President Truman Attacks Spending Skeptics Over Savings
In Washington the administration contests Republican claims of savings, challenging figures on the budget and urging analysis of what Congress appropriated versus actual spending for 1947 48. The piece notes Truman’s push to portray savings as a political crime while lauding or dismissing past budgeting errors and the Cannon committee’s reported cuts.
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Washington
Administration
Truman
Budget Bureau
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Republican Congress
President Truman
Representative Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Medical column explains myasthenia gravis symptoms and prostigmine use
Dr. William A O Brien cites Henry R Viets M D and 175 cases at Massachusetts General Hospital detailing swallowing weakness as a key early sign. Prostigmine reduces fatigue and aids diagnosis and treatment. Outcomes vary from remission to partial relief, with fatality risk greatly reduced by treatment.
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Henry R. Viets
M. D
Journal of the American Medical Association
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Viets
Lesson for Athens on dam failures from McConnelsville
An analysis warns Athens to study a near breach of the Muskingum River dam and the risk it poses to water supply. It notes McConnelsville and Malta could lose water if their dam fails and urges reconsideration of a prior plan for a new Hocking River dam and a viaduct repair.
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Athens
McConnelsville
Muskingum
Hocking
White's Mill
Malta
Muskingum River
West Union St
Grosvenor Crossing
Meigs County plans bond for Jones hospital in Middleport
Meigs Countians back a $100000 bond to fund a new 40 to 45 bed hospital in Middleport funded by Senator Tom Jones. The project aims to serve about 15000 people in Meigs County as a start toward expanded regional hospital facilities.
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Meigs
Tom Jones
Middleport
Jones
Pomeroy and
Meigs County
Veterans’ Memorial Hospital
Jones Hospital
Ohio
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Senate hearing over Hughes contracts sparks controversy
Col James G Hall branding the probe as a skunk circus reflects Republican and Democratic tensions. The Associated Press reports Hall accuses senators of blocking his reply while Hughes publicity chief John W Meyer spent 3732 on entertainment for Hall and associates over three years. The Senate Caucus Room scenes draw vaudeville comparisons as hearings unfold.
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James G. Hall
Army Air Corps
Senate
Howard Hughes
Associated Press
Hall
John W. Meyer
Hughes
Colonel Hall
Power plays and leadership rifts in the GOP
Peter Edson reports in Washington on a late session clash between Speaker Joe Martin and House Majority Leader Charles Halleck over the GOP program. The feud spurred speculation of presidential and vice presidential ambitions, while railroad wage disputes loom with a projected cost to railroads of about 524 million dollars annually. Assistant Secretary of State William Benton maintains residence in Fairfield County, linking a suburban setting to literary notoriety.
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Washington
Congress
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Charles Halleck
Indiana
House
Martin
Halleck
John L. Lewis
ICC
William Benton
Fairfield County
Conn
New York
Hecate County
Probing World War Hughes Industry Contracts
An editorial calls for uncovering wartime actions at Hughes industry plants and how contracts were awarded. It argues for an honest inquiry into alleged misdeeds, noting findings may be uncomfortable but must be public.
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Hughes
Amesville Social Notes Recital and Community Updates
The column details a McAfee home recital August 1 with Jean Crawford McAfee’s pupils Patty Linscott Mary Ann Linscott and others plus guest pianist Jessie Ann Crawford. It notes a Methodist Youth Council meeting August 3 led by Kenneth Vernon and six Grange cooking contest entries with Lulu Brown first Nellie Wooley second and Letha Dishong third. It covers charity work for Athens County Children's Home and a stream of local visits, travels, and gatherings through August with numerous neighbors and relatives.
