Forest blight fears echo past chestnut die off
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1949
Page
4
Census Day jokes and worries on the eve of the tally
A humorous look at upcoming census work with notes on new questions and rough spots. The piece jokes about eager households, rural counts in Southeastern Ohio, and the odds of discovering surprising family details while expressing hope that census takers stay under oath and protect privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Plushbottom
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Jake
Cory
Archie Trask
Trask
Riggs
Seattle
Protect Your Trees Protect Your Elms From Fungus
Property owners are urged to monitor elm trees for signs of deadly fungus found in Athens. Spraying may save some trees, and removal of diseased trees has occurred to protect others. Watch for wilted or dead leaves as a warning. In cities, shade trees can be saved. in rural areas the disease may spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Middle West
Ohio
Should Treasury Pay for Presidential Campaigns
Massachusetts Senator Lodge introduces a resolution to fund presidential campaigns with Treasury money. The proposal argues private financing pressures candidates and leads to favors, patronage, and costly campaigns driven by broadcast time. Critics question whether merit would guide appointments if campaigns were publicly funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Treasury
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
England’s New Deal warned as welfare state crumbles
The author argues that Britain’s 40 year welfare state under Lloyd George and later Socialists has drained capital, stalled industry, and raised pay with less work. He warns the U.S. against adopting a similar welfare model, saying England now faces decay or a return to self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
England
Lloyd George
Be Yourself Week Critique of Self-Improvement Trends
A columnist argues against constant self improvement and self help industries. He recalls personal failures from muscle building schemes and mocks diet plans and social pressures to change. He cautions against cultural snobbery and urges letting oneself be untampered and true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen Foster
Dogtrot
Elsie Dinsmore
Western Europe arms plan raises clock for 1953 target
The Nation Today reports that General Bradley urged swift Congressional approval to arm Western Europe against a potential Russian attack. Defense Secretary Johnson estimates the plan could arm Europe by 1953 or 1954, allowing allied forces to bear early attacks while the U.S. mobilizes and uses atomic weapons if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Western Europe
Russia
Western
Europe
Defense
Johnson
Bradley
Mmen
Truman
Mr.Truman
Secretary Johnson
General Bradley
Reckless Jones Wins Safety Editorial Award
The Lima Daily News staff writer who covers hospitals and police courts earned a $200 National Safety Council prize for a Fourth of July safety piece. The piece targets Reckless Jones, noting his ignore of warnings and listing his anniversary on the holiday as last year’s fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
Daily News
National Safety Council
Reckless Jones
Jones
Carpenter Stewart Anniversary Observed At Lake Hope
Mr and Mrs Howard Stewart marked their forty second anniversary with a July 4 dinner at Lake Hope. Guests included Mr and Mrs Dwight Seiple and their sons Billy and Jerry and daughter Barbara Dayton Mr and Mrs Ed Sweetland Mr and Mrs James Starkey and their children Rodger James Jr and Linda Chillicothe and Mr and Mrs Ray Seidenable of Pomeroy. Mr and Mrs Fred Smith and granddaughter Catherine Ochsenfeld of Atlanta Georgia visited the Stewarts during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Mrs
Howard Stewart
Lake Hope
Dwight Seiple
Billy and
Jerry
Barbara
Dayton
Ed ‘Sweetland
James ‘Starkey
Rodger
James, Jr
Linda
Chillicothe
Ray Seidenable
Pomeroy
Fred Smith
Catherine Ochsenfeld
Atlanta, Ga
Stewart
Ohio Free Methodist Church minister assignments announced
Mansfield notes list changes in the Zanesville District with O. L. Fowler assigned from Crooksville to a new post as part of the church’s Saturday announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio Free Methodist Church
O. L. Fowler
Crooksville
Zanesville
Amputees urged to pursue work and sport despite loss
Dr Edwin P. Jordan notes about half a million Americans live with amputations and more are added yearly. He cites WWII as a major cause and urges acceptance, sports participation, and employment with groups like Possibilities Unlimited aiding adjustment and placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Possibilities Unlimited
Cleveland
Quiz Hall Questions and Hidden Answers
A mixed trivia prompt presents 10 multiple choice questions across MEN WOMEN TEENAGERS groups about states mottos crimes and literature. The provided answer key is garbled and interleaved with stray characters, yielding unclear correct options.
Car Collision Hurts Athens Couple On Richland Ave
Mrs Ed Davis of Pomeroy and her two year old son were bruised when a car driven by her husband struck another vehicle on Richland Ave in Athens. The Karns brothers from Creola reported three cattle deaths from Blackley disease near McArthur. Mrs Cordie McClure of Texas, formerly of Hamden, visited sister Mrs Chassie Monahan on N Main St Hamden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Davis
Pomeroy
Richland Ave
Athens
Karns
Creola
McArthur
Cordie McClure
Texas
Hamden
Chassie Monahan
N. Main St
Radio Station Frequencies Table
A list of area radio stations with respective call letters and frequencies including NBC WLW in Cincinnati at 700 KC and ABC WCOL in Columbus at 1230 KC among others in Huntington Charleston Parkersburg and Marietta with multiple networks and frequencies. The compilation shows WSAZ WCHS WPAR MBS WSHKC and WMOA along with CBS and NBC affiliations across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WSHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Television Schedule Fragments for Monlay August First
A dense listing of radio television programming from morning to late night. Includes NBC CBS ABC and MBS slots with news, dramas, comedies, musical programs, talk shows, and kiddies hours across east west networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Ebs
Nbe
Cbs
Mbs
Win
Cbs News
Abe
Tropico
Barlow
Ella Mae
Abc
Peter Salem
Henry Taylor
Voorhees
Abe Joan Davis
Ralph Norman
Jane Pickens
Abe Abe Burrows
The
Harmonaires
Abo American Forum
Abe West
Lopez
Hollywood
Abe Queen
Abe Bob Poole
Make Believe
Abe Bill Slater
Cbs Kiddies
West
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Army
House On Affairs Committee
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PWA
Lindley Hall
Glouster First Baptist Church
Rosa Williams
Mike McTalg
Cory Parnell
Parboned
Parnell
Mike
Dark Angel
Don Weyman
Dowg
Umbrella Mountain
Uncle Jake
Jake Whitnaker
Archie
Mike McTaig
Mr. McTaig
Edwin P. Jordan, M. D
Dick Turner
WEA
Wilton FE. Hall
Charles Lindbergh
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
State of
Georgia
al Capone
United States Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Rose Hovic
Miriam Hopkins
Lauren
Mae West
Gypsy Rose Lee
Nebuchadnezzar
Jimmy Lowery
Chauncey
Eliza van Horn
Ringgold
Glouster
Robert Hardesty
Gallipolis
Ohio University
Monlay
Clevelandaires
R. Lewis
By Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
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Julius Caesar
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