The Messenger Publishing Co. News Rates and Staff
Frederick W. Bush publisher and Gordon K. Bush publish daily and Sunday editions with Charles W. Reamer as city editor. Rates: carrier 1.90 monthly. mail 9.00 yearly. delivery areas include Ohio and West Virginia regions. public notice of postal registration.
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Frederick W. Bush
the Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
John W. Webb
Charles W. Reamer
Dally
Ohio & W
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
Congress approves defense bill aiming at unity and cost cuts
The Hoover Commission backed reforms to consolidate military budgeting and reporting structure, raising Defense to cabinet rank and creating an Under Secretary role. The bill trims interservice power while keeping Marines and certain functions intact, signaling progress toward efficiency and reduced annual costs.
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Congress
Hoover Commission
Department of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Dark Angel mine mystery deepens at Cory Parnell's claim
Mining engineer Mike McTale meets Cory Parnell owner of the Dark Angel and travels to the mine to assess a falling gold yield. He observes a narrow high grade paystreak, discusses assay plans with Archie Trask and Riggs, then travels to Driscoe to ship samples and contact Effie. The tale continues.
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Mike McTale
Cory Parnell
Dark Angel
Cory
Mike
Parnell
Jake Whitnaker
Mannerr
Archie Trask
Trask
Riggs
Criscoe
Effie
English politics lesson mirrors American policy clash
The piece contrasts Britain's Conservative attack on the Labor government with a pledge to retain many socialistic reforms if returned to power. It cites Winston Churchill asserting the impossibility of undoing nationalized industries once damaged. It warns that similar U S political dynamics could hamper policy reversal if enacted.
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England
Southern Weekly
Labor
Winston Churchill
United States
Labor Party
Sound foundation for retailers in changing times
Lew Hahn, president of the National Retail Dry Goods Association, calls for optimism as a readjustment follows seven lean years. He says scarcity gave way to abundance, rewarding retailers who adapt with low prices, quality, displays, and service, while mass distribution shapes national economics.
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Lew Hahn
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Doctor's Comments on Polio Diagnosis and Care
Doctor Edwin P. Jordan outlines early diagnosis as crucial to polio treatment and notes that symptoms vary, with paralysis often appearing days later. He emphasizes skilled care, nursing, and physical therapy, hospital readiness funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and ongoing search for better treatments. The piece also answers a eye color genetics question, stating brown eyes can carry blue eye genes and two brown-eyed parents can have blue-eyed children.
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National Foundation For
Atomic Energy Commission report paints dual path of doom and salvation
The AEC latest six month report to Congress details progress on powerful new weapons and more hopeful uses of atomic energy. It highlights studies at Argonne and Union College on radiation effects, cancer treatment, and radioisotope research as scientists pursue better life outcomes alongside weapon advancement. The note ends recognizing the report as a rich, varied book.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Eniwetok
Hiroshima
America
Argonne
Chicago
Union College
TB Death Rate Drops Sharply in 1948 U.S. Figures
The tuberculosis death rate in the United States last year fell 11 percent from 1947 to 29.8 per 100000, the sharpest one year decline since 1921, per provisional figures from the National Tuberculosis Association via Dr James E Perkins.
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New York
United States
National Tuberculosis Association
James E. Perkins
Association
Mrs Anne Kemper Hosts Jolly Club Dinner
Mrs Anne Kemper will entertain the Jolly Club at her home on August 9 as part of a social gathering to entertain members and guests with refreshments and chat.
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New Straitsville
Anne Kemper
The
Jolly Club
Quiz Hall By WILTON F. HALL
Quiz items list state 10 points per correct answer with score ranges for men women and teens. The page shows a mixed set of multiple choice questions and a garbled answer key.
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Wilton F. Hall
Hal Boyles Column on The Sick Theater and Its Comeback
Hal Boyle laments the ailing Broadway theater hunched by high prices and long waits while audiences drift to television. He argues for reviving live plays by putting actors back to work and restoring accessibility, urging a return to the artistry that defines the stage.
