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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1947

Page

4

Newspaper Subscription Rates and Policy Notice

Public notice lists AP rights and payment terms for subscriptions in Ohio West Virginia and overseas includes prices by carrier and mail with annual and seasonal rates. It also notes obituary card charges and foreign office representations with offices in Chicago New York Columbus and Cleveland.

Eee Associated Press Ohio West Virginia West West Out Delive Athens John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Columbus Cleveland

Truman urged to act on looming national telephone strike

In a sharply worded call for decisive action, the piece accuses President Truman of delaying labor crisis responses and argues for immediate Congressional authorization to seize telephone properties and establish a commission to settle the current dispute over wage and labor powers in the nation’s vital communications network. It cites wartime powers as insufficient and warns of wide economic damage if service is paralyzed.

Washington Truman Public Service Commissions Federal Communications Commission Congress

Bell's palsy and cold extremities explained by Dr O'Brien

Dr O'Brien explains facial nerve paralysis known as Bell's palsy can follow chilling of the face or infections. Most cases heal in 3 to 10 weeks with rest, massage, and electrical stimulation. the condition is usually painless and leaves no trace. He also notes cold hands and feet are common and not necessarily due to poor circulation, affecting about 15 percent in comfortable rooms.

Sir Charles Bell London

Radio Highlights Monday Night Lineup Across Networks

New York listings show NBC CBS ABC and MBS schedules with drama concert comedy quiz mystery and talk programs. Highlights include NBC Cavalcade Skipper from Stonington Joe Voorhees Maggie Teyte Lionel Barrymore Eddie Bracken and Q A. CBS Inner Sanctum Kiss of Death Beulah Eddie Bracken and Winifred Smith concert. ABC Lone Ranger Sherlock Holmes Beulah Fantasy in Melody and Vic Damone songs. MBS Scotland Yard Gregory Hood Guy Lombardo Family Doctor and special investigator time shifts.

New York NBC Skipper Stonington Voorhees Maggie Teyte Goodman and Borge Lionel Barrymore CBS Joan Bavis Eddie Bracken Winifred Smith ABC MBS Scotland Yard New Time Gregory Hood Guy Lombardo Dayston

Editorial View Opposes Outlawing the Communist Party

The piece argues that defining and enforcing a ban on communism risks political abuse and would mainly affect liberals and labor. It notes protests by the Communist Party and CIO groups, questions timing, and warns non Red groups supporting the policy may lose credibility.

Above the World A View From a V-2 Rocket

A radio controlled camera on a V-2 rocket captured earth from 100 miles up, showing a recognizable globe but indistinct features. The piece muses on human wisdom and the futility of earthly conflicts seen from space, urging effort toward peaceful uses of rocket technology.

Earth

Trade talks press on as ITO faces global limits

Peter Edson notes Dutch and Swedish moves curb cargo and imports as Geneva prepares to host session two of the 18 nation Preparatory Commission on International Trade and Employment. U.S. officials press business leaders while Congress debates. The ITO, born from Hull era policy, aims to curb state trading and broaden private global commerce.

Washington East Indies U.S Geneva Switzerland Preparatory Commission On International Trade and Employment United Nations World Trade Organization London State Treasury, Commerce and Labor Department Tariff Commission House Ways and Means Senate Finance Committees Unday Will Clayton House Ways and Means Committee ITO Cordell Hull

The Lonely Astronaut Seeks Comfort in Space

A reflection on an astronaut's solitary voyage among the stars. He contemplates brighter cameras and future photos while recognizing profound isolation in a vast universe. The piece suggests humanity may seek unity instead of pursuing hidden destruction.

General Calls for National Service to Sustain Army Strength

The Selective Service System has been discontinued and 30 000 volunteers monthly are needed to maintain a 1 070 000 strong Regular Army. The chief of staff says a traditional American volunteer system tests national resolve and urges public understanding support and action to honor national service in this time of need.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

City Police Report Two Auto Wrecks

Gallipolis police investigated two Saturday night collisions with property damage and no arrests. Vehicles driven by Hollis S. Queen and Charles D. Drummond collided at First and Pine. Orris Warren’s taxi was rear ended in the 300 block of Second Ave by a jeep driven by C. B. Cadle, causing only property damage.

Gallipolis Hollis S. Queen Second Ave Charles D. Drummond Dayton First Pine Orris Warren First Ave C. B. Cadle Leon W. Va

Flowers in Memoriam Decorate Church Altar

White tulips and white Easter lilies adorned the altar at First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis on Easter Sunday. The arrangement was donated in memoriam by a group of local couples and individuals led by Dr. and Mrs. Joe Neal and others.

River Traffic Rises on Ohio at Gallipolis Locks

The Ohio River level near Gallipolis is rising about one tenth of a foot per hour as drainage from the Alleghenies affects gauges at 18 and 27.2 feet and a 74 foot roller reading. Up and down river passages list vessels with times from Wheeling to Marmet and Huntington, indicating increasing river activity amid rising Kanawha gauges.

Gallipolis Ohio River Allegheny Mountains Wheeling A. V. Kriss John W. Hubbard Peace W. L. Jones Marietta Harris Ravenswood Weir Renown Portsmouth William Penn Augusta Neville Hatfield Huntington Semet Kanawha Falls West Virginia Kanawha River Marmet

Admissions and discharges at Holzer Hospital

Friday and Saturday admissions at Holzer Hospital include Daisy Baker Gallipolis medical Griff Durbin Point Pleasant medical and Donald Lee Porter surgical. Discharges include Tom Halliday Charles R Parsons Thomas Lambert Northup Leonard Call and Robert Crow.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Daisy Baker Griff Durbin Point Pleasant Donald Lee Porter Surgical Tom Halliday Charles R. Parsons Thomas Lambert Thomas Northup Leonard Call Robert Crow

Taxi Driver Charged With Defrauding Inn Keeper

Gallipolis taxi driver Chauncey Sheets Jr was arrested by sheriff's deputies Saturday and will be arraigned today on a charge of defrauding an inn keeper.

