Squeeze play in earnest between United States and Russia
The article outlines a steady U S policy of using aid only for nations willing to maintain free government. It argues Russia dominates Hungary and Yugoslavia and incites Greece, while the West pressures Moscow with patient tactics. It notes Marshall’s Rio trip and stresses realism in aid tied to real need and non-Russian orbit eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
United States
Soviet Union
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Greece
Russia
America
Moscow
Marshall
Rio de Janeiro
Santa Claus
Gress
Medical Comment Column On Chronic Back Strain In Women
Dr. William A. O Briens column explains chronic backache in middle aged women. It notes forward spinal curvature as a main cause and details fibrositis and mineral loss as other factors. It advises firm mattresses heat and massage and urges medical evaluation to locate the exact cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Harmon
M. D
Cleveland
Bloody Brit warning Americans about communism second provisional government
Alexander Kerensky warns that Communists pose as defenders of democracy to seize power and that the United States faces a constant attack on its free institutions. He argues socializing industry and nationalization threaten liberty, urging Americans to remember they guard human freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plain Talk
Alexander Kerensky
America
West
United States
Democracy and Government Power in America
A reporter recounts three Chinese workers in Cuba under US protection who idealize Communism after years in American wages. The piece argues US policy shifts toward government ownership of industry erode liberty, citing a $2 billion electric power program and a Missouri Mississippi hydro project. It warns that expanding government roles threaten private citizen freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Monitor
Cuba
United States
China
Missouri
Mississippi
Fire prevention challenge to Americans faces emergency toll
Frank A. Christensen of the National Board of Fire Underwriters warned that fire losses could reach 1 billion dollars annually by 1950 if public understanding and cooperation do not improve. He noted losses rose from 1941 300 million to 616 million in the year ending last April and urged homes and businesses to act as fire prevention agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Christensen
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Sugar Act of 1948 sparks debate on price and control
Peter Edson notes the Sugar Act of 1948 may lift sugar prices, with bakers predicting a three cent rise per pound and consumers facing about 30 million dollars in higher costs over five years. The bill ties quotas to future consumption and factors like stock, population, and living costs, amid wartime shifts in sweetener use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Will Clayton
Geneva
U.S
America
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Maxville Board Announces Teacher Appointments and Bus Staff
The Maxville Board of Education approved new staff for 1947 48 including Ross Sumner as principal and teacher for the upper grades and Mrs Co E Hall to teach elementary grades. Ottis Sheets and Loren Howdy shell were hired to drive the school buses and Franklin Wolfe was retained as janitor. Funeral details for Henry Smith were provided with services at Snyder funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxville
Willard Sheets
Weekend Visits and News From New Straitsville Area
Mr and Mrs Walter Thompson and daughter Jo Ann from Pittsburgh visit Henry Thompson over the weekend. Nancy Hartman visits Columbus friends. Nora Shellhammer of Columbus sells properties on Ewing St to local buyers. Tillie McQuade visits Lancaster, Lois Caroline Wilson spends a few days there, and William Bird Jr and Patrick McGurrin of Cincinnati vacation along the Muskingum River. Grandson birth announced to Wilbur Antie and wife in Lynchburg with paternal grandparents in Jackson area. Victory Circle No 2 WSCS hosts at Flossie Lillico home. Cleveland visitors Junior Angle and daughter Rosemary visit Percy Angle. Margaret Kemper Helen Morgan Lois Jean Donley visit Columbus parents for weekend. Gleaners Class picnic at Rachelmacher Park near Logan August 13. Myrna Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Walter Thompson
