Athens Ohio Newspaper Rate Card 1954
Subscription prices listed for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail delivery options, monthly and yearly rates, and regional distribution notes. Includes publishing house details and contact lines for the Athens Ohio paper in August 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ederick W. Bush
IR Messenger Publishing OX
Gordon K. Bush
John W. Webb
Charlie W. Reamer
Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Univ
Insne Paii Ptnay
Water saving ponds key to farm supply in Ohio
Rural water scarcity drives farmers to rely on farm ponds as the main water source in Southeastern Ohio. Conservationists urge catchment and contour farming to restore underground storage, reduce runoff, and protect streams from erosion amid rising demand. The piece notes a lifelong emphasis on water conservation and ends with a tribute to Mary Laker Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Southeastern
Middle West
Conservationista
Ammunition Facelifts and Prices Thread the Tales
Ammunition depots at Mare Island overhaul thousands of tons of ammo in a complex facility with underground bunkers and strict safety rules. The column then muses on rising prices from haircuts to hotel rooms, recalling a 1950s quarter as value drifts, and a street encounter about a penny tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
William F. Gadberry
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eisenhower's Campaign Kickoff and Congressional Outlook
President Eisenhower prepares to address the nation as campaign season opens over the 1954 midterms. With 495 House seats and 37 Senate seats contested, Republicans seek to extend a two year record of governance while Democrats challenge both scope and quality of legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marslaw
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Congress
White House
Fisenhower
Berg
Doctor Crane on Daisy McBroom Healing Through Faith
Case history outlines Daisy McBroom of Indiana village who suffered a heart attack yet regained full function after turning to God and prayer. Dr. George W. Crane explains a mind body link via central and autonomic nervous systems and suggests faith and subconscious shifts can relieve pain and restore health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
God
George W. Crane
Daisy McBroom
Indiana
Crane
Virgo 1954 Horoscope Forecast Highlights a Prosperous Year
The Stars Say For Tomorrow predicts Virgo will gain recognition through talent and initiative, with romance in flux and family matters or travel under favorable aspects. Financial status improves, and major objectives should be pressed during this birthday year. Expansions and surprises loom in September to November with growth and emotional maturity. A born child would be reserved, efficient and ambitious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgo
Infiltration Fears Lead to Philippine Red Roundup
Manila reports President Ramon Magsaysay ordered armed forces to round up about 6000 Indonesians who entered the Philippines illegally amid a House subcommittee probe into Red movement from Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippines
House of Representatives
Indonesia
Chesterhill Visitors and Local Guests Parade Through Weekend
Numerous Chesterhill residents hosted relatives and friends from Riverside California Paris Texas McConnelsville Zanesville Worthington Columbus and Smoky Mountains. Visitors included university entomologist Ewart family and a Franklin Parks guest list spanning several towns with weddings vacations and hospitalities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterhill
Bill Ewart
Ohio
Pauline Harris
Joan Morin
Arthur Carroll
First Methodist Church
Newark
Carroll
Russell Morin
Carrolls
Worthington
Ina Bankes
McConnelsville
Effie Michener
Gail Snyder
Wooster
Carrie Harreld
Zanesville
Ella of
Hubbard
Hopkins
J. E. Vernons
John W. Grubb
Enon
Sandra Medley
Stockport
Gaylen Starling
Cheshire
Smokey Mountains
Kenneth Frazier
Smokies
Lee McElfresh
Columbus
George Evans
Wild Bill Hickok at Sage City Target Challenge
In Sage City editor Lake Miller faces threats from Jacob Fugert while outlaw alias John Bailey helps. Wild Bill Hickok bets on a long pistol shot against Texan shooters, accepts bets, and coaxes Tancred past Kinnaird as the crowd tests skill at extreme ranges. The scene ends with a wager and the mysterious Bailey revealing himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage City
Lake Miller
Miller
Jacob Fugert
Texas
Kansas
John Bailey
Bailey
Wes Tancred
Sam Older
Kinnaird
Tancred
Hickok
Wild Bill
Wild Bill Hickok
Manny Harpending
Hodge
Harpending
Bill Hickok
Lee Kinnaird
Abilene
Bartles
Kinnair
Mr. Hickok
Bill Hockok
Wild Bi
Police Capture Thief Wearing Women's Clothes
In Baltimore Mrs Catherine Stumpf reported a rooming house theft by Leonard Kendrzejewski 38 who was found nearby with two pairs of pants a slip and three ladies watches. He received six months for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Catherine Stumpf
Elsie Intiekofer
Leonard Kendrzejewski
Local social notes from Rio Grande area events
Garden Club members attend a flower show at the Presbyterian Church in Oak Hill. Carl Winters and Steve N Jenkins attend a ball game in Cincinnati. The Tri-Advisory Council holds an annual picnic at Lake Norian with thirty members. Families and guests host dinners and celebrate birthdays in communities including Rio Grande Gallipolis Bidwell Kerr Columbus and Huntington.
