Financial figures stir doubt on Truman budget handling
The piece questions the Truman administration over a reported $3.55 billion discrepancy in 1946 to 1947 budget figures. It accuses officials of withholding data to influence public opinion, suggesting deliberate manipulation of receipts and expenses for political aims, and credits Republicans for pressing budget cuts and tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Republican Congress
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
New Deal
Treasury
Lemon juice can damage tooth enamel when taken off meals
Mayo Clinic doctors studied 50 patients who used lemon juice as a medicine, mainly women from 22 states plus Mexico Canada and Puerto Rico. The juice in water, taken between meals, erodes enamel with varying speed from months to over a year. Lemons supply vitamin C but should be foods with meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayo Clinic
Mexico
Canada
Puerto Rico
Direct National Primaries Considered by Senator Langer
The piece argues for direct national presidential primaries by both major parties to empower the public in selecting candidates. It notes advantages like reducing small group manipulation and aiding disenfranchised Southern Republicans, while acknowledging objections about clear majorities and potential favorites. The article frames the proposal as a democratic reform worth discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langer
North Dakota
Ple
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
al Smith
John W. Davis
Wendell Willkie
South
Must We Have a Recession
An opinion piece argues that a domestic recession seems likely before a price recession. It notes Truman's price-reduction appeal meets limited business response as February living costs stay high, unemployment rises, and clothing prices surge while dress production falls. It warns of drastic remedies and political risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Bureau of Labor Standards
America
Lilienthal Seeks Renewed U S Push in Atomic Energy
David E. Lilienthal, after confirmation as AEC chair, told editors the United States has fallen behind in atomic energy. He urged a joint government industry effort to make the U S the world’s leading freedom bulwark and proposed broad grass roots education while stressing secrecy of development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
American Society of Newspaper
U.S
Hiroshima
Lilienthal
World Councils
United States
Packing House For Portland Underway At Clarence Price Barn
The Marietta Truck Growers Association plans a vegetable packing house at Clarence Price's barn in Portland. Gayle H. Price announced details after a Portland School meeting for those who wish to sell through the new facility. Officials estimate a half million dollar impact and about 75 jobs, aiding local farmers with better markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Marietta Truck Growers Association
Clarence Price
Gayle H. Price
Portland Community Club
Portland School
Portland House
The
Community Club
Twin sons born to Congo couple in Shawnee
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones announce the birth of twin sons on April 16 in Shawnee. The twins are unnamed at present. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. John P. Jones of Congo and maternal grandfather John Coates of Shawnee. Paternal great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Harley E. Gannett of Kenton and Marguerite Wargo of Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Raymond Jones
Irene Coates
Shawnee
John P. Jones
John Coates
Harley E. Gannett
Kenton
Marguerite Wargo
Dayton
Ted Jenkins
Andy Wargo
Willard Hinkle
Oakfield
Carrie Brown
Elizabeth Raskey
New Lexington
Julia Palovich
Pearl Wilson
Bob Bobanich
Don Jenkins
Elmer Toth
Stevie Toth
Corning
Fire destroys bungalow. couple wed in Columbus ceremony
Dickerson Sauer wedding performed Easter Sunday at Wilson Ave Church of Christ Columbus. Ireta Dickerson Sauer, daughter of Virgil A. and Mrs. Dickerson, married James Durwood Sauer, son of Mrs. C. Lochard, with Rev. H Myron Kauffman officiating. The couple reside at 207 Whittier St Columbus. Ravenswood notes report a fatal bungalow fire earlier that night. Cecil and Norman Smith away from home. Ravenswood volunteers battled the blaze but could not save the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Norman Smith
Crow Summit
Paul Harris
Virgil A. Dickerson
Ireta
James Durwood Sauer
C. Lochard
Columbus
Wilson Ave. Church of Christ, Columbus
H. Myron Kauffman
William Lover
Joyce Sauer
Kenneth Dickerson
C. Lockard
Mr. Sauer
Navy Air Corps
Pacific Area
Ohio State University
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Whittier St
Rav enswood PTA to Postpone April 26 Instruction Day
Due to an influenza outbreak the Ravenswood Parent-Teacher Association postponed its school of instruction to April 26. Sessions for PTA members from all Jackson County sections will be at the local elementary school with Mrs. C. R. Rowley presiding and state leaders guiding the program. Morning sessions start at 10 a.m. with a noon luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Jackson County
C. R. Rowley
Dale Thomas
State
Parent-Teacher Association
Lyle Dawes
John Brown
C. C. Archer
Home and Family Life
D. D. Montoya
Wood County Council
Russell Cain
Park School
Wood County
Crossword Puzzle Answers From Historical Newspaper Page
A reader’s puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues appears with entries ranging from 13 grooves to Runie ab. Answers cover common terms in music direction anatomy and Latin roots. The page mixes wordplay with brief annotations typical of midcentury puzzle sections.