Jo Ann
Pittsburgh
Henry Thompson
Nancy Hartman
Columbus
Nora Shellhammer
Ewing St
William Dishon
William Beck
Tillie McQuade
Lancaster
Lois Caroline Wilson
William Bird, Jr
Patrick McGurrin
Cincinnati
Muskingum River
William Rollins
Wilbur Antie
Lynchburg
John Antie
Near
Jackson
Flossie Llillico
Victory Circle No. 2
WSCS
Junior Angle
Rosemary
Cleveland
Percy Angle
Margery Kemper
Helen Morgan
Lois Jean Donley
Gleaners
Methodist Church
Rachelmacher Park
Logan
Myrna Wallace
Hartford Town Council Eyes Expanded Corporation Limits
Hartford council members debated enlarging the town corporation limits after reports of support to annex surrounding areas. The Tuesday meeting set the coming year’s budget and approved work orders with Mayor John Dillon and city officials attending alongside numerous residents and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
John Dillon
Walter Bulmer
Okey Laudermill
Carl Zerkle
I. W. Gibbs
James M. Crump
Hartford Baptist Sunday School Annual Picnic Held
The Hartford Baptist Sunday School held its annual picnic on Thursday at the New Haven Garden Club Park. Attending the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Hayden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Baptist Sunday School
New Haven Garden Club
Paul D. Hayden
Carthage-Troy schools to open September 8 health vaccination urged
Principal O R Kiracofe announced Carthage Troy schools open Sept 8. Board urges first year pupils receive smallpox vaccination and diphtheria immunization before entry. Health department will provide materials via local physicians. A new sanitary system is being installed and old fixtures are being disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
O. R. Kiracofe
Carthage-Troy
Health Department
Troy Grange
G. O. Shanks
WSCS
Methodist Church
Amelia Chapman
Leonard Figley
Akron
L. M. Waldron
Howard Smith
Russell
Columbus
Clyde Parrish
H. M. Bingman
Washington, D. H
Roy Austin
Carl Wright
Miss Walden
Connie Grammer
Youngstown
Cleveland
Roger Freeman
Ohio University
C. E. Keller
Alda Larson
Charles Bentz
Frank Jones
Frank Chapman
Guysville
Walter Goodwin
Doris Walden
Wilkesville Garden Club elects officers despite storm
In Wilkesville the Garden Club held a picnic supper and business meeting at Mrs. Bessie Wells home. Grace McCormick was reelected president, Jane Cottrill vice president, and Dorothy Sayre secretary-treasurer. A planned club tour was canceled due to a heavy storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
Hartford Social Guests and Local Visits
Hartford residents hosted Mrs F A Chapman as guests. Mrs H Juhling and Mrs A Keith McClung spent Thursday in Gallipolis. Mr and Mrs F A Chapman with others visited Middleport Thursday evening. Mrs T M Johnson improving after illness. Mrs J M Crump attended business in Point Pleasant. Mrs John Sayre called on Virginia Carleton in Mason Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula
Boston
Mass
Madelon Leiving
Letart
F. A. Chapman
H. Juhling
Alice Lattis
Harry Dyer
Mary Aumiller
Pearl Hall
D. A. Smith
A. Keith McClung
S. L. Dunlap
J. M. Crump
C. W.peitty
Will Chapman
Carl Anderson
John Kearnes
M. R. Chapman
Karen Roseberry
Juhling McClung
Karen Hall
Levon Hall
Donnie Goodnite
Gloria Goodnite
Mary Margaret Beard
Clyde Beard
Peggy Johnson
Annette Johnson
Patty Lou Smith
Donald Elwyn Smith
Junior McFarland
Anna Carroll
Alice Hall
Johnny Hall
Douglas Chapman
Mildred Hall
Helen Marie Hudson
Mary Chapman
Eileen Anderson
Paul D. Hayden
Gallipolis
L. Dunlap
Middleport
T. M. Johnson
J. M Crump
Point Pleasant
John Sayre
Mason
Bloomingville social notes mixed with regional visits
Mr and Mrs Edson Shaw and daughters Dianne and Joy Johnston visited relatives in Carbon Hill. Numerous Cir cleville and Bloomingville residents, including the Shaws, Judices, Hart, Eveland, Shaw, Shaffer, and Eveland families, hosted and visited over the weekend with friends in Circleville Ashville Stringtown and Blue Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomingville
Edson Shaw
Dianne
Joy Johnston
Carbon Hill
George Good
Ada Black