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Rio Grande
John W. Rand
John Myers
Luther Beman
George Holcombe
Garden Club
Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill
Carl Winters
Steve N. Jenkins
Cincinnati
Wayne Evans
Dave L. Rees
Chester Hills
Fred Hamrick
Porter Surratt
Huntington
Hamrick
Surratt
Marshall College
Tri-Advisory Council
Lake Norian
Frank Allie
Columbus
Boston
Howard Brannon
Donna
Brannon
A. G. Brannon
Kerr
Hal Shoemaker
Bidwell
Hazel Burlile
March of Dimes Supper Realizes 125 At Methodist Church
Community notes report a supper at the Methodist Church raising 125 dollars for the March of Dimes. Several local families and visitors from Akron Grove City Parkersburg Columbus Paden City West Unity Huntington and Riverview Council attended events and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
William Pierce
Akron
Jim Boy
Grove City
Grace Louden
Maggie McCullough
Inez Frecker
Columbus
Mexico City Hail Flood Closes Streets Downtown
Torrential rain overwhelmed streets in downtown Mexico City with hail covering roadways. Rail outlets were blocked by debris and several streets flooded.
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Mexico City
Radio Station Bandwidth and Hours Listed
A listing details radio stations for Huntington Cincinnati Columbus Gallipolis Charleston Parkersburg and Marietta with call letters frequencies and a schedule noting AM and FM broadcast hours Monday through Friday from early morning to late evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSAZ
Huntington
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
Cbs-Wens
Columbus
MBS
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Diverse News and Entertainment
A dense listing of radio program blocks from 6:00 to 11:30 featuring news broadcasts sports discussions dramas comedies and variety shows across networks abe mbs cbe and others. Notable items include Tennessee Ernie Ford Eddie Fisher Peter Lind Hayes Dragnet and It Happens To You with People Are Funny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cbe
Abe
Mbs-West
Cbhs
Abc-East
Abe Tennessee Ernie
Peter Lind Hayes
Dhs
Peter Ia
Wg Carson
Abe Tonte Ber
Molly
Keen
Crossroads
Heart of News
Nbe
Wtp
Paris
State of Nation
Mbe
All Nets
Breakfast Club and TV Schedule Mix Includes News and Dramas
A collage of 1938 radio and tv listings shows programs such as Breakfast Club Barbara Welles baseball telecasts and serials. Entries include station notes CBS NBC and ABC with times from morning to early evening and names like Johnny Oleen Ray Heatherton and Charley & John.
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Abe
Barbara Welles
Bob Smith
Abe Godfrey
Cbs Falso
Johnny Oleen
Nbbe
Abe Tom Moore
Newa
Cbs Ueen
Cbs
Ray Heatherton
Lopes
Martin Block
Abc
Travelers
Nbe
Ruby Mercer Jr
Mike and
Buff
Reed Browning
Abe Charley
John
Mif West
Abec-Mbs
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Hard
Hoover
Herbert, Jr
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Mossadegh
Tehran
Walter Bedell Smith
State Department
Mary Laker Eddy
World Today
DR. Crane
By Galbraith
Jie EA Boer
Ie Tmag Pa
Philippine Islands
Stranger
Linnie Swan
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