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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1948

Page

4

The Messenger Publishing Co News and Rates Notice

The Messenger Publishing Co announces weekday editions with a Sunday morning copy, lists publishers and editors, and details rates for home delivery by carrier or mail within and outside Ohio and West Virginia. Foreign rates available on request. 918 Athens Ohio postmark.

Frederick W. Bush the Messenger Publishing CO Gordon K. Bush John W. Webb Associated Press VANCE Messenger Ohio West Virginia Carrie Athens Postoffice

Harvest of Tax Change Sparks Mixed Reactions

The piece weighs the pros and cons of reducing income taxes amid a growing national debt and defense needs. It notes voters may resist tax cuts in an election year yet acknowledges the desire for more prudent spending. It urges caution and suggests Congress may revisit tax policy after the election.

Russia Truman Congress

Silver wedding, nurses in training, and local notes

Mr and Mrs Eck Schoonover of Deanville celebrate their silver anniversary with daughter Lelia at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Red Men Lodge reorganizes with officers Dick Williams sachem and others. Athens High School student Charles F Kittle wins first in the Athens County Senior Scholarship Contest. Plains High School opens baseball season beating Buchtel 10 4. An 118 year old apple tree owned by WE Harman in Carpenter is named the oldest in the state.

Eck Schoonover Deanville Lelia Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Charles F. Kittle Athens Athens County the Plains High School Buchtel High Hocking Valley WE. Harman Carpenter

Iran in UN orbit as Russia, US clash over troops and oil

The piece traces postwar Iran tensions with Moscow and Washington over military presence and oil rights. It recalls the 1945 46 UN dispute, Gromyko’s stalling and the 1947 49 troop withdrawals. It notes Azerbaijan separatism, the oil deal intentions, and Iran’s eventual control of troops.

Peter Edson Washington Iran Russia Azerbaijan Moscow U. S. Army Grow Schwarzkopf New Jersey U. S UN Security Council Persian Gulf Red Army Pishevari Azerbaijjan Security Council London Gromyko Teheran Tran

The War Scare and Its Political Uses in U S and Russia

The piece argues the wartime scare served Moscow and Washington to justify hardline policies. It claims Stalin benefited from fear of encirclement and a clash with the West, while U S leaders used it to block New Deal reforms and preserve a munitions-based economy.

Russia United States Moscow Germany Japan Soviet Union Red Army Kremlin U.S.A Greece Turkey Korea Trieste Washington Stalin Molotov Zhdanov Communist Party U.S United Nations Politburo

Taxation and the burden on the common man in government

The piece argues that taxes are paid by the production of all citizens and that most benefits from government come from the common man’s pocket. It notes the uneven rewards of invention and insists ordinary taxpayers fund both government and bureaucrats, leaving little for individuals.

Congress Executive Department Mr. Roosevelt Thomas A. Edison Edison

Michigan Visitors Stay With Local Grandparents

Mrs. Harold Brown of Pontiac and her daughter Martha Ellen are weeklong guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rice Thomas. Also visiting is Mrs. Shirley Thomas a Logan Schools teacher who spent the weekend at the Thomas residence.

Chauncey Harold Brown Martha Ellen Pontiac, Mich

Chauncey-Dover band boosters set summer camp meeting

Plans for a Chauncey-Dover high school band camp will be formed at a Chauncey-Dover Band Boosters Club meeting. The meeting is Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school music room, with Roy Lester presiding and Mrs Dorothy Paugherty announcing the event to invited parents.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Chauncey-Dover Band Boosters Club Dorothy Paugherty Roy Lester

Cruikshanks Host Sunday Guests At W Main Street Home

Chauncey and Luther Cruikshank entertained Sunday guests at their W Main Street home. Attending were Branch Carsey and daughter Nancy. Thomas Cruikshank and son Tommy of Summit Station Ohio. Ernest Smith and children Darla and Charles. Merle Fuerhelm and daughter Cheryl Lynn. Doris Eisenaugie, all from Blacklick Ohio. Cheryl Lynn visited four weeks with her grandparents.

Chauncey Luther Cruikshank W. Main St Branch Carsey Nancy Thomas Cruikshank Tommy Summitt Station Ohio Ernest Smith Darla Charles Merle Fuerhelm Cheryl Lynn Doris Eisenaugie Blacklick

Former Chauncey Resident Lucy Welling in Toledo Hospital

Mrs Lucy Welling wife of Oliver Welling formerly of Chauncey is reported in serious condition at a Toledo hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Word reached Mrs Mabel Smith from Miss Nelle Welling formerly of Chauncey. Oliver Welling is a son of late local residents Wes and Mrs Welling.

