Congress to Boost Foreign Study Through Travel Grants
David Lawrence notes that extra funds for congressional foreign investigations will spur trips abroad this autumn. Members will visit Britain, France, and the Far East to study economic trends and treaties, with discussion likely on the Marshall Plan and the British loan amid Britain’s economic readjustment.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
American Congress
Borah
Idaho
House of Representatves
Russia
United States Congress
Great Britain
France
Far East
England
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Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
Unio
Cates Wacea
Mall
Westegvile
Temsiginen Ute Enterea
Athens
Joan W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Cleveland
Post Plans V J Anniversary Meeting
The Frank Mece Cann Frederick Post American Legion invites all veterans to a Thursday meeting at p.m. to observe the second anniversary of V J Day. Officers for the coming year will be elected and a report from the Cincinnati Legion convention will be heard. Refreshments will be served.
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Glouster
Frank Mece- Cann-Frederick Post
American Legion
Cincinnati
Vacation Bible School Opens in Trimble
Trimble hosts Vacation Bible School opened Monday under Mr. Zekiel with assist from Mrs. Lucy Harvey and Mrs. Sam Johnson Jr. Sessions run 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. daily for two weeks. Enrollment expected at 50 pupils. Children invited regardless of church ties.
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Glouster
Trimble
Zekiel
Lucy Harvey
Sam Johnson, Jr
Migrant Puerto Ricans to New York Draw Congressional Attention
The Puerto Rican Resident Commissioner voices sympathy for New York City's Puerto Rican migration while urging Congress to address the underlying national economic causes. A government survey reports 36 116 left the island last year with most going to New York and most being employable. The piece argues migrants should not be labeled as a minority or deprived of rights and urges safeguarding civil liberties as critical to the nation.
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Washington
New York City
Congress
New York
United States
America
Victory for Man in 73-Hour Round-The-World Flight
The article argues that while Odom's 73 hour solo world flight is spectacular it does not prove feasibility of three day circumnavigation. It notes routine long distance hops and strong aircraft engines but credits Odom for endurance and links the achievement to broader aviation progress from the Wright brothers onward.
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Ohio River
West Coast
Chicago
Indiana
Odom
Wright Brothers
Kettering on Knowledge Gaps and the Iron Curtain
GM engineer Charles F. Kettering argues we keep the curtain down on what we do not know, admitting vast gaps in understanding and the limits of scientific certainty. He reflects on innovation and the challenges of measuring progress.
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Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Government top jobs salary raise debate in Washington
Peter Edson argues about 180 high level government posts paying around 10 000 a year with cabinet and agency heads. He notes proposed increases to 15 000 17 500 and 20 000 and cites a total cost under 700 000 a year as Congress boosted its own pay. He contends public and congressional scrutiny complicates hiring qualified officials.
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Washington
Congress
Export-Import Bank
William McC. Martin, Jr
David E. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Flanders
Baldwin
Pleasants Council Agrees to Cut City Expenses
PT Pleasant city council at a special meeting chose to reduce expenditures for the year rather than seek new revenue. With a 1947-48 year gap, officials warned of a $4 500 shortfall under the current tax structure. Suggestions included layoffs and selling a vacuum street sweeper. mayor said only two options existed.
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Point Pleasant
Krodel
Floyd Taylor
Thomas Reynolds
L. W. Getty
Claude Cheesebrew
Charles Bechtle
Virgil Sutton
Robert H. Ferguson
Mrs. Flinn Dies at 77 in Point Pleasant
Emily Catherine Flinn 77 died at 1 p.m. Monday at a sister’s home on Charleston Road. She lived all her life in Mason County and was the widow of Thomas Flinn. Survived by four sisters Mrs Mash Carrie Greenlee Flora Woods and Fannie Mitchell and two brothers Robert Whittington Lawrence Whittington. She was a Concord Baptist Church member.