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Amesville
Morales
Jean Crawford McAfee
McAfee
Patty Linscott
Mary Ann Linscott
Peggy Elliott
Shirley Potter
Dolores Quinn
Jeannette Calentine
Geraldine Nagle
Dennis White
Janet Linscott
Jessie Ann Crawford
Ohio University
Methodist Youth Council
Kenneth Vernon
Robert King
Christian Fellowship
Grange
Lulu Brown
Nellie Wooley
Letha Dishong
Pomona Grange
Athens
Athens County
J. R. Baker
Hunter, Ark
Erson
Effie Glazier
Ann Penrose
Bartlett
Graham
Bartlett Academy
Will Mingus
Carrie Kelly
E. 12Th Ave
Columbus
Myrtle van Dyke
George King
Buckeye Lake
Darwin
D. C
France
Washington
Howard Keirns
Margarette
Mona
Edward Keirns
Bloomville
Betty Jo Lambert
Newark
Mee
Wanda Hines
F. H. Giffer
Will Adair
Ernest
al S Jackson
Will Adairs
Mars
W. S. Greenler
Wayne
Cincinnati
Eureka WSCS Dinner and Local Visits Highlight July Meeting
The WSCS group met at Mrs. T. G. Dillon's home on July 31 with nine members and guests. A covered-dish lunch followed. Reports detail visits by locals to relatives in Bladen Marietta Welch and Gallipolis with multiple family gatherings noted through the week.
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Eureka
WSCS
T. G. Dillon
Charles Jeffers
Funeral attendees honor Mrs. Maria Armstrong in New Plymouth
Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Armstrong were attended by numerous relatives and friends from Lancaster, Circleville, Lodi, Pittman, Chatham, Orland and nearby areas. A community homecoming and picnic basket dinner is set for August 17 at the Presbyterian Church with Bible School at 11 a.m. and a noon dinner. The Nelsonville Men's Choir will perform.
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New Plymouth
Maria Armstrong
Charles Stone
Stanley Stone
William Marks
William Primmer
Logan
Howard Lane
Circleville
Edmund Armstrong
Louise Mason
Francis Williamson
Lancaster
Virgil Armstrong
Pittman
Harold Noah
Eugene
Lodi
George Kreider
Chatham
Lavina Miller
Stanley Miller
Ivan Miller
Allie Cherry
Orland
Robert C. Bowman
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Nelsonville
Grange
Raymond Saltz
D. E. Fri
Cloyd Bardain
Fort Knox
Cather Bardain
Sylvester McGather
Columbus
J. T. Gibbons
Celina
William Gibbons
Ben Allen
Ethel
John McGathey
J. H. Heinlein
Dayton
John Scott McGathey
McGathey
I. R. Haas
Norman Cooper
Ruth
Junior Fox
Walter Haas
Genevieve Snake
Mattie Weede
Anna Heinlein
Hockingport Community Notices and Local Arrivals
The WSCS will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Helen Han naman. Miss Russell of Radnor Ohio visits her grandfather Joe Bailey. Mr and Mrs James Mayer moved into the former Arnold Wheaton property recently purchased. Judy Dian daughter of Mrs Ruth Famuliner was injured Monday scratched by a cat at her grandparents home Mr and Mrs E W White. Mr and Mrs Casteel Tumblin and Maureen of Cosh octon visited at the home of her grandfather W F Matheny. Mr and Mrs Luther Stutler and Jean Sprouse spent a few days last week with Mrs Frank Hannaman. Mrs Smith of Marietta visits Mrs Bertha Jackson and Ora Randolph Mary Lincicome.
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Hockingport
WSCS
Helen Hannaman
Russell
Radnor
Ohio
Joe Bailey
James Mayer
Arnold Wheaton
Judy Dian
Ruth Famuliner
E. W. White
Casteel Tumblin
Maureen
Coshocton
W. F. Matheny
Luther Stutler
Jean Sprouse
Frank Hannaman
Smith
Marietta
Bertha Jackson
Ora Randolph
Mary Lincicome
Social news from South Bloomingville area guests and visits
Ralph Cook of New Straitsville called on Mrs. Neale Kitchen Sunday. Local families hosted and visited across counties including Hedge in Tarlton, Eveland in Circleville, White from Michigan, Peak from Kentucky, Hawkinson and Shaw households, Good and Shaw families, Rice in Columbus, Justice group in Bonnie Circleville, and others visiting relatives in Logan Athens and McArthur.