Gallipolis Chauncey Sheets, Jr

Viola Darst Injured After Car Struck Crossing Court Street

City police took Viola Darst to Holzer Hospital Saturday night after a passenger car struck her as she crossed Court Street. Patrolman Harry Dickey said a truck backed from a parking place and the car circling it hit the teen, causing lacerations to the left knee. She was treated and dismissed.

Gallipolis Viola Darst Holzer Hospital Gime Court Street Harry Dickey Miss Darst

Livestock Receipts At Ohio Valley Sale In Gallipolis

Receipts show hogs priced from 10 to 25.80 with top at 25.80 for 175 to 220 pounds and 220 to 250 pounds at 24 to 25.50. Cattle range from steers 15 to 23, heifers 15 to 22, milk cows 75 to 150. Veal tops 26, lamb tops 20. Sheep and related categories listed with varied ranges.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley

Two Persons Fined For Traffic Violations

GALLIPOLIS fines of 10 dollars and costs were assessed on charges by the State Highway Patrol against Roy Willis 19 South Webster for excessive speed by Mayor Frank Pritchett of Jackson and against Ethel Shaw 23 Barberton Ohio for having no driver's license by Municipal Judge William Janes.

Gallipolis State Roy Willis South Webster Frank Pritchett Jackson Ethel Shaw Barberton Ohio William Janes

Gallia County Land Transfers Listed

Gallia County land transfers include Co. C Thornton and wife to Gallia County Commissioners city lot Ann Thornton to Gallia County Commissioners city lot Charles Richard Clonchetux to S E Johnson lot in Aleshire Subdivision Eugene and Margaret Wright to Gilbert Beard 4 acres Addison Two Garrett and Omelia Fellure to Bennie and Helen Bloomer lot in Aleshire Subdivision H B Ecker and Carl C Myers to Forest A and Virgie M McNeal .79 acre deed of correction Addison Two Clinton and Cora K George to Turley George 47.50 acres Morgan Township J A and Dorothy Lee Terry to C C Coe and E E Spencer 131.50 acres Huntington Two Frances H Bilker and others to Hazel Grover part lot city

Addison Clinton Cora K. George Turley George Morgan Township J. A Dorothy Lee Terry C. C. Coe E. E. Spencer Huntington Frances H. Bilker Hazel Grover

Divorce Granted in Gallipolis Case

Alice Johnson of Willard Johnson was granted a divorce on gross neglect grounds by Common Pleas Court Judge Lewis C. Warden. The judge noted the couple had no children.

Gallipolis Alice Johnson Willard Johnson Common Pleas Court Lewis C. Warden

Public Forum: Protest Against 400 Million Aid to Greece and Turkey

The writer urges referencing the matter to the United Nations or reforming it on a democratic basis if Russia blocks action. He opposes 400 million dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey, warning it could entangle the U.S. in war, burden taxpayers, and echo New Deal policies. Newark writer WM. L. White signs as of April 4.

the Messenger Greece Turkey United Nations Russia Europe Dardanelles Congress

Man Pleads Guilty to Non Support in Gallipolis

Otis Cullip returned from Dayton to answer a non support charge. Before Judge Lewis C. Warden he pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay 17.50 weekly for the care of his two children aged three and four, with monthly reports to Probation Officer Cecil Halley.

Gallipolis Dayton Otis Cullip Common Pleas Lewis C. Warden Cecil Halley

Local notices and society brief from Groveport area

Radcliff relatives visited J. J. Bacus Sr in Groveport and J. E. Bacus Jr in Nelsonville while the Junior class play The Custers Last Stand drew $39.45 in door receipts. A daughter Laurel Kay Calvin was born March 14 in Washington state to Mr. and Mrs Glendon Calvin with Michael as a brother. Mildred Bell returned home to Glen Daniel after visiting her parents. Edward Queen and Francis Queen visited their son William in Gallipolis as Queen undergoes treatment at Holzer Hospital.

Laurel Kay Michael J. P. Calvin Mildred Bell Glen Daniel W.va Jesse Bell Edward Queen Francis Queen William Gallipolis Quéen Holzer Hospital

Fruit Spray Information Again Available on Radio

Gallia County extension agent reports radio broadcasts on fruit disease and insect control. WLW Cincinnati at 6 50 a.m. Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and WOSU Columbus at noon Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays. Also covers pasture seeding, poultry care, blue mold fungus control, pig losses in central Ohio, and wheat nitrogen trials. The 1947 Gallia County Banquet is set for April 24 at 6 30 p.m. with speaker Roy Battles and Red Wagon film.

Forrest A. Brown Gallia Co WLW Cincinnati WOSU Columbus Gallia County Gallipolis Roy Battles WLW Farm Rio Grande College Jack Williams Ronald Williams Ernest Wigglesworth Don Thomas

Also Mentioned on This Page

David Lawrence National Dispatch Republican Congress House Committee On Labor America William A. O'Brien Jack Berch Amos and Andy Kate Smith Lawrence Welk Band Mel Blane Breneman Cliff Edwards Lum Abner Wilson Wyatt Queen Jackie Hill Special Investigator Vic Damone Labor Schwellenbach Communist Party New York Times CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union Cio-Pac PAC UERMW Peter Edson the Public Forum Newark Radcliff T. H. King Ohio State University Lafayette Tampa Bay Veterinary Department Indiana Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station By Galbraith NEA Service, Inc Rec Junior
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