Chauncey Lucy Welling Oliver Welling Toledo Ohio Mabel Smith Nelle Welling Chauncpy Wesley Welling

Easter Gatherings and WSCS Events in Apple Grove Area

Easter Sunday gatherings honor birthdays and visitors flocked to the McKelveys and Shanks. The WSCS held an Easter social and bazaar to raise funds for the church, netting about 100 dollars. Guests included residents from Racine Letart Mason Columbus and Rio Grande, with several local families hosting and attending events.

Apple Grove R. A. McKelvey Jake Gaul Racine Charles Beegle Joe Bagley Pomeroy Leonard Carnahan Jim Carpenter Farry Roush Roy Buck George Yonkers Mason Robert Hill Letart Falls Sue Ann East Letart Gary Spires Bud Sharpnack Columbus Jack Sharpnack WSCS Procedis Faye Pickens Reedsville Coulter Hayman Jerry Graham Earl Shank Sidney Fadely Rio Grande Ruby Hayman Ruth Pickens Middleport George Hayman Carl Wolfe William Heiney New Matamoras Ohio George Heiney Marietta William Heiney, Jr Akron Roy Heiney Mid Sayre Foster James Jack Shank Ohio University Jane Sanborn Xenia E. C. Shank Henderson W. Va

Chauncey Visit By Lancaster Family

Mr. and Mrs. George Adkins and daughter Rose of Lancaster were weekend guests of Mrs. Adkins parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKinney of near Chauncey.

Chauncey George Adkins Rose Lancaster Adkins Andrew McKinney Near

Patient recovering after minor Chauncey surgery

Mrs. Anna Wade of Canaonville formerly Chauncey is reported to be recovering satisfactorily from minor surgery performed a week ago.

Chauncey Anna Wade Canaonville

Mrs White Hosts Bridge Club in Millfield

Mrs Louise White hosted two bridge tables for the Thursday Night Bridge Club at her parents Rex and Mildred Nagie home in Millfield. High went to Mrs Bertha Sanders, second to Ruth Owen, travel to Frances Wallace, and low to Mabel Smith.

Chauncey Louise White Millfield Rex Nagie Bertha Sanders Hekd High Ruth Owen Frances Wallace Mabel Smith Helen Sanders Elizabeth Patton Grace Border Jessie Fulton Smith Sanders Wallace Omen White

Guests Entertained At Courtney Home

The Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney hosted visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smittle and Grace Ver gene and Cheryl from Detroit, and others from Ohio such as Jo Ann Cass and her brothers, with Ohio University students Harve Courtney and Boris Pukay noted among the guests. The Cass family also visited Chauncey related hosts.

Chauncey Gilbert Courtney Ray Smittle Grace Vergene Cheryl Detroit Henry Cass Jo Ann Paul Low Lynne Larry Hebrew Ohio Zenovia Pukay Yorkville Isabel Courtney Tipp City Harve Courtney Boris Pukay Ohio University Cass Hershel Kirkendall

Mrs Frank Saulbeamer Taken for Major Surgery

Mrs Frank Saulbeamer of New Straitsville sister of Harley Lanning of Millfield has been moved to Hocking Valley Hospital Logan for major surgery. Her two brothers accompanied her to donate blood transfusions.

Chauncey Frank Saulbeamer New Straitsville Harley Lanning Millfield Hocking Valley Hospital Logan Saulbeamer

Local notes report injuries and visits across towns

Laurel Cliff area notes Larry Smith broke his left leg after a bicycle fall. Larry Jacobs suffers poison ivy. Several families including the Brookovers, Hills, Castos, Karrs, Renshaws, Hoggy, Burdettes, Kaspars and Howells are listed with visits or illnesses. Easter gatherings, travel to Columbus and Athens, health issues, and moves are noted among neighbors and relatives.

