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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1951
Page
4
The piece discusses dream diaries and a study by an English scientist who linked recalled dreams to future events. It cites experiments with self and friends, a book titled An Experiment With Time, and a tale of two friends sharing the same eerie premonitory dream aboard an ocean liner.
Charity Standish attends a glamorous Aztec casino night with Douglas Kent near San Lorenzo. As they discuss luck and life choices, Charity probes a future beyond gambling while Standish confronts his instability and plans a ranch life, with looming tensions and a guess at romance.
Charity Standish travels to San Lorenzo New Mexico to wed Douglas Kent a gambler amid a hay fever cure plot. She discovers he is exhausted and bound by danger as a single remaining male gambier, amid a charged tale of romance and rage.
The piece argues Kremlin influence fuels anti west campaigns in Iran Syria Lebanon and Egypt after Iran nationalized oil. It notes Harriman mediating US Britain talks to settle Iran dispute and protect oil supplies, aiming to blunt Russian propaganda and restore Cold War balance.
The piece argues a double standard in Interior Department rules for restricted materials. It alleges Defense Electric Power Administration directed lump allocations of copper and aluminum to the REA, enabling a plan to duplicate private lines and lease them to SWPA, amid vast unspent REA funds and broad socialization push.
The article notes a 21 million dollar price tag per new intercontinental bomber and a 250 thousand dollar bomb sight device, illustrating how the jet and atomic ages push defense spending higher. It argues for national resolve to fund the program despite the large expense.
A live elephant shipped from Cambodia to Singapore as a goodwill gift for President Truman. The gesture, seen by many as a stunt likely to draw public reaction around Labor Day, is expected to attract Republican and press attention.
The new rent control law adds two key changes. First the government can impose controls on any community deemed critical to defense, regardless of prior status. Second, landlords in controlled areas may raise rents up to 20 percent above June 30, 1947, with many already allowed a 15 percent increase. uncontrolled areas face no federal limits. The Secretary of Defense and defense mobilization head can authorize controls anywhere, and may even relax credit restrictions for new housing in those areas.
The article notes asthma as an allergic disease caused by over sensitivity to proteins, outlines diagnostic methods like skin tests and symptom correlations, and emphasizes identifying the trigger for best treatment. It adds that progress has improved since Hippocrates, with many patients aided by drugs even if causes remain hard to find. It also oddly states annual egg production timing.
Hamden social items record Supt. D. M. Bryson and Mrs Bryson returning from a visit to Cleveland relatives. Birth announced for Otto Wiseman and wife a son born Aug 3 at Chamberlin Clinic. Ward Overly marriage on July 28 with farewell bell at home. Ward to Navy Aug 14. Many visits, guests, and travel inside Hamden including Bryson uncle Inman’s death and assorted relatives in Wellston Columbus and Dayton.
Embroidery guide promotes pattern 5208 from Anne Cabot with iron transfer, materials, stitches, and color chart. Send 25 cents plus name and address to Athens Messenger New York. Also advertising Anne Cabot's Needlework Album offering many designs and gift patterns for 25 cents.
Langsville society items list recent guests including Richard McKnight and baby from Columbus, Roger McKnight of Florida, and Barbara Strawer of Birmingham. L Bernice Ledlie visits from Denver. Other visitors include Howard Armstrong family, Holland Ward group, and Mrs Carol Pierce with Modern Method party.
Local station channel lineups show a dense two day timetable listing hosts shows and times from 6:00 pm to 5:45 pm across WLW C Channel 3 WBNS Channel 10 WSAZ Channel 5 with segments including News Theater and musical programs for Monday and Tuesday, naming several hosts and show titles.
A dense schedule outlines weekday and Tuesday airings for NBC WLW CBS WCKS WPAR and others in Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Athens Gallipolis Marietta Parkersburg. It includes News Music Drama Variety and sports shows with times from noon to late evening and notes daylight savings adjustments.
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