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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1948

Page

4

Patience’s London weekend with Roger marks a tense split

Patience, torn between Paul and Roger, plans a family visit but resists a definite future with Roger. A letter about Cousin Ethel triggers arrangements with a Charlotte contact, and Patience frets about upcoming farewells as Roger reappears with new, eager plans for their time together.

Patience Paul Roger Academy Helen Ethel Alice Oxford Miss Alice Mary Miss Helen Charlotte Liverpool Street Charlotte's

Boy Town and the Bend Boy Who Poisoned His Father

A Bend Oregon boy, Cecil Snyder, who killed his father before Christmas, is sent to Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Nebraska. The piece argues society’s neglect and praises Boys Town for providing a second chance and education, noting a 1000-boy expansion and funding from voluntary gifts. Father Flanagan’s approach remains self-supported without church or government funds.

Cecil Snyder Boys Town Neb Father Flanagan Bend, Ore Bend Portland Oregonian Nebraska

Formal gowns sought for girls at home

Mrs. Sybil Kurtz man of the American Legion Auxiliary announces an appeal for formal gowns for Girls graduating this spring at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Xenia. Auxiliary members and others may leave used formals at De Lite Beauty Parlor or call Mrs. Kurtz man at X 67.

Glouster Sybil Kurtzman American Legion Auxiliary Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home Xenia Auxiliary Kurtzman

Washington Sidelights on World Events and Policy Stumbles

Reporter column notes miscues from John L. Lewis spelling error to Taft Stassen clash. Highlights include congressional delay on economic reports, Supreme Court transom rule challenge, State Department access during Marshall Plan work, and corporate price moves from GE and US Steel. Also coverage of UN funding debates and refugee bills.

John Taber House State Department Paul Hoffman Hoffman

Primary Voting Places At Glouster Announced

Glouster voters learn polling locations for the May 4 primary. Precinct 1 meets at City Building fire department room. Precinct 2 at Guinther Insurance office corner Republic Ave and Summit Street. Precinct 3 at the Township building. Precinct 4 at Swartz service station No 1 Main Street. Polls open 6:30 am to 6:30 pm.

Glouster City Building Fire Department Guinther Insurance Office Republic Ave Summitt Street Swartz Main Street

Ohio student visits Jacksonville with family

Mrs. Ernestine Turvey a student at Ohio University spent the weekend in Jacksonville with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shirkey and her son Eddie.

Glouster Ernestine Turvey Ohio University Jacksonville E. C. Shirkey Boris Wooley Ann Arbor, Mich J. J. Wooley Athens

Mousetraped by Taft in Wisconsin and Nebraska

Jay Ranklin surveys Taft facing Stassen for Ohio delegation at the Republican National Convention. Taft claims to fight the New Deal but Ranklin argues he battles Democratic power and party insiders. Stassen’ s Wisconsin Nebraska wins complicate Taft’s bid as Eisenhower and Vandenberg loom.

Jay *Ranklin Sen Robert A. Taft Ohio Harold Stassen Bob Taft Stassen Washington Taft Bob Senate Roosevelt Supreme Court Vatican Mr. Truman Congress Henry Wallace New Deal Dewey Vandenberg Eisenhower

The Potty Train and Bladder Control by Doctor

A health column explains when infants gain bowel and bladder control and how praise aids toilet training. It notes initial potty use for nine to ten month olds, safe positions, and progressing responsibility, plus how homogenization affects milk fat globules.

Glouster High School Announces Test Winners by Subject

Glouster High School lists first second and third place students for April 9 pupil tests across English 9 through 12, French 1, Algebra, Geometry, World History, Democracy, American History, Biology, General Science, Chemistry, Latin, and Bookkeeping with multiple students named per subject.