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Point Pleasant
Emily Catherine Flinn
James Mash
Charleston Road
Raynes
Mason County
Mathew
Evaline Biffle Whittington
Thomas Flinn
Mash
Carrie Greenlee
Columbus
Flora Woods
Charleston
Fannie Mitchell
South Carolina
Robert Whittington
Lawrence Whittington
Flinn
Concord Baptist Church
Road Work to Begin in Mason County Postwar Project
The state road commission plans its first postwar project in Mason County. Work on Routes 31 and 58 in Union District on Big Buzzard covers 2.4 miles, creating a ten foot wide gravel surface with a 20 foot wide grade on a 40 foot right of way. Start expected in a week or ten days after drain tile installation at Arbuckle.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
Mason County
Lester Ohlinger
Union District
Big Buzzard
Arbuckle
Ohlinger
Plans for Third Well Near New Haven Area
Mr. Ho vis, of Mercer Pennsylvania, arrived in New Haven to arrange drilling a third oil and gas well. The project covers over 700 acres of leases from New Haven to Graham Station owned by the New Haven Gas Co. Dr. R. F. Bryant serves as president, with Mr. Hovis overseeing development.
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Point Pleasant
Hovis
Mercer
New Haven
Graham Station
New Haven Gas Co
R. F. Bryant
J. W. Musgrave Dies at 83 in Point Pleasant
J William Musgrave 83 died at 6 a.m. Monday at the home of his nephew Edward Foglesong on Viand Street after a two year illness. A retired farmer he lived with his nephew since 1942 when his farm was bought for the West Virginia Ordnance Works. He never married and is survived by sister Mrs C N Cartmill of Beaufort and brothers George C Musgrave F Gerald Musgrave and C G P Musgrave. Services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Franklin funeral home with Rev Holly O Shamblin officiating. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
John William Musgrave
Edward M. Foglesong
Viand St
Franklin Funeral Home
Holly O. Shamblin
Lone Oak Cemetery
Musgrave
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Green
Ellen Catherine Roseberry Musgrave
Mason County
C. N. Cartmill
Beaufort
N. C
George C. Musgrave
Lincoln Ave
F. Gerald Musgrave
C. G. P. Musgrave
Driver Fined After Wreck on Route 17
Odell Coleman of Pliny was arraigned for passing a car in front when unsafe. He pleaded guilty, paid a $10 fine and costs. Damages estimated near $1,000. The crash occurred Sunday on Route 17, side impact with Guy Ray of South Side. Passengers Clyde Keefer and Brady O Biffle sustained minor injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Odell Coleman
Pliny
H. D. Coyner
Coleman
Guy Ray
South Side
Ray
Clyde Keefer
Brady O. Biffle
Charleston
Coyner
Gas Tanks Installed For Service Station In Point Pleasant
Pure Oil Co. installs buried tanks at Sixth and Viand station. Homer Martin, contractor, expects to pour the drive next week for a 900 square yard apron with six inches of concrete. A five foot sidewalk on South Park Drive is under construction in Country Club Addition. About two thirds of the 1200 foot project is done. The work is funded by area property owners.
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Point Pleasant
Pure Oil Co
Corner Sixth
Viand
Homer Martin
Martin
South Park Drive
Country Club Addition
North Park Drive
Jackson Ave
Mercury Reaches Year’s High At 95 In Point Pleasant
The temperature climbed to 95 in Point Pleasant marking the year’s high, with 94 and 92 on recent days. U S Weather Observer E C Winger notes this as the only hot spell of the year to date.
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Point Pleasant
U. S
E. C. Winger
Cut-Off Progress Reported On Pliny Mercers Bottom Highway
Progress on the Pliny Mercer Bottom cut-off highway shortens the route between Mercers Bottom on the Ohio and Pliny on the Kanawha by about 28 miles. Grading is nearly done and much stone base laid from Pliny. A three mile section has binder course. Surface will be bituminous macadam. Built with prison labor since 1945.
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Point Pleasant
Mercers Bottom
Ohio
Pliny
Kanawha
Potato Acreage Down But Production High
In the Graham Station Leta rt area only a few acres of potatoes are planted this year. George N Capehart of New Haven notes high production per acre. An agriculture department agent found seven acres instead of 70, reflecting a shift from potato farming due to past crop failures and weak markets while dairying has risen.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Station
Letart
George N. Capehart
New Haven
State Department of Agriculture
Divorce Suit Filed for Cruelty by Hunter Wife
Jessie Ruth Hunter of Leon Route 1 files for divorce in circuit court from Randall Hunter of Hogsett alleging cruelty. Married in 1943, she says she expects a child and asks the court to order hospital fees and child support.
