This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1949
Page
4
The piece critiques a White House price support plan calling it window dressing that shifts taxes while keeping price supports. It argues the scheme benefits non taxpayers and farmers, preserves surpluses, and risks political fallout. It then reflects on widespread mobility via motor cars erasing distances and linking rural and urban life.
In wartime Great Falls Montana Mr and Mrs Roberts house lodgers including Roger the Lodger a border and later four construction engineers plus Lt Vickery and his wife Sally Their misadventures with cooking washing and a runaway turkey reveal Sallys bold but chaotic household experiments culminating in a clumsy turkey pluck and a dramatic confession to killing it with chloroform to keep the mess down It ends with a note that the tale will continue.
The piece discusses urban visitors asking how people in the hills earn income and manage year end finances, noting incomes may be smaller but comparable in dollars. It also notes residents’ ability to reach nearby towns quickly for shopping despite rural living.
A critic argues the state’s expanding budget and subsidies burden citizens while government aid grows unseen behind the scenes. The piece notes rising costs since 1932, widespread reliance on relief, and a shift of responsibility to state and federal agencies, with residents both grateful and resentful of government benefits.
The second annual Gymanfa Ganu will be held May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Miami Avenue Presbyterian Church in Columbus. Irvin Jones, president of the Welsh Singing Society of Columbus, announced the event.
Lloyd V. Berkner, 43, chosen by Secretary Acheson to direct the foreign military assistance program under the North Atlantic Pact. A scientist with a career from radio work to Arctic expeditions, he led defense study groups and the Joint Research and Development Board, and served in the Navy during World War II. He and his wife have two daughters.
The United States Britain and France finalize a plan to create a new German government in the western zones while Russia remains apart. The arrangement envisions a 16 state federation for the west, with 47 million Germans there and 17 million in the Soviet zone, leading to a de facto split of Germany.
Poem from Edna Newman of Nelsonville Ohio values simple tokens of affection over grand praise Prefer a single rose from a friend a kind word and a loving smile to flattery or tears at death Tender lines emphasize true friendship over posthumous praise.
Senator John W Bricker joined 29 colleagues to introduce a bill granting title to oil rich tidelands to individual states. The measure aims to shift mineral rights from federal to state ownership and sets the framework for state jurisdiction over offshore resources.
Quiz prompts men women and teens with twenty questions on journalism money libel maps and cinema. Answers include newspapers the treasury the Bible odds long days and famous performers. The page presents an answer key filled with garbled text and scattered letter strings.
Local society notes list multiple weekend visits among families in Marietta Athens Beverly Mt. Vernon and Columbus. Names include Ford Sampson John Young Clyde Bobo Gaylord Cook Stanley Rathburn Ralph Westbrook Connie Vandyke Elizabeth Vandyke Frank Parsons Lewis Parsons Walter Totman Everett Starling Laura James and Freda Vandyke.
The Plains residents report a birth on April 2 for a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummins and daughter Jénne of Columbus. Visits include Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas and others, and Curtis Kempton returns to school after a tonsillectomy. Several relatives attend funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bricker and local travel includes guests from Columbus and Athens.
Mrs Louise Jennings returns home after winter with daughter and son in law the Buckinghams in Logan. Mr Paul Morgan of Newark visits Rev and Mrs Beecher Morgan on a Saturday. Philip Weed of Florida visits friends and relatives here. Mrs John McGuire spends a week with Mr and Mrs Bob Smith Wooster Ohio. George Geiger of Lancaster visits Brent Geiger family. Homer Frank visits son in Maryland. Mrs Millie King and Mrs Dan Jones visit Mrs Louise Jennings. Mrs Webster Poling of Logan visits her mother Mrs Anna Wyskiver and Mr and Mrs Bill Wyskiver. Dan Reinshell guest of son in law and daughter the Harold Jacques of Cleveland. Bernard Bickle family move to Loudenville, Ohio. Paul Stevens buys the Bernard Bickle property. Clyde Disbennet visits Lancaster. Mrs Dan Jones names this item.
Mrs Katie Davis visited Mrs Viola Holliday and the Chase family of Milford Ohio along with their children. Flora Chase will return home after spending weeks with Nora Amos. Mrs C E Stout teaches part time for Miles Nelson. Weekend callers included Rosa Ricedito Nancy Joseph Gary Statts and others from Detroit Charleston and Columbus. Mrs Francis Montgomery was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Area stations NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 930 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC
A detailed listing of network programs from 6:00 p.m. to midnight on multiple stations including News Broadcasts, Talk shows, music hours, dramas, comedies, and variety programs. Notable items include Cavalcade of America, Inner Sanctum, The Beulah Skit, Bob Crosby Club, Sherlock Holmes, Gabriel Heatter Comment, and Bob Hawk Quiz among others.
A day by hour radio guide lists programs across networks CBS NBC and ABC from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM including The Clevelandaires Fred Waring Show Kate Smith Half Hour and Queen for a Day with hostesses and musical guests. Local вести items feature serials comedies and quiz programs with multiple repeats and a Kiddies Hour finale.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.