Glouster Glouster High School Kay Swart Richard Powers Ruth von Scheels Sondra Rose Pearl Raley Elizabeth Yount Lois Shaner Eileen Peugh Jean Ann Clark Freda Summers Lois Harry Lanella Jonas Cleo Gibbs Betty Brunton Sharon Gamwell Jane Meyer Jayne Witham Bonnie Kittle William Brown Darrell Phillips Edwin Carpenter James Cotter Ethel Atlas Dick Keith Wayne Davis

Glouster Alumni Plan Banquet and Dance

The Glouster Alumni Association will meet at the high school today at 7 30 p m to elect officers and form committees for a banquet and dance during commencement season with the graduating class as guests of honor.

Glouster

Glouster Area Sees Many Weekend Visits

Glouster residents and guests visited relatives over the weekend with trips to Springfield Illinois for a convention. Dan Teater and family returned from the North American Christian Convention and spent time with Plunkett and Rockhold families. others hosted or traveled from Columbus Chicago Trimble Nelsonville Crooksville Zanesville New Haven and Dayton.

Glouster Daniel K. Teater Danny Timmy Springfield Harold Richards Columbus C. K. Rockhold Evan Boswell Chicago Charles Zimmers Melville McCune Dwight, Roger and Neil Trimble Dow McCune Nelsonville Florence McCune Pearl Wallace Clara Penrod Cuyahoga Falls Tom Rebholz H. E. Pettit Crooksville Donald Pettit Judy Zanesville J. W. Herrold Robert Harvey Terry Gwen Daisy Grandy New Haven W. Va William Shirey

New Contest Starts in Young Peoples Church of Christ

A new contest titled To the Last Man begins Sunday evening at the Young Peoples Church of Christ. The event runs until May 23 and is the seventh in a series of Bible study games for players to learn scripture.

Glouster Young Peoples Church of Christ

Old-Time School Program and Local Skeet News

The Plains PTA showcased an old-time school program with committee members Mrs. John Lopez Mrs C J McCullough and Mrs Fred Nida. Skeet shooting aired in Athens with F X Rauch Carl Beasley D R Zenner M M Kerr and R J Jones at the Carl Beasley farm. Plans target a permanent clubhouse and a 16 yard trap.

The Plains Parent-Teacher Association John Lopez C. J. McCullough Fred Nida Athens F. X. Rauch Carl Beasley D. R. Zenner M. M. Kerr R. J. Jones

Manning and Risley hosts and friends visit

Rule Manning of Wellston was guest of F W Risley at Vore Ridge. William Robinett of Jacksonville, a state mine inspector, was appointed a federal conciliator in Washington DC. The Chauncey High School senior class presented The New Coed directed by Miss Cherrington with Beatrice Border Christine Courtney and other cast members.

Rule Manning Wellston F. W. Risley Vore Ridge William Robinett Jacksonville Department of Labor Washington, D. C Miss Cherrington Chauncey High School Beatrice Border Christine Courtney Irma Atkinson Margaret Gillespie Jeanette Palmer Anna Franz Eleanor Hill Bernard Syx Floyd Rivers Ralph Brown Harold Minister

Community Notes From Pennsville Area Social Visits

Local residents report visits across shared networks including Lulu Hiatt with her Beverly family, Vance Bartlett in Zanesville calling on the van Fossen and Myers households, and Clifford Lopez from Detroit visiting Lucy Dougan. A birth is noted in Beach City family circles and farm transactions involve Paul Richardson and Elmer Potts.

Pennsville Lulu Hiatt Beverly Alta Hiatt Vance K. Bartlett Zanesville Myers van Fossen J. W. van Fossen Clifford Lopez Detroit Lopez Lucy Dougan Joe Butcher Mary Lou Junior Newark John Giles Howard Dougan Rita Columbus Dougan Grant Gilmore Richard Weitinger Joyce Hilaman Beach City Lucille Hilaman Walter Hilaman Paul Richardson Merle Hann Elmer Potts Anna Mercer Lena Brush Grace Wright Swanton Art Smith Ruth Geddes Malta Ott Addis Beulah Fawcett Rute Schofield

Funeral rites attended for J C Daughtery in Cleveland

A. Noon travels to Cleveland Monday to attend the funeral of J C Daughtery. Mr. Daugherty, a longtime general fuel inspector for the New York Central Railroad, retired five years ago after thirty years of service.