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South Bloomingville
Ralph Cook
New Straitsville
Neale Kitchen
Raymond Hedge
Tarlton
Marvin Eveland
Arthur White
Michigan
Ben Shaw
Edson Shaw
Frances Peak
Kentucky
Alva Hawkinson
Harold
Raymond Shaw
George Good
Sullen
Ada Black
Gerald Hampshire
Owalle Hampshire
Clarence Rice
Columbus
Robert Pollum
William Justice
Bonnie
Tommie Justice
Lye Bainter
Circleville
Hattie Pleukharp
C. C. McCleary
Lester Whitcraft
Sharon
Claude Weaver
Claude Eugene
Louis Wagoner
Juanita Bainter
Wagoner
Pleasant Ridge
Juanita
Jesse Kitchen
Logan
Carl Harper
Ray Harper
Betty
Mertie Eveland
Dewey Harper
Marvin Fee
McArthur
Louis Hart
Athens Hospital
Genevieve Shaw
Shawnee Bluebell Initiates Members at Special Meeting
At a Bluebell Chapter meeting in Shawnee on Tuesday members were initiated and a farewell party honored secretary Blanche Gibbon who departs for Grafton to teach in public schools there Pauline Williams Deputy Grand Matron of District 27 presented Gibbon with a gift Solos and readings were featured by local residents A potluck lunch followed Several local visits and moves are noted including Emma Opperman returning after 53 years absence and various residents visiting or traveling to nearby towns.
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Shawnee
Bluebell
Blanche Gibbon
Grafton
Pauline Williams
Gibbon
Ella Summers
Kathryn Wilcox
Caroline McLaughlin
Margaret Collins
Harry John Haas
Rachel Urich
Dayton
Robert Opperman
Dick Hopkins
Dick Peyton
Bob McGrew
Bill Leamen
New Lexington Pool
Ellen O'Toole
Columbus
John Bigrigg
Walter Foura
Harry Baker
Elyria
Sara
Shade Shade Annual Home Coming and Picnic Dinner
Community notices report the Shade Shade annual home coming and picnic dinner set for August 17. Local 4-H members Verle Smith Charles Hawk Rose Marie Blazier and Jean Wingett attended camp. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lester Young and others from area families.
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Lester Young
R. F. Perry
Verle Smith
Charles Hawk
Rose Marie Blazier
Jean Wingett
Lorraine Hooper
Patty
Charles Robinson
Frank Hooper
George Fulton
Martha
Albert Coates
James Hartley
Noel Sinclair
Walter Smith
Pratts Fork
Louis Niggemer
Smith
Shade
Faye O’brien
Loretta
Mingo Junction
Haning Church
Guy Webb
Nelsonville Adds School Plan and New Fuel Station
Plans for a $55 000 swimmit pool were authorized by the City Board of Education as part of an athletic field and stadium project. Scott Haney announced a two pump gasoline station would start at S Congress and W Union Streets. A chicken dinner honored Miss Panthea Pratt on her 91st birthday hosted by Mr and Mrs B W Simpkins.
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Nelsonville
City Board of Education
Scott Haney
Athens
S. Congress and
W. Union Sts
B. W. Simpkins
Panthea Pratt
Dover Township
Fall radio schedules highlight returning comedians across networks
New York radio listings show NBC bringing back Benny Bergen Allen Berle Hope Skelton Day Cantor plus Burns and Allen. CBS hopes Brice Howard Young. ABC adds Abbott costsello with Henry Morgan. MBS favors Jim Backus show amid weekly daytime lineups.
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NBC
Jack Benny
Edgar Bergen
Fred Allen
Milton Berle
Fibber and Molly
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Dennis Day
Ed Gardner
Burns and Allen
Eddie Cantor
CBS
Fannie Brice
Tom Howard
Alan Young
ABC
Abbott and Costello
Henry Morgan
MBS
Jim Backus
T Gramps
Summerfield Band
Tex and Jinx
Pat O'Brien
Meredith Wilson
Paul Whiteman
Phil Silvers
Johnny Madero
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