This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1949
Page
4
The piece argues municipal tax supporters and editors urge mayors to lead civic enterprises rather than handle minor court business. It warns that once mayors enter fee collecting duties, town affairs shift away from core responsibilities, calling for elected officials to prioritize public welfare.
Walter Lippmann argues that postwar efforts fail because Europe must buy essentials from the United States while America can self-sustain. Wars boosted US production and self sufficiency, with Europe’s drought adding to the balance. Britain’s dollar crisis and socialist policies hasten trouble, leading to continued aid to England despite weak repayment and dubious justification.
The piece notes widespread myths about corporate profits and the division of income. It cites surveys where workers underestimated profits and overestimated their own earnings. It argues factual publishing clarifies how stockholders, management and workers actually fare in the economy.
The article argues for establishing minor courts in each county to relieve elected officials from routine cases. It cites Ohio law, appeals to taxpayers, and recalls old squire and magistrate roles. It notes better roads and mobility enable a local minor court judge to handle cases, freeing leaders for community projects.
An essay notes the rise of electric card filing to cut human labor in business, especially for handling subscriptions. It argues machines can stubbornly resist correction when errors occur, causing stopped deliveries and protracted correspondence, and suggests the old human element may not be so bad after all.
Hal Boyle argues that today authors and actors are dull company while weather forecasters generals and diplomats offer only showy talk. He finds true spark in children photographers musicians and wild animal trainers who talk freely about anything.
Francis West Neil Dearth and Paul Perry spent a week at Camp Muskingum with the Leesville Lake boys FFA in eastern Ohio. Others visiting included Margaret Daugherty and granddaughter Terry Daugherty from McArthur, guests of Sarah McHenry in Jacksonville, Eddie Dearth and son Lincoln with John Maxwell near McArthur, and Clyde West and family plus Henry Harkins and Mrs James McKibben with Mrs David Thomas visiting Proctorsville from Mr Geo Dearth.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved old age insurance expansion. The bill would raise taxable income from 3000 to 2600 and increase pensions for retirees and disabled workers. Retroactive boosts would apply to those already receiving benefits.
In Hamburg Germany an express train struck a holiday bus carrying German children five minutes before its scheduled return killing eighteen children and injuring others. The crash occurred Monday night near Hamburg as the group traveled from a holiday event, prompting investigations into signals and road crossing safety.
A quiz feature presents ten questions for men women and teens with point values and a scoring scale. The page lists options for each question and provides a garbled string of answers indicating user results.
Sixteen Sixteen notes Marion Hutchison was called to Hamden to be at the bed side of his brother John Hutchison who died early Saturday morning. The report mentions family visits and travels among Hamden Radcliffe Chillicothe Huntington Columbus Newark and Muskingum River and a long Keck family farm history in the area.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains caffeine is the main drug in tea and coffee and, while moderate use is usually harmless, excessive intake can cause nervousness heart palpitations headaches insomnia tremors and digestive issues especially in susceptible individuals. Cutting back quickly alleviates symptoms.
Eleven inmates at Athens County Jail sawed through bars and fled during election night excitement. The report notes a chaotic scene as authorities investigated the escape while election coverage unfolded.
J. W. Reppel of Chillicothe aged 47 who joined the state highway department in 1931 was named assistant chief of the bureau of maintenance on Monday. The position pays 6000 dollars per year.
Mike McTaie, a mining engineer, investigates why Cory Parnell inherited mine ore underperforms. He suspects a gang siphons high grade ore via a dummy mine and traces signals to the Argus Mine. Effie identifies two directors as shareholders, suggesting front work. The mystery continues.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brumbly of Point Pleasant called on Mr. and Mrs. William Young Edith Barnett of Mason City visited Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fowler Misses Josephine and Donnia Carrol Russell returned from Zanesville where they spent two weeks Mrs Grover Neville daughter Nancy and Billy Perry visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben O Roush Charles Decker and Tom Fowler are opening a coal mine on the Ray Neal farm Mr. and Mrs. Lester Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Casto called on Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Helen E. Roush
A listing shows area radio stations with network affiliations and frequencies including NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC WSAZ Huntington 980 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1690 KC.
A detailed listing of daily broadcast times across networks CBS ABC NBE MBS and others. The schedule covers news, entertainment, dramas, music, variety shows and kiddies programming from 6:00 p.m. to late night with multiple repeats and regional blocks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.