Glouster T. A. Noon Cleveland J. C. Daugherty Daugherty New York Central Railroad Company

J-T High School Banquet Set For May 28

GLOUSTER The J-T High School banquet sponsored by the Alumni Association is scheduled for May 28. The association will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school building to finalize plans for the event.

Glouster J-T Alumni Association

Women of the Moose Meet Tonight in Glouster

The Women of the Moose will hold a meeting in the chapter room in Glouster Thursday at 8 p m. Members are to attend and discuss chapter activities.

Glouster Women of the Moose

Radio Stations Listing Across Ohio and Nearby Cities

A compact listing names NBC WLW ABC WCOL and CBS WBNS alongside WSAZ WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC and others. It includes Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Marietta and frequencies 700 1230 930 1460 80 1450 610.

NBC WLW Abc-Wcol WSAZ Cbs-Wbns WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC WMOA Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Marietta

Eastern Network Programs Schedule Note Time Changes

Daylight savings may shift local relay hours. stations may adjust to fit local schedules. Last minute changes cannot be included.

Radio Schedule Highlights From April 27 28

A dense two day radio grid lists programs across ABC CBS NBC and MBS with titles like Dinah Shore Show The Green Hornet Lum and Abner and News broadcasts. Notable items include Amos and Andy We the People Gabriel Heatter and Boston Symphony Hour along with serials and kiddies hours feeding a broad listener base.

Abc Cbs Network Abc-West Mbs-West Cbs Chicago Orchestra Cbs East Abner Cbs West Lowell Thomas Beulah Cbs News Fulton Lewis, Jr Jack Smith Abc News L. Herman Abe Bob Crosby The Green Hornet Abe Mbs Harkness Abe Ed Murrow Cbs Sports Judy—abe Mrs. North Cbs America Billy Rose Amos and Andy We the People Gabriel Heatter Fibber and Molly Abe Christopher Wells Boston Symphony Hour Abe Gregory Hood Rob Hope Studio One Cbs Public Defender Red Skelton Freedom News Variety Abe West Abe Kate Smith Nbe Happy Gang Abe Queen Cbs Treasury Lum

Theyre liars and tyrants threat to world peace

A harsh polemic denounces Russian statesmen as liars and blood-stained rulers. It accuses the Kremlin of mass starvation, executions, and conquest across Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria Hungary and the Balkans with calls to reject dialogue with Stalin amid warnings of global aggression.

Russia Kremlin Poland Czechoslovakia Roumania Bulgaria Hungary Balkan States Henry Wallace Stalin

Mrs. Dillon To Join Husband in New Jersey

Mrs. Jack Dillon and her son Michael left Glouster for Somerville New Jersey to join her husband who is employed there. Billy Roberts remains in Somerville but expects transfer to Chattanooga Tennessee soon.

Mrs. Dillon Husband New Jersey Glouster Jack Dillon Michael W. A. Craft Somerville N. J

Faithful Class to Meet at Leona Orme Home

The Faithful Class of the Jacksonville Methodist Church will gather at Mrs Leona Orme’s home on Wednesday at 7 30 p m for a regular meeting in the church group schedule.

Glouster Jacksonville Methodist Church Leona Orme

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Roger Dickson London Charlotte’s By Renee Shann Renee Shann NEA Service, Inc Peter Edson John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Harold E. Stassen U. S. Senate Truman Joint Committee On the President’s Council of Economic Advisers General Electric Company U. S. Steel American Telephone and Telegraph U. S World Health Organization House Rules Committee Grand Duchess of Luxemburg Marshall Grand Duchess Edwin P. Jordan M. D Tom Pappas Raymond Johnston Joan Muerth Margaret Jean Grubbs Myra Anderson Mary Dunlap Maccabees Clyde Anthony Logan Anthony Bert Pickett Pomeroy Florida Harry Lawson Wendell Miller G. C. Lawson White Hall N. Y Oklahoma Ozark Valley Fred Waring Cbs My Story Arthur Godfrey Hollywood Ben Alexander By Galbraith T. M. Reg Sam Simmons
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