Circle WSCS Meeting Hosts and Birthday Celebration
Ella Summers and Lucy Baker hosted a Circle 1 WSCS gathering at the Methodist Church parlors with readings by Ada Hopkins Margaret Collins Mabel Davis and Althea Heidelbaugh a Mildred Baker piano solo and a Kay Wilcox vocal. Dorothy Dishon Elizabeth Davis Hazel Ricketts Emma Metcalf and other guests attended the luncheon and festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Summers
Lucy Baker
Circle 1 Wscs
Methodist Church
Ada Hopkins
Margaret Collins
Mabel Davis
Althea Heidelbaugh
Mildred Baker
Kay Wilcox
Dorothy Dishon
Elizabeth Davis
Hazel Ricketts
Emma Metcalf
Margaret Kreitz
Estella Bell
Mary Jane Jones
Belle Charles
Ann Hamrick
Nelle Simmers
Mary Humphrey
Gilley
May
Leila Norris
Bill Vincent
Margaret Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins
Carrie Mellencamp
Thelma Phillips
Nelle Morgan
Isabelle Davis
Caroline McLaughlin
Anna Hamrick
Hattie Ellis
Knowlton
Jean Williams
Mary Phillips
Hannah Peyton
Margaret Hoodler
Mary Russell
Tom Mollenkamp
David
Community Notes From Belpre And Nearby Areas
Sunday visitors filled homes across Belpre and Henderson with family gatherings and calls. The week included a death notice for Jack Davis of Clarksburg and a wedding in Lima, Ohio, with multiple local families hosting and attending events. A Carthage grade school operetta drew a packed crowd as part of weekend activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Davis
Jack Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
O. L. Davis
Ethel Nicholin
Henderson
Gordon Collins
Michael Kinnen
Arnold Bernard
Paul Kinnen
Donald
Kinnen
John Chevalier
Will Chevalier
Reedsville
Jacob Zrimbach
Locust Grove
John Archer
Naomi
C. M. Warner
R. M. Allen
Shirley
Josephine
Bessie
Reta Robinson
Paul Bailey
Charlotte
Columbus
Armour Brummage
Point Pleasant
J. A. Bailey
Carthage
Forty six students named to Syracuse honor roll
Syracuse Grade School Principal Lawrence Rose reports forty six students named to the fifth six week honor list. Readers include multiple named students across grades one through eight, with several Roush and Imboden entries and other family names.
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Syracuse
Lawrence Rose
Janet Ables
Tommy Fisher
Susie Imboden
Dianne Nye
Annabel Rose
Rachael Roush
David Stewart
Eugene VanMeter
Jack Weese
Billie Wingett
Phyllis Ihle
Earlene Renshaw
James White
Richard Houdashelt
Sharon Null
Robert Slack
Janice Roush
Sarah Stowe
Robert Houdashelt
Larry Hubbard
Kenneth Imboden
Don Quisenberry
Tommy Rose
Florence Wolfe
Civil Service Appeals for Higher Pay and Budget
The Ohio state civil service commission asks for a modern salary schedule for all state employes and a larger appropriation. In an open letter Chairman Carl W. Smith and Gertrude Jones rebut a claim by the Cleveland Citizens' League that only 7,000 of 26,000 had qualified in open exams. They cite 13,393 permanent appointments from 26,354 total as of Jan. 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
Ohio General Assembly
Carl W. Smith
Gertrude Jones
Cleveland Citizens’ League
Summer NBC lineups shift with new shows and Time slots
Radio highlights outline summer changes including Jack Parris taking over the Jack Benny program from June 1 and Red Skelton's CBS slot resuming June 10 for 13 weeks with Sigmund Romberg music. Bob Hope moves to CBS summer mystery Adventures of Philip Marlowe starting June 17.
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New York
NBC
Jack Parris
Jack Benny
Red Skelton
Sigmund Romenberg
Bob Hope
CBS
Philip Marlowe
Theater of Romance
Ellery Queen
Judith Evelyn
Karl Swenson
Juliet
MBS
Leland Stowe
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Johnny Madero
Dennis Day
Gildersleeve
Kay Kyser
Jack Carson
Irving Berlin
Frank Sienatra
Dinah Shore
Ruefus Clement
Jackie Robinson
ABC
Paul Whiteman
Beulah
Bing Crosby
Bur Ives
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
William A. O'Brien
Peter Edson
Vari
Kansas
Ravenswood News
Red Cross
American Red Cross
W. S. Ritchie
Ripley
Guido
Persia
Shield
Lew Swallace
Lottridge
By Galbraith
Johnny
Civil Service
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