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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1951
Page
4
HAL BOYLE notes a returning wife transforms a house into a battleground during trips away. The columnist jokes about domestic messes and the wife’s self reliance improving after years since the Korean war. She imagines becoming a carpenter if not married.
Tim Reese frees himself from Jean after declaring he cannot believe her. He stumbles through traffic toward his hotel as bystanders mistake him for drunk. A hospital visit follows then a Cedar Brook Christmas scene shows him planning a California ranch with Midge as he smiles and teases.
A dense listing of radio station calls, affiliations, and a daily timetable of programs across several stations including NBC WLW Cincinnati and ABC-WOOL Columbus. It outlines noon to 1 PM to late evening lineups, news, music, dramas, variety shows, and children’s segments on multiple channels with program titles and time blocks.
Leaders warn that permitting larger trucks would overload and damage highways, elevating costs for repair and maintenance. Officials cite World War II lessons and current lax state laws, urging a national halt to expanding heavy-load allowances and defending the highway network from expense-driven exploitation.
The Southeastern Power Administration seeks 4.5 million dollars for a federal grid project across Virginia to Georgia, but regional utilities offer to fund and build lines themselves, saving taxpayers over 31 million and reducing aluminum and steel use, challenging the idea of government control.
The World reports 10 days of State Department behind the scenes debate on Formosa with claims Britain favors Red China involvement in a Japan peace treaty. The piece cites MacArthur’s insistence Formosa must remain a frontline defense as 500000 Nationalist troops are stationed there.
The piece criticizes Washington leaders including Acheson and Marshall as disconnected from U.S. life and policy, arguing General MacArthur sees efforts to end the Korean War as misguided. It portrays a deep split between military realism and civilian policy makers who allegedly chase untenable goals.
James Marlow outlines the new $10,000 free government life insurance for servicemen, effective for those in service on or after June 27, 1950. Survivors of those killed receive up to $16,000 in installments, with NSLI choices and options for ongoing or resumed coverage, plus tax-free benefits.
Pattern No 5969 provides 12 hot iron transfer designs from 2 to 6 inches with color chart and materials. Send 20 cents plus 5 cents for mailing with name and address to Anne Cabot at Athens Messenger, New York. Also note Anne Cabot's album of new designs and patterns. Cleveland obituary notes Attorney Fred M. Secrest, 64, former secretary of the American Ship Building Co., died yesterday.
A letter to the Messenger condemns General MacArthur’s dismissal by Truman, argues for Congress to investigate the firing and U.S. foreign policy, and cautions about Communist gains in Korea, China, and beyond. The writer endorses MacArthur’s stance and criticizes civilian leadership.
Vinton Sinton and Hartley Devore visit Florida while relatives in Norfolk train. Cottages change hands on Route 160 as Cardwell and Reece families relocate. Several local visits including Naoma Ewing and the Evans family. A marriage unites Philip Edmiston and Ruby Farnestine Russell in Gallipolis. Jordan Government promotes cotton planting with 10 tons of seed and new irrigation works near the Dead Sea.
TV schedules across WLW C Channel 3 WTVN Channel 6 WBNS Channel 10 and WSAZ Channel 6 show programs for Tuesday to Thursday including news briefs, children’s shows like Howdy Doody and Kukla Fran and Ollie, Milton Berle, Gates of Fireside Theater, Captain Video, and evening movie features with multiple time slots and host names. The dayparts include morning matinee, midmorning cartoons, afternoon Variety Shows, and late news.
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