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Point Pleasant
Jessie Ruth Hunter
Leon Route 1
Randall Hunter
Hogsett
Equipment Moved for Route 33 Surfacing Project
Anderson Contracting Co. began moving equipment to the Route 33 project between New Haven and Letart about seven miles, as work was set to start midweek. The road had been graded and gravel surfaced years ago.
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Point Pleasant
Anderson Contracting Co
New Haven
Letart
Daughter Honored At Birthday Party
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Russell of Glouster honored their daughter Jacquelyn Kay at a birthday party hosted at their home. Attendees included Mrs. Jack Hemsley and Davy, Flora Kay, Dianna, Myra North, Carolyn Kittle, Gene and Dickie Malone, Karen Price, Gary Bickley, Nancy and Saundra Lemoine, Charley Jewell, Amanda Williams, Junior and James Keith, Vinia McGrath, and the honor guest. Ice cream cake jello and lemonade were served.
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Glouster
Jack Russell
Jacquelyn Kay
Jack Hemsley
Davy
Flora Kay
Dianna
Myra North
Carolyn Kittle
Gene
Dickie Malone
Karen Price
Gary Bickley
Nancy
Saundra Lemoine
Charley Jewell
Amanda Williams
Junior
James Keith
Vinia McGrath
John Gail Hollister Dies After Illness
John Gail 49 of Hollister died at St. Francis Hospital Columbus Monday at 11 45 a m after a two week illness. The body remains at C F Wallace funeral home pending funeral arrangements.
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Glouster
John Gail
Hollister
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
C. F. Wallace
Garden Club Picnic Set for Memorial Park
Garden Club will hold its annual picnic at Memorial Park on Thursday at 5 p.m. Meat and buns will be furnished.
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Glouster
Garden Club
Memorial Park
George W. Rose Funeral Held in Athens Attendees List
Funeral services for George W. Rose were held Thursday with attendees from multiple areas. Members of the Athens County Bar Association joined many residents of Athens and relatives from Zanesville Columbus Lancaster Ringgold Cincinnati and Miami Florida.
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Alberta Grones
Nora Atkinson
Billie Ann Bartoes
Kathleen Miller
Peg Barber
Ed H. Lasch
W. W. Lee
L. F. Jones
Athens
Faust Dunn
Zanesville
M. A. Carter
Pauline Collins
Columbus
John Bobo
A. R. Holst
Lancaster
Emory Wells
Ringgold
John Carpenter
Cincinnati
Ann Bobo
Miami
Florida
Lilly Family Picnic Brings Together Wide Circle at Belle Meade
Pt. Pleasant notes recount Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Green hosting a Sunday picnic on the lawn for the Lilly family. Attendees include Dr. and Mrs. M J Lilly of Upland and Dr. and Mrs. M J Lilly Jr of Charleston along with several relatives from Fraziers Bottom Ripley Portsmouth Gallipolis and Belle Meade.
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Point Pleasant
Garrett Green
Bellemeade
Lilly
M. J. Lilly
Upland
M. J. Lilly, Jr
Charleston
Charles Meadows
Elizabeth Ann
Milton
Fraziers Bottom
Donald Wallace
Portsmouth
Russell Sarrett
Gallipolis
Delbert Staats
Enoch Judson
Ripley
Green
Local social notes record visitors and travels
Pt Pleasant social column lists B B Arnett Ewell Arnett and Lt Commander Marvin Arnett of Charleston visiting Mr and Mrs Earl Arnett and Mrs Kenneth Peck. Will McHee's last rites in Wellston Ohio. Dwight O Connor of Parkersburg visiting Ferguson family. Parkersburg High tenure record note. Sharon Kay Roberts born discharged to Gallipolis Ferry. G E Quillin Amarillo Texas visiting Highland Ave relatives. Derby entrants Sharmpblin Shamblin Edler Wamsley to Akron August 17. Moody Carson family guests from Santee Nebraska. Rupert Miller Dayton visiting Milton Miller relatives.
