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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1950
Page
4
The Nation Today explains rising Social Security tax and earnings thresholds. Beginning Jan 1 1951 the taxable wage base increases to 3600 and the tax rate remains 1.5% for employees and employers, with self employed paying 2.25%. Future rate steps occur in 1954 1960 1965 and 1970.
In a backstage reunion Eleanor Lane and Jack Lanning confront past loves as their daughter Janet bonds with her father. Ellie, wary and tired, refuses to join a planned night out, warning she cannot risk reopening old hurts. The narrator observes unresolved tensions and a perilous return of memory.
The Boston Post argues that standby controls cannot quell inflation and calls for a careful, universal wage price and rationing plan. It warns against vague executive power and urges Congress to adopt a fair system where costs reflect true dollar value and sacrifice is shared.
The new social security bill could apply January 1 to about one million domestic workers. Three percent of wages would be taxed with half paid by the worker and half by the employer. The piece notes housewives must manage the figures and suggests possible employer payment.
The piece argues Americans should reject the current administration due to failures in Korea and in countering Soviet Communism. It compares past British misreadings of Hitler to present blindness by U S leaders, urging voters to shift Congress away from the current party in power.
South Korean soldiers nicknamed Irish style join the US 7th Cavalry as volunteers. Lt Col Clainos forms a buddy system pairing each rok with a GI to share life and duties, expanding Koreans in the Eight Army and praising their fast adaptation and fighting spirit.
Mrs Orville Hampshire with daughter Donna and Mrs Lester Whitcraft and children were visitors in Lancaster. Mrs Pauline Smith of Lancaster also noted in the visit report.
Local families hosted relatives and friends from Akron White House Floressee Marietta Kalamazoo and Pittsburgh over the weekend Several households welcomed guests including Mr and Mrs Grapes Mr and Mrs Shaw and others with names like Kenneth Jimmy Becky Leonard Marilyn and George noting social visits and dinners across multiple towns.
A dense listing of daily TV programs across multiple stations WLWC channel 3 WBNS TV channel 10 and WTVN channel 6 detailing evening and morning lineups with shows such as Faye Emerson Say It With Music Wrestling and local news segments plus children and variety programs and sports scores a snapshot of mid 20th century broadcasting slate.
WSAZ-TV Channel 5 lists a full day of programs from 10:40 am to 10 pm including Red Barry Nitecappers Homemaker's Exch Mrs Zanes Kitchen TV Topics Sharp Comments Blackie the Crayon Lucky Pup Baseball Final Bunny and Winslow Music Shop Telenews Local News Sports Almanac Songs for Sale Feature Theater to Be Announced Test Pattern Televised Matinee Harmonaires Local News Lone Ranger Information Please Stop the Music and Short Subject
A published quiz sheet lists ten questions for men women and teens with multiple choice options and a final answer key. The provided OCR text also shows a garbled answer encoding line.
Mrs Nellie Tracy hosted Laurel Cliff Health Club with guests including Mrs Lulu Nease of Pomeroy and Mrs Walter Schrieber and daughter Hazel. Prizes were won by Mrs Helen Leifheit Mrs Polly Eichenger and Mrs Pearl Parker. Refreshments were served. Next meeting to be with Mrs James Gilmore.
Mr and Mrs Ellis Honaker of New Brighton Pennsylvania spent several days here. Mrs Martha Sherman of Smiths Ferry Pennsylvania has been the guest of relatives here. Mr and Mrs Charles Durkey of Akron visited E W and Linnie Swan. Mr and Mrs William Hodill of Pittsburgh visited Mr Hodills uncle John Chevalier here, Linnie B Swan.
The government will maintain wheat price supports next year at 90 percent of parity, the maximum allowed by law, and at a minimum of $1.99 per bushel.
A detailed list of weekday and weekend radio programs across networks CBS ABC NBC and others. Entries include news music dramas game shows variety and kiddies hours with times from 6 00 pm to 6 00 am and repeat notes for east west and other regions.
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