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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
3
Publication and delivery information for The Messenger Publishing Co. based in Athens Ohio includes publishers editors and pricing for carrier and mail delivery. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, with various monthly and yearly options for Ohio West Virginia and out-of-state subscribers.
The Christian Science Monitor argues demand for oil is rising faster than supply. It notes doubling oil space heaters since 1941 and urges using coal and natural gas to meet heating needs while offshore or Middle East supplies are developed.
The piece argues that a free press rests on private advertising funding and editorial independence. It warns communism and socialism threaten free enterprise and personal liberty by state ownership of industry including newspapers, urging opposition to government ownership and urging vigilance against erosion of independence.
Letart Falls residents names attend a Stephens reunion at Culloden West Virginia. Attending include Albert Hill Mrs Harold Grimm Mr and Mrs Harold Roush and daughter Nadine Mr and Mrs Raymond Hensier and son David Jerry Hill and son James Ray and St Clair Julian and Dale Hill.
The Plains writer Dorothy McDonald argues the nation suffers from a pervasive System in government business and institutions. She urges courageous, high principled citizens and boycotts against racketeers, warning that reform requires active leadership and public accountability. August 10.
Letter from Frost, Ohio complains about housing for incoming workers and notes large Lend Lease crate shipments to Europe. He cites 200000 Congress members, Russia receiving tractors, a farmer finally getting one after two years, and trains carrying crates and goods, criticizing wartime policy and debt.
Dundas visits and dinners link families from Zaleski Springfield and Magnetic Springs. Church events, lunch gatherings, and weekend visits are noted alongside a birth announcement for Genoa Roof and a brief description of silent trade between unknown savages with no direct local tie.
The real estate lobby backed by congressional allies wrote speeches for senators during a special session to kill the public housing bill. GOP ghost-writers drafted lines for Senator Wherry while Cal Snyder and aides burned the midnight oil to meet a radio deadline. President Truman fast acted on housing, and veterans pressed for a discharge petition, noting slum clearance needs.
The text recounts President Truman blaming Congress for economic strains while defending his administration. It notes Congress passed laws, cut taxes, investigated extensively, and faced labor relations tensions under Taft-Hartley. It also mentions inflation and political blame tied to Truman and Henry Wallace.
Mrs. Fred Bare succeeds Mrs. Howard Jones as auxiliary president at the community building meeting. Officers include Mrs. Othel Fletcher first vice president Mrs. Mildred Stewart second vice president and others. Delegates to state convention named for Huntington trip August 13 to 15 with alternates listed. A covered dish supper followed with many attendees.
A long community notices digest records births and visits across Portland Syracuse Cincinnati Parkersburg Belpre and nearby towns. It notes newborns to Ed Wagner and Russell Lee, multiple weekend visits among Worthington, Ward, Jackson, Taitt, Deem, Ritter and Henderson families, and various relatives from Huntington Clarington Ravenswood Steubenville and Barberton. It ends with a historical nugget about Hessian soldiers and the Hessian fly impacting American wheat farming.
The Rev. Le Roy Hiett has been assigned to Laurel Cliff and Hysell Run Free Methodist Churches. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs of Cincinnati and Mrs. Vernon Howell with her daughter and son in Canton. Betty Meir celebrates 14th birthday at Mrs. Lester Brookover’s. others hosted or visited family.
A compact table of radio programs and area station calls with frequencies for NBC WLW Cincinnati WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus ABC WCOL Columbus WMOA Marietta 930 1460 1450 610 230 14390 KC.
A dense listing of August 12 and 13 radio and TV time slots across networks Abe CBS MBS ABC and related hosts with varied shows including music news drama serials and kiddies hours detailing program names and broadcast times.
Marcus Sterling returns from the war to Clifton in February 1946 to die. He seeks Lieutenant Talent, whose unsolved Sterling case may hold the key, as Sterling battles delirium and a long-guarded secret. The story follows Sterling’s final days and the crime mystery unresolved since 1940.
HEMLOCK HEMLOCK Mr and Mrs Arthur Essex announce the engagement of their daughter Marsha to Birge Jaynes Jr son of Mr and Mrs Birge Jaynes Sr of Shawnee No definite wedding date set Mr and Mrs Wesley Tharp announce the birth of a son David Randolph on August 1 Grandmother Glenda Tharp listed Agnes Lennon of New Lexington Bennetta Hodgson with son Charles and daughter Carolyn visited Frank North of Nelsonville Several other local visits include Peter Titko Jr in Parkersburg Mrs Clifford Richards of Shawnee and Florence Hines visiting Nina Eayle and Glenna Williams more couples from Columbus Osborn Pittsburgh Buffalo Lipysiee Elyria Glouster Corning and Dayton noted among visitors.
Chester Comrade Class meets at Mrs. Constance Allen home with 12 members present. Picnic planned for Sunday August 8. Local residents noted visiting relatives and weekend trips in Mason City Columbus Monaca Pa Coolville and Pomeroy.
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