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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
4
The article analyses the danger of a new conflict with Russia, arguing preventive war would not defeat ideologies and would threaten Western civilization. It notes Russia's industrial targets and strong air power, potential European invasion, enormous costs, and global destruction risk.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey argues government action cannot outperform private enterprise in health care and warns compulsory national or state health insurance would costly erode medical standards and empower a vast bureaucracy. He cites past study and urges the public to reject the trend.
The Berlin crisis tests rival ideologies as the United States and Britain insist on maintaining their zones and a US led effort to keep Berlin, while Russia weighs war or a new conference. High officials portray restraint amid high stakes and moral concerns for anti Nazi and anti Communist Germans.
Dr Edwin P. Jordan reviews the rapid growth of plastic surgery from World War I to the present, noting methods like rib cartilage grafts for reconstructing noses and ears. He cautions that outcomes vary, miracles are rare, and patience is essential as experience expands and specialists improve techniques.
Community members hosted and visited relatives and friends in Bidwell and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs T J Moore Mrs J L Hineman and others visiting Rev Steele Derby Ohio and C A Adams Alvin Dayton visiting D Nett Mr and Mrs Denett.
Washington reports reveal Rep. J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey used phantom clerks to channel salary kickbacks through his payroll from 1940 to 1946. Myra Midkiff Annette Minor Grace Wilson and Grace Wilsons family ties financed the scheme amid relief pleas and tax deferments.
Mrs. Laurence Frances of Pomeroy visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam Curtis. Ernest Cullums and Mrs. Cullums called on Burlingham residents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Leifheit. Gladys Thomas and sons from North Bend spent a day with Dean Shim. James Weber of Middleport joined Mr. and Mrs. Avery Nelson and R. V. Heilman in Bunker Hill. Laurence Lanning of Pomeroy visited William Killinger. Stanford Stockton attended a Port land Park family reunion. Norman Baxter and Greencamp hosted James Baxter for a weekend. Rhoda Schultheiss visited Robert Price in Marietta. Carol Story of Columbus spent a weekend with Jewell Story's family. Doyle Sargent and Golda and Richard Sargent visited John Sargent in Wolfpen with Ziba Midkiff.
Judge Edgar Ervin of Meigs County reports tense scenes as Dewey leads on the first ballot with 400 votes, Taft 297, Stassen 125. A chaotic voice vote and looming third ballot raise stakes for Dewey, Taft, and Stassen as Ohio delegates rally behind Dewey after Taft withdraws.
The Mason WSWS of the EUB church met at the church with Lu cille Schwarz presenting the program. Prize winner was Eileen Foreman. attendees included Lucille Schwarz and Elizabeth Jeffers among others. Several visitors and relatives from nearby towns joined the event.
Mrs Genevieve Hartman returns home from Columbus hospital after operation. Mrs Biddy McLean visits Mr and Mrs Pete Fealty and Mr Wick Murphy of Old Straitsville. Mrs Helen Sayre and son visit Mr and Mrs George Pierce in Columbus. Miss Jean Donley spends weekend with Charles and Jean Donley. Raymond Ruscoe and son Gary visit in Akron. Herb Skelly visits Billa Webb in Millersburg. Sam Price hosts Walter Price of Columbus. Ernistene Lloyd visits her parents Bob and Ernistene Lloyd. Bess Callahan convalesces at home after illness.
Mrs. Mary Samuel and others hosted guests in Thurman while Ann Thornton wed William Taniff in Lima August 1. Regional visits reference Oberlin training and Gallipolis roots. The Bracks Eagle reunion marked 25 years at Centennary Church, with speakers from Gallipolis and Racine. A Baptist picnic committee led by Margaret Jenkins and Walter Beaupre organized activities at Jackson Lake.
A listing shows radio stations and their frequencies in the Cincinnati Huntington Columbus Parkersburg and nearby areas. Stations NBC WLW WSAZ CBS WENS WCHS WPAR MBS WHKC ABC WCOL WMOA are noted with respective kilocycle frequencies.
A dense listing of radio programs across networks including CBS ABC NBC and MBS with times from 6:00 p.m. to 4:45 a.m. featuring news reports music shows dramas quizzes comedies serials and kiddies hour. Notable names include Lowell Thomas Fulton Lewis Jr Gabriel Heatter Arthur Godfrey Queen for a Day and Fred Waring with various regional repeats.
Detective Talent pursues a New Jersey murder mystery of Miriam Sterling. A dragnet links bank records fingerprint files and a Stranger with a scar on the right temple who smokes cigars and seeks a rapid cab. The case centers on Sterling’s death and a ring of surveillance across cities.
The 4 H Toppers Club will sponsor an all day rum mage sale at the Coolville school Saturday Aug 7. The annual Coolville Camp meeting runs Aug 5 to Aug 15. A reception honoring Rev and Mrs O C Lockwood was held at the Methodist Church amid an impromptu program and floral arrangements by Mrs Ben Davis and daughter Lucille.
Mrs. Marshall Bailey was ill at her home with care from Mrs. H D Arnold and Mrs. Wesley Bennett. Weekend visits include Clyde Kelly in Indiana and Garrett Institute scholar Rev. Lewis E Buell with family. Multiple guests gathered at Canton and other nearby towns for social calls and meals.
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