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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
4
The report flags 8185 narrow spans and 21000 potential death traps on rural interstates and proposes four lane divided urban expressways with limited rural expansions. It urges Congress to support the plan while preserving passage through large towns wherever feasible.
Athens officials are urged to widen College and Congress Streets to alleviate constant double parking and slow traffic on Main Street. Residents with outside-city jobs park all day, prompting talk of meters and a new parking lot law to free space and speed movement through town.
The Public Roads Administration outlines an 11.27 billion plan over twenty years to repair and expand the interstate system. It emphasizes targeted improvements rather than a nationwide network of high speed highways, addressing dangerous curves, unsafe bridges, and other weak spots amid growing traffic loads.
The FCC’s crackdown on radio give-away shows stalled as the agency shifts focus to television. A year of debate followed and a flood of ideas emerged, leaving radio’s prize formats unchallenged for now. Fort Knox reference underscores the risky prize idea.
An editorial urges young men to value hands on work and learn trades, arguing that while white collar jobs offer security, skilled labor can yield higher pay. It notes a shift away from hands on work and suggests practical paths through dirt and grease lead to success. It also jokes about a couple planning a rest and ends with a quirky measure about bed length for tall sleepers.
The United States forms a special policy board led by Philip Jessup Everett Case and Raymond Fosdick to decide strategy in the Far East as Chiang Kai-shek retreats to Formosa and communist control expands. The group will coordinate with State and other departments to assess actions to halt the spread of communism across Asia and protect strategic areas like Japan Okinawa and the Philippines.
Mr and Mrs Don Iles and others attended the funeral of Mrs James Cramblit of Hurricane West Virginia. Guests of Mr and Mrs Delbert Reinshell included several families from Lancaster and Logans. Tom Stewart ill. fishing at Lake Hope. Lois Dishennet weekend with Clyde Disbennet family. Amy Lou Zimmerman visiting grandparents Dan Jones. multiple local visits among Geiger and Frey families.
Congressman I M Foster ceded the Tenth District primary to Thomas A Jenkins after Gallia County showed his loss. New traffic rules in Athens ban double parking over 30 minutes on Court St and U turning. New wife Austin Hunt and spouse left Coolville for Washington DC to start a new home.
McARTHUR David M Bryson Hamden Vinton County superintendent of schools was chosen secretary of the Southeastern Ohio Superintendents Association at a recent Ohio University meeting. Other officers named include F L Pollock Monroe County president H C Secrest Noble County first vice president Vernon Barnes Jackson County second vice president and George Webb Lawrence County treasurer.
A printed quiz page lists questions for men women and teens with scoring and an answer key. The item presents multiple choice questions on parades statesmen anatomy dairy water a will cheese music and biblical denial with an encoded answer block.
Mrs. Robert Wiggins and son Robert Jr of Pittsburgh visit her parents Mr and Mrs Ed O Connors. Mrs Carl Esterday returns home from Holzer Hospital. Several families attend area gatherings at New Haven camp grounds and with friends in East Liverpool Point Pleasant Salem Center and Albuquerque. Travel plans include trips to California and Pennsylvania with family.
Carleton E. Morse, 48, balding bread baker and prolific writer, created NBCs One Man's Family a drama spanning 18 years with 18 active characters. He writes daily by 9:30 and, with wife Patricia, researches silver and wine collecting, keeping Napoleon brandy bottles for a future toast.
Mining engineer Mike McTair investigates the Dark Angel mine owned by Cory Parnell to uncover suspected ore theft. He uncovers conflicting assay figures, dodgy shifts at the Argus operation, a near deadly mine attack, and Cory plans to sell.
McARTHUR LeRoy Sigler was named executor of the estate of the late Kate Clewell of New Plymouth. The will filed in probate court this week directs property to her daughters Mrs. Margaret Sigler of New Plymouth and Mrs. Rosella Steele of Logan.
McArthur Andrew Adelmann and Nolan Martyn returned home Saturday after spending a week at 4 H Conservation Camp Ohio near Utica.
Radio programs area stations NBC Wilw Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta Frequencies 700 1230 9380 1460 580 1450 610 1490 KC Includes multiple networks and city coverage in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia.
A detailed listing of daily airings across networks CBS NBC and MBS with time slots from 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. including news reports music drama comedy serials talk shows and children’s programs. Notable items include Dragnet Drama at 10 30 p.m. and News Hour blocks on CBS and MBS throughout the night.
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