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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
4
Rates for home delivery by carrier 25 cents weekly paid in advance yearly options include 18.20 for 52 weeks and 9.10 for 26 weeks. Mail rates vary by region with Ohio and West Virginia options and outside these states. Foreign rates available on request. Entered at Athens Ohio Post Office as Second Class Matter.
The SEPost critiques how campaign rhetoric links war danger to the Italian election on April 18. It notes Democrats tout Truman and the ERP Marshall Plan while Republicans warn crisis is political, not military. It warns of public fear of bungled diplomacy and potential U S retreat if Italy leans toward communism.
Opinion argues simple flood relief by raising four short road sections near Athens to prevent spring blockages. Notes additional work at East Union Street and Grosvenor Crossing, plus similar improvements near Nelsonville and Sunday Creek Valley, as cheaper, quicker fixes compared with full flood control.
Historical note about Galileo discovering Jupiter’s moons and naming them after friends. He was offered fame and wealth for naming his next discovery for Henry as King of France, but the passage ends with garbled text.
The piece likens Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan to a waffle iron in a playful critique of his foreign policy stance. It argues his anti-Soviet line is a routine dish that may lack substance for governing, noting his reluctance for the presidency and the GOP’s flirtation as an unstable culinary metaphor.
Washington reports fear that a new President could cut government size and imperil 2000 top policy makers, cabinet and inner-circle staff, with civil service protections shaping potential layoffs or role changes amid a looming election.
Mayor C G Dew Victor Oakley Co BD Shafer and John P Kelso all of Nelsonville visited Washington DC to confer with RFC officials in connection with the Athena Brick Corporation. Mr and Mrs Andrew Chute Glouster observed their 25th wedding anniversary with a noon family dinner and an open house. Prof and Mrs Rush Eliot Ath ens entertained with a tea in honor of Miss Edna Way and Mr John Rood. Assisting hostesses were Miss Isabel Work Miss Margaret Abel and Miss Esther Dunham.
Dan D. Goss of near Logan donated a large yoke of oxen weighing 3 600 pounds to be used in Circleville’s sesquicentennial celebration.
Mr and Mrs C B Weese Mrs J C Hallam and Mrs Bert Weese all of Syracuse visited in Huntington during an extended social call with local hosts and friends.
Glouster officials told Marshal Williams by Mayor Gormley that cars parked or left along side streets must display lights at night, aiming to improve safety and visibility.
The Hocking Valley operated a special inspection trip train led by General Manager M. S. Conners and Superintendent W. W. Houston, Hamden, to review railway conditions and procedures.
Mrs. Fred Kelley and daughter Rosalind of Youngstown along with Mrs. Dave Russell of Akron visited their parents Mr and Mrs Frank Dean in Athens.
Eugene Lavender Earl Murray Frank McNeil and Olin Mollihon sustained minor injuries when their car rolled over three times on the pike at Oreton.
More than 700 patents have been issued on plants since the 1930 act. Plant patent Abe JJ was granted on climbing Aug. 18, 1941.
The article explains that stroke results from brain hemorrhage or a blood vessel clot, noting high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis as key risk factors. Hemorrhage tends to aid sudden loss of consciousness, while clots may develop gradually. early, good nursing care and graded exercises can aid recovery.
Systole is the period when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries. Diastole is the relaxation phase when the heart chambers refill with blood.
Mr and Mrs Ralph McDade and Mr and Mrs Arlos Guinn spent Easter in Akron with Mr and Mrs Russell Lutton who accompanied them home for a visit. Several residents including Mrs Russell Lutton, Sharon Jane and Mrs James Rush hosted or visited relatives in Columbus Gallipolis Barberton Vienna Portsmouth and nearby towns. The Bell Telephone Co is surveying ground for a telephone line through Portland.
Miss Mary Aumiller hosted a birthday gathering for Teddy Miller with a seventeen candle cake and refreshments for numerous Hartford residents including Helen Hudson Patty Smith Peggy Johnson Vera Johnson Phyllis Gibbs Dorothy Stone Betty Smith Betty Jane Dalton Janice Turley Patricia Lerner Peggy Chapman Jacquelyn Roush Mary Stewart Jackie Stewart and others. Jake Ruges recovering from a coal mine injury. Mrs Okey Laudermill sold her restaurant to Mr and Mrs John Dillon. Mrs Clyde Bumgardner hosted a birthday dinner for Mr Bumgardner with several guests. The town election ticket has been named with Thurl Stone Mayor Walter Bulmer recorder Emil Knight and J H as councilmen.
Haydenville and nearby townsmark a weekend of visits and gatherings. Local families and friends from North Canton Logan Urbana Wellston and Columbus share meals visits and church activities while church groups meet to discuss rural opportunities.
Eureka area residents Boyd Porter and relatives visited in Huntington. Porters and Pierces, former Eureka residents, hosted guests from Rio Grande and Crown City. Numerous relatives from Gallipolis Ashland Ky and Columbus joined gatherings with the Lemons, Dillons, Waughs, Norths and others across Chesapeake Crown City Gallipolis Bladen and Crownity indicating wide family connections and weekend hospitality.
Mrs Lyda Bayer of Ripley West Virginia spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Lydia Sayre. J Harrison Berry ill with pneumonia is reported slightly improved. Mr and Mrs Leonard Bailor of Portsmouth visited Mrs Bailors mother Mrs Dora Carmen. Donna Kay Cremeans has been ill with measles. Mr and Mrs Charles Hockman visited their parents Mr and Mrs James Hockman and Mr and Mrs A J Inboden both of Logan Route 4. Mrs Mabel Hockman.
A roster of area stations with network affiliations and frequencies: 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 dense listing of radio programs across networks for Thursday April 15 and Friday April 16, detailing times, show titles, and hosts or stations from ABC CBS MBS and others. It reads as a historical broadcast grid with news music variety and serials across the daytime and evening periods.
Patience Mond, raised by two aunts, falls for Paul Taylor while her twin Charlotte rises to stardom in London. A lunch with Charlotte and Roger Dickson reveals a suspicious note from Roger and Charlotte’s booming film career. Patience returns home anxious, hiding makeup in a country lane where she encounters Paul, who sees her smeared with cold cream. To be continued.
A writer condemns disorder in Bogota as a senseless act by Reds. He argues destruction harms public and private interests, notes similar seizures in Russia, and questions gains from the chaos. He doubts Latin American governance progress and suggests the unrest impacted an inter-American conference.
Olive Chamberlain and Robin Reed attend an OES inspection in Gallipolis with multiple Vinton members. Elizabeth Stout of Dayton visits sister-in-law Blanch Franklin. The Goodwins spend Sunday with John Hull and call on B G Casto. Various locals host and visit family across Worthing Sizemore Huntington and Washington DC, plus a cream industry dinner and film shown at Farmers Hotel. Stella E Wilcox notes.
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