Laurel Cliff Larry Smith Lawrence A. Smith Larry Jacobs Clifford Jacobs Lester Brookover Nelsonville Francis Hill Columbus O. L. Casto Charles Charles Karr Richard Karr Middleport John Ratliff George Renshaw Murl Harris Kenneth Hoggy Finlan Place Henry Klein Robert Burdette, Jr Bradbury Herman Kaspar Dayton M. A. Howell Dolores Nancy Vern Story Clarence Ackley Athens Norman Schaefer West Virginia Nancy Walker Anna Pill Kerri Run Bertha Nan Fanny Walker Texas Raymond Spencer Pearl Parker

Morristown Holiness Church Plans Friday Prayer Meeting

Weekly cottage prayer meeting will be held Friday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Carsey Morristown

Chauncey Morristown Holiness Church Jack Carsey

Condition of Father Reported Improved

Chauncey resident Frank Pidcock, longtime ill at home with son and daughter in law Rev Ray Pidcock High St, shows slight improvement. Relatives visiting from Akron New Marshfield and Athens include Sarah Hughes Morrison Gibson Guy Pidcock Kendall Llewellan Charles Gibson Lester Cooper Gloria Nancy Maggie Carter Harvey Frank and others.

Chauncey Frank Pidcock Ray Pidcock High St Pidcock Sarah Hughes Morrison Gibson Akron Guy Pidcock Kendall Llewellan Charles Gibson

Radio Programs Area Stations Listings

NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 936 KC CBS WENS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Chapleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1459 KC MES WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC

NBC WLW Cincinnati Abc-Wcol Columbus WSAZ Huntington Cbs-Wens WCHS Chapleston WPAR Parkersburg KC Mes

Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Guests

A dense quartet of program listings for April 7 and 8 outline a full broadcasting slate. Notable items include Chicago Orchestra, Lum and Abner repeats, The Beulah Show, Dennis Day, Abbott & Costello, The Duffy Tavern, The Big Story, The Whistler, Timmy Durante Show, California Melodies, and Queen for a Day among others. The schedule highlights multiple networks CBS NBC MBS and local segments with various talk, drama, music, and variety shows across dayparts.

Mir —Nbe Cebs Abexwest Mbs-East Mbs-West Nbe Cbs Chicago Orchestra Cbs East Abe Hasie Beulah Cbs News Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr Abe Jack Smith and Sonr Cbs Daily Abe Rollini Abe Bob Crosby Abe News Mbs Kaltenborn Murrow Cbs Sports Dennis Day Coreedy Gildersleeve Vox Pon Prama Billy Abse Abe Mark Warnew Abbott & Costello Abe Gabriel Heatter James Melton Nbec Cs Ring Crosby Abe Kate Smith Abe Queen Abe Martin Block Paul Whiteman Cbs Treasury West Lum Abner

The Innocent Impostor Lovers at London Dress School

Patience Mond visits London three times weekly to attend dressmaking class under strict aunts. She and Paul Taylor secretly fall in love, but her aunts demand she keep the promise to quit. After a heartbreaking note she writes, she faces a train reunion with Paul where love and duty clash, testing her resolve.

Patience Mond London Paul Taylor Patience Paul Helen Paul Darling Stortford Alice Aunt Helen Academy Madame Girard Patience Darling Blazes

The Doctor Explains Adrenal Glands And Addison Disease

Medical piece by Edwin P. Jordan M D explains adrenal or suprarenal glands near the kidneys and Addison disease. It covers symptoms such as weakness skin color and weight loss, and outlines treatments including rest salt therapy and desoxycorticosterone. It also answers a reader question about night sweats and advises comfort and reassurance if no disease is found.

Edwin P. Jordan NEA Addison Thomas Addison

Mrs Wade in Chauncey Undergoes Major Surgery

Mrs Selah Glass Wade wife of Adrian Wade Chauncey is in Osteopathic hospital Marietta where she underwent major surgery a week ago. Her condition is reported as favorable. Her husband is with her at the hospital. Her son and daughter Billy and Ann Wade Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Walter Rhines Columbus visited her Sunday.

Chauncey Selah Glass Wade Adrian Wade Osteopathic Hospital Marietta Billy and Ann Wade Walter Rhines Columbus

Church Meeting Set Chauncey Weekly Prayer Session

Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church schedules a weekly cottage prayer meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Cynthia Hammond Monroe Ave.

Chauncey Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church Cynthia Hammond Monroe Ave

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Red Men's Lodge Dick Williams Sachem Kermit Davis Sagamore Tom Merridith Herman Keeler Ernest Backus Ernest Wilson Robert Sives George Lanning William Bird Homer D. Parker St. Petersburg, Fla O.F. Rowland Florida Lewis Hall Middleport High School Logan Produce Co Rudolph Brandt Carl Judy Perry Hocking Charles E. Larimer Prohibition BY Jay Franklin Sam Simmons Michigan Cruikshanks Mrs. White Courtney N. Y By Renee Shawn Renee Shann NEA Service, Inc By Galbraith NDA Serve, Inc Rs. Wade
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