The Athens Messenger Front Page Summary
The Athens Messenger from August 13 12 EST reports historical publication details for the Messenger Publishing Co with editors and pricing notes for daily and Sunday editions and mail delivery options in Ohio and West Virginia. It lists publisher Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and John W Webb as editor staff along with carrier and postal rates and post office classification.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
THE
Messenger Publishing CO
Gordon K. Bush
John W. Webb
Charlies W. Reamer
RRC
Ohio
W. Va
Athens
Marine Colonel Towle to Head UC Berkeley Women’s Dean
HAL BOYLE profiles Katherine Towle a tall cool blue eyed Marine colonel and director of the Women Marines now retiring to become Dean of Women at the University of California. She defends women in service: six weeks boot camp, 14 hour days, 2,600 women Marines, and paths through education and careers. She cites reasons for enlistment, from patriotism to education funding and even romance, while noting evolving equal treatment despite some old attitudes.
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New York
Katherine Towle
Marines
Corps
Women
Armed Services
Clare Bullitt
WACS
WAFS
WAVES
Col. Towle
Southern papers unite behind Eisenhower for president
Fifty three Southern newspapers endorse Eisenhower, saying they are not backing the Republican Party but calling for a New Deal clean-up and a top administration change. They warn that the current party has been in power too long and hope for a decisive shift nationwide.
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South
Eisenhower
Washington
Hisenhower
Nixon
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Stevenson
Hiss
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Illinois
Shake-up at Internal Revenue Hints Clean Record Promise
The article argues career appointees at the Bureau of Internal Revenue signal acknowledgment of past scandals and promises efficiency integrity and impartial tax administration. It contrasts investigations under Harding Coolidge with actions taken during the Truman era noting mass removals and calls for accountability in handling taxpayers money.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ins
Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
Coffee and Divorce Across a Global Tilt
A pithy column links two trends the author finds ironic. It notes high divorce rates and coffee consumption, then imagines a couple who divorced because coffee made the husband sneeze constantly, using humor to reveal social commentary in three light paragraphs.
Campaign rhetoric flares as McCarthy and Hiss loom in race
Washington commentary notes Eisenhower and Stevenson must keep campaign talk issue focused while names like McCarthy and Hiss heat the contest. It recalls Stevenson's past dealings with Hiss and critiques Red Probers as the era's political theater winds toward a noisy end.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Adlai
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Gaining Weight Through Calorie Dense Foods Advice
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains thinness and weight gain strategies. A 35 year old mother underweight at 96 pounds seeks guidance. Increase intake by choosing high calorie fats and carbohydrates and eating more at meals and adding snacks.
Balanced diet tips for weight gain and fat producing foods
The text urges including sweets potatoes bread cereals and dairy fat foods while maintaining balance with fruits vegetables meats eggs fish and other low fat calories. It recommends small meals and snacks and a glass of half milk half cream as a practical example.
Tomorrow's Stars Glow Amid Glamour and Sudden Turns
The forecast hints at a day where routine life becomes dramatic through unusual adventures and creative expression. Romantic shifts may arise from emotional ties, though support from authorities is limited and discretion is advised. Birthdays promise extraordinary experiences and notable artistic flashes.
Road Project Bids Revealed
The state highway department received bids totaling 6 047 041 on projects estimated at 6 898 540. Bidder details include Herman B Hume Co Williamstown West Virginia for 4 713 miles on State Rt 278 and Shelley and Sands Inc Thornville for asphalt work on 5 60 miles of 0 S Rt 50 Belpre Township with bids 341 356 and 69 438 respectively.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Hocking and
Vinton
Brown Township
Vinton County
Starr Township
Hocking County
Herman B. Hume Co
Williamstown
W. Va
Washington
Rutland youth group leads in Meigs County camp attendance
The Rutland Charge had the largest turnout among Meigs County churches at the Lancaster Methodist Youth Institute camp from August 3 to August 9, with attendees from Rutland Church and Salem Center and Syracuse congregations. Councilors were Mrs. Clearce Chase and Rev. Robert Linter. Separately, a series of social events featured a brides elect shower for Edith Kennedy, gatherings hosted by Mrs. Myrtle Harrison, and a farewell for the Hutchisons moving to Kentucky.
