Billy Grim. Hocking County Pioneer Youth invited to a district meeting in Athens.
25 years ago Mrs. Katherine Cox Ellis 70 widow of Alston Ellis former Ohio University president died in Jacksonville Florida. Meigs County held its first Ku Klux Klan burial service in Dexter. Mary Young attended a surprise birthday at Mrs. Walter Bobo's home. Gladys Higgins and Robert Bateman wed at Rev C L Johnson's home. Glouster's new ice plant had a successful initial run.
Sam Simmons argues an ex-bureaucrat wrongly claims steel firms refused to expand. He says firms spend beyond earnings to meet needs and were not sole causes of strikes or slowdowns. Government actions and wartime aims shaped supply, but American mills are well managed and capable of producing more steel for peacetime demand.
John Richard Weyman has taken the role of deputy collector of customs in the U S Internal Revenue Department of Asfiabula. The operation is to run under the name of the Glouster Ice and Ice Cream Co with Mr Beshara overseeing the enterprise.
A dense listing of radio programs by time slot across networks CBS ABC MBS and others detailing news music drama quizzes variety and serials with repeats and special shows from early morning through late night including News Reports News Broadcasts and children’s hour programs.
Sam Simmons writes on the coal miners walkout noting he knows little of the operators Lewis dispute yet sides with operators. He cites eight months of effort to reach an agreement and a fund of about thirty million dollars tied to the contract, with potential disbursement blocked by operators.
Doctors describe epidemic diarrhea of the newborn a highly fatal disease striking infants in hospitals. It begins with drowsiness and weak cry, then rapid, watery yellow stools and swift weight loss. Prevention through strict nursery and food prep hygiene is urged.
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