Bill Justice
Bonnie
Tommy Justice
Circleville
Fred Justice
Freddy
Rufus Hart
Roberts
Blue Creek
C. C. McCleary
Patsy
Marvin Eveland
Charles Taylor
South Bloomingville
Ben Shaw
Mertie Eveland
Em Bone
Hattie Pleukharp
Davy Watters
Davey
Guy Shaw
Jimmie
Jerry
John Eveland
Florence
Cluster
Silas E
Neale Kitchen
Ray Harper
Raymond Shaw
Fred Featteroll
Stringtown
Bill Eberet
Genevieve Shaw
Mis cellaneous shower honors Vernal Johnson in Kaylong
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Johnson hosted a mis cellaneous shower August 5 at their Kaylong home for Vernal Johnson and his wife, with many local relatives and friends attending. Gift buyers unable to attend included several couples and individuals from nearby towns. Additional notes mention travels and visits of local residents, including James Sprouse in California and Mrs. Leta Kerwood’s trip with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
Homer Johnson
Kaylong
Vernal Johnson
George Johnson
Sam Fry
Frank Lieving
Okey Fowler
Howard van Matre
Carol Cunningham
Eileen Fry
Sandra Fowler
Janice Fowler
Timmy Dickens
Peggy Trew
Tommy Fry
Willis Marr
Claud McDermitt
Nellie Frye
Jonnie Cunningham
Cathy Fowler
Marjorie McDermitt
Sara Dickens
Virginia McDermitt
Don Johnson
Billy Ohlinger
Bob McDermitt
Howard Hoschar
Harvey van Meter
Walter Bland
John Hoschar
Charles Decker
Jasper Hoschar
Paul Fitzgerald
Billa Lewis
Bertha Lewis
John Booth
Corning
Robert Noble
James Sprouse
California
Okinawa
Walter Carpenter
Charleston
Leta Kerwood
Wayne
Eddie Kincaid
Point Pleasant
Lon Dickens
Paul Blessing
Lizzie Stewart
Robert Sprouse
Shelia Ann
Liverpool
Ohio
William Sprouse
Lon Bass
Columbus
Vene Kerwood
Peggy Frew
WSCS Meeting at Metho dist Church in Laurelville
A WSCS meeting led by president Mrs. Ray Poling was held at the Methodist church with 15 members attending. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs. Damon Pontious and Mrs. Pearl Armstrong after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
WSCS
Methodist Church
Ray Poling
Damon Pontious
Pearl Armstrong
Don Thompson
Lancaster Hospital
Frieda Lappen
National Association of Postmasters
Columbus
Fred Dent
Gwendolyn
Friends
Chester Romine
Lillian Notestone
Marvin
Martin
Orville Pontious
Dow West
C. T. Grattidge
Margaret Floyd
Herman Schlappi
Groveport
Ohio
Helen Baker
Cleveland
J. L. DeHaven
Martha Smith
Judson Beougher
Michigan
Phyllis
Martha Lutz
Somerset
J. E. Lutz
Alpha Wharton
Pleasant Ridge
Mabel Beidle
Golden wedding anniversary celebrated in Athens
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Moody of 5 Stewart St. Athens celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Aug 15. They wed in 1872 and are parents to three sons and six daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Moody
Stewart St
Athens
Radio Highlights Monday Night Network Schedule
New York listings show NBC presenting Howard Barlow Concert at 7:30 p.m. followed by I Q Quiz and Contended Concert with St Louis Serenade at 11:05. CBS offers Lewis Comedy Inner Sanctum Godfrey Talent Scouts Pompeii My Friend Irma, and ABC carries Treasury Agent The Clock Sammy Kaye band at 9 10:15. MBS airs Charlie Chan Detects Guy Lombardo Ray Pearl dance tunes.
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New York
NBC
Howard Barlow
CBS
Guy Lombardo
Ray Pearl
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David Lawrence
National Dispatch
And
Rus
Sia
William A. O'Brien
Peter Edson
Henry Smith
Chapel Hill
Lancaster City
Joseph Miller
Near Junction City
Anna Schmidt
Sarah Schmidt
Elida
Perry Smith
Lima
Samuel Smith
Harvard
Kaw
Snyder Funeral Home
Bremen
A. J. Stiner
North Lima
William Miller
Turkey Run
Ernest Weaver
Ruth Ann
Roland
Buchtel
Clifford Wolfe
Weaver
Nelsonville
Geraldine Patton
Stella Mohler
Clara Mohler
Bill Groves
Melvin Burchett
Ross Summer
Roy Heidlebaugh
Betty Jo
John Helber
Stanley E. Nixon
Hartford Social Notes
Baptists
Virginia Carleton
By Galbraith
REA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S
Logan Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion Post
Ruth Armstrong
Kathryn Koppe
Irma Hall
Dayton
C. F. Fisher
Fred M. McKay
N. H. McFarland
Athens County Club
Pomeroy
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