Dow Lake delays traced through 1950s timeline
A chronology tracks Dow Lake Athens Lake Strouds Run Lake project delays from initial 1944 appropriation to 1956 bids. It notes land acquisitions, plantings, legal actions, and plan revisions under Ohio Department of Natural Resources, with funding challenges and calls for an early start. The piece links local lake progress to broader national politics as the 1956 election nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Lake
Athens Lake
Strouds Run Lake
General Assembly
C. L. Dow Tell
Ohio University
Department of Natural Resources
Tucker Hollow
Strouds Run
Don Campbell
C. L. Dow
A. W. Marion
W. W. Flickinger
Ohio Division of Parks
Lausche
Butt
Stassen’s Nixon backers sink in San Francisco clash
World Today notes Harold Stassen’s anti Nixon campaign backfired at the Republican convention. He sparked opposition by arguing Eisenhower’s health could fail and Nixon would lead, leaving him isolated as he switched to praising Nixon. Stassen vows to stay active despite delegate backlash.
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Arthur Langlie
Washington
San Francisco
Alrady
Langlie
Eisenhower
James Marlow
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Nixon
Steen
Republic
St Nixon
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Herter
From shoeshine mystic to top show business clothier
Cye Martin, once a Bronx shoeshine boy outside Lindy’s, built a clothing business serving Broadway stars. He supplies outfits for Berle, Lewis, Martin, Sinatra, and many others, noting top performers spend $10,000 yearly. His store employs theatrical lighting and tailored suits, with Sinatra singled out as among the best dressed.
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Hamlet
Cye Martin
Bronx
Lindy's
List
Broadway
Eddie Cantor
Lee Shubert
George Jessel
Bert Lahr
Gye
Times Square
Milton Berle
Red Buttons
Jackie Gleason
Cye
Berle
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Tony Bennett
Jack Leonard
Sammy Davis, Jr
Frank Sinatra
Eddie Fisher
Due
Mark Hellinger
Sinatra
Leonard
Case History of a Psychiatrist Marriage Advice
Case S-351 presents Dr. George W Crane urging men and women past 30 to avoid excessive indecision about marriage. Chauncey D., 31, described as an eligible bachelor, is referenced in a dat ing scenario illustrating delaying wedlock. The piece frames marriage as educational and stresses timely commitment.
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George W. Crane
Chauncey D
Dr. Crane
Wise Moves for Tomorrow and Chauncey’s Indecision Saga
The column urges careful planning to save money and labor, and to test new ideas while warning against drastic changes. It weaves in a long moral tale about Chauncey, a hesitant suitor, comparing indecision to Hamlet and Mama’s boy tendencies, urging readers to teach children decisive habits.
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Chauncey
Pyelitis, coffee intake, German measles in pregnancy
A medical columnist answers questions on pyelitis an kidney inflammation treated with antibiotics and associated symptoms. He explains the physician types ophthalmologist and ocologist and advises about heavy coffee consumption and its limited long term harm. He discusses German measles risk in early pregnancy and a child’s potential height relative to parents.
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A.Y
E. A
Jewa
Local Folks Visit Wide Circle of Friends in Meigs County
Airs of greetings as Emma Jones returns to William Battrell home after visiting Walter in New Marshfield. Families from Mount Zion and Chauncey mingle at Sara Roberts and George Scott homes. Nearby, Henry Swart drives the school bus for repairs while tractor pulling at the Meigs County Fair yields two firsts and a second for William Battrell and son Don.
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Emma Jones
William Battrell
Walter
New Marshfield
Roy Parker
Mount Zion
W. Va
Sara Roberts
Paul Cross
Kathleen Love
Willard Love
Chauncey
John Swart
George Scott
Cliff Ross
Albany
M. V. Ross
Dale Scott
Ronnie
Florida
Hickory
Carolina
Eugene Swart
Henry Swart
Ray Jeffers
Judson
Parthena Yancey
Tyler
Tex
Austin Hawk
Ted Dean
Wildlife Division
Athens
B. H. Cross
Smith-Batey
Oak Grove
Racine
Keith Scott
Pearl Clark
Mineral
Ed Sable
Nellie Mossman
Porter
Marion Swart
World War II siege opens with Harrington blast
In Harrington, a sudden sun burst kills 189,868 residents as World War II begins. Henry Thompson urges his family to safety while chaos erupts in the city, and Janet Thompson becomes the first casualty in the opening catastrophe.
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Harrington
Janet Thompson
Donald
Henry Thompson
Public protest over sewer assessment in Grandview Heights
Duane F. Blackwood of Athens complains in Utah Place about an arbitrary sewer extension tax in Grandview Heights Addition. He says residents were not consulted nor informed they must fund storm sewer servicing of others private properties and questions paying for a service they do not receive. The letter notes the tax may be legal but unfair.
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the Messenger
Utah Place
Grandview Heights
Duane F. Blackwood
Athens
Straitsville Graduate Named Avon Lake Schools Principal
Straitsville graduate Robrey Walters, a World War II veteran, is appointed principal of Avon Lake Schools near Cleveland for the new term starting Sept 10. He holds bachelor and master's degrees from Ohio University.
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New Straitsville
Robrey Walters
Avon Lake
Cleveland
Ohio University
Car and House Crash in Hit-and-Run Near Hayden Lake
In Coeur d Alene Idaho a moving crew from Good Hope Wreckings Co was transporting a house in the Hayden Lake area when a car struck the house then fled the scene. The car damaged its windshield but the house sustained no damage.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Good Hope Wreckings Co
Hayden Lake
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Athens Messenger
United States
Isenhower
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Clement
Messrs
Adlai Stevenson
World Today
By Hal Hoyse
New York
NEA Sermee
Ing
Reacher
Dr. Jordan
Martin Caidin Cort
Moin
Dita
Hea
Sere
Stout
Ketone
Sen
Maerington
Ward the Iy
Red Leader
Henry
Thompson
Janet
Terry
By Galbraith
the Public Forum
Straitsville
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