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Hal Boyle
New York
George Bernard Shaw
South Pacific
Ezio Pinza
Mary Martin
New Jersey
Miss Martin
Texas
Bangkok
Siam
Keokuk
King Lear
Cordelia
Camp Wool and Camp Athens Civil War memories
The article recalls Camp Wool in West Athens Schoolyard where 200 volunteers from Athens Meigs Washington and Gallia Counties gathered under General R. A. Constable and Captains Grant and Vance after Fort Sumter. It details early three month service, the first volunteers, and Morgan's 1863 raid through Meigs Gallia Athens Morgan and surrounding counties ending with fires and raids in Nelsonville.
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West Athens
Wool
Athens
Washington
Meigs
Gallia
Fort Sumter
R. A. Constable
Cyrus Grant
Pomeroy
J. L. Vance
Gallipolis
Messenger
Morgan
Camp Athens
Morgan, Hocking
Vinton
Ross Counties
Meigs County
Middleport
Ohio
Portland
Morgan Counties
Nelsonville
Hocking River
Poston
Funds Advance To Aid State Polio Chapters
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis advanced 3,551,265 dollars in emergency aid to its state chapters in 40 states in the first seven months of this year. Last year the seven month total was 1,723,558 dollars during peak polio cases.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Taylor Ridge Aid Society to Meet at Welling Home
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will gather Friday at the home of Mrs. Carl Welling in Taylor Ridge for a community meeting.
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Taylor Ridge
Ladies Aid Society
Church of Christ
Carl Welling
Local notes from Athens area mixed with notable events
A man narrowly escaped death in a Jerseyville Road landslide suffering a broken collar bone wrist and bruises. LeSter and Chester McCullough twins had tonsil surgeries. Dr H M Taylor travels to Columbus for a Fourth Ohio Regiment reunion. Rumors swirl about Jefferson Anguish's inheritance of 66000 from England. Cooley family reunion at Athens County Fairgrounds. Ten years ago Ohio University summer session granted 232 degrees. A Rhode Island Red hen laid a gourd shaped egg displayed at a local pharmacy window. Skunks infest Gallia County crops. John Robinson visits his brother H M Robinson after 50 years away. Herman Studer to mark 30 years with Logan fire department.
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Ohio University
Rhode Island
Pearl Mansfield
E. Mulberry St
Athens
Gallia County
John Robinson
Gallipolis
H. M. Robinson
Herman Studer
Logan
Radio Station Frequencies Nearby
Radio listings show NBC WLW Cincinnati at 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 98 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC.
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NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Colummbus
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
Columbus
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Evening Radio Schedule Listings
A dense listing of radio programming across networks for a single Wednesday daypart, detailing show titles, hosts, and time slots from 6:00 PM to 4:30 AM including news, music, dramas, variety programs, and kid shows across ABC CBS NBC and local affiliates. The schedule highlights repeated kiddies hours and late night serials with numerous program names and channel references.
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Nbe
Cbs Network
Abee-Weat
Cbs
Abe
Abe-Basic
Win
Cbs Ews
Cbha
Billie Burke
Chameleon
Ebs
Abc
Archie Andrews
Cbhe International
Mbs
Henry Morgan
Abe Lewisohn
Cbstars
Abe Scatter
Baines
Abe Lawrence Welk
Abe Family Theater
Mibs
Big Story
Abe Comedy Playhouse
Abe Capitol Cloakroom
Dbs
Abe Newareel
Abe Weat
N. Y
The
Clevelandaires
Abe Bob Poole
R. Lewis
Cbc
Abec
Abe Kate Smith
Lopez
Hollywood
Make Believe
Abe Bill Slater
Cbs Kiddies
West
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Dick Turner
Albert B. Chandler
Utah
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Jesse M. Donaldson
Stephen Decatur
W. T. Sherman
Patrick Henry
John J. Pershing
Linda Darnell Merle Oberon
Kay Francis
Carmen Miranda
Hannah Dorcas
Martha Deborah
Ford Chevrolet Kaiser
McCormick
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