Motorist taxes blamed for road neglect in opinion booklet
The American Petroleum Industry Committee urges motorists to question how their taxes fund highways. It argues motorists pay more than one third of state taxes while only one third funds highways, and that gas taxes have risen from three cents to 36 cents since 1920. It cites low wages and widespread tax burden, calling road tax theft cuckoo taxation and urging action against lawmakers.
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American Petroleum Industries Committee
Mark Twain
Burn Ohio Coal Foundation to headline State Fair exposition
The Burn Ohio Coal Foundation display at the Ohio State Fair is pitched as a top feature. It aims to educate thousands of visitors, including those from coal producing and non producing counties, about Ohio coal’s value and clean production, urging greater statewide consumption and understanding of the industry.
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Ohio Coal Foundation
Middle West
Ohio
Farmers confront New Deal tradeoffs in 1948 price gap
The piece argues farmers faced lower prices in 1948 than prewar levels while consumers paid more. It cites higher handling wages and new food taxes as policies raising costs for buyers without increasing farmers’ share. Economists note weak distributor profits, hinting a broader distribution squeeze. The farmer plans to study data into 1949.
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Agriculture Department
Municipal Beggars and the Peace Time Spending Spree
A nation keeps the record for public debt amid a growing anti spending mood. The piece condemns perceived government largesse and warns of long term financial danger as citizens resist tax funded benefits.
Ernie Pyle Encounters Sylvia Berg After Bus Crash
In Flagstaff a bus crash injures Sylvia Berg of Juneau Alaska. Pyle and an unnamed companion visit in the hospital and learn Sylvia is not Frances sister. They encounter hotel mix ups before finding the Bergs and gifting a present.
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Miss Berg
Mrs Berg
P. S
Bergs
China
H. G. Wells
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Washington column notes the Roosevelt era food stamp program may spark a self accelerating boost in food purchasing. Rochester figures show a 12 percent rise in grocery sales, with stamps boosting 30 percent to relief families and bankers taking interest as FSCC expands. The piece cautions on long term financial entanglements and a shift toward local self funding.
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Rochester
FSCC
Questions and Answers from The Messenger Bureau
A compilation of reader inquiries and editor replies on topics from television costs to historical queries. The column covers project timelines, Roosevelt family service, baseball batting records, literature phrases, TV set sales, veteran death rates, auto-trailer dwellers, and plastering water use.
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Tom Seana
Roosevelt
Henry L. Roosevelt
Geoge Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Pacific Ocean
New York
United States
Local society notes from a Columbus Youngstown trip
Mr Roger J James returned from a business trip to New York. Mrs J M Higgins visited with Dr J M Higgins' sisters and families. Miss Anne Pickering and companions traveled by motor to Columbus en route for Youngstown. Floyd Bolinger celebrated daughter Marjorie's eighth birthday with friends including Betty Fink and Bobby McGrath.
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J. M. Higgins
Anne Pickering
Helen Leech
Annia K. Price
Athens
Merle Danford
Trimble
Columbus
Youngstown
Floyd Bolinger
Marjorie
Betty Fink
Juanita McGrath
Flora Jane Slaughter
Phyllis Fink
Shirley Pennybacker
Bobby McGrath
Bobby Hedges
Ray Slaughter, Jr
Paul Slaughter
Russell
Howard Bolinger
Ohio alumni form chapter in New York
Twenty years ago Dr. Merwin and Congressman Foster left for a Pacific coast trip. Ohio University graduates gathered in New York to form a chapter of Ohio alumni. Mrs Charlies Mitchell returned home from Nelsonville. Mrs James Beam visited Coolville to see her daughter Mrs Albert Swartz. Mrs Betty Harris and her daughter May left for two weeks at a Lake Erie cottage with Mr and Mrs John V Wood and family of Nelsonville.
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Sylvia Berg
Iimot
Berg
Miss Berg
Juneau
Clarence Wise
Alex Holden
Alec Dunham
Grand Canyon
Dr. Merwin
Congressman Foster
Pacific Coast
Ohio University
New York
Ohio
James Beam
Coolville
Albert Swartz
Betty Harris
Miss May
Lakeside
Lake Erie
John V. Wood
Nelsonville
Sallie McCormick
Middleport
Techla Hess
George
Dan Nease
Amanda Cross
Racine
W. J. Lawrence
Dana Hysell
George Rea
A. M. Roberts
H. L. Holter
Meigs County
Syracuse
Henry Johnson
van Johnson
East St. Louis
Johnson
A. V. Wadsworth
Ben Quisenberry
William Wallace
Carl Seidenabel
Cadiz
Hortense Seidenabel
F. A. Shumway
Twilight Garden Club
Pomeroy
Ethel and
Clara Garland
Minersville
Helen Grace Williams
Columbus
A. E. Williams
Preventing Fly Breeding Through Clean Garbage Practices
Health guidelines stress eliminating fly breeding sites by using tight lids on garbage cans and draining liquids from kitchen waste. Dispose of decaying produce and weeds properly, burn or oil-dip discarded materials, and avoid yard piles. Flies travel on wind and vehicles, with urban blocks often sharing breeding sites. The house fly is a health carrier and several fly types exist.
The Last Long Mile
A reflective poem by Ben T. Clouston urges perseverance along a difficult road. It emphasizes duty, shared hardship, and faith in a just promise as hearts endure pain, darkness, and the urge to understand only to serve and trust.
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Deguile
Murder on the Boardwalk unfolds in Surf City
Christine Thorenson arrives in Serf City to visit cousin Emma finds no greeting and cash shortfalls. A chance encounter with a quirky old man leads to a portrait concession on the Boardwalk offering quick money while a looming merger and unknown threats shadow her stay.
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Christine Thorenson
Bill Yardley
Christine
George Wilmet
Chandra
Serf City
Emma
Crestview
Surf City
Amalgamated
National
Bill
Talbert
Thorenson
New York
Miss Thorenson
Social Notes of Syracuse Highlights Local Travel andVisits
Syracuse social items list convalescence after tonsil operation. Irene Hysell leaves with mother for Columbus beauty course. William Stobart from Memphis visits family. Go-Getters class hosts at Roadside State Park. Lenora Campbell plans home from Golden Gate Exposition after west coast trip. Multiple visits and illnesses noted among local residents and clubs.
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Irene Hysell
Dana Hysell
Columbus
William Stobart
Memphis
Tenn
Herbert Stobart
George William Rea
Carl Weese
Roadside State Park
Lenora Campbell
California
Washington
Oregon
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Ariz
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Department of Agriculture
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Messenger
18Th Street
Washington, D. C
Roger J. James
Mrs. Charlies Mitchell
By Galbraith
Montana
Poet's Corner
Ben T. Clouston
Yelnore Cowan Stone
Social Notes of
Bernice Stowe
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