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Rutland
Methodist
Lancaster Methodist Youth Institute
Meigs County
Mary Judy Chase
Saralyn Harmon
Nell Ann Rice
Marilyn Turner
Joyce Wolf
Salem Center
Betty Nichols
Jean Edwards
Melvin Wright
Syracuse
Martha Stowe
Jane Gilmore
John Gilmore
Adeline Snowden
Marcia Deneson
Flossie Hull
Freda Grate
Edith Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Lewis Fomerty
American Legion
June Patterson
Marie Little
Isabel Spires
Myrtle Donahue
Eugene Fink
Harry Snowden, Jr
David
Robert Carson
Herman Grate
Betty Siders
Carl Deneson
Charles Carson
Robert Davis
Freddie
David Duhurst
Bobby
Ewing Hutton
Milton Haley
Lydia Smith
Thelma Hysell
Harvey Earlwine
Pearl Little
Chris Deihl
Ethel Snowden
Flossie
Louise Anderson
Allen Anderson
Lee Jail
Debbie
Hartford
Clinton Pierce
Jerry Scheerer
Camp Arrowhead
Nicholson
Marion Nicholson
Seth Nicholson
Louise Bentley Faces Married Life and Her Art
Louise Bentley plans to continue art studies after marriage to Harry Weston while he doubts women’s careers. She explores her hope chest of embroidered linens and baby-blue memories, foreshadowing a life of housework and social scrutiny. The scene shifts to tea guests recounting marriages and art, hinting at conflict over Louise’s ambitions.
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Louise Bentley
Harry Weston
Louise
Harry
Mother’s
Sadie
Josie
Radio Schedule Snapshot with Mix of News and Entertainment
An archival radio timetable lists 6:00 to 11:00 pm programs including News, The Wax Works, Lone Ranger, Great Gildersleeve, Groucho Marx, Steve Allen, and boxing. The following Thursday aug 14 entries feature Breakfast Club, Two Serials, My Story Drama, Ball games, and various music shows across abe cbs mbs and related networks.
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Nbe
Cbs Sue Silent
Abe-Mbe
Abe
Mbs
Cbs Evening
Abe Hearthstone
Cbs Postmark
USA
Great Gildersleeve
Abe Oree
Talentino
Groucho Marx
Abe Johnny Dollar
Cbs
Music Box
Abe Steve Allen
Cbs Cross Fire Forum
Roy Shields
News & Music
News & Variety
All Nets
Abe Mac McGuire
Ohioans Ask Record Relief
Ohio unemployment claims rose to a two year high for the week ending August 2, with 64,400 filings. Bureau official William Papier attributed the surge to the steel strike and forecast a gradual fall as the strike ends.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
William Papier
Bureau
Papier
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Hal Boyle
Marine Dean
Kay
World Today
James Marlow
Gen. Eisenhower
Gov. Stevenson
Blatherskites
Congressional Red Probers
James Thurber
Dr. Jordan
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
Winaverege
By Galbraith
Giovani Tintaudi
Edna G. Robins
Cecile
Josie Brown
County
Sadie Gibson
Lopez
Mbs Basball
Margaret McBride
Abe Jane B
Cal Tinney
Abc
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WCCL
WSAZ
Huntington
Wbn8s
WCHS
Charlestones
WHKC
Other
WMOA
Marietta
WPAR
Parkersburg
WATH
WLWC
al Morgan
Capitol News
Garnet Grayson
Red Birds
Blues
Family Playhouse
Larry Vincent
Dave Garroway
Penny Prudens
Hawkins Falls
Gabby Hayes
Howdy Doody
Corral
Joe Hil
Wsaz-Tv
Channel 3
Eddie Arnold
Goodfrey and Friends
Kraft Theater
Sportsman's Club
TV Theater
Search For Tomorrow
Garry Moore
Guiding Light
Mike and
Buff
Mel Torme
WTVN
Eddie 4
Nold
Midway
Straw Hatters
Golden Theater
Nita
University of Air
Platter Playhouse
Wbns-Tv
Channetd
Jack Buck
D. Edwards
Chet Long
Arthur Godfrey
TV Weather
Florascope
Pepper
Theater
Melody Shop
Bill Ziot
Guiling A
Mike and Buff
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