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B. B. Arnett
Ewell Arnett
Marvin Arnett
Charleston
Earl H. Arnett
Kenneth A. Peck
Oscar Kelley
Wellston
Ohio
Will McHee
Holzer Hospital
Dwight O. Connor
Parkersburg
Robert H. Ferguson
Park Drive
Connor
Parkersburg High School
Lawrence Roberts
Sharon Kay
Point Clinic
Gallipolis Ferry
G. E. Quillin
Amarillo
Texas
C. H. Quillin
Highland Ave
Akron
Donald
Darrell Shamblin
Shearl Edler
Dale Wamsley
Homer Moddy
Rebecca Carson
Catherine Carson
Santee
Neb
Moody
J. O. McDermitt
Walter Crooks
Ethel Stearn
Mina Carson
Rupert Miller
Dayton
Milton L. Miller
Main St
WSCS Meeting at Jacksonville Church Wednesday Evening
The WSCS of the Jacksonville Methodist Church will meet in the church Wednesday at 7 30 p m A program will be presented and refreshments will be served.
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Glouster
WSCS
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Glouster Personalities Share Weekend Visits Across State Lines
Glouster residents hosted and visited relatives from Chester Pennsylvania to Dallas Texas and Columbus Ohio. Travelers included Mr. and Mrs. H M Broomall, Mrs C A Hammill, Mr and Mrs Clyde Bingman, and many others. Several locals spent weekends in Toledo Niles Parkersburg and Washinton areas while extended family members visited Trimble Loudonville and Parkersburg.
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Glouster
H. M. Broomall
Chester
Harold Snow
C. A. Hammill
Dallas
Texas
Clyde Bingman
Robert
Bob) Williams
Shadyside
Emily Jonas
Harold Brown
Gail Bingman
Bonnie
C. A. Bingman
O. V. Yaw
Bob
Roy
Evelyn Yaw
Betty Rutter
Athens
Helen Waller
Greenfield
J. V. Yaw
Memorial Forest Park
Loudonville
Jack Turner
Toledo
John Turkopp
John Ili
Cleveland
C. E. Turner
Frederick Stansberry
Chilliicothe
Ira Stansberry
George H. Campbell
Russell Brewer
Georgie
Niles
Ohio
Huebert Guess
Guess
Dayton
Campbell
John Rainey
Judy
Jerry
Columbus
Trimble
Mr. Rainey
Gertrude Rainey
Roger Williams
Marilyn Lantz
E. H. Lantz
Donna Rogers
H. G
Harper
J. S. Fraze Ier
Carolyn
Washington, W. Va
Edelene Wood
Parkersburg
W. Va
Class Meets At Church In Glouster Meeting
The Willing Workers Class of the Methodist Church held a Friday evening session in the church social rooms. Devotions were led by Mrs. Vianna Kirkbride and business by Mrs. Annette Lewis. Readings by Mrs. E M Blower, Mrs. Will Embrey, Mrs. Clara Golding, and Mrs. Margaret Ellis. Refreshments were served by Mrs. J V Yaw, Mrs. E M Blower, and Mrs. John Strohmeyer to 24 members and guests from Columbus and local areas.
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Glouster
Methodist Church
Vianna Kirkbride
Annetta Lewis
E. M. Blower
Will Embrey
Clara Golding
Margaret Ellis
J. V. Yaw
John Strohmeyer
Ida Lewis
Columbus
Ann Bobo
Miami
Fla
Bonnie Bourkel
Jane Peugh
Radio Highlights Schedule Across Networks
New York listings show NBC programs including Milt Berle comedy Call the Police drama and Philip Marlowe adventures. CBS features Big Town and Studio One with a Mickey Finn episode. ABC covers Green Hornet Bobby Doyle Show and Summer Serenade. MBS lists Warden's Cases The Falcon and Dance Time.
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New York
NBC
Milt Berle
Fred Waring
Philip Marlow
Romberg
CBS
Weg? the People
Studio One
Mickey Finn
ABC
Bobby Doyle
Museum of Modern Music
Earl